G-UNIT RECORDS AND EMI LABEL SERVICES INK DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING DEAL
Hip Hop Superstar Lloyd Bank’s Third Studio Album, “H.F.M. 2″� (Hunger For More 2), Slated for November Release
Album from G-Unit Founding Member Tony Yayo Scheduled for Early 2011
(New York, NY August 13, 2010) G-Unit Records has entered into an exclusive agreement with EMI Label Services in which EMI will distribute and promote releases on the G-Unit roster in North America. � EMI will release the Grammy nominated multi-platinum rapper Lloyd Banks’ third solo album “H.F.M. 2“� (Hunger For More 2) on November 23rd, 2010, and Tony Yayo’s as yet untitled sophomore album, which is scheduled for early 2011.
G-Unit, formerly with Interscope Records, is joining a growing number of third party labels and artists to ink deals with EMI Label Services. � EMI Label Services’ unique approach gives independent artists and labels creative freedom along with access to the expertise, marketing and promotional muscle of a major label.
The release Banks’ “H.F.M. 2″� (Hunger For More 2), which will include the smash single “Beamer, Benz, or Bentley,”� featuring Juelz Santana. The single has generated sales of more than 500,000 downloads, making it one of the biggest tracks of the year. � EMI Label Services’ team will begin promoting a second track, “Any Girl,”� at Urban and Rhythmic radio formats this month.
A Tony Yayo album, which will include the single, “Pass the Patron”� (featuring 50-Cent) is slated for release in early 2011.
“We are delighted to join forces with G-Unit and artists who are truly marquee names in hip-hop,”� said Mike Harris, executive Vice President/General Manager for EMI Label Services and Caroline Distribution. � “G-Unit is a huge force. � Lloyd Banks knows how to deliver a lyrical punch and his single has already generated huge anticipation for the album.. Tony Yayo is a totally unique talent, and “�Pass the Patron’ already has the hip hop music world buzzing about his album coming out next year.”�
According to Lloyd Banks, “It’s refreshing to see the EMI staff excited about my project, they have the passion and energy I haven’t seen in while”�.
Per Tony Yayo, “The EMI staff is creative and willing to think outside the box. � They are fans of my music and career. � I’m looking forward to marketing and promoting my upcoming album with them.”�
Banks solidified his star power with the release of his double platinum solo debut, “Hunger For � � More“� in 2004, selling more than 450,000 copies in its first week of sales making it the #1 album in the country. The album garnered Banks a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance for “On Fire,”� and included singles “Karma“� featuring Avant and “I’m So Fly.”�
Tony Yayo was catapulted onto the music scene in 2005 with the release of his debut album “Thoughts of a Predicate Felon”� which went certified gold, and his smash hit single “So Seductive.”�
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