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[15th.
June. 2007]
New Update
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Cilvaringz
"I" Finally Drops In The US On June 12th |
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Mostly for the slow coaches who
have not copped this album already. Here is another
press release for it. Wu-Tang affiliate/constituent for
the past 10+ years, Cilvaringz' has achieved a level of
notoriety primarily reserved exclusively for the
Clan's core members. Boasting appearances from the core
of the Wu-Tang Clan (RZA, GZA, Method Man, Ghostface
Killah, Raekwon & more) his debut
album "I" will be in stores June 12th on Babygrande
Records.Cilvaringz was
discovered by Method Man and Ol' Dirty Bastard in 1997
when he was invited on stage to freestyle during their
Wu-Tang Forever world tour in Amsterdam. Five years
later he was signed to Wu-Tang Productions, performing
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(including a
performance on the '97 Clan World Tour) and has recently
achieved a record breaking position for the artist with
most international performances in the history of Hiphop:
38 countries in 5 continents. "I" features production
exclusively by The Wu-Elements (RZA, 4th Disciple, True
Master, Mathematics & Bronze Nazareth). The album also
includes a 60+ minute DVD chronicling the 1997 Wu-Tang
Clan world tour(of which Ringz was a primary participant
and performer), interviews with the Clan, RZA & Ringz'
trip to Egypt, recording sessions and more! |
Upcoming Albums / Covers
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Blue Raspberry
- Emotional Rollercoaster |
Killah Priest
- The Offering |
Dom Pachino - Rice & Beanz
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Lost Secrets - Queens Hall Of Science |
Kryme Life - The Kryme Wave |
4th Disciple -
The Best Of (740)
Vol. 1 |
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New Releases:
[22nd.
May.
2007]
New Update
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M-Eighty : Hymns,
Psalms, and Q&A's - The Interview |
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Hard work,
determination, ability and a little bit of luck never fails to
get anyone's goals achieved, some people are living testament to
this. It is easy to sit online and want to compare yourself to
another cat you bump heads with on Hip-hop or Wu-Tang forums but
fail to realize that some of these "fans" or rather "artists"
are much more larger and bigger than fans. Born and raised in
the Midwest, M-Eighty gained a great deal of notoriety for being
an unbeatable force among the MC battlegrounds. While most will
assume the he is new to the game, M-Eighty has been putting in
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close to 10 years, and gone on to release 3 solo album projects
“The Expert
Explosive,” in 2002 followed by highly sort after and
out of print "Snakes
in the Garden of Eighty" in 2003 and the last album released
in 2004 featuring contributions from the likes of Dreddy Kruger
and Killah Priest on “The
11th Hour". These albums earned him respect amongst his
peers, the net and the underground circle and gave him a forum
to tour and perform with some of the greatest names in the
hip-hop industry such as the Wu-Tang Clan, Kanye West, Busta
Rhymes, Rhymefest, Lil’ Flip, Twista, Jae Millz, Dead Prez,
Blackalicious, and many more.
Speculations about him retiring and leaving the music world
seems true as he moved to California in 2004 to pursue law
school in San Francisco. Love for the art, the game, the music
was too much and M-Eighty soon found himself undertaking A&R
work for Dreddy Kruger’s New York based Think Differently Music
Group/Wu-Tang making contributions to the labels “Wu-Tang Meets
The Indie Culture” and Bronze Nazareth’s “The Great Migration”
releases respectively. Almost 90,000 units later and with
graduation from law school in the not so distant future,
M-Eighty has bounced back onto the scene for a much needed
fourth album which he says is a sure classic for 2007. The
album “Hymns, Psalms, & Street Songs,” is set to drop on June
5th, 2007 and host exclusive appearances from Cappadonna, Bronze
Nazareth, Redman, Tragedy Khadafi, C-Rayz Walz, the streets and
online radios are already buzzing with songs such as "Posse
Cut", Rebeloution" and "Hot Damn" from the album, June the 5th
is not so far away now to get a chance to hear the full album.
Wu-International had to
catch up with M-Eighty to address questions such as his albums,
how he got with Dreddy and works on Think Differently Music, his
affiliation with the Wu, up coming album and much much more,
Please pay attention all you die hard Wu fans, upcoming artists,
A&Rs wannabees, Entrepreneurs', label owners, and any
hip-hop fan, as you will truly and surely learn something, Trust
me on that. Please click on the picture above or this
link to read
the full
interview. Enjoy! |
[15th.
