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1. Crank It Up - ft. Pooh Baby Produced by Drama Boy 2. Gettin’ Money - ft. Young Vet Produced by Nard & B PSC 3. Cell Phone Watch - ft. Young Vet & Pooh Baby Produced by Tellie 4. That Ain’t It - ft. Young Vet & Pooh Baby Produced by Jon-Josef 5. Hangtime - ft. Young Vet Produced by Jon-Josef 6. Damn - ft. Pooh Baby Produced by C Gutta PSC 7. Big Rubberbands - ft. Young Vet & Pooh Baby Produced by Tellie 8. Gas Produced by Tellie 9. Shawty Hell - ft. Young Vet Produced by Kane Beats 10. Lick Gone Bad - ft. Young Vet Produced by Jon-Josef 11. Yummy Yum - ft. Pooh Baby Produced by Drama Boy 12. Grustle - ft. Young Vet Produced by Young Juve

2009 marks the return of with his long awaited new release Silence and Secrecy: Black Rag Gang, with help from his G’$ Up crew Young SOUNDSCAN HISTORY: Vet and Pooh Baby. Silence and Secrecy is Scrappy’s first official release 2004 – (with ) King Of : 924,297 since 2006’s Bred 2 Die, Born 2 Live, which featured the Top 40 hit “Money In 2006 - Bred 2 Die, Born 2 Live: 307,024 The Bank.” Scrappy again is finding success at radio with the release of the 2008 – Prince Of The South: 12,254* first single from the new record “Cell Phone Watch” getting spins and gaining * an unauthorized and unpromoted mixtape shut down after the initial ship momentum in December. The second single from Silence and Secrecy called “Gettin’ Money” goes to national radio and video in January 2009. Silence and Secrecy features exactly the high energy Lil Scrappy has become PROMOTION AND PUBLICITY: famous for. The new joint maybe called Silence and Secrecy but Scrappy’s • National radio campaign by Pinnacle Marketing and Promotions kicking off 2009 in a fashion that anything but silent or secret. • National video campaign by Noah Jolles at ND Promotions will deliver spins at MTV Jams, MTV 2, BET and regional and local video shows RADIO DETAILS: • Video for “Cell Phone Watch” directed by Howard Gibson Chart History who’s film “A-Town” is about to be released by Summit Entertainment. He also directed videos for “Bust It Baby Pt. 2”, B.G feat. T.I • “Money In The Bank” — #28 on the Hot 100 “For A Minute” and T.I. feat. Young , Young Drop, B.G, “ (RMX)” • “No ” — #29 on the Hot 100 • Scrappy’s Youtube channel, G’S UP TV, has over 15 Million Views “Cell Phone Watch” went to radio in December and is already on fire at Urban and • Lil Scrappy and G’$ Up will embark on national tour Mixshows with strong support in Memphis (KXHT & WHRK), Shreveport (KBTT), starting February 1 in support of “Silence and Secrecy” Columbus, GA (WBFA & WFXE), Little Rock (KIPR & KHTE), Jackson, MS (WJMI), • Reviews already confirmed in many major publications Huntsville, AL (WEUP), (WVEE), Mobile (WBLX), Augusta, GA (WPRW), including XXL and Ozone Magazine. Gainesville, FL (WTMG), Savannah, GA (WEAS) and St. Louis (WHHL) • Full online marketing and advertising campaign including KEY MARKETS: Myspace ads, ads on major and lifestyle websites , Atlanta, Chicago, DC, Detroit, New York, Phoenix, Dallas-Ft. Worth, • Interviews confirmed with Allhiphop.com, Hiphopdx.com, XXLmag.com, Hiphopgame.com,Yoraps.com, Sixshot.com and Ballerstatus.com Houston, Nashville, Miami, Minneapolis, SF-Oakland, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Denver, Baltimore, Orlando, Sacramento and Richmond

