BLAHZAY BLAHZAY Blah Blah Blah NO EXPORT TO EUROPE KEY SELLING POINTS • First time to ever be reissued on vinyl since original 1996 release on Fader Records • Features original artwork from the official release • Limited edition of 1000 hand-numbered copies DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Blahzay Blahzay In August 1996, a Brooklyn duo consisting of MC Outloud and DJ TITLE: Blah Blah Blah P.F. Cuttin, better known to the world as Blahzay Blahzay, released CATALOG: l-TKR003 “Blah Blah Blah”, their one and only album, on Fader Records. The LABEL: Tuff Kong Records album’s 13 tracks proudly waved the flag of the East, featuring hit GENRE: Hip-Hop single “Danger”, as well as other bangers such as “Pain I Feel”, “Good BARCODE: 659123084215 Cop/Bad Cop” and “Danger - Part 2” (featuring Smoothe Da Hustler, FORMAT: 2XLP Trigger Tha Gambler and Wu-Tang affiliate La the Darkman). The RELEASE: 6/30/2017 combination of PF Cuttin’s polished beats and Outloud’s aggressive LIST PRICE: $31.98 / FB lyrical style made this album a classic for all underground hip-hop heads. TRACKLISTING 1. Intro Twenty-one years after its original release, Blahzay Blahzay have 2. Blah, Blah, Blah teamed up with Italian independent record label Tuff Kong Records 3. Medina’s In Da House to bring back their legendary “Blah Blah Blah” LP. This spring, Tuff 4. Danger - Part 2 (feat. La The Darkman, Smoothe Da Hustler, Kong Records will be releasing the album on 2LP, re-mastered for Trigger Tha Gambler) vinyl and featuring the original artwork, as a limited edition run of 5. Don’t Let This Rap Shit Fool You 1000 copies. 6. Pain I Feel 7. Posse Jumpa (feat. La The Darkman, Mental Magician) 8. Maniac Cop 9. Good Cop / Bad Cop 10. Sendin’ Dem Back 11. Long Winded (feat. Mental Magician, Verbal Fist, Verbal Hoods) 12. Jackpot 13. Danger PROUDLY DISTRIBUTED BY FAT BEATS DISTRIBUTION | 8920 ETON AVE. CANOGA PARK, CA 91304 | DISTRIBUTION.FATBEATS.COM PROMNITE Snake Charmer KEY SELLING POINTS • 4 tracks featuring Denzel Curry, Mark Johns, LaDonnis and more on translucent red vinyl with full instrumentals on the flip • Limited to 300 copies • Promnite is co-founder of LA’s beloved Athletixx DJ collective DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Promnite We’re seeing red! Promnite’s absolutely mental Snake Charmer EP TITLE: Snake Charmer gets the physical edition it deserves. This ain’t no Soundcloud special CATALOG: e-FGR183 — Snake Charmer is a four-track dive into life itself, showcasing the LABEL: Fool's Gold collaborative songwriting chops, elevated sound design and always- GENRE: Electronic/Rap/Hip Hop funky approach that makes Promnite one of the most exciting young BARCODE: 852878007427 producers in the game. This Cali-via-NYC producer (and co-founder FORMAT: EP - Red Vinyl of LA’s beloved Athletixx DJ collective) eschews run-of-the mill RELEASE: 6/30/2017 bangers for the bittersweet turn up of “Gunsmoke,” featuring Denzel LIST PRICE: $14.98 / CN Curry, Nell, J.K. The Reaper and Twelve’len, and short-story worthy clubland tales on “Ride Around” with Adam Vida. Meanwhile, Prom’s TRACKLISTING smooth stepper “Call Me” with Mark Johns nuzzles up against A. the space-age trunk rattle of “Cruise’n USA,” featuring LaDonnis. Gunsmoke feat. Denzel Curry, Nell, J.K. The Reaper & Twelve’len Promnite is bringing the love back to club music. For all their futuristic Ride Around feat. Adam Vida thump and sonic precision, the tracks on his Snake Charmer EP are Call Me feat. Mark Johns wonderfully, messily human. Cruise’n USA feat. LaDonnis B. Gunsmoke (Instrumental) Ride Around (Instrumental) Call Me (Instrumental) Cruise’n USA (Instrumental) PROUDLY DISTRIBUTED BY FAT BEATS DISTRIBUTION | 8920 ETON AVE. CANOGA PARK, CA 91304 | DISTRIBUTION.FATBEATS.COM ELIOT LIPP Skywave *LP bumped to 7/28 KEY SELLING POINTS • Eliot Lipp’s follow up to his 2016 album “Come To Life,” featuring a remix from Emancipator and collaborations with Cherub and Gibbz • Press and radio promo for the album will be handled by Terrorbird • With influences from sci-fi soundtracks and 70s and 80s funk, he channels a collection of weird, high-definition, melodic beats DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Eliot Lipp Austin-based musician Eliot Lipp delivers “Skywave”; an album Lipp TITLE: Skywave has been working on for the past several months. With influences from sci-fi soundtracks and 70s and 80s funk, he channels a collection of CATALOG: cd-YL1743 / c-YL1743 weird, high-definition, melodic beats. In these nine songs Lipp feels LABEL: Young Heavy Souls he “might have everything I want to say in one moment.” Recreating GENRE: Electronic key musical moments in a current and relatable way was the goal BARCODE: 859720646827 / 711583238376 in producing Skywave and giving himself permission to take some CD / Cassette FORMAT: risks as well. RELEASE: 6/30/2017 LIST PRICE: $10.98 / AK / $9.98 / AH With a versatile approach, Lipp has created opportunities to connect with some of the artists he first looked up to, playing in cities across TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) America and abroad always returning to his hometown in the Pacific Northwest. 