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04.23.2009 7:07 am

Joka busy prepping debut for Ludacris’ record label

Joka and Ludacris (center)

The minute St. Louis rapper Joka lost to rapper Nite Owl at the Koch Madness competition last year, he knew he’d try again this year.

“I knew I was never going to stop,” he says.

 

Joka won a deal…

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04.06.2009 1:04 pm

STL rapper Joka wins recording contract with Ludacris

DTP's Chaku Zulu, Joka, Ludacris, and Willie Northpole

    

It looks like Joka’s got the last laugh.

The St. Louis rapper, the runner-up in Koch Records-sponsored rap competition Koch Madness last year, re-entered this year under the competition’s new name, DTP Madness (reflecting…

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04.02.2009 7:30 am

Ludacris expected at DTP Madness finale Saturday at the Loft

DTP Madness, the competition in which local rappers are vying for a contract with DTP Records, wraps Saturday night with the finale at the Loft.

Performing at the competition, vying to be the next Chingy or Bobby Valentino, are preliminary…

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02.21.2009 8:33 am

Concert announcement: Jim Jones at Club Society

Rapper Jim Jones

Rapper Jim Jones, who performed at the T.I./Ludacris concert Feb. 19 at Chaifetz Arena, is booked at Club Society March 14.

The night will be hosted by Big Terence and Sir Thurl. Admission is free until 11 p.m. 

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02.16.2009 4:55 am

Concert update: Jim Jones, “surprise guest” added to T.I. show

Rapper Jim Jones

Rapper Jim Jones has been added to the T.I. and Ludacris “Swagger Like Us” concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Chaifetz Arena.

St. Louis rapper Yung Ro of “Donk Dat” fame has also been added to the show, along with Lincoln…

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01.15.2009 3:07 pm

Concert announcement: T.I. and Ludacris at Chaifetz

Rappers T.I. and Ludacris performing at the BET Awards in October

Rappers T.I. and Ludacris will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at Chaifetz Arena.

Tickets are $47-$127, on sale at at 10 a.m. Saturday at MetroTix outlets, www.metrotix.com, 314-534-1111, and at…

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12.29.2008 7:33 am

Reports of Chingy’s recording demise exaggerated, reps say

Chingy performing April 26 at Chaifetz Arena

Chingy performing April 26 at Chaifetz Arena

Hip-hop outlets are widely reporting St. Louis rapper Chingy has been dropped from his contract with Def Jam/Disturbing Tha Peace.

Representatives for Chingy say it’s not as it seems.

First, they say Chingy’s split from the…

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12.03.2008 11:53 am

Kanye West tops new releases from Guns ‘N Roses, Ludacris

Kanye West CD cover

Guns ‘N Roses’ too long-in-the-making comeback was no match for big-headed rapper Kanye West.

West’s latest, “808s & Heartbreak,” sold 450,000 copies its first week out to top the Billboard 200. He handily topped the veteran rock band’s…

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11.05.2008 1:25 pm

Photos: Ludacris at EXO Tuesday night

Rapper Ludacris at EXO: photo by Ryan Walsh

Superstar rapper Ludacris was in St. Louis Tuesday night at new nightclub EXO, previewing his upcoming “Theater of the Mind” CD.

But before he got to that, the packed house was rightfully mesmerized by…

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11.04.2008 2:49 pm

Election results trickle into local nightclubs

Some area clubs and bars will be showing coverage of today’s historic election live in their establishments, a natural for those businesses open on Tuesdays.

It’s not like there’s much else being broadcast on TV tonight anyway, save for fresh episodes…

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