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Channelling equal parts sub-Saharan chants, “Trans- Express”-era Kraftwerk, a love for nasty snare rolls, and a crossfader/delay pedal matchup that seems to be turning everyone’s head for sheer creativity, Cut Chemist drops a pair of beefed-up “club friendly” versions of tracks featured on his “Sound of the Police” CD/LP (ASS 004).

A-side begins as a near-hypnotic Ethiopian sounding epic story as told by a chorus of female voices, punctuated with optimum intermittent cuts and stabs at an evolving pace, emerging on the other end as some sort of post-cut-and-paste stream of consciousness “speaks with his hands” composition... engaging and well-executed, perhaps intuitively, embracing the spirit of the African rhythms while adding to them with his “drums” (aka delay pedal) and turntable.

B-side is an Afro-Brazilian piano-driven hybrid that recalls EWF while keeping the Batuque bounce rolling with female vocals again providing the juice. A must have for any fan of Cut Chemist, Jurassic 5 or African and South American inspired music from around the world.

SIDE A Format: 12” Single Cat. No: ASS 005 1. Adidas To Addis Label: A Stable Sound / Soul Kitchen 2. Beats Available: September 28th, 2010

SIDE B 1. Povo De Santo 2. Povo De Santo (Inst.) SIDE A 1. Blessings 2. Return to Eden 3. I Am King SIDE B 4. All I Need 5. You Only Live Twice 6. The Legend Of The Golden Warrior SIDE C 7. Medicine 8. Waiting 9. Fight SIDE D 10. Angel Without Wings 11. Marry Mary 12. Last Days 13. The Compound

After a four-year hiatus, Percy Carey, aka MF Grimm, returns to music with his eighth studio You Only Live Twice: The Audio Graphic Novel. This 2xLP version is packaged in a gatefold jacket with an 11” square, 16-page comic book. Grimm’s reemergence sees the veteran New York rapper moving into a new phase in his career as an artist, one that has seen him venture into the realm of comic books and journalism (Complex Magazine, Splashdown). For the past three years, Grimm has gone from rapper to respected author thanks to the success of his Eisner-nominated, Glyph Award winning autobiographical graphic novel Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm.

Admittedly, Grimm’s experience in the comic book industry helped him find the new creative voice he brings to Twice. The album features a engaging blend of powerful production (provided by Twiz the Beat Pro) intelligent lyrics, well-crafted story, and, of course, edgy artwork provided by Jim Mahfood a.k.a. Food One (Spider-Man and Kevin Smith’s Clerks), who illustrates the album’s accompanying comic book. After establishing himself as a lasting presence in underground over the past decade, MF Grimm looks ahead to the next 10 years with hunger and creativity on You Only Live Twice.

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Format: 2xLP gatefold with comic Cat. No: DBD 090 Label: Day By Day Entertainment Available: SEPTEMBER 28th 1. The Cast 2. What It Takes —Produced By 3. Don’t Matter (Over There)—Produced by AMP 4. The Game (Tre 4) —Produced by 5. Go feat. 9thMatic —Produced by M-Phazes 6. Wonderbread feat. —Produced by 9th Wonder 7. Mo Heat (Quiet Nights) —Produced by Mo Heat 8. Girls Most Wanted feat. Colin Munroe —Produced by 9. Serenity —Produced by Eric G. 10. Go Ladies feat. Robert Alred of The Dynamic Five —Produced by Robert Alred and 9th Wonder 11. Woop Woop (Stand Back) feat. Ricky Ruckus and 9thMatic —Produced by 9th Wonder

12. Entrapment feat. Khrysis —Produced by Khrysis 13. What Is Your Name feat. Mela Machinko —Produced by Fatin 14. It’s Like That —Produced by The J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League 15. Grown Man Biz —Produced by E. Jones 16. Without You —Produced by Ka$h 17. Nothing’s Gonna Stop feat. Tyler Woods —Produced by E. Jones

There are few producers in modern Hip Hop who can transcend the underground and mainstream like 9th Wonder. Since exploding onto the scene as a member of , the -native has KEY SELLING POINTS: lent his soulful instrumentals to artists ranging from notable newcomers • Online and Print Publicity by Roundabout (, ) to established major stars (Jay-Z, Destiny’s Child, Mary Marketing (Clients have included David Banner, J. Blige). After building his impressive resume, anticipation is running Disturbing Tha Peace, Def Jam, Warner Bros. deservedly high for the premier release from his It’s A Wonderful World Records, Ruff Ryder Records, Little Brother, B.G, Music Group by rapper Big Remo. Prodigy, Lil Scrappy and many others)

• Radio promotion By Papa D! Hailing from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Big Remo represents the new school of rugged and raw Southern Hip Hop. Having already • Video for the song “Go” was released on June received plaudits from platinum-selling rapper David Banner, who 24th to critical acclaim. Link to video below featured Remo on his 9th Wonder-produced single “Strange,” Remo is • Myspace Music Album Premiere confirmed ready to make a memorable debut with his first album Entrapment. for week of release • Second video to have ‘New Media Cartel’ Produced mostly by 9th Wonder, Entrapment also features production premiere (Nahright, 2dopeboyz, Onsmash) from Young Guru, Khrysis and M. Phases. Fans of 9th will recognize the • Third Video to be premiered on .com creative touch and high quality of one of Hip Hop’s best producers as he teams with a promising young talent to create an album that’s sure to • Review in XXL Magazine confirmed for October stay in rotation for 2010 and beyond.