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Distributed in the USA by The Orchard, 23 E. 4th St, NY, NY 10003 • tel: 212-979-6410 • fax: 212-979-7372 1. Intro feat. DJ Junkaz Lou 2 Supa Supreme 3. Above Sea Level 4. Flow Smooth 5. Glamour Life 6. La Chacha 7. Magnetic Junkadelic feat. Ced Gee & D.Eazy 8. The Real Beginer 9. Tashan... 10. Booty Clap 11. We Turn (skit) 12. Black Lagoon 13. New Shhhiiit feat. Champ 14. Indian 15. Track Runner feat. Marc Live & DGIZ - 16. Industry 17. Zapp BONUS TRACKS 18. Magnetic Junkadelic feat. Ced Gee & D.Eazy (Junkadelic Rmx) 19. Supa Supa Supreme (Larry Hutch Rmx) 20. Booty Clap feat. Big Sche Eastwood (Rmx) 21. Glamour Life feat. Motion Man & Lyrical C (Rmx) 22. Flow Smooth (Kutmasta Kurt Rmx) 23. Supa Supreme (DJ Scratch Rmx)

Kool Keith is a legend, his distinctive flow first heard on the classic late 1980’s Ultramagnetic MC’s tracks, and since then on record as Dr. Octagon, Rhythm X, Black Elvis, Dr. Dooom, Big Willie Smith, Sinister 6000, and in the groups Cenobites, , Diesel Truckers, and more. Tashan Dorrsett is his newest (and freshest) alias in a long list of pseudonyms.

The (a true ‘album’ - not a collection of tracks cobbled together by someone outside Keith’s circle) is a departure from his more science fiction/fantasy-oriented characters (Dr. Octagon & Dr. Dooom), he instead offers up a gritty Bronx reality show, starring Tashan as the antihero – the concept described by Keith in his own words:

“Tashan Dorrsett is the reality person from with an image of being real and regular, dealing with daily life situations. The essence of urban living to its all time fullest, block after block, the brick buildings, the hot sun... Areas and struggles of the ghetto I myself walked and experienced. You can't live it through television, you have to walk out and touch it like I've done for years. To all the areas that many people will not visit, I will constantly.”

The album is entirely produced by DJ Junkaz Lou, who has worked closely with Keith in the past (The Collabs Tape, Official Space Tape), as well as with Kutmasta Kurt, Marc Live, Mr. Sche & . His production style augments Keith’s lyric well, a sinister edge complementing the day to day events relayed by Tashan Dorrsett.

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2xLPDistributed WILL in theBE USA AVAILABLEby The Orchard, 23 E. 4th St, ON NY, NY 10003 MARCH • tel: 212-979-6410 •10TH fax: 212-979-7372 1. Frequencey Modulation 2. Population Control 3. Were All In Power 4. Watch Out! False Prophet 5. The Machine 6. It's Coming Down 7. So We Can Move 8. The Sound Is God 9. Your Summer 10. Mega Mix 11. In Tune Static 12. San Pedro Cactus 13. Love Line 14. Stay Tuned (here) 15. In Love

Radio is not your average instrumental album. did not want to just was experimenting with drugs at the time and was not around much. put beats on a record. He wanted everything to be unique and different, Exile moved with his mother and sister to a two bedroom, Section 8 from the starting concept to the final message of Radio. Sampling apartment. With no money or car and barely enough food… paid for vocals off the radio, Exile overcame the challenge and succeeded in with welfare checks and food stamps, he sought refuge in music. creating a positive message on an instrumental album. As Exile says, Exile’s early exposure to Hip Hop grew into the desire to create the “Good and evil are present on the radio. With this record I express love music he loved himself. At the age of 18, Exile met up with rapper, Aloe in contrast to evil. I did not want to put an album out showing only my Blacc, 16 years old at the time. With a one-button sampler and a four talent… I needed to share with the listener what I have learned from my track they formed and started making their own . Exile, life. In this case, the radio.” then met 19 year old rapper and together started work on his solo Los Angeles based artist Aleksander “Exile” Manfredi is not the first in effort Dirty Science, featuring , MED and . his family to create music. His father, Albert Trent Manfredi (R.I.P.) and Together they also made the critically acclaimed classic, Blu and Exile’s grandfather Alberico Manfredii were both musicians. His father released Below The Heavens. some 45’s in the 1960’s that are now highly sought after. His grandfather After producing tracks for artists such as , , not only taught music but also played in a diverse mix of bands ranging and Snoop Dog; he continues to excel in the art of creating music with from Mariachi to traditional Italian music. his first instrumental album entitled Radio. This is an album you can At an early age Exile was exposed to a wide variety of music. Living in listen to from start to finish and expect to be taken on a ride each time. his grandfather’s garage, he learned to play the accordion. His father Let us spread the awareness, understanding and appreciation of Radio.

