Foxy Brown To Perform At AIDS Benefit Concert, Sources Say Hearing Regained
Rapper Foxy Brown has been tapped to perform at the first HIV/AIDS awareness reggae concert by LIFEbeat's Hearts & Voices Benefit Concert Series.
The concert, dubbed "Reggae Gold Live 2006 Summer Jumpoff," is presented in conjunction with E.A.R.S. Entertainment Group and New York's Power 105.1 FM.
The sixth annual Hearts & Voices AIDS Benefit Concert will also feature headliners Beenie Man, Wayne Wonder, TOK, Sasha and Kulcha Don. The concert aims to bring awareness to the HIV/AIDS crisis throughout the Caribbean community.
"I feel that this is a very important issue, not only in the inner cities where I'm from, but across the entire world," said Foxy Brown. "I am just happy that I can be a part of something like this and bring awareness to my fans."
Jamaica has the third largest population living with HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean, following Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
"HIV/AIDS is a serious threat to the Black and West Indian communities, and Hip-Hop and reggae is the voice that speaks to and for our community," said Beenie Man.
LIFEbeat- The Music Industry Fights AIDS, is a national nonprofit dedicated to reaching America's youth with the message of HIV/AIDS prevention.
The Reggae Gold Live 2006 Summer Jumpoff concert takes place July 18 at Webster Hall. Tickets start at $25 for general admission and $50 for VIP access.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.websterhall.com or through Ticketweb at www.ticketweb.com.
In related news, sources confirmed that Brown has regained 100% of her hearing.
In December 2005, Brown announced that she had lost her hearing the previous year in May, while she was recording her album Black Roses.
The rapper underwent surgery in Los Angeles in February 2006 to correct the condition, which is called "sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
Doctors described it as a rare condition that remains permanent without treatment.
The concert, dubbed "Reggae Gold Live 2006 Summer Jumpoff," is presented in conjunction with E.A.R.S. Entertainment Group and New York's Power 105.1 FM.
The sixth annual Hearts & Voices AIDS Benefit Concert will also feature headliners Beenie Man, Wayne Wonder, TOK, Sasha and Kulcha Don. The concert aims to bring awareness to the HIV/AIDS crisis throughout the Caribbean community.
"I feel that this is a very important issue, not only in the inner cities where I'm from, but across the entire world," said Foxy Brown. "I am just happy that I can be a part of something like this and bring awareness to my fans."
Jamaica has the third largest population living with HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean, following Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
"HIV/AIDS is a serious threat to the Black and West Indian communities, and Hip-Hop and reggae is the voice that speaks to and for our community," said Beenie Man.
LIFEbeat- The Music Industry Fights AIDS, is a national nonprofit dedicated to reaching America's youth with the message of HIV/AIDS prevention.
The Reggae Gold Live 2006 Summer Jumpoff concert takes place July 18 at Webster Hall. Tickets start at $25 for general admission and $50 for VIP access.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.websterhall.com or through Ticketweb at www.ticketweb.com.
In related news, sources confirmed that Brown has regained 100% of her hearing.
In December 2005, Brown announced that she had lost her hearing the previous year in May, while she was recording her album Black Roses.
The rapper underwent surgery in Los Angeles in February 2006 to correct the condition, which is called "sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
Doctors described it as a rare condition that remains permanent without treatment.
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