Ali,of the platinum selling group St.
Lunatics, and "Dirty South" impresario Goodie Mob alum Big Gipp will be
releasing their collaborative debut album, Kinfolk, this Summer.Kinfolk comes following up their
appearance on the #1 hit track ‘Grillz’ with Nelly and
will be on his record label, Derrty Ent., an
imprint of Universal Motown Records.
Ali & Gipp Kinfolk featuring Nelly,
Cee-lo, Juvenile, David Banner, Three 6 Mafia, Bun B and more IN
STORES SUMMER 2006 Derrty Ent. / Universal Motown www.myspace.com/aliandgipp www.ali-gipp.com
The first single off the album,
“Go ‘Head,” is an anthemic summer song that combines "midwest swing"
with southern crunk and is produced by up and coming
St. Louis native Trife. "Gipp and I started hanging out
a while back and found that we had a lot in common," says Ali.
"We're both considered leaders in our crews, we're fathers and
even though we have different styles, we respect each
other's skills." Gipp describes their collaborative effort as
“the best of both worlds-- the St. Lunatics
kicked off the midwest movement and Goodie Mob helped establish
southern rap, that’s why I say it’s the best of both
worlds. Plain and
simple."
In
that spirit, Kinfolk has a mix of songs featuring "St.
Louis" kin: Nelly, Murphy Lee and Derrty Ent newcomers, Chocolate Tai
and Avery Storm; "Atlanta"
kin Cee-lo and other southern all-stars include
Juvenile, David Banner, Three 6
Mafia and Bun B. The album collab also
contains a mix of mid-west and southern producers including the
St. Louis hit-makers Jason
"Jay E" Epperson and The Track Starz, Atlanta's uber-producer Dallas
Austin and
other talented newcomers.
Ali made his debut on Nelly's 9X
platinum groundbreaking debut, Country Grammar (2000).
The St. Lunatics member was also featured on the groups' platinum
certified album, Free City (2001). In 2002, he released
his own noted solo album, Heavy Starch. Ali guested on
various albums including the Longest Yard soundtrack as well as
the Coach Carter soundtrack. Gipp has been one of the main cogs in the
"Dirty South" movement since the mid-'90's as a leader of
the groundbreaking, platinum-plus group Goodie Mob. The thought-
provoking, Atlanta based foursome broke down the
wall of East Coast/West Coast dominance in 1995 with their debut album
Soul Food. The pioneering group's subsequent albums,
including 1998's Still Standing, and their steadfast alliance
with fellow "Dirty South" phenoms Outkast, forever cemented
their reputation as one of hip-hop's most innovative groups. The
original members began embarking on their own journeys in 2002, with
Gipp releasing his first solo album, Mutant Mindframe, in 2003.
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