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Having recently teamed to launch a new music label, Warner Bros. and industry executive Stan Sheppard have announced plans to enlist some of the biggest names in hip-hop and R&B in an anti-gang campaign.
Akon, Lil' Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Kurupt and Ice Cube have all signed on to create music for Bangin...The Big Lie...Pain, Pride & Destruction, the first compilation CD in the series scheduled for release through the new deal. Bangin is set for release this September, with all sale proceeds going directly to Amer-I-Can/Unity One Foundation for Social Change, an anti-gang organization.
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Posted 07/09/07 by ozzie in Urban News
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Sheppard, who is directing the promotional and marketing campaign for the project, has also announced plans to simultaneously release three singles from the album, "What's Goin On" by Snoop Dogg & Akon; "Get Off Me" by Kurupt and "The Ghetto" by Lil' Wayne.
Amer-I-Can/Unity One Foundation is dedicated to stopping gang violence between African-American and Latino gang members, both in prisons and on the streets. The organization also offers life skills training to its members. Amer-I-Can supporters include Magic Johnson, Harry Belafonte, George Foreman, Spike Lee, James Ingram, Bill Russell and Denzel Washington.
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