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Rappers, Music Executives Come Out For Southern Entertainment Conference
Other panelists include rappers Too Short, Killer Mike and Trick Trick as well as Blue Williams, manager of Outkast, Vanessa Satten, music editor of XXL Magazine, Jane Higgins, publicist for Nelly, and Murphy Lee, directors Flx ("Dirty States of America") and Lexx Luger ("White Boys Can't Rap"), Hump, CEO of Sucka Free Entertainment and Rap Coalition founder Wendy Day. Founded in 1992, Rap Coalition is a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to the education, support, protection and unity of hip hop artists: rappers, producers, and DJs. The Southern Entertainment Awards honor artists and DJs of the southern music industry each year with awards voted on by their peers. The panel discussions are free and open to the public from noon to 6 PM on Friday, Jan. 20 and 11 AM to 7 PM on Saturday, Jan. 21 at the Grand Casino in Tunica, MS (30 miles south of Memphis). The weekend will be capped off with parties at the Martini Room and Club Premier and the third annual Southern Entertainment Awards, which takes place at 2:00 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Horse Shoe Casino. The Southern Entertainment Awards ceremony begins at 2 PM on Sunday, January 22 at the Horse Shoe Casino. Tickets are $60 and available at TicketMaster.com.
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