JCOR Records Expands Its Roster With Releases From Yosumi Records.Entertainment Editors & Music Writers NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 3, 2001 Dan Gill, general manager of JCOR Records, today announced the addition of two albums to JCOR's propriety roster through a joint-venture deal with Yosumi Records. Under the terms of the deal JCOR will release the second album in the "Game Over" series, "Game Over 2," and the next album from New York-based Masta Ace. Yosumi Records surfaced with the release of the "Game Over" compilation, produced by Yosumi's Domingo and DJ Rob, which consisted of tracks inspired by video games See video game console. . Most notable was the hit single "Super Brooklyn" (better known as the "Super Mario Song"). The song was an underground success story spending weeks at the top of Internet charts such as MP3.com, Hiphop.com and elements.com. The compilation also featured tracks from Eminem, The Lost Boyz, Group Home, Royal Flush royal flush best possible hand in poker; one-suited hand from ten to ace. [Cards: Brewer Dictionary, 940] See : Perfection , Masta Ace, and the Infamous Mobb Infamous Mobb, also known as IM3, is a hip hop group from Queensbridge in Queens, New York, composed of members Ty Nitty, Twin Gambino and Godfather, Pt. III. Their style is similar to that of their Queensbridge affiliates Mobb Deep. . "Domingo has been in this game for some time and has established solid relationships in the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of hip-hop community," said Gill. "His production for Fat Joe and Big Pun Christopher Lee Rios (November 9 1971–February 7 2000), better known as Big Punisher or Big Pun, was an American rapper of Puerto Rican descent who emerged from the underground rap scene in The Bronx in the late 1990s. has caught the eyes of some of the biggest names in hip-hop from Craig Mack Craig Mack (born May 10, 1971 in Bronx, New York) is an American rapper notable for being the first artist to debut on Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Entertainment record label. Although his first single was released under the name MC EZ in 1988, he is best known for his 1994 hit single to Big Daddy Kane Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968), better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is a record producer/rapper from the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn, New York. He worked with artists including 2Pac, Big L, Biz Markie, Marley Marl, Public Enemy, Teddy Riley, Rudy Ray . This kind of support combined with Domingo's unique production helped `Game Over' fly off the shelves with literally no marketing or publicity campaigns." The first album under the deal will be "Game Over 2" due out this Spring. Like the first "Game Over," "Game Over 2" features appearances by some of hip-hop's best, including KRS One, Infamous Mobb, Craig Mack, Big Daddy Kane, Masta Ace, Heltah Skeltah and Das EFX. This June, Yosumi will release the next album from Masta Ace. Although he originally signed to Cold Chillin', Masta Ace's 1993 Delicious Vinyl debut, "Slaughtahouse," catapulted him into national success. In 1994 Masta Ace participated in the title track from Spike Lee's "Crooklyn" Soundtrack with Special Ed and Buckshot buck·shot n. A large lead shot for shotgun shells, used especially in hunting big game. buckshot Noun large lead pellets used for hunting game Noun 1. from Black Moon. About JCOR Records JCOR Records was founded in 2000 by Jay Faires, founder and former president of Mammoth Records. JCOR Records is distributed by Interscope Geffen A&M, a division of the Universal Music Group. JCOR Records is an artist-centric record label committed to the marketing and promotion of its artists by an innovative management team. The company is based in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . About Interscope Geffen A&M Combining the legacies of three significant record companies, Interscope Geffen A&M embarked on a new tradition of musical achievement with its combination on Jan. 1, 1999, as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, the global music leader. Headed by Co-Chairman Jimmy Iovine, Interscope Geffen A&M is a major force across a wide range of musical genres including rock, rap, pop, alternative, Latin, gospel and soundtracks. Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi Universal, a global media and communications company. |
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