1. I Told Ya Collaboration plays a role in all his albums. He’s been a fan of 2. Sun Comes Out Emancipator for a years now and was beyond excited to get his “Not 3. Not Quite Awake (Emancipator Remix) Quite Awake” remix. He asked DMC champ Chris Karns to scratch 4. Joyride on ‘Joyride’. In addition to doing cuts, Chris ended up playing live 5. Reflection drums and layering unique vocal samples. 6. Tides ‘Reflection’ came from a jam session with Gibbz and Cherub in their 7. Spiders Nashville studio. 8. Advance One of Lipp’s biggest musical influences last year came from a group 9. Rise Fall Rise of producers from Seattle that call themselves Fish Tank Friends. Most of them had a hand in the early stages of ‘Spiders’. With monthly trips planned from Texas back to Washington, he anticipates more evenings surrounded by friends, fans, and new listeners where he brings everyone together through the touch of a button. “Skywave” is released by Detroit label on Young Heavy Souls. Available on vinyl, CD and cassette. PROUDLY DISTRIBUTED BY FAT BEATS DISTRIBUTION | 8920 ETON AVE. CANOGA PARK, CA 91304 | DISTRIBUTION.FATBEATS.COM ZAK DAMUNDO 3AM KEY SELLING POINTS • E-blasts to 27,000+ newsletter subscribers • Fan engagement, interactions via social media • Adwords DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Zak Damundo Under the glow of moonlight, Zak Damundo has arrived on the Cold TITLE: 3AM Busted label scene with his fantastic debut album 3am. The alias CATALOG: l-CB60 / cd-CB60 / c-CB60 of San Francisco DJ / producer Zach DeVincent, Zak Damundo LABEL: Cold Busted presents 18 original and sampled beats that are mixed continuously GENRE: Instrumental Hip-Hop/Downtempo in the physical realm, but also available digitally as individual cuts. An BARCODE: 702334207116 / 702334207536 / 702334207543 underground dance music veteran, DeVincent is the host of SWIM FORMAT: LP / CD / Cassette on Digitally Imported Radio, an affiliate of the Bay Area’s independent RELEASE: 6/30/2017 hip-hop TV program Distortion 2 Static, and has released tunes for LIST PRICE: $20.98 / CW / $12.98 / AL / $9.98 / AH the likes of 5 and Dime Recordings, Acryl Music, Looq Records, and Open Bar Music. TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) 1. Soul 3am is aptly titled as the tracks transmit a dead-of-night vibe, with 2. When I loose rhythms, spacey samples, and lush melodic constructions. 3. Venice The continuously mixed version shows Zak and the album in their 4. Off In The Sky element, as a solitary evening journey motoring through city streets 5. Emptiness (Interlude) is sonically intimated. Individually, the album’s cuts are prime movers 6. Send Me for the crafty selector, perfectly elevating the after-hours lounge DJ 7. You Know set. 3am opens with “Soul” which draws from ‘quiet storm’ 80s funk 8. It Can Be in the low end and dreamy, ambient 90s electronica through its 9. Mood swirling pads. The stylistic combination is infectious and continues 10. Hidden throughout this evocative album. Other highlights include the echoed 11. Window Seat guitar chops and rising pads of “Comedown”, “Drift”’s pristine, laid- 12. Floating back jazz-funk textures, the dramatic strings and piano over a 13. Street Light boom-bap beat in “Say Goodnight”, and the lovely, immersive hip 14. Say Goodnight hop soundscape of “Venice”. Zak Damundo is on point, and 3am is 15. Comedown recommended for any nocturnal hour. 16. Inside 1 7. Drift 18. Reflections (Outro) PROUDLY DISTRIBUTED BY FAT BEATS DISTRIBUTION | 8920 ETON AVE. CANOGA PARK, CA 91304 | DISTRIBUTION.FATBEATS.COM DJ T-ROCK & SQUASHY NICE Back To The Essence *LP bumped to 7/14 KEY SELLING POINTS • 6 Week promotion campaign through 8DPromo • E-blasts to 25,000+ newsletter subscribers • Fan engagement, interactions via social media • Google Adwords DESCRIPTION ARTIST: DJ T-Rock & Squashy Nice In 1999, the duo of DJ T-Rock & Squashy Nice formed in Atlanta. TITLE: Back To The Essence Squashy Nice is an accomplished beats producer, and DJ T-Rock CATALOG: cd-CB65 / c-CB65 is a scratch-master responsible for battle records on the likes of LABEL: Cold Busted Bomb Hip-Hop Records, Stereo-Type, and Replicant Music Trading GENRE: Hip-Hop/Instrumental Corp. Together they released three party-ready instrumental hip BARCODE: 702334207505 / 702334207512 hop albums for New Zealand’s Why Records label. Now based from FORMAT: CD / Cassette coast-to-coast (Squashy Nice in New York and DJ T-Rock in Los RELEASE: 6/30/2017 Angeles), the duo has joined the Cold Busted family for their fourth LIST PRICE: $12.98 / AL / $9.98 / AH album, the satisfying seventeen track Back To The Essence.