"Tha Corner" will be Music Choice’s
second edition of the new monthly audio program that will feature exclusive,
unedited interviews with today’s hottest rap artists and celebrities, along
with the latest rap music, news and industry buzz. The Music Choice Rap channel
will be available in 25 million digital cable and DIRECTV homes.
The December edition will feature Fat Joe, Jurassic
5, DJ Kay Slay, along with a music dedication to slain Hip Hop Pioneer Jam Master
Jay. Platinum-selling artist Fat Joe will discuss his new album Loyalty and
give his perspective on the media’s coverage of violence in Hip Hop. Jurassic
5 will discuss their new album Power in Numbers and the pitfalls of being in
the record business. DJ Kay Slay will discuss the controversy between Jay-Z
and Nas. He’ll also give "Tha Corner" the latest on his on-going feud
with DJ Clue. Also, Light Heavyweight Champion Roy Jones Jr., will discuss his
dual boxing and rap career.
"Tha Corner" airs on the first Tuesday
of every month at 8:00 pm (ET) starting December 3rd at 8pm, December 11th at
4pm, December 21st at 10am, December 22nd at 11pm, and December 30th at 10pm
and will be rebroadcast throughout the month.
Music Choice is the largest digital audio service,
providing cable and satellite customers with 54 channels of commercial free
CD-quality music in a wide variety of music genres and original programs 24
hours a day. Music Choice produces an exclusive concert series through a nationwide
network of cable systems. The MUSIC CHOICE® audio service reaches 25 million
households and the Music Choice Concert Series airs in 30 million homes nationally.
Headquartered in Horsham, PA, Music Choice is a partnership among subsidiaries
of Microsoft Corporation, Motorola, Inc., Sony Corporation of America, Warner
Music Group, Inc., EMI Music and several leading U.S. cable providers: Adelphia
Cable Communications, Comcast Cable Communications, AT&T Broadband, Cox
Communications and Time Warner Cable.