THE NYC UMA 106&PARK TRIP OVERVIEW ....

NYC-ITS GOING TO BE A LONG ONE! LOL

WELL IM BACK IN THE O.H. MY TRIP BACK HOME TO THE NYC WAS ALL AROUND....CRAZY, AMAZING, EXCITING, HUMBLING AND INTERESTING. SO SIT BACK, RELAX BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONGGGG ONE.
THE UMA'S WERE AMAZING, FROM SLICK RICK TO GRANDMASTER FLASH TO YORAPS.COM WINNING THE AWARD FOR WEBSITE OF THE YEAR, TO SEEING DONNY GOINES MY FAM GET RECOGNITION AND WIN BUZZ FACTOR, TO BEING LET DOWN SLICK DIDNT TAKE HOME THE AWARD FOR MIDWEST ARTIST, TO MEETING WITH VINNY IDOL (FINALLY LOL) AND NETWORKING (RU 1 I SEE YOU!) SEEING CUBAN LINK, RED CAFE, AND HEARING SOME AMAZING MUSIC, I WAS BLOWN AWAY BY THE ENTIRE NIGHT. YOU CAN READ MY REVIEW OF THE EVENT AT http://www.yoraps.com/ GO TO THE BLOG 2008 UMA REVIEW.

ALSO, THE UMA'S OFFICAL EMAIL BLAST (WHICH IS OVER 100,000 STRONG) USED MY REVIEW TO OPEN UP THIER EMAIL BLAST BEFORE THE FOUNDER JESSE SPOKE ON THE AWARDS, THAT WAS AMAZING..THANK YOU MARS AND JESSE!

SAT NIGHT WAS CRAZY-HANGING OUT WITH THE WATTSY MUSIC GROUP/SUNNY FROM THE CARTEL (WHAT UP DOUGIE FRESSHHNESS! LOL) AND THE GORILLA GANG (WHAT UP MU-CRAZY ASS DRIVER..JUST CUZ ITS AN 09 DONT MEAN YOU CAN GO 150MPH ON THE EXPRESS WAY OR DOWN LEXINGTON AVE!!! LOL) THE VIDEO SHOOT IN BROOKLYN WAS INSANE. I ARRIVED JUST IN TIME TO SEE CRAZY CARS AND MADDDDD PEOPLE OUT TO SUPPORT MU AND SLICK WATTS VIDEO SHOOT. FROM DIAMOND GRILLS ON A SUBERBAN TO LAMBO DOORS ON A NAVIGATOR AND PAINT JOBS THAT COST MORE THEN I MAKE IN A YEAR IT WAS OUT OF THIS WORLD. KALAM CAME WITH ME (THANKS FOR THE STAY FAM MUCH LOVE) AND OUR TAXI FROM THE TRAIN TO THE VIDEO SHOOT WAS AWESOME! LOL GET IN 6'5 DUDE JAMMIN TO DMX AND BUSTA RYMES IN AN 99 TOWN CAR, IT WAS THE SHITTTTT! WHO DOES THAT? CABS IN BROOKLYN BABY! THANKS TO MU THE GORILLA GAN AND SUNNY FROM THE CARTEL FOR ALL THE LOVE YOU SHOWED ME AND THE WATTSYMUSIC FAMILY IT WAS AMAZING!

MONDAY, MAN TALK ABOUT WIERD CHANCES...WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF THIS..SO IM STANDING OUTSIDE WAITING FOR MY BOY TO SHOW UP AND GO WITH ARICA AND I TO 106&PARK, AND OUT WALKS THIS DUDE FROM THE SIDE DOOR WITH AN ENTOURAGE IN FRONT OF HIM. WE BOTH LOOKED AT EACHOTHER SMILED AND KEPT WALKING, THEN WE BOTH STOPPED TURNED AROUND AND I SAID...DIDNT I JUST MEET YOU IN CLEVELAND A FEW DAYS AGO? HE LAUGHED AND WE HUGGED LIKE OLD FRIENDS, IT WAS CAP 1 AKA RICHIE RICH WITH THE YOUNG BERG/YOUNG BOSS CAMP AND ARTIST COMING LATER THIS YEAR I HAD MET HIM AFTER MY INTERVIEW WITH YOUNG BERG AND TOOK A PIC WITH HIM AND DJ GSPOT, HAD CHOPPED IT UP FOR A MIN IN CLEVELAND. WE EXCHANGED INFO AND KEPT IT MOVING. I GOT TO SAY FROM THE INTERVIEW WITH YOUNG BERG AND HOW EXTREMELY HUMBLE AND COOL HE WAS TO THE CHANCE MEETING WITH CAP1 IN THE NYC, ALL I KNOW IS THIER ACTIONS SPEAK VOLUMES AND FROM MY POINT OF VIEW FUCK WHATCHA HEARD THEY GOOD PEOPLES AND I SAY THAT FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE....SUPPORT THIER MOVEMENT!

