Metal, Hip-Hop, Punk & Crunk – The Penthouse Music Issue Rocks!
Featured: Lollapalooza Lowdown with Perry Farrell, Ice Cube, Avenged Sevenfold, Public Enemy's Chuck D

(Boca Raton, FL – June 5, 2006) In the July issue of Penthouse, director, actor, screenwriter and executive producer Ice Cube claims there is racism in Hollywood, "You're gonna face old Hollywood that wants to keep the status quo and then you'll face people who don't want you in the game because you're not a thespian - you even have your own people hating you in various ways." A man of many talents, Ice Cube is reflective and also talks about working and not working with Dr. Dre, his new album Black.White. and his beef with daytime talk-show queen, Oprah.

Speaking of rappers, a member of Public Enemy, Chuck D was at the forefront of the Hip-Hop revolution with his socially aware and politically charged crew. Today, he makes it clear to Penthouse that he still has his feet in the rap world as he offers his thoughts on the evolution of the culture, "Hip-Hop could stand to learn from other music genres. I think the biggest element missing today is the level of performance. Artists are extremely lazy because record labels neglect to develop whoever they sign." On whether or not hip-hop has gotten too sexual, Chuck D replies, "Music has always been sexual. But now, information is so accessible to the youth audience, there's no borderline between the sexual knowledge of an 11-year-old and a 30-year-old."

If the music and the umpteen featured artists in the July issue of Penthouse don't move you, we're sure something else will. There's plenty more to rock your world like: our interview with U.S. soccer star and 2006 World Cup player, Landon Donovan and our Q&A with (bikini-clad) Golf Channel and LPGA star, Natalie Gulbis. Still want more? Check out the Full Frontal section that includes: flicks, DVD's and video games. Drinkmanship, GameTime, Celebrity Nudes by Mr. Skin and of course our slinky centerfolds.

PLAY'A GET SOME PLAY – THE ULTIMATE SEX MIX TAPE: Penthouse knows that music can be an aphrodisiac, so why not make your woman sing like a siren this summer? Not sure what to download for your diva? Penthouse does and in the July issue, we disclose the songs that make up The Ultimate Sex Mix Tape. Check out the top 25 tunes that will spin her like vinyl: Shakira's La Tortura, John Mayer's Your Body is a Wonderland and of course the ubersexual, Let's Get It On, by Marvin Gaye - are just a few of the joints that made the cut. Music to get down to is music to our editors' ears, see what other tracks will get her into the groove and get ready to bust a move.

PENTHOUSE PRESENTS THE RISING STARS of HIP HOP, R&B and REGGAETON: Shareefa Yummy Bingham, Papoose, Saigon, Consequence, Rhymefest, Lupe Fiasco, Johnta Austin, Stat Quo, Rick Ross, Rakim & Ken Y, Jody Breeze, Sleepy Brown, Wisin & Yandel and Killer Mike. Not sure who they all are? You will soon enough. In the meanwhile, you can see them and read about them in Penthouse.

IT'S A BIRD, IT'S A PLANE…NO, IT'S SUPERMAN RETURNS DIRECTOR BRYAN SINGER! On June 30th, X-Men franchise director Bryan Singer is bringing the world's biggest superhero back to the silver screen. That's right, ‘the man in blue' returns (in what seems destined to be this summer's blockbuster hit) and Singer discusses the "comic genius" of his work and the ever identifiable Superman. "Bullets bounce off of Superman, not a suit…I'm not dissing Batman, I love Batman, but Superman is Superman -he doesn't need a bunch of equipment." A character with universal appeal, the target audience is both young and old, but with a surprising twist. "I guarantee there will be no shortage of action, but beneath all that, for lack of a better expression, this will be the closest thing to a ‘chick flick' that I've ever directed," says Singer.

The July Penthouse issue goes on-sale at newsstands, or at: www.penthouse.com/digital tomorrow, June 6, 2006. The new edition features smokin' cover girl Aria Giovanni and July Pet, Lexie Karlsen, from Arizona.

For a complimentary press copy, or to arrange an interview with a Penthouse representative, kindly contact the Public Relations department at: 561.912.7034

Kathleen Berzon
For Penthouse Media Group Inc.
561.912.7034, or: kberzon@pmgi.com