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Track Listing

01. K. Sparks ft. Tina Quallo – One Wish [Exclusive] (Prod. Moe Productions)
02. O’Neal McKnight ft. Yoli Cotray – Give Me A Hand [Exclusive] (Prod. Steve Sola)
03. Beyond Belief & Kwame ft. Amille Harris – 40 Seconds [Exclusive]  (Prod. Kwame)
04. Skinny & Scales ft. Megan Rochell – We Gonna Make It (Prod. The Haterz)
05. Pastor Troy – All I Know Is Zoe [Exclusive] (Prod. Haitian Traxxman) 
06. Substantial & Marcus D – Recovery (Hold On) [Exclusive] (Prod. Marcus D.)
07. Mike Schpitz – Daily News [Exclusive] (Prod. Slot-A)
08. Novel – Velvet Sky (Prod. Novel)
09. Stanza, Tommy Nova & Panic (RHHA) – Standing In The Rain [Exclusive] (Prod. Mo)
10. Cymarshall Law – Freedom of Speech (Prod. Mr. Joeker)
11. Mika Means – Whats Goin On (Prod. Young Sears)
12. Marion Write – Generation Prodigy (Prod. Two3)
13. Thad Reid ft. Revolution – Heaven’s Watching (Prod. Ologist)
14. SoulStice & SBe – Brand New Day (Prod. SBe)
15. Chi-Ill – March [Exclusive] (Prod. O-Zone)
16. JD Era – What We Have (Prod. Bert “Twin” Rivere)
17. QP ft. Hardstone, Ms.Moone & Ms.Dawn Diva – Say a Prayer [Exclusive] (Prod. DJ Mauly T)
18. Mic Legacy ft. KDot – Together (Prod. KDot)
19. Dallas Parker – Reform (Prod. 7 Sounds)
20. The Regiment – Freedom (Prod. Soulution)
21. Justin Garner – Wait On You (Tribute To Haiti) (Prod. G-Sharp)
22. Pugs Atomz – All Yall (Keep On) (Prod. Grant Parks)
23. Spectacula – Tribute [Exclusive] (Prod. Bad News)
24. Gist The Essence ft. Cocoa Sarai – A Dream Deferred (Prod. Sound Royale)
25. MaG – Love Peace Progression (Prod. Stephen Joseph)
**Bonus Mikkey Halsted – Hold On [Exclusive] (Prod. Khari Lemuel for Lemuelism Productions)

On the QP: Feeling as though he’s been relegated to the on-deck circle for too long, rapper Devon “QP” Hubbard is hoping 2010 will be his breakout year. “Right now I’m nominated for the best freestyle in 2009 at Djbooth.net,” said Cleveland resident Hubbard, 25. “I have a couple of deals on the table. I signed a distribution deal with Fontana/Universal, so that’s kind of big, and I’m still working in the studio really hard on the album. I’m just honestly blessed, but actually there’s a lot of pressure. I’m focused on bringing the city up and bringing more talented artists out into the spotlight. I’m just hoping to be the gateway to that. So yes, it’s been a long time coming and I’m expecting it to be a very big year for me.” Expecting to sign with a major label soon, Hubbard hopes to have his debut effort later this year, including a possible showcase at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. The project, which he describes as possessing a hip-hop-meets- R&B style with a street vibe, includes lead single “Mz. Hood,” as well as the pop-ish “Lip Stick” and club track “Surfa Boy.” For more information, go to Qpborn2win.com.

Source

Ed. Note: On behalf of myself and the entire Element 9 team, I would like to congratulate our friend, partner and mentor, Mr. Ron Spaulding, on his recent promotion to President of Fontana Distribution. During these tumultuous times in the music industry, it brings me a renewed sense of confidence to see Ron at the helm of one of music’s biggest and most valuable entities. We look forward to continuing to build on Ron’s unrivaled history of success through Element 9’s partnership with Fontana and are honored to be a part of his team.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ — Universal Music Group Distribution (UMGD), the award-winning sales, marketing and distribution subsidiary of Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music company, has promoted Ron Spaulding to President of Fontana, UMGD’s independent distribution arm. The announcement was made today by Jim Urie, President and Chief Executive Officer of UMGD, to whom Spaulding reports. Formerly, Mr. Spaulding served as Executive Vice President & General Manager of Fontana.