May.
2007]
New Update
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Wu-International
Back Online!
Apologies for the site being down for almost 2 weeks, We were
shut down due to large traffic which the past host were not able to
handle, We
have moved host now and hopefully wont experience any of these hick ups
again, thanks for all the support and emails we recieved from
everyone who wrote. Below are
late updates we missed while we were down.
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The RZA: Afro Samurai Japan Version |
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The Japanese release of the original
soundtrack to the feature "Afro Samurai" (featuring music
from RZA, performances from Samuel L Jackson, and video from
Gonzo!!!) dropped last month, 25th of April, and it comes
with a Japan only limited edition artwork, 2 bonus cuts not
available on retail release and has full lyrics (in English
and Japanese) of the songs on the soundtrack as well as
limited edition afro samurai stickers and a slip case cover.
However 4 of the Bobby digital bonus songs that were
included on the retail or US release was excluded on the
Japanese release. click on cover to see full track listings |
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Killah Priest's The Offering Album
Finds A Home |
He’s done the freestyles. He’s done
the interviews. He’s written the journals. Now, Killah
Priest can finally say he’s done what his fans have been
waiting to hear – signed a deal for The Offering.
The deal became official this past Thursday afternoon when
Killah Priest signed with Good Hands Records, which is
distributed through Traffic. The Offering is currently
slated to be released August 21, 2007.
“Killah Priest has been one of the dopest MCs for years now
and he takes it to a whole new level on The Offering,” Good
Hands Records CEO DJ Truth told HipHopGame. “Fans are going
to love this album. We are thrilled to have Priest join our
roster at Good Hands.”
The Offering features production from 4th Disciple, Godz
Wrath, Tek (of Tangled Thoughts) and Sam Sneed and guest
appearances from Nas, Immortal Technique, Hell Razah, Ras
Kass, Timbo King and Canibus.
Perhaps Killah Priest summed it up best in his latest
journal entry on HipHopGame: “It’s time to get ready for
real hip-hop.” |
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El Michael's Affair Signs with Fat
Beats For A Wu-Tang Clan Interpretation Album
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[PRESS RELEASE] After releases on
labels like Daptone, Ubiquity, and their own Truth & Soul
imprint, the 8-piece funk outfit El Michels Affair has just
inked a contract with Fat Beats Records for a full album of
instrumental reinterpretations of songs by the Wu-Tang Clan.
Their soulful cover of "C.R.E.A.M." has been a sensation
amongst funk enthusiasts and Wu-Tang fans since its release
on vinyl in 2006 and, in addition to various performances
with Wu members throughout the U.S. and on XM Satellite
Radio, they recently released the single "The PJs" with
vocals from Raekwon.
El Michels Affair joins a diverse Fat Beats Records roster,
as the label will follow-up recent releases by Black Milk,
Count Bass D, and Glue with new albums from One Be Lo,
Akrobatik and Pseudo Slang.
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Wu-Tang Clan's First Album in 6 Years
to Be Released in Europe on Bodog Music |
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Bodog Music is proud to announce the
European signing of legendary hip-hop crew Wu-Tang Clan.
Bodog Music will release The 8 Diagrams, Wu-Tang's first
studio album in 6 years, in Germany on September 7, with a
separate release in the UK and the rest of Europe on
September 10.
The album contains new tracks by the eight remaining
original members, as well as unreleased vocals by the late
Ol' Dirty Bastard, which were recorded during sessions for
the group's first album. There will also be a tribute song
to ODB called "Life Changes."
"This is really what Bodog Music is all about: Hip-hop at
its highest," says Bodog founder Calvin Ayre, who along with
Wu-Tang's international representative Eva Ries, has closed
a deal that will advertise the Wu-Tang brand and turn Bodog
Music into an ambitious hip-hop label. "With the Wu-Tang
Clan being the widely respected and revered group that they
are, and Bodog's international music distribution expertise,
the potential of this relationship in unlimited. Wu-Tang
Clan still ain't nothing to f#@k with."
Ayre's sentiments are echoed by Wu-Tang producer RZA who
says, "The RZA himself has called upon his Wu-Tang brothers
to reunite and show the real unity and raw force of hip-hop.
How can hip-hop be dead if Wu-Tang is Forever?"
