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As with US / Canadian publication Nine5Four Magazine last week, another has featured two of the artists we work with this week, this time Italian online RapManiacz

Translators at the ready as obviously the articles are written in Italian, but they begin by reviewing the new album “Anti-Trap Music” by west coast rap group Horseshoe Gang which released on April 29th through Seven 13 Music & Entertainment.

You can read the review HERE

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The group’s new single “Poor Swagg” is currently building up some airplay, with early support coming in from WHHL St Louis and WJTT Chattanooga. They are also putting together early plans for live performances through the summer and a later tour, while another new album is in the works.

You can buy Anti-Trap Music from iTunes and CD versions from Amazon. Keep up to date with their news on twitter @HorseshoeGang and on Facebook “HorseshoeGangCOB”

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The magazine also jumped on Skype recently to speak with MC M.I. of Constant Deviants who is himself of Italian descent, referred to in the theme of the new album “Omerta” out on June 28th where he assumes the role of Lucky Luciano.

The role playing aspect of the concept album is consistent with M.I.’s additional focus on film writing, acting and film production. His new movie “Six2Six” co:starring Treach, Syleena Johnson and Chief Rocker Busy Bee is set for a special screening at this year’s Hip Hop Film Festival, chaired by Ralph McDaniels, taking place the first week of August at NYC’s National Black Theater.

He has also been shooting scenes for another new movie “Can’t Live Without My Radio” in Baltimore, a comedy set in a radio station, likely to be released in 2017.

The interview in RapManiacz can be read HERE

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The duo of M.I. and DJ Cutt will be in NYC the last week of June meeting with press and appearing on various radio stations including Sirius XM, Beatminerz, Bodega Cold Kutz and Classic Storm. The album itself is also set to feature in the UK’s legendary MOJO Magazine around the time of release.

Keep up to date with them on twitter @Cnstnt_Dvnts & @Six2SixShift and on their Facebook page “ConstantDeviantsMusic”

Check out their most recent bonus joint “Cutt for President”

All press & media enquiries regarding Horseshoe Gang and Constant Deviants, including requests for interviews or mp3s of their tracks for radio play can be sent to us at UrbanElite PR. All our contact details are HERE

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West coast rappers Horseshoe Gang jumped on Skype recently with UK journalist Thomas Schofield shortly after the release of their new album “Anti-Trap Music”.

Interviewing the group for London’s On The Come Up TV, they spoke about the earliest days and the transformation from The Untouchable Gang to their present moniker and their establishment within the COB movement.

They spoke about issues they feel they sometimes face in networking with other artists, and how they view the modern day version of rap battles, especially in light of their own well documented response to Funk Volume’s $500,000 challenge last year.

The interview concludes with the theme of the album title and how the group want to help inform the younger generations of traditional hip hop values in a modern context, and use the best of the old and the new to help push the culture forward

READ THE FULL FEATURE HERE

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The album “Anti-Trap Music” was released through Seven 13 Music & Entertainment on April 29th, and is available in digital and CD formats from iTunes and Amazon respectively.

The group are currently planning live shows with a possible tour being arranged, and a new album is also in the works. You can keep up to date with their news on Twitter @Horseshoegang and via their Facebook page HorseshoeGangCOB

CHECK OUT THEIR OFFICIAL “ANTI-TRAP MUSIC” ALBUM STREAM

All press, media and radio station enquiries and requests regarding Horseshoe Gang can be sent to us at UrbanElite PR, all our contact information is HERE

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Well, it’s not often you get a genuinely good laugh doing this job, but just occasionally something turns up…..

Earlier this week, MC M.I. from Constant Deviants jumped on the phone with DJ D-Money, host of the weekly Fresh Juice Radio Show based out of Washington State.

The pair began by discussing the group’s new album “Omerta” which releases on June 28th, and then moved on to the rapper’s new additional focus of movie making. As co:owner of Six2Six Records, M.I. has become more involved in acting, film writing and film production, and has set up a new subsidiary Six2Six Films.

