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800Media.com Purchases www.Rapmusic.com

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NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--July 12, 1999-- 800Media.com, a company which specializes in creating and marketing music-related web sites announced today that it has purchased www.Rapmusic.com for an undisclosed amount. Rapmusic.com is an interactive magazine that is positioning itself as the premier web site for spotlighting mainstream, as well as independent, upcoming and underground rap recording artists. Rapmusic.com also provides an outstanding and interesting message forum which allows visitors to become more involved. There is also a "Virtual Beat Box" that allows visitors to create and arrange their own music simply by clicking on a wide variety of sounds, and adjusting the tempo. "We hope that this web site will serve as the model for all other urban music web sites, and also as a place for record companies to spotlight their artists. Most importantly, of course, we are going to make this a place for people with an interest in urban music to get the information they are looking for, while at the same time having fun in an interactive environment," proclaimed Chad Bronson, CEO of 800Media.com. 800Media.com is located in Nashville, Tennessee. President Jeff Nieball has 4 years of web design experience as President and Founder of NDesigns.net, a successful company also located in Nashville, TN. 800 Media is currently accepting press kits from record labels, photos of recording artists, press releases, and any other pertinent content. The company is also seeking other businesses interested in selling their quality products such as apparel and CDs on the Rapmusic.com site. Companies wishing to advertise within the Rapmusic.com site, as well as record labels wishing to feature their artists may use the following contact information.

Contact Information:
Jeff Nieball, President
800Media.com
728 Huffine Manor
Franklin, TN 37067
615/599-3628
EMAIL: [email removed]
www.800Media.com

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CONTACT: 800Media.com, Nashville Jeff Nieball, 615/599-3628

KEYWORD: TENNESSEE INDUSTRY KEYWORD: INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED ENTERTAINMENT

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