NEW
YORK (Outlawz Official Website) - The
Outlawz announce the release of
their new album 'Outlaw 4 Life 2005 A.P.' due in stores April 19, 2005
on 33rd Street Records. This explosive new album is executive produced
by The
Outlawz and features production by Focus, The Legendary
Traxster, Dani Kartel, and A.D. Future.
Originally assembled
by Tupac in the mid-1990s by pulling members from a number of his
affiliate groups, the
Outlawz were set to be the biggest supergroup in
rap history. But that dream suffered a number of setbacks, as Tupac and
Kadafi were killed and Fatal and Napoleon left the group. By 2003, the
group had released a string of hit independent projects and had
appeared on albums that had collectively sold more than 40 million
copies. Nonetheless, the group The
Outlawz had become just Kastro,
Young Noble and E.D.I..
One thing you won't hear on the new
Outlawz album is Tupac. Plenty of other material with Tupac and the
Outlawz, including the platinum plus 'Still I Rise' album, exists.
Therefore, the group wanted 'Outlaw 4 Life' to be their moment in the
spotlight. "It's time for us to stand up on our own," Noble says. "Pac
did enough for us. He gave us the blueprint. We're talented and we
don't need to have Pac on the album. People want to hear some new
Outlawz stuff and they want to hear us on their own."
The
Outlawz show throughout 'Outlaw 4 Life' that they are also the total
package. They get gangster on the searing "Let It Burn," team with Bun
B (UGK) on the pounding "Big Ballin'" and kick street lessons on
"Ghetto Gospel Pt 2." The latter includes pointed, insightful lyrical
food for thought about the risks that come from life in the streets.
It
is that type of insight that makes 'Outlaw 4 Life' such a significant
album, as the group explores life's highs and lows throughout each of
the album's 17 songs. Cuts such as "
Celebration" and "These Are The
Times" best illustrate the Outlawz's brand of music with meaning.
"We're not concentrating on rapping for other rappers or rapping for
the girls," Noble says. "We're trying to make real substance with
everything we do. We were taught by the best and we can't have it any
other way."
Indeed, the
Outlawz are already gearing up for the
release of its next album, 'Chapter 2 The Rebirth',, later this year
and are setting up their new artist Stormey. With each step, the
Outlawz work on healing the pain they have endured throughout their
remarkable career. It is one reason why 'Outlaw 4 Life' sounds so
therapeutic.
"Everything we do is therapy," Noble says.
"Everything we go through, we put it into our music. We learned that
from Pac. That's what music is about, experience. That's why some
people will rather listen to oldies that what's out now. It's timeless
when it comes from the heart. We're trying to make music like that."
'Outlaw 4 Life' does just that.
'Outlaw 4 Life 2005 A.P.'
Tracklisting:
1. Real Talk
2. Can't Turn Back
3. Celebrate
4. Big Ballin'
5. They Don't Understand
6. Let It Burn
7. If You Want To
8. These Are The Times
9. Ghetto Gospel Pt. 2
10. Smilin' Faces
11. I Dare You
12. Don't Get It
13. Sacred Vows
14. Better It Get
15. Interlude
16. Listen To Me
17. Losin' My Mind
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