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A new movie “Six2Six” will be screened at Ralph McDaniels’ Hip Hop Film Festival in NYC during August, and co:starring with M.I. is Treach (Naughty by Nature), Syleena Johnson and Chief Rocker Busy Bee. Some of the plot line is explained before the Baltimore MC reveals he is near completion of another new film, this time a comedy, called “Can’t Live Without My Radio”.

Then comes a regular section of the show where rappers play the radio version of the board game “What?”. Among the questions asked are “What do dogs think when owners dress them up in clothes?” and “What would you legalize?”

We’ll just leave that there and you can have a listen to what he says……enjoy…..

You can listen back to the whole show on Fresh Juice’s Mixcloud

You’ll be able to hear the pair on radio again when they’re in NYC during the last week of June at the time of the album’s release, appearing on stations including Sirius XM, Beatminerz Radio, Bodega Cold Kutz and Classic Storm. Meantime, keep up to date with news about Constant Deviants on twitter @Cnstnt_Dvnts (label @Six2SixShift) or over on their Facebook Page

All media, press and radio station inquiries regarding Constant Deviants can be sent to us at UrbanElite PR, our contact details are HERE

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Nine5Four Magazine operate in the Canadian and US marketplaces, publishing both a physical print and digital online version. Their specific focus is on talent operating in the independent sector, whether musicians, models, DJs, athletes, actors and small business owners.

They balance the coverage with those who have operated in the sector for some time while giving new emerging talent a platform.

In the new issue, they have featured two of the artists we are currently working with.

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Adorning the front cover is west coast rap crew Horseshoe Gang who released their new album “Anti-Trap Music” on April 29th. The album sold out Amazon‘s initial CD stock, within a week charted Top 50 on iTunes in 15 different countries, and has had over 100,000 streams to date. The magazine carries an in depth two page interview with the group.

CHECK OUT THE OFFICIAL “ANTI-TRAP MUSIC” ALBUM STREAM

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Also featured in the new issue is east coast hip hop duo Constant Deviants.

They release their new album “Omerta” on their imprint Six2Six Records on June 28th.

Label co:owner MC M.I. has also made a significant move into the world of acting, film writing and film production, and developed the label subsidiary Six2Six Films. Having appeared in last year’s “Swiss Banks”, a collaboration with European affiliates SWC Records, he wrote, produced and features in a new movie “Six2Six”.

It co:stars Treach (Naughty by Nature), Syleena Johnson and Chief Rocker Busy Bee, and has been selected by Ralph McDaniels’ Hip Hop Film Festival for screening in NYC at the beginning of August.

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Constant Deviants will be in NYC in the last week of June meeting with press and appearing on various radio shows including Sirius XM, Beatminerz Radio, Bodega Cold Kutz and Classic Storm

Check out their single “So Underrated” and first of their Tre Volte Freestyle video series, Hard on these Streets

YOU CAN READ THE FEATURES WITH BOTH ARTISTS BY FLIPPING THROUGH THE PAGES IN NINE5FOUR’S DIGITAL EDITION HERE

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On the 20th anniversary of east coast duo Constant Deviants’ classic single “Competition Catch Speed Knots”, they release their new album “Omerta” on June 28th. Recently, rapper and co:owner of Six2Six Records M.I. sat down with US online The 9 Elements as part of their “The Whole 9” interview series.

In this feature, he outlined the concept behind the new album and in particular the reasoning behind its recurring theme, while addressing the message being conveyed in the first single from it, “So Underrated”.

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A major development for the label in the past year has been the expansion into the world of film production. The creation of Six2Six Films coincides with M.I.’s own move into acting, as seen in last year’s collaboration with European affiliates SWC Records and the release of “Swiss Banks”.

He will next appear in a movie named after the label but with a completely original storyline which also co:stars Treach (Naughty by Nature), Syleena Johnson and Chief Rocker Busy Bee, and it has already been selected for screening at this year’s Hip Hop Film Festival in NYC.

