DJ STATIK SELEKTAH MAKES HIP-HOP HISTORY
WITH SPELL MY NAME RIGHT: THE ALBUM
New York City (September 24, 2007)— DJ Statik Selektah has gone from behind the turntables to behind the boards, producing his entire debut album Spell My Name Right. After creating a buzz in the Mixtape game by collaborating with major emcees such as Nas and G Unit, Statik decided to further his position in the hip-hop game by producing an album packed with exclusive tracks from some of hip-hop’s best talent. This album will unquestionably make everyone “Stop Look and Listen!”, as the first song on the album states with help from Styles P, Termanology, and the legendary Q-tip of A Tribe Called Quest.
Earlier this month mixtapes and mixshow radio everywhere starting playing the lead single, “Express Yourself 08” featuring Talib Kweli, Consequence and Termanology, a tribute to NWA’s classic, but with an east coast spin. The “Express Yourself” video is scheduled to hit cable-TV and the internet this October.
Spell My Name Right: The Album features a number of first time collaborations, most notably Cassidy and Freeway’s “What Would You Do.” Royce Da 5’9 & Cormega team up on “Back Against the Wall”, and Red Café, Term, and Mims come together on the soon to be club banger “Bam Bam”, taking Sister Nancy’s classic and adding bass heavy synths for a 2008 feel.
“I was thirteen and heard DJ Premier on the Hot 97 Thanksgiving Day Mix. That’s the day I knew I wanted to be a DJ.” Statik Selektah, Source Magazine, Feb 07
Dj Premier sets off the album with his co-sign, introducing the world to Showoff Records, Selektah’s label. The intro also features Statik’s long time collaborator Termanology, who also appears on 6 other songs. Breaking down the wide selection of MCs featured on Spell My Name Right, Term warns of what’s to come on the album. It all goes down over a Premo-Influenced Beat that reminds the listener of the feel-good boom bap sound that is lacking in today’s Rap Music.
“Showoff Records is about to Blast… and it’s all real!” Dj Premier’s Intro
Statik Selektah will without a doubt get the streets buzzin’ and the DJs spinnin’ with other appearances from artists such as Alchemist, Evidence, Lil Fame of M.O.P., Jadakiss, Uncle Murder, Reks, Joell Ortiz, Kool G Rap, Large Professor, KRS-One, Tony Touch, Big Shug, Slum Village, Skyzoo, Dj Khaled, Sheek Louch, Scram Jones, AG of DITC, Esoteric and many more. Spell My Name Right: The Album is available worldwide November 6th, 2007 on Showoff/Brick Records.
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STATIK SELEKTAH PRESENTS…
SPELL MY NAME RIGHT: THE ALBUM
TRACKLIST:
01. Intro Ft. DJ Premier & Termanology
02. "Stop, Look, Listen" Ft. Styles, Termanology & Q-Tip
03. "Express Yourself 08" Ft. Termanology, Talib Kweli, & Consequence
04. "6 In The Morning" Ft. Joell Ortiz, Kool G Rap, And Sheek Louch
05. "What Would You Do!?" Ft. Freeway & Cassidy
06. "Make A Movie" (Interlude) Ft. Dj Khaled
07. "Bam Bam" Ft. Red Cafe, Termanology, & Mims
08. "G Shit (Showoff Mix)" Ft. Uncle Murder, Sev-one, Termanology & Jadakiss
09. "Back Against The Wall" Ft Cormega & Royce 5'9
10. "Hardcore (So You Wanna Be)" Ft Reks And Termanology
11. "No Mistakes Allowed" Ft. Doug E. Fresh, Tony Touch, Scram Jones, DP-One, DJ Gi-joe, DJ Revolution, and Esoteric
12. Clinton Sparks Interlude
13. "Punch Out" Ft Big Shug Of The Gangstarr Foundation
14. "The Good Life (Give It Up)" Ft. M.O.P.
15. "Big Dreamers" Ft. Reks
16. "No Holding Back" Ft Cormega And AZ
17. "Got Me Goin’ (Hip Hop)" Ft. Slum Village And Granite State
18. "Time To Say Goodbye" Ft Evidence & Alchemist
19. "It's Over Now" Ft. Termanology & AG (DITC)
20. "Talk To Me" Ft. Jon Hope, Reks & Skyzoo
21. "Did What We Had To Do" Ft. Krs-one, Larry Cheeba, & Large Professor
Express Yourself 08
