What is RETV?
RETV is your source for Positive Hip Hop! The series is an entertaining half hour of artist interviews, organizational profiles, music videos, comedy skits, and powerful discussions with teenage audience members. It examines Hip Hop’s music, dance, graffiti and DJs that positively influence our youth and urban communities. The RETV Show spotlights the entertaining aspect of Hip Hop that captures the attention of youth and adults ages 12-45.
What is Positive Hip Hop?
Positive Hip Hop is for mainstream audiences that enjoy the creativity, showmanship and musicianship of the hip hop genre without the sex, drugs, alcohol, violence, profane lyrics and visuals. Positive Hip Hop is upbeat and optimistic musical entertainment that is relatable to mass audiences of all ages.
Segments Description:
- Artist Spotlight – RETV Hosts interview positive Hip Hop artists on set and live on location
- Dope Artist of the Week – Weekly exposure to up and coming positive Hip Hop artists
- Hip Hop Worldwide – International Positive Hip Hop Music Video, and educational segments on Positive Hip Hop in various international countries
- Hype Highlights – Showcases artist and fans non-profit efforts to support their local communities
- RETV Teens – Teen guests join our hosts on set and on location to give feedback on the positive hip hop messages. Topics include Suicide, School Dropout, Sexual Orientation, Gangs, Running Away, Eating Disorders, Peer Pressure, Attire, Relationships, Substance Abuse, & Teen Pregnancy
- RETV Comedy – Family friendly comedic segment
Our Hosts:
Maurice “Moeski” Lynch
Maurice Lynch, aka “Moeski” is CEO of Righteous Entertainment, LLC, a company specializing in producing a high standard of family friendly programs and films. Pursuing his lifelong dream of becoming a screenwriter and producer, Maurice began writing screenplays at the age of 16. Since then, as a graduate of Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts where he obtained a Video Production degree, he has written over 8 screenplays and he has helped produced various Television programs for companies such as Ford and Comcast Cable. In the summer of 2006, he completed his first full-length feature film entitled “Blaze: The Truth Through Hip-Hop.” Since then, he has become an award winning screenwriter and filmmaker.
Dubbed as the “Contributor”, Maurice has been instrumental in bringing awareness to Positive Hip Hop artists via films, radio, television, and the web. His heart desire is to penetrate the market enough to make the impact to uplift our society. Driven by this desire, Maurice is known for his weekly television program entitled “RETV” a positive Hip Hop music video show. He also authors a popular blog entitled “Dope Artist of the Week” which is featured in several magazines, websites, FM Radio stations, and on RETV. It’s purpose is to promote artists who present messages in their music in contradiction to the negative aspects currently portrayed in Hip Hop today.
Dornique “Nicki” Lynch
Dornique Lynch, aka “Nicki Lynch” grew up in Atlanta and is the wife of Maurice Lynch. She is the founder of Advancing Business Technologies (AdvBT) a web design and multimedia firm based in Sarasota, FL. Through AdvBT she manages and develops websites, social media strategies, search engine optimization, and internet marketing materials, based on effective marketing principles. Along with her husband Maurice Lynch, she is also co-founder of Righteous Entertainment, a film, television, and internet video production company, and co-host of RETV a popular positive hip hop music video show.
Calling herself the “Intertainment Consultant”, Nicki Lynch assists independent artists and aspiring entrepreneurs in building, managing, and promoting their business using the power of the internet. Through her own success and previous failures, she has learned what to do, and what not to do, to successfully make the transition into full time entrepreneurship and create profitable businesses. She passes on her knowledge through her wide range of books, coaching programs, and services – from individual consulting and business development courses, to seminars and keynote speeches.
Who is the RETV Audience?
- Righteous Entertainment TV is specifically targeted to reach both Generation X and Generation Y, with a directed focus for tweens and young adults from ages 15-45.
- The global hip-hop community: twenty four million people from a range of nationalities, ethnic groups and religions. Their collective spending power is $500 billion annually in the U.S. alone.
- International Markets include: Jamaica, Canada, South Africa Bulgaria Antigua And Barbuda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Saint Lucia Cayman Islands Netherlands Saint Vincent And The Grenadines Zimbabwe Ghana India China Kuwait Ireland Romania Kenya & Bahamas
- RETV multicasts on RighteousEnt.com, NickiLynch.com, YouTube, Vimeo, and various cable station across the US
- RETV television broadcasts in the following commercial markets: Tampa Bay, FL Area (including Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando, Citrus, Polk, Manatee, & Pinellas counties); Totaling over 600,000+ subscribers
- RETV also broadcasts in the following sponsorship markets: Atlanta, GA; Detroit, MI; Southfield, MI; Battle Creek, MI; Chicago, IL; Grambling State University, Ferris State University
