The Indie Entertainment Summit (IES)  is a major new music conference and festival hosted by the City of Angels. Launching on August 1st, the five day event will focus on cutting edge knowledge, networking and performances in music, movies, TV and modeling. Featuring over 80 workshops and seminars led by top industry pros designed to help musical artists, rappers, managers, models, DJs, filmmakers and independent labels/entertainment companies progress their business and career opportunities. IES will also be the launch of the annual ‘IES Hip-Hop Honors,’ a live event that celebrates the innovators, groundbreakers and influential members of the hip-hop community. The summit has a ‘Best New Rap Star’ showcase where the winner will receive a $100,000 and the ‘IES Hip-Hop Honors.’  Other honorees at this year’s event include Dr.Dre, Snoop & Nate Dogg, 2Pac, Cypress Hill and Wu Tang among others.

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