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TheBLUEPRINTto an artist’s successFamily & FriendsYour Family and friends will be the first people1that you introduce your music to. They will mostlikely tell you if you’re hot or not, and be yourmusical genie pigs to try all of your sounds outon before you introduce yourself to the world. Ifyou are fortunate enough to make it to the nextlevel Family and friends will also serve as a qualityentourage that will hopefully get you out ofmore trouble than they get you into.BloggersOnce you are buzzing locally, your next targetis your local blog. Naturally as an artist youwould like for a national blog to get a hold ofyour music and run 3with it, however it will notwork that way for most. The idea is to start with asmaller blog and get your likes and comments upon a smaller site and eventually a bigger blog willpick up your music. The fact is that most bloggersdon’t care how dope or subpar your music is, theyonly care about numbers, so if you’re doing realnumbers they will pick you music up. Just makesure your content portfolio is vast because onceyour hot you’re going to want to drop music atleast once a week.Words by FatBoi Fre$hLocal DJAfter your family and friends give you theirstamp of approval you 2should seek out the mostpopular DJ from your neighborhood. Why youask? The answer is simple; a local Dj will be morelikely to break you as an artist to your neighborhood.Breaking as an artist in your own area firstwill establish your street credentials, and get thepeople that are geographically closest to you tosupport you.Radio DJ or personalityIn the new anatomy of the music industry,every artist does 4not need radio to be successful,however if you have goals and aspirations ofbecoming a national recording artist, or signingto a major label, then you will need to get someform of radio play, and lots of it. There is no rightor wrong way to get a radio DJ on your side. Mybest advice is to take the by any means necessaryapproach.Label RepsCongratulations! You have successfully created a street, radio and internet buzz, people are loving5you as an artist, and your making money independently. For a lot of artist this is as good as it gets, andfor the smart ones it’s as good as they want it to get. However should you chose to want to further yourcareer even more; the only thing left to do is build relationships with record label representatives. Thereis no better way to meet a label rep than to have a credible industry insider like a blogger or Dj tell themabout you. The worst way to introduce yourself to a label rep is to run up on him in person or via socialmedia saying things like “I’m the hottest artist out” for if that was the case, the rep will most likely haveheard about you one way or another.6

5 Reasons you need a publicistWords by Regina Daniels/CEODaniels Entertainment Group Inc.music biz1. Publicist work to get their artist/clients featuredor reviewed in newspapers and blogs,TV shows, and magazines, helping to attractattention and create buzz on a local, national,or even international level.2. A publicist can assist the artist in strategiesfor promoting their latest release, mix tape, ortour, and take the lead on putting those strategiesinto action to enhance the clients brand.3. Create an image for the client and teachthem “how” to interview to better communicatewith both the media and the public.4. Assist client in career decisions long term.Often times a clients behavior overshadowsthere talent and the “good things” the clientdoes in the community.5. Take the heat to preserve the artists image.The publicist must protect the client and alwaysstrive to make the client look in the best lightpossible.#HashtagThat_SocialMedia101Social media marketing is beingdone every day all the time by youand you may not even know it. Thethings you say or the pictures youpost generate comments, likes, and re-postingthus building the brand of you. Everything youpost is marketing your brand; you are showingpeople your style, therefore you are marketingthe designer, when you sharing your personalopinions, you’re actually blogging. Marketing isall about capturing a target audience to promoteyour product or information that you wish toshare with others.So, how can you make social media workfor you? Well now that you’ve captured youraudience it becomes simple. The thing is, peoplealready care about what you say; now, use it toyour advantage. If you are an artist your first goalis to produce a sound that your target audiencelikes. Post, but DO NOT flood your time-line7Photo courtesy of Regina DanielsWords by shawna whitewith your material. By flooding your time-linepeople will get sick of seeing the same thing andpotentially de-friend you. Inside tip: Facebookis more intimate than other social sites; meaningfamily and close friend, they want to know what’sgoing on in your life and how you are; keepmusic, business, club, or personal promotionpost to a minimal; everyone might not have thesame taste. By creating a Facebook fan page youcan find out who really rocks with your musicand also gain more fans.Social media management is about beingcreative. Changing your wording and havingcreative pictures to draw people in. EVERYONEis taking hold of social media marketing so youhave to stand out! Make sure you are differentfrom the rest. My company @YesMovementdoes Social Media coaching where we teach youall this and more. Get connected! Stay Tuned!Www.YesTheMovement.com.

