Euro Rave 4 (official poster)

Scribble Jam 2008

"Scribble Jam, touted as "America's Largest Hip Hop Festival", has come to be seen as just that. It is the largest public display of underground hip hop that is available in the United States. Co-founded in 1996 by Scribble Magazine and DJ Mr. Dibbs of Atmosphere, the event has called Cincinnati, Ohio home for the last 10 years"
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'In the Mix' photos (second installment)

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(photo credit: Ali Schueler)

CBD-LOTUS ENTERTAINMENT-STEEZ BBQ SATURDAY

Close out the summer this Saturday afternoon with your two favorite clothing lines STEEZ and CREATE-BUILD-DESTROY. Huge t shirt sale along with a BBQ backed by Red Bull. Entertainment provided by Lotus DJ ZJ and a special break dance performance by the Rhythm Riders. Dont miss out!

BScene photos (sneak peak) 'In the Mix' Echo Center

Our friend over at the Bscene emailed us these photos (thanks Ben) and will be in this weekends Bscene section! (hope we dont get in trouble for this haha) Dope art exhibits, fashion show, live bands and dancing by the Cheeks crew. It all went down at the Echo Center last Saturday night. Big thanks to everyone who supported-Symptoms Collective, Humble, The Lab, Red Bull, Sugar Shane, Big Rye and Jack Spade, Steez and anyone else we failed to mention (sorry)
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The Game LAX: Official track list

01. Intro (Feat. DMX)
02. LAX Files (Produced By Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem)
03. State of Emergency (Feat. Ice Cube) (Produced By Jonathan “J.R.” Rothem)
04. Bulletproof Diaries (Feat. Raekwon) (Produced By Jelly Roll)
05. My Life (Feat. Lil Wayne) (Produced By Cool & Dre)
06. Money (Produced By Cool & Dre)
07. Cali Sunshine (Feat. Bilal) (Produced By Nottz)
08. Ya Heard (Feat. Ludacris) (Produced By Nottz)
09. Hard Liquor (Interlude)
10. House Of Pain (Produced By DJ Toomp)
11. Gentleman’s Affair (Feat. Ne-Yo) (Produced By Jonathan “J.R.” Rothem)
12. Let Us Live (Feat. Chrisette Michelle) (Produced By Scott Storch)
13. Touchdown (Feat. Raheem DaVaughn) (Produced By Nottz)
14. Angel (Feat. Common) (Produced By Kanye West)
15. Never Can Say Goodbye (Feat. Latoiya Williams) (Produced By Ervin “EP” Pope)
16. Dope Boys (Feat. Travis Barker) (Produced By 1500 or Nothin’)
17. Game’s Pain (Feat. Keyshia Cole) (Produced By Knobody)
18. Letter to the King (Feat. Nas) (Produced By Hi-Tek)
19. Outro (Feat. DMX)

What a great treat to end the summa. We just got an advance copy of the new Game album LAX. Just look at the production line up with special guest. LE's top pick's: My Life ft Lil Wayne, Angel ft Common and Dope Boys ft Travis Parker. Like whoa?! This made us pretty tempted to post the leak but thinking about how the Game production team worked hard on this album-we have to respect that. Buy the damn album, its worth it. So on that note, make sure to cop LAX August 26th! yeahhhh

How to get into a club by pretending you're a DJ

Learn how to hack at 5min.com

"These Australian guys conducted an experiment and videotaped it: Can you beat the lines at a club and get in by wearing a record bag and pretending to be a DJ?" Funny.
(thanks Boing Boing)

RIP Iasaac Hayes

On Sunday August 10, icon Isaac Hayes was reported dead by Memphis' WMCTV; Hayes was 65 years old. Shelby County Sheriff's Office spokesman Steve Shular confirmed the death to the local news, claiming that Hayes' wife called police and ambulance after finding him unconsciousness near the treadmill in their Tennessee home.
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Lipstick Lounge photos 2

Here they are party peoples. The second installment of photos from the Lipstick Lounge cruise. Photo credit goes to Anaii Ender!
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RIP Bernie Mac

Emmy, Golden Globe, and Grammy-nominated actor and comedian Bernie Mac died today (August 9) at the age of 50, CNN.com reports. "Actor/comedian Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital," said his publicist, Danica Smith, in a statement from Los Angeles, California. LINK

Attack Of The Unibros Tour

(thanks Rikki) LINK

WNBA Live 2008

Music Video of the Month: MGMT~Kids

Spot Light: MGMT

we already know that
MGMT has been out for a minute and yes even the Lotus crew can get caught sleeping. But before the band blows the F*~% up!!! it still gives us time to make them our spot light of the month. If your looking for something different and "fresh" (labeled surf/jungle/country on their myspace) you'll be sure to dig em. Check out the songs below. CLICK HERE for more on MGMT.

Download MGMT tracks:
Electric Feel
Kids

Lipstick Lounge photos: 1st installment

Photo credit goes to LaustinDesign (thank you) More photos to follow soon...LINK

Photos from the Roaring 20s Cruise...

Hey,

Thanks to everyone for coming out for the cruise last night!!! For those of you who are interested in seeing the photos, I will be posting mine up on Sunday. I will post on the blog again when they are all uploaded. In the meantime, you can check out photos from past Lotus Entertainment events on my flickr: flickr.com/photos/gage/collections ...along with others. Peace! See you in September for the next cruise!

Sincerely,

Anaii (Lotus Entertainment Photographer)