Ding Dong takes the time to talk to BoomTribe Host Sade Jemmott about Jamaican Dancehall legend Bogle. He also explains what dance group Ravers Clavers is all about and shares with us the story of how Skip to My Lou was produced in a car with Serani. He talks about his more recent exploits at a producer, He finishes by telling us about his passion to work with Caribbean Artistes and to promote Caribbean Music internationally.

This June, the third annual Island Queen competition on the breathtaking shores of Barbados will be the biggest in the marquee event's history. In an unprecedented move, Island Queen- the franchise - has launched a reality show web series and a partnership with the preeminent hip-hop culture and lifestyle website, AllHipHop.com. Both magnetic, moving and shaking, trendsetting entities will work together to showcase and promote the inaugural web televised branding of the competition, under the banner, Island Queen TV.

Island Queen TV is a multi-episodic, lead-in to this year's Island Queen competition. The competition takes place in three parts beginning June 6 with the preliminaries, followed by a showcase on June 13, concluding on June 20 with the crowning of the Island Queen. Prior to the trilogy of events, Island Queen TV is documenting the rollercoaster ride of 20 models on their journey to the finale. The initial episodes introduce each of the contestants while revealing and illuminating their personalities through their professional photo shoots and beauty, fashion, and fitness challenges. The web series lives on AllHipHop.com and IslandQueen.tv and is serviced to other editorial outlets in the United States as well as throughout the Caribbean, opening up the series to more than a million potential viewers.

As for Island Queen proper, the competition is in its third, very successful year of production and will be held at the Boatyard Beach in the capital, Bridgetown, Barbados. In addition to the accompanying reality show, Island Queen will feature a performance from the world famous, Florida based, Jamaican Sound System Black Chiney. This DJ troupe is the highly sought after production team behind Mary J. Blige, John Legend and British star Estelle's reggae and dancehall influenced musical efforts.

Since it's inception in May of 2008, initially sponsored by King Magazine, Island Queen has grown exponentially, drawing an audience in the multiple thousands from the country of Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean region. As well, it has become a reserved appointment on the island's social calendar with international attendees from various parts of the United States as well as Europe.

Past judges of the fashionable fete have included Soca Queen Allison Hinds, King Magazine editor-in-chief Sean A. Malcolm, and celebrity publicist Tracy Nguyen. The Prime Minister of Barbados, David Thompson, attended the inaugural event, which was covered by domestic and international press including but not limited to CBS Caribbean, Barbados TV station, CBC and the national newspaper, The Nation.

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For more information or to schedule an interview regarding Island Queen, Island Queen TV, the partnership with AllHipHop.com, sponsorship, and/or product placement, please contact:

Barbados Contact:
Paul C. Parris
246.245.1527

PaulP@IslandQueen.tv
U.S. Contact:

Elon D. Johnson
347.850.3576
Elon@IslandQueen.tv