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Home , A Piece of Strange, Blu (rapper), Born Like This, Chester French, CunninLynguists, Dirty Acres

1. Hands High 2. A’s & E’s feat. Marsha Ambrosious 3. Fans feat. Large Professor 4. Little Young 5. Ei8ht Is Enuff 6. Good Music feat. Posdanus (De La Soul) 7. We Want It All feat. Mr. Lif & 8. Authentic 9. Pass The Mic feat. KRS-One 10. Round And Round feat. Doitall (Lordz of the Underground) 11. Whoomp 12. Reminds Me 13. Here I Go 14. Dancing Like a W.G. feat.

Asked about what to expect from this collaboration with Edo G, Masta list of featured artists from NYC and the Bean including Posdanus Ace fires back without hesitation; “people are gonna be surprised when of De La Soul, Large Professor, DJ Spinna, KRS-One, Mr. Lif, they hear the mixture of styles. We both have a different approach. It’s Akrobatik and Chester French. Production from Double O of Kidz in like the old Reeses commercial... Ya got peanut butter walking down the the Hall, M Phases, DJ One amd Frank Dukes round out street. Coming from the other direction is chocolate. Someone trips and this collabo from two mighty icons. blam, a peanut butter cup was born. Something new and amazing was created that no one had ever thought of!”

When one thinks of and the first thing that comes to KEY SELLING POINTS: mind is the infamous Red Sox/Yankees rivalry. But this time when • Two Rap legends combine forces for one solid full length Boston meets New York it’s a collaborative effort to bring the world one • fronted EMC’s The Show was one of 2008 most of the tightest Hip Hop efforts of 2009. Two of the games most excep- well received records in the genre and has scanned tionally creative and well-rounded artists, Edo. G and Masta Ace bring approximately 7,000 units to date. the two cities together with Arts & Entertainment. Like their home cities, • The video for “Little Young” has just been completed and will be circulated in September to online and offline outlets by these artists have a long history and have influenced the world. Roundabout Marketing • Roundabout will also be promoting 90 second parody trailers Hailing from Brownsville, , Masta Ace got his proper introduc- via an online viral campaign tion setting off the quintessential Hip Hop , “The Symphony.” • A full European tour in effect for Fall of 2009 with US dates Not long after, Edo G’s debut Life Of A Kid In The Ghetto and it’s lead coming in early 2010 single “I Got To Have It” went to the top of the Billboard Rap Singles • Features a supporting cast of characters from New York and chart with heavy rotation on Yo! MTV Raps. Both Ace and Ed have Boston including Mr. Lif, Large Professor, Posdanus from De La continued to stay relevant, tour the globe, and influence up and coming Soul, Akrobatik, KRS-One, Chester French, and more artists everywhere. Joining the duo on Arts & Entertainment is a notable

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Format: CD Cat. No: MTR 8177 Label: M3 Records Available: NOVEMBER 3rd

Distributed in the USA by The Orchard, 23 E. 4th St, NY, NY 10003 • tel: 212-979-6410 • fax: 212-979-7372 1. And I 2. eSTILLme 3. Frequent See 4. Fly On Paper 5. Off Course 6. Reign 7. Coffee & Cigarettes 8. Hello Goodbye 9. Moonlight feat. Syah 10. Understand 11. For You 12. Gone

