VH1 Hip-Hop Honors UPDATE!!!

HIP HOP PIONEERS, Cypress Hill, DE LA SOUL, SLICK RICK, NAUGHTY BY NATURE AND TOO $HORT WILL BE HONORED AT THE FIFTH ANNUAL "VH1 HIP HOP HONORS"
Tracy Morgan Returns As Host of The 2008 "VH1 Hip Hop Honors"

Which Premieres On VH1 and VH1 Soul on Tuesday, October 7 at 10PM*

NEW YORK, August 13, 2008 – VH1 has announced the five honorees for their fifth annual "VH1 Hip Hop Honors," Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Slick Rick, Naughty By Nature and Too $hort. Hosted once again by Tracy Morgan, this year's musical celebration will give viewers a chance to step back and reminisce on a time when hip hop music began to make its greatest impact on American pop culture.

Premiering on Tuesday, October 7 at 10PM*, generations of hip hop will bridge the gap for one exceptional night to set it off with the original style and flavor that sparked a revolution and continues to fuel an evolution around the world. Additional performances and appearances will be announced shortly.

"Now in its fifth year, the 'VH1 Hip Hop Honors' has come to represent the pinnacle of innovation and achievement in hip hop music," said Tom Calderone, Executive Vice President and General Manager, VH1. "This year's five honorees are no different and are being recognized for their significant contributions to hip hop culture and for helping to elevate hip hop into a truly global phenomenon."

Introducing this year's honorees:

Cypress Hill: With a driving rhyme style and brutally infectious production, this L.A. based collective brought a welcomed Latino perspective to hip hop storytelling, creating records like "Insane in the Brain" that crossed all barriers and gave Cypress Hill fans in the rock, as well as, rap world.

De La Soul: This Long Island trio brought a playful, smart, and off-center style to hip hop, while pushing their suburban and bohemian sensibility to the fore. Their innovative sound has influenced not only other MCs, but helped inspire the entire underground movement in the culture.

Naughty By Nature: Led by the strident style of lead MC Treach, Naughty By Nature brought New Jersey hip hop into the mainstream by creating hit singles than became anthems for a generation. "OPP" and "Hip Hop Hooray" are two of the most popular records in rap history.

Slick Rick: With vivid storytelling and unique rhyme style Slick Rick has always been one of the most unique and influential figures in the culture's history. When you combine Rick's MC gifts with his gold chains, eye patch and regal clothing the result is a figure who embodies the fun, the danger and the flavor that is hip hop.

Too $hort: Too $hort started his career in the '80s selling 12-inch singles full of freaky tales on his own indie label in Oakland and has remained true to his raw style, in the process becoming a legend in the game while staying true to his hard core values.

Additionally, on September 16 VH1.com will launch its dedicated "VH1 Hip Hop Honors" Web site with honoree profiles, exclusive online programming, show information and more at HipHop.VH1.com. Additional VH1.com and VH1 Mobile efforts around "VH1 Hip Hop Honors" will be announced in the coming weeks.

"VH1 Hip Hop Honors" is executive produced by Lee Rolontz for VH1 and Jac Benson for Blackjac Entertainment. Louis J. Horvitz will direct. Nelson George and Fab Five Freddie are co-executive producers.

*All times ET/PT

"VH1 Hip Hop Honors" is sponsored by T-Mobile USA and Taco Bell Corp.

VH1 connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that matter to them most with TV series, specials, live events, exclusive online content and public affairs initiatives. VH1 is available in 90 million households in the U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital channels and services including VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul, VH1 Mobile, VH1 Games and extensive broadband video on VH1.com. Connect with VH1 at VH1.com.

VH1 Hip-Hop Honors!!

VH1’s “Hip-Hop Honors” 2008 Set for October Premiere

VH1 has announced the upcoming date for its next A-List tentpole event the “VH1 Hip Hop Honors.” Now in its fifth year, “VH1 Hip Hop Honors” will once again pay tribute to the hip hop luminaries who broke new ground and propelled the genre into a truly global news phenomenon.

VH1 will fete this year’s honorees at a high-energy event at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York taping Thursday, October 2, 2008 and premiering on VH1 on Tuesday, October 7.

The music and influence of each of the honorees, to be named later this summer, will be recognized through performances in collaboration with some of today’s hottest talent. Generations of hip hop will bridge the gap for one exceptional night to set it off with the original style and flavor that sparked and inspired the evolution of the music.

