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1. "Squash it!" Remix-Radio Edit

2. Introducing S.O.U.L.S.

3. On the Street

4. Cleaning House

5. Bold and Beautiful

6. All the Above

7. I Can

8. The Role of Men

9.Rites of Passage

10. Let's Take a Ride

11. The Runner

12. Social Emergency

13. Connections

14. Apology

15. Vacant-eyed Revolution

16. "Squash It" Remix (extended version)

17. What Kind of Dreams Have You

18. The Man Upstairs

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Paradise Presents

JAZZ FUNK HIPHOPOETRY

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True Vibe Records to Release  
Hot New Trailblazing Single
"Give it All U Got!"
By Urban Voices Collective Affiliated Artists

Featuring Kalizay and Paradise

 

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True Vibe Records is set to reach a new milestone, as it gets ready to release its newest and hottest single yet, titled "Give It All U Got!" "It will be the lead track of the upcoming album "Give It All U Got!", which is scheduled for release later this year. This will be the third in a series of CDs, following the highly acclaimed "Paradise Presents Jazz Funk Hip HoPoetry" and "Jazz Funk Hip HoPoetry-Phaze 2".

As the title suggests, according to True Vibe Records owner/producer Bill Jackson, "this fast, upbeat, inspirational song is a celebration of life, encouraging people to live life to the fullest." And this phenomenal trailblazing track guarantees to thrill the listening public with its unique dazzling mix of various genres of music and performance art, including: Afro-Cuban, Latin jazz, R&B, funk, hip hop, and spoken word.

A line up of top flight artists affiliated with the non-profit organization Urban Voices Collective were recruited to lay down this slammin' new joint. Elegant songstress extraordinaire Shavone Pickett grabs your attention and engages you right away with her dynamic, rapid fire delivery of the chorus, penetrating through the fanfare of hard-accenting horns, pulsating funk-style bass, and Latin rhythms. Then lovely and talented background vocalists Chayla Smith, Derekah Jayne, and Ardra Taylor pave the way for lead vocalist Bill Jackson to take this irresistible groove to new heights, as he and Chayla urge people to "Be real with ya self."

Listeners get a special treat as the red hot, new on the scene Salvadorian MC Kalizay (pronounced Cal-i-zay) prompts them to pursue their dreams and aspirations with her smooth flow and exotic style of hip hop lyrics in both Spanish and English. She also praises "my brothers for breakin' the cycle away from stereotypin'."  Then the party continues as charismatic San Francisco Bay Area slam poetry icon and legend Paradise captures your imagination with his lofty visions of a "cultural world fair in Oakland" and a "United States of Africa."

To take it on home, accomplished pianist Ben Ball (he plays other instruments too) and veteran tenor saxophonist Melvin Bell (both graduates of the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston) really light things up on high note with their blazing solos, leaving you wanting more.

Kalizay

 

Paradise

Kalizay-Bilingual MC    Paradise-Spoken Word
Shavonne   Chayla
Shavone Pickett-Lead Vocals   Chayla Smith-Background Vocals
  Bill Jackson  
Derekah Bill Jackson-Producer, Lead, Background Vocals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adra
Derekah Jayne-Background Vocals   Ardra Taylor-Background Vocals
Melvin Bell   Ben Ball
Melvin Bell-Tenor Sax   Ben Ball- Piano

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True Vibe Records Releases Follow Up to Landmark Recording,
     Lead by "Squash it!" The Anti-Gun Violence Single

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S.O.U.L.S.

Sounds of Urban Life Soldiers

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On Tuesday, March 25th, 2008, True Vibe Records released Jazz Funk Hip HoPoetry-Phaze 2,  the follow up to the highly-acclaimed CD Paradise Presents Jazz Funk Hip HoPoetry.

The Phaze 2 release, a CD double set,  will also be the debut for Oakland Ca.-based spoken word/hip hop group Sounds Of Urban Life Soldiers or S.O.U.L.S., as the acronym is spelled and their bulging fan base refers to them as. The group members and song writers are poets Raquel Ramsey, Keith Thompson, and President L. Davis, rap and hip hop artist Keldamuzik  and songstress  Shavone Pickett.  Together, they have a very unique and diverse blend. 

According to True Vibe Records owner and producer Bill Jackson regarding Phaze 2 he says, “as the genesis of the first CD was my pilgrimage to Senegal’s Goree Island (a United Nations historical site in West Africa which was a holding pen for slaves), this music was born from the compelling social concerns that continue in America and is musically upbeat funk with jazz, hip hop, R&B and Caribbean influences.”

The lead single Squash It! featuring Keldamuzik with guests D Labrie and Rufus Wonder certainly supports the concept of “social concerns” as it addresses the grave problem of violence in America’s urban cities, and from early indications this seems to be the song that radio will embrace and help Squash It! be a part of the solution! Following that theme is On The Street, outlining the conditions and perils in some of our urban communities.

There are lighter more playful moments on the CD as with All The Above that again features Keldamuzik at the mic running down a love and relationship theme. Then there is the Caribbean-flavored I Can  with vocalist Shavone Pickett delivering a very tender vocal with an almost dancehall track. Associate Producer Jam G "JR" Tall intensifies the groove with his lead guitar riffs.  (He also was the chief sound engineer for this album.)
 

The jazz lover isn’t forgotten here with contemporary tracks like The Man Upstairs with its hip hop /trip hop feeling and a scorching tenor sax lead from guest artist Ben Ball and the pulsating drum work from Lorca Hart, son the legendary drummer Billy Hart, and on What kind Of Dreams Have You which features guests such as the smooth-talking percussionist/spoken word artist Bill Norwood, renowned guitarist Calvin Keys, pianist extraordinaire Michael “Spiderman” Robinson, tenor sax man Ben Ball again, and veteran drummer E.W. Wainwright.  This is a track that swings with the best of them!  

All three poets are full of fire and earth moving emotion here addressing issues such as fatherhood with the piece The Role of Men by Keith Thompson and coming of age with Rites of Passage by President L. Davis, while Raquel Ramsey delivers supremely and passionately with a piece titled Connections and again on the exalting Apology, a duet with bassist Nelson Braxton (Braxton Brothers).  There is more contemporary conscious-raising spoken word from the three poets of Sound Of Urban Life Soldiers on other tracks as well.

This album also showcases the talents of a host of highly-talented and dynamic guest spoken word artists such as Roxanne Hanna-Ware and poets Big Dan and Alejandra Mojica running down a Latino perspective.   

Jazz Funk Hip HoPoetry- Phaze 2 is a well-balanced, well-crafted, and cleverly-written collection of urban life experiences and feelings delivered with the often pulsating bass line that locks everything in place and drives it home. With all the tracks above and more this will no doubt be a radio, retail and down loading favorite!!

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This is what Urban Buzz Internet magazine wrote:

"Sounds Like Life. 'Squash It!' is the anti-gun violence single by Sounds Of Urban Life Soldiers 'Squash It!' is getting airplay at WJJN, KWZA, KJMH, WESE, WBAI and more!

Plus new this week at WLYX! 'Squash It!' is from the forthcoming CD, "Jazz Funk Hip HoPoetry"-Phaze 2  on True Vibe Records."

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