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EMINEM HOSTS DETROIT HIP-HOP SUMMIT 2004

HIP-HOP TEAM VOTE CELEBRATES FIRST NATIONAL ANNIVERSARY

THOUSANDS OF YOUTH REGISTER TO VOTE THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MICHIGAN


NEW YORK, N.Y. ­ MAY 18, 2004 ­ Russell Simmons, Dr. Benjamin Chavis and TheHip-Hop Summit Action Network announced today that Detroit native and multi-platinum hip-hop artist Eminem, will host the Detroit Hip-Hop Summit, Saturday, May 22nd from 12noon to 4pm at the Fox Theater, located at 2211 Woodward Avenue in Detroit. Co-chairs of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network – Damon Dash, Sean ³P Diddy² Combs and Kevin Liles – have all worked with Simmons and Chavis in helping to reach out to youth across America around HSAN¹s Youth Voter Registration and GOTV initiative, called Hip-Hop TeamVote, first launched one year ago at the Detroit Hip-Hop Summit ¹03.  This coming weekend has been declared ³Hip-Hop Weekend² in Detroit by Clear Channel Radio¹s FM98 WJLB and a capacity audience is expected in Detroit¹s historic Fox Theater.

Headlining the Detroit Summit with Eminem will be 50 Cent, The G Unit, D12, Obie Trice, the Ying Yang Twins, Reverend Run of Run-DMC, Doug E. Fresh and Layzie Bone of Bone, Thugs ~N~ Harmony, among others

“I know people been down on Eminem, but all I ever see is him giving back,”emphasized HSAN Chairman, Russell Simmons. “They can talk about me, but Eminem is a giver and I’m proud to work with him.”

Dr. Benjamin Chavis stated, ³We¹re excited about returning to the city of Detroit and working again with Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who serves as a shining light of hope and leadership, not only for youth in Detroit, but for young people throughout America. We intend to celebrate the evolution of hip-hop throughout the state of Michigan, and to encourage the largest youth voter registration in the state¹s history.²

The national corporate sponsors for the Detroit Hip-Hop Summit are Anheuser-Busch, Inc, Playstation2 and Pirelli. The radio sponsor is FM98 WJLB.