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The first issue featuring: Lil Chevy, Dj Kaiser Soze', Dem Deacon Boyz, Louscious Jones, Tre Dot, Country Crew, Nikkole, AM Creative, Models, music, movies, money.TRANSCRIPT
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Dem’ Deacon BoyzInfamous
HIP HOPDJ Kaiser Soze
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Model ReviewsPreciousApril BMovie ReviewsInfatuation1 Foot in - 1 Foot OutMusic ReviewsChyna HillCountry CrewLil Q
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Ifyouareanentertainer,youknowTuesday is Media Day. 12-01-2009.ItisnotonlyaTuesday,it’sWORLDAIDSDAY.Cities,brands,organizationsandpeoplearecomingtogeth-erfromallovertheworldtomakeonestatement.Thattodayonecolorunitesus.And thatcolor is(red).Throughoutmprintmedia’s social sites, home web site, & this 1steditionofMprinted,youwillseethejoin(red)campaign.Mprintmedia is about supporting. We are supportingartists in in all genres. Directors, actors, models, entrepre-neursandyou? I’mnot youreverydayblogger.Nordo Itweet aboutmy breakfast ormy kids’ accomplishments(by the way, my kids have a video on Mprintmedia’sYoutubepage). Ifyoueverwanted todosomething thattook thewill todowhat thenextmanorwomanwouldn’t,Mprintmedia.com supports you.Thismonthwepulled inartistssuchasLilChevy,who I interviewedover thenetviaSkype,whichisincrediblesoftwareforfreevoipcalls.(downloadatwww.skype.com,addMprintmedia to yourcontacts).HediscussestheroadtraveledfromtheheartofAtlantatoVirginia.Tre-dot,whoisbyfarusinghiswillto expand his “Carolina Feel-Good”movement. Straightoutof‘bamaisdemDeaconBoyzandInfamousbringinghiphop to its kneeswitbeatsand lyrics thatpraise thelord.LousciousJonesis“theman”forthejob.WhentheDiopProductionscamerasrollyouneedtohavepopcorninhand.Thedrama,suspense,comedyand reality isallrolledintothisoneindiefilmproductioncompany.Models:AprilBell,Precious,Nikkoleand“L” (ownerofcapmod-els), shows that great looks embodies determination,not to just fit in, but stand out.Sajida isaname thatshouldbeoneveryA&R’slips.AsIsitbackandwatch“OvertheRhine,”onMprintmedia tv.Ican’thelpbutapplaudourdirectors:LeeZellarswithRozmaryBasementMedia,andCarona Davis-Diop, who brings us her short suspensethriller “Infatuation.” These talented companies, alongwith the melodic sound of gospel singer Ahlayashabirepresents that “standing out” is the goal of worldlyachievers/entertainers. Please stay tuned to bware andnorthlaneproductionsastheystandoutandmaketheirmprintontheworld.Pleaseremembertojoin(red)notonlytodaybuteverydayandeverywhere.NowI,“phenix”,inviteyoutoenjoytheinitialeditionof“Mprinted.”
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Height: 6ft 2 Weight: 140 lbs.
Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
34B-30-36 Shoe: 10
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Arthur, Texas May/2008
OWNER OF CAP MODELS
MODELING SCHOOL
Hobbies:
Basketball-tried out for the WNBA in 1999 for The Seattle Storm was new that year.
Dancing-modern and a hip hop ex-pressive dancer. Danced for 2 local groups in Alaska.
Horseback riding
Being a Mom
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Precious
Born in Topeka, Kansas May 21, 1983.
Lived entire life in Charleston, South Carolina.
Graduated from North Charleston High in 2003.
Graduated from Allen University, Columbia, SC 2007-08.
Currently reside in Columbus, Ohio.
Got the name Precious
from a friend in Florida. It has stuck for the past three years...
Precious started posing as a freshman in college and the rest is history!
“Picture taking is a hobby and I love it and the camera loves me too!
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April BApril Denise BellAge: 24Birthdate: 12/18/1984ZodiacSign:From: Athens Ga Home of the Georgia BulldogsHigh School: Clarke CentralCollege: Augusta Tech (Medical Administrative and Medical Biling and Coding)Music:R&B and Hip HopFavorite: Baby Boy,Ludacris,O.J. Juice Man, T I, Trey Songz, TrinaMovies: Romance and ComedyFavorite: Love Jones and Paid in FullBooks:RomanceFavorite: All of Zane’s collectionsSports: College Football Georgia BulldogsNFL Steelers
NBA BostonI love having fun and partying. My dream is to be successful in all i do. Best body feature: my tittiesMeasurements:Bust 38Waist 28Hip 38
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Height:5ft.
