Live At The Labs Take 2 Set To Drop

No introduction needed, fans already know the name associated with Fame labs by now, definitely know the name behind the production of "Twelve Jewels" a RZA solo song off the Gravediggaz second album "The Pick, The Sickle, and The Shovel" that went on sell over 300,000 copies worldwide and debuted at number 7 on the Top Hip-Hop/R&B charts. Not much was heard from Darkim Be Allah or Fame Labs after their contribution to the gold selling compilation RZA Presents RZA Presents: Wu-Tang Killa Bees – The Swarm Vol. 1. The crisp drums, melodic horns, and heartfelt lyrics made it a standout track on the album. The Swarm sold 139,000 copies its first week of release, landing at ..4 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. Over the next couple of years, Darkim grew tired of the major label politics and waiting games, so he took matters into his own hands in 2000. Utilizing the internet as an emerging tool to showcase independent artists, Darkim released his first CD on MP3.com.
Live at the Lab; Take 1 was an 8 track collection of songs by Darkim Be Allah & his Fame Labs crew. Immediately, fans clamored to hear the new music from the man who had built a substantial following within the hip-hop community. The lead single, "N*gg*s Know", enjoyed the number one position on the MP3.com charts by having the most number of plays each week. When MP3.com folded, Darkim became disillusioned with the music industry and disappeared for a few years. Though he still continued to make music with AllahWise, it was seen more as a hobby versus a career. In Darkim's absence, fans scrounged to find any and every track that the talented MC had blessed. Songs flew around the various file sharing programs, further enhancing the legend that was Darkim Be Allah. Rumors swirled regarding his whereabouts and why he had decided to vanish from the music scene in the height of his popularity. Finally, in 2005, the call was answered. Realizing how deeply they were missed, Darkim & AllahWise decided to come back into the limelight, much to the pleasure of their fans. Compiling several unreleased tracks with some new ones, Fame Labs Presents: A.I.G. (Darkim Be Allah & AllahWise) was born. The collection of songs is the group's most complete work to date, and has been released to exceptional reviews and hailed as one of the best indie release that year.

Enter the fame labs chamber: it was only a natural progression based on the fans request for Darkim Be Allah to follow up with a part 2 of Live At The Lab and gradually introduce the world to the full roster of Fame Labs and their music. Live At The Lab Take 2 is bound to continue where things were left, so the fans can expect nothing but classic  and undiluted hip-hop, will feature off course Darkim Be Allah both on the vocals on mostly on  productions, Allahwise, K Bar, Supreme Just and introducing 36 Zero, Build Destroy, Bolo and much more. Peep out the current heat playing right now on the main page by 36Zero, next week we will be playing something else and also check out the current track listing below which is will either remain the same or change as the release date approaches. More info and news in relations to Fame Labs will be updated as soon as more information is obtained, Be on the look out for another hip-hop banger!

Tentative Track Listing

Shyheim Drops New Album & Movie: Global Warning CD/DVD

You can pre-order the album now from his myspace page directly; www.myspace.com/shyheimthemanchild

Co-Defendants Army [Co-Defendants & Killarmy Album Set To Drop 25th September 2007]

Njeri Earth: Supa Sista Returns With The 20-20 [The Interview]

Njeri continued recording as well as performing. She has graced audiences with her lyrics
all throughout the Detroit area at venues such as Cobo Hall, St. Andrews Hall, Hart Plaza, the State Theater, the Loading Dock and many others. Njeri Earth’s performance experience includes the Wet Lands in New York as well as several performances at the Harriet Tubman school in Harlem for the Nation of God’s and Earth’s “Show and Prove”. Njeri has also performed and was well received in Atlanta, Indiana, and Canada.

2007 marks a sort of rebirth for Njeri. She’s spent the beginning of the year speaking with
and teaching young artists the importance of maintaining a message and keeping originality
in their music. Njeri is also using this year to release her proudest musical work to date, the album “20-20". With the album just released in June, Wu-International caught up again with Njeri to follow up on where we left off on the last interview and find out more about the new album. Please click on the picture above or this link to read the full interview. Enjoy!

Raekwon Presents Ice Water Inc: The Group & The Album

Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan to unveil the long awaited debut from the Ice Water clique on August 28th via Babygrande Records.
Highly anticipated album features Method Man, Busta Rhymes, Rick Ross,
Three Six Mafia, Remy Ma, Jagged Edge & more.

Under the tutelage of Wu-Tang Clan’s resident chef Raekwon, the 4 man crew of Polite, Stomach, P.C. (Paulie Caskets) and D.C. (Donnie Cash) marks Staten Island’s return to prominence as a hotbed for fresh, credible talent. Die hard fans may remember Ice Water from their appearances on several tracks on Raekwon’s last album, 2002’s “The Lex Diamond Story,” as well as their opening stints for the Chef on his subsequent 30+ state tour.

As Raekwon confirms, “We knew these cats had potential way back, but the timing wasn’t right. I always kept a radar on dudes, and when I felt they was ready mentally and lyrically,
I helped ‘em get on.”

Raekwon compares his protracted development of the group to raising pitbulls: “I’m training these pits. I’ve got them on the treadmill, and I’m beating ‘em, feedin’ ‘em hot sauce and steaks, so they’re ready for this industry.”

Honed and focused, Ice Water’s debut, Raekwon presents…Ice Water: ”Polluted Water,” will finally be released on August 28th on Babygrande Records, home to such renowned and critically acclaimed talent as Hi-Tek, GZA, Jedi Mind Tricks, Immortal Technique and more. Raekwon states, “Babygrande recognized that Wu is a brand, and we’ve got so many different divisions of rappers around us.”

But is Ice Water really ready for the spotlight? The veteran multi-platinum selling MC speaks earnestly, justifying the time he’s taken to refine the quartet’s innate skills: “I can’t
put my name on anything that I feel is not on my level. These dudes are on my level, that’s why I pushed for the project; I believe in them.” A-listers such as Busta Rhymes, Rick Ross, Remy Ma, Three Six Mafia and Jagged Edge believed too, appearing on a number of the album’s tracks, which also features appearances from Rae himself and Method Man, along with production by such renowned producers as Scram Jones, Jagged Edge and EZ-Elpee. According to Rae, the collaborations weren’t just a result of Rae’s industry stature: “Yea I pushed a couple of buttons. Busta Rhymes, he’s a good friend of ours; but he knew
where these dudes was at. Nobody would represent these guys if they didn’t have a good taste in they mouth about dudes” Honing their craft for over a decade, Ice Water has paid their dues. Indeed, the release of "Polluted Water" marks both the return and rebirth of Staten Island hip-hop. The significance of the group’s long awaited emergence from the Wu-Tang Clan’s very own Shaolin stomping ground is not lost on Master Chef Raekwon: “At the end of the day, I knew I’d never build another dynasty with eight or nine dudes. But
these dudes’ chemistry is perfect. This is the next dynasty.”

Raekwon presents…Ice Water: “Polluted Water” hits stores August 28th, 2007.

For further information and to preview tracks from the album:

WEBSITE
www.icewatercorp.com
www.crackspace.com/icewater
www.babygrande.com