Last year’s show was hosted by Tracy Morgan and honored A Tribe Called Quest, Snoop Dogg, WHODINI, Missy Elliott, the film Wild Style and Teddy Riley and Andre Harrell for New Jack Swing. The star-studded 2007 edition also featured performances by the honorees, along with appearances by Ciara, Eve, Pharrell Williams, The Game, T.I., Timbaland, Bow Wow, Busta Rhymes, Common, T-Pain, Keyshia Cole and Nick Cannon as well as Chris Rock, Harvey Keitel, LL Cool J, Kerry Washington and Diddy. Salt -N- Pepa, Nelly Furtado, Ne-Yo, KRS-One The Teacha, Jermaine Dupri, Grandmaster Caz, Nelly, Mos Def, Kool Moe Dee, Grand Wizzard Theodore and The Chief Rocker Busy Bee.

“As we’ll remind viewers with our upcoming ‘VH1 Rock Honors’ show saluting The Who, VH1’s on-air tentpole events represent the best of music and pop culture entertainment. We work tirelessly and passionately to attract the biggest stars in the industry, create must-see buzz and engage record numbers of viewers,” said Tom Calderone, Executive Vice President and General Manager, VH1.

“Our ‘VH1 Hip Hop Honors’ has grown into one of the most anticipated events in the hip hop community, drawing legends from back-in-the-day to the hottest stars of the genre today. This fifth edition will reflect the true power of hip hop while promising to deliver our best Hip Hop Honors show yet,” he added.

Story pulled from: http://www.hiphoplinguistics.com/

Full Story from previous posting! Recording Superstars to Remake Iconic Doublemint, Juicy Fruit and Big Red Gum Jingles

Recording Superstars to Remake Iconic Doublemint, Juicy Fruit and Big Red Gum Jingles Chris Brown, Julianne Hough and Ne-Yo deliver fresh twists to Wrigley's Brands!!!!

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (NYSE:WWY), the world’s No. 1 maker of chewing gum, today announced it will partner with pop sensation Chris Brown, rising country star and reality dance show champion Julianne Hough and hip-hop artist Ne-Yo to re-record three of the Wrigley’s Brands well-known jingles: the unforgettable Doublemint “Double Your Pleasure” (1960); the famous Juicy Fruit “Taste is Gonna Move Ya” (1983); and the Big Red “Kiss a Little Longer” (1979), respectively.

“We are thrilled to be rolling out these musical makeovers for some of America’s favorite chewing gums,” said Paul Chibe, Wrigley’s Vice President of North American Gum Marketing. “Chris, Julianne and Ne-Yo are three diverse, multi-talented performers who were able to bring their individuals styles and interpretations to the re-released Doublemint, Juicy Fruit and Big Red jingles.”

To celebrate the relationship, Doublemint gum hosted an invite-only concert for 1,000 guests at Times Square’s Nokia Theater where Brown performed selections from his latest album Exclusive: The Forever Edition along with his first live rendition of the remade jingle. Wrigley’s offered fans the opportunity to attend the exclusive concert via radio giveaways with New York’s Hot 97, Power 105 and Z100. In addition, consumers were also invited to line-up at three pre-determined New York landmarks as well as outside the Nokia Theater to gain entrance into the exclusive event on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The updated jingles are part of Wrigley’s new television and radio advertising campaign that launches in August and follow the spring introduction of the new Slim Pack™ envelope across all the Wrigley’s™ Brands– Big Red, Doublemint, Juicy Fruit, Winterfresh® and Wrigley’s Spearmint®. The summer release of Brown’s smash hit, Forever, which featured the unmistakable Doublemint gum jingle lyrics, kicked-off the creative partnership between Brown and Doublemint gum. Wrigley consulted with Translation Advertising (NY) to conceptualize and identify the artists behind the jingle remakes.

About Wrigley
The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company is a recognized leader in confections with a wide range of product offerings including gum, mints, hard and chewy candies, lollipops, and chocolate. The Company has global sales of $5.4 billion and distributes its world-famous brands in more than 180 countries. Three of these brands – Wrigley's Spearmint®, Juicy Fruit®, and Altoids® – have heritages stretching back more than a century. Other well-loved brands include Doublemint®, Life Savers®, Big Red®, Boomer®, Pim Pom®, Winterfresh®, Extra®, Freedent®, Hubba Bubba®, Orbit®, Excel®, Creme Savers®, Eclipse®, Airwaves®, Solano®, Sugus®, P.K.®, Cool Air® and 5™.