BehindTHESCENESwith Alvin ElmoreWords by J. SeniorPhotos by Pamela JonesBBM: What motivated you to start directing even have iPhone footage quality. It wasn’t evenvideos?supposed to be used to shoot videos with. Thevideos were ok, however, I can’t look at themAE: As a child my parents were strict, so all now. (lol) I was working with a guy that wasI use to do is sit in the crib and watch movies. working with the artist, Phoenix Phenom. I wasAfter watching all of these movies I developed filming their concert footage. He really liked mya idea of what looks good and what looked work. At the same time I was doing web pages.bad. I generally developed the concept of what He introduced me to DJ Boolu Master and Boolumakes good film work. So I always wanted to needed a web page done. Boolu introduced medo it but I felt it was too far fetched. However I to Shorty Capone. Shorty saw my videos and hewas forced into making videos. I was 27 when I was impressed. To this day I am still puzzled howshot my first video. I was late bloomer. So I was he saw the person who made these little cheapworking at CarMax and had gotten fired. While videos would somehow be good. If I would havelooking for work I was thinking, “I got to make shown myself those videos I would have calledsome money”. I had a $200 camera that didn’t it garbage. He showed everyone my videos and8

though people said that they were wack, hecontinued to work with me and believed in me.Eventually he gave me a job editing Raw TV.BBM: Explain your first experience as a videodirector and how you felt about the finishedproduct?AE: My first video was for a guy and his wifein Kenosha Wisconsin. When I made it youcouldn’t tell me nothing. I cant watch them nowbut then, I was feeling myself. It was cool becauseI got to be creative.BBM: How many videos have you shot andwhich is your favorite and why?AE: I’m well over 200 videos. I have a top 3in no particular order. I did a video with LeoGetz and the song was called “Run”. That videoI had complete control. The next video wasMush Millions and Twista’s video, in which Ihad complete control over. My best work is thevideos where I’m allowed to do me. My mostprofessional video was for artists name Kamsong was called Killa Kam, they recently playedit on BET’s 106 & Park. I like the artist and I likethe song. So those are my top 3 in no particularorder.The same thing is happening with videos. Someof the videos I make would have cost me $50,000to make. To actually get that film look you hadto get a film camera. Now you can make thosetype of videos for a fraction of the price. Due tothese DSLRs. These cameras are what motivateseverybody to become a director. You can getthat 7D that shoots 1080P even if you don’tknow what you’re doing you’re getting a clearerpicture. I’ll get hit on Facebook or Twitter abouta video and I’ll give them the price and in turnthey’ll email me a video saying that ‘my manshot this video for $100’. Here’s the scary partthat hundred dollar video that they man shotfor them doesn’t look that bad. So of course,the dilemma becomes why do I pay you whatyou’re asking for when my man can do the samething. After a while it’s not going to be anythingspecial because everyone will be able to makea decent video. So now it’s not about the videoanymore it’s about the name. They seek directorsout now because of name, they want that nameContinued on page 26BBM: In these days it appears that everyonecan be a video director as long as you have acamera.... What is your take on that?AE: I love this question....the same thing kind ofhappened with producers, which is the reasonwhy I’m looking for a exit strategy out of videos.Back in the 90’s and the 80’s it took a lot of moneyto make a beat. You’d have to buy beat machinesyou’d have to have people to believe in you, putyou in the studio to make a beat. Nowadays youcan get a $300 laptop and $99 software andmake a beat that sounds professional. So sinceeverybody has the access to make a decentsounding beat, the price of beats are going down.

