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Anyone who is interested in hearing something different needs to listen to eMultimedia Group's flagship artist, Jair Dynast. One has only to visit myspace.com/jairdynast to see the reaction that Jair is getting from fans and peers alike. Now the DJs have spoken - the buzz single, "Vicious" from his album is #1 in the nation on the industry standard RapAttacklives and #2 on RapNetworks Record Breakers Top 30 charts.

Jair Dynast dares to push the envelope, tackles serious issues in a metaphorical way and does so with witty punch lines. Jair's solo debut album, "VIALENCE" is a classic, eclectic piece of art; as one of his fans said: "he's ahead of his time".

Jair Dynast clinched the #1 spot from some serious competitors such as Butta Team (featuring Little Brother and Big Daddy Kane) produced by 9th Wonder, Talib Kweli, westcoast mainstay Pigeon John w/b side featuring Rhymesayers Brother Ali. As you will see, Jair was up against solid competitors but the DJs have spoken.

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Artofrhyme.com runs a contest to give away copies of Defari's album and 12-inch "Make My Own" along with Jair Dynast's VIALENCE and 12-inch vinyl single, "Vicious" w\b "Pull Up".

Hip-hop music fans can hurry over to Artofrhyme.com and Enter to Win a copy of Jair Dynast new solo debut album or a copy of his 12-inch single.

In honor of the release of Defari and Jair Dynast's projects, AOR is giving away 12" vinyl singles and CD's to cover all of the bases. First up is Defari who recently dropped Street Music. The winner will receive a CD copy as well as the "Make My Own" 12". Rounding out the prize pack will be Jair Dynast's V.I.A.L.E.N.C.E. and "Vicious" single.

Jair Dynast new solo debut album, VIALENCE is consistently gaining attention in hip hop communities around the Internet. Our team of experts is getting hip-hop heads to listen and evaluate this album on its merit. It comes as no surprise that it's standing up to the test of a good album.

Fans are encouraged to read the review, listen and make their own assessment. IllHill East is the latest to check out Jair Dynast and review his album V.I.A.L.E.N.C.E.

Jair Dynast Vicious is featured on SoundSlam with Snoop Dogg, Big Tuck, Danity Kane and Lupe Fiasco among others. Hip-hop music fans can listen to full audio streams of the Top 10 single here: Jair Dynast Vicious

This month Jair sat down with Tricksta from the U.K. #1 Hip-Hop Online Magazine, Rago to do an indepth interview for its audience and his growing list of fans in the U.K. Read the entire interview here: Jair Dynast V.I.A.L.E.N.C.E.

by Alex Henderson, Allmusic

Just about any genre of music has its share of producers who are as famous (or almost as famous) as the artists themselves. That is true in rock, country, jazz and R&B, and it is also true in rap. From Sylvia Robinson to Russell Simmons to Sean "Puffy" Combs, rap has had its share of famous producers over the years. This essay takes a look at some of hip-hop's most important studio wizards — people who have been as important to hip-hop as Bob Ezrin and Jimmy Iovine are to rock, Orrin Keepnews is to jazz and Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff are to Philadelphia soul.

During hip-hop's old school era of 1976-1982 — old school as in pre- Run-D.M.C. — the most important producer was Sylvia Robinson of Sugar Hill Records (not to be confused with a folk label that has the same name). Robinson (b. Mar. 6, 1936) was a vocalist herself and had a resume long before her involvement with early hip-hop; in the '50s, she was half of the male/female R&B duo Mickey & Sylvia (best known for their hit "Love Is Strange"). And in the early '70s, Robinson recorded as a solo artist and favored a sensuous, sexy approach to northern soul; her biggest solo hit during that period was "Pillow Talk," although the single "Sweet Stuff" also enjoyed some radio airplay.

In those days, Robinson was both a producer/A&R person (she worked with the Moments and other soulsters) and a vocalist. But by the late '70s, Robinson was putting most of the energy into A&R and producing. At Sugar Hill Records, she became one of the first people to document rap. The Sugarhill Gang's 1979 smash "Rappers Delight" put Sugar Hill Records on the map, and the company soon acquired a reputation for being the Motown or Stax of old school hip-hop.

In fact, their roster was a who's-who of pre- Run-D.M.C. rappers — a roster that included Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, the Sequence (rap's first all-female group), Lady B (the first female rapper to record as a solo artist), the Funky Four Plus One, Spoonie Gee, Super Wolf and, of course, the Sugarhill Gang. Robinson worked with every one of those artists, and she would have been quite capable of working with Kurtis Blow if given the chance. But that famous old school rapper never recorded for Sugar Hill; instead, he signed with Polygram in 1979 and became the first rapper to record for a major label.

In 2005, we introduced the underground hip hop community to our flagship artist, Jair Dynast with the release of his debut 12 inch “SnakeEyes” which peaked at #4 on the Top 30. Jair was then given the opportunity to introduce his new buzz singles, "Vicious" and "Pull Up" at CMJ25 Music Marathon Showcase in NYC. Performing in September 2005 at the Bowery Poetry Club in Manhattan, to a sizeable crowd, he was very well received.

We are now on schedule to release Jair Dynast’s solo debut album, V.I.A.L.E.N.C.E. later this year. The album is social commentary at its best! A prolific street poet, Jair speaks to "real life issues" with raw uncut passion through his thought-provoking metaphors and similes. He writes emotionally driven, social commentary befitting the early days of our culture overshadowed only by his epic hard hitting beats.

Pandora has been Dugg in the past, but we go a step beyond stating how cool this unique (free) streaming radio service is and talk to the man behind it all, Tim Westergren, founder of the Music Genome Project and the resulting music service, Pandora.

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