Tuesday, 29 April 2008

T.I., Ciara, Flo Rida, Jim Jones To Participate In 'Turn Up The Vote' Summit This Weekend

T.I., Ciara, Flo Rida, Jim Jones To Participate In 'Turn Up The Vote' Summit This Weekend







With the Pennsylvania primary to a lesser extent than a workweek aside, T.I. and a full cast of his peers — including Ciara, Flo Rida and Jim Jones — ar heading to City of Brotherly Love this weekend to remind the youth to go to the polls. The Rap music Summit meeting Action Meshing, in association with the Rap music Research and Education Fund and PowerPAC, will hold their Turn Up the Ballot Subject Hip-hop Tiptop at Temple University on Dominicus. It's dedicated to encouraging balloting among young mass.
"I am pleased to have the chance to move to City of Brotherly Love to enter in the Hip-hop Tip," T.I. said in a released statement Wednesday (Apr 16) that alluded his holocene epoch legal troubles. "We ar departure to encourage pres Young people to go out to vote. I personally know the value of having the flop to right to vote and it taken away from you, but I will add my phonation to help revolutionise others to take seriously this justly and obligation."
Russell Simmons, a founder of the Rap Peak Action Web, will likewise participate in the event on Lord's Day. "T.I.'s dedication to help and to give back to the community is a shining example of the best of hip-hop," he said in a financial statement. "The Hip-hop Summit Activity Electronic network and the Hip-hop Inquiry and Education Fund retain to provide opportunities for artists and others to empower juvenility."
Deep death month, T.I. agreed to process 1,D hours of community service as component part of supplication agreement in test on firearm charges. Tip's arrangement calls for him to render positive messages to kids, and this weekend's event is just one of many boodle for him. In any case voting, Bung, Simmons and company will likewise draw a bead on to spread awareness or so poverty, healthcare, instruction, the war in Iraq and alcohol and dose prevention.
Webbie and his spouse Lil' Boosie, DJ Common Lantern, the Lox's Styles P, fledgling singer O'Neal McKnight and southern MC Gorilla gorilla Zoe are as well said to be participating in the event.









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Johansson unveils her debut album

Johansson unveils her debut album



Scarlett Johansson played her debut album, 'Anywhere I Lay My Head', to journalists at a listening party in Fresh House of York yesterday.
Billboard reports that the launch took stead at Joe's Pothouse in the city.
'Anywhere I Lay My Head' features 10 covers of Tom Waits songs and i master raceway, 'Song for Jo'; it testament be released on 20 May.
Johansson said that she had originally planned to record book an album of standards simply then decided to lionise Waits' material.
"His melodies ar so beautiful and his voice is so distinct," she said.
Johansson said that her interpretations of the medicine legend's songs have met with his approval.
"I sent him approximately of the early, betimes recordings, and he said, 'Go ahead'. I've heard he's very pleased," said the headliner.
Piece Johansson has no plans at confront to do subsist shows, she said the idea of possibly doing a fete date with the musicians world Health Organization worked on the album would be intriguing.
The full tracklisting for 'Anywhere I Set My Head' is:'Fawn''Town with No Cheer''Falling Down''Anywhere I Lay My Head''Fannin' Street''Song for Jo''Green Grass''I Wish I Was in Freshly Orleans''I Don't Want To Grow Up''No One Knows I'm Gone''Who Ar You?