VIP Guests Include Hip-Hop Stars Fat Joe, Fabolous, DJ Khaled, and The Infamous Mad Linx and DJ Q45 from BET's Rap City NEW YORK, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- H3 Enterprises, Inc. (OTC:HTRE), the world's first publicly traded hip-hop company, will launch the Miami HipHopSodaShop on Thursday, May 22, 2008. The HipHopSodaShop franchise is the backbone of H3 related businesses and encapsulates not only the numerous revenue streams that the company has developed, but also embodies the "community conscious" approach that H3 applies to all of its endeavors. The launch of the Miami HipHopSodaShop marks the growth of H3 Enterprises over the last year and the expansion of the HipHopSodaShop brand. Dr. Benjamin Chavis, CEO and President, stated today, "H3 Enterprises, Inc. is moving forward with our business plan to open HipHopSodaShops in major cities across America. Miami is a key world-class city with great economic development vitality. Miami is also an international hub of hip-hop culture with some of the world's greatest artistic talent." Mike Fischer, General Manager of Microsoft's Xbox Marketing, stated today, "We at Microsoft are very excited to bring the Xbox experience to all of the customers who will frequent the HipHopSodaShops around the country. The Miami launch of the new HipHopSodaShop this week will afford us another opportunity to bring together the unique Xbox experience with some of the greatest hip-hop icons and celebrities in the field." The Miami HipHopSodaShop is located at 2710 N.W. 167th Street, Miami Gardens, FL 33054. HipHopSodaShop is a full-service, conceptually-chic franchise restaurant with a healthy menu. It is equipped with a recording studio, multiple 4' x 5' video screens, the latest Xbox 360 live video game and entertainment systems and a DJ/MC booth with surround sound. HipHopSodaShop is a modern day cultural entertainment center where many forms of hip-hop can be expressed by patrons and embraced by the community. Targeted to a youthful demographic, aged 13-35, the restaurant will hold special events like "open mic" nights, live HD sportscasts, live outdoor concerts and cyber gaming competitions. The store will also carry branded merchandise, MP3 players and recorded music. The first HipHopSodaShop, located at 1241 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, Fl, launched in December of 2007. Festivities for the launch of the Miami HipHopSodaShop on Thursday are scheduled to begin at 6:00pm and will include a grand opening ceremony where hip-hop celebrities Fat Joe, Fabolous, DJ Khaled, and DJ Q45 and The Infamous Mad Linx from BET's Rap City will walk the red carpet. There will be an official ribbon-cutting ceremony, an Xbox 360 on-line video gaming tournament and WEDR-FM 99 JAMZ Radio will be broadcasting live. Grand opening events are free and open to the general public on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information on the opening, please call the Miami HipHopSodaShop at (305) 430-8436. For additional information on H3 Enterprises and the HipHopSodaShop, please visit http://www.h3inc.com/ or http://www.hiphopsodashop.com/. About H3 Enterprises, Inc. and the HipHopSodaShop: H3 Enterprises, Inc. is the parent company of the HipHopSodaShop, with its corporate headquarters located at 116, John Street, New York, NY 10036. As the first publicly traded Hip-Hop company, H3 Enterprises, Inc. is dedicated to the mission of empowering young people through investment, education and economic development. (http://www.h3inc.com/) Safe Harbor: Certain information included herein may contain statements that are forward looking, such as statements relating to plans for future expansion and other business development activities. Such forward- looking information is subject to changes and variations which are not reasonably predictable and which could significantly affect future results. DATASOURCE: H3 Enterprises, Inc. CONTACT: Media contact, Larry Kopp, , or Seth Allen of The T.A.S.C. Group, LLC, +1-646-723-4344, or Cell: +1-917-282-2357; or Investor Relations, Stephanie Browne, +1-917-445-2662, all for H3 Enterprises Web site: http://www.h3inc.com/ http://www.hiphopsodashop.com/

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