“Since joining us, Ron has brought extensive retail contacts and a wealth of credibility within the artistic community which the Fontana Team has translated into a great success story,” stated Mr. Urie. “In the past year alone, Fontana has had enormous accomplishments on both the indie and the Top 200 charts and has up-streamed numerous artists to our labels. Moreover, over the last year, Ron has overseen the restructuring of Fontana into a digital player second to none in the world of music distribution. His sense of humor and infectious enthusiasm has energized all of us that have the pleasure to work with him every day. We are delighted to expand the playing field even more with this well-deserved promotion.”

“Being a part of Fontana has been one of the most personally rewarding and professionally fulfilling experiences of my career,” added Mr. Spaulding. “I cannot thank Jim enough for his generous support and confidence; and working closely with the entire Fontana team continues to be a constant source of inspiration since they are second to none. We have built a vibrant and musically diverse company, with a spirited and competitive staff. I am looking forward to building further upon that winning energy; we are only just beginning to realize the possibilities of what we can accomplish.”

Prior to joining Fontana, Mr. Spaulding served as Executive Vice President/General Manager of Asylum and EastWest Records, overseeing the day-to-day operations of both labels. He also served as the Senior Vice President of Sales at WEA, Warner Music Group’s distribution arm. His background also includes serving as Senior Vice President of Sales at Elektra Entertainment Group and in a number of senior positions at Priority Records.

About Fontana

Fontana Distribution, the independent arm of Universal Music Group Distribution (UMGD), provides unparalleled sales and marketing support, as well as back office and label services, for a diverse roster of labels and their artists. Fontana distributes more than 100 labels including Downtown Music, Savoy, Vagrant Records, Eagle Rock, VP Records, American Gramaphone, Six Degrees, Last Gang Records, SMC, Delicious Vinyl, ESL, Kedar Entertainment, Ministry of Sound, Ipecac, Strange Music, Music World, VH1 Classic Records, MySpace Records and many others. In addition, Fontana distributes select projects from Universal Music Group labels worldwide.

SOURCE Universal Music Group

LOS ANGELES and CLEVELAND, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ — Fontana Distribution, the independent distribution arm of Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music company has partnered with Cleveland-based Element 9 Muzik LLC to release upcoming titles from the label. The announcement was made today by Ron Spaulding, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Fontana, and Element 9 President Tony “X” Franklin. The label’s release schedule is currently being finalized with plans to make the label’s first release through the new partnership available during the second quarter of 2010.

Franklin brings close to 20 years of experience working in the music industry. He previously served as the President of NuBlud Management, a Cleveland based Management Company specializing in the promotion and marketing of various urban acts. Franklin also served as the Head of Street and Lifestyle/ Midwest Radio Promotion for Asylum Records/ Warner Bros. Records and previously helped broker the Swisha House major distribution deal with Asylum Records

Joining Franklin will be Stu “DJ Xplosive” Pflaum, who founded the Element 9 Company in 2005 and has partnered with Franklin in the past on various music ventures. Pflaum will act as the label’s Vice President, bringing his expertise in internet marketing and new media strategies and will manage the label’s digital presence.

Also joining the team will be Douglas “Fresh” Jones, who previously worked with Franklin’s NuBlud Management team and will oversee Lifestyle Promotion of the label’s acts. Marlowe “Mauly T” Taylor will serve as the studio engineer for all the label’s projects, including the mixing and mastering of all recordings. Mauly T has mastered several Fontana projects (Capone & Noreage, Killer Mike, Beeda Weeda etc). Doc Taylor looks to continue in this capacity. Studio 76, is a renowned studio that has hosted the likes of Bone Thugs N Harmony, Snoop Dogg, Young Joc, Killer Mike, Ice Cube, Trae & Public Enemy to name a few.

