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August
is
here
which
means
we’re
half
way
through
2003
and
ready
for
season
next
month
–
but
for
NOW
and
our
readers
the
party
never
stops
–
the
proof
is
our
exciting
cover
story
on
three
sizzlin’
entertainers
which
starts
on
page
10!
Jason
Jeffers
has
his
Reggae
Trax
on
page
30,
The
Hip
Hop
Trax
on
page
22
and
our
music
lists
can
be
found
on
page
28.
Has
everyone
had
a
chance
to
see
Bad
Boys
II
yet?
That
movie
is
off
the
chain,
and
if
you
loved
the
movie,
you’ll
need
the
soundtrack.
Bad
Boy
Records
has
released
the
soundtrack
for
this
summer's
hottest
movie,
Bad
Boys
II,
starring
Will
Smith
and
Martin
Lawrence.
The
rollout:
a
unique
double
single
release
featuring
hip-hop's
finest....Jay-Z's
"LA
LA
LA
(Excuse
Me
Again),"
as
well
as
a
historical
collaboration
as
P.
Diddy
pairs
with
Nelly
&
Murphy
Lee
of
the
St.
Lunatics
on
"Shake
Ya
Tail
Feather."
Bad
Boys
II
The
Soundtrack
is
the
only
place
fans
can
find
the
underground
smash
hit
"Realest
N%@$#!"
featuring
50
Cent
&
the
late
great
Notorious
B.I.G.
P.Diddy
joins
Lenny
Kravitz
and
the
Neptunes'
Pharrell
on
"Show
Me
Your
Soul."
The
album
also
has
exclusive
cuts
from
Justin
Timberlake
"I
Love
You"
and
Beyonce
"Keep
Giving
Your
Love
To
Me."
Always
looking
to
expand
his
Bad
Boy
empire,
P.
Diddy
now
wants
to
own
a
piece
of
time
itself.
The
rap
mogul
is
currently
in
talks
to
become
a
minority
owner
of
the
high-end
Ice-Tek
Watch
Company,
which
manufactures
timepieces
favored
by
such
celebrities
as
50
Cent,
Justin
Timberlake,
Kate
Hudson
and
even
Oprah.
And
what
about
gear?
Jay-Z,
Outkast,
Snoop
Dogg,
Eminem,
Busta
Rhymes,
Nelly...and
you
can
add
50
Cent
to
that
list
of
artists
with
their
own
clothing
lines.
50
has
joined
forces
with
Marc
Ecko,
owner
and
creator
of
Ecko
Unlimited.
And
what
else
would
50
called
his
clothing
line?
G-Unit
Clothing
Co.
The
line
is
expected
to
be
ready
for
the
holidays
(hear
the
cash
registers
ringing?),
and
the
gear
will
retail
for
a
relatively
low
price
($40
for
jeans).
Don’t
expect
to
see
any
prices
with
.99
though,
all
items
will
be
$X.50.
“It’s
not
new
for
a
rapper
or
pop
artist
to
launch
a
clothing
line,
but
what
is
new
is
that
a
design-driven
company
like
us
is
partnering
with
an
artist
to
offer
the
marketing
and
merchandising,”
Ecko
told
The
Associated
Press.
Interested
in
Reggae
and
can’t
get
enough,
check
out
a
new
Yahoo
group
was
created
by
Soundwave
Entertainment
titled
“Reggae
Promos.”
Reggae
Promos
is
a
promotional
group
to
promote
Reggae
Artist
Chief
and
all
reggae
news,
events,
gossip
etc...
To
keep
updated
please
join
this
group.
For
more
information:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/reggaepromos.
Maryann
Reid,
soothing
soul
sister
who
is
the
author
of
Sex
and
the
Single
Sister
has
her
brand
new
book
out
Use
Me
Or
Lose
Me
(St.
Martin
Press).
It’s
already
received
rave
reviews
in
Ebony
and
The
Source
and
can
be
purchased
by
checking
her
out
on
www.amazon.com
or
www.cushcity.com.
In
closing
out
July
I’d
like
to
express
my
sympathy
and
those
of
my
readers
who
mourn
the
loss
of
Barry
White,
Compay
Segunda
(Buena
Vista
Social
Club)
and
salsa
queen
Celia
Cruz
–
there
is
going
to
be
some
mighty
fine
singing
going
on
in
heaven
thanks
to
three
very
talented
irreplaceable
stars.
Peace!
Paul
“Hollywood”
Williams
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