Hair:BlackEyes:Brown
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Hobbies:shopping,movies,eatingout,spendingtimewithfamilyandmylittlebrother,bowling,COWBOYGames,eating,andshopping.
Dating:Singleandlookingforthatspecialsomeone.
Occupation:Worksinhealthcare
Management: The Best
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Nikkole
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Skype is a wonderful service (not to mentiontheypayme),but IhaveLilChevyon the lineand its the Jetson’s era ‘09. As he puts onein the air, I put the ichat on full screen. ThisGeorgiaborn-and-raisedmicvettalksofhis“85to64”mixtape.
LilChevyhasbeenonthescene,evenbefore85to64.Hestretchesoutovertheinformationhighway.His lyrical contenthasgrownsince Iheard his first set of songs.Adrian, “A-Town”,Dawsonhasmadethisnetphenomaproducerschoice.Give him 16 bars and you have givinawayyoursong.
Hismixtapeshavebeenhostedandmixedbydjswhowanttogetthesouthernlyricismthatisrarelyappreciated.Emailingandhandtohandpromotionshasbeenhisotherformsofconnectingwiththeworld.Lilchevyhasadoptedthe“main-stream off…underground on” approach to hissuccess.
Lil Chevy goes on to explain that it’s a toughmarketonthatroadinVirginia,butthisain’tnocountryboythat’sgoingtotakeabackseat.LilChevystatesthat,“Imightgointothestudio,notplanningonspittin’…beforeigethome,i’mon3or4tracks.”
Chevy,who heads upRocstar Entertainment’sroster, doesmore than stand behind themic.He is big on the promoting of Rocstars’ dailyblogtalk radioshow.More thanaartisthe isafatherwhouseshiscareerasaplatformtopor-pelhimintootherventures.Hesays,“I’mdoingthisthingIdosowell,formychildren.”Hustlingisnotacliche forhim itsawayofsurvival.LilChevyembodiesthespiritofhiphop’stop100indieentrepreneur.
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Tobeinpoweryoudidn’tneedgunsormoneyorevennumbers...youjustneededthewilltodowhattheotherguywouldn’t.
-- Kaiser Soze
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Tre-Dot is a New York City
bornandNorthCarolina rep-
resentingemceethatisknown
forhisgrownmanvisionofhip-
hop that some have labeled
asCarolinaFeelGoodMusic
whichisalsothenameofhis
currentstreetalbumthatisdo-
ingextremelywell.Hissound
has been seen as a breath
of fresh airwithin today’s cli-
mate as the energy is pure
anddeepfromthesoul.This
past year has seen Tre-Dot
enjoythefollowingsuccesses
with no outsidemarketing or
promotion...Nominatedforthe
GrindHardAwardatthe2009
NCUMA’sandresponsiblefor
six awards at the upcoming
Knoccdown Indie Awards -
OutofTownGrindHardAward,
MixtapeArtistoftheYear,Rap
ArtistoftheYear,responsible
forOutofStateBout toBlow
Model-MsMysteria,Clothing
LineoftheYear-MurderOne
Clothing,OutofStateDjofthe
Year-DJNominal.Awardswill
beinNovember
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FLY-TY,realnameTyroneWade,hashadapassionformusicsincetheageoften.Beginninghis
careerin2001,freestylebattlesandrappingoverindustrybeatswasthehighlightofhisday.Earlyin
hiscareerhesawthatwhilefreestylesandrappingoverindustrybeatswillgethimtherespectofhis
peersandcompetition,theywerenotenoughtogethimsignedtoamajorrecorddeal.Sowiththat
inmindhehaslivedbythemottoofrappingonlyonoriginalbeats.In2003hesignedhisfirstrecord
contractwithanindependentlabelnamedSoliloquyRecords.Afterthecontractwasoverhedecided
togototallyindependent.Simultaneously,hewaspursuingacollegedegreeinHealthEducation.In
2006hemovedfromOklahomabacktohishomestateofVirginiatogainmoreexcesstoEastcoast
listeners.In2007hereleasedanExtendedplayalbumtitled,”TheBooth.”
