New video from Trai'd.
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Monday, July 28, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
HotStylz is launching a contest
HotStylz is launching a contest looking for the best Lookin Boy verse!
For full details visit www.LOOKINBOYOFTHEWEEK.COM
For full details visit www.LOOKINBOYOFTHEWEEK.COM
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
SINGER P!NK RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE
“SO WHAT”
SINGER P!NK RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE
Fifth Studio Album Is Scheduled For October 28th Release
New York, NY – Grammy winning, platinum-selling singer P!nk, will soon return to radio airwaves with her newest single, “So What.” The anthemic song is the lead single from her forthcoming untitled fifth studio offering, set for release on October 28th. “So What” will be delivered to radio stations early August and will be available for sale digitally mid-August.
The launch reunites the talented star with several of her previous collaborators including Max Martin and Dave Meyers. “So What” was co-written by P!nk and produced by Max Martin, who successfully collaborated with her on her #1 hits, “Who Knew” and “U + Ur Hand.” Meyers has been tapped to direct the video for “So What.” P!nk previously worked with him on the videos for "U + Ur Hand" and "Stupid Girls,” which earned an MTV Video Music Award for “Best Pop Video.”
"So What” will premiere on MTV's new show FNMTV and the network will exclusively broadcast the video for 72 hours. To further promote the video, P!nk with be the guest commentator on FNMTV on July 25th and August 1st.
Since her debut in 2000, P!nk (Alecia Moore) has been widely hailed as a fearlessly talented singer/songwriter, and the Pennsylvania native’s genre-defying creative risk-taking has propelled her to global stardom. To date, the chanteuse has sold 22 million albums cumulatively worldwide. Her previous albums include: her four million-unit selling debut, Can’t Take me Home (2000); her sophomore follow-up, M!ssundaztood (2001) which sold 11 million worldwide; and the 2.7 million worldwide seller Try This (2003). Her most recent effort, I’m Not Dead (2006) sold over 5 million units globally and spawned two No. 1 hits,”Who Knew” and “U + Ur Hand” along with critic/fan favorites, “Stupid Girls” and “Dear Mr. President.”
Sunday, July 13, 2008
A Dolla A Day - Week In Review
Dolla blessed us with a track a day this week
See below for the week in review
Friday - Atl's Finest Freestyle
Thursday - What We Do Freestyle
Wednesday - A Milli Freestyle
Tuesday - Put On Freestyle
Monday - Homecoming Freestyle
See below for the week in review
Friday - Atl's Finest Freestyle
Thursday - What We Do Freestyle
Wednesday - A Milli Freestyle
Tuesday - Put On Freestyle
Monday - Homecoming Freestyle
HOTSTYLZ
No Chris, No Chris, No...Raz B Lookin Boy!
No idea what I'm talkin about? Get Familiar...
(#1 most added at Urban radio with 32 adds this past Tuesday!)
Introducing...
HOTSTYLZ
“Straight out of Chicago ready to bring fun and humor back to hip hop….”
Lookin Boy (WM, Streaming, 96k, Audio)
http://release.theplatform.com/content.select?pid=0_MGKGsSTxbXbfys5QQv683TbOY1bZCv&UserName=Unknown
Lookin Boy (WM, Streaming, 64k, Audio)
http://release.theplatform.com/content.select?pid=2eM3gHaFqclmL7hzI6V6AmlGEx0jNs0c&UserName=Unknown
Imagine the side-splitting antics of three street corner comics roasting each other in rhyme over an infectious dance track. Making you laugh aloud from line after witty line, nothing is taboo as they bring attention to holes in socks, body odor and physical defects.
Like Hip-Hop's version of the Kings of Comedy, south side Chicago-based threesome Hot Stylz did just that with their popular club track "Lookin @$$ N!**@." Made up of comedic rappers Raydio G, Krazee and Meatball, the group reaped fans from the Mid-West and across the country with humorous rhymes, up-tempo production and fluid rap flows. And they are sure to have us all cracking up with their debut album on Swagg Team/ Jive Records due later this year.
"Everybody likes to laugh. I don't care if you are a preacher or a thug. Laughter is universal," explains Raydio G. "We are all crazy, all day. That's why the music comes off so effortlessly. The music is influenced from actual events."
Indeed, the concept for "Lookin @$$ N!**@" came from their daily ritual of cracking jokes on each other. Late one night while they were partying, drinking and freestyling to instrumental beats with a handful of females on site, they decided to add a different twist to the cipher. They insulted each other in their verses. The session was so hilarious that they made it into as a song. Almost instantly, it grew legs and took off.
