Print & Online Publicity

Ballin’ PR is a Beverly Hills-based print and online publicity company dedicated to hip-hop artists, authors, and filmmakers. Founded in 2001 by Nicole Balin, Ballin offers both emerging and established artists a rare combination of aggressive marketing and concern for artistic integrity. Our primary aim is to secure media exposure and create a buzz about your product. Our campaigns target hundreds of music journalists and tastemakers worldwide, including national print outlets, websites, blogs, social media platforms, and TV in an effort to secure reviews… Learn more about Ballin →

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Since starting his career in the 2007, Wordsmith has been a thinking man’s emcee. On his third solo project, King Noah, the Baltimore, MD...

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UK-based BBE Records is pleased to announce the release of The Best of Perception & Today Records, a compilation featuring the best tracks of the...

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Rapper-producer KOVAS (pro-nounced Ka-vas) and Art School Rebellion/Ghetto Beat Records is pleased to announce his newest track “Deed It Main” is...

Big Freedia

Big Freedia (pronounced “Free-da”) isn’t a just rapper, or the Queen Diva of Bounce, or a performer extraordinaire. Big Freedia is a movement....

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Zumbi, emcee of the hip-hop duo Zion I, presents “Dank,” the first joint off the his forthcoming mixtape “Zumbi-VS. (Versus)...

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At last! West Coast hip-hop stalwarts Zion I & The Grouch return with their sophomore collaborative effort Heroes in the Healing of the Nation....

Testimonials

Freedia

Ballin PR is a kick azz publicity firm. I love my gurl Nicole. She keeps my interviews comin’ and my schedule straight."

Big Freedia
Queen of Bounce

Zubmi

Ballin PR is the business. In over ten years, I’ve never seen a hip-hop pr company more committed to their artists."

Zumbi
of Zion I

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