AMC Announces Release of 'Gangsta's' Solo Album

AMC Announces Release of 'Gangsta's' Solo Album
Featuring International Superstar Ice Cube 


SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif., May 19  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMC American Music
Corp. (AMCT.PK) announces the highly anticipated international worldwide
release of Gangsta's solo album featuring platinum recording artist, actor and
motion picture executive producer "Ice Cube."

AMC has acquired the exclusive worldwide foreign distribution rights of
Gangsta's solo album featuring Ice Cube.  This album's international commercial
release is planned for August 2004.  Gangsta is a well-known member of the
recording group the Comrades.  As part of this acquisition, AMC received two
complete music videos featuring singles from Gangsta's album.

Gangsta was introduced to consumers as a featured artist on various Ice Cube
and Mac-10 albums.  He later became a member of the multi-platinum selling
artist, Mac-10's group, known as the Comrades.  This album is Gangsta's first
solo album.

David Michery, President and CEO of AMC, comments, "We have great expectations
for the international sales of this Gangsta album.  It has all of the elements
for an international success.  We feel that the album has the potential for
several hit singles and believe that Gangsta will emerge as a successful
solo-artist in his own right.

"Gangsta's album features the world's most recognized rap superstar, Ice Cube. 
Not only has Ice Cube sold multiple platinum albums worldwide, he is recognized
as a major motion picture actor, and the successful executive producer of the
internationally successful motion pictures "Friday", "Barbershop" and
"Barbershop II".  Ice Cube's participation in this project will help bring
Gangsta's album to the attention of our international consumers."

About AMC American Music Corporation

AMC American Music Corporation was founded in 1995.  The Company primarily
sells its products to consumers through retail record stores and wholesale
distribution, under the label names of Direct Music Group, AMC, and WWIII.
Through its affiliate, Direct Music Group, AMC distributes its records through
Alternative Distribution Alliance.  AMC acquires the exclusive worldwide rights
to commercially market, sell and distribute all copies of recordings produced
by recording artists, producers, and third-party labels.  AMC American Music
develops, publishes and markets popular Rock, Hip Hop, Gospel and Latino Music,
and distributes that music through a domestic distribution agreement with
Direct Music Group, and Alternative Distribution Alliance, (ADA).  ADA is a
division of the Warner Music Group, a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc.  In
addition AMC American Music Corporation has started an independent distribution
operation known as American Southwest.

  For more information please visit http://www.amcamericanmusiccorp.com/.

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CONTACT:  David Zazoff of FOCUS Partners LLC, [phone], for AMC

American Music Corporation



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