J Records Talks Boston Rap
J Records close to signing Boston-based recording label, Dudley Station Records.
(PRWEB) February 16, 2005
After months of negotiations, Dudley Station Records and J Records have yet to reach an agreement for J Records to distribute the small startup label ran by MC Spice (producer/songwriter responsible for Marky Mark Wahlberg's career). With artists such as Spirit, Blueprint, Tori Boyd, Lenora Jaye, Blaze One, Kevin O'Brien & Dudley Station Officials, Dudley Station Records is capitalizing on the region's musical taste, fashion, lifestyle and language just as predecessors like Nelly and Matser P have done in their respective regions.
"It's time for Boston to emerge on the scene so they know we got skills and business sense, too," touted the rapper, who started the label last January. The album, "Lover Brown" by MC Spice will be released June 14, and the single, "My Mind Is A Battlefield" will be released February 24. The rapper is no stranger to the news, and has shown his concern for the omittance of materials and information regarding mental health issues in his community.
MC Spice recently joined forces with CABF. ORG, to help develop pamphlets and non-traditional promotions methods to target the urban community and get the word out on Bipolar awareness. Diagnosed with the disorder in 1994, the rapper is an advocate for treatments and education and has developed a close working partnership with neighboring Mass. General Health.
Should Dudley Station records decide to sign with J Records, MC Spice promises not to buidge one inch from Boston to make his presence known. "I want all my love here. I want my building here. I want my music produced here. I want the label dudes to come here when they wanna talk. Boston has contributed to the black music genre and to music on a whole, and we deserve some credit." Says Boston's first rapper to pen a platinum hit ("Good Vibrations/Marky Mark).
In related news, M. C. Spice and his wife, Lakeisha "Spirit" Gilliard are expecting a new edition to the family this fall.
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