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Company Milestones
2009
- Grammy award winner Beenie Man signs with UrbanWorld Wireless
- Reggae legendary acts Lady Saw & Junior Reed sign with UrbanWorld Wireless
- UDub!Music nominated "Best Music Label 2009" by Mobile Entertainment Magazine
- "UrbanWorld" the mobile application launching on Apple iPhone, Blackberry, Android
2008
- Master P named President of Udub!Music label
- Mobile Marketing campaign for Ice Cube's Lynch Mob records including Ice Cube & WC
- UrbanWorld signs deal with Posimotion to deliver mobile applications for Iphone including streaming news, music and video
- Signs deal to distribute full track music and content with Nokia's Come With Music program global.
- UrbanWorld News powers Steve Harvey Morning Show & website with entertainment news content
2007
- UrbanWorld "Fab Five" Advisor Board is formed
- Restructure period as the "Ringtone Era" begins decline.
2006
- UrbanWorld Wireless announces first Hip Hop Mobile Storefront
- UrbanWorld Wireless first mobile game Hip Hop 1010 on Verizon handsets followed by T-Mobile Sidekick.
- Partners with NBC creating original content with day time talk show host Jerry Springer & Maury Povich.
2005
- David Banner, Adult Film Icon Heather Hunter sign with UrbanWorld Wireless
- DJ Clue Signs as Director A&R of Mobile Content
- FUBU becomes first fashion designer to successfully launch mobile marketing campaign
- Newline Cinema's "Who's The Man" starring Samuel L Jackson & Eugene Levy partners with UrbanWorld Wireless for mobile marketing campaign
- UrbanWorld's artist Katt Williams, Dj Clue make Cingular Wireless (AT&T) Best of 2005 Ringtones
- Over 1 million “Made From Scratch” Ringtone downloaded
2005
- In less than one year UrbanWorld's "Made From Scratch" Ringers gets 100,000 downloads.
- DJ Clue Signs as Director A&R of Mobile Content
- FUBU becomes first fashion designer to successfully launch mobile marketing campaign
- Newline Cinema's "Who's The Man" starring Samuel L Jackson & Eugene Levy partners with UrbanWorld Wireless for mobile marketing campaign
- UrbanWorld's artist Katt Williams, Dj Clue make Cingular Wireless (AT&T) Best of 2005 Ringtones
- Over 1 million “Made From Scratch” Ringtone downloaded
2004
- UrbanWorld Wireless does first ever mobile marketing campaign with Addidas T-Mac 3 Shoe.
- Comedian Katt William signs with UrbanWorld Wireless.
- Seven of UrbanWorld Wireless "Made From Scratch" Ringtones artist featured in Cingular Wireless Best of Voicetones 2004.
2003
- UrbanWorld Wireless & 2Way Alert partner to corner the urban youth mobile market. "East meets West!" mobile initiative.
- Music Marketing Guru, Steve Rifkind (SRC/Loud Records) introduces UrbanWorld Wireless to Danger/T-Mobile in efforts of launching new mobile device Sidekick.
- T-Mobile offers UrbanWorld Wireless first ever "ringtone deal." Dj Kid Capri & E40 become amongst the first to sign to UrbanWorld to create original content for mobile.
- ABC Radio’s Doug Bank Show Goes UrbanWorld Wireless! On-air personalities Doug Banks and company report entertainment news powered by UrbanWorld direct from their mobile device over the air.
- Priority Records Does a Mobile Marketing campaign, "Snoop Dogg Goes UrbanWorld Wireless!" Album release party sms promotion in NYC.
- UrbanWorld Wireless executes a 10 day mobile marketing campaign entitled "Spread The World!" for the debut of Comedy Central's 'Chappelle Show.'
- UrbanWorld Wireless continues mobile marketing for various Priority/Capitol Records artist including Chingy, Beastie Boys, WestSide Connection ft Ice Cube, WC, Mack 10, Faith Evans.
- UrbanWorld partners with Def Jam to execute mobile marketing campaign Jay-Z 'Black Album,' Rocafella, Murder Inc. as well a special mobile campaign involving Ja Rule and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.
2002
- After a year of testing, UrbanWorld News is streamed across Motorola Reflex technology and begins pushing news content to opt in subscribers. Beta test club included a plethora of West Coast Hip Hop artist ranging from Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube to E40.
- On-Air Personality Adimu of Los Angeles radio station 100.3 The Beat, breaks a UrbanWorld News story over the air. UrbanWorld News becomes a recognized source of news amongst various radio station including San Francisco’s KMEL and New Yorks Hot 97.
- Tommy Boy Records becomes the first music label to try out a mobile marketing campaign with UrbanWorld Wireless promoting the release of De La Soul AOI Bionix
2001
- After departing from Flynt Publication's, Rap Page Magazine, Founder Mike Johns started UrbanWorld Wireless.
- The Birth Hip Hop's Digital Era begins. Hip Hop embraces mobile technology; urban youth loves Motorola 2 Way Pager. Mobile phones are included in the lyrics & music videos of Hip Hops biggest artist including Jay-Z and Three Six Mafia.
- Def Jam Artist Montel Jordan's "Get It On Tonite" becomes the first Hip Hop video to integrate mobile using the Motorola 2Way Pager
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