29 June, 2002
Those
of you who ordered the 1.4.0. Productions album, it's being
sent out next week. 1.4.0.'s also hinted that there may be some
extras in the mail too (photos etc.) free of charge.
Currently he's working on a few projects, one of which the debut
album from Ghost's Theodore Unit. I should have more news on
that in the near future.
Yahoo has a habit of sending through blank emails once in a
while. If you've emailed me something and I didn't reply, it's
usually because I had nothing to read. So please send it again
- I'm not trying to be a snob.
Props: 1.4.0. Productions
28 June, 2002
(Second Update)
Just
received more Warcloud info. A really hard to find album is
available (don't ask where coz I don't know yet) called "The
Best of Holocaust". The tracklisting goes:
1. Midnight in
the Garden of Good
2. Sewer Rats
3. The Dead Man & His Stepson
4. The Last Hovering Castle
5. Rumors of War ft. Professional
6. Sidewalk Monsters ft. The Parallax
7. Howlin' Wolves ft. ShoGun Assason
8. One Standard Lesson (Full Version)
9. Food For Thought (Full Version)
10. Island of Dr. Warcloud (Full Version)
11. Bluntz, Martinis, Girlz, Gunz (Original Unreleased Version)
12. Bloodthirsty ShoGun (original beat not the "Mental
Chamberz" version) (prod. Cilvaringz)
13. Terrorist ft. RZA, Ghostface Killah, Killarmy (Unreleased
Japanese Version)
14. "Heaterz" beat Freestyle (Wake Up Show)
15. "Visionz" beat Freestyle ft. Black Knights (Wake
Up Show)
My guess is that
it's a bootleg, but damn I'd love to get it. Any info please
let me know. Scroll down for the rest of today's updates.
Props: Cno Evil
28 June, 2002
Albums:
Still Standing, Albums:
Nightmares That Surface From The Shallow Sleep, Albums:
Smuggling Booze In The Graveyard, Reviews:
Nightmare In A-Minor, Reviews:
Beneath The Surface, added a new pic of Raekwon to the Image
Gallery #1.
Regarding yesterday's post on the PYN record party release.
It's at a place called The Lab in Brooklyn NY, starting at 7PM.
All record label distributors, promoters of any kind, and radio
personalities are invited to attend. As for the in store record
signing, I still don't have a time for that. So if anyone lives
near Backstreet Records and is interested in going, they're
probably the best person to talk to right now.
The Proverbs Music website is down. Seeings how it did nothing
to do start with, I wonder I wonder why they even bothered to
upload it?
Props: Cno Evil, and Ice Grillz
27 June, 2002
Click
here if you
want to see the real album cover for Protect Ya Neck Collection
#1. Speaking of which if you want to pick up an autographed
copy of that album, Protect Ya Neck Records frontman Ice Grillz
will be at Backstreet Records in Brooklyn NY on July 2. The
release party is happening the day after and I'm sure Ice Grillz
will provide more info on that day when he's in store on the
2nd. I'll find out what time as well, the guy forgot to tell
me.
The Deadly
Venoms album is out now. Amazon
has posted sample clips as usual if you're interested.
Check back tomorrow for more updates.
Props: Cno Evil
24 June, 2002
Release
Dates (LA The Darkman), Pre-Release
Albums, Reviews:
Priesthood
Props: Tha
Masta
20 June, 2002
Here's
some covers to some upcoming albums. Just click the links:
Deadly Venoms
- Still Standing * Sunz
Of Man - Savior's Day * Protect
Ya Neck Collection #1
Courtesies to Amazon.com
and WuTangChambers (from the 5E
Forum)
If
you're interested in purchasing the 1.4.0. Productions/Othorized
F.A.M. album which I posted info about last week, here are the
details: Send a US money order (or an international money order
if you're non-American) or simply send cash, to the amount of
$15 US (includes shipping worldwide). Remember to include your
name, mailing details, and the album name ("School Yard
Funk Art #1") to:
1.4.0. Productions
(Shortre)
