News Blurp: Hip-Hop For Hounds + Santalina, Stacy Epps New Single, and more 06/31/2008

:: Here’s an exclusive preview of Stacy Epps’ follow-up single, “Addicted,” off her upcoming solo debut album, The Awakening out on August 5^th on New Direction In Sound/JapaNubia Music. “Addicted” combines a powerful melody with a mesmerizing ambience and Stacey’s beautiful organic vocals. Her authentic blend of soulful singing and sensual lyricism has landed her in-depth coverage on Performer Mag and Clutch Mag, along front page audio features for her first single (“Floatin’”) on Mp3.com. ::

Preview the song here
Http://www.publicwizardinc.com/audio/stacyepps_addicted.mp3

Much more after the jump!

:: The Hip Hop Journalism Association has teamed with Santalina to maximize awareness for Hip Hop For Hounds, a new program by The Humane Society of the US which is aimed at protecting animals from abuse and cruelty. Santalina will donate $5,000 to Hip Hop For Hounds upon reaching one million music video hits of her new single, “Kick In The Door.” The campaign, which runs strictly for the month of July, calls on the public to help Santalina reach this goal by viewing the video on her MySpace ::

Watch the video here-
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=37064497

More information on Hip-Hop Journalism Association and how to get involved-
Http://www.hhja.org Learn more about Hip-Hop for Hounds here-
Http://www.humanesociety.org/hiphopforhounds

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Dynas gears up for his upcoming album The Apartment LP. Released on BBE Records, the project features production from the most elite beatsmiths including J.Dilla, Jazzy Jeff, 9^th Wonder, DJ Spinna and more. With this line-up and Dynas’ charismatic lyricism and song artistry, the album will unquestionably catapult into the industry as a must-have. His recent single “Figure It Out” (produced by Nicholay, off his Rawkus release) continues drawing attention from DJs worldwide. Watch out for new music on his MySpace, myspace.com/dynas ::

Watch the video for “Figure It Out”
Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZZYSqy7h2Y

Listen to the single here-
Http://www.publicwizardinc.com/audio/dynas_figureitout_clean.mp3

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:: Hustle Simmons released the music video for “The Rundown” track featuring label-mates 84 and Fel Sweetenburg. Directed by Hezekiah, this Breakbread Projects posse track is a resurgence of golden-era Hip-Hop that is very much needed in today’s scene. The video has been featured in Atlanta’s mainstay Hip-Hop source, TheKaosEffect.com, along with Hiphop-Elements.com and various blogs. Hustle Simmons’ self-titled debut album is now available on iTunes, learn more at MySpace, myspace.com/hustlesimmonsmusic ::

Watch the video here-
Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMzP4wv7guo