METHOD MAN, GHOSTFACE KILLAH & RAEKWON ARE GRAPHIC ANTI-HEROES IN “WU-MASSACRE”

The WU-TANG CLAN is back, and ready to give you something out of the ordinary! Members, METHOD MAN, GHOSTFACE KILLAH & RAEKWON are graphic anti-heroes in Wu-Massacre! Art imitates life imitating art, as famed DC and Marvel graphic master CHRIS BACHALO’S three separate album covers for Wu Massacrepresent larger-than-life portraits of three Wu-Tang Clan brothers: One cover for Method Man, one for Ghostface Killah, and one for Raekwon.  The three anti-heroes of hip-hop take Wu science and theology to the next step on Wu Massacre, an adventurous collaboration that moves them closer to the immortality suggested by their individual album covers.

Since March 30th, the in-store release date of  Wu Massacre, loyal followers have had chance to find a special print of Bachalo’s original un-inked pencil sketch of one of the three explosive color covers.  300 randomly distributed albums will contain the rare pencil-sketch print insert (although not necessarily corresponding, e.g. a Meth cover album may contain a Rae sketch).  The 100 Meth cover albums, the 100 Ghost cover albums, and the 100 Rae cover albums with those inserts are destined to rank among the Maltese Falcons of hip-hop limited editions.

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NICKI MINAJ INTRODUCE’S RIGHT ON! MAGAZINE’S B.E.D.

As one of the longest-running young urban magazines on newsstands today, RIGHT ON!, established in 1971, has been the official bible of teen entertainment for over three decades.  Now Right On! is all grown up and proud to announce the debut of the Black Entertainment Diaries.  Think of the Black Entertainment Diaries (B.E.D.) as Right On!’s older, sassier and sexier sister. True to the brand’s motto, the B.E.D. will be “where gossip lies.” Part tabloid fodder, part chic fashion, entertainment and beauty bible, the B.E.D. will be like nothing else on the market, and with a hip commitment to featuring the biggest stars in the urban world, every month readers will have one question in mind: who’s in your B.E.D?
Inside the celebrity-filled pages of the sizzling premiere DOUBLE COVER ISSUE, Black Entertainment Diaries GOT intimate with Young Money’s leading lady. With a longstanding void in the female rap game,  NICKI MINAJ is the next big thing.

Watch the exclusive behing the scenes footageas we play dress up  with the 25-year-old starlet, who riles things up for our eight-page fashion spread in Barbie couture after the jump!

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OWN THIS EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL MICHAEL JACKSON COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE NOW!!!

SPECIAL LIMITED COLLECTOR’S ISSUE COMMEMORATING THE LIFE & DEATH OF MICHAEL JACKSON: THE KING OF POP 

ON SALE AUGUST 28^TH TO PROUDLY CELEBRATE MICHAEL JACKSON’S BIRTHDAY, (AUGUST 29^TH, 2009) 

 RIGHT ON!’s Exclusive Collector’s MICHAEL JACKSON issue includes:

 SIX XXL AUTOGRAPHED PULL-OUT POSTERS

EIGHT AUTOGRAPHED MICHAEL JACKSON PIN-UPS

VINTAGE ARTICLES FROM THE 70s, 80s & 90s

VINTAGE NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN PHOTOS FROM THE JACKSON FAMILY ALBUM

HOLLYWOOD’S GOODBYES INCLUDING REACTIONS FROM BEYONCÉ, ELIZABETH TAYLOR, KIM KARDASHIAN, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, CIARA, CHRIS BROWN & QUINCY JONES

As one of the longest running urban magazines on newsstands today, RIGHT ON! magazine, established in 1971, has covered the rise of MICHAEL JACKSON since he was a teen heartthrob in the JACKSON 5 back in the 1970s. Like many of his fans, Right On! was lucky enough to grow up with Michael Jackson, featuring the star on countless of our covers for over three decades. Though it is with great sadness that we mark the passing of such an icon, it is with equal happiness that we celebrate his life and music, releasing our SPECIAL LIMITED COLLECTOR’S ISSUE COMMEMORATING THE LIFE & DEATH OF MICHAEL JACKSON: THE KING OF POP just hours before what would have been his 51^st birthday on August 29^th, 2009.

Right On!’s MICHAEL JACKSON tribute will undoubtedly be the only magazine on newsstands geared specifically towards teens and young adults. We will cater to the Back-To-School crowd with EXTRA LARGE AUTOGRAPHED POSTERS perfect for the dorm or bedroom (no other magazine currently on the newsstand will be offering that). We will also include vintage articles along with the vintage photos to give readers a TRUE retrospective on the KING OF POP’s life from his childhood to his untimely death. Notable articles include “Heal The World,” a look at the star’s charitable endeavors, “Who’s Bad?,” a poignant look at the scandals that affected the singer throughout his life and “Gone Too Soon,” a stirring pictorial of his memorial service watched by millions around the world. Finally, keeping our teen demographic in mind, we will feature some of the hottest young celebrities on the planet including BEYONCÉ, RIHANNA, NE-YO, CHRIS BROWN, CIARA, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and USHER in a feature entitled “LEGACY” illustrating exactly how MICHAEL JACKSON influenced the style, music and fashion of all these young artists and the future of pop. Like Michael Jackson, this issue will stand the test of time and hold a firm place in the hearts of all that possess it.

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 TO ORDER YOUR PHYSICAL COPY OF RIGHT ON!’s SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE MICHAEL JACKSON TRIBUTE ISSUE email your name, mailing address and credit card information cprebich@dorchestermedia.com. Your card will be charged $9.99 +$2.00 for shipping and handling. Shipping and handling rates may vary for locations outside of the United States.

The MICHAEL JACKSON SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE will be available only at newsstands and bookstores. Digital copies will be sold via www.Zinio.com, (Keyword “Right On”) on AUGUST 29TH, 2009.

EXCLUSIVE! PLEASURE P TELLS RIGHT ON! WHY HE LEFT PRETTY RICKY!

PLEASURE P let us pick his brain for the COVERSTORY of our JUNE/JULY 2009 RIGHT ON!issue titled THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE.

 “Why did I leave Pretty Ricky? I’m just going to say I was on T.V. every day and my momma still lives in the hood.  I’m not gonna say no more…” -PLEASURE P

After three years with the widely popular, grindin’ boy band known as PRETTY RICKY, things got ugly when rumors of behind-the-scene power struggles ended in the group’s only R&B singer PLEASURE P leaving his band of “brothers” behind. Now the twenty-four-year-old Florida native hopes to set the record straight with his debut solo album aptly titled The Introduction of Marcus Cooper. Here the singer promises to mix business with pleasure. 

 To read the FULL STORY, buy the digital issue here.

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