“We are excited to welcome Element 9 Muzik to the Fontana family of labels,” stated Spaulding. “Tony and his team are true entrepreneurs and innovators, and we look forward to working with them to maximize opportunities on all fronts for their artists.”

Franklin commented that he was “proud to bring together a group of talented individuals from the Cleveland area to form a team capable of delivering professional results for our artists” and looks forward to using the Element 9 label to demonstrate the ability of a record label to prosper during this new era in the music industry without having to be based in big cities like New York or Los Angeles.

About Fontana

Fontana Distribution, the independent arm of Universal Music Group Distribution (UMGD), provides unparalleled sales and marketing support, as well as back office services, for a diverse roster of labels and their artists. Fontana distributes more than 100 labels including Vagrant Records, Telarc, Eagle Rock, VP Records, American Gramaphone, Downtown, Six Degrees, Nitro, SMC, Trustkill, Delicious Vinyl, ESL, Modular, Ministry of Sound, Ipecac, Strange Music, Music World, VH1 Classic Records, MySpace Records and many others. In addition, Fontana distributes select projects from Universal Music Group labels worldwide.

SOURCE Universal Music Group

As you can see, the post isn’t going anywhere, which should indicate how serious I take these threats. Stay tuned. This might get interesting.

Dear Mr.Pflaum:

Our company represents Ms. Julia Beverly of Ozone Magazine, Inc. We are writing regarding your November 9, 2009 blog post on www.xplosiveworld.com under the subject title “Julia Beverly and the Art of Scamming Rappers.”

As you should be aware, the statements about Ms.Beverly contained in your blog are both defamatory and false and are causing harm to Ms.Beverly’s business reputation. Moreover, you are improperly using Ms.Beverly’s name and image as depicted in a photograph on your blog site without any consent or proper authorization.

In view of the above, we are respectfully demanding that you cease-and-desist from any further use of Ms.Beverly’s name and/or image on any blog post owned or operated by you. Additionally, we are requesting that you immediately retract the statements of your November 9, 2009 blog and any other materials or references that may pertain to Ms.Beverly or Ozone Magazine.

If you do not promptly comply with our demands, we will explore any and all legal remedies that are available to Ms.Beverly, including the potential filing a defamation law suit to stop your improper actions and defamatory statements against Ms.Beverly.

We would expect to hear back from you or your legal representative by November 16, 2009 to confirm your compliance with our demands.

All right and remedies are expressly reserved.

Very truly yours,

RGL CONSULTING GROUP

Robert G. Lopez

The music industry is known to be a cutthroat business where shady characters are always attempting to cash in on the dreams of aspiring artists. There have been stories of artist exploitation that date back almost as far as the business itself. From bad contracts to fake show promoters, the industry is full of scams. Given the current climate of the business, it is no surprise that maintaining integrity is low on the priority list for some in the music industry and many are resorting to some pretty deceitful tactics in order to make a buck.

My colleague George forwarded me a copy of an email exchange that took place between him and Julia Beverly, who heads Ozone Magazine, a popular hip-hop publication that primarily focuses on artists from the South and West Coast. George was responding to a Twitter post Beverly had made stating that she was acting as the middle-man for any artist looking to feature a verse from Louisiana rapper Lil Boosie on one of their records.

This news struck me as odd because I know Lil Boosie to be an artist on the roster of Asylum Records, as I worked promotion for one of his albums a few years back when I interned at the label. The rapper was recently sentenced to a 2 year prison term for a drug possession charge, so I figured the label may be liquidating his material in order to cash in before he begins his term.

As I read the initial email exchange, I was astounded by the scandalous nature of the transaction Beverly was attempting to broker.

From: George

Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 19:18:19 -0500

To: <jb@agencytwelve.com>

Subject: Boosie verse

Hello,

I saw on Julia Beverley’s twitter that Boosie has verses for sale. I’d like to know what the prices are.

