IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED — TIME SENSITIVE

Dear Friends and Associates:
 
Do you remember running barefoot outside as a child, sometimes paying the price with a splinter or piece of glass that had to be dislodged from your foot by the nearest adult with a sterilized sewing needle and alcohol?  Then you were warned to keep your shoes on while the wound heeled so that you could avoid infection.  In many of the townships and rural areas of Southern Africa and other underserved communities around the globe, shoes are rare and prized commodities.  It is common for children and their families in these areas to travel barefoot-no matter what the weather or terrain. Walking barefoot exposes their feet to rusty metals and glass, urine, feces and various bacteria that could lead to acute infection including gangrene and, in many cases, could ultimately result in amputations.
 
Global Soles is a new nonprofit organization dedicated to providing shoes for these individuals in order to improve public health, well-being and dignity of communities worldwide.  The inaugural mission for Global Soles will begin August 9, 2008, when members of the group will arrive in Johannesburg to deliver at least 5,000 new pairs of shoes to children and adults in underserved areas in Southern Africa.  We are writing to ask your assistance in meeting that goal.
 
We currently are soliciting new footwear and monetary contributions from individuals, groups, churches, faith-based organizations, non-profits, fraternities and sororities, corporations, community groups and educational institutions.  We are seeking footwear for boys and girls, ages 3 to 18 years old, including sneakers, black dress shoes, rain and casual boots for school, church and play.  For adult women and men, we are collecting comfortable rubber sole shoes, sneakers, as well as rain and casual boots.  Additional projects will consist of the delivery of shoes to developing countries around the globe, including, but not limited to: Nigeria and Ghana in December 2008, Haiti in April 2009, Jamaica in August 2009, and Guyana in December 2009.  The regions of greatest need will receive priority in shoe deliveries. Our long-term goals include:  the delivery of vaccines, medication, medical supplies, educational materials, sanitary napkins, and toiletries to impoverished communities worldwide.
 
The deadline for donating footwear or making monetary contributions (which will go toward shipping costs) is July 30, 2008.  Please ship product donations to: Gwendolyn Quinn, GQ Media & Public Relations, Inc., c/o of Global Soles, 1650 Broadway – Suite #1011, New York, New York 10019.  Checks should be made out to: Global Soles, Inc. and mailed to Rotimi Akinnuoye, 248 Clifton Place, Brooklyn, New York 11216.
 
Thank you in advance for your assistance in this project. We will call you soon to follow-up.  Feel free to contact us if you have any questions or need more information.  You might also visit our website at www.globalsoles.com, to learn more about us.  Our contact information is below.
 
Best Regards,

Gwendolyn Quinn
Global Soles
212-765-7910
gwendolynquinn@aol.com

KOCH RECORDS ANNOUNCES DEAL WITH VIRGINIA RAP DUO THE CLIPSE

Platinum-selling rappers the Clipse have partnered with KOCH Records for a special release: The Clipse Present the Re-Up Gang, which will be released on August 5^th, 2008. The Re-Up Gang, formed in 2004, is a larger ensemble encompassing the Clipse and collaborative Philly MCs Ab-Liva and Sandman. This fearsome foursome has been recording together since the Clipse’ platinum debut Lord Willin’, and is responsible for the celebrated We Got it 4 Cheap mixtape series. But The Clipse Present the Re-Up Gang is a standalone album featuring 9 new songs, including a single produced by Scott Storch, plus 3 unreleased remixes of tracks from We Got it 4 Cheap vol. 3.

 

Says Pusha T, one half of the Clipse: “Everything happens for a reason. We put out the We Got it 4 Cheap series on our own for the streets and that helped keep us visible and build the Re-Up name as an entity. This time, [our manager] Tony Draper got with [KOCH General Manager] Alan Grunblatt to put together an official album with new music and let KOCH Records do what they do best. This release gives us something fresh in the marketplace to reward Re-Up fans while we continue to work on the Clipse album.” The Clipse recently signed a groundbreaking 5-year 50/50 deal at Sony/ Columbia Records, entitling the Clipse to ownership of their masters. 

 

Grunblatt says, “Tony Draper and I have worked together since the days of Suave House and Relativity Records.  KOCH loves the Clipse and are thrilled to be working with the Re-Up Gang.”  

 

In the meantime, keep an ear open for Scott Storch’s single, “Fast Life,” which impacts next week. With its infectious hand claps and retro synth effects, “Fast Life” is an inevitable summer sizzler. Not lost amidst the dancefloor-destined drums are the quartet’s lyrical acumen and gleaming metaphor game. “Fast Life” has the irrepressible collective energy of a prior Clipse’-flavored hit, “What Happened to that Boy.” Expect an accompanying video for the track come early July. Additionally, three prime cuts from Volume 3 of We Got it 4 Cheap have been remixed and re-issued specifically for this project. The Clipse Present the Re-Up Gang arrives August 5. And keep the pot boiling for the Clipse’ full-length album on Sony, due in November.

DJ Khaled releases new single; third album on deck!

 Miami radio personality, label head, Terror Squad/KOCH Records recording artist and soon, Global dominator DJ Khaled is finally unleashing his long-awaited new single, “Out Here Grindin’.” The track is sure to be the summer jam of 2008 and features Akon, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Lil Boosie, Plies, Ace Hood, and Trick Daddy with production from The Runners. 

 

“Out Here Grindin’” was the #1 most added single at Urban Radio this week with 47 stations coming on board. The record was already at 700 spins going into add date.

 

About the single, DJ Khaled says, “’OUT HERE GRINDIN’” is the biggest record in the streets!! This will be the anthem for ‘08!! I do this for the streets!!! WE GLOBAL!!!! This record is for the people!!!”

 

The single is now available for sale from iTunes.

 

A video for “Out Here Grindin’” was recently shot and directed by Miami-native Gil Green. It will hit video networks and portals soon.

 

Khaled’s third and most anticipated album to date, We Global, will be released on September 16th, 2008.  We Global will feature Kanye West, Fabolous, Fat Joe, Nas, Sean Paul, Busta Rhymes, Flo-Rida, Akon, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Trick Daddy and many more to be announced.

 

Producers The Runners, Danja, Nasty, The Incredibles, Cool and Dre, and of course Beat Novacaine are handling production on what are sure to be the hottest tracks of 2008 on We Global. 

 

DJ Khaled was also nominated for a 2008 BET Award for Best Collabo for his song “I’m So Hood (Remix)” feat. Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Big Boi, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne and Birdman.
XXL recently called Khaled “the gatekeeper of the Sunshine State sound.” And with good reason.

On his first two albums, Khaled helped the burgeoning Miami hip hop scene explode nationally by featuring local as well as national talent on his numerous singles/collaborations.  Khaled’s last album, 2007’s We The Best, debuted at #8 on the Billboard Top 200 and has sold over 400,000 copies on the strength the album’s two huge hits, “We Takin’ Over” and “I’m So Hood” and its massive Remix.

 

Khaled is also closing in on 3 million combined Digital/Mobile units on the strength of “I’m So Hood” and “We Takin’ Over.”

 

DJ Khaled, who currently has the most popular radio show in Miami (WEDR/99 Jamz), released his debut, Listennn…The Album, last year debuting at #1 on the Billboard Independent Chart.  The album spawned 3 singles/videos including “Holla At Me,” “Grammy Family,” and “Born N’ Raised.”

 

Look for Khaled EVERYWHERE this summer. He’s bringing Miami global!

 

For more info on DJ Khaled, please visit www.MySpace.com/DjKhaled.