LIL KIM & GREG STREET HOST OFFICIAL NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND CELEBRITY JUMP OFF! At Hollywood Athletic Club

This is the party not to be missed. Hosted by rap diva Lil' Kim and DJ Greg Street, it's the only official NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity party! The bash will jump off at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, February 14, 2004 at the Hollywood Athletic Club, Hollywood, CA. For additional information, please visit www.blackhawkevents.com/LoveBasketball/home.htm.

LOS ANGELES, CA (PRWEB) January 30, 2004 - NBA All-Star Week will encompasses a myriad of activities for nearly 100,000 basketball fans--a Three-Point Shootout, Slam Dunk Contest, Rookie Challenge, and of course, the big game itself. But, the biggest attraction off the court will be the official NBA All-Star Celebrity Jump Off hosted by hardcore rap diva Lil' Kim and fierce hip-hop DJ for Atlanta, Georgia radio station V-103 Greg Street. The party, presented by Black Hawk Entertainment and Set It Off Productions, will jump off Saturday, February 14, 2004 at the Hollywood Athletic Club 6525 W. Sunset Boulevard Hollywood, California. $100.00 will get you one of the limited VIP advance tickets for sale online at www.blackhawkevents.com/LoveBasketball/tickets.htm. Regular tickets may be purchased at the venue on the evening of the event. Live performances and jammin' DJs will keep you moving from 8:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m.

FEATURED LIVE PERFORMERS:
BLOODZ (J-Bo and Sean Paul) released the CD "Drankin Patnaz" last summer, with its lead single "Cadillac Pimpin" blowing up radio and clubs around the country. Nobody gets the club crunk like J-Bo and Sean Paul, which is why no explanation is needed for the title of their latest single, "DAMN!" featuring the hyped up hook genius, Lil' Jon!

LOON, the brother with charisma who is described as smooth like the finest of Harlem's hustlers, laid-back yet confident, like the finest of ghetto storytellers. On "I Need A Girl Pt. 1" & "I Need A Girl Pt. 2," Loon articulated the thoughts of a man for whom this story needs little introduction: Sean "P. Diddy" Combs.

TANK, an artist who tells stories like Notorious B.I.G. but sings like Donny Hathaway--with the brazen power of well, a tank. Tank's narrative lyrics hark back to pre-hip-hop rhythm and blues, when the griots of the 1970s like Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield sang about the streets, sang about struggle and the complexities of love. Tank approaches his sophomore album, One Man, with the tenacity of a combat veteran.

PROFYLE, a Shreveport, LA, vocal quartet that consists of a pair of brothers and cousins who grew up together, were inspired by the success and positive message of groups like Boyz II Men. They began performing at local talent shows and caught the attention of a promoter during one performance, who introduced them to their future manager, Musa Moore. Moore had the group record their demo tape with producer V. Jeffrey Smith; this tape made its way to Kedar Massenburg, president of Motown Records, who offered Profyle a record contract.

KICKN DJS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY:
DJ CLUE is one of the handfuls of DJs to make the jump from mix tapes to the major labels. He hooked up with Jay-Z's Roc-a-Fella Records camp for a bit in the late '90s, then moved on to his own camp, Desert Storm Records. The Queens, New York native built his reputation with street-level mix tapes, as most DJs tend to do in New York, and he quickly became one of the city's leading DJs, graced with the latest tracks by the biggest names.

DJ ENVY, another Queens native DJ who was around to witness the true evolution of the mix tape game firsthand, though he should step his game up a notch. He went on to establish his own company called BLOK Entertainment. BLOK Entertainment is an upcoming talent, management & production company founded in 1998. Envy currently serves as President and CEO. To his credit, BLOK has already produced several scorching tracks for artists such as Foxy Brown, Def Squad, Funkmaster Flex, Irv Gotti's Murderers, Fabolous, DMX and for the highly acclaimed motion picture Exit Wounds, starring DMX and Steven Segal.

GREG STREET, who is co-hosting this bash with Lil' Kim, is a hip-hop DJ for radio station V-103 (WVEE) in Atlanta. He was also tapped to host a Slip N Slide compilation of Southern rap. Aptly titled after the hour his show begins, Six O'Clock, Vol. 1 was preceded with a single, Trina and Deuce Poppi's "Thug Like Me," in July 2001. Street shared the executive producer's hat with Ted Lucas.

ALL ABOUT LIL KIM:
"The Queen Bee" - After making her presence known on Junior M.A.F.I.A.'s debut album, Conspiracy, Lil' Kim launched a solo career in 1996 with the release of her first record, Hard Core. As the album's title implies, Lil' Kim was a rarity among female rappers -- one that not only concentrated on edgy, hardcore rap but also explicit sexuality, two territories that had long been the province of male rappers. Of course, Lil' Kim's near-pornographic sexuality and hard-edged rhythms made her an anomaly within hip-hop, but Hard Core proved that she was no novelty, as it garnered positive reviews and strong sales. A native of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, Lil' Kim was raised by her parents until they split up when she was nine years old. Following their separation, she lived with her father, yet he threw her out of the house when she was a teenager. As a teen, she lived with her friends and, occasionally, on the streets. Eventually, she and her rhyming skills came to the attention of Biggie Smalls, who helped her cultivate her career. Smalls helped her become a member of Junior M.A.F.I.A., and Lil' Kim was a key part of the group's hit debut single, "Player's Anthem." Lil' Kim also made a big impression on the remainder of Junior M.A.F.I.A.'s 1995 debut album, Conspiracy. Following the release of Conspiracy, Lil' Kim appeared on records by Mona Lisa, the Isley Brothers, Total, and Skin Deep. For her debut album, she worked with a variety of producers, including Sean "Puffy" Combs, High Class, Jermaine Dupri, and SKI. The result, entitled Hard Core, was released in late 1996. Lil' Kim's marketing campaign for the album was quite provocative -- she was dressed in a skimpy bikini and furs in the advertisements, as well as the album covers -- but instead of resulting in a backlash, the album became a hit, debuting at number 11 on the pop charts. The first single from the album, "No Time," a duet with Sean "Puffy" Combs, became a number one rap single. The long-awaited Notorious K.I.M. followed in 2000. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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