Formerly Espee One of the group Bully Mouth. Daniel Joseph Produced entirely by the Akai Pros Pretty/Ugly takes us back makes music dedicated to those with an appreciation for going to the days of Fun Crusher Plus by Company Flow or The Cold against the grain and above the bar. With the ability to adjust to any Vein by Cannibal Ox. In the ever changing Hip Hop scene look type of track, Daniel leaves a lot of people listing him as ‘that good out for an MC with the ability to adapt at any time. different’. Lyrical content beyond the norm, and complimenting any beat with his signature voice is what D. Joseph takes pride in. Along with a long line of respect and credibility in the tough NJ/NY hip hop market with his music, Daniel is also an all around artist. KEY SELLING POINTS: photography, illustration, and short stories are a few parts of art • Free EP called Mission Possible to be released on that make Joseph’s craft come full circle. Sept 16th on major internet sites like 2DopeBoyz, On Smash, Ruby Hornet, etc. With his long awaited debut Pretty/Ugly being released on • "Welcome To " series of videos to be High Water Music you will understand the diverse of his released leading up to the album starting Sept 23rd music. From feeling frustration(s) of on such tracks as • Video for "Fly On Paper" dropping in October “esSTILLme” and “Off Course” to satisfying that hunger for gritty east coast rhymes on tracks “Fly On Paper” and “For You”. • Limited edition collaboration T-shirt with clothing brand Black Flag “There’s no need to duck if the fucker aint aimed at ya” is exactly the tone set by Daniel throughout his whole music career. A • 35 date fall/winter tour to promote the Pretty/Ugly mellow, somewhat intreverted ‘cool guy’ knows when to throw album through out the US down the hammer and when to let you into his world.

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Format: CD Cat. No: HWM 012 Label: High Water Music Available: NOVEMBER 3rd

Distributed in the USA by The Orchard, 23 E. 4th St, NY, NY 10003 • tel: 212-979-6410 • fax: 212-979-7372 01. Departure - Part 2 02. Imperial feat. Freddie Gibbs 03. The WWKYA Tour (Remix) - Substantial feat. eFamm 04. Streets feat. Sean Price & Poison Pen 05. Heart feat. Tunji 06. To Be For Real 07. Tear Tracks - Cashmere The PRO 08. Still With Me (Remix) - Jermiside feat. Deacon The Villain 09. Close Your Eyes feat. Geologic of Blue Scholars, & 10. Pit Stop 11. The Park ( Remix) 12. Nothing To Give (Live) feat. Club Dub 13. Cocaine [Produced by J-Zone] 14. Running Wild feat. E-40 and Evidence of Dilated Peoples 15. Everywhere - Witchdoctor feat. Deacon The Villain 16. Arrival (Outro)

All songs produced by except 11 and 13

One of the decades most consistent independent Hip Hop groups, CunninLynguists return with Strange Journey: Volume KEY SELLING POINTS:

2. Hailing from Kentucky, the trio consisting of Kno, Deacon The • Strange Journey Volume Two features guests E-40, Evidence of Dilated Peoples, J-Zone, , Sean Price, Villain and Natti has built a rabid fan base with past releases Geologic of Blue Scholars, Blue Sky Black Death Grieves Southernunderground, Will Rap For Food, , and Witchdoctor of • 32 City U.S. Tour Booked by The Agency Group kicks off and , as well as extensive worldwide touring with the week of release hitting major markets coast to coast

Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan and . Despite their • “Running Wild” will also be released as a video serviced on and off line in late October Southern roots, the group has become a key centerpiece in • Aggressive online campaign coordinated by East Coast Hip Hop conglomerate QN5. In the past two years Roundabout Marketing will cover everything from Facebook, and Myspace and of course 100s of the group has been covered by XXL Magazine, Spin, The Hip Hop sites and blogs Source, URB Magazine, XLR8R and more. Strange Journey: • Exclusive promotional content will be loaded to The Cunninlynguits YouTube channel which has seen over Volume 2 features guest appearances from platinum artist E-40 1.5 million hits and Evidence of Dilated Peoples Represented by The Agency • SoundScan highlights include - Dirty Acres - 8k RTD, Piece Of Strange -11,500 RTD, SouthernUnderground - Group, CunninLynguists embark on a month long national tour 8500 RTD, Will Rap For Food - 11,000 RTD on Nov 10 to support Strange Journey: Volume 2.