InAprilof2008hedroppedisfirstfulllengthalbumtitled“ForTheLoveOfHipHop.”Inlate2008he
formedapartnershipwithanindependentlabeltitledMoneyBlockEntertainment.FLY-TYincollaboration
withMoneyBlockEntertainmentwillreleasethehighlyanticipatedalbum,“DedicatedToHipHop”.
“ForThaLoveofHipHop”addressessocialissuesandsocialprejudices
thatourcommunityfaces.Italsoaddressessomeofmyreallifeexperiences
andtrialsandtribulationsthatIhavegonethrough.Lastbutnotleast,it
addresseshowIlovetohavefunandpartyandwhereIgrewup.
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Young Chyna Hill(above)She’sback!AfterherfirsthitundergroundMaxi-sing-er,GetDirty / Shake it for themdollars, she has setherselfapartfromotherfemalerappers.Hersassy,butnastystyleand in-your-facedeliveryhascertifiedheras thenextbreak-out-artist in thehiphopworld.Sheis signed to the indie label, 50 Staxx Records out ofFlorida.CheckheroutonMySpaceat50staxxrecords.
Country Crew(aboveright)TwobrothersfromasmalltowninSouthGeorgiaworkingtowardsmakingthis their lifestyle intherigidhiphopindustry seems far frommaterializing, but Zeus andTroublehavecontinuedtoprovethemselves.Countlessrhymes,creative lyricsandadeterminedmentality isthefuelforthefireofCountryCrew.Check‘emoutonMySpaceatthecountrycrew.
DJKaiser Soze(right)[email protected]
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BRnSajida
It’sonlyamatteroftimebeforethemusicofthis
fine artist from Madison, Wisconsin is heard
across the airwaves and traveling into places
wherepeoplewantanatmosphereofwarmcof-
feewithadashofcreamwhilechillingoutafter
alongday.Asthesolesongwriteronherdebut
album,“ThruThePain”,Sajidabringsherown
experiencesandobservations tohersongs.“I
never think in terms of limits, I see possibility
in everything.” Check her out onMySpace at
sajida.
Jsoul
OriginallyanR&Bcrooner,JSoulreturnedtohis
rootsofthechurchwherehefirstfoundhislovefor
music.Gospelmusic,asweknowitwillreachnew
heightswiththeelevationofthisamazingsinger.
Popular bydemand, JSoul captures the crowd
withhisMarvinGayeinfluence.Checkhimouton
MySpaceatmrjsoul.
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GOSPEL
Ahlayashabi(pronouncedAH-LA-YA-SHA-BI)wasBorninNewYorkandraised
intheSouthBronx.Shestartedsinginginchurchwithherthreeyoungersisters,her
fatherwasaguitaristwhoforawhileplayedJazzmusic,butdecidednottoremain
inmusic.Ahlayashabismotherwasalsoasingerbutdidnotdotoomuchwithher
voice.Ahlayashabiissinger,songwriter,andproducer.Shespreadsthemessage
ofthescriptureswithhermusicaltalents,witheveryintentofhelpingthosegoing
throughperiloustimesintheirlives.Ahlayashabismessageis,“Don’tgiveuphope.”
“TomeitisoneformofgivingbackandbeingthankfulforwhatIhave.”Ahlayasha-
bistatesthatshecomesfromaverytraumaticbackgroundthatinspiredhertowrite
abookaboutherexperiencesandhowsheovercamethem.“Thisismyreasonfor
writingandsendingoutmymessagetoanyonewhowilllisten.”
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GOSPEL
Infamous was born& raised inGadsden, AL.He had his 1stmajor release back in 1999, “BamaBounce”
underthemoniker“TerryD”.SincethenhehasworkedandperformedwithartistssuchasTrickDaddy,Jadakiss,
StylesP,DMX,PrettyRicky,RickRoss,PitBullplusmanyothers. Nowin2008, Infamoushasnowhookedup
withhisbiggest fanofall...God. In2006, Infamousgavehis lifeover toChrist and isnowdedicatinghis life
andhismusic to the“FiredUp”movement.Thismovement is togetpeopleofallagesonfire for theWordof
GodagainandtochangethisnationwiththeGospelofJesusChrist.Infamous’albumistitled“FreedomMusic”
becauseitishistestimonyofhowJesussethimfreefromtheproblemsinhislifeandthatHecandothesamefor
all.Thisnewalbumblendsgrimy,DirtySouthbeats,withconscious,street-smartlyrics.Hisnewproject“Street
Disciple”willfeaturesongsfromthe“CivilWrite:FreedomMusic”albumalongwithninemoresongs.Itwillbere-
leasedunderInf’snewlabelStreetRoyaltyEntertainment,LLC,andtheAtlanta-basedcompanyStraightfromthe
SoulEntertainment.Likehismovement,Infamous’firstsingleis“FiredUp”atrumpet-driventracktellingofallthe
wondrousworksoftheAlmightyGod.Itcallsforeveryonetoget“FIREDUp”andneverforget“Whowokeyouup”.