106&PARK WAS TRASH!!!!! I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE FUNKY BUT NEVER EXPECTED IT TO BE SOOOO BUBBLE GUM FLUFF. BUT THE GREAT THING WAS THAT INBETWEEN THE VIDEOS DURING THE COMMERCIAL BREAKS DJ L SPUN OLD SCHOOL TRACKS AND THAT WAS DOPE! AND THE KIDS LOVED IT! SO LYRICAL REAL HIP HOP STILL AROUND SO THAT GAVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF FAITH....THE SHOW ITSELF I HADNT WATCHED IT FOR A WHILE AND IT WAS BRIGHT HOT COLORED FLASHING LIGHTS AND BUBBLE GUM BS EVERYWHERE LIKE I WAS AT CHUCKY CHEESE....IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE AND I WAS WITH GOOD PEOPLE SO IN THE END IT WAS A GREAT TIME. OH AND THE HOST ROXI SHE PLAYED FETCH WITH THE AUDIENCE IT WAS CRAZY! NOT CATCH BUT IT WAS FETCH...SHE WOULD STAND IN THE MIDDLE ON THE SEATING AND ROTATE AROUND AND THROW THE BALL AT THE KIDS IN THE AUDIENCE DURING ONLY 1 BREAK AND THEY WOULD THROW IT BACK , NOW NORMALLY THATS CATCH, BUT....WHEN YOU DO IT FOR YOUR OWN AMUZMENT THATS FETCH...

AND BOTH HOSTS EVERYTIME THERE WAS A BREAK WOULD GO BACK WITH THIER ENTROUAGE BACKSTAGE AND COME BACK RIGHT BEFORE THEY WENT BACK ON AIR WITH THIER ENTOURAGE AND AT THE END OF THE SHOW, THEY DIDNT TAKE 10 MIN TO SAY HI TO THE KIDS THEY LITERALLY AIMED FOR THE EXIT WAVED AND SAID BYE AND DUCKED TO THE BACKSTAGE. I DONT GIVE A FUCK WHO YOU ARE, THESE KIDS CAME TO SEE YOU NOT WATCH THE VIDEOS THEY COULD HAVE DONE THAT AT HOME, YOU MEAN TO TELL ME YOU COULDNT HAVE DONE A MEET AND GREET OR WALKED OVER TO EACH SECTION AND SAID HI? WOW! THATS GARBAGE! MAN I MISS THE REAL 106&PARK WHEN IT ACTUALLY WAS FOR HIP HOP. GREAT THING WAS TI'S VIDEO HAD A HIGH COUNTDOWN SO THAT WAS DOPE TOO.

MONDAY NIGHT AFTER THE SHOW I CAUGHT UP WITH DONNY GOINES AND WE WENT OUT FOR A BITE AND CHILLED. NOW I HAVE CONNECTED WITH DONNY SINCE MAN 06 SINCE HE HAD LIKE 10 FRIENDS ON MYSPACE, 4 PICS IN HIS ALBUMS TAKEN AT HIS HOUSE, 1 MIXTAPE/ALBUM AVAILABLE, AND NO MEDIA ATTENTION...NOW HE HAS MAN TONS OF MEDIA HES BEEN ON EVERY SINGLE MAJOR HIP HOP WEBSITE ON THE PLANET, FROM ALLHIPHOP.COM TO YORAPS.COM TO HIPHOPDX.COM BALLERSTATUS.COM ITS CRAZY! GOT MULTI ALBUMS/MIXTAPES OUT AND PROFESSIONAL PICS THAT ARE AMAZING! SO WE GOT TO HANG OUT FINALLY AFTER 2 YEARS OF INTERNET AND EMAILS, AND I HAVE TO SAY, IT WAS GREAT. ANOTHER ARTIST SO DOWN TO EARTH HE REALLY DESERVES EVER INCH HE FIGHTS FOR IN THIS GAME....SUPPORT HIM HE IS IN MY TOP FRIENDS.
MONDAY LATE NIGHT-WE WONT TALK ABOUT, BUT FAM I LOVE YOU AND GALD YOU OK!