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Format: CD Cat. No: APOS 002 Label: A Piece of Strange Music Available: NOVEMBER 3rd

Distributed in the USA by The Orchard, 23 E. 4th St, NY, NY 10003 • tel: 212-979-6410 • fax: 212-979-7372 Psychedelic funk, and rock covers of ’s Greatest Tracks from MF Doom’s go-to instrumentalist

TRACK LISTING: 9. Get On The Mic 1. For Pete’s Sake 10. Intermezzo 4 2. Good Life 11. 3. Intermezzo 1 12. Intermezzo 5 4. T.R.O.Y. 13. Shut Em Down 5. Intermezzo 2 14. Intermezzo 6 6. Main Ingredient 15. 7. Intermezzo 3 16. The World Is Yours 8. Mecca And The Soul Brother 17. Intermezzo 7

Mr. Chop, the multi-talented producer, engineer, and guitar-reared multi-instrumentalist behind a host of releases on Now-Again and Jazzman Records, couldn’t have foretold KEY SELLING POINTS: that the legendary rapper MF Doom would call him “the illest • Marketed and Promoted by Stones Throw to grace the boards” after tapping into his otherworldly skills as co-producer/co-writer on a series of tracks on the recently • Publicity by Score Press released album on . Nor could he • Package includes a Deluxe “mini LP” have foretold that Doom’s praise would lead to an offer to gatefold jacket including thick, cardboard rework psych funk, jazz and rock covers of producer Pete “paste-on” sleeve Rock’s greatest beats. • Album features The Heliocentrics Nor could he have called that Pete Rock’s long time collaborator, (Malcolm Catto & Mike Burnham) CL Smooth, upon hearing the versions of “T.R.O.Y.” and “Straighten It Out” would beg to record an album with him. • Two Exclusive 7" singles feat. CL Smooth being released/promoted NOW!!! His is a unique take and has lead to an album that “the heads” will recognize by, say, the Tom Scott sax-line Pete Rock poached for “T.R.O.Y.,” or a host of other sample-based calls Includes Pete Rock and CL Smooth and response that Chop has deconstructed into their component parts and reassembled again. But his is an album classics, “T.R.O.Y.”, “Straighten It Out”, that will appeal to music lovers, regardless of their musical Public Enemy’s “Shut ‘Em Down”, leaning, as a master-class in fuzzy, funky grooves. ’s “The World Is Yours” and more

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Format: CD in a Paste-on with Obi Cat. No: FDW 7704 Label: Five Day Weekend / Now Again Available: NOVEMBER 3rd

Distributed in the USA by The Orchard, 23 E. 4th St, NY, NY 10003 • tel: 212-979-6410 • fax: 212-979-7372 01. Chief – Intro 02. Moka Only - Felt Before 03. John Robinson - Jazz Unconditional 04. Co$$ (isCa$hUSKing) - Love Lost 05. Tha Connection - Let It Be 06. & Sene - True Love 07. Les Nubians - Once In My Life 08. Just Brea feat. - Hello 09. Moka Only - Anyway 10. Sunken Heads - The Journey 11. Co$$ (isCa$hUSKing) - Soul Brother 12. Kissey Asplund feat. Moka Only - Demon Love 13. Dynas - D&C 14. J Sands & Kenn Starr - That's How We Kick It 15. Chief - Go, Ladies (Instrumental) 16. Chief - Perspective (Instrumental) 17. Chief - 16 Levels (Instrumental) 18. Chief - Chieflada (Instrumental) 19. Chief – Outro

Much anticipated debut full-length by Swiss beatmaker Chief. With Collabo unique flavour throughout all twenty-one tracks. A must-have release, Collection, Chief delivers a groundbreaking collection of collaborations, made offering a deeper insight into one of today’s beatmaking growing talents, and between 2005 and 2009, that showcase different facets of his genius beatmaking. a chance to own brand new and exclusive material from the hottest and the The majority of the songs are previously unreleased. The album features an most promising urban artists of the moment. For fans of John Robinson, A-team list of guests including Moka Only, John Robinson, Kissey Asplund, Moka Only, Stones Throw, Mf Doom and . Dynas, Blu, Co$$, Les Nubians, Just Brea, or Abstract Rude to name but a few.

