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Jedi Mind Tricks – Monolith with Jus Allah / audio

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:10:33 +0000

Babygrande released this promo single with voiceovers ’cause they must think that’s an effective anti-bootleg strategy. I’m still checking for JMT but can’t say I’ve been hype about their shit since Psycho-Social or Violent By Design. That probably says more about me than them but whatever. Have to say though, hearing Jus Allah on this takes me back. Word. A History Of Violence is set to drop on November 11th, 2008. via sa who have a non-ihiphop friendly link.

Jedi Mind Tricks – Monolith

Lil Dap feat. Guru – Son 4 Reason (Prod. by Large Professor) / audio

CV — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:16:40 +0000

From Lil Dap’s upcoming album on Babygrande titled I.A.DAP. This is pretty good, got my day started off right listening to new Lil Dap rhymes this morning. via Nah Right

Lil Dap Feat. Guru – Son 4 Reason

NYOIL’s Hood Treason Gets Picked Up By Babygrande

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:30:54 +0000

Chuck Wilson, indie hip-hop’s Russell Simmons, is at it again. Although Hood Treason was released semi-independently last year it has been picked up by Babygrande for wider distribution. Though I’m not sure how much wider it can get since it was so heavily bootlegged online. But still, this is a good move that serves to further legitimize NYOIL’s body of work. Shouts to The Ideal.

April 23rd, 2008

FIREBRAND EMCEE NYOIL PREPS LONG AWAITED JULY 8th RELEASE OF DEBUT ALBUM
“HOOD TREASON;” CAUSES A FRENZY WITH HIS RECENT NAS COMMENTS

To date, very little has been officially disclosed regarding Staten
Island, NY’s outspoken and enigmatic emcee known as “NYOIL.” Many,
however, are familiar with him through the incendiary viral video
phenomenon, “Y’all Should All Get Lynched,” the controversial track
featuring photos of A-list hip-hop luminaries Three 6 Mafia, Jim Jones,
The Game, 50 Cent & more juxtaposed with stark images of slavery and
lynchings, that was banned from YouTube within its first 48 hours of
posting.

Now, amidst great anticipation, NYOil’s debut release, “Hood Treason,”
will finally see its wide release on July 8th, 2008 courtesy of
renowned indie Babygrande Records in conjunction with Petroleum Empire
Music Group.

Jedi Mind Tricks featuring GZA

grndgd — Thu, 26 Aug 2004 15:05:56 +0000

Head over to Babygrande for 3 sample tracks from JMT’s new album; they probably made the voiceovers extra corny this time to help “persuade” people to actually buy the single:

Before the Great Collapse
On the Eve of War featuring Gza (Julio Chavez Mix)
On The Eve Of War featuring Gza (Meldrick Taylor Mix)

Babygrande Branching Out And Keeping Score

Thu, 12 Aug 2004 03:08:12 +0000

Babygrande has relaunched their site. Like they say in their update they’ve been busy dropping albums left and right, with the most recent release being Brand Nubian’s Fire In The Hole. The site is now loaded with more graphics and other media (which I can’t say is necessarily a good thing) and they have pics of Babygrande Films posted everywhere. In case you didn’t know Babygrande is partially (primarily?) funded by selling hollywood scripts. They, and when I say they I mean Chuck Wilson, is responsible for the script behind Tical’s “Soul Plane” and according to this press release (peep excerpt below) Chuck is getting ready to direct his first movie “Meet The Mo’Fockers” (not to be confused with Meet The Fockers). Anyway, keep an eye out for Babygrande, especially Jedi Mind Tricks next 12inch featuring the GZA. One more thing, Babygrande has some interesting numbers posted on their site, they actually made some soundscan scores available for the public, check it out.

CHUCK WILSON (Writer) recently signed a deal with Madonna’s Maverick Films to direct his first feature film project, Meet the Mo’Fockers, which he will also write. Wilson, a Washington DC native, attended the University of Virginia and received a B.A. from the school of architecture. He got his big break when he was hired as Spike Lee’s assistant on the feature film Crooklyn. He went on to write his first screenplay, Rock’n’Soul, in the late ‘90s, which is currently in development with Mos Def and Kerry Washington attached to star. In 1998, while working for Black Entertainment Television, Wilson sold his script Platinum Time to Danny DeVito’s Jersey Films. In 2000, Wilson’s short film Breakfast at Ben’s premiered at the Urban World Film Festival and was later released by Warner Home Video. Wilson produced Afrocentricity and co-produced A Gut Feeling for Warner Home Video as well. Wilson also has an extensive track record in the music business. While director of A&R at Priority Records, he produced the Training Day soundtrack. In 2002, Wilson started his own independent record label, Babygrande Records, which is distributed by Koch Distribution. The label’s most notable artists include Brand Nubian, Canibus, and Jedi Mind Tricks. In 2003, Babygrande released the soundtrack to the film A Man Apart.