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2xLP WILL BE AVAILABLE ON MARCH 10TH THE TONES “Dreamtalk”

01. Get U High Pt. 1 02. From The Ground Up 03. The Movemeant 04. Invited Me 05. Turn Me On 06. Road Ahead 07. Fly Angel 08. Far Away 09. Beautiful 10. No More 11. Searching 12. Get U High Pt. 2 13. If You Could Change 14. Dreamtalk 15. Without You

The Tones are progressive masters in the creation of soulful and honest Hip Hop in its most appealing form. Being compared to the likes of , , Blackstar, A Tribe Called Quest, Slum Village, and , many might wonder how such a sound can be derived from the California Bay Area.

This versatile duo consists of rapper/producer Retro and rapper/singer Suhn, who can sing anything from soul music to opera. Dreamtalk is an album about pursuing dreams and living through the struggles and pleasures encountered along the way. It also gives motivation to others in pursuit of their dreams. Dreamtalk challenges the Hip Hop community with potent content. With vintage rhymes and vintage beats, The Tones are here to deliver a classic album.

Since the group first formed in 2001, The Tones have toured with the likes of Common, Slum Village, Little Brother, ’ drummer Quest Love, and Dr. Cornell West. Additionally, the Tones have been creating a huge buzz on the internet and on blogs as well as receiving a cosign from Grammy nominated rapper/actor Common with comments such as “The Tones are some real soulful brothers.”

***A TRAFFIC EXCLUSIVE*** FORMAT: CD —— CATALOG NUMBER: PLUG 010 —— BARCODE: 8 44185 07396 7 LABEL: Plug Label —— AVAILABLE: NOW!!! 1. There Will Be Leedz - DJ On&On 2. Play To Win - , Dre Robinson, Ray Diamonds 3. Everybody Raps - Mic Geronimo & Royal Flush 4. Bangmatic (Matty Trump ) - , Slaine, Reef The Lost Cauze 5. King Of The Jungle - Blaq Poet, Jaysaun, 6. Do My Thang - Pacewon, U-God Of Wu-Tang Clan, Bomshot 7. My Zone - Casual Of Hieroglyphics, Of , C-Rayz Walz 8. WERS 88.9 Interview 9. Throwin Punches - Copywrite, Prone 2, The Rhyminal 10. Cocaine Cowboys - Slaine, Amadeus The Stampede, Rite Hook 11. Somethin To Eat - Bad Newz, Al-J, Edo.G, J The S 12. Too Many Mcs - El Da Sensei Of The Artifacts, Pacewon, MC Exposition 13. Today Ain’t Right - Blak Madeen & Stucat 14. Evil Doers Beware - Last Emperor & MC Exposition 15. Interlude - Ricky Mortis 16. Spikes For The Punchbowl - Esoteric & Awkward Landing 17. Globe Holders (Remix) -Wise Intelligent Of Poor Righteous Teachers & Elemental Zazen 18. Pictures On The Wall - Skinny Cavallo 19. The Epidemic - Rhetoric Of Evil Dead 20. Lowlife - Rite Hook 21. Visions Of Hell - Amadeus The Stampede & Benny B

Here in Boston, virtually every serious Hip Hop show is orchestrated by rap Leedz of Leedz Edutainment who, unlike the vast majority of cats in his profession who throw parties for the props, actually makes a living pushing live music. In addition to bringing underground and commercial ringers from across the map to rock shows, Leedz pairs visiting MCs with Boston's top talents. The result, after long wait, is the upcoming Mass Movementz: The Album.

