Maino Readies "The Day After Tomorrow" for 10-4-2011
NEW SINGLE "LET IT FLY" FEAT. ROSCOE DASH HEATS UP RADIO AIRWAVES
(New York, NY) – New York hip-hop star recording artist and native, Maino burst back again into mainstream success with his infectious new single, "Let It Fly" featuring Rosco Dash from the Hustle/Atlantic Records/eOne Music labels. The bass-thumping single, produced by Shawn St. Cyr, is from the much anticipated album, ‘The Day After Tomorrow,' which will be Maino's sophomore U.S. release to date on October 4th, 2011.
Maino's "Let It Fly" featuring Roscoe Dash digital single is now available for purchase on iTunes, please visit: http://bit.ly/LetItFly .
The Day After Tomorrow is the follow-up to Maino's successful debut If Tomorrow Comes, which spawned the explosive debut moniker anthem "Hi Hater." Additional hit singles from the Brooklyn native's debut release included, "Million Bucks" (featuring Swizz Beatz) and the platinum-plus selling chart-topper, "All the Above" (featuring T-Pain).
Showing promising indications of radio success with nearly 600 spins, "Let It Fly" has already been receiving tremendous support across the nation from New York's #1 rhythmic and urban stations, WQHT (Hot 97) and WWPR (Power 105) in addition to Philadelphia's WPHI, Washington DC's WKYS, Atlanta's WVEE, San Francisco's KMEL and added at over 80 stations nationwide. Maino proudly states, "Let It Fly" is my fastest moving radio single to date."
Following String of Performances With XV, Rockwell Introduces His Bullet Train Army To The World
The Song:
Rockwell Knuckles has certainly been living life in the fast lane. Since dropping his latest album, You're Fucking Out, I'm Fucking In, the talented MC has released a behind-the-scenes video, guest featured on a variety of projects, and recently finished a series of performances with XV and Casey Veggies, the last of which was in his hometown of St. Louis on the 4th of July. With all that, Rockwell has no plans to slow down either, and his new single "Bullet Train Army" is a testament to his unyielding drive for success. This synthy, anthemic track showcases Rockwell's lyricism as he introduces the world to his "Bullet Train Army." Clever lines like "Onlookers loving the lifestyle we leading/ That's because every record you can hear my soul bleeding," and "Every lane is us see, total solidarity/ Meaning it's a business, this is not a charity," turn into declarations when paired with the production's escalating synthesizer and epically rising hook.
MP3: Cold Heat f/ Blacastan & Craig G - "Raising the Bar"
PRESS RELEASE – July 2011 – Queens based hip-hop duo Jak D (MC) and Jay W (producer), better known as Cold Heat get set to drop their third LP, Raising The Bar, on July 19th through Soulspazm Digital. Raising The Bar continues in the tradition of both of their previous ‘bar' themed releases, Bar Hoppin and LIfe Behind Bars, respectively. With their latest effort, the duo declare their emancipation, showcasing a discernible maturation as artist and producer. The duplicity of the title suggests that they have raised their own quality standards, but have also upped the ante in the game as whole "…the price of liquor just went up" says Jak D.
When asked about their approach to recording Raising The Bar, Jak W states: _"This album means striving to do what I love at the highest level it can be done. It means pushing myself to step outside of my comfort zone so that I can grow as an artist and more importantly as a person."_ Jay W adds: "There's no doubt that we raised the bar on this album – this is our best effort to date."
There is no question that the Queens-duo break new ground with their latest effort. Cold Heat deliver their benchmark album that is as conceptually diverse and honest as it is braggadocio and animated. On July 19th, the there is a new gold standard - the bar has officially been raised.
In promotion for the album's release, we're pleased to present the LP's title track "Raising The Bar", which features Blacastan and the legendary Craig G. This track represents lyrical warfare at its finest as hour as the three emcee's blitzkrieg over Jay W's apocalyptic production.
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MP3: Trae Tha Truth f/ Big Boi, Lupe Fiasco - "I'm On"
Hope everyone had a Happy 4th! In honor of Trae's birthday party tonight I am liberating the CD quality (that one that leaked is just a 2 track) version to his new record "I'm On" featuring Lupe, Big Boi, Wale, Wiz, and MDMA produced by Cy Fyre! Street King is in stores July 12th.
Free EP/Video: A-Plus - Pepper Spray + Tour Updates
(July 6, 2011 - Brooklyn, NY) Hieroglyphics crew member and one-fourth of Souls Of Mischief, A-Plus is excited to announce the release of his new EP, Pepper Spray, now available for free download courtesy of Compound 7. The EP serves as the first of four in Compound 7's rock-inspired Tribute Series EP's, and accompanying each EP will be a special, limited edition t-shirt designed by Counter Balance, available here.
A-Plus and Compound 7 plan to release four installments for their rock-inspired Tribute Series EP's, collaborating with different artists for each project after this initial EP. Included in the series is an EP with Del The Funky Homosapien, which samples music by Rage Against The Machine, one with Opio, that flips music from the White Stripes, and finally the Nirvana inspired production with Eligh. "We started out real grass roots when creating Pepper Spray," explains A-Plus. "Pepper Spray was the first EP completed, and it was coming along so well that it inspired me to do more with other favorite bands of mine."
The first EP will take on the music of the Red Hot Chili Peppers aptly named Pepper Spray. Rather than recreate a single album from the group, A-Plus' EP will pull from their entire discography, sampling various songs from the legendary group's deep catalog, including classics such as "Give It Away," "Californication," "By The Way," and "Hey Oh" "Basically," says AAGEE on his choosing of songs to flip, "we decided what songs were our favorites, and from there it was all about figuring out how well each of those songs translated with our production style and what we were trying to accomplish on Pepper Spray."
In addition to his forthcoming EP releases, A-Plus will also be busy on the road this summer, performing a number of solo dates in addition to some very special performances with Souls Of Mischief. Souls Of Mischief will be performing a number of dates across the country this summer, including four stops as a part of the 2011 Rock The Bells Festival, where the group will be performing their long-time classic, '93 Til Infinity, in its entirety. Fans can find links to purchase tickets and keep up with all developing show information for A-Plus and Souls Of Mischief here: www.hieroglyphics.com .
Later this year, once all four free EP's have been released, A-Plus also has plans for two new retail releases, which include brand new solo albums, Return Of Good Time Charlie and another called Molly's Dirty Water that will serve as a collaborative effort with AAGEE. "Both projects are different," explains A-Plus. "Return Of Good Time Charlie is more of a traditional progression for me – b-boy-style story telling – like my last album. For Molly's Dirty Water, AAGEE is on there. It's more fun – party, get drunk and smoke some weed type shit. Less b-boy bravado.
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