Thank you
George

This was her response:

On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 9:28 PM, <jb@agencytwelve.com> wrote:

He’s looking for around $7k+ cash. This week only. He has several prerecorded verses already done. Price does not include label clearance.

This would actually appear to be a pretty good deal for an upcoming artist, given that Lil Boosie has a pretty descent sales record and a loyal following throughout Louisiana and some other Southern markets. The real problem is that she overtly revealed that this price does not include label clearance, meaning she was attempting to sell verses that could be used on a track, but ran the risk of being shut down at any time by the label if they were to catch wind of the existence of these records.

The exchange continued:

From: George

Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 3:08 PM

To: Julia Beverly

Subject: Re: Boosie verse

I have the cash ready to go. What’s going to be involved in getting label clearance? I plan on pushing the track to radio.

–

From: “Julia Beverly” <jb@agencytwelve.com>

Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:41:11 -0500

To: George

Subject: RE: Boosie verse

You would probably have to pay the label another $5-7k to get it cleared. Honestly, the clearance isn’t generally a major issue unless the song blows up and/or you get a deal with a major label.. so if that happens, it’ll be a good problem to have.

At this point, I became curious as to what exactly was going on here. I could not believe that someone of Beverly’s standing in the industry was attempting to dupe someone with such little remorse. I began to throw some suggestions to my colleague and attempt to clarify the clearance issue, as I thought this was being treated somewhat lightly.

From: George

Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 22:10:27 -0500

To: Julia Beverly<jb@agencytwelve.com>

Subject: Re: Boosie verse

Cool i’m worried about the label clearance and i’m going to try and find a link to [Asylum Records Executive] to see what he says it’s gonna cost me.

–

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 10:11 PM, <jb@agencytwelve.com> wrote:

It would go thru trill not [Asylum Records Executive]. With label clearance its gonna be like $15k.

–

From: George

Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 10:24 PM

To: jb@agencytwelve.com

Subject: Re: Boosie verse

Would i need to wire you the 15K and you will handle the clearance and can i expect some love from Ozone when the record drops?

–

From: Julia Beverly <jb@agencytwelve.com>
Date: Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Subject: RE: Boosie verse
To: George

Yes, we would send you an invoice and take care of getting the paperwork signed. It can sometimes take several weeks to get the paperwork but we can get the verse done right away. This is going through my booking agency, Agency Twelve, so technically it doesn’t have anything to do with Ozone, but we could probably at least post the record on the Ozonemag.com site when it’s done.

This was definitely an interesting turn of events. What started off as a $7K deal with no label clearance involved had become an easy deal to broker for $15K that would include the proper paperwork to make the record legal. How did that happen so quickly? I told him to get some clarification.

From: George

Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 10:43 PM

To: Julia Beverly
Subject: Re: Boosie verse

I’m a little confused. Do i pay you once the paperwork is completed? Otherwise how can I be certain I have a legal clearance?

–

From: Julia Beverly <jb@agencytwelve.com>
Date: Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 11:21 PM
Subject: RE: Boosie verse
To: George

We will have a contract/invoice in place to make sure that your funds are safe. I am waiting for the label to confirm the price with clearance.

Wait a minute. An hour ago she was ready to take $15K and was assuring a full clearance. Now she was waiting for the label to confirm the price? I would hope most would walk away from the deal long before this, but clearly this was too interesting to not continue pushing. I actually believed she had to know that George was not serious at this point, as it took almost an entire day before she responded with the “confirmation” he was waiting for.

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 7:38 PM, Julia Beverly <jb@agencytwelve.com> wrote:

Please do NOT forward this link, here are the verses that are available for $7-8k. Just spoke to the label and they said that clearance would NOT be an option at this point.

The message included a link with the 8 verses she was trying to sell available to download. All were tagged with a voiceover shouting “Bad Ass Entertainment” over top, which is a common precaution used mostly for records delivered to DJs that labels do not want leaked.

What confused me about this message was the fact that she was boldly stating that the label would not clear the record under any circumstances. Knowing this information and having addressed George’s previous concerns, you would think the deal would be dead at this point. My guess is that she believed by dangling the verses in front of George, he would forget his previous inhibitions about making this deal and decide to move forward under her original guidance by not worrying about clearing the record with the label.