Chief was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he grew up and still lives today. After showing interest in music at an early age and specifically Hip Hop since his early teens, Chief began DJing at the age of 14, and by 21 had started to create KEY SELLING POINTS: his own beats. Countless music genres ranging from Jazz or Neo-Soul to Hip Hop • Collabo Collection features exclusive tracks with Moka or Electronica can be cited as influences on Chief’s music, yet his productions Only, John Robinson, Dynas, Co$$, Abstract Rude and strongly retain their unique identity. Just Brea, along with tracks featuring Les Nubians, Blu, and Sene available for the first time on CD Over the latest years, Chief supplied beats to a wide range of artists, including gold selling R&B female duo Les Nubians, ex-Swollen Members leader Moka • Chief’s deft productions can be heard on many Only, genius rapper Blu, rising star Kissey Asplund, Hip Hop master John around the world including the three entirely Robinson, Dj Spinna’s protégé Dyans and many more. Chief also entirely produced albums for rapper Sene (Shaman Work) and one album for Kay Dee aka K-Skills produced several albums, such as Are the Groove with Maryland rapper Kay Dee aka K-Skills, and a couple of albums with Brooklyn-based rapper Sene including • Chief is the founder of Feelin’ Music, the label that Garbage Pail Kids. recently released the much talked about album Lowdown Suite 2 by Moka Only From downtempo hybrid beats, to atmospheric urban soundscapes or sophisti- cated soulful beats, the album showcases different moods while retaining Chief’s

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Format: CD Cat. No: FLN 00915 Label: Feelin’ Music Available: NOVEMBER 3rd

Distributed in the USA by The Orchard, 23 E. 4th St, NY, NY 10003 • tel: 212-979-6410 • fax: 212-979-7372 FROM THE DETAIL-OBSESSED MIND OF COMES AN ASTOUNDING PASTICHE OF DANCE, RAP, AND PUNK THAT UTILIZES EVERYTHING FROM TURNTABLES TO TAPE ECHO, GLOCKENSPIEL TO GUITAR, MOOG TO KAZOO...

Ever since the success of Edan’s 2005 sophomore release Beauty and the Beat (Lewis Recordings) the phones have been ringing off the hook here at Traffic Entertainment with questions from all around the world asking KEY SELLING POINTS: “What’s up with Edan” and “When is the new album coming out?” • Edan’s last album from 2005, Beauty and the Beat has After it became clear to us that a new Edan album was nowhere near scanned over 16,000 units completion we had a eureka moment. We approached Edan with a unique • Full publicity campaign by Score Press opportunity; full access to Traffic Entertainment Group’s extensive back catalog to mix and rework in any way he could imagine. We figured this • National Radio campaign by Spectre Entertainment would be a fairly quick and painless project that would be fun for Edan and • Full Page Ad in Wax Poetics also offer him some help in getting his name back out into the market while shedding some light on lesser known but full on dope titles buried deep in • T-Shirt and full promotional campaign done in partnership with Bodega (bdgastore.com) our back catalog. Two years and a new label later, Five Day Weekend and Edan have finally finished the project. What began as a simple mix, has • Tour dates to be announced including a date at grown into a colorful full on production album that features Edan as the All Tomorrow’s Parties (UK) musician displaying his skills on live instruments including synthesizers, • Advanced retail mailing of Echo Party Bullshit Promo guitar, percussion, echoplex… even glockenspiel and kazoo. Version to all key US accounts Echo Party has Edan’s personality intermixed with a wealth of amazing • Video montage to be produced by Tom Fitzgerald material. Elements are pulled from original multi tracks and these isolated (who tours with doing video manipulation) accapellas and drum breaks have not been heard by any ears except the to debut at WFMU Record Fair and spread virally engineers and original artists that were in on the original sessions. Other • Banners running on tastemaker blogs and web sites portions are more identifiable though obscured by the filter of Edan's ever including UGHH, SoulStrut, SoulSides, Philaflava improving studio techniques. Only an artist like Edan with his borderline and JumpTheTurnstyle obsessive commitment to detail could have brought such a project to life. Echo Party promises to be one of 2009’s most celebrated releases.