The Album features an explosive lineup of MCs and producers including Ill Bill, Slaine, Reef The Lost Cause, U-God of Wu Tang Clan, Fatlip of The Pharcyde, Casual of Heiroglyphics, C-Rayz Walz, Copywrite, Mic Geronimo, EDO. G, Termanology, Blaq Poet, Esoteric, Last Emperor, Pacewon, EL Da Sensei, Wise Intelligent, Rite Hook, of CunninLynguists, Amadeus The Stampede, Blak Madeen, Matty Trump, and more.

Finally - with this chance to hear Beantown's premier gunners rhyming side-by-side with heavyweights from every corner of the industry - maybe the music world will now see that Hip Hop from doesn't mess around.

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Distributed in the USA by The Orchard, 23 E. 4th St, NY, NY 10003 • tel: 212-979-6410 • fax: 212-979-7372 MARY HALVORSON TRIO “Dragon’s Head”

01. Old Nine Two Six Four Two Dies (No. 10) 02. Momentary Lapse (No. 1) 03. Screws Loose (No. 8) 04. Scant Frame (No. 2) 05. Sweeter Than You (No. 4) 06. Sank Silver Purple White (No. 5) 07. Too Many Ties (No. 6) 08. Totally Opaque (No. 7) 09. Dragon’s Head (No. 9) 10. April April May (No. 3)

Recorded February 24-25, 2008 at Firehouse 12 in New Haven, CT

Dragon’s Head is acclaimed -based guitarist/ Mary Halvorson’s debut recording as a bandleader. Recorded at Firehouse 12’s state of the art studio in New Haven, it features ten new original compositions written specifically for her working trio with bassist John Hebert and drummer Ches Smith. She has previously composed music for recordings with her chamber music duo with violist Jessica Pavone and the avant-rock duo, People, with drummer Kevin Shea, but this is her first release alone at the helm of her own ensemble. “I have always gravitated towards the guitar/bass/drum trio format,” writes Ms. Halvorson in the liner notes. “I have wanted to write for this instrumentation for years, but this project is the first time I have actually attempted it. This trio is also a great excuse to work with two of my favorite musicians; I wrote all of these with Ches and John’s playing in mind. I also took it as an opportunity to experiment with different compositional forms, as well as varying harmonic, melodic and rhythmic components.” The New York Times’ Ben Ratliff writes, “It took only a few seconds to see the good sense in the band: no matter how abstruse the music can get, it rested on a strong, simple principle of balance and contrast.” Guitar Player’s Elliott Sharp adds, “While the group uses acoustic bass and clearly lies within the ‘jazz’ camp, it sounds like no other...dissonant arpeggios melding into pounding odd-meter repetitive grooves, spidery textures becoming cracked melodies, and jazzy vamps fragmenting into vicious free-form interactions, with Halvorson wrenching blistering lines and rude sounds from her guitar.”