George continued to play ball with her, but made sure to reiterate his concerns about making this a legal record. I told him to express his desire to make this happen and to even give some information on his own budget, as I knew this would give her an idea of what he was working with.

From: George

Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 8:50 PM

To: Julia Beverly

Subject: Re: Boosie verse

I really love two of the verses actually love them but i’m putting 30K into radio promotion but i’m worried that my record will get shut down. So if the label can’t clear it i’m going to have to find another artist.

–

From: Julia Beverly <jb@agencytwelve.com>
Date: Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 12:27 AM
Subject: RE: Boosie verse
To: George

They’re going to get me a definite price on the clearance tomorrow. What’s the most you’re willing to pay total, including label clearance? And which two verses did you like..

In case you’re having trouble following this. We started with a verse that was going to cost $7K with no label clearance. Then she was able to provide a full clearance for $15K. But then after speaking with the label, no clearance was going to be available under any circumstances. Now, after mentioning that he had $30K for radio promotion, the option to get this record cleared was back on the table, but Beverly was intent on finding out how much she could shake him down for.

I figured there was no need to take this any further and advised George to shut it down. Needless to say, Beverly was not happy about the idea that he did not believe this to be a smart business move.

From: George

Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:49:54 -0500

To: Julia Beverly<jb@agencytwelve.com>

Subject: Re: Boosie verse

You already told me that the label wasn’t going to clear it and this seems to be an illegitimate transaction. Now you’re asking me how much i’m willing to pay. I’m going to step away from this and go with another artist. Thank you

She quickly followed up. Twice.

From: jb@agencytwelve.com

Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:19:15 +0000

To: George

Subject: Re: Boosie verse

Lol.. I do this all the time and even sent you the audio. I asked you to call me if it makes you more comfortable and I never heard from you. You don’t seem to understand how clearances work, but okay.

–

From: jb@agencytwelve.com

Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:29:56 +0000

To: George

Subject: Re: Boosie verse

As far as the label, I’m only relaying what they’re telling me. You should research who you’re speaking to before you start throwing around words like “illegitimate” and basically accusing me of trying to scam you. Kind of disrespectful.

This is where the conversation ended. It’s funny that Beverly took offense to the idea that this transaction appeared to be a little fishy after flip-flopping on the clearance issue numerous times during the exchange. Additionally, she never asked him to call to discuss the deal and even if she had; how would that make this deal any more legitimate? The scary part is she claims to “do this all the time.”

Most people in the hip-hop industry who have ever worked with an independent artist know that promoting that artist properly is a high-stakes business. In order to gain radio airplay without major label backing requires independent artists to seek out and pay people that specialize in getting records on the radio. This will generally require an initial investment of at least $20K in order to see results. In this case, George has indicated he may be willing to drop $37K on a single record and with no remorse Beverly claims he won’t face any problems unless the song “blows up.”

Even more troublesome is the fact that she has no certainty of the actual cost to clear the record with the label and danced around the issue of clearance in an attempt to milk as much money from George as he was able to spend. The truth of the matter is she can’t quote a price because she’s setting up a deal with no boundaries. If George were to attempt to clear the record with the label prior to pushing it to radio, he’s at the mercy of the label and the chance would exist that they could flat out deny the clearance altogether causing him to waste $7K for the verse. His other option would be to take Beverly’s advice and go ahead with radio promotion without a clearance, at which point the label is free to step in at any time and demand an exorbitant fee for a clearance or threaten to send cease & desist letters to any radio station playing the record. Either way, George loses a lot more money than he intended to spend.

This is what has become of a once prosperous industry. Beverly has used her magazine to establish trust with aspiring artists only to turn around and abuse her position of power for her own personal gain. By offering these fly-by-night verses without clearances, she is selling false hope to the aspiring artists that loyally support her magazine each month. Rather than focusing on ways to improve the editorial content of her magazine, Beverly has decided to sink to the level of a two-bit scam artist under the impression that any allegations of shady business practices one could make will quickly be squashed through her control of her publication.

