KIN4LIFE SHOOTS NEW VIDEO JUNE 17-19 AT MBN STUDIOS IN PHILADELPHIA

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) June 9, 2011 --

Hip hop/R&B supergroup KIN4LIFE will shoot their highly anticipated new video on June 17-19 at MBN Studios in Philadelphia. The video is the group’s second official music video and follows the unpredicted commercial success of their first video for the hit single “Make Up Girl”, which held a spot on MTV Logo’s Click List Countdown for eleven consecutive weeks, and was nominated for The Click List's Top 10 Videos of 2009. The video was also honored as Best Music Video of 2008 by the Afterellen.com Visibility Awards. Dorian G. Stone, director of the “Make Up Girl” video, returns to helm the new project, in collaboration with Director of Photography Mike Hechanova of UrbanMouse Productions, an independent film and video services boutique based in New York City. The project will utilize the revolutionary RED ONE digital cinema technology. Vince Wright, of Wright Films, will document the production, with R.Brian Chacon of RBC Production Management handling set design.

As the founders of independent label Noriq Records, Nor and IQ of KIN4LIFE have consistently grown a cult-like following during a time when female rappers have struggled to maintain prominence in hip hop. Under the Noriq Records imprint, the group has released the album”KIN4LIFE Volume I” and the EPs “Rock Star” and “I Love KIN4LIFE”. The yet to be announced single chosen for the new video is slated as one of the tracks for the upcoming KIN4LIFE album due this fall. KIN4LIFE’s recent performance schedule includes headlining the GO Magazine New York Nightlife Awards show; Pride celebrations in Philadelphia, Toronto, Washington, D.C. and other cities; and Inferno Dominican Republic on Labor Day weekend 2011 (with recording artists Marsha Ambrosius and Kelly Price). Last year wrapped with the OutHipHop.com 2010 Readers Poll choosing KIN4LIFE as Group of the Year. KIN4LIFE's film credits include the single “Money Brings Trouble”, chosen for the 2011 feature film “Changing The Game”, and anthem “Lone Ranger” which has been selected for two documentary soundtracks.

MBN Studios is a subsidiary of Media Bureau, Inc., producer of the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival. MBN Studios hosts the KIN4LIFE video event as a precursor to the festival’s opening on June 22nd. Media Bureau is a homegrown digital media agency with an 11, 000 square foot facility in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties neighborhood; it houses 5 studios, an internet café, HD projection screening room and audio/video recording suite.

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