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geeks & gadgetsWords by Lord RakimAIMP3 (www.aimp.ru) – cool audioplayer with lots of skins and the ability touse WinAmp plugins. It’s also portable sou can install it on a USB drive and take itwith you. Multi format Playback. Outputsupports. Built-in sound effects. Reverb,Flanger, Chorus, Pitch, Tempo, Echo,Speed, Bass, Enhancer, and Voice Remover.Work with multiple playlists. While one plays, you workwith another. Creating bookmarks and playback queue.CUE Sheets supports. Support for plugins. LastFM Scrobbler.Multi-user mode support. Multi language interface.Hotkeys. Configure local and global hot keys as you wish!Files search. Search files on all opened playlists.PotPlayer (www.videohelp.com/download/Pot-Player1.5.44465.EXE) - PotPlayer is a free advancedmultimedia player with plenty of featuresand rich customizingoptions. Built in supportfor most video formatsand support forvideo in ZIP and RARarchives. Note! Downloadthe ENGLISH versionfrom our site(Thedirect link under download). The developer siteis in Korean and has the Korean version.XMedia Recode (www.videohelp.com/download/XMediaRecode3178_setup.exe)- XMediaRecode is a free All-In-One video converterand audio converter tool. Able toload all kinds of files like Bluray,DVD, AVI, MP4, 3GP, WMV,ASF, MKV, etc. It can create filesfor most devices like iPod, iPhone,Samsung, SonyEricsson, Zune,PSP, Blackberry, LG, etc. Not theprettiest program but it does it’sjob well and it’s FREE!!!XBMC (www.xbmc.org) - XBMC is a free software cross-platformmedia player and media center entertainment hub/jukebox. XBMC iscapable of playing back almost all known video, audio and picture formatsfrom a computers hard drive, DVD-ROM drive, a local-network,and the internet. Supports Xbox, Mac, Windows, Linux. And it has aTON of add-ons including skins, ability to stream from sites like ESPN,NBA.com, CBS, and so many more…. You can play on 1 PC and thengo to another with XBMC installed and pick up where you left off onthe first PC. I can’t begin to list all the features but it makes a GREAT media center for all your music,video and even picture files… did I mention it can tell you the weather and play old arcade games usingMAME??? Exactly… it’s like that.11

MAKEWAYfor theBig CityBOSSBBM: Who is Big City and how did you getthe name?City: Big City is a person that grew up inChicago, who made a decision that thenegative things I went through as a childwouldn’t determine the outcome of who Iwas as a man. I got my name from one ofmy buddies in Minnesota. Being from Chicago,naturally, I stood out from most of thepeople in Minnesota. Like I was almost too12big for the city, so that’s how I got my name.I grew up homeless at times, in situationsthat I wouldn’t wish upon any child. UltimatelyI feel like that molded me into theperson that I m today. I told myself that Iwould never be homeless again. So I madeit a point to hustle everyday. I’ve been doingthat every since. I’ve become my ownboss so nobody else can ever determinewhat I can and can’t have. So that’s the typeof music I make. Boss music.

cover storyBBM: When did you decide you wanted tobe a rapper and what inspired you?City: I grew up around music so it’s alwaysbeen in my blood, but it wasn’t until I startedmy own label and had other artists thatI decide to rap. I saw that the people I wastrying to push wasn’t hungry to put in the“I’ve become myown BOSSso nobody elsecan ever determinewhat I can andcan’t have.”follow anyone else vision. I can be me to thefullest. One of the biggest cons is fundingmyself. I can’t say that I’ve wasted money,because I consider myself my greatest investment,but I can say a whole lot of moneycould have not been spent.BBM: What should we expect from Big Cityin 2014?City: ”Perfect Timing” will be droppingearly spring. I’m in the process of setting upsome collaborations right now that I knowmy fans will love. I’m just ready to take over.2014 is my year. It’s Star Status’ year. Yougonna see us everywhere.BBM: What advice can you give to artist enteringinto the music business?City: Be true to you and keep your eyesopen.work and do what needed to be done. SoI really started to prove a point, but then Irealize how good it felt to be in the studio.Knowing that the time I spend turns into asong that people actually love is a blessedfeeling.BBM: How has the journey been and whatchallenges have you encountered since youstarted your rap career?City: One of my biggest challenges hasprobably been getting people around mewith a mindset like mine. In order to reallybe able to make it and stay encouraged youhave to have a team. It’s not easy weedingthrough the people that you can really trustand say “this is my team”.BBM: Not belonging to a label can be verychallenging, how do you maintain and stillcontinue to move forward?City: Again, I’m a hustler. Challenges are mymotivation. I believe in myself and if I setmy mind to do it, I’m not letting anythingstop me.BBM: What are the pros and cons of beingan independent artist?City: Of course the pros are being my ownboss. I don’t have to answer to anyone, or

