Press Release – Columbus Rapper Ready To Take Over Radio

Colron — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:49:06 +0000

(Press Release) – Apr 11, 2011 – Most twenty-somethings dream of becoming a success, and one day making their parents proud. NiQ, a twenty-something rapper, dreams of becoming a global music icon, and one day putting his neighborhood on the pop culture map. On Saturday, April 30th, NiQ will compete in the Seminfinals of the ‘Are You Radio Ready’ contest, sponsored by Pepsi and WCKX 107.5 Columbus . It’s a chance to finally get his hit single ‘Rocker’ onto national radio, and he’s looking to keep the spotlight once he has it.

The event headliner will be Cleveland rapper, MGK, on the first stop of his 2011 tour. As their true fans will know, this isn’t the first time NiQ and MGK have worked together. They together repped the ‘I Am Ohio’ mixtape, and performed last year at Al Rosa Villa. At that epic performance the crowd got a taste of what the future held for these two, and now poised for even greater success, their return to Skully’s it will bring it full circle for them and their fans. Cleveland has it’s new star in MGK and it’s time for Columbus to see that NiQ is their new star.

The MGK/NiQ event is hosted by Royal Columbus and will take place at Skully’s Music Diner, 1151 N. High St in Columbus. NiQ goes on at 9:50 PM, MGK at 12:30 AM. Tickets to the 18+ event are 10$ Presale and can be purchased at the following link – http://www.showclix.com/event/33472/

To hear NiQ’s single ‘Rocker’ and help get it onto radio, visit the following link and vote daily through May 31st. – http://mycolumbuspower.upickem.net/engine/Details.aspx?p …

Rocker [Saturday Night]” is available for purchase at http://www.shop.niqmusic.com , or on I-Tunes, Amazon and all other major digital distributors.

The latest project from NiQ, DJ Benzi, and Dope Couture ‘Bang My Sh*t’ is available for free download at http://www.niqmusic.com/bang

To contact NiQ, email pr@niqmusic.com , or call 614-214-0249 for bookings, shows or interviews. To learn more about NiQ, or to hear his music, go to http://facebook.com/NiQmusic or http://myspace.com/niqmusiq

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Columbus Dispatch – LOCAL LIMELIGHT | NiQ

Colron — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:18:59 +0000

Photo by Fred Squillante for The Columbus Dispatch. Clothing by Dope Couture

A Local Limelight interview with The Kid. here

Clothing by Dope Couture.

Shout out to Parris Payden, aka P the Professional, Irv White, Fred and Kevin from the Dispatch, and PR for getting this done.

Locals, don’t forget, get to Skully’s before 11
pm Friday to catch his live performance at the Chip show. Mention NiQ at the door to be entered to win a Dope Couture prize pack.

Check our Events page for more details, to purchase advance tickets[<1 hr left], or to RSVP here

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Press Release – Columbus Rapper Ready To Take Over Radio

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