LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Jan 21, 2002--Miami-based rappers NO GOOD have signed an exclusive recording contract with ARTISTdirect Records, it was announced today by Ted Field, CEO of ARTISTdirect. NO GOOD`s first radio track ''Ballin` Boy,'' has been the No. 1 Most Requested Track at Miami`s WEDR-FM, and is getting play at stations in major markets such as Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago and Detroit.
NO GOOD are currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on their major label debut CD, tentatively entitled ''Game Day PBB,'' which will be released later this year. ''Game Day PBB'' is being produced by super-producer Tony Galvin (Miami`s baddest b*tch, Trina, Trick Daddy, J-Shin and JT Money) of the Black Mob production team, with some songs co-produced by NO GOOD.
''I`m extremely excited about No Good,'' commented Field. ''Mr. Fatal and T-Nasty are incredibly talented lyricists and rappers, have dynamic personalities, and are real showmen. The chemistry between the two of them, along with Tony Galvin and the Black Mob crew, is going to result in a great album.''
WBTT, the influential Florida crossover radio station, ''battled'' ''Ballin` Boy'' against new tracks by Missy Elliott, Project Pat, Beanie Sigel, and Ludacris, and ''Ballin` Boy'' won four consecutive nights, putting it into ''retirement.'' The commercial maxi-single, which will feature the ''Ballin` Boy'' radio version, album version, acapella, and instrumental versions, will hit retail in February.
NO GOOD -- Derrick Hill (aka ''Mr. Fatal'') and Tracy Lattimer (aka ''T-Nasty'') -- define their sound as straight up Southern party music. T-Nasty says, ''Our goal is to make music that`s real, and at the same time, try to keep your head bobbing.'' ''Game Day PBB'' will feature approximately 14 tracks that will combine uptempo, butt-shaking bangers (such as ''Gigolo'' and ''Ballin` Boy'' which became the theme song for the University of Miami`s Hurricane football team).
Mr. Fatal is a `Native Son` of Miami and attended its public schools. His father, one of the `hood`s best-known playas, was a strong influence in Hill`s life. T-Nasty grew up in a Christian household with a working mother and a stepfather who pastored a local church in Fort Pierce -- an enclave situated two hours north of Miami. While Fatal was flexing his muscles on the street, T-Nasty, an accomplished baseball player in high school whose fast ball pitches have been clocked at 92 miles per hour, found himself a prospect for the New York Yankees.
Over the course of their performing career, NO GOOD has opened for the Notorious B.I.G. and have shared stage time with Junior Mafia and Lil` Kim. The duo has also worked with the R&B; trio Next and Jagged Edge, as well as Atlanta`s infamous Goodie Mob who was featured on the track ''Dirty Bottom'' on NO GOOD`s 1998 indie CD ''Lizard Lizard.''
About ARTISTdirect Records:
ARTISTdirect Records is a co-venture between ARTISTdirect, Inc. and Ted Field, one of the most successful executives in the entertainment industry. Launched in the summer of 2001, ARTISTdirect Records` talent roster includes a diverse range of hip-hop, rap, alternative, and rock artists such as Custom, NAAM Brigade, The Blood Brothers, Mad at Gravity, Smilez & Northstar, and Pokafase. ARTISTdirect Records has a distribution agreement in North America with BMG, who also has a license for territories around the globe. ARTISTdirect Records is affiliated with ARTISTdirect, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARTD), a music and media company that combines an online music network with integrated offline assets to provide a single-stop solution for music fans, artists, labels, and advertisers.
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