TUESDAY GOT UP, GOT TO LAGUADIA AND GOT MY HAPPY ASS HOME. AGRIVATED, TIRED, AND I HATE TO FLY MAKES A PERFECT SITUATION TO DRINK ON THE PLANE! SO AS I STUMBLED OFF THE PLANE (LITERALLY) I WAS GREETED BY MY BESTSESSS FRIEND/BUSINESS PARNTER IVETTEYYYY AND HEARD ABOUT THE WEEKEND, GRABBED A BITE, AND GOT HOME TO GO STRAIGHT BACK TO WORK....
CHECK OUT MY PICS UP NOW! RANDOM SHOTS/UMA/YORAPS FOLDERS....
OHHHH AND BIG SHOUT OUT TO MR.44 (WHO I LOST IN THE CROWD AT THE UMAS) BUT HE SLID THROUGH THE UMA'S GOT A PIC OF HIM RIGHT OUTSIDE THE EVENT. HOLLA FAM!

THE OFFICIAL A.B.E ROSTER

YOURE EVERYTHING VIDEO-

There are so many videos out its hard to keep up. BUT inbetween all the fluff and BS that comes out, there are those videos that come and balance out the Karma, videos and records that come in and effect you. You're everything is one of those for me.

Before I was in the NYC I watched the new Bun B feat. Rick Ross David Banner and 8Ball and MJG "Youre Everything". I can not tell you how speechless I was. The video really effected me as well as the record.
These artists working together on a song shows unity. No matter what anyone says...THEY DIDNT HAVE TO DO THE TRACK TOGETHER. But they did.

The images in the video arent about bootys and bullshit, they are about other artists who made impacts on the cities, and with david banners part you see the Civil rights museaum is in jackson mississippi. I did not know that to be honest. So the video gives knowledge and homage.
The images in bun b and david banners faces in certain parts is not something you fake. you can feel the pain and can almost imagine what they are thinking.

I was so touched by the video, the images and the track, I had to write about it. Hip Hop in all shapes and forms is alive....and Even though I am not based in the south, thier pride is something I wish midwest would take notes on and get it together.

R.I.P PIMP C

Check out the video on youtube and support the record whenever how ever you can.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2pQqKDZBw0

YUNG BERG AND CAP1 AKA RICHIE RICH...NOT ALL UP&COMERS ARE ASSHOLES...

EARLIER THIS MONTH I HAD A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN WITH YUNG BERG IN CLEVELAND OHIO, THE AUDIO WILL BE UP SOON OF THE QUICK INTERVIEW I DID WITH HIM, BUT I WANTED TO WRITE A BLOG BECAUSE I AM SO IMPRESSED WITH HIM AND HIS CAMP, PROVING THAT NOT ALL UP AND COMING RAPPERS ARE DICKHEADS.WHEN I MET YUNG BERG YES I WAS PRESS BUT AROUND THAT TIME HE WAS GETTING A LOT OF HEAT FROM AN INTERVIEW HE DID WERE HE MADE A COMMENT ABOUT WOMEN WITH DARK SKIN NOT BEING SOMETHING HE WAS ATTRACTED TO,,,,SO PEOPLE WERE REALLY GIVING HIM A LOT OF SHIT FOR THOSE COMMENTS, WHATEVER IS WHATEVER, HE WAS A PART OF ONE OF THE BIGGEST RECORDS SO FAR THIS YEAR WITH RAY J AND MOVING UP IN THE GAME, SO ALL THOSE COMBINED I KIND OF THOUGHT IN MY HEAD HE MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE CHIP ABOUT BEING INTERVIED BY ANYONE OR HAVE THE MANTALITY THAT HE WAS THE SHIT BECAUSE HE WAS ON, BUT I COULDNT HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG.

