Dear
esteemed LA-based journalists,
You are cordially invited to the press listening
party for veteran rapper via the historic Queensbridge Projects Blaq
Poet this coming Thursday evening at the Fat Beats store on Melrose. Blaq Poet
is releasing The Blaqprint on June 29th on DJ Premier’s Year Round
Records via Fat Beats. Billboard Magazine already claimed that the single “Ain’t
Nuttin Changed” is a “much needed return to raw beats and rhymes
in this era of ringtone rap.”
This will be your first opportunity
to hear the album in its entirety. You’ll be getting a jumpstart
on pitching stories for this project because I haven’t sent music
out to anyone yet! Both Blaq Poet and DJ Premier will be hosting the party.
When: Thursday, April 30th
Where: Fat Beats Records: 7600 Melrose, Suite J (2nd
Floor) btwn N. Cursing and N. Stanley.
When: The party is from 7-9pm. The listening
party starts promptly at 7:30pm - please don’t be late.
Also, Blaq
Poet is available for interviews all day Thursday (4/30) and Friday (5/1)
so please let me know if you’d like to interview him via phone or
in person in the Hollywood area.
RSVP to: RSVP@audibletreats.com
For Blaq’s bio and to check out his EPK, amongst other goodies, please
visit: http://www.audibletreats.com/download/blaqpoet
Web editors contact Nora (at) audibletreats.comfor interview requests. Print editors contact Michelle.
Like what you hear? Keep up with Blaq Poet and other artists
like Freddie Foxxx, Ill Bill, and Black
Milk on
the Fat
Beats Blog where you can learn about upcoming performances, releases,
and in-store appearances.
Also, check out this video on the history of Fat Beats Records, bringing you fresh, independent hip hop since 1994.
The
Background:
Blaq Poet, a Queensbridge, NY native, first made a name
for himself in 1987, entering his name into the legendary battle of Queens
vs. The Bronx with his song "Beat You Down," a
scathing attack on KRS-One. Later, honoring a dead friend
and namesake, he formed the hardcore rap group Screwball,
comprised of other QB spitters Hostyle, Solo, and Poet’s
cousin KL. Elsewhere, he appeared on the anthemic LP Nas
Presents Queensbridge’s Finest, alongside Jungle and Cormega on “Straight
Outta Q.B.” Blaq Poet’s refusal to dilute his subject
matter or soften his cadence attracted the interest of rap’s most legendary
producer, DJ Premier. Preemo, along with fellow luminaries Pete
Rock and Marley Marl, laced Screwball’s Y2K
album with Poet’s beloved boom-bap. A second album, Loyalty,
would follow the next year, thereafter the Screwed Up compilation
in 2004. Premier also lent his sonic signature to Poet’s 2006 solid
solo debut, Rewind: Deja Screw. Preemo then inked
Blaq Poet to his own Year Round Records label. Blaq Poet's
new album, Tha Blaqprint, will be available this
spring via Year Round Records via Fat Beats Distribution.
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