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Format: Enhanced CD — Cat. No: BRK-CR 094 — Label: Brick Records — Available: MAY 19th

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The album is titled after the classic novel, “Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison and

features the standout singles “88 Soul” and “California Dreamin’”. The video

for “California Dreamin’”, which is included on this enhanced CD, already has

over 165k views on YouTube.

As Quamallah himself states: “My favorite time period for Hip Hop music was

definitely between 1983 and 1994 with 1988 and 1993 being two years that

standout as extremely impressive years musically and culturally. The fashion,

slang, movies, TV shows and vibe during those years was incredible. While

totally submerged in the feelings and music of that entire time period, I went

to work on “Invisible Man” and I am excited for people to hear the result! It is

an album that I would want to hear from some of my favorite artists of the past

and present today. This is not a retro trip for me; this is me at my best lyrically

and spiritually using the accessories of the 80s and 90s to fuel me. I am a ‘88

soul as the song states!”

The album is produced by Superstar Quamallah, Clever Jeff, Izznyce, DJ

Soulclap, DJ Diaze and Pawel G.

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01. Mr. Righteous (Intro)

02. You Need Knowledge

03. 88 Soul

04. Black Shakespeare

05. For My People...It's Spiritual

06. Lonely At The Top

07. Just Listen

08. California Dreamin’

09. Purity

10. Kunta Kente

11. 1993 Shit

12. We Got Plots

13. Do Win-dis

14. Hope She Remembers Me

PLUS BONUS VIDEO for “California Dreamin’”

Personal Key Notes:1. “California Dreamin’” video has over 165k views on YouTube

2. Son of Blue Note recording artist / jazz legend “Big John Patton”

3. Close affiliation with the Hieroglyphics, Likwit Crew andDilated Peoples

4. Lecturer / African American Studies / U.C. Berkeley: A course on “Cultural Appropriation of Hip Hop via Media Corporations” and a course on “African American Relationships”

5. Academic Coordinator / Student Learning Center /U.C. Berkeley: Developed a new program providing transfer students with upper division academic support

6. Writer: “Five Percent Nation of Islam” (Senior Thesis, U.C. Berkeley); “Before the Name” (Book on Hip Hop Culture – not yet published); Two Screenplays – not yet published

7. Leading Actor / “Smit Smatty”/ Independent Film pending / Director Troy Warwell

8. Mentor / African American youth from public high schools in Oakland and Los Angeles California

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After paying dues for many years, Slaine is steadily becoming one of the biggest up and coming independent Hip Hop artists

in the game. He is part of the supergroup La Coka Nostra along with all three original House of Pain members, and former Non

Phixion frontman Ill Bill. The group has a highly anticipated album coming out in July which features guest spots from Snoop

Dogg, Cypress Hill, Bun B, Immortal Technique and The Alchemist among others. Slaine has toured across the country twice

this year as the main support for indie giants Tech N9ne and The Kotton Mouth Kingz, and he will be with La Coka Nostra on

The Rock The Bells Tour this summer.

In 2007, Slaine played a supporting role in the movie “Gone Baby Gone” which was directed by Ben Affleck and starred Casey

Affleck, Morgan Freeman, and Ed Harris. Slaine also had two songs on the soundtrack. It is clear that Slaine has a growing fan

base both in the US and internationally and a bright future, all of which began with his first street CD The White Man is the

Devil Volume 1, which has sold 12,000 copies without distribution since being pressed up as a slimline CD in 2005. This

recording is considered a classic in his native Boston as it chronicles addiction, racism, crime, and hopelessness in the unique

city with a distinct and powerful voice, accent and style that would later propel him to a larger stage. Now available for retail for

the first time, Leedz Edutainment is proud to present the official release of Slaine’s The White Man is The Devil Volume 1.