AS I WALKED INTO THE DIM ROOM ESCORED BY BERGS SECURITY I EXTENDED MY HAND TO YUNG BERG, WITH A SMILE HE SAID "NAW MA WE DONT DON'T DO THAT" AND PROCEEDED TO HUG ME. THEN HE SAT FOR THE QUICK INTERVIEW. I ONLY ASKED ABOUT 5 QUESTIONS RELATED MOSTLY TO WHAT HE WAS DOING IN CLEVELAND, WHAT WE CAN EXPECT COMING OUT AND WHO WAS NEXT ON HIS ROSTER. CASHA AND CAP1 AKA RICHIE RICH WERE NAMED THAT WERE ABOUT TO DROP. WHEN I WAS DONE, HE HUGGED ME AGAIN AND IN TRUE CEO FASHION I ASKED IF IT WOULD BE OK IF I GOT A DROP FOR ONE OF MY ARTISTS, NOW NORMALLY WITH MEDIA INTERIEWS I DONT AND WILL NOT DO THAT, BUT THIS WAS INDEPENDANT SO IT WASNT A BIG DEAL. HE WAS MORE THEN HAPPY TO DO THE DROP. I WAS SHOCKED. HE HUGGED ME AGAIN GOOD BYE AND I EXITTED THE ROOM.

ON MY WAY OUT I WAS SOMEONE THAT LOOKED FAMILIAR TALKING WITH DJ GSPOT AND RECOGNIZED THE YB CHAIN AROUND THE NECK OF THE MAN STANDING WITH GSPOT, SO I ASKED IF I COULD TAKE A PICTURE, NOT A PROBLEM. I WAS DONE, HANDSHAKES WERE EXCHANGED AND I KEPT IT MOVING.NOW....THIS IS WERE IT GETS EVEN MORE AMAZING TO ME....CAUSE MAYBE I JUST CAUGHT YOUNG BERG ON A GOOD DAY..

BUT THE GRACIOUSNESS EXTENDS TO HIS CAMP AS I WILL TELL YOU NOW...

I AM OUTSIDE 106&PARK BUILDING IN THE NYC THIS PAST MONDAY WAITING FOR A FRIEND TO JOIN US THAT LIVES IN THE NYC. THE SIDE DOOR OPENED AND 5 MEN WALK OUT, BEHIND THEM WAS A TALL MAN HANGING UP HIS PHONE...AS HE WALKED BY ME WE LOOKED AT EACHOTHER AND SMILED, THEN WE BOTH STOPPED LIKE WE KNEW WE HAD MET SOMEWHERE ELSE. IT THEN CLICKED IN MY HEAD, I SAID OUT LOUD "WHERE YOU JUST IN CLEVELAND?" THE GUY WALKED OVER TO ME AND SMILED AND SAID "YEAH YOU WERE THERE WERENT YOU?" I SMILED AND SAID "YES, I DID AN INTERVIEW WITH YUNG BERG, BUT WASNT IT YOU I TOOK A PICTURE OF OUTSIDE WITH DJ GSPOT?"WE HUGGED AND INTRODUCED OURSELVES IT WAS CAP 1 AKA RICHIE RICH THE ARTIST WHO WILL BE DROPPING LATER THIS YEAR YOUNG BERG HAD MENTIONED IN HIS INTERVIEW WHO WAS WITH HIS CAMP. WE TALKED FOR A QUICK SECOND EXCHANGED CONTACT INFO AND HUGGED AGAIN GOOD BYE.

