Check out this behind the scene clip from 1/4 of the Re-Up Gang member,Sandman as he shoots his new single "Anchor" off of his new Free Digital album "GIANORMOUS" ....Download it at www.Yeahhhcannons.com
The Re-Up Gang has been nominated at the 2nd Annual Philly Hip Hop Awards for Mixtape of the Year for their classic mixtape, 'We Got It For Cheap Vol.3'. Also, Sandman has been nominated for Lyricist of the Year and Cannons Inc. for Best Duo/Group.
Re-Up Gang ROLLERS, we need you to vote HERE so the Re-Up Gang can take home these awards. Voting opens on March 31, 2008 @ 12 Noon & voting ends on April 18, 2008 @ 12 Noon.
By Alvin "aqua" Blanco Call them the Fantastic Four. Except, their superpowers were not the result of cosmic radiation but a byproduct of a appreciation for the fundamentals of Hip-Hop lyricism; wordplay and delivery. Composed of VA’s Malice and Pusha T of the Clipse and Philly brethren Ab-Liva (formerly of Major Figgas) and Sandman, this fearsome foursome call themselves the Re-Up Gang.
Riding a Pyrex and powder laced pair of critically acclaimed albums (Lord Willin’ (2002), Hell Hath No Fury (2006)) and a rep bolstered by staggeringly potent volumes of their We Got It for Cheap mixtaptes—the latest being Vol 3: The Spirit of Competition—the Re-Up Gang is motivated by a love of creating dope rap music. No pun intended. Now rolling with Columbia Records in 50/50 joint venture for their Re-Up Gang Records, Pusha, Malice, Ab-Liva and Sandman spoke in depth about everything from the beef with that guy from New Orleans to being independently major to their exasperation with former home Jive on down to how they are their own greatest inspiration.
AllHipHop.com: Alright, so Volume 3's been out. How's the feedback been?
Malice: It's real good, it's been a long time coming. A lot of people have been waitin' for Volume 3. A lot of success on Volume 2, Volume 1 also was hot and the feedback we get is everyone saying Volume 3 definitely lived up to, if not exceeded Volume 2, so we're happy with that.
AllHipHop.com: Obviously you were aware of the success of Volume 2, is that part of the reason why it took a little longer to drop Volume 3?
Pusha-T: Yeah, we had all intentions, with all the albums that were dropping, to come out a little earlier because the whole theme and the whole premise behind Volume 3 was “the spirit of competition.” So we was goin' to take all the albums that dropped — Jay, Kanye — everybody who was supposed to drop but didn't drop - take all their beats and black out on them. That was what it was supposed to be, but a lot of albums came out and the beats weren't there. So we were like, “Damn, what are we goin' do?” So then we had to go back to diggin’ in the crates and finding the "Scenario 2000" record and going back to "Rainy Dayz." We were doing this s**t off of inspiration; like the records that inspired us and so on and so forth. Hopefully hoping we were going to get inspiration from the joints that did drop, but didn't.
Pusha-T & Malice were in Las Vegas, over the weekend to help Bow Wow celebrate his 21st birthday at the JET nightclub. Jermaine Dupri, Swizz Beatz, Snoop Dogg and Melody Thornton were also in the building.
A lot of bottles were poppin' that night!
Happy Birthday to Bow Wow!
Check out Bow Wow's entourage....
Jermaine Dupri speaks on Bow Wow's party and watch the Clipse perform.
Check out this quick snippet of the Clipse with Bow Wow on stage performing 'Grindin'.
The Re-Up Gang will be in Las Vegas this weekend making an appearance at Bow Wow's 21st Birthday party at the Jet Mirage Nightclub. Pictures from the party coming soon!
Fans of Hip-Hop inspired fashions may get a glimpse at the Clipse's new label Play Cloths as early as this summer, the rappers told AllHipHop.com. The line, which was originally scheduled to preview at the February edition of the Magic Marketplace Fashion and Apparel Trade Show in Las Vegas, will now make it's debut at the Show in late August. "Right now it's in the development stages," Malice told AllHipHop.com. "We just left Magic in Vegas, I think we'll be showing at Magic in August." First announced in late December, an official description of the line defines it as having a classic style, specifically designed with a rare urban appeal.
It is said to be a "blend of American style, with the French Riviera and Monte Carlo uses of rich, vibrant primary colors to create collectible garments." The new clothing line, created with the help of designer Doug Life, is inspired by a time when the most wanted fashion pieces were not accessible to the everyday fan,Malice explains.
Press Release DoctorExclusive.com Presents Compete with the Competitors Vol. 2 Hosted by Doe DoLLa and DJ gWiz!
New York, January 27, 2009: Doe DoLLa is back and hotter than ever at www.Doctorexclusive.com!He is clearly the new Quincy Jones of our generation and truly force to be reckoned with in the music industry. Due to the overwhelming demand of Vol 1 with 25k downloads; Doe DoLLa and DJ gWiz is bringing you the hottest unsigned artist once again on one album with Compete with Competitors Vol.2. This much anticipated compilation includes new music from Sandman, Mel Buckley, Gerreddi, Sage Michael and EXCLUSIVE music from Max B with production by Ron Browz, Teflon The Producer, Dame Grease and Pharell Williams.www.Doctorexclusive.com has been known to capture the attention of the music industry and has proven to break new artist on both urban and cross over radio. Unsigned artist now have a home where they can be highlighted worldwide. Doctorexclusives.com is the premier destination to promote the best unsigned talent from all genres. See Doe DoLLa himself along with New York’s finest DJ gWiz www.gwizmusik.com in behind the scenes footage of the making of vol. 2 HERE. To promote your music log on to www.Doctorexclusive.com.
