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KCCN-FM, "FM100", is a Hawaiian Contemporary hits station. The Cox Radio Hawai'i outlet broadcasts at 100.3 MHz with ERP of 100 kW. It is headquartered in Suite 700 at 900 Fort Street Mall in the Honolulu CDP in the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.^[1] It also transmits on Oceanic Time Warner Cable digital channel 852 for the entire state of Hawaii.^[2]

History[link]

KCCN FM 100, whose first broadcast day was May 14, 1990, was the sister station to the original KCCN 1420 AM, whose focus would always be on a Traditional Hawaiian music format. They are also Honolulu's first FM station in this genre to target young adults of Hawaiian/Pacific Islander descent with a hit format that consists of upbeat Contemporary Hawaiian music from Hawaiian acts like The Mana'o Company, Bruddah Waltah & Island Afternoon, and Butch Helemano; along with tracks from other unique national genres, like Reggae, Dancehall and contemporary artists whose music fit those descriptions, like UB40, Bob Marley, Maxi Priest, Big Mountain and others. With those ingredients, KCCN has become one of Honolulu's top-rated radio stations.

Concerts and events[link]

KCCN FM 100, in its first year, put together an annual concert that would celebrate the birthday of the station, and would eventually become a standard in concerts for every summer. It was always scheduled for the last Saturday in July at the Waikiki Shell, and would highlight the best bands in Contemporary Hawaiian music, with special guests from either Contemporary Top 40 radio or Traditional Hawaiian music, with emphasis on the latter. It came to be known as the KCCN FM 100 Birthday Bash.

The KCCN FM 100 Birthday Bash in 2000 went to a two-night event, being the last Friday and Saturday in the month of July. It has sold out almost every year in its existence since 1990, and continues to be an annual staple for the station.

Ownership[link]

In the mid 1990s KCCN-FM would be joined by Hawaiian 105 KINE, broadcasting out of the 4th floor of the Pioneer Plaza Building in downtown Honolulu. After the two were paired up KINE shifted to a Traditional Hawaiian format targeting 25-54s, which was KCCN-AM's former format. In 1999 Cox Radio bought the stations from Howard Anderson (Los Angeles, California) and combined the assets that they already had to become Cox Radio Hawai'i, pairing it with KRTR 96 FM, KPHW (Power 104.3) and later stations KORL 1460 AM and KKNE 940 AM. They would all later move together to occupy the 7th floor of the Pioneer Plaza Building.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Station website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KCCN
• Radio-Locator information on KCCN
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for KCCN

Coordinates: 21°23′38″N 158°05′53″W / 21.394°N 158.098°W / 21.394; -158.098

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Jarell Damonte Houston (born August 11, 1985),^[1] better known as J-Boog, is an American R&B singer, rapper, and actor. His stage name came from his grandmother calling him "Boogie" because of his love of dancing,^{[citation needed]} and the J is simply the initial of his first name. He is a former member of R&B group B2K. He is also the cousin of Marques Houston.

Early life[link]

J-Boog was born in Long Beach, California, raised in Compton, California, and has been rapping, singing, dancing since the age of eight.

B2K[link]

J-Boog was a member of the boy group B2K, along with Lil' Fizz, Raz-B, and Omarion.

He starred in You Got Served, the hit dance movie, with his B2K band mates, along with Marques Houston and Young Rome. He played the character Rico, the peacemaker of the group. His performance in the movie was praised by many critics alike.

Solo/Duo Career[link]

In 2004, J-Boog and Lil' Fizz started their own record label called Fizz & Boog Inc.

Houston, Frederic and Damuer Leffridge launched Popular Entertainment in 2008. Which was scheduled to release his first solo album, My First Words, in the summer of 2008. On September 4, 2009, Boog and Fizz premiered a new video titled Bounce on 106 & Park.

Night Life - EP (a preview of the album) was released on iTunes on September 29, 2009 Bounce is the first hit single from the album.

Personal life[link]

J-Boog has three children, one daughter and two sons, Anaia Jolie Houston (born October 3, 2005), Jarell Damonte Houston, Jr. (born December 14, 2006) and Tru Carter Houston (born November 12, 2009) with his girlfriend Jondelle Michelle Lee.

Discography[link]

• 2009: Night Life - EP (Fizz & Boog)

Filmography[link]

Movies[link]

• 2004: You Got Served - Rico
• 2009: Steppin: The Movie - Greg
• TBA: Hype Nation 3D - Jessy

Television[link]

• 2002: All That - musical guest with B2K
• 2005: 106 and Park - Co-Host

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• J-Boog at the Internet Movie Database
• J-Boog on Twitter

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Irie Love
Background information
Birth name	Irie Love Taylor
Born	(1985-07-07) July 7, 1985 (age 26) Kailua, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Genres	Raggapop, R&B, Reggae fusion
Occupations	Singer, Songwriter, Model, Actress
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Quiet Storm Records 99-00, Gedion Music 06-08, Unsigned
Website	www.myspace.com/irielovemusic

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Irie Love (her birth-given name) (born on July 7, 1985 in Kailua, Honolulu County, Hawaii) is a Hawaiian Ragga Pop singer and songwriter. She first gained notice as one of the finalists on the "Brown Bags to Stardom" competition in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1999. She was signed by John Iervolino^[1] (one of the judges in the competition) onto his record label, Quiet Storm Records. She was featured as the only new artist on his world music compilation entitled Roots Music Volume 2: Private Beach Party^[2] for which they used her likeness to promote the album.

In 2000 she moved to Los Angeles, California to study Music and Business at Azusa Pacific University. In 2002 she booked a tour as a back-up singer for the artist Pink. She continued as a back-up singer for the next three years singing for such artists as Dave Hollister and Chaka Khan. In 2006 she moved to Kingston, Jamaica to pursue a solo career in reggae music. She became one of the twelve finalists in the Irie FM Red Stripe Big Break Competition^[3][4] touring around the country performing to thousands while also being featured widely in the local radio and media.

Love was introduced to the reggae group Morgan Heritage at the East Fest in St. Thomas, Jamaica in December 2006. In April 2007, Morgan Heritage signed Irie Love to their production company Gedion Music. She immediately began touring the world as their opening act alongside their younger brother Laza. She also sang backup for Morgan Heritage touring the United States, the Caribbean, central and South America, Africa, Europe and the UK. In October 2008, Love released her first EP entitled Ehiku; on October 18, 2008 and threw a launch party for the EP in Waikiki, Hawaii. In January 2009, she released her 1st international album in Japan entitled "The Life of Love". Irie Love has also been featured on several compilation albums such as The Biggest Reggae One-Drop Anthems 2008 and Coconut Island Vol.1 and Unseen Famili Compilation Vol.1, all of which are available on iTunes.

Love is currently living between Hawaii, Los Angeles and London performing and recording with her mentor Salaam Remi, Lee Francis, Fiji and several other producers for her Hawaiian Reggae album for 2012. Her singles ʻIt Is Wut It Isʻ featuring Fiji and ʻMy Loveʻ, from her upcoming 2012 album, have both charted at #1 in the Hawaiian Reggae Charts. Her single ʻIt Is Wut It Isʻ featuring Fiji is also currently featured on Hawaiian Airlines inflight entertainment.

References[link]

1. ^ http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main/quietstorm.com
2. ^ http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,908974,00.html
3. ^ http://www.reggaetimes.com/articles/publish/printer_64.shtml
4. ^ http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lifestyle/html/20060507T220000-0500_104157_OBS_IRIE_LOVE__HAWAIIAN_ROOTS__REGGAE_FRUITS_.asp

External links[link]

• Irie Love on MySpace