I HAVE TO SAY I AM NOT A FAN OF 99% OF TOP 40, BUT....WHEN I GET TO MEET THESE ARTISTS AND THE ONES WHO ARE REAL COOL MAKE ME WANT TO SEEK OUT THIER MUSIC OR LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM.I AM ABSOLUTLEY SHOCKED HOW NICE THE YOUNG BOSS CAMP IS SO FAR THAT I HAVE MET, AND I HAVE TO SAY IT MAKES ME WANT TO SUPPORT YUNG BERG AND RICHIE RICH.IT IS NICE TO SEE ARTISTS THAT THE NEXT GENERATION ARE BUMPING ARE STILL HUMBLE EVEN WITH HIT RECORDS, OR HUGE CAMPS.GOOD LUCK TO YUNG BERG, CAP 1 AKA RICHIE RICH AND THE ENTIRE YUNG BOSS CAMP

A.B.E WELCOMES MR.44 TO THE FAMILY!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
AUG.6, 2008
Added Bonus Entertainment becomes official publicist for MR.44

Cleveland Native MR.44 may have seem to explode onto the Ohio Hip Hop scene in 2008 but he is far from a rookie. Releasing his first EP in 2006 "Man Up", releasing a mixtape with DJ Jack Da Rippa in 2007 entitled "Get To Know Me" and his latest 08 album release "The Hip-Hop Hero" This lyrical true lover of hip hop has been making music for years.

With his undeniable presence on the scene in 2007/ 2008, MR.44 has clinched recognition from the Ohio hip-hop scene for his hard work this year by being nominated for: Lyricist of the Year at the 2008 Ohio Hip Hop Awards.

To vote please go to: www. ohiohiphopawards. com

Mr.44's "I AM HIP-HOP" campaign runs strong, continuing to grow supporters and new fans every day.

Check out MR.44 at:www. myspace. com/hitmr44

You can check out MR.44 opening for Warner Brothers recording artist: Wiz Khalifa on Aug. 13th at Peabodys.

MR.44 is set to release "The Birth Of An MC" album coming soon.

MR.44 is also a part of the Prhymal Rage family.Welcome to the family MR.44

WELCOME TO THE A.B.E FAMILY MR. 44!!!

A.B.E CLIENTS RECIEVED 6 NOMINATIONS FOR THE OHIO HIP HOP AWARDS 2008

Big congrats to all of this years nominees.
Added Bonus Ent. clients recieved 6 nominations.
**Best marketing catagory was removed this year,and replaced with Best PROMOTER and A.B.E is NOT a promotions company, so you will not see us in that catagory.

Proph The Problem is up this year for two awards:
lyricist of the year
and
Album of the year

WWW.MYSPACE.COM/PROPHTHRPROBLEM

Gotta Husle is up for 4 awards this year:
Best Group
Best Record Label
Best Live Performance
Notice (of Gotta Husle Ent)- Best Female Artist

WWW.MYSPACE.COM/GOTTAHUSLE

A big shout out to the following nominees:
CRISP CLOTHING NOMINATED FOR: CLOTHING DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
SHUGABOOGA NOMINATED FOR BEST HOST
SLICK WATTS NOMINATED MIXTAPE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
L.T.MOE PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
D.ROOF BEST NEW ARTIST
DJ Joey Fingaz UP FOR 2 MIXTAPES OF THE YEAR
Ohio All Stars - HI-Tek ft.Cross, Showtime, Mann & Chip The Ripper BEST VIDEO
GSPOT BEST MIXTAPE DJ
NAPPY HEAD PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
Young Ray - "It's Like (aye-AYE-aye-AYE)" SINGLE OF THE YEAR
BEAUTY AND THE BEATS/KG BEAT/SHOT OF RUM-ALL UP FOR BEST COLLEGE RADIO G3 BEST MAGAZINE
CHARITY LUV MODEL OF THE YEAR
CALI MILES FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Glen Infante (Hot Cards Cleveland) GRAPHIC DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
JL/BAM BAM/MEN AT LARGE- MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
SCRATCH MASTER L BEST RADIO DJ
STEPH FLOSS BEST CLUB DJ
PEOTRY FEEN SPOKE WORD

VOTE NOW AT:
WWW.OHIOHIPHOPAWARDS.COM

AWARDS WILL BE IN CLEVELAND OHIO AT THE CONVENTION CENTER ON SEPT 20TH 2008 TICKETS ON SALE NOW THROUGH TICKET MASTER.