Singing “I Believe I Can Fly”, by R. Kelly, ather kindergartner graduation was the day GoddessBoss realized the stage is where she belong.Born and raised on the south side of Chicago Illinois,“Wild 100’s to the Burbs,” is where life began.She began singing in Bellgrove Church choirand soon realized her gift was writing music, poetry,dance, and art. Her third grade teacher Mrs.Haley pushed her to over exceed academically.She encouraged her to believe and understandthat she was a born leader and she had never seena child as gifted as herself. Remembering thosewords, motivated her to continue to do well inschool and excel in any challenges that lied beforeher.In spite of her mother’s hard work and effort,her father was never physically around due tojail and moving from state to state, therefore, hergrandfather was all she knew and all she loved.After the passing of her grandfather, she stoppedgoing to church and no longer believed. Followingbehind her grandfather were the deaths ofother family members who she look towards forinspiration and were instrumental to her life. Atthat point, Goddess Boss knew she had to leaveChicago to appreciate its life lessons and preparefor the music world that she would soon takeover!As a graduate of Thornton Township HighSchool and a college attendee of Chicago StateUniversity and Tuskegee University, she explainedthat her college experience was like noother. Going away she believed her goal was tograduate, but later on she realized it was God’sway of rebirthing her, and giving her energy andsupport to become what she’s always known shewas suppose to be.....Legendary!Goddess Boss has always been inspired by otherartist such as Lil Wayne, Beyonce, and Trinaand dream to one day work beside her idols. Sheexpressed that rap is and always will be a competition.Goddess was always taught in school tostrive for the best and aim for excellence, and sheplans to bring that same energy, dedication, andlove to the game. “In order to be the best, youhave to beat the best!” It’s nothing personal, shejust refuse to lose at something God’s preparedher for her whole life.14

BBM-In the past year, what has been some of theachievements for Lp Da Assassin with Bread LifeEntertainment?LP - “For me, the most important thing about 2013is that I’ve gotten smarter as an artist, musically andin business. I truly understand our company and therole it plays to paint a bigger-picture for listeners andmy fans. Content and consistency are the rules of thegame, in order for us to score, win, and bring home achampionship, like Michael Jordan!”BBM- Tell us about a project or accomplishment thatyou consider to be the most significant in your careerfor the year of 2013.LP – Good Times Cigars I believe would be the topof my list. The company has endorsed my brand andmy music as outlet to cross-promote LP Da Assassinwith their company. I also would say that landing mysong, “Throw Your Hands”, in ABC’s new TV Drama,“Motive”. As an artist it’s important to solidify aconsistent revenue stream and this will provide a niceresidual income or “Bread” for my family.BBM- Endorsed by a national cigar company, nowthat is phenomenal! So what other projects are youcurrently working on?LP - I just released my sophomore mixtape, “Bread &Water” hosted by DJ Slugo/Blok Club DJs that is realheavy in the streets, which features my single, “Comin’Wit It” feat. Yoson Tala and filmed by Will Gates thatlaunched on World Star TV, that is doing numbers onthe internet. Also expect to hear a few of my songs inmovies, as well as commercials, my team is workinghard to ensure success.BBM- What advice can you give to an up and comingartist or entrepreneur?LP – Rule #1, ‘No’ is not a bad word, push forwardto you get a Yes. Rule #2, Proper planning prevents apoor performance. Rule #3, Have patience. Rule #4Accept constructive criticism & look past the hate.Rule #5 Get a marketing manager to help build yourbusiness and brand, because you’re only one person.BBM - Based from your knowledge and experience inthe game, what turns an artist into a star?I believe a star artist takes on a life of its own, becomingmore of a musical conversation that likes to be sharedbetween fans and peers compared to the terrestrialway of listening on the radio. Today it’s all about whatlistener’s Like, ReTweet, & Share with their audience.