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1. Intro

2. Zero St.

3. Hardcore feat. Jaysaun & Krumbsnatcha

4. Mind Of A Criminal

5. Whitey, Whitey

6. Sallie Wong feat. Universal

7. Dum Diddy Dum

8. Jump Around 2005

9. No More Pain

10. The Showdown feat. The Knockout Kings

11. DMS Anthem

12. Dark World feat. Betrayl

13. Mickey Deez feat. The Knockout Kings

14. Olde English feat. 7L & Esoteric

15. Chubby Chubb Interlude

16. Who Are You? feat. Krumbsnatcha

17. Slaine Iz Like

18. Strangers

19. You Don’t Love Me

20. Ride With Us feat. XL of The Kreators

21. Lucifers Luck feat. Special Teamz

22. Close Your Eyes

23. Walk With The Devil


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Amadeus the Stampede is an unstoppable force in Hip Hop. Quoted as being “one of the craziest lyricists in rap”, he strangles hardcore rhythms with a fury of insanity in his rhymes. In stalking the streets of Boston, Amadeus The Stampede has solidified himself as one of the best up and coming MCs in the Rap world. While battling schizophrenia for the past six years, the Stampede has laid a foundation for a promising career in music. With hundreds of shows under his belt and a lengthy catalogue of exceptional original music, the madman shows no signs of slowing down. House of Broken Mirrors is his best work to date under the direction of Leedz Edutainment. According to Leedz “It’s a concept album that takes you on a journey into his mind through stages of battling mental illness, drug abuse, violence, in addition to maintaining relationships with his friends and family while trying to stay alive in the streets of Boston. He’s pushing boundaries with his musical content through life experiences.” The album features collaborations with Sean Price of Heltah Skeltah, Slaine, Reef The Lost Cauze, Reks, Rite Hook, and J The S, along with heavyweight production from Matty Trump, Guns N Butter, J.Ferra and many more.


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1. Push

2. House Of Broken Mirrors

3. My Old Gold Chain feat. Slaine

4. Coca

5. Ruthless feat. Sean Price of Heltah Skeltah and J The S

6. Company Of Saints

7. Deadly Toxins feat. Reks

8. Believable

9. Bullshit feat. Reef The Lost Cauze

10. Psycho

11. Pig Pen feat. Skinny Cavallo and Lateb

12. Alone

13. Silence Me feat. Rite Hook

14. Krush

15. Holy Roller feat. The Greater Good

16. Christopher Walken Speaks feat. Ricky Mortis

17. No Savior feat. Blak Madeen

18. Cry Now Laugh Last

19. Down And Out

20. For The Hell Of It feat. Lateb


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Format: CD — Cat. No: FLN 00913 — Label: Feelin’ Music — Available: MAY 19th

Much anticipated new studio release by ultra creative Hip Hop pioneer Moka Only, who brings a groundbreaking Hip Hop album featuring Bootie Brown of The Pharcyde, Kissey Asplund and Psy. Blending genius production with his unique raps, Lowdown Suite is a truly refreshing Hip Hop masterpiece.

Moka Only is a dynamic artist with a career that spans over 10 years, 26 LPs and 400,000 records sold independently. He has won three Juno's, seven Much Music video awards and so much more, Moka is easily one of the hardest working emcee / producers in music period. At an early age Moka Only discovered his love for Hip Hop culture entering the scene as a graffiti artist. He later began displaying his skills as a MC rhyming at house parties and then later moving to San Diego in the early 90s where began his illustrious career as a MC and Producer. Moka Only is also a founding member of Swollen Members. However, a group dynamic was not for Moka and he soon moved on to a solo career. Although best known for his rapping, Moka was also building his resume as a quirky producer with a knack for mixing live and sampled instruments. While the majority of Moka's musical output has been self-produced, his beats are also sought after by a wide range of underground artists. He has gained the admiration of his peers, industry professionals and fans alike. Moka Only has collaborated with the late great J Dilla, MF Doom, Aceyalone, Buck 65, K-Os, Sadat X and Oh No just to name a few.

“Lowdown Suite 2... The Box” is one of Moka Only’s best albums to date. Built with deconstructed beats, lo-fi sampling, moody ambiences, scratchy loops… A rich variety of sounds and samples put together brilliantly for a very creative and smart result. With this new album Moka proves once again to be a skillful emcee and groundbreaking producer in one. A driving force of the Hip Hop community and one of hip-hop’s most respected talents. If your a fan of J Dilla, Madlib, Jneiro Jarel or Swollen Members, you’ll be a fan of Moka Only.

