Subject: Contest & May Update Brockway Entertainment Marketing & Promotion Supporting Canadian hip-hop http://www.brockwayent.com 1. Classified: #2 Chart Attack & Videos 2. Skratch Bastid - I Ain't Lazy Video & 12" 3. Grafenberg All-Stars shows 4. Cock Dynamics Re-Release 5. Spesh K: VideoFACT 6. First Words: 4 weeks in top 10 Chart Attack 7. Upcoming Promotions 8. !!! Contest !!! 1. Classified: #2 Chart Attack & Videos ---------------------------------- It's been a busy month for Halifax's Classified. Here's a summary. * Classified's 'Fifth Element' video is currently #3 on MuchMusic RapCity. Request it: rapcity@muchmusic.com ondemand@muchmusic.com muchvibe@muchmusic or call 1.800.265.6824 * Classified received a VideoFACT grant for 'No Mistakes' and also received a PromoFACT grant. * Classified's video for 'Maritimes' hits MuchMusic shortly. * Classified is currently #2 on Chart Attack's campus hip-hop charts, having spent the past four weeks in the top 10. Request him at your campus station - if they don't have it, let me know! http://www.classifiedlive.net 2. Skratch Bastid - I Ain't Lazy Video & 12" ---------------------------------- Skratch Bastid, the 2003 & 2004 Scribble Jam DJ Champ, just finished his cross- country CD, Vinyl & Video release tour with Peanuts & Corn mates Pip Skid & John Smith. The CD & Vinyl are in stores and will soon be hitting campus all across Canada. In the meantime check their video for the single 'I Aint Lazy': http://www.skratchbastid.com 3. Grafenberg All-Stars shows ---------------------------------- Montreal's Grafenberg All-Stars have shows coming up to support their recent release, 'G Marks The Spot.' Be sure to check 'em out! Toronto - May 10 - 22, Hip-Hop 4 Dummeez Comedy Show (Tarragon Theatre) Toronto - May 22, Graf Music Show *CD RELEASE* (Poor Alex Cabaret) Montreal - June 10, Graf Music Show (Montreal Fring Opening Night) Montreal - June 11 - 18, Hip-Hop 4 Dummeez Comedy Show (Montreal Fringe) Montreal - June 18, Graf Music Show *CD RELEASE* (Le Swimming) Ottawa - June 19 - 25, Hip-Hop 4 Dummeez Comedy Show (Ottawa Fringe) Ottawa - June 25, Graf Music Show *CD RELEASE* (Babylon) http://www.sableandbatalion.com 4. Cock Dynamics Re-Release ---------------------------------- On April 26th, Hand Solo Records re-released the Canadian Classic: 'Cock Dynamics.' This compilation of sensual Canadian hip hop was conceived by "Casa- Nova Scotians" Buck 65 and Moves and released by Hand'Solo Records in 1998. Exclusive tracks by Buck 65, Moka Only, Tachichi, Ishkan, Moves, and other sexually-charged emcees, have made this limited-edition cassette highly sought- after by fans. In the Year of the Cock (aka 2005), it seems only appropriate to make this classic rarity available again. http://www.handsolorecords.com 5. Spesh K: VideoFACT ---------------------------------- Congrats to Halifax's Spesh K for receiving his first VideoFACT grant for 'Knockin Em Down,' which was produced by Classified. He's also been charting on campus hip-hop charts across Canada, cracking the top 10 Chart Attack hip-hop charts. http://www.wraptor.com/speshk Buy It: http://www.eastcoastrising.ca/speshK.html 6. First Words: 4 weeks in top 10 Chart Attack ---------------------------------- Fredericton/Halifax's First Words is composed of producer/DJ Jorun (worked with Buck 65, Universal Soul & more), DJ STV and emcees Sean One & Above. Their debut album spent four weeks on Chart Attack's top 10 hip-hop charts, peaking at #5. Watch out for Jorun/Sean One's 7" release due by the end of May. http://www.dead-beats.ca 7. Upcoming Promotions ---------------------------------- Watch out for... Late May - Jorun's Way / Sean One's Way 7" Compilation (www.jorunbeats.com ) Late May - Wordburglar 12" & CD (www.wordburglar.com) Summer - CDs: Jorun's Way Compilation, J-Bru, 40s & 9s Round 2 Summer - Vinyl: Universal Soul - 'Back & Forth' (www.usoul.com) 8. !!! Contest !!! ---------------------------------- No one likes boring newsletters, so I decided to add a contest. For your chance to win the prize pack listed below, email me with the answer to this question: Who was the 2003 & 2004 Scribble Jam DJ Champ? Deadline: May 15, 2005. Limit one entry per valid email address. Prize Pack: * Skratch Bastid/John Smith/Pip Skid - I Ain't Lazy 12" & Taking Care of Business CD - www.skratchbastid.com * Classified - Boy-Cott-In The Industry CD - www.classifiedlive.net * First Words - First Words CD - www.dead-beats.ca * Spesh K - Export Eh CD - www.wraptor.com/speshk * Grafenberg All-Stars - G Marks The Spot CD - www.sableandbatalion.com * Pimp Tea - Shake Ya Caboose 12" & An Urbal Remedy CD - www.pimptea.com Big ups to those working behind the scenes with these artists: Ryan, Darryl, Adam, Mike D, Alex, Thomas, Jon & Bates. Peace Troy http://www.brockwayent.com