In this case, Beverly is not the only one to blame, as she is clearly in collusion with Lil Boosie in this endeavor. It’s impossible to tell who all stands to benefit from these crooked deals, but it is certainly not the aspiring artist who is just looking for an opportunity to further their career.

When discussing what transpired with Beverly with another colleague who works in the music industry he brought up the point; what if Boosie really needs that money? My response to him was that Boosie needs to have a bake sale. There is no excuse that makes it acceptable to prey off of the innocent people that support you and are just looking for the same opportunity you were given. Once you sign a record deal, you are bound by the clauses of that deal, and if you’re not confident you’re going to be able to support yourself through the earnings you make by signing that contract, then don’t sign it.

This is just one example of the many pitfalls an independent artist may encounter when trying to improve their career. It should serve as a warning that artists must be careful who they are doing business with, especially during these turbulent times in the industry, as it is clear that even those with established reputations in the industry are not above pouncing on an opportunity to take an artist’s hard-earned cash. It is always a wise decision to align yourself with knowledgeable people who can instruct you on the best moves to improve your career. A good manager or entertainment attorney will help protect you from falling victim to these types of scams and are definitely worth the cost especially when they can help you avoid wasting money by engaging in illegitimate business deals.

It is sad to see someone like Beverly, who I once respected for her ability to keep Ozone Magazine thriving during turbulent times for both the music industry and print publications, engaging in this sort of unscrupulous behavior. I still remain confident that better days are ahead for the music industry, but tough times is no excuse for abandoning integrity.

Excerpt from article written for Twine Interactive

Since MySpace began to take a downward spiral in user traffic, many musicians have been left wondering where they can direct fans to discover their music. For years, MySpace has been the central hub of music promotion for both artists signed to major record labels and independent musicians. These musicians have used their MySpace profiles to gather as many fans as possible; who have inflated their song play counts and in some cases created enough exposure to take an artist from being an internet sensation to a household name.

We can now say; the bubble on MySpace has officially burst. Users have become tired of the constant spamming that has corrupted the network and are now flocking to other outlets like Facebook and more recently, Twitter for promotion. Rather than jockeying for song plays, artists are now competing for followers and are using networks like Twitter to build more personalized relationships with fans.

Musicians are implementing a variety of methods to interact with their base of followers on Twitter and are routinely trying to instigate new promotional methods that will attract the attention of the Twitterverse. One genre of music seems be succeeding at utilizing Twitter’s broad range of application more than any other; hip-hop.

In some cases, hip-hop artists are generating buzz on Twitter without even owning an account themselves. Jay-Z, who recently released the album Blueprint 3, has been a staple of Twitter’s trending topics on almost a daily basis due to his legion of fans who are constantly posting updates about his album release and promotional appearances to promote the album. The artist does not have a personal Twitter account, but has demonstrated he has the fan base capable of making him one of the network’s most discussed celebrities.

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Statement from Kia Shine via Twitter:

maan i am not a hater, if someone is blessed with something i commed them and encourage, not discourage,” he wrote earlier this week. “for all the nob believers here is the pic taken from Sept.10th’s Bm1 awards in NY where I won 3 awards for my publishing share of ‘BEST I EVER HAD’…this message is for all the non-believers YES kia shine OWNS 25% OF THE DRAKE SONG ‘THE BEST I EVER HAD’ 3 BMI AWARDS FOR THE SONG GOING #1 ON 3 BILLBOARD CHARTS. GO BUY HIS EP TODAY! MY FAMILY APPRECIATES IT! … its all there! can’t make sh*t like this up

It really didn’t come as much of a surprise when Drake quickly dismissed the rapper’s claims in a recent statement.