Currently filming scenes for a further new film in Baltimore, M.I. spoke more about this transition, and you can read the interview in full HERE

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Over the past few weeks, Constant Deviants have released the aforementioned single “So Underrated”, a bonus joint “Cutt for President” and the first of their new “Tre Volte” live freestyle video series – Episode 2 coming soon. Check them out

The duo play Baltimore’s LoudPalooza event on June 25th, then head to NYC the following day for a week to meet with press and guest on various radio shows.

Keep up to date with the group & label on twitter @Cnstnt_Dvnts & @Six2SixShift, and likewise on Facebook “ConstantDeviantsMusic” & “Six2SixRecords”

For all press & media enquiries regarding Constant Deviants, contact us at UrbanElite PR, our details are HERE

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2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Constant Deviants’ classic Competition Catch Speed Knots, and the two soldiers of hip hop, MC M.I. and DJ Cutt are upping the ante this year.

They’re following last year’s critically acclaimed “Avant Garde” with the release of another new album “Omerta” on June 28th. The UK’s long running publication Blues & Soul has just afforded it a 4 star review in its new issue (1027) which hit stores’ shelves yesterday. We’re not at liberty to reproduce the entire review here, but it can be read on Page 47 if you pick up a copy from selected stores, or indeed order it worldwide via their official WEBSITE

We have also learned that among the other publications to confirm their intent to feature the release is the globally renowned MOJO Magazine. You will be able to read what they have to say at the time of the album’s release.

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As co:owner of Six2Six Records, M.I. has also made significant moves into the world of film making. As an actor, soundtrack producer, writer and the driving force behind the new sub division Six2Six Films, he appeared in last year’s “Swiss Banks”, a co-production with European affiliates SWC Records.

His new film “Six2Six” which co:stars Treach (Naughty by Nature), Syleena Johnson and Chief Rocker Busy Bee has been selected by the Hip Hop Film Festival, run by Ralph McDaniels and Julien Lockhart, to be screened in NYC in August. Meanwhile, M.I. is in his home city of Baltimore shooting scenes for another new movie called “Can’t Live Without My Radio”.

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Back on the music tip, and Constant Deviants will be performing at the LoudPalooza event at Baltimore’s Castaways Bar & Grill in Boston Street on Saturday June 25th before heading to NYC the following day for a week long series of meet & greets with members of the press and to appear as guests on various radio shows.

It will begin with an appearance on DJ Eclipse’s Sirius XM Rap is Outta Control Show on Sunday June 26th, Eclipse having given their new joint “Cutt for President” its first airplay earlier this week

A lot going on with them right now, and you can keep up to date with their latest news whether on the group’s TWITTER & FACEBOOK, or similarly via the label’s accounts – TWITTER FACEBOOK

Look out for extensive international media coverage in the weeks ahead, and the second in their “Tre Volte” live freestyle video series being launched shortly

HERE WAS THE FIRST, “HARD ON THESE STREETS” WHICH WAS PREMIERED BY RESPECT MAGAZINE RECENTLY

All press, media, radio and tv station enquiries regarding Constant Deviants including requests for promotional copies of the album to review, requests to interview the group including during their visit to NYC in June, or DJ Pack requests can be sent to us at UrbanElite PR. Our contact details are HERE

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New joint by east coast duo Constant Deviants who release their new album “Omerta” on June 28th.

“Cutt for President” is a bonus track recorded recently with MC M.I.’s instantly recognizable flows making way for generous sections of turntablism supplied by the man himself, DJ Cutt.

Baltimore rapper M.I. is currently in his home city filming scenes for a new movie called “Can’t Live Without My Radio”. He will also appear in a new film called “Six2Six” co:starring Treach, Syleena Johnson and Chief Rocker Busy Bee, which has just been selected by the Hip Hop Film Festival to be shown in NYC in August.

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Constant Deviants will be performing in Baltimore as part of the LoudPalooza event taking place at Castaways on June 25th. The following day they will be in NYC for a week long series of radio & press interviews, with a special album launch event also in the works.