"From nerds to anorexics to fat people to tall people to short people, somebody is picking on somebody at all times," Krazee explains the song's popularity. "That's something we do as people. In your home, at work or wherever you may be, everybody likes to laugh."
The record became so hot that other rappers popped up by the dozens with copycat songs. In a move to set themselves aside from the rest of the pack, they posted a video of the song on YouTube. The post currently garners more than 20,000 views per day.
"That video gave us so much traffic to our MySpace page," says Raydio. "It was simple, but it made the song that much better."
Not only did they have the Internet going nuts but the single's heavy club rotation prompted platinum artist Yung Joc to sign them to his new Swagg Team imprint in January. Joc even gets into the roasting act on the censored radio remix "Lookin Boy." And with Joc at the helm, the group signed a major label deal with Jive Records.
"A lot of people say they are bringing the fun back, but we are bringing the ig'nant back," explains Raydio. "Plus, it's still style with it. It's not too bubblegum-ish. We got some substance…It's either gone be ig'nant or have you dying laughing or have you saying 'did they really create a song about this?'"
The fun began back in 1997 in the cafeteria of Dunbar Vocational High School in Chicago. Making beats on tables and rapping back and fourth, Raydio G and Meatball along with two former members captivated their classmates on a daily basis. They named the ensemble Hotstylz and made names for themselves locally in talent shows throughout the city. By 2002, Krazee was added to the group, and they dropped their independent debut album The Bootleg Filez Vol. 1. By 2005, the group had been reshuffled to its present lineup. Then, they released compilation CD Hot Product in 2005, a collective effort featuring members of their rap crew HS Clique.
"We wanna show everybody a whole different perspective to the game," expresses Meatball. "Everybody wants to be a thug, but we chose not to go that route. We chose to have fun."
Those same energetic, good times will be all over their Swagg Team/ Jive major label debut. Their club-ready sound is a natural hybrid of their influences from swift-tongued Chicago rappers like Do Or Die, Crucial Conflict and Twista, but they blend their Mid-West sound with the up-tempo effervescence of raw, Down South energy from the likes of Three 6 Mafia.
"It's partially southern, but Midwest and southern music over the years started sounding alike," says Raydio. "It's more of a Chicago influence but there's definitely a southern influence too."
"Commercially, people think Chicago is full of conscious rappers, we all wear tight clothes and try to kick knowledge all day," Raydio sums up. "But there are a lot rappers like us who are like us - about having fun."
NEW VIDEO COMING SOON!
Riiiiiiiicky - Morris Chestnut shot in your back Lookin Boy!
No idea what I'm talkin about? Get Familiar...
(#1 most added at Urban radio with 32 adds this past Tuesday!)
Introducing...
HOTSTYLZ
“Straight out of Chicago ready to bring fun and humor back to hip hop….”
Lookin Boy (WM, Streaming, 96k, Audio)
http://release.theplatform.com/content.select?pid=0_MGKGsSTxbXbfys5QQv683TbOY1bZCv&UserName=Unknown
Lookin Boy (WM, Streaming, 64k, Audio)
http://release.theplatform.com/content.select?pid=2eM3gHaFqclmL7hzI6V6AmlGEx0jNs0c&UserName=Unknown
Imagine the side-splitting antics of three street corner comics roasting each other in rhyme over an infectious dance track. Making you laugh aloud from line after witty line, nothing is taboo as they bring attention to holes in socks, body odor and physical defects.
Like Hip-Hop's version of the Kings of Comedy, south side Chicago-based threesome Hot Stylz did just that with their popular club track "Lookin @$$ N!**@." Made up of comedic rappers Raydio G, Krazee and Meatball, the group reaped fans from the Mid-West and across the country with humorous rhymes, up-tempo production and fluid rap flows. And they are sure to have us all cracking up with their debut album on Swagg Team/ Jive Records due later this year.
"Everybody likes to laugh. I don't care if you are a preacher or a thug. Laughter is universal," explains Raydio G. "We are all crazy, all day. That's why the music comes off so effortlessly. The music is influenced from actual events."
Indeed, the concept for "Lookin @$$ N!**@" came from their daily ritual of cracking jokes on each other. Late one night while they were partying, drinking and freestyling to instrumental beats with a handful of females on site, they decided to add a different twist to the cipher. They insulted each other in their verses. The session was so hilarious that they made it into as a song. Almost instantly, it grew legs and took off.