Words by J. SeniorBBM: How long have you beenrecording?Elementz: I’ve been recordingmusic since ‘01-’02, but I reallytook it seriously as far as startingan actual project around 2008.BBM: Who and what is your biggestinspiration?Elementz: Personally, I’d have tosay my mom. I draw from heryouthful spirit and just neverwanting to give up on your dreamsno matter what the circumstancesare. Musically, I’d have to go withEminem. He wasn’t necessarilythe reason why I started rapping,but his skill level is completelyoff the Richter scale! Even atthis stage of his career, he hasn’tcompromised on be a lyricist.BBM: How would you describe your sound?Elementz: Hard drums, heavy bass, dope lyrics.Anything less and I’m not involved with,period!BBM: What artist signed and unsigned wouldyou like to work with?Elementz: Signed, there’s quite a few but if Icould narrow it to three artists: Eminem, Nas,Snoop Dogg. As far as unsigned, whateverthat means nowadays, I’d have to go with JoeyBada$$ and The Alchemist.BBM: If you weren’t rapping what would yoube doing?Elementz: It would definitely be as an artistmanager. If I can’t do it myself then at least letme get someone else on.BBM: What is your definition of ahot/wack song?Elementz: A hot song has to besomething that has catchy partsto it. I was always taught that it’snot what you say, but how yousay it. So whether or not how thehook sounds, your voice sounds,the beat may have parts to it thatstand out, but the lyrics are just asimportant. A wack song is anythingwhere the artist is off beat,the beat itself sounds lazy, thelyrics are predictable and basicallythe song won’t last 6 monthsthroughout the year.BBM: What is your take on thedrill movement in Chicago?Elementz: I have a love/hate reactionto it. I admire the fact thatit was invented here in Chicago and it has itsoriginality. But, like most movements thatpick up steam, I don’t like the over saturationof it. Plus, I don’t like anything that promotesviolence outright. And not to say that the drillmovement is strictly about that, but with everybodyfeeling they can become stars overnightwith it or music period, they just run with itand don’t even know what it truly is or whereit came from.BBM: If a person never heard of you howwould you introduce yourself?Elementz: “I’m Jahbari, and I’m an emcee.Whenever you get some free time, take alisten to my album “Open Bar” and if you likeit, share it with your peers and let em know,‘This dude right here is the truth!’”16

7Pm is a well known hustler from his neighborhoodthat survived those streets to be theman he is today. He is the voice of those verystreets, expressed at its highest level of artistry& charisma, with an edge that can only be suppliedby his environment. He created his owndestiny to become the leader of “The Net-Works”, Ruler of Rhythms, and The President ofPrimetime. Thus you have 7Pm.7Pm’s single entitled “Get Fresh” produced byM3 INTerActions’ producer, TriggBeats, is beingplayed in England, Houston, Philly, Memphis,and on a host of Chicago and online radio stations.“Get Fresh” is digitally distributed throughDef Jam Recordings and is available on Amazonand Itunes.He’s been featured on Urban Grind TV and ispopular among the DJ’s in this business. In 2012,7Pm released his debut solo mixtape, GrandEvents & Great Nights, hosted by DJ 1Hunnit.Grand Events & Great Nights Vol. 2, is set to releaseApril 2014 months prior to the release ofMPowerM3INT LP, that’s slated for July 2014.7PM has graced many other mix tapes such asThe Chicago Trafficking Authority (Block ClubDJ’s), Guerrilla Island Vol. 3 & 4 and on his veryown independent label’s compilation mix tapes,CHItunes Vol. 1 & 2.With other joints like,“What U finna Do?”, andmusic videos, “The INTroduction” and “Seven”,177PM has swept everyone in his path off theirfeet. It’s caught the attention of countless blogsites including WorldstarHipHop.com, MyCity-MyDream.com, ItsPrettyDope.com, EliteMusik.com, Headliner.Fm and many more globally.Those who have seen him perform deemedhim “Mr. Primetime”, to compliment how heseems to rise to the occasion no matter how bigor small the venue. 7Pm has shared the stage withthe Midwest legend Twista and has rocked someof the biggest venues in Chicago and Indianasuch as the Congress Theatre, The Double Door,The Cubby Bear North, Shrine, Adrianna’s, and aplethora of other clubs. From headlining concertsat local colleges to opening for Def Jam artist atthe Foxx Theatre in Atlanta,7PM is a force to be reckonedwith in the Hip Hop and entertainmentindustry.@7pm3WWW.7PMNETWORK.COM

