http://purplelabelpr.com/blog Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:23:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en PURPLE BOOK PICK: This months pick for a great read is by Russell Simmons called "Do You" , although the book was published in 2007, I just now got my hands on it and ever since then, I cannot put it down. Simmons serves up the most practical 12 laws ... http://purplelabelpr.com/blog/2010/03/russell-simmons-do-you/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTlDkh_b79k[/youtube] On twelfth of January 2010, the largest earthquake was recorded in Haiti and it destroyed almost every part of the country. The quake had a magnitude of seven, and heavy shocks were recorded after it. The natives of the country told how everybody was scared during this Haiti earthquake disaster. ... http://purplelabelpr.com/blog/2010/01/the-devastation-haiti/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we-1WIjqWUk[/youtube][youtube][/youtube] Director Spike Lee is paying tribute to Michael Jackson by releasing a music video for his posthumous single, "This is It." The emotional video shows footage of Michael's childhood hometown Gary, Indiana and fans mourning his death around the world. In one of the video's high points, Lee focuses in on ... http://purplelabelpr.com/blog/2009/12/this-is-it-spike-lee-directs-michael-jackson-video/ After several months on the campaign trail, Kasim Reed, an attorney and former Georgia state senator, will be sworn in as Atlanta's next mayor after a recount Wednesday confirmed he had won a runoff election. Prior to the election Purple Label PR had the honor of attendending one of his ... http://purplelabelpr.com/blog/2009/12/kasim-reed-atlantas-next-mayor/ Purple Exclusive: Since his violent February altercation with then "shawty," Rihanna, Chris Brown has been carrying a 9-month-old profusion of ugly, public-dubbed monikers. But though it’s likely that Chris will have to duck sharp-soaring insults for the bulk of his young career, one positive thing can be said by even ... http://purplelabelpr.com/blog/2009/10/new-chris-brown-video-i-can-transform-ya/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC-lklfr4_E[/youtube]   Coming out on November 6, 2009 the motion picture "Precious" is a film with sheer audacity and utter authenticity, director Lee Daniels tackles "Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire" and creates an unforgettable film that sets a new standard for cinema of its kind. Precious Jones (Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe) ... http://purplelabelpr.com/blog/2009/10/movie-preview-precious/ As you all have witnessed, 2009 has been a year of many untimely,  and heart wrenching deaths. I am sure more than a few people we have lost this year come to mind as soon as you think about it. The most recent and pointless death we all may be ... http://purplelabelpr.com/blog/2009/10/elusion-clothingthe-brand-with-a-brand-new-meaning/ PLPR gives Kid Cudi's album 4 stars hands down. Could our opinion be a bit biased because he is from Ohio? Nah, not at all ! As all purveyors of taste and G.O.O.D. music know, today's the day Cudi's album dropped. Man on the Moon has been critically heralded as ... http://purplelabelpr.com/blog/2009/09/purple-radarkid-cudi-man-on-the-moon/ [vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/6363794[/vimeo] The Super Producer has arrived ladies and gents. PLPR knabbed an interview with Producer Fatboi, to talk about what it takes to get your beats heard. For us, Fatboi was the ideal person to ask such a question since his most recent hit "Wasted" by Gucci Mane Feat Plies, is ... http://purplelabelpr.com/blog/2009/09/producer-fatboi-on-how-to-get-your-beat-heard/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM1mPXJ95vc[/youtube] The PLPR video pick of the week is actually not a  music video at all, it's a commercial that caught our attention simply because in our opinion, it's one of the dopest one minute ads we've laid our eyes on in a while. Just nine days away from "The Blueprint 3" release date, Jay-Z does promotion ... http://purplelabelpr.com/blog/2009/09/purple-label-pick-jay-z-bp3rhapsody-commercial/