HCR.fm newsletter

WHATS GOOD! Greetings in the name of Christ Jesus! I'm excited to be dropping you the second newsletter of the year! We got some dope stuf to cover. One of them being the release of Shai Linne's new album "The Atonement". This joint is really a gem. It's very different from anything you might have heard lately in Christian Hip Hop. This album is not really for someone looking to "get crunk" off, or dance to, but its main focuse is to make sure the listener is clear on what Jesus Christ did on our behalf... The ATONEMENT. In addition to Shai's proect, we can now offer you the catelog by ILLECT Recordings! Big ups to Plas for hookin' us up. Check out the underground section of 3Hmp3 to peep out their music. Another issue will be covering is this term "Holy Hip Hop" most of us have adopted. I think most of us can admit, there were reasons why that term ended up being used to describe what we do, but I'll be talking a little bit more more on that later in the newsletter. So with that, check out the rest of the newsletter; click on the links to get put on to some great music, and keep on laboring for The King, and His Kingdom!   Grace n' Peace,   Big Vic (DJ MVP) Founder - HCR.fm

3HMP3 DIGITAL DOWNLOAD NEWS This week, we've got A TON of HOT new albums for you to check out. Unlike other stores who will simply carry whatever music they hapen to get sent, we've made sure that all the albums carried on our site are both solid lyrically (i.e. the can actually rap), and musically (i.e. beats). The new albums this week are: Shai Linne - The Atonement --> ONLY $7.99 Dert - Fledgling CookBook & Uno Mas - While They Slept CookBook & Uno Mas - Robertson Bullies EP Sintax the Terrific - Curb Appeal Sintax the Terrific - Simple Moves Stu Dent - Nephilim JustMe - One Man's Trash Sivion - Mood Enhancement Phat Kats - Raw Classics Lojique - Process of Illumination Scribbling Idiots - The Have Nots Falling Tsar - Faling Tsar Project Ajax Starglider - Middle Class Broadcast Beat Rabbi - Deepspace5oul Freddy Bruno - Hold Music                         What to look for next week: Christawn Supa Mario Tonex (some rare & exclusive stuff) If you would like to have your music carried on our site. Please visit http://www.3hmp3.com , and click on "artist signup". Make sure to read the terms and conditions, and send you music to the address listed there.

HOLY CULTURE RADIO Holy Culture Radio is one of the longest running Urban Gospel internet radio networks in the world. We specialize in playing indie Holy Hip Hop & R&P. Our current mixshows include 3rd Coast Fiyah, Wade-O Mixshow, Corelink Radio, Street Life Radio, 52 Radio, and Soul Bombing. Our DJs, which include Dj D-Lite, Dj Wade-O, Trig & O'diggity, Dj Primo, Dj X & KJ-52, and Dj MVP are top notch. Our mixshows average between 30-35 thousand downloads a month, most of which come directly from itunes. All of our mixshows can be downloaded directly via our Blogger page, or via itunes. If you are interested in getting radio play. Visit http://www.hcr.fm/index2.html and send you music to all of the mixshow addys listed on the page.

3HLIVE NEWS For those of you who spend a great deal of time networking on myspace, we'd like to tell you about a new site we've been working on. It's called 3HLive, and its a social gathering spot for the Holy Hip Hop & Urban Gospel community. We envite you to stop by, and sign up for a new account. Its free. Its fun, and the fellowship can be quite edifying. Check us out @ http://www.3HLive.com

NEWS BLURBS Our new DIGITAL RECORD POOL is moving along quickly. We will be launching in a few weeks. All those Djs who are interested in subscribing to this service, please contact Dj D-Lite. In the next few days, we will be changing the domain names linked to 3Hmp3.com. We are not yet sure what we will call it, but it wont include "3H" anymore. We are more comfortable with calling what we do Christian Hip Hop, so maybe it will be something that includes that. We're still not sure yet. If any of you have any ideas on what we can call our digital download site, feel free to e-mail me them (just dont register them first, lol) - Some of you might be asking yourself, "why the change Vic". Well to be quite honest with you, we were never really fond of the term "Holy Hip Hop", but we went with it because we felt like we had to. That particular name had quickly become prominent amongst Christian Hip Hop kats because of one organization. Although I applaud the marketing that went behind the idea, I did start to feel a little uneasy about the way "Holy Hip Hop" (that name) was being monopolized (is that a werd? if not, forgive me lol). One organization owning ALL of the names we call our genre of music began to trouble me. I'd like to see a level playing field. Thats all. The reason given as to why there seems to be a "lock" on all of the names of our genre (aka Holy Hip Hop, Christian Rap, Christian Hip Hop, Gospel Rap, etc.) is outdated IMO, and doesnt really hold any wieght in 2008. With that being said, HCR and the 3H family will now go back to referring to our genre of music as Christian Hip Hop. It may not be an issue to you (the readers), but it is to us. That being said, you will see some new sites sprouting up about Christian Hip Hop, its players, and how the genre came about. We would be extatic to have ChristianHipHop.com be our new home soon. We'll see what happens. But again...one corporation should not have control over every single name we call what we do. Theres just something inherently wrong with that picture. Especially in Christian Music. I'm sure not all of you will agree, but I honestly think I'm saying something outloud that MANY have been thinking for years. If you'd like to discuss this matter more, please... visit our forums and lets "get it in" (www.hcr.fm/forum) - Big Vic "Open it UP!" PS. Shouts out to SphereofHipHop.com / Rapzilla.com / HHHdb.com / HHFTS.com / Zealot, Viktory, Speedy, R-Swift, Esso, Pastor Aaron, Young Josh, Joseph DeLa Cruz, S.Brindle, Applejaxx (INK!), and Marco @ HHH Inc for even callin' a brotha back! I feel special now! Blaow!