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“DEM DEACON BOYZ” areWillieG.PrinceIIakaDKakaDemonKilla,age19fromAla-
baster,AL,andGlynnDowdellakaG~GlydeakaG2,age23,fromCalera,AL.DEMDEACON
BOYZestablishedthemselvesinJune2009,andbotharemembersofNewVisionChristian
Church.WithNumerousperformancesthroughoutthesoutheast,DEMDEACONBOYZ’fan
baseissuretogrowtoanationalstatus.InOctober2009Thegroupwasnominatedfor:“Gos-
pelHipHopGrouporDuooftheYear,”and“BestNewGroup,Duo,orArtistoftheYear”atThe
AlabamaGospelHipHopAwards.Theyarecurrentlyworkingontheir“INGODWETRUST:
VolumeI”Mixtape.Ifthelyricsof“Praisin’”&“HolySpirit”touchyoursoulandmoveyou,
Iamsurefuturevolumesofthismixtapeserieswillgainanewcategory...“Praisetapes!”
DEMDEACONBOYZ
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IntheeraofObama,wearelearning change is good.We especially need to paymoreattentiontoourchange(pocket change that is).Todaysnumbersare4...0...1…ok.NowIamnotanex-pertonthebankingindustry,butidoknowthatthefuturehappens everyday andweneed toprepare. Igotwithsome “experts,” and theygave100’sof$savingtips.Now i know youmight say“notgonnaread,”butifyouhave responsibilities thenpayattention.Nowifyouanartist or just want to haveyour “own,” take these tipsseriously.
The defenition of 401k de-finedbywikipediaisaplanallowsaworker tosave forretirement and have thesavings invested while de-ferring current income tax-esonthesavedmoneyandearningsuntilwithdrawal.Inother words “stacking your$andlettingitgrowwithoutpayingtaxesonyoursaved$tilllater.Sohereyougoladiesandgentlemen.
Signup forevery freecus-tomerrewardsprogramyoucan.Evenifyourarelyshopat that place, having a re-wards card for that placewilleventuallynetyousome
coupons and discounts. Cre-ate a gmail address just forthese mailings, collect everycardyoucan,andthencheckthat account for extra cou-pons whenever you’re readytoshop.
Drink more water. Not onlydoesdrinkingplenty ofwaterhavegreathealthbenefits,wa-terdrinkinghasfinancialben-efits,too.Drinkabigglassofwater before eachmeal, andnotonlywillyoudigestitbetter,youwon’teatasmuch,savingon theol’ foodbill.You’llalsofind yourself feelingbetter asyou begin to get adequatelyhydrated.
Cutbackontheconveniencefoods–fastfoods,microwavemeals, and so on. Instead ofeating fast food or just someprepackaged, try makingsomething healthy that youcan take with you. An hour’sworth of preparation oneweekendcangiveyouatonofcheap and handymeals thatwillendupsavingyoualotofcashandnoteatintoyourcre-ativetime.
Thismaybehard forsome…okmany. Giveupexpensivehabits,likecigarettes,alcohol,anddrugs.Thosehabitscausemoney toflowaway fromyouwith nothing in return. Think$’s in your pocket instead of
burning it up and floatingaway.
Keep your hands clean. Thisone’ssimple– justwashyourhands thoroughly each timeyouusethebathroomorhan-dlerawfoods.You’llkeepyour-selffromacquiringallkindsofviruses and bacteria, savingyouonmedicalbillsandmedi-cinecostsandlostproductivity.That’snottosayyoushouldn’texploretheworldandgetyourhandsdirtysometimes–that’sgood foryou, too–butbasicsanitationdoeshelpkeepthemedicalbillsaway.
Ilikethisone:Doholidayshoppingrightaftertheholidays.Mostpeopleusethis technique for christmas,but itworks foreveryholiday.Waituntilabouttwodaysaftera holiday, then go out shop-ping for items you need thatarethemedforthatday.Getamother’sdaycardfornextyearthedayaftermother’sday.Geteastereggdecoratingkitsthedayaftereaster.Getwrappingpaperandcardsandsuchtheday after christmas. The dis-counts are tremendous, andyou can just put this stuff intheclosetuntilnextyear,sav-ingyouabundle.
