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Published: July 22, 2006
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Lake and Cormega Represent with My Brother's Keeper -- New Album from
two QB Stars - In Stores August 22
New York, NY -- Cormega is a name synoymous with both independent music
and the notorious neighborhood of Queensbridge, New York. Over the past
several years, Cormega has released a number of acclaimed albums, and
has paved his own path to success. For the first time in history,
Cormega is teaming with his fellow QB emcee and longtime friend, Lake, for a
full-length feature album entitled My Brother's Keeper. The project
will be released on August 22, 2006 on Fast Life Music.
My Brother's Keeper contains 13 exclusive tracks, with featured guest
spots from Fat Joe on "Dirty NY," Mr. Cheeks on "QU Side," Greg Nice on
"Don't Start" and R&B songstresses Kira on "Miss Everything" and Uniqua
Star on "30/30." Powerful production from D.I.T.C.'s Buckwild, J. Waxx
Garfield, Ax Tha Bull, Ski, Jay Boy, HotDay, Now or Laterz, Get Large
and Cormega himself contribute to one of the strongest QB collaborations
to date.
After his recent signing to Death Row East, Lake is in a great position
to be introduced at large to eager fans. His previous work with Nas on
the God's Son album and his own 41st Side Compilation solidified Lake's
place in New York's underground market. My Brother's Keeper marks a
monumental era for QB, with two true legends in the game bringing it home.
�It�s a lot of different things me and Cormega went through together
over the years,� explains Lake. �We put that into music, and it came out
great.�
For more information on Lake and Cormega, go to
www.tygereye.net/lakeandcormega, www.cormegasite.com, www.myspace.com/deathroweastrecords and
www.myspace.com/cormega
Tracklist for My Brother's Keeper:
1. Intro
2. Ghetto - prod by Ski
3. The Oath - prod by Ax Tha Bull
4. Let That Thing Go (skit)
5. 30/30 f/ Uniqua Star - prod by Ben Grim (Now or Laterz)
6. Don�t Start f/ Greg Nice - prod by Cormega
7. You Know Where He�s From (Skit)
8. QU Side f/ Mr. Cheeks - prod by Cormega, J Waxx Garfield, Arnold
9. Sleezo (Skit)
10. Snitch Nigga - prod by Buckwild
11. Stress & Greed prod by Jay Boy
12. Get It - prod by Buckwild
13. Walk Through Heaven - prod by Get Large
14. Hood Legends - prod by J Waxx Garfield
15. Swallow Everything (skit)
16. Miss Everything f/ Kira - prod by J Waxx Garfield
17. No Happy Ending - prod by HotDay
18. Dirty NY f/ Fat Joe - prod by J Waxx Garfield
About Lake
Lake is most known as the former business partner of rap superstar Nas
during his climb of the ranks to become one of hip-hop�s greatest MCs.
He and Nas were close for many years as they both came up hustling and
running the streets of Queensbridge, New York in the 90s, and his most
well-known appearance is on Nas�s album God�s Son in the song
�Revolutionary Warfare.� However, Lake�s biggest claim to fame is his critically
acclaimed LP entitled 41st Side, which has sold over 100,000 copies
strictly from street buzz alone � no radio or video support. 41st Side
cemented Lake�s reputation as a major buzzworthy underground artist to
watch on the East Coast scene, bringing together the likes of Nas,
Cormega, Nature, Noreaga, Tragedy and more for the all-star effort. Now signed
to Death Row East, Lake stands poised to take on all challengers as he
begins his ascension to the top.
About Cormega
Queensbridge legend Cormega needs no introduction. A legendary hustler
who has brilliantly documented his life on four critically acclaimed
albums, Cormega stands as one of the strongest, most durable MC�s from
the hallowed projects of Queensbridge. His albums have sold approximately
400,000 units in his career with little to no radio or video support.
Formerly signed to Def Jam he has worked with heavy hitters such as Nas,
Ghostface Killah, Mobb Deep, AZ, Foxy Brown and more. �Mega won the
2003 Source Award for Independent Album Of The Year, The True Meaning, and
released The Testament in February 2005. His long-unreleased
major-label debut, The Testament was shelved for 10 years by Def Jam mainly due
to label politics, but Cormega eventually won back the right to release
the record himself in 2005. A ton of critical praise from credible
sources flowed in, including a review from All Music Guide, who dubs the
release as One of the best mid-90s gangsta albums, no doubt.