124 Lexington Ave.
Staten Island, NY 10302
USA
In case you forgot,
this is the album I'm referring to:
1. Intro Beat
2. Freestyle (Molly Q)
3. Everything U Need (Crunch Lo & Samantha)
4. New York (Othorized F.A.M., Lighter Shade & Hos Clocks)
5. Game Over (Lace)
6. We In The Realm (Lighter Shade & Crunch Lo)
7. Let It Bang (Franky Bottz, Molly Q & Lighter Shade)
8. Knee Deep In Some Ass (C-Wiggs)
9. Yesterday (C-Wiggs & Lenore)
10. My Way (Franky Bottz & Italy)
11. Lock N Load (S.O.D. Chapel & Wise)
12. One On One (C-Wiggs & Crunch Lo)
13. Life's Been Good To Me (C-Wiggs & Toilet)
14. Revelations (Cheesey Rat, Diverse & Crunch Lo)
15. Hypnotized (House Track) (Lenore)
16. New York Broadway (Lighter Shade)
17. Staten Islanders (Othorized F.A.M.)
18. Outro Beat
19. [Untitled] (Lighter Shade)
Updates to the
Release Dates (Sunz Of Man,
Protect Ya Neck Collection: Volume #1, Trilogy of Swordsmanship)
also.
Props: 1.4.0. Productions, and Cno Evil
19 June, 2002
Just
finished all my exams at last. I'm still ironing out some issues
about the "School Yard Funk Art" album so I won't
have the details until the next update. But here's an interview
with a promotion manager of Empire Musicwerks conducted by Cno
Evil. It sheds some light on the Frukwan album:
1) Who's featured?
It's all Frukwan with vocals from Kenyata (aka) Lady Tigra on
"Ready for War" & "What da Fu*k" plus
background vocals by Maraj on "Frukwan" & "Life".
2) Release?
The album will not be released this year. For the most part
it's finished but there will be some tweaking done.
3) First singles/videos?
The first promo vinyl single will probably be "2 to Da
Head" with "Times R Hard" on the b-side (my 2
favorite cuts on the album). The first commercial single should
be "Life" and if there is a video (which is
seeming pretty definite) it will be "Life" also.
4) Producers? Remixes?
The album was entirely written & produced by Frukwan himself
except for "It Gets Deep" which was produced by DBC
(of Stetsasonic). There will be remixes done of certain tracks.
A remix of the track "Life" has already been done
by Lucky Calhoun of the Atlanta Hip Hop group The Calhouns(look
for their album on 8/20).
5) Next projects? Other re-releases?
In the future I am sure we will be putting out more Frukwan
solo albums and I wouldn't be surprised if he ended up guesting
on some of our other artists albums. Unfortunately I think that's
it for the Gravediggaz. As for the other Echo International
Wu albums I haven't heard of any plans to re-release them so
chances are - but we have a tight relationship with Echo so
you never know.
Check back soon
for more updates.
Props: Cno Evil
13 June, 2002
Unfortunately
Tripod has deleted virtually all of my Real
Audios. I knew this was coming so I do apologise. Hopefully
I can find a proper server in future in which to house them.
On another note, I'll have the ordering details for "School
Yard Funk Art #1" posted next week. Right now I'm busy
with uni exams so stay tuned.
11 June, 2002
Covers:
Finesse & Synquis ("Soul Sisters" Front +
Back). Big thanks to MagicFingaz for hooking me up with those.
Still on Deadly Venoms, here's an article which talks about
the group and their new album. The group may now be just Deadly
Venom (not Venoms), and are minus one member (the aforementioned
Finesse). Click here
if you're interested - I don't know the article's original source.
Props: MagicFingaz, and Simon Goldberg
7 June, 2002
Got
some new tracklistings to share. The first is something a few
of you may already know, Frukwan's solo album called "Life"
(on Empire Musicwerks):
1. Intro
[3:33]
2. Enough [3:53
3. It Gets Deep [3:59]
4. Life [3:55]
5. Never Give Up [3:37]
6. America [3:31]
7. 2 To Da Head [3:55]
8. Frukwan [3:21]
9. Skit [3:35]
10. Time & Space [3:30]
11. What Da F**k? [3:47]
12.Times R Hard [2:44]
13. My House [3:04]
14. Ready For War [3:49]
15. Outro [3:11]
I don't think there's any guest spots on this album, so it's
a true solo. If you're interested in hearing snippets then click
this link: http://www.empiremusicwerks.com/artists.htm.