Bodog Music's marketing competence will be a big lift to
Wu-Tang in Europe, as the record label signed the group
exclusively for European releases, with distribution via
Pinnacle in the UK and EDEL for the rest of the continent.
After a two year hiatus, the hip-hop collective will be
touring Europe this summer, including two UK shows at the
Hammersmith Apollo on July 5 and the Manchester Apollo on
July 6. Appearing live will be original Wu-Tang members,
Ghostface Killah, RZA, GZA, Raekwon, Method Man, Inspectah
Deck, Masta Killa, U-God and Cappadona. This summer the crew
hits the road in the U.S. with Rage Against The Machine and
Public Enemy.
Debuting in 1993, the Staten Island, NY-based Wu-Tang Clan
is one of the most revolutionary hip-hop acts of all time.
Throwing out the pre-established formulas for breaking a rap
group, Wu-Tang methodically released each album while
cultivating the solo careers of all nine MCs.
After its breakthrough album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36
Chambers), the Clan reconvened in 1997 for the
much-anticipated double-album Wu-Tang Forever, which
simultaneously shot straight to #1 in the US and UK charts.
In 2000, the group released The W, which included the hit
single Gravel Pit and most recently, Iron Flag in 2001.
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Props: Hiphopgame, Fatbeats,
[23rd.
April.
2007]
New Update
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Cappadonna - The Cappatilize
Project |
Tha Beggas - Changing Classics Vol. 1
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Cappadonna finally drops his
Cappatilize Project featuring Born Divine, Lounge Mode (Othorized
Fam), Better Lifers and more, with production from the likes
of Q Dini Nezemani, Sosa, Fontane and more. The album
contains 16 songs in 4 segments, Please go to the
album section or click on the album
cover to get the full track listing and production credit.
3 additional songs were listed but never made it on the
album are "One God", "Beanz n Franks" and "Get Up".
Hopefully they would turn up somewhere in future.
Order the album from Cappadonna's Myspace page
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New Beggas downloadable album. Old but
new material, according to Hidden Aspects member Ooh Aah,
they went into the old A-DATS and compiled some songs
together for all their fans, due to amount of request they
have been getting.
Album is called "Changing Classic"
this is volume 1 out of a number of others to come and
features the entire Begga Clan members in their prime from
the mid to late 90s. Just like the rest of their albums you
can download it for only $2.99 specifically via their
website on this link Changingclassics1 or download other
albums and keep up to the date on the begga clans on
http://www.oohwebpages.com Please support this album.
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New Releases:
- Da Manchuz -
Manchuz Dynasty [Zu-Chronicles:
Vol. 4]
- Method Man - Wu-Tang Clan Presents Method Man & Posse
- Dreddy Kruger - The A&R
Experience [Mixtape]
- Think Differently Music -
Now That's What I Call Hip-hop [Mixtape]
- Think Differently Music - Wu-Tang Meets The Indie
Culture: The Samples [Mixtape]
[21st.
March.
2007] New Update:
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J-Boo aka Viper
Of Deadly Venoms: Justified Beauty Over Others Interviews
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In the early '90s, the idea of female rappers was
still a novelty. There was Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Salt 'n Pepa
and Roxanne Shante', but nothing compared to male heavy hitters
like Run DMC, LL Cool J, Heavy D and later, Wu-Tang Clan, Tupac
and Biggie Smalls. Let's stop at Wu-Tang for now, When the Wu
came through around the early 90's they pretty much dominated
the scene individually and as a group, and gave birth to a
number of affiliates commonly known worldwide as Wu-Tang Killa
Beez, notable names were Sunz Of Man, Black Knights, Royal Fam,
LA The Darkman, Killarmy and much more, The Wu didn't change the
male dominated presence in hip-hop but pretty much added on to
it.
The Deadly Venoms banded together in 1998 to break that
mood, not just within the Wu circle but in hip-hop as a
whole, Representing the "fairer, but not weaker" branch of
the Wu Tang Clan tree, the Venoms combined their collective
expertise and individual styles for their project, borrowing
their theme from the kung-fu flick"5 Deadly Venoms, The
group proved that an all-female posse can lay down a
devastating rhyme with the best of
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them. Their rap themes, emboldened with lyrical
and poetic skill were laced over flavourful loops and explosive hooks.
