Release Date: 09/18/07
Mobb Deep MC and producer, Havoc, released his debut solo album, The Kush, on September 18th on Nature Sounds. The album was produced in full by Havoc, and features appearances by Havoc's Mobb Deep partner Prodigy ("Set Me Free"), along with 40 Glocc ("By My Side"), Nyce ("Set Me Free" and "Ride Out"), Un Pachino ("Ballin Out" and "Hit Me Up"), and Nitti ("Class By Myself").
For the past 14 years Havoc's been honing his skills as one half of Queensbridge, New York rap duo Mobb Deep and as an in-demand producer for the likes of Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Lil' Kim, Mariah Carey, Method Man, 50 Cent, LL Cool J, and more. After having sold over 4 million albums in the U.S. alone as part of Mobb Deep, Havoc turned his sights to the solo album he'd been meaning to make for years. Now that record is finally here. In a conversation with Smoking Section, Havoc described The Kush as "…classic Havoc production; that dark, gritty sound. You feel it. It's that realness in the music." Earlier this month Havoc and DJ Absolut from New York's Hot 97 FM released The Kush Absolut Mixtape to give fans a taste of what was to come.
Havoc will be appearing on Hot 97 FM on September 19th and will perform at the radio station's Who's Next at SOB's later that night. The next day, September 20th, he'll make an appearance on New York's Power 105.1 FM's Morning Show, followed by an appearance on Sirius Satellite Radio's Cipha Sounds channel and MTV Radio on September 21st. Havoc will take the stage at New York City's Highline Ballroom on Friday, September 21st to debut his new material.
Visit Havoc's The Kush e-card for more information http://www.themp3leak.com/havoc/ecard/index2.html
Listen to Havoc "I'm The Boss" from The Kush
http://dev.theorchard.com/jaclyn/mp3/havoc_imtheboss.mp3
Listen to Havoc "Be There" from The Kush
http://dev.theorchard.com/jaclyn/mp3/havoc_bethere.mp3
Buy Havoc's The Kush (Nature Sounds)
iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=262102997&s=143441
eMusic: http://www.emusic.com/album/The-Havoc-The-Kush-MP3-Download/11080460.html
Rhapsody: http://www.rhapsody.com/album/thekush?artistId=36192
Napster: http://free.napster.com/view/album/index.html?id=12578659
Havoc Shows
September 18 – Guest House, Album Release Party, New York, NY (542 W 27th St)
September 19 – SOB's, New York, NY
September 21 – Highline Ballroom, New York, NY
Tracklisting and credits for Havoc's The Kush
1.) NY For Life (produced by Havoc)
2.) I'm The Boss (produced by Havoc)
3.) By My Side f/40 Glocc (produced by Havoc)
4.) One Less Nigga (produced by Havoc)
5.) Ride Out f/Nyce (produced by Havoc)
6.) Balling Out f/Un Pachino (produced by Havoc)
7.) What's Poppin Tonite (produced by Havoc)
8.) Class By Myself f/Nitti (produced by Havoc)
9.) Set Me Free f/Prodigy & Nyce (produced by Havoc)
10.) Be There (produced by Havoc)
11.) Hit Me Up f/Un Pachino (produced by Havoc)
12.) Get Off My Dick (produced by Havoc)
www.myspace.com/havocmobbdeep
http://www.nature-sounds.net/
www.myspace.com/naturesoundsmusic
Online Contact:
Kimberly Trick – The Orchard
kimberly@theorchard.com