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You already know that Re-Up Gang's Sandman & Ab-Liva (MAJOR FIGGAS DO IT BIG!) are two of Philly's nicest MCs. You already know all about the industry yaddy yaddy ya, and that We Got It for Cheap parts 1, 2, and 3 have burned holes in your mind, and you can recite them in your sleep. But did you know they are also hilarious dudes? When they came through the FADER Sugar Shack for this video interview, they played Ping-Pong in our conference room and extolled the virtues of Nacho Libre (one of Sandman's favorite movies). But we caught all the real gems on tape—from Sandman detailing his googling habits, to Liva detailing Sandman's smoking habits.
Pusha-T & Joss Stone were in the studio in NYC last week, working on some NEW music together.
ATTENTION:This week, Re-Up Gang will be contacting a Re-Up fan via email for a chance to speak to Pusha-T or Malice.
Press Release DoctorExclusive.com Presents Compete with the Competitors Vol. 2 Hosted by Doe DoLLa and DJ gWiz!
New York, January 27, 2009: Doe DoLLa is back and hotter than ever at www.Doctorexclusive.com!He is clearly the new Quincy Jones of our generation and truly force to be reckoned with in the music industry. Due to the overwhelming demand of Vol 1 with 25k downloads; Doe DoLLa and DJ gWiz are bringing you the hottest unsigned artist once again on one album with Compete with Competitors Vol.2. This much anticipated compilation includes new music from Sandman, Mel Buckley, Gerreddi, Sage Michael and EXCLUSIVE music from Max B with production by Ron Browz, Teflon The Producer, Dame Grease and Pharell Williams.www.Doctorexclusive.com has been known to capture the attention of the music industry and has proven to break new artist on both urban and cross over radio. Unsigned artist now have a home where they can be highlighted worldwide. Doctorexclusives.com is the premier destination to promote the best unsigned talent from all genres. See Doe DoLLa himself along with New York’s finest DJ gWiz www.gwizmusik.com in behind the scenes footage of the making of vol. 2 HERE. To promote your music log on to www.Doctorexclusive.com.
*For interview opportunities with Doe DoLLa please contact Tamara Louis at DoeDollapr@gmail.com
Tom Breihan from the Village Voice gives his views on the NEW Re-Up Gang mixtape entitiled Clipse: Back with Vengeance.
Maybe not all rappers care about this; maybe not even most. But Clipse seems to exist specifically for that moment where the first time you're hearing a verse you can't quite believe what you're hearing, where you close your eyes and squinch your face up and maybe pound your fist against your steering wheel or your desk the empty subway seat next to you. Any number of reasons exist why we haven't heard from this group at length since 2006's Hell Hath No Fury: they've been touring, they've been figuring out their label situation, they've been reeling from the overwhelming commercial failure of HHNF. But I'd prefer to think they've been hunched over notepads somewhere, figuring out just how many ways they can still figure out to say that they used to deal drugs, obsessively rewriting their lines over and over. The Lil Wayne model where you record ten songs in a night and leak them all the next morning doesn't work for these guys. Every line on their new mixtape, (deep breath) We Got It 4 Cheap, Volume 3: The Spirit of Competition (We Just Think We Better), is a product of intense work. Lyrically, this thing is so dense it's almost exhausting, and I'm going to need a while to fully process the whole thing; even on my sixth or so listen, half the stuff on the later tracks still sails over my head. But that magic face-squinch moment happens over and over again.
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Press Release DoctorExclusive.com Presents Compete with the Competitors Vol. 2 Hosted by Doe DoLLa and DJ gWiz!
New York, January 27, 2009: Doe DoLLa is back and hotter than ever at www.Doctorexclusive.com!He is clearly the new Quincy Jones of our generation and truly force to be reckoned with in the music industry. Due to the overwhelming demand of Vol 1 with 25k downloads; Doe DoLLa and DJ gWiz are bringing you the hottest unsigned artist once again on one album with Compete with Competitors Vol.2. This much anticipated compilation includes new music from Sandman, Mel Buckley, Gerreddi, Sage Michael and EXCLUSIVE music from Max B with production by Ron Browz, Teflon The Producer, Dame Grease and Pharell Williams.www.Doctorexclusive.com has been known to capture the attention of the music industry and has proven to break new artist on both urban and cross over radio. Unsigned artist now have a home where they can be highlighted worldwide. Doctorexclusives.com is the premier destination to promote the best unsigned talent from all genres. See Doe DoLLa himself along with New York’s finest DJ gWiz www.gwizmusik.com in behind the scenes footage of the making of vol. 2 HERE. To promote your music log on to www.Doctorexclusive.com.
*For interview opportunities with Doe DoLLa please contact Tamara Louis at DoeDollapr@gmail.com