MemphisRap.com was founded by publishers Hosea Mays, Jr "M Town Luv" and Charla Littlejohn and launched in 2001.
MemphisRap.com is the largest news and media source in the Mid-South for the rap/hip-hop music and entertainment industry according to Alexa internet research company. MemphisRap.com serves as a source of news, interviews, reviews, photos, audio and video for more than 2 million visitors a month. MemphisRap.com has been a trusted news source since 2001 for the rap/hip-hop music and entertainment industry and pays high regard to offering accurate content, of superior quality that can be depended upon, to it's readers.
Such publications as FOX, WMCTV Channel 5, The Source, Ozone Magazine, Business Journal, Commercial Appeal, New York Times, BBC News and many others utilize MemphisRap.com. The site has working relationships with many online news sources and offline sources including newspapers, print magazines, television and radio outlets.
"Since its inception in 2001, MemphisRap.com has become a clearinghouse for local hip hop artists and their fans. Artists look to the site for guidance while fans worldwide flock to the site to keep up with the latest industry news and gossip."
– Memphis Business Journal Jan 2005
"..90% of the urban content I write about comes from visiting MemphisRap.com" ~ Donnie Snow [People Magazine], Commercial Appeal
"MemphisRap.com is the most important information portal in the Memphis area!" ~ Antonio Parkinson, Memphis & Shelby County Music Commission
"Your site is great! Look forward to you being our guide to the local music scene again soon." Tristen Quinn, Producer BBC Newswire
MemphisRap.com
Staff
Head Staff
M Town Luv - Founder The many hats of the CEO (President/Founder, Head Webmaster, and Director
of Research and Strategic Site Development (Futurist)) Territories:
Education: 1st School Book Worm, 2nd Street Hood, 3rd Graduate
of P University. Last, self educated in the Music & Entertainment Industry.
feedback [at] memphisrap.com
Founder/CEO... studied Music
Business, is a music producer, business owner and overall talented individual
who has passion for other aspiring artists within the music industry. M-
Town Luv has worked with top Music Producers and Record Labels and knows
the dedication it takes to get into this business.
Michael Douglas - GR Marketing/Representative Territories:
Assistant Executive
mdouglas[at]memphisrap.com
Michael joined MemphisRap.com in November of 2001.
Michael is an upcoming rap artist and entrepreneur. He not
only has the passion for the music game, but he also has the skills to match.
Michael knows that it takes more than skills and passion to make it in
this Industry and that is why he spends his time supporting other local
Memphis artists and pointing them in the right direction.
Janeen Lee - Head Photographer Territories:
Education: N/A jlee[at]memphishoneys.com
Janeen Lee joined Memphis Honeys in the reign of it's launch in 2001. Janeen was the first Memphis Honey to be interviewed and showcase her extrodinary modeling talents as well as photography. Janeen is currently the lead photographer and model at MemphisHoneys.com and MemphisRap.com. Anyone interested in becoming a part of Janeen's team and wish to work on upcoming projects, you should apply by contacting jobs[at]memphisrap.com for further information and instructions. Requirements: digital camera, any sample works, the willingness to learn the Photography Industry and be committed. Training available for the right person.
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Deanna Brown - Promoter & Representative Territories:
deanna.brown[at]memphisrap.com
Deanna Brown began her journey with MemphisRap.com in mid-2006 as a promoter for MemphisRap.com and Memphis Honeys. Deanna is a lioness at heart and a beauty by sight. This young woman is making her mark in the Music/Entertainment Industry in the Mid-South by doing what she does best which is promotions, event management, networking and kicking in doors. Deanna is making big moves and is one everyone will be reckoning.
Jabari Oliver - Associate Music Reviewer Territories:
jabari.oliver[at]memphisrap.com
Jabari Oliver, currently an account executive for the Philadelphia's 103 The Beat, has deep-rooted musical groundings that was birthed from watching his father, a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology, critique and study what is known as Delta Blues. From this exposure Jabari learned how to explain music from a psychological perspective and garnered the ability to forecast trends of hip-hop music. He began his illustrious writing career as an early teen where he became a published poet and eventually garnered 3 different publications in respectable hard-covered national anthologies. During this period, Jabari would watch his father produce countless rap albums in his recording studio with artists from Memphis and the North Mississippi area. He honed his writing skills under the supervision of his mother, a Ph.D. Doctor of Education, and used his abilities to get into Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans where he majored in English and later transferred to Rust College in Holly Springs where he majored in Mass Communications. There he served as a staff writer for the “Rustorian” newspaper and also served as an on-air personality for the school’s radio station, WURC-FM. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism, Jabari began his media career as an account executive for Power99/WMPW-FM, a hip-hop radio station. That allowed him to be surrounded by music. Jabari believes “Music is life and life is music, everybody has their own soundtrack or song with its own flow, routine, rhythm, rhyme or reason that composes their identity.” He dedicates his grind to his younger sister, a better future, and the “struggle” itself.
Jami K. Cross - Associate Writer jamik[at]memphisrap.com
Jami K. Cross is the Editor-In-Chief of Exact Magazine and is a writer for MemphisRap.com. She love sports and music. Considers herself a hip-hop enthusiast, a rock connoisseur, and an old-school R&B authority. Think you can hang with Jami K? Gotta story idea? Want her to check out your event? Shoot her an e-mail.
MemphisRap.com was founded by publishers Hosea Mays, Jr "M Town Luv" and Charla Littlejohn and launched in 2001.