***A TRAFFIC EXCLUSIVE*** FORMAT: CD —— CATALOG NUMBER: FH 120401007 —— BARCODE: 6 16892 97512 0 LABEL: Firehouse 12 Records —— AVAILABLE: NOW!!! TURBOTITO “Liquid ” b/w “Losing Their Heads”

Side A

A1. Liquid Disco A2. Liquid Disco Dub

Side B

B1. Losing Their Heads – Filip vs. Timmy B2. Losing Their Heads – Timmy vs. Filip

Filip ‘Turbotito’ Nikolic, everybody’s favorite Danish Los Angelino who is famous for his works with Guns ‘n’ Bombs, Ima Robot and Junior Senior, once again takes over the dance floors of the world with his latest contribution to THORN01 Records. “Liquid Disco” blends the dance floors of the past with the playfulness of the present to create a total disco-mosh party slammer. Listeners are rewarded with two versions blended together into one booty- shaking marathon. For “Losing Their Heads,” Filip and Timmy “The Terror” Anderson (guitarist for Ima Robot) decided to battle around a vocal sample by Timmy’s wife. Word on the streets is Filip got the inspiration from watching Keith Richards play Atari.

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A-Side:

Instrumental

B-Side:

Melody Mix

In 1973, a little-known record was released that defined the sound of Hip Hop drums: “Synthetic Substitution.” This song is universally acknowledged to be for boom-bap kicks and snares, having been used in hundreds of songs by every big name producer to ever touch a sampler. Now, for the first time, an alternate version of this landmark cut has surfaced. This is no sloppy, bar band cover made for a quick buck – the U.B.’S (a shadowy group of serious session cats, put together by Victor “The Undercover Brother” Piagneri) have crafted a meticulous rework that honors not only the signature drum intro but also the moody melodic heart of this most soulful classic. Side one of this 45-only release features a Wes Montgomery-esque guitar taking the lead role while the flip showcases the tough, tight instrumental backing. “Synthetic Substitution” is essential, stop-you-in-your-tracks material for all beat heads and a real keeper for the soul heads.

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A-Side:

Dope Muziq

B-Side:

Resurrection

As student of the golden era, Rasheed Chappell embodies all the traits of a classic emcee: vivid illustrations and soul baring and introspective lyrics that offer the listener a view into the soul of the man. Hailing from Passaic, New Jersey, Rasheed uses his environment not as a crutch but as a canvass to paint pictures of his past and what he strives to be. On the B-side, Rasheed introduces himself with his first single “Resurrection” with is an nostalgic ode to times past while on the front side, “Dope Muziq” is an all out assault on the Kenny Dope produced track. With a production team headed by legendary producer Kenny Dope, Rasheed Chappell is poised to let his voice be heard to the world!

***A TRAFFIC EXCLUSIVE*** FORMAT: 7” —— CATALOG NUMBER: IFM 701 —— BARCODE: 0 91012 07011 2 LABEL: Ill Friction —— AVAILABLE: NOW!!! HUEY, MAINO & GLASSES MALONE “Strictly Business” DVD

Huey, Maino, and Glasses Malone team up in Atlanta to plot the biggest Armor truck robbery in history in Best Of The Block’s Strictly Business. This DVD is inspired by the video “24/7-365” featuring all three artists that is currently in rotation on MTV. This DVD brings you the top three draft picks from Rap’s three major markets: Huey from Down South, Maino from the East Coast, and from out West, Glasses Malone. With on vacation, St. Lunatics still out fishing, Chingy still one hit away, Memphitz introduces Huey, St. Louis' New General rated one of the top 3 artist to check for in 2009, Coast to Coast. Huey controlled the Billboard charts last year with his smash single "Pop Lock & Drop It". Destined for commercial success, his new album set to release in '09 and is said to be packed with features from some of the biggest names in the music business. Raised in Brooklyn, this voice of the future of East Coast rap returned home after serving 10 years in a state penitentiary, ready to tell his life story through music. With the lost of B.I.G. and count down of and Jay- Z's future retirement, Maino has to fill big shoes, but he is more than up to the task. And last but certainly not least, this newest member of is set to carry the weight of West Coast on his shoulders. Glasses Malone grew up around gang banging, drugs, and violence, but in his hood he's like LeBron James -- the hope and the future of a region that in the late ‘80’s and early ‘90’s dominated Hip Hop with a gangster-like flow and an unmistakable swagger. Best Of The Block is proud to present these three rising Rap superstars together, in Strictly Business.

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