The second tracklisting is the upcoming Deadly Venoms album
"Still Standing" (on Caroline
Distribution):
1. 50 Bars And Better
2. Remember The Name (ft. Riggamortis)
3. Love Me (ft. Daze)
4. Boys In The Back
5. Gets No Better
6. Do Not Care
7. All Nighter
8. Look Into My Eyes (ft. Taunja)
9. Cannot See Me
10. Hunting Season
11. Like What
12. Do Not Stop (ft. M.M.O. (Pearl Handle & Naisha))
13. Real Hardcore
14. Blackout Part 2
15. Real Niggaz (ft. Ill Knob, 40 Glocc & Whiteboy)
16. Chasing Dreams
The tracklisting for "School Yard Funk Art" which
I posted yesterday actually has an uncredited 19th track by
Lighter Shade.
I have the front anf back covers to Finesse and Synquis' "Soul
Sisters" album released way back in 1988, which I'll post
in my next update. They're pretty damn hard to find, so check
back soon for them.
Finally, some updates once again to the Release
Dates.
Props: Cno Evil, and Trent Sloan
6 June, 2002
Albums:
Terra Iz Him, Album
Reviews: Return of the Ten Tigers, Album
Covers: Return of the Ten Tigers, Image
Gallery: Return of the Ten Tigers (CD Inlet), Release
Dates, Links.
I'll have a review of "Terra Iz Him" as soon as I
receive my copy.
Not too long ago, Othorized F.A.M.'s producer, 1.4.0. released
an album called "School Yard Funk Art: Volume #1".
It heavily featured the F.A.M. on all new songs (bar one), with
guest spots from various artists native to Staten Island. The
tracklisting goes:
1. Intro Beat
2. Freestyle (Molly Q)
3. Everything U Need (Crunch Lo & Samantha)
4. New York (Othorized F.A.M., Lighter Shade & Hos Clocks)
5. Game Over (Lace)
6. We In The Realm (Lighter Shade & Crunch Lo)
7. Let It Bang (Franky Bottz, Molly Q & Lighter Shade)
8. Knee Deep In Some Ass (C-Wiggs)
9. Yesterday (C-Wiggs & Lenore)
10. My Way (Franky Bottz & Italy)
11. Lock N Load (S.O.D. Chapel & Wise)
12. One On One (C-Wiggs & Crunch Lo)
13. Life's Been Good To Me (C-Wiggs & Toilet)
14. Revelations (Cheesey Rat, Diverse & Crunch Lo)
15. Hypnotized (House Track) (Lenore)
16. New York Broadway (Lighter Shade)
17. Staten Islanders (Othorized F.A.M.)
18. Outro Beat
This album is part one of a two-album series. The second part
will be released in approximately 2 - 3 months. It's completely
produced and arranged by 140 Productions and is available for
$15. I hope to have purchasing details soon. It's definately
quite rare and one for the collectors. I've known about this
project for some time but didn't know it was out until recently.
If you're interested in the cover art for this album click these
links: School
Yard Funk Art (Front) * School
Yard Funk Art (Back).
A new Deadly Venoms album is on the horizon called "Still
Standing". It will come out on a label called "Rocks
The World" which is distributed by EMI. Production is handled
by Rocks The World Production and it's unlikely that the June
25th release date will be changed. So this will officially be
their first album to be released. The first single "Remember
The Name" is already getting airtime on Hot 97. A remix
of this track is planned and will feature Kurupt.
Props: 1.4.0. Productions, Simon Goldberg, and Tha
Masta
3
June, 2002
Reviews:
Silent Weapons For Quiet Wars, Reviews:
Ghost Dog (Soundtrack) (Japan), Reviews:
The Hell EP, Reviews:
1st Amendment, Release Dates
(Protect Ya Neck Collection: Volume 1).
I am almost 100% sure that the Protect Ya Neck album is the
same one which was released in Japan recently, possibly with
a new cover. And judging by the artist line up, I'd say its
mostly songs which we've heard before (most, but not all).
If you're interested in picking up an original copy of "Pretty
Thugs" (Promotional CD) please contact Robert at pipotepipote@yahoo.es.
Props: Iron Shiek