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Format: CD Cat. No: FDW 7707 Label: Five Day Weekend Available: NOVEMBER 17th

Distributed in the USA by The Orchard, 23 E. 4th St, NY, NY 10003 • tel: 212-979-6410 • fax: 212-979-7372 1. Do or Die 2. Make It Right Feat Reks 3. Cut U Slow 4. Engage The Enemy Remix feat. of Brand Nubian 5. Sacred Defense 6. Level of a Devil feat. Reef The Lost Cauze and Good Brother 7. Time After Time 8. The Sacrifice feat. 9. Come Correct feat. Good Brother 10. Mental State 11. See The Light feat. of 12. Only You feat. Ray Diamonds 13. Soul To Keep feat. Good Brother 14. The Path 15. Hold On feat. Stucat 16. Psychological Warfare feat. Amadeus The Stampede 17. To The End

Al-J and Yusuf form the elite Boston unit, Blak Madeen. They share a bond created by their mutual love of positive music and the religion of Islam. After years of performing and open- ing up for the likes of , and , the duo is now releasing their debut album Sacred Defense. The next powerhouse release from Leedz Edutainment, the project features collaborations with Lord Jamar (Brand Nubian), Hell Razah (Sunz of Man), Hasan Salaam and Reef the Lost Cauze. It is backed by the major- league production talents of Matty Trump, Falside and many more. Blak Madeen hopes the album will launch a new era of conscious Hip Hop in this materialistic age.

Interestingly, it is the apparent differences of the two MCs, along with their similarities, that make them unique. Long-considered one of the most slept-on lyricists in the game, Al-J's rapid-fire, multisyllabic flow contrasts beautifully with Yusuf's calm, deadpan delivery. Their performances on the mic are also symbolic of their respective personalities. Despite this, the two have come together to record Sacred Defense, a focused, hard-hitting album that touches upon several sociopolitical and spiritual issues.

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Format: CD Cat. No: LEEDZ 006 Label: Leedz Edutainment Available: NOVEMBER 17th

Distributed in the USA by The Orchard, 23 E. 4th St, NY, NY 10003 • tel: 212-979-6410 • fax: 212-979-7372 Now-Again’s Foray Into Funky Psychedelia

1. Top Drawer – Song Of A Sinner 2. Sensational Saints – How Great Thou Art 3. East Of Underground – Smiling Faces Sometimes 4. D. R. Hooker – Forge Your Own Chains 5. Shin Jung Hyun & The Men feat. Jang Hyun – Twilight 6. T. Zchiew & The Johnny – Let Your ife Be Free 7. The Strangers – Two To Make A Pair 8. Damon – Don’t You Feel Me 9. Ellison – Strawberry Rain 10. Morly Grey – Who Can I Say You Are? 11. Shadrack Chameleon – Don’t Let It Get You Down 12. Ofege – It’s Not Easy 13. Ana Y Jaime – Nina Nana 14. Kourosh Yaghmaei – Hajm-E Khaali 15. Baby Grandmothers – Somebody’s Calling My Name

This compilation introduces a new direction for Now-Again Records and its owner, Stones Throw Records GM, A&R and producer Egon. With the same detailed, no-stone-unturned approach he used for KEY SELLING POINTS: Deep Funk (The Funky 16 Corners, Cold Heat), he tackles beat-heavy global psychedelia with Forge Your Own Chains. • Fan Club 45 (Guilty Simpson// “Those of us birthed into record collecting by the Hip Hop midwife J.Rocc/Egon) available for Stones Throw revered Jimi Hendrix as well as James Brown. We searched for Coalition Accounts albums by Mulatu Astatke and Power of Zeus with the same fervor,” Egon writes in his introduction to the comp. • Deluxe package including Digipak with Forge Your Own Chains showcases music from all corners of the 40-page full color booklet containing detailed world: Colombia, Nigeria, Sweden, South Korea, Thailand and Iran. The focus – in keeping with Now-Again’s tradition – is on melody, liner notes and annotation by Egon, rare driving rhythms and accessibility. Not one song is included on this photos and other ephemera compilation because it is from a “rare” album. Certainly, many of these songs do spring from albums that exchange hands for many • Marketed and promoted by Stones Throw thousands of dollars and many of these songs have never seen Records. Publicity by Score Press reissue. But these songs are all beautiful in their own right and work to form a coherent album.

