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NEOSOUL AUTHOR READIES RHYTHM & LIT PROJECT FOR SUMMER RELEASE

Neosoul Author - Kamichi Jackson

Ask author Kamichi Jackson how she categorizes her work and she'll tell you it's called "Rhythm and Lit".

Ashburn, VA - "There should be a legitimate genre called Rhythm and Lit because for me, one simply doesn't exist without the other," Jackson says. "Stories come to me both in song and in fictional prose. Music always plays a prominent part in my written work and vice versa."

Take as an example Jackson's online drama, The Mic-Ness (originally titled Ghetto Diva when it ran at her website three years ago). Set in the world of R&B/Hip Hop Soul music, the series tells the story of a girl group called Sashay. The author's love for music is evident throughout the story, as well as in the series theme song, which she co-wrote along with emerging producer Virt. Then there is her second online series "Scenes From the Indigo Lounge", for which a fictional jazz supper club is the setting.. Once again, a love for composition and instrumentation is woven into the dialogue and actions of her characters. And, of course, a theme song co-written and performed by the author will grace the opening pages of the Indigo Lounge section of the site (which will re-launch June 15th).

Even Jackson's upcoming novel release, The Brownstone (a family drama set in Harlem, New York), will feature a small set of tracks written and performed by the author.

"My favorite is I'm A Woman and it's an R&B track I wrote years ago but have adopted as the theme for the relationship between one of the main characters and her husband. My second favorite is Soulmate and the one following closely behind that is No More. Once again, I will work with Virt on these tracks. He brings out the best in me. We vibe hard."

It doesn't stop there. Jackson has also been shopping around a 14-page treatment for a movie called "On the Dotted Line", a romantic comedy set, once again, in the music industry. The characters are urban professionals, much like those found in Two Can Play That Game (Vivica Foxx/Morris Chestnut) and Brown Sugar (Sanaa Lathan/Taye Diggs). In fact, if Jackson had her way, any one of the writers of those hit movies would come looking for her treatment as a next project for their production company.

"We'll see if that happens, though," says Jackson, who recently took an unusual step and put the treatment up for auction at eBay. "It's hard to get to the right people these days. I've tried just about everything I can think of, and I really don't know what more to do. Too, the other reality is that I think we still have a long way to go in setting a standard for the type of movies we'll make. Someone somewhere is probably pitching Soul Plane II right now and they'll probably find someone willing to sign that dotted line."

Ms. Jackson is also the author of "You're Too Much, Reggie Brown", a chapter book for young readers released in December 2000. For further information about this and other projects by the author, please contact her by email at info@kamichijackson.com, or by phone at (703) 625-0279.

Visit her site at Kamichi Jackson after June 15th for regular news and project updates.

New Brooklyn Based Record Label, Takes Over Radio Stations Across the US with the Release if their 1st Single...
"Hood Da Hood"

Brooklyn, NY - Hip Hop's True Voice for Rap is taking over the Who's Who of radio stations across the United States. Fans across the city are calling the station in masses to request "Hood DA Hood," placing it on the heavy rotation chart. Never Quit Entertainment (NQ) is gearing up to release "Hood Da Hood" the first single from the forthcoming NQ release entitled "NQ 4 LIFE". "Hood Da Hood" is a hot collaboration featuring NQ's own Music Equals Life P.K.A M.E.L and Chico Del Vec of the legendary Notorious B.I.G.'s musical family, Junior Mafia.

Hood Da Hood delivers high-powered lyrics that give you an introduction to skills of M.E.L. and the anticipation of Chico Del Vec's sound that hip hop lovers await. It is a testament to the ambitious and committed lyrical content that represents the true Brooklyn style. On the music side "Hood Da Hood" was produced by one of Brooklyn's best kept secrets, NQ Entertainment's Chief Engineer/Producer, George "The Differenez" Brown. The addition of this track to the list of his accomplishments places this as the next Hip-Hop street anthem.

According to NQ Entertainment's CEO, Timothy Coleman "It is an honor to have a member of the late, great Notorious B.I.G.'s musical family on our first single". Chico Del Vec stated "B.I.G.'s hand guided mine when I put the verse together, so I know that he would be proud of this collabo".

Everybody Needs Somebody" is the B side of the "Hood Da Hood" single and features the team efforts of M.E.L. and Blessed. This dynamic duo brings the hottest stuff popping to the table to create a sure fire club banger. Masterminding the production process of this future chart-climbing hit is another of NQ's roster of up-and-coming beat smiths, Brandon "Waterboy" Youngblood. The combination of blazing lyrics, hard hitting one-liners and an intensifying, driven drum pattern are the key elements that make Everybody Needs Somebody the official crowd moving song of 2004. Mr. Coleman states "Everybody Needs Somebody" is a breakthrough song for the first two artists signed to our label, the public will be packing the dance floor to this one.

NEVER QUIT ENTERTAINMENT is a New York based record label and production company with an impressive list of in house producers and a collection of bright young stars all from the streets of New York. The debut LP release "NQ 4 Life" is sure to set the industry abuzz and take Hip-Hop heads back to the streets. For more information, please visit Never Quit Entertainment