To view the video for the song “Go” please click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eZurPDzDYs&feature=related

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Format: CD Cat. No: IWWMG 01 Label: It’s A Wonderful World Available: SEPTEMBER 28th

Distributed in the USA by The Orchard, 23 E. 4th St, NY, NY 10003 • tel: 212-979-6410 • fax: 212-979-7372 1. Ain’t Nothing You Can Do 2. Goin’ Down The Road Feelin’ Bad 3. He’s Not You 4. Leave The Driving To Us 5. You Were 6. Been So Long 7. I’m Losing The Feeling 8. Lay It On Me 9. Lead Me On 10. Like Yesterday Our Love Is Gone 11. Lovin’ In The Lay-a-way Produced By Steve Alaimo

Gwen McCrae has consistently been making great records since the late ’60s, debuting on Columbia with her first R&B hit “Lead Me On”. She moved to Cat Records and scored big with “Rockin’ Chair”, the KEY SELLING POINTS: oft-sampled “90% Of Me Is You” and “Damn Right It’s Good”. A • Most tracks released on CD for the first time move to Atlantic where she was personally signed by Ahmet Ertegun brought such classics as “Keep The Fire Burning”, • Gwen McCrae, a bona fide soul and rare “” and “All This Love That I’m Giving”. groove legend, will be supporting this album

Gwen’s roots lie in deep and and this collection of 11 and is available for interviews classics from the Columbia vaults brings together her five singles for • 16-page color booklet includes rare photos the label, plus one unreleased gem in Clarence Reid’s “Lovin’ In The and memorabilia, plus major new essay Lay-A-Way”. Originally recorded between 1970 and 1972, they were released at a time when Gwen was pretty much on the only African • Remastered in 24-bit from the American on the Columbia label and before the company became a original Columbia analog masters powerhouse for R&B with major hits on PIR and Epic Records. • PBS Special available including her Lay It On Me is classic soul at its best. Much of it was recorded at Cat and Atlantic hits American Group Studios and features the Memphis Horns on many • Extensive online promotion to soul and tracks. Gwen is still actively singing both R&B and gospel, and rare groove web sites recently headlined to a sold out crowd at London Indig02 Stadium, topping a bill that also included Jean Carne.

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Format: CD Cat. No: PCD 72002 Label: P&C Records / Reel Music Available: SEPTEMBER 28th DISC 1 (Crackhead DJ Dis Version) POETRY (Album Version) SCOTT LA ROCK MEGAMIX SOUTH BRONX (Album Version) STOP THE VIOLENCE (Original 12” Ext. Version) 9mm GOES BANG (Album Version) ESSAYS ON BDP-ism WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR (Album Version) (The Bladerunners Edit) ELEMENTARY (Album Version) STOP THE VIOLENCE (Original 12” A Capella) DOPE BEAT (Album Version) REMIX FOR P IS FREE (Album Version) DISC 3 POETRY (Album Inst. Version) THE BRIDGE IS OVER (Album Version) SOUTH BRONX (Album Inst. Version) SUPER-HOE (Album Version) 9mm GOES BANG (Album Inst. Version) (Album Version) WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR (Album Inst. Version) DISC 2 ELEMENTARY (Album Inst. Version) ADVANCE (Original 12” Vocal Version) DOPE BEAT (Album Inst. Version) $UCCE$$ I$ THE WORD (Original 12” Success Version) REMIX FOR P IS FREE (Album Inst. Version) SAY NO BROTHER (Original 12” Vocal “Truth Mix”) THE BRIDGE IS OVER (Album Inst. Version) OPERATING ROOM INTERVIEW (A) SUPER-HOE (Album Inst. Version) THE BRIDGE IS OVER (Clean ‘Red Alert’ 12” Version) CRIMINAL MINDED (Album Inst. Version) OPERATING ROOM INTERVIEW (B) ADVANCE (Original 12” Inst. Version) THE P IS FREE (Original 12” Version) SAY NO BROTHER (Original 12” Inst. “Reality Mix”) ELEMENTARY (DUB) (Original Acetate Version) STOP THE VIOLENCE (Original 12” Inst. Version)

Traffic Entertainment Group and B-Boy Records are proud to present one of the most influential and original in music history: Criminal Minded by . KRS-ONE’s combination of street slang and Webster’s dictionary knowledge backed by Scott La Rock’s hard hitting, minimal beats help set this album apart when it was originally released in 1986. A true classic, Criminal Minded was included in Vibe Magazine’s 100 Essential Albums of the 20th century and finally this legendary album is available in a much anticipated, 3xCD box set edition.

The first disc features the original ten album tracks; all cuts remastered from the original masters. The second disc contains rare 12” cuts and alternative versions as well as exclusive and previously unreleased radio spots and audio footage. Disc three offers all 10 album instrumentals plus 3 early 12” instrumentals available for the first time on CD. All three discs come housed in individual ‘paste on’ style sleeves with a full color printed dust sleeves sporting the original B-Boy Records graffiti logo. A 44-page book boasts never before seen artwork and is packed with original illustrations by KRS-ONE himself, vintage BDP promo- tional flyers, unreleased photography, full lyric sheets, and in depth liner notes written by Brian Coleman with KRS-ONE. All this plus a full sized poster to boot. This reissue of this definitive rap album is a must have for any music collector or fan of contemporary American music in general. We invite you to experience Criminal Minded again for the first time.

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Format: 3xCD Box Set Cat. No: TEG 76533 Label: B-Boy Records / Traffic Available: SEPTEMBER 28th

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