"From nerds to anorexics to fat people to tall people to short people, somebody is picking on somebody at all times," Krazee explains the song's popularity. "That's something we do as people. In your home, at work or wherever you may be, everybody likes to laugh."
The record became so hot that other rappers popped up by the dozens with copycat songs. In a move to set themselves aside from the rest of the pack, they posted a video of the song on YouTube. The post currently garners more than 20,000 views per day.
"That video gave us so much traffic to our MySpace page," says Raydio. "It was simple, but it made the song that much better."
Not only did they have the Internet going nuts but the single's heavy club rotation prompted platinum artist Yung Joc to sign them to his new Swagg Team imprint in January. Joc even gets into the roasting act on the censored radio remix "Lookin Boy." And with Joc at the helm, the group signed a major label deal with Jive Records.
"A lot of people say they are bringing the fun back, but we are bringing the ig'nant back," explains Raydio. "Plus, it's still style with it. It's not too bubblegum-ish. We got some substance…It's either gone be ig'nant or have you dying laughing or have you saying 'did they really create a song about this?'"
The fun began back in 1997 in the cafeteria of Dunbar Vocational High School in Chicago. Making beats on tables and rapping back and fourth, Raydio G and Meatball along with two former members captivated their classmates on a daily basis. They named the ensemble Hotstylz and made names for themselves locally in talent shows throughout the city. By 2002, Krazee was added to the group, and they dropped their independent debut album The Bootleg Filez Vol. 1. By 2005, the group had been reshuffled to its present lineup. Then, they released compilation CD Hot Product in 2005, a collective effort featuring members of their rap crew HS Clique.
"We wanna show everybody a whole different perspective to the game," expresses Meatball. "Everybody wants to be a thug, but we chose not to go that route. We chose to have fun."
Those same energetic, good times will be all over their Swagg Team/ Jive major label debut. Their club-ready sound is a natural hybrid of their influences from swift-tongued Chicago rappers like Do Or Die, Crucial Conflict and Twista, but they blend their Mid-West sound with the up-tempo effervescence of raw, Down South energy from the likes of Three 6 Mafia.
"It's partially southern, but Midwest and southern music over the years started sounding alike," says Raydio. "It's more of a Chicago influence but there's definitely a southern influence too."
"Commercially, people think Chicago is full of conscious rappers, we all wear tight clothes and try to kick knowledge all day," Raydio sums up. "But there are a lot rappers like us who are like us - about having fun."
NEW VIDEO COMING SOON!
Riiiiiiiicky - Morris Chestnut shot in your back Lookin Boy!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
The Wackness - Exclusive D-Nice Mixtape
D-Nice has produced an exclusive Mixtape to help promote the music from the Wackness Soundtrack.
This is a smooth 25 minute mix of golden era hip-hop tracks and classic R&B/Soul cuts.
click here to listen and download the mixtape for free
1. Intro (Heath Brothers - Smiling Billy Suite)
2. Nas - One Love
3. The Notorious BIG - The What Feat. Method Man
4. Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side
5. A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It
6. KRS-One - I Can't Wake Up
7. Stanley Turrentine - Sister Sanctified
8. BDP - My Philosophy
9. Black Moon - How Many Emcees
10. O.C. - Time's Up
11. Craig Mack - Flavor In Ya Ears
12. Group Home - Supa Star
13. Biz Markie - Just A Friend
14. Freddie Scott - (You) Got What I Need
15. Wendy Rene - After Laughter (Comes Tears)
16. Wu-Tang Clan - Tearz
17. Ahmad Jamal Trio - I Love Music
18. Nas - The World Is Yours
This is a smooth 25 minute mix of golden era hip-hop tracks and classic R&B/Soul cuts.
click here to listen and download the mixtape for free
1. Intro (Heath Brothers - Smiling Billy Suite)
2. Nas - One Love
3. The Notorious BIG - The What Feat. Method Man
4. Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side
5. A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It
6. KRS-One - I Can't Wake Up
7. Stanley Turrentine - Sister Sanctified
8. BDP - My Philosophy
9. Black Moon - How Many Emcees
10. O.C. - Time's Up
11. Craig Mack - Flavor In Ya Ears
12. Group Home - Supa Star
13. Biz Markie - Just A Friend
14. Freddie Scott - (You) Got What I Need
15. Wendy Rene - After Laughter (Comes Tears)
16. Wu-Tang Clan - Tearz
17. Ahmad Jamal Trio - I Love Music
18. Nas - The World Is Yours
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