Federation to Release Sophomore Album "It's Whateva" on Reprise Records June 26th
Federation to Release Sophomore Album "It's Whateva" on Reprise Records June 26th
May. 3, 2007 01:00 PM
BURBANK, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/03/07 -- Bay Area rappers Federation will release their
new album -- "It's Whateva" -- on June 26 on Reprise Records. Veteran
producer Rick Rock (Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, E-40) pushed the trio -- Doonie
Baby, Goldie, and Stresmatic -- to further diversify the bass-heavy,
rapid-fire hyphy sound, and deliver more than what fans may expect to hear
from these pioneers.
"It's Whateva" has already received early critical acclaim: "Considered
originators of the rap microgenre, hyphy, the Feds are back with the
biggest dread-shaking album of the year. The bangin beats on '18 Dummy'
and 'My Rims' will blow back your wig," raves Stuff Magazine, while Vibe
says, "A label switch and admirable persistence have honed the group's
energy -- on this strong follow-up, Rock and Federation again advance the
movement."
The forthcoming album will feature new songs, including the single, "Get
Naked U Beezy," "College Girl," "Shooter" and "She Go."
Federation formed in 2002 in Fairfield, CA, near Oakland, in the San
Francisco Bay Area. Federation's 2003 debut "The Album," with its
homegrown hits "Hyphy" and "Go Dumb," encapsulated the burgeoning hyphy
scene with witty wordplay, catchy chants, and bombastic bass lines. The
group is proud of their early success. "From four people sharing one
hamburger, we've been through it all with each other," says Doonie. Adds
Goldie: "We're beyond brothers."
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