MTV2 announced today that Chicago will be the next destination in the groundbreaking MTV News Presents My Block series. From the Hyphy movement in the Bay area, to the chopped and screwed sound in Houston, to the rhythms of Reggaeton in Puerto Rico, the latest episode of My Block follows MTV News' Sway Calloway to "Do or Die" Chi-Town to explore the sights, sounds and style that represent the Windy City's biggest hip-hop artists -- Common, Twista, Lupe Fiasco, Rhymefest, Shawnna and gets the scoop on "Footworkin'" and "Jukin'." Set to premiere on Monday, October 9 at 12 PM on MTV2, My Block: Chicago will also serve as the kickoff for a DIY viewer video upload contest on MTV2.com called "Your Block" as well as the release of the Asylum Records' My Block: Chicago - The Soundtrack on October 10th. In addition, My Block: Chicago - The Soundtrack will be exclusively available on URGE, MTV Networks' new digital music service, from October 3rd thru October 9th.
"We are extremely excited to expand on the success of the My Block franchise," stated David Cohn, GM, MTV2. "With My Block: Chicago, the MTV2 Asylum records My Block CD soundtrack and the "Your Block" video upload contest on MTV2.com, we are exposing our viewers to up and coming hip-hop movements exploding locally across the country and letting them put them the spotlight on the music scene in their own communities."
"Our goal in partnering with MTV2 for My Block: Chicago - The Soundtrack is to please both the true, educated fans of hip-hop as well as the novices new to the game," stated Todd Moscowitz, President of Asylum Records. "Just like the critically-acclaimed series, the MTV2 My Block soundtracks will take fans on a ride through the past, present and future of a city's hip-hop history, lifestyle, and culture."
Asylum Records and MTV2 Presents My Block: Chicago - The Soundtrack
For the first time ever, MTV2, together with Asylum records, will release a My Block: Chicago - The Soundtrack on October 10th and feature 15 tracks by some of the hottest and most respected artists from the Windy City including Common, Lupe Fiasco, Twista, Kanye West, and much, much more. MTV's My Block: Chicago - The Soundtrack showcases essential tracks from Chicago's celebrated hip-hop history as well as exciting, fresh new sounds from the streets of Chi- town. The first single from My Block: Chicago - The Soundtrack is "Got What You Need" by one of Chicago's hottest MC's on the rise, Gemini.
Official Tracklist:
1. "I Gotcha" - Lupe Fiasco
2. "Let's Get It Poppin'" - GLC
3. "Girl Tonight" - Twista featuring Trey Songs
4. "Candy" - Gemini
5. "Bullet" - Rhymefest featuring Citizen Cope
6. "Pills" - Lupe Fiasco
7. "Po Pimp" - Do or Die featuring Twista
8. "Gangsta" - Speedknot Mobstaz
9. "Overnight Celebrity" - Twista featuring Kanye West
10. "Hay" - Crucial Conflict
11. "Got What You Need" - Gemini
12. "In tha Chi" - Shawnaa featuring Johnny P. and Syleena Johnson
13. "Go" - Common
14. "South Side" - Gemini
15. "Money and Murder" - Speedknot Mobstaz featuring Twista
MTV2's My Block: Chicago Featured Guests and Segments:
COMMON
Chicago hip-hop legend, Common takes viewers to his block to visit his mother, the liquor store hood' spot where he used to chill in his younger days, Sunday church service and even shows off his b-ball skills as he reminisces about his days as a Chicago Bulls ball boy during the golden era of basketball legend, Michael Jordan.
FOOTWORKIN' & JUKIN'
Fueled by uptempo, "ghetto-techno" beats, "Footworkin'" is a high-energy style of dance that is part of the "Juke" culture originating and proliferating out of Chicago's south side. Sway goes to a real live block party on the Southside and gets a foothold into this indigenous Chi-town phenomenon.
LUPE FIASCO
As the hottest rising star out of Chi-town, Lupe Fiasco brings a new level of freshness and perspective to hip-hop. Viewers will see how his skateboard and unique style is making him the most buzzed-about artist of 2006 as he teaches Sway how to skate and then takes him to the Westside ghetto, where he discovered rhyming and, subsequently, found salvation away from the drugs and prostitution in the streets.
TWISTA
Twista, a machine-gunning lyricist who once was the Guinness Book of World Records' fastest rapper alive, takes the audience to one of Chicago's institutional music landmarks, George's Music Room, a place that launched many careers, including his own in the early 90s.
RHYMEFEST
Newcomer Rhymefest brings Sway to his Southside hood and discusses his incredible journey as a lyricist who once took down Eminem in an MC battle and then collaborated with Kanye West on the hit, "Jesus Walks." As Rhymefest and Sway walk through the hood, this MC breaks down the myth of rappers engaging in "poverty pimpin'."
SHAWNNA & BUDDY GUY
My Block "gets some" with one of the baddest chicks in the rap game, Shawnna. Down with Ludacris' DTP crew, Shawnna explains what it means to be a woman -- and a mother -- in a rap industry dominated by men. Plus, Sway meets Shawnna's father, blues legend Buddy Guy, and gets a little taste of Chicago's illustrious blues history.
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hab sie auch nur wegen dem Reapa Track geholt..Letztens sogar gegeben..hat mir nichts mehr so arg gefallen...vielleicht hatte ich aber auch nicht die richtige Stimmung.
dieser nicky scarfo fällt mir in letzter zeit immer positiv auf, weiß einer ob der noch was draussen hat?
Und nicht nur wegen den CD-r auch die Qualität von Rap an sich ist rapide gesunken
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