Although not as well-known as
other contemporary female rappers, the women who make up the
Deadly Venoms are no strangers to the rap world. Each member has
had a history in the business with varying degrees of
achievement. Finesse, N-Tyce, Champ MC, and newcomer J-Boo were
brought together under the tutelage of rap producers Norman
"Storm" Bell and Russell "Russ Prez" Pressley in response to the
lackluster respect paid to women rappers. Finesse, whose tough
pretty-lady persona was one-half of the pioneer female rap duo
Finesse & Synquis, had been rapping since 1987 when she and
Synquis unleashed a pair of singles, and dropped the album "Soul
Sisters". N-Tyce had recorded since 1990,
but the Greensboro, N.C., native didn't make an impact until the
1994 release of "Hush Hush Tip" which features her Wu brethren
The RZA on the beat and Method Man on the hooks. Champ MC had
been rapping professionally since the age of 19 and was
considered a female version of Rakim in style and delivery. She
performed on a couple of singles for Elektra Records but never
attained much individual recognition. A label mate to Yoyo she
dropped an album "Ghetto
Flava" around 1994. J-Boo hails from Queens bridge,
NY, a neighbourhood best-known for producing fellow East Coast
rapper Nas and Mobb Deep. This stint with the Deadly Venoms
represented J-Boo's professional debut as an MC. A fifth secret
member by the name of Isis aka Lin Que mostly known for her
affiliation with the infamous X-Clan was meant to complete the
cipher but it never manifested due to unknown reasons.
The The hype with the group, their comparison to the all
female version of The Wu-Tang Clan sparked a lot of noise
around the formation of the group, and under Wu-Tang
managements the Venoms were ready to take on the world, as
they prepared for their first debut album "The
Antidote" which featured the entire Clan members on the
project, but due to legal issues and a corporate merger, the
release of the Deadly Venoms' debut was delayed, and they
were subsequently dropped from the A&M record label. That
did not stop the Venoms and they quickly picked up from
where they left off and prepared for a come back with "Pretty
Thugs" via DreamWorks in 2000. Unfortunately like the
first album, the fans were denied the opportunity to see the
raw talent and skills the group had to offer. They finally
dropped an album "Still
Standing" two years later independently after Finesse
left the group for unknown reasons. Nothing much has been
heard from the group since then.
Never have they been a group with so much skills and talent
that have been deprived the opportunity to show their worth,
2 albums shelved from the fans due to politicks involved in
the music industry. While the music world and hip-hop has
evolved and changed over time, the Wu-Tang fans and mostly
Deadly Venoms fans still felt cheated, and Wu-International
are forever getting emails, enquires, requests about their
favourite group, where are they, are they still together,
What happened to them, what are they doing now, When will
they release another album? you don't have to believe me,
log on to most hip-hop sites or forums especially he Wu
forums, and you will surely see something about the Deadly
Venoms from fans who are interested in knowing about the
group. Well, look no further, Wu-International caught up
with one of the members of Deadly Venoms, J-Boo aka Viper to
answer these questions and also find out what she has been
up to, her experiences, future plans and projects, Please
take notes from this veteran emcee as she gives an exclusive
interview to Wu-International, you might actually learn
something,
Click on Picture above or link here.
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Other Interviews:
[21st.
March. 2007]
New Update:
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Master Fuol: The
Epidome Of Raw Animal Magnetism Interview |
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Hip-hop has had its fair
share of fools, but only one Master. Compared to none but
only the likes of the great late Ol' Dirty Bastard and Flava
Flav due to his unorthodox style, ODB saw so much of himself
in Master Fuol that prompted him to adopting the Master,
formed a group with him and passed him the torch.
Master Fuol, who is most
recognized for his starring role on MTV’s ground breaking
“Lyricist Lounge Show,” can easily be considered the Richard
Pryor of hip-hop. Much like the legendary comedian, there’s
no telling what’s liable to come out of his mouth; but
whatever it is, you know it’s going to be wild. It was
Master Fuol and his ability to flip a comedic flow in a
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fiend Wordsworth and a few others that brought the idea to Lyricist
Lounge co-founder Anthony Marshall to create the sketch comedy
show for MTV. Master Fuol’s crazy energy and flawless flows made
him the perfect candidate to star in the hip-hop variety show.
It was his offbeat characters, as well, that significantly
contributed to the “Lyricist Lounge Show” being one of MTV’s
highest rated shows during its two season stint. A master of
rhythmic flows, Fuol’s often explicit antics, both on and off
stage, has made Fuol’s live show an experience few will ever
forget.
