Creator-Executive Producer JT Thompson Gives the NARAS an
   Inside View of the Hip Hop Hall of Fame Museum and Its Global
                              Mission

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Hip Hop Hall of Fame
Museum project has given the National Academy of Recording Arts and
Science (NARAS) official website and magazine Grammy.com a peek into
the early development plans of the Museum facility and its history. The
Hip Hop Hall of Fame has managed to survive over a decade with the hard
work and dedication of the Hip Hop Hall of Fame Awards TV show's
creator and executive producer J.T. Thompson, who against all odds has
continually pushed the line for the return of the show to national
television since the tragic deaths of Tupac Shakur, and the Notorious
BIG in 1996-97.

The Hip Hop Hall of Fame Museum project was to be supported by the
continued revenues generated from the televised Hip Hop Hall of Fame
Awards program over the years as with the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame and
other similar facilities, but that dream had to be put on hold. After
broadcasting on the BET Cable Network in the 90s the show went on a
hiatus due to the unfortunate circumstances, and lack of advertising in
Hip Hop Music due to the negativity associated with the violence of the
90s. The Awards show is set to return later this year in November in
New York City. 'We could not have done this show back then without the
support and input of Legends Grandmaster Caz, Easy AD, DJ Lord Yoda, LA
Sunshine, DLB, Kool Herc, DJ Red Alert, DJ Mr. Magic, DJ Jam Master
Jay, the Cold Crush Brothers, Prince Whipper Whip, Afrika Bambaataa &
the Zulu Nation, Kurtis Blow, DLB, Pebblee Poo, Grandwizard Theodore
and many more pioneers who supported me over the years,' stated J.T.
Thompson.

Grammy.com was also given a rare peek into the innovative plans, and
technology laden exhibits and features a few early rendition drawings
never seen before by the general public of inside the Hip Hop Hall of
Fame Museum. The renditions show a highly functional Hall of Fame, and
high tech exhibit with artists' holograms of performances, and a fan
recording studio.

Hip Hop Icon Easy AD of the Legendary Cold Crush Brothers also appears
in the article discussing the curating of the Museum, and how the true
history and evolution of Hip Hop Music & Culture will be put together
and told in a unique and highly accurate story. The museum expects to
present exhibitions and interactive programming with an educational
component that could reach more than 20,000 children a year for free.
It plans to welcome about 650,000 visitors a year, and create up to 300
jobs while producing a $350m socio-economic impact in the City of New
York through new business, visitors, tourists, vendors, and hospitality
services.

The Hip Hop Hall of Fame is in the process of reaching out to all of
the recent nominees of the 2012 Inductee Class in preparation of the
telecast in November. This year's Hall of Fame inductees represent a
broad spectrum of Legendary DJ's, Artists, Groups, Producers,
B-Boys/Girls Crews, Graffiti Artists, and Films that define Hip Hop
Music & Cultural History predating 1985. The Hip Hop Hall of Fame
Museum official plans will be shared in a private event, and revealed
to the general public during the week of events.

Fans can follow the Hip Hop Hall of Fame and all the action in social
media via the website at http://hiphophall.org,
http://facebook.com/hiphophalloffame, http://twitter.com/hiphophof.

For more information on sponsorships, promotional partnerships, and
celebrity participation contact Bobby Fisher or Alexia Martinique of
Hip Hop Global Media & Entertainment, the event co-producers at
hiphophof@gmail.com.

The Hip Hop Hall of Fame Museum logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=12966


CONTACT: Bobby Fisher
         Alexia Martinique
         917-418-7971
         212-330-8738