“Cutt for President” received its first radio airing last night on DJ Eclipse’s Rap Is Outta Control Show on Sirius XM’s Hip Hop Nation. Check the stream

You can keep up to date with Constant Deviants on TWITTER and FACEBOOK

All press, media and radio station DJ enquiries regarding Constant Deviants and their new album, including requests to interview the group or receive full quality mp3s of the joint “Cutt for President” can be sent to us at UrbanElite PR, contact details are HERE

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In the lead up to the release of their album “Anti-Trap Music” on April 29th, Horseshoe Gang, sat down with west coast online magazine Streets Connect.

In one of their most in-depth interviews to date, the group spoke on a wide range of issues. They outlined the recording process and how they select the different styles of production, and the whole ethos behind the meaning of their album title. This leads them onto the wider subject of lyricism in hip hop, and the positive and negative influences these have depending on how imagery is portrayed per genre.

Their track “Shoe-icide Squad” has been much heralded as their version of NWA’s “Fuck the Police”, taking a stand against police brutality and protecting their community, and notably choosing to speak out on this when others have backed down. As explained in the feature this comes from the influence of listening to artists such as Rakim and moves the conversation forward to Tupac’s legacy, the long lasting effect it’s had on them, and the the west coast scene to this day.

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The discussion moves on again to touch upon their well documented rap battle with Hopsin’s Funk Volume, their plans to release a comic book series and they also go into more detail about their fanbase overseas, notably in the UK and Europe. Currently sitting in iTunes Top 50 in 15 different countries would bear witness to that fact.

Very interesting insight into all of that & more which can be read in full HERE

The album “Anti-Trap Music” can be bought on iTunes with CD versions available from Amazon Check out the full album stream

Look out for the group releasing a new single next week with further media coverage to follow. Meanwhile connect with Horseshoe Gang on TWITTER and FACEBOOK

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West coast crew Horseshoe Gang released their new album “Anti-Trap Music” last Friday, April 29th, through Seven 13 Music & Entertainment.

Within the first hour of release, Amazon reported that they had sold out all CD stock…now replenished…and the album is a Top 50 seller on iTunes in 15 different countries. It’s a testament to the extent of the group’s international fanbase.

Among recent video and written reviews is this new one published today by French online Sagi Hip Hop

A 4 star review, a rough translation of their summary reads “No fillers, mammoth firecrackers, Horseshoe Gang keep the quality high and to the point over 11 tracks.” with extended sections of the article given over to the theme of the album title, specifically calling into question the lyrical content and influence that particular genre has on a younger generation. The album itself diversifies into a range of subject matter, real life issues, which in itself justifies the title.

READ SAGI’S FULL REVIEW HERE

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The four brothers Julius, Kenny, Dice and Demetrius aren’t sitting on their hands. They just had their album launch party in LA earlier in the week, are still conducting interviews with international media and making arrangements to shoot some new videos.

They are also in the early stages of organizing some tour dates while putting some studio time aside to record new material, quite possibly a new album for later in the year.

Standard work ethic from a group who previously released 12 monthly mixtapes – keep up to date with them on TWITTER and FACEBOOK

CHECK THE ALBUM STREAM

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West coast rap group Horseshoe Gang released their fourth studio album “Anti-Trap Music” today through Seven 13 Music & Entertainment, and made an immediate and impressive impact.

Available on iTunes HERE the online digital store made the album one of their select few featured album releases for 29th April. Within hours it reached #46 in the US charts, and #54 in the UK. It has subsequently risen again in the past few hours

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Meanwhile, we can officially confirm that Amazon’s considerable initial CD stock of the album sold out in the first hour of its release but is being replenished now.

It’s a testament to Horseshoe Gang’s extensive army of international fans, and both the group and their label are highly appreciative of this tremendous level of support.

This is the real deal, hip hop with an edge and meaning. Real lyricists spittin fiery gritty bars over bangin beats. If you prefer dinner party music, other releases are available…..check the stream

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See them in action live at their official album release party this Monday, May 2nd when they’ll be joined by DJ Sauce the Boss and their older brother KXNG Crooked.

Venue is G/S Bar, 5630 W Manchester Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90045. 8pm – 2am PST, free entry all night. These guys are beasts live, if you’re in the area, you can’t miss it.

Keep up to date with Horsehsoe Gang on TWITTER and FACEBOOK

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