1. Do Work2. Hardly Say Remix feat. BOOTIE BROWN

3. Syrup4. Lemon

5. Fried Rice6. Stained

7. Funky Feat. PSY8. Drip Drop feat. KISSEY ASPLUND

9. Boohoo10. Clap Yer Feet

11. Trudgin12. Mothballs13. Isn’t Over

14. It’s Lowdown15. Bored feat. PSY

16. Be Alright17. Riverside

18. Rock The Yacht

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DJ EXILE Presents BLAME ONE “Days Chasing Days” 1. Supreme Beings 2. Perseverance 3. Street Astrologist 4. Bring to You 5. Wonder Why feat. Blu and Exile 6. Disturbed feat. Sean Price 7. Days Chasing Days feat. Aloe Blacc and Beleaf 8. Saturday Night Special 9. The Word To Say 10. Official With It 11. The Real Revolution 12. Words 13. More Fiyah feat. Johaz and Cross 14. Blame Me 15. Documentarian Originally from Baltimore, San Diego rapper, poet and MC, Blame One is no new jack. Since he was nine years old, this cat has been not only rapping and making songs, but in his early age you could find him on stage. He was one of those young prodigy rappers you would see at a show and you would be like "Damn that little white kid is rappin’!" This kid was not even a teenager before he shared the stage with the likes of west coast legend King Tee. After recording some demos over tape loops Blame formed a group with childhood friend Deja Vu called Mysteries Extinction. Deja was cousins with another slept on MC, Gods Gift and they began making music together with then Loot Pack member Kan KIck. One of Blame’s earlier songs was even produced by Madlib, (without his knowledge but recorded by OH NO in 1994.) Moving on to ‘95-‘96 you could catch Blame making songs with the likes of Emanon’s Exile and Aloe Blacc to his current collabos with Mainflow and Johaz. After all this work you may be asking, why have I never heard of this dude? Well for one, if you really do something for love as Blame does, then love is all the payment you need. Blame is a real humble cat and he was satisfied with just doing local shows and selling his music face to face. Also people are just not checking for cats in San Diego as they should be. But now with help of long time friend Exile, the two have released an album that can not be held back by ‘where you’re from’ but can only be held up in acclaim by ‘where one's at’! With production from Exile, Kan Kick, Black Milk, OH NO and Blu, along with guest vocals from Sean P to Aloe Blacc, this album is not one to sleep on. With over 19 years of rapping Blame is an OG in the game whether you have heard of him or not, and now is his time to shine. So humbly open your minds, ears and hearts for this new album Days Chasing Days.

FORMAT: CD —— CATALOG NUMBER: SS 030 —— CD BARCODE: 8 24833 00045 3 LABEL: Soul Spazm —— AVAILABLE: NOW!!!

ANDREW THOMPSON “I’m Not Likely to Change” 1. Wake Up, Mr. Cuellar 2. I’m Not Likely To Change 3. Act Together 4. Bottled Up Inside 5. Moustache & Teeth 6. Melody Playground 7. In This Town 8. Cheer Up, Isaac 9. Letting Go 10. Better Now 11. Close The Blinds 12. So Long, Mr. Cuellar Bonus Tracks: 13. There Must Be Some Kind of Misunderstanding 14. We’re In Business

It’s a good thing Andrew Thompson managed to finish recording with the mini-orchestra he had crammed into his living room recently – because the next day his landlord decided to kick him out! In one whirlwind weekend, Andrew’s front room recorded a session with a harpist and string section and hosted a cast of twenty friends and actors to film a music video. Later, Andrew lost his keys and had to break into his own apartment. That, coupled with the noise of the past two days was the last straw: His landlord was adamant - “Thompson – you’re out!”. Andrew spent the following weeks couch-surfing, borrowing friends’ guitars, and recording vocals in a variety of kitchens and lounges throughout Brooklyn. The result is his debut album, ‘I’m Not Likely to Change’. ‘I’m Not Likely to Change’ is an intelligent pop album from one of contemporary music’s most talented writer/arrangers. Sounding like a long lost Elvis Costello record produced by Flaming Lips circa Soft Bulletin, the strings and horns borrow a page out the E.L.O. songbook, the melodies reminiscent of Nilsson at his best. The album features Lee and Tyler Sargent of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah on bass and guitar duties. Before this bold debut, Andrew released the cult singles ‘We’re In Business’ and ‘There Must Be Some Kind of Misunderstanding’. Both songs appear as bonus tracks on the album.

FORMAT: CD —— CATALOG NUMBER: LEWIS 033 —— BARCODE: 8 04076 00332 9 LABEL: Lewis Recordings —— AVAILABLE: NOW!!!