Psychedelic records, long the mainstay of older, grizzled collectors and seemingly quaint, are, in the hands of Egon and those of his American gospel, paranoiac soul, generation, giving up new ghosts. And, with comps like Forge Your loner folk, East-Nigerian fuzz, Own Chains, inspiring new investigations into our not so distant (and still very much alive) musical past. Thai rock, Iranian ballads and more…

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Format: CD Cat. No: NA 5046 Label: Now Again Available: NOVEMBER 17th

Traffic Ent. Group 39 Broad Street, Suite 4, Quincy, MA 02169 • tel: 617-845-0088 • fax: 617-845-0090 Now-Again’s Foray Into Funky Psychedelia

A1. Top Drawer – Song Of A Sinner A2. Sensational Saints – How Great Thou Art A3. 12. Ofege – It’s Not Easy

B1. East Of Underground – Smiling Faces Sometimes B2. D. R. Hooker – Forge Your Own Chains B3. Shin Jung Hyun & The Men feat. Jang Hyun – Twilight B4. Kourosh Yaghmaei – Hajm-E Khaali

C1. T. Zchiew & The Johnny – Let Your ife Be Free C2. The Strangers – Two To Make A Pair C3. Damon – Don’t You Feel Me C4. Ellison – Strawberry Rain C5. Morly Grey – Who Can I Say You Are?

D1. Shadrack Chameleon – Don’t Let It Get You Down D2. Ana Y Jaime – Nina Nana D3. Baby Grandmothers – Somebody’s Calling My Name

This compilation introduces a new direction for Now-Again Records and its owner, Stones Throw Records GM, A&R and producer Egon. With the same detailed, no-stone-unturned approach he used for KEY SELLING POINTS: Deep Funk (The Funky 16 Corners, Cold Heat), he tackles beat-heavy global psychedelia with Forge Your Own Chains. • Fan Club 45 (Guilty Simpson/Oh No/ “Those of us birthed into record collecting by the Hip Hop midwife J.Rocc/Egon) available for Stones Throw revered Jimi Hendrix as well as James Brown. We searched for Coalition Accounts albums by Mulatu Astatke and Power of Zeus with the same fervor,” Egon writes in his introduction to the comp. • Deluxe gatefold jacket containing extensive Forge Your Own Chains showcases music from all corners of the world: Colombia, Nigeria, Sweden, South Korea, Thailand and Iran. and detailed liner notes and annotation by The focus – in keeping with Now-Again’s tradition – is on melody, Egon, rare photos and other ephemera driving rhythms and accessibility. Not one song is included on this compilation because it is from a “rare” album. Certainly, many of • Marketed and promoted by Stones Throw these songs do spring from albums that exchange hands for many thousands of dollars and many of these songs have never seen • Publicity by Score Press reissue. But these songs are all beautiful in their own right and work to form a coherent album.

Psychedelic records, long the mainstay of older, grizzled collectors and seemingly quaint, are, in the hands of Egon and those of his American gospel, paranoiac soul, generation, giving up new ghosts. And, with comps like Forge Your loner folk, East-Nigerian fuzz, Own Chains, inspiring new investigations into our not so distant (and still very much alive) musical past. Thai rock, Iranian ballads and more…

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Format: 2xLP Cat. No: NA 5046 Label: Now Again Available: NOVEMBER 17th

Traffic Ent. Group 39 Broad Street, Suite 4, Quincy, MA 02169 • tel: 617-845-0088 • fax: 617-845-0090