R&B artist Darrius Jones (D Jones) is readyto make listeners fall in love through his music.This Southside Chicago native is offering a newperspective on growing up in an urban area andmaking something beautiful out of it. Raised in ahome with two supportive parents whom encouragehis dreams, D Jones began to release his creativeenergy through poetry. Influenced by artistslike Usher and D’Angelo, his alluring poems soonturned into sensual songs. D Jones soulful voiceoffers an old school R&B feel that’s sure to have theladies screaming, “That’s one response I think everymale R&B singer loves. If you have one femalescreaming in the crowd that you don’t know, that’sreal”. Not afraid to show his sensitive side, D Jonespulls back his layers and exposes the vulnerabilityof a man. He wants his music to resonate feel goodemotions by spreading positive messages that reallyengages his fans. A down earth personality18paired with colorful style, D Jones is an artist who’sdestine to leave a lasting impression.Known around Chicago for performing atpopular venues like Red Kiva and Bobby McGee’s,D Jones has been working in the studio perfectinghis craft. His new mixtape, Just the Beginning, willgive listeners an intimate look into not only theman but the soulful music of D Jones.@therealdjones@Dee_originalLoveJoneswww.therealdjones.com

“I don’t feel like I can change theworld but If I can help a couple ofpeople listen to my music and reallyfeel it, and relate to it then I’m cool”.Chicago native Mike Jackson is an up andcoming rapper ready to take listeners on a lyricaljourney into the life of Problem OTC (Of TheChi). Growing up on the low end of Chicago, theproduct of a single parent home after being abandonby his father at a young age, Mike Jackson’salter ego Problem OTC was created. Don’t let thename fool you, though his music was an outletto deal with his anger and disappointment fromwatching his mother struggle, Problem OTC isactually more of a “Problem-Solver”. He sharespositive lyrics geared towards inspiring today’syouth. “I don’t feel like I can change the worldbut If I can help a couple of people listen to mymusic and really feel it, and relate to it thenI’m cool”. A real man who loves music, hisraps give listeners an authentic view intohis life. Problem OTC stays away fromrapping about violence, drugs, and degradingwomen he instead is just “tellinghis story”. He raps about everythingfrom relationship struggles tothe respect and love he has for hismother. Influenced by artist likeKanye West he is thinks outsideof the box writing lyrics that takelisteners through emotional highsand lows.Currently performing at local venuesin Chicago, Problem OTC is ready to share histalents. Working on his new mixtape. The CoolestLame, Problem OTC is ready to drop somepositive knowledge paired with high energy clubbangers and mellow hip hop rhymes to the world.

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Devonn Bailey better known as Dizzle is arapper from the south side of Chicago wild wild100s. He’s been making music since the age ofthirteen teaching himself everything he knowsabout the industry. He has done opening performancesfor Lil Boosie, Shawnna, and featuringsongs with Arab 2059 and Baby C. He iscurrently Signed with Better Life Ent. Who is atpreset working with Urban Grind TV to promote21his upcoming single Skittles, Music videos andopening performances. Devonn aka Dizzle canbe found on IG @Betterlife_Dizzle, on Facebookat Devonn Don D Bailey HE MAKES TRAPSWAGG MUSICBETTERLIFE_DIZZLE/DEVONN DON D BAILEY

