KOCH RECORDS/DOGGY STYLE RECORDS TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM FROM EMERGING WEST COAST RAP GROUP DUBB UNION

KOCH RECORDS/DOGGY STYLE RECORDS TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM FROM EMERGING WEST COAST RAP GROUP DUBB UNION

SNOOP DOGG PRESENTS DUBB UNION

HITS STORES ON SEPTEMBER 2^ND, 2008

ALBUM FEATURES APPEARANCES BY SNOOP DOGG,

DAZ, KURUPT and more!!

(New York, NY) — KOCH Records and Doggy Style Records proudly announce the release of the debut album from emerging West Coast rap group Dubb Union. The album titled Snoop Dogg Presents Dubb Union hits stores everywhere on September 2, 2008 and features appearances by Snoop Dogg, Daz, Kurupt, Dion, BJ, Traci Nelson and Uncle Chucc.

Comprised of Damani (from Inglewood), Bad Lucc (from Watts), Soopafly (from Long Beach), Dubb Union is the latest group in a long line of emerging artists to come out of the Doggystyle Records camp. As its chief A&R Executive and C.E.O. Bigg Snoop Dogg has long prided himself in discovering and nurturing local talent and Dubb Union is no exception.

Having already appeared on Snoop’s albums Tha Blue Carpet Treatment and The Big Squeeze, the group has cultivated an underground following that’s had L.A. buzzing. With a debut album packed full of West Coast bangers, Dubb Union is ready for its debut.

Snoop weighs in, “Dubb Union has accomplished what few can do- create an incredible album that you’re gonna want to bang from top to bottom. Damani, Bad Lucc, and Soopafly have crazy chemistry! And they represent that West Coast unity that I’ve been pushing hard. This is Los Angeles music at its finest- with fresh, new music for the streets, the clubs, and the ladies.”

The first single, “Westurn Union!!” featuring Doggpound member Daz Dillinger and BJ is shipping to radio now and a video for the track directed by Rik Cordero (The Roots, Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z) and will be serviced everywhere online and to networks soon.

Additionally, the group spent part of the summer touring with Snoop on his recent concert tour.

Album Track Listing* Includes

1. Hata Talk

2. Welcome To The Majors!! (Feat. BJ)

3. Sign Language

4. Westurn Union!! (Feat. BJ & Daz Dillinger)

5. Don’t Like You Girl (Feat. Snoop Dogg)

6. We Both Know (Feat. Dion)

7. Dippin Thru

8. Turn It Up

9. Eusi Umoja (interlude by Minister Tony Muhammad)

10. Struggle (Feat. BJ)

11. Tear It Off

12. Bacc Talk (Feat. Dion)

13. Dub You!! (Feat. Kurupt & Traci Nelson)

14. Miles Away!! (Feat. BJ)

15. Getting Mines (Feat. Uncle Chucc)

*Songs subject to change without notice

Slum Village’s eLZhi Teams Up with Black Milk For First Solo Album

eLZhi, esteemed member of Slum Village, will be releasing his solo debut, The Preface, on August 12, 2008 through Fat Beats Records. The 16-track album, produced almost entirely by rising star Black Milk, features guest appearances by a who’s who of the Detroit hip-hop scene. Royce Da 5′9″, T3 (Slum Village), Guilty Simpson, Phat Kat, and more add to what many have predicted will be one of the most noteworthy hip-hop releases of 2008.

With The Preface, eLZhi displays the unpredictable flows and rhyme schemes he is known for and also touches on an impressive variety of concepts and subject matter. He demands perfection in his tracks and the attention to detail shows in the expert production of Black Milk. Having worked with countless hip-hop talents like Phat Kat, Frank-N-Dank, Lloyd Banks, Canibus, Pharoahe Monch, T3, and J Dilla, Black Milk tidies up the tracks with his signature air-tight beats and samples.

In the late-nineties, eLZhi made a name for himself by moving his way up through the ranks of Detroit’s underground scene and teaming up with Slum Village for his first big taste of success. He has since been making the rounds, working with local Detroit luminaries such as J Dilla, Waajeed of Platinum Pied Pipers, and Dwele, in addition to a well-received solo tour of Europe during his early years in the game. Hip-hop enthusiasts across the globe consider eLZhi to be one of the most skilled emcees in the entire scene, and bloggers and critics have been trumpeting this sentiment since the release of the last Slum Village album in 2005. With the release of The Preface, eLZhi looks to cement his name amongst the greatest emcees in the game.

DOUBLE O OF KIDZ IN THE HALL BADLY ASSAULTED (Manager Statement)

Double O from the hip hop group Kidz In The Hall was assaulted by several bouncers early Saturday morning, July 26, while inside a nightclub in Tempe, AZ following a Kidz In The Hall performance. Group member and friend Naledge, who did not witness the assault on Double O, was arrested outside of the club. Naledge’s attempt to get medical assistance for Double O was misconstrued as a hinderence to the investigation. Reports that no injuries were sustained are false as Double O was taken to the hospital with multiple injuries from the excessive force used by club security. On Sunday morning Double O underwent surgery for one of his injuries. He is still in the hospital, but in stable condition.

In the last 2 years, Kidz In The Hall have traveled to over 10 countries, have done 200+ shows and never before been involved in any altercation, big or small,  with club or concert security, or police officers.