Shady Music Industry Practices Motivate Rapper To Release Album Anonymously

Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ Urban Scientists Communications) - Anonymous rapper X Parallel, who ditched his record company after two years without an official album release date, has finally released his first project. Taking on a new name and modifying his voice, X Parallel decided to conceal his identity to strike out on his own despite potential backlash from his label.

X Parallel says, 'The label signed me then tried to convince me to adopt the same sound that my mainstream label mates had also been pushed into doing. But I'm a message-oriented artist...I don't make party music. The label knew that when I first came to them.'
For two years, X Parallel was promised creative freedom and an album release date, which never materialized. Asking to be dropped from his contract yielded no results. Gripped by frustration, X Parallel concluded that the only way to release music was to do so anonymously, regardless of the possible risks associated with such decision.

In light of the recent publicized disputes that Hip Hop luminaries such as Lupe Fiasco, Talib Kweli, and Nas have experienced with various record companies, X Parallel's decision to go independent seems timely. 'Looking at the predicament that other rappers are currently in, I'm glad I put out an album by myself,' stated X Parallel. 'I may not have the resources that I had access to with a major label but what I do have is my integrity.'

Producer Trae Sevn, who worked on X Parallel's album, says, 'I've had my share of industry drama. What X Parallel and all these other artists are experiencing is nothing new. However, what is new is that artists no longer need major companies to put out their music. The internet and home-based studios make them irrelevant. These big labels are on their last leg and they can't stand it.'

X Parallel's independent release 'The Symbol' is currently available on ITunes, Amazon, Napster, Rhapsody, and various other online music stores. X Parallel's first video, 'The Symbol', can be seen at www.XParallel.com and on Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOBfdT8Kkxs.