LOS WUNDER TWINS DEL RAP “Activate” DISC ONE: Music 1. Los Wunder Twins Are Here 2. Cul de Sac of Shattered Hopes 3. Practice featuring Edo G 4. Drink Beer and Get Laid 5. Janie Jones featuring Lenny Lashley 6. Puttin On The Crew 7. 10 Minutes 8. Hold Your Head Up featuring Gift of Gab of Blackalicious 9. I Wanna Play Rock n Roll 10. Under The Bus featuring C Rayz Walz 11. Who Cares? (You Care) 12. Metrophobia 13. The Asshole DISC TWO: DVD Videos: Ten Minutes, Feast of Steven, Metrophobia and Corporate America Feature Film: Cul de sac of Shattered Hopes

Los Wunder Twins Del Rap are a Boston based Indie Hip Hop super group featuring legendary producer/MC D-Tension and college radio favorite MC Effect. Their new album and DVD “Activate” features Edo G, Gift of Gab, C Rayz Walz and Lenny Lashley of punk rock band Darkbuster. The DVD features 4 music videos and the feature film Cul de sac of Shattered Hopes written and directed by Los Wunder Twins. Los Wunder Twins del Rap came to be when producer D-Tension, who has crafted beats for Slug of Atmosphere, Mr. Lif, countless TV ads, TV shows and Hollywood films, was hired to produce Effect’s full-length debut album Fine Tuned Tantrum (featuring two number one college radio hits, “Hunger Strikes” featuring Termanology and Krumbsnatcha and “My Kinda Girl”. D-Tension and Effect found that they both had a twisted sense of humor and perspective on modern Hip Hop. Soon they found themselves with an album of hilarious and thought provoking material. The duo went on play shows around the U.S. and found time to shoot a hilarious full-length feature film. For more information please visit: www.myspace.com/dtensionbeats and www.myspace.com/loswundertwinsdelrap or contact D-Tiddy directy at: [email protected]

FORMAT: CD & DVD —— CATALOG NUMBER: LWR 003 —— BARCODE: 8 39678 00032 2 LABEL: Los Wunder Twins Del Record Label —— AVAILABLE: May 19th 2009

LILLIAN ALEXANDER “Let Love Take A Holiday” 1. Can You Feel It 2. It’s Not Love 3. Let Love Take A Holiday 4. Relays 5. Sweet On You 6. A Dream Without You 7. Love For Sale 8. You’re Gone CD ONLY BONUS TRACKS 9. Sweet on You (Alternate Version) 10. A Dream Without You (Instrumental) 11. Lillian’s Boogie (Previously Unreleased) Tom Noble Remix 12. Love For Sale (TM JUKE Space Boogie Remix) 13. Love For Sale (Instrumental) Bay-Area Modern Soul and Boogie Funk from 1983. Let Love Take A Holiday was recorded and produced on the Reynolds Records label (Quinn Harris, Steve Marshall, Steve Parks, San Francisco Express). The album has recently gained more attention because of the collectible ‘A Dream Without You’ 7” produced from the album. It is also featured on the new British Compilation ‘Jazz Bizniz 4’ (Counterpoint Records). By 1983 when Let Love Take A Holiday was recorded politics, drugs and peoples’ perception of love had changed a lot. ‘Free Love’ was no longer accepted. And so the lyrics reflect a more realistic attitude. While shying away from the typical love songs that characterize soul music, Let Love Take A Holiday still retains an innocence and is just as relevant today as it was 25 years ago.

FORMAT: CD & LP —— CATALOG NUMBER: FG 1000 CD BARCODE: 7 05105 96490 4 —— LP BARCODE: No Barcode

LABEL: Family Groove Records —— AVAILABLE: NOW!!!


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Format: 12” — Cat. No: SEED 027 — Label: Plant Music — Available: MAY 19th

SIDE A1. Original Extended

2. In Flagranti Remix

SIDE B1. Nadastrom Dub Edit

2. Eli Escobar Remix

New York/Berlin duo The Glass come with their first single in over a year from their new

album on Plant Music. “Wanna Be Dancin” is an ode to summertime fun incorporating a full

vocal, House rhythms and Electro synths. The Glass are proud to have Washington DC’s

Nadastrom (of Pussy EP on Dubsided fame which was #1 on Beatport) come with a great

Dub. Disco mutator In Flagranti (Codek/Kitsune), comes with a weird dirty Disco mix and

NY’s Eli Escobar takes us back to 90s House music with his super fun remix. DJ, radio and

press support is being done by Your Army in the UK as well as the Plant Music promo team

bringin’ some heavy blog activity. US Radio promo is being handled by Spectre

Promotions. On top of all that hype, The Glass has put together an amazing Lego stop

motion video that accompanies this release...

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