Glad you’re here to join us, as we present oursignature event. THE BLOK CLUB DJs 4th AnnualMEET N GREET – This is an event wherethe industry professionals come to indulge in arelaxed, knowledge-based atmosphere. If youwere here last year, there were 900+ industrycontacts present e.g. managers, producers, engineers,entertainment lawyers, graphic designers,PR agents, A&R’s, record labels, the hottest djs,rappers, singers, poets, distributors, promoters,and many more.Blok Club DJs is constantly looking for waysto take our company to a higher position. Wehave made many strides in order to do so. Ourlargest project has been facilitating this annualevent, which brings like-minded individuals underone roof at one time, with one agenda. Weare constantly upgrading and revamping thecompany and this annual event (Blok Club MeetN Greet). We are raising you and ourselves to ahigher standard by positioning and strengtheningour network to build our net worth.Moving forward we would like to invite youand your company/brand to join us in our questof empowerment. As we have some sort of businessconnection(s) with one other, it would beour pleasure to promote your services as westrive to continue uplifting each other in our endeavors.As presently we have ten (10) artists who willbe showcased today February 23, 2014 at our annualMeet N Greet. We also have ten (10) panelistson our business of radio Q & A session. Youwill be given the opportunity to address questionand concerns as to your compatibility with“radio”. We have a number of DJ’s who will becompeting in the Blok Club DJ’s 3 Style Challenge.This challenge is judged based upon DJ’sskill, originality, crowd control and creativitydemonstrated through a fifteen (15) minute setwith a mandatory three (3) genre selection. Lastyear’s winner was Blok Club DJ’s own DJ Steaks.There will also be one on one media interviewsthroughout the venue during the entire evening.The event is filled with several raffles and giftgiveaways from our sponsors and vendors. Inorder to allow yourself a chance to win one ofthese prizes you must complete the Blok ClubDJs 4th Annual Meet N Greet “Contact InformationCard”, ask any Blok Club representativeabout the location of these cards, and win yourfree gift today.Once again WELCOME and please enjoywhat we have laid out for you.

EVENT ACTIVITIES•DJ 3 STYLE BATTLE•10 LIVE PERFORMANCES•RADIO PANEL DISCUSSIONRadio professionals discuss theDO’s and DONT’s of breaking arecord in today’s music industry.

MEET THE HOSTWanita Denise Woodgett, better known by hernickname D. Woods, has become one of the mostnotable R&B singer, dancer, and actress. She is aformer member of the girl group Danity Kane.Before joining Danity Kane, Woods toured withseveral major recording artists such as Bow Wow,Lloyd, Avant, Snoop Dogg and Letoya Luckett asa background dancer, performed in theater festivalssuch as the National Black Theater Festivaland Windybrow Festival in Johannesburg South24Africa off-Broadway theater productions andinterned with Spike Lee’s 40 Acres and a MuleProduction Company. She was hand picked bydirector Chris Robinson to appeared in the video“Change Clothes” by Jay-Z, where she was one ofthe models. D. Woods auditioned in 2005 on thesecond season of the MTV reality television programMaking the Band 3 Sean “Diddy” Combs.Danity Kane’s first album debuted August 22,2006 at #1.

ThreadzBehind the ScenesWITH ALVIN ELMOREcontinued from pg. 9little name recognition. I never thought that I’dbe sitting here being interviewed about being avideo director. To have people know your work.You actually have videos celebrity directors.DGainz and Azae everybody know them boys.Will Gates another celebrity video director.Now we’re the topic of discussion there’s actuallydebates on I think this guy is better, I thinkthis guys better, that shows that people are nowinterested in the director now. So we’re just nowgetting recognition for what we’re doing.Edward ArkEdward Ark is a Chicago born clothingdesigner. He has been in fashion for 10years. Under the guidance of AnthonyMason and J-Boggie he honed his craftover the years. He ran industrial fabricmachinery as he worked to become hisown brand in the future. He has notedthat he is influenced by Tom Ford,Fashion Geek, and Pink Dolphin amongothers. Edward Ark Tees is Ark’s currentventure. He is focusing on t-shirts asoppose to his previous focus on denimjeans. He ran into challenges alongthe way in the form of not being ableto control the printing of his t-shirts.Which ment that he would have to ordera dozen or more just to distribute threeor four shirts. Yo-Gotti and Rick Rossare just a few celebs that have been seenwearing Ark’s merchandise. You can visitARK’ online at EAjeans.com. His shop islocated at 118556 S. Western. EdwardArk is a motvated man with a eye andtalent for fashion, so grab a few pieces ifyou wanna stay ahead of the curve.Come Join theBlok Biz Magazine team!!!We are looking for freelance writers andphotographers, as well as proofreaders,sales associates, and brand ambassadors.If interested please contact us attheblokbizmagazine@gmail.com.For advertising information and rates,contact us @ 708-426-BLOK or 773-510-7477.26

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