Drake’s Statement on Kia Shine’s allegations:

There have been questions posed to me the last few days about the writing of ‘Best I Ever Had’ and I figured I’d take the time to clear the air directly,” he wrote Thursday (September 17) night. “I have never met Kia Shine or worked with him. I wrote the entire composition in Toronto and I borrowed one line from a Lil Wayne song that he produced the BEAT for. The claims of 25% ownership are false and for a artist to brag about splits on a song is distasteful to begin with.

Just in case there is any need for further evidence, a quick search of the ASCAP directory clearly illustrates who is telling the truth here.

And for the record, Best I Ever Had has not won any BMI Awards (and probably isn’t going to since the writers and publishers all seem to be represented by ASCAP).

I’ve been playing the demo version of the new Madden 2010 all week and while it’s definitely got me excited for the full release, at times it’s a little weird playing without music and commentary. I just found the tracklisting for the game and have to admit it’s got me even more excited for the August 14th release.

Hip-Hop fans should definitely be pleased, as there will be some classic joints from 2Pac,  Beastie Boys and Public Enemy to name a few. The name that really stands out for me is B.oB. a/k/a Bobby Ray, who I’ve mentioned many times as my favorite newcomer in the hip-hop game (see Do You Know Who B.o.B is Yet?). Bob is definitely becoming a commercial success for the hip-hop industry, as he’s also got a placement on the NBA Live 2010 soundtrack and doing ads for LRG and Reebok as well. Now if only we could get a release date on his album…

Madden 2010 Tracklist:
2Pac – Can’t C Me
Airborne – Heads Are Gonna Roll
Alice in Chains – Them Bones
B.o.B. – Created A Monster
Bang Camaro – Revolution
Beastie Boys – Sabotage
Black Sabbath – Paranoid
Cypress Hill – Get ‘Em Up
Helmet – Unsung
Iron Maiden – Aces High
Judas Priest – Painkiller
Kid Rock – I Am The Bullgod
Killswitch Engage – Reckoning
Korn – Blind
Mastodon – Divinations
Nas featuring P Diddy – Hate Me Now
Nirvana – Breed
Pantera – Walk
Public Enemy – Shut Em Down
Rage Against The Machine – Guerrilla Radio
Set Your Goals – Gaia Bleeds (Make Way For Man)
Slipknot – Duality
System Of A Down – Sugar
The Vanity Plan – Before I Die
Young Dre The Truth – Cheah Beah

Spotted at Sporting News Via Deadspin

Back in January I posted a commentary about the stupidity of Max B’s lawyer, Gerald M. Saluti, who had recently posted a Youtube video (which has since been removed, but still resides on OnSmash.com) responding to internet gossip regarding the rapper’s murder trial (see Max B Needs to Fire His Lawyer).

Well, the murder trial is now upon us, and Mr.Saluti is at it again. Rather than focusing on how to discredit eyewitness testimony implicating the rapper in the case, Saluti has chosen to take his case to Twitter to taunt Max B’s ex-girlfriend, Gina Conway, who he refers to as “the devil” in his tweets.

Today, illseed of allhiphop.com rumors fame elaborated on additional tweets allegedly made by Max B’s lawyer:

closing statements are today…then we will be wavy…lol

Max B closing argument is gonna be tuesday! Come on fans, support ur boy, facing life in prison X 3! Bout to beat his case and take over!

that’s crazy, I just finished a murder case in nyc, they suck, beatem all day, good luck to ur man

already memorized the files, blew that b***h gina up on court today, not guilty on its way, watch

missed u today in court, I killed that b***h!

While I was able to find Saluti’s Twitter profile, I wasn’t able to find these specific tweets. I suspect, as was the case with the Youtube video, Saluti may have decided that this conduct wasn’t the best way to defend his client, but hasn’t fully grasped the idea that just because you delete something on the internet doesn’t mean it no longer exists.

A verdict is expected in the case today and while I won’t say that an unfavorable verdict for his client should lie on Saluti’s shoulders, I do believe this guy should switch professions as he is desperately seeking stardom and doing so at the expense of his clients.

I’m guessing if a guilty verdict is delivered, Saluti will present his case for appeal via a dis track aimed at Gina Conway.