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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 18, 1999
Press Contact: Jolyn Matsumuro
(323) 653-4330

House of Blues Partners with Rapstation.com To Present Rap and Hip/Hop Concert Series

Kicks Off With Public Enemy Concert Webcast Live From the House Of Blues Sunset Strip On Tuesday, October 19

Los Angeles, CA --- Rapstation.com announces a partnership with the House of Blues to produce a series of rap and hip/hop concerts. The series kicks off with live a Public Enemy concert on Tuesday, October 19th at 7:30pm PDT / 10:30EDT, broadcast from the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, CA. Opening act Blood of Abraham takes the stage at 7:30pm PDT with Public Enemy onstage at 8:15pm PDT.

The seven-camera, live video webcast can be seen by logging onto www.HOB.com, and is available to any Internet user with a 28.8 or 56K modem, ISDN, DSL, T1 or cable modem. The pay-per-view webcast will cost $4.99 for 100k, 200k or 300k broadband users. It is free for 28.8 and 56k modem users.

Future concerts include Wyclef Jean 9 on October 20 at 6:00pm PDT and De La Soul (audio only) in December.

Rapstation.com is the definitive rap and hip hop culture website, dedicated to enlightening, entertaining and empowering the global hip hop community. Since it’s launch in late September, it has offered an exclusive MP3 download of platinum-selling rapper Coolio’s newest single, and is a sponsor of Public Enemy’s current North American tour. In addition to MP3 downloads, Rapstation.com features a radio station, television station, celebrity interviews, information for aspiring artists and a forum for political expression and discussion. Rapstation.com was founded by Internet visionary (and Public Enemy frontman) Chuck D and is a Creamwerks Multimedia venture.

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House of Blues Digital, Inc. is a division of HOB Entertainment, Inc., and is committed to the production, capture, promotion, and digital distribution of live music content taking place at House of Blues’, HOB Concert venues and other select premiere venues worldwide. House of Blues Digital, Inc., has the ability to broadcast digital content through various media including the Internet, broadband cable, HDTV, satellite, DVD, and traditional media. House of Blues Digital, Inc.’s expertise in promotions and programming supports artists and labels through the entire on-line marketing medium.

For more information, please go to www.rapstation.com or www.hob.com (http://www.rapstation.com/events/ pe_ppv991019.html or http://www.hob.com/live/events/991019publicenemy/pre.shtml).

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