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For anyone interested in Technique's new shit:
BABYGRANDE PARTNERS WITH VIPER RECORDS TO RELEASE IMMORTAL
TECHNIQUE'S MIDDLE PASSAGE LP
Babygrande Records is proud to announce it has entered into a
partnership with Viper Records to release the next album from one of
the hottest and most important artists in hip-hop, Immortal Technique.
"After considering the many major label and independent offers I
received for the distribution of the next record I decided on
babygrande for many reasons: I saw their distribution power through
Koch, their solid reputation at retail, and their promotional
capabilities as an asset to the team that I had built up. I received
contractual agreements that were the most financially stable in the
long run for the situation I am setting up.
Chuck Wilson and I worked for months to make a suitable agreement and
we found that we are both on same page business-wise for this project.
I am very grateful for the support Nature Sounds and Caroline/EMI gave
me but this was a step I needed to take to advance the scale of the
project.
This album is going to different from the Revolutionary series.
Whereas Revolutionary Vol.2 was a response to the government
influenced media coverage of terrorism and the addressing of several
industry and hood issues, The Middle Passage is a more broad and
more harsh approach. It is an album that will bring Technique back to
the streets on which he started hustling and will have a wider variety
of subject matter for people to feel," explained Immortal Technique
from his Harlem, NY headquarters.
"After hearing Tech's first album in 2002 I knew he was a special
artist -- you can't help but think about the messages and lives of
people like Che Guevara, Malcolm X, Bob Marley and many others of
similar stature when listening to his music. His ability to marry his
political, socio-economic and historical perspectives with his
authentic, real-life street upbringing makes his art potent, unique
and entertaining...and his live show is incredible. I was at the first
show he ever performed in LA and it was sold out. Without
exaggeration, it seemed like every person in the venue knew every word
to every song he performed. It was at that moment I knew that I had to
work with this artist.
I'm also an admirer of Tech's entrepreneurial spirit and work ethic --
he literally produced, manufactured and distributed his first two
albums from the streets of Harlem which is a great achievement in and
of itself. Moreover, he genuinely wants to touch the lives of the less
privileged and does so with both his music and his life.
In these trying times of war, terrorism, and world-wide instability,
Immortal Technique is an important artist not only for hip-hop fans,
but for the world," says Babygrande CEO, Chuck Wilson
Immortal Technique's Middle Passage LP will be released world-wide
some time in 2005. Babygrande and Viper are also discussing the
release of a DVD documentary about Immortal Technique's life and
experiences as a hip-hop artist.
For more on Immortal Technique log on to:
www.babygrande.com
www.viperrecords.com
BABYGRANDE PARTNERS WITH VIPER RECORDS TO RELEASE IMMORTAL
TECHNIQUE'S MIDDLE PASSAGE LP
Babygrande Records is proud to announce it has entered into a
partnership with Viper Records to release the next album from one of
the hottest and most important artists in hip-hop, Immortal Technique.
"After considering the many major label and independent offers I
received for the distribution of the next record I decided on
babygrande for many reasons: I saw their distribution power through
Koch, their solid reputation at retail, and their promotional
capabilities as an asset to the team that I had built up. I received
contractual agreements that were the most financially stable in the
long run for the situation I am setting up.
Chuck Wilson and I worked for months to make a suitable agreement and
we found that we are both on same page business-wise for this project.
I am very grateful for the support Nature Sounds and Caroline/EMI gave
me but this was a step I needed to take to advance the scale of the
project.
This album is going to different from the Revolutionary series.
Whereas Revolutionary Vol.2 was a response to the government
influenced media coverage of terrorism and the addressing of several
industry and hood issues, The Middle Passage is a more broad and
more harsh approach. It is an album that will bring Technique back to
the streets on which he started hustling and will have a wider variety
of subject matter for people to feel," explained Immortal Technique
from his Harlem, NY headquarters.
"After hearing Tech's first album in 2002 I knew he was a special
artist -- you can't help but think about the messages and lives of
people like Che Guevara, Malcolm X, Bob Marley and many others of
similar stature when listening to his music. His ability to marry his
political, socio-economic and historical perspectives with his
authentic, real-life street upbringing makes his art potent, unique
and entertaining...and his live show is incredible. I was at the first
show he ever performed in LA and it was sold out. Without
exaggeration, it seemed like every person in the venue knew every word
to every song he performed. It was at that moment I knew that I had to
work with this artist.
I'm also an admirer of Tech's entrepreneurial spirit and work ethic --
he literally produced, manufactured and distributed his first two
albums from the streets of Harlem which is a great achievement in and
of itself. Moreover, he genuinely wants to touch the lives of the less
privileged and does so with both his music and his life.
In these trying times of war, terrorism, and world-wide instability,
Immortal Technique is an important artist not only for hip-hop fans,
but for the world," says Babygrande CEO, Chuck Wilson
Immortal Technique's Middle Passage LP will be released world-wide
some time in 2005. Babygrande and Viper are also discussing the
release of a DVD documentary about Immortal Technique's life and
experiences as a hip-hop artist.
For more on Immortal Technique log on to:
www.babygrande.com
www.viperrecords.com
