Debut feature film from Student Academy Award winner Justin Tipping looks at the crossroads of gritty street life, materialism, reflection and redemption.

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The 2-day event (NYC, April 2-3) will feature guest speakers and workshops aimed at merging tech & music in creative an innovative ways.

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Iconic video show Video Music Box celebrates 30 years with a lineup of events planned for 2013. Television pioneer and hip hop icon Ralph McDaniels officially started the VMB30 celebrations with a "kickoff event," held at Harlem's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

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