Ihavedoneallofthisone:Hit the library – hard. Don’tlookatalibraryasjustaplace
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Fourfriendsfindoutthatwhattheydon’t
knowcanhurtthem...
Fawziyyah,Sierra,FranciscoandChristine
arethebestoffriendsbutwhenoneofthem
hidesadeadlysecret,itcouldcostthem
theirlives.
Louscious Jones
TheMagicMan,themanabout
town...He’sEVERYWHERE!!!
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a freeplace todoallsortsofthings.Useittosurftheinter-net anonymously, check outmovies and cds, grab localfreenewspapers,andkeepuponcommunityevents.Bestofall,itdoesn’tcostadime.
Finddailyinspirationformak-ingintelligentmoves.I’musu-ally inspired by my children.Perhaps you’re inspired tomakechangesbyyourspouse– or evenby someone in thecommunityyourespect.May-beit’sjustapersonalgoal,likeanearlyretirement.Findsome-thing thatmakes youwant tomake positive changes, thenuse thatpersonor thingasaconstantreminder.Keepapic-tureofitinyourwallet,inyourvehicle,andonyourbathroommirror.Keepitinyourmindasmuchasyoupossiblycan.
Always ask for fees to bewaived.Anytimeyousignupfor a serviceof any kindandthere are sign-up fees, askforthemtobewaived.Some-times (but not always), theywillbe–andyousavemoneyjust bybeing forthright aboutnotwanting topayexcessivefees.Ididthiswithmylastcellphonesign-upandgotpartofmyfeeswaived,cuttingdownsignificantlyonthebill.
Although this idea is great…bevery,very,careful:
Makeyourownbeerorwine.If you enjoy an occasionaldrink, this is a great way toenjoy someof thebeveragesthatyou loveataverycheapprice. You can easily makefivegallonsofbeerorwineatonce and it doesn’t take thatlong,either,onceyouhavethebasicingredients.Evenbetter,it’s a great activity to dowithfriends – you buy the equip-ment,theybringthejuiceandyoubothget a fewbottlesofdelicioushomemadewineoutof the deal. A nice entertain-ment, plus some free bever-ages.
Connect your entertainmentcenterand/orcomputersetuptoatruesmartpowerstrip.A
devicelikethesmartstriplcg4basicallycutspowertoallde-vices on the strip dependingon the status of the first itemon the strip. So, if you haveyour workstation hooked upto this, every time youpowerdown your workstation, yourmonitor powers down, yourprinter powers down, yourscannerpowersdown,andsoon.Youcandothesamethingwith your entertainment con-sole – when you turn off thetelevision, the cable/satelliteboxalsogoesoff,asdoesthevideo game console, the vcr,thedvdplayer,andsoon.Thiscansaveyoualotofelectric-ity and significantly trim yourpowerbill.
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Always keep looking ahead.Don’t let themistakesof yourpastdragyoudownintomoremistakes. Look ahead to thefuture.Thechoicesyoumakenowwon’taffectthepast–buttheydefinitelywillaffectthefu-ture.Thinkback,andremem-berhowthebadchoicesyoumade earlier are costing younow, and constantly remem-ber to not make those mis-takes now so that they don’tcostyourfutureself.
Nevergiveup.Whenever thestruggle against debt feelslike it’s too much, go read apersonal finance blog andremember that therearea lotof people out there fightingthe same fight. Read aroundthroughthearchivesandlearnsome new things – and per-hapsgetinspiredtokeepgo-ing,nomatterwhat.
Nowasisaidinthebeginning,there are 100’s of $ savingtipsoutthere.Isatthruhoursof “experts” suggestions tobringtoyou.Ihaveusemanyofthesethatappliedtomyev-erydayliving,andIhaveseenthemmakeadifferenceinmy“change.”
indie styleDECEMBER,2009
Thank you God! Through some
type of firewe allmust travel. I
cantellyouI’mstillonfire.Idon’t
want to thank my haters, they
didn’t motivate me, they open
my eyes to the sadness on our
block. U-N-I-T-Y people, “can
we all get along?” In the era of
Barak Obama we should be
reachingouttoourfellowbrother
andsister,butit’snothappening.
Iamnoactivistbut Iamactive.
As Mprintmedia grows the
fingerprintontheglobewillreach
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