A product of the borough of Brooklyn, Brownsville, New York,
finds comfort and creativity in the grimy streets where he’s
affectionately know as “Mayor Fuoliani.” Making light of life
situations most could find deplorable, Fuol finds solace in the
ghetto life that surrounded him as his life and paints a picture
through rhyme as only he can. Maybe it was Master Fuol’s love of
grit and grime that prompted the great late Ol’ Dirty Bastard of
the Wu-Tang Clan to invite Fuol to open for him on his 1998
tour, or maybe it was because outside of Flava Flav, no one else
in the music industry is as unpredictable on stage. The energy
and creative vibe made ODB form a group with Master Fuol while
on tour along side his brother 12 O' Clock and Poppa Chief of the
Brooklyn Zu fam called D.R.U.G. (Dirty Rotten Underground
Grimmies).
Getting his feet wet in the gutters of the New York underground
scene, Fuol began doing shows at the infamous Lyricist Lounge
and his stand out performances on tracks like Thirsten Howl
III’s “I Still Live With My Moms” and his own anthems
“Drunkfist,” “Don’t Worr ‘Bout It,” and “Brownsville Kid” made
him a hot commodity locally. The growing buzz bought the pair a
ticket as the first unsigned acts to attend the “Lyricist
Lounge” tour in 1998. Master Fuol later returned to open for Mos
Def on the Lyricist Lounge’s second domestic tour. Fuol has
worked with some of the industry’s best from coast to coast
including the late Big Pun, Snoop Dog, Eminem, Wu-Syndicate, JT
Money, Pastor Troy, MJG, Killah Priest, DMX, Def Jef and many
more who were all enamored by his style. It was the bite that
his animal magnetism packed that drew all of these artists, so
it’s only befitting that his debut effort entitled “
Bronsville Kid: The
Epitome of Raw Animal Magnetism.” created such a buzz even
though he was not fully behind the release. The project
contained 18 of the of the most Uniquely produced and lyrically
delivered tracks that has hit the streets in years. Including
the pimped out “Master Fuol” which has Kokane sprinkling his
savory vocals over Fuol’s macadocious lyrics. Young Roscoe lends
his bravado to the syncopated high intensity beat stings' of
“Brownsville NY,” while Ol’ Dirty Bastard spits his signature
over the whimsical “Last Call.”
Although his style and show
is very comical, his skills are no laughing matter. Fuol’s
creativity and ability to capture an audience is mesmerizing and
brings a refreshing change to the face of hip-hop. Find out what
this rare talent has been up to since when Wu-International
caught up with him for one of the funniest, honest and
insightful interview exclusives, read about his beginnings, his
thoughts on Hip-hop, history with Ol' Dirty Bastard, the group
D.R.U.G and more.. Enjoy! Click on Master Fuol's picture above or this
link to read full
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Method Man, Shabazz The
Disciple, Killarmy (Beretta 9 & Shogun), Enxi & Taxi European Tour:
Please click on the flyers below to get full dates and locations of
tour,
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Stone Mecca:
Bringing The Apple Back From The Juice Interview |
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Around this time last year,
Wu-International interviewed Wu-Tang's latest sensation, Stone
Mecca and got a little glimpse of what the group was about and
since then they have been hard at work putting finishing touches
to their debut project "Stone Mecca: First Contact"
scheduled to be released sometime this year. Early this year,
super producer and Wu-Tang Clan's own RZA released the Afro
Samurai soundtrack and had people all excited and talking again
as the fans got a first hand taste of Stone Mecca's potential
and what they have to offer. Stone Mecca had arguably 2 of the
best songs ("Oh" and "The Walk") on the Afro Samurai soundtrack
without taking anything away from the rest of the good songs on
that compilation, listen for yourself, read the reviews, nothing
less than pure genius, one can't help but anticipate greatly
what more the group had in store.
Since the group was introduced a number of changes and
developments have taken place, still consisting of Trú
James and Salakida, new names
such as
Allen Anthony formerly of Christion (Rocafella
Records), and Wendy Marie have been included,
Wu-International caught up with singer/songwriter and main
producer of the group Trú James
to find out what's Stone Mecca has been cooking up, progress
with their album, direction of the group and more.. Enjoy! Click
on picture above or
link to read full interview. |
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