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Published: July 19, 2006
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New York, N.Y. - July 12th, 2006: Multi-platinum, Grammy nominated singer, songwriter,
actor, writer and producer Tyrese has officially launched his rap guise Black-Ty and has
found support among rap's elite including Method Man, Snoop Dogg, The Game, Mannie
Fresh, Kurupt, Chingy, Paul Wall, Erik Sermon, David Banner, Ice Cube and Battlecat.
Black-Ty's debut mix-tape CD The Best of Both Hoodz Volume I (available on
http://www.hiphopwest.com DJ Strong & DJ Warrior's online store!) also features tracks
from DJ Warrior. Tyrese recently made his debut as Black Ty on June 25th at a performance
in Los Angeles and fans came in droves to witness it.
Tyrese is approaching his rap career as if he were a new artist as proven when he personally
handed out his The Best of Both Hoodz mix tape CD at the recent BET Awards and other
high profile events. Tyrese has been rhyming since before he was singing, growing up in
Watts. His roots were in hip hop, having been in a rap group called 'Triple Impact' prior
to the success of his solo R&B career. Tyrese has chosen to take a humble approach to
his rap debut, 'I never question the order of God's blessing so I'm lucky to be able to
rap and sing and I have been successful with R&B first. With regards to Black-Ty, he's
broke and not established and I have been grinding like a new artist. I want to work hard
on my rap career from the ground up. I don't want to be the biggest rapper out of the West
Coast, I just want to contribute to the groundwork that's already been laid out and do my
part,' says Tyrese.
Although many of Tyrese's colleagues in the music industry acknowledge his singing skills,
they were taken aback by his delivery on the microphone as a rap artist. Says Method
Man of Wu Tang Clan, 'I was pleasantly surprised I must say. I did not know that Tyrese
could rhyme so well but I should have known better. I am not just saying that because he's
the homie. His swagger is crazy. Everyone should give him a second look on this rap tip.'
Snoop Dogg, who lent his support to the Black-Ty project by recording a track with Tyrese
says, 'He's really got it cracking to the point where he didn't seem like he was out of his
range. It seemed like something that he was naturally born to do. That's when I welcomed
him to the game, being the king of the West, you know what I'm saying? He got my blessing
as far as from the rap style of it, the rap side of it. This is one of the best albums I've ever
heard. Anybody who ain't behind it, come see me.'
The Game, his co star in Waist Deep (Rogue Pictures/ Focus Features) which is in theaters
now, has been an avid supporter, and has already laid down 4 tracks with Tyrese. 'Tyrese is
a good friend of mine and he has my support in whatever it is he wants to do. He's been
successful on every scale from singing to acting, so what would make anybody think that he
couldn't do rap? I heard some Tyrese sh-- and it's crazy.'
Tyrese has also enlisted Chris Lighty, founder of Violator management (50 Cent, Missy
Elliot and Busta Rhymes) to officiate this Black-Ty hip-hop movement. Lighty will help launch
Black-Ty's superstar rap career, staking his reputation on Black-Ty and is confident that
Black-Ty is poised to become a household name in hip hop. Fans can listen to more music
from Black-Ty with the upcoming release of the Ghetto Royalty Volume I Mixtape - hosted
by NY's own DJ S&S which is slated for release the first week of August 2006. Tyrese has
released his mix-tapes through Headquarter Entertainment, his own multi-media enterprise
which is based out of Los Angeles, California. Headquarter Entertainment is - Home of The
Frontline BoyZ, his in house production team. The Frontline BoyZ can be heard on various
tracks on both mix tapes and on his highly anticipated album 'Alter Ego' scheduled for
release Fall 2006 on J Records.
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