Old school meets new school with the limited edition Rap-Up x Lasonic i931 ghetto blaster. The original retro boombox from the ’80s has been updated to include iPod docking, AM/FM radio, and memory card playback. Everyone from Diddy to Akon to Keri Hilson is bumping theirs and now you can too.

Available now for $169, this one-of-a-kind collaboration between Rap-Up and Lasonic features a flashy design inspired by the Golden Age of hip-hop. The high-performance portable music system boasts two 12-watt speakers. It charges your iPod while it’s playing and plugs into an outlet or even takes batteries if you want to blast it on the go. Connect your USB or flash drive and watch the LED display your song information.

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Teyana Taylor performs "Google Me" at Rap-Up's 3rd Anniversary and Book Release Party at the adidas Originals store in New York City presented by adidas, VTech, Pepsi, Lasonic, and Hennessy.

The creators of Rap-Up offer you an all-access pass inside the exciting world of hip-hop and contemporary R&B. RAP-UP: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO HIP-HOP AND R&B by Cameron Lazerine and Devin Lazerine covers the music's history and places it within a broader cultural perspective, while also delivering entertaining, illuminating profiles of major artists and producers. Breaking down infamous feuds, stand-out lyrics, the hip-hop/Hollywood connection, and more, RAP-UP will surely entice fans. From the mega-selling songs to the biggest stars to the most outrageous scandals, RAP-UP gives you a comprehensive behind-the-scenes look at the revolutionary music that's transforming pop culture. Complete with one-of-a-kind profiles on the hottest artists including Jay-Z, Beyoncé, and Kanye West, takes on must-own CDs and tracks, pop quizzes, career highlights, and artist road maps, this unique, definitive book is all you need to get down with everything hip-hop and R&B. Authors Cameron and Devin Lazerine, who went from suburban high school students to media moguls, are fully involved in the hip-hop and R&B community. The brothers' national magazine Rap-Up has become one of the most watched, talked about, and influential music glossies on the market, and their website, Rap-Up.com, receives thousands of visitors a day. The dominance of the Rap-Up brand has made the brothers savvy pop culture chroniclers.

RAP-UP includes a special foreword by T.I., platinum-selling Atlantic Records recording artist and actor in films such as American Gangster and ATL. Published by Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group USA, Cameron and Devin Lazerine's new book will be available February 29.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Cameron and Devin Lazerine, 22 and 24 respectively, have absorbed all that the hip-hop nation has to offer. They decided to jump in the fray by creating the first mainstream music magazine specifically for Gen Y by Gen Y-ers. They have appeared on CNN, BET, ABC News, and VH1, and have been featured in a myriad of newspapers and magazines includigeles. Visit Rap-Up online at www.rap-up.com.

Rap-Up: The Ultimate Guide to Hip-Hop and R&B

Pick up the issue to see all-new photos and read interviews with T.I., Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls, Mary J. Blige, Jermaine Dupri, Cassidy, Wyclef Jean, Wu-Tang Clan, Lil' Mama, will.i.am, Beanie Sigel, B5, Soulja Boy, and more. The winners of the 1st Annual Rap-Up Awards are revealed.

In the U.S., get your copy at Barnes & Noble, Borders, Wal-Mart, Books-A-Million, Hastings, B. Dalton, Safeway, Vons, or 7-Eleven.

You can also purchase a copy at www.rap-up.com.

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Rap-Up's September/October 2007 issue with 50 Cent and Eve on sale now!

Pick up the issue to see all new photos and read interviews with 50 Cent, Eve, Kelly Rowland, Common, Trey Songz, T-Pain, Yung Joc, M.I.A., Yung Berg, Pitbull, Lloyd, and more. In the U.S., get your copy at Barnes & Noble, Borders, Wal-Mart, Books-A-Million, Hastings, B. Dalton, Safeway, Vons, or 7-Eleven.

You can also purchase a copy at www.rap-up.com.

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Here's a first look at the May/June 2007 2nd Anniversary Issue of Rap-Up. The double cover features Chamillionaire on one side and Ciara on the other. Inside, you will find all-new photos of both artists plus exclusive interviews with Amerie, Three 6 Mafia, John Legend, Lloyd, Fabolous, Young Jeezy, Mario, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Twista, and Mya. The issue is on sale now at newsstands nationwide. In the U.S., pick up your copy at Barnes & Noble, Borders, Wal-Mart, Books-A-Million, Hastings, B. Dalton, or 7-Eleven. And as always, you can purchase a copy at www.rap-up.com.

Rap-Up's Winter 06/07 issue with The Game and Mya is on sale now! Pick up the issue to see all new photos and read interviews with Monica, Ice Cube, Kelis, Fat Joe, Omarion, JoJo, Chilli, Danity Kane, Lloyd Banks, Ruben Studdard, Brooke Hogan, Toni Braxton, Nina Sky, Frankie J, Jibbs, Lady Sovereign, Bobby Valentino, and more. Over 20+ interviews in one issue! Plus, our annual Holiday Buying Guide with the season's must-have items. Once you have the issue, go to www.rap-up.com and enter to win over $10,000 worth in gadgets, games, and gear!

You can purchase your copy at Barnes & Noble, Wal-Mart, Borders, Safeway, Books-A-Million, B. Dalton, Bookstar, Hastings, and other newsstands/bookstores. You can also get your copy at www.rap-up.com.