Hood Shuttlesworth: World’s Greatest Rapper Ever, Period! September 16, 2010
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add a comment Many rappers have come and gone in this hustler’s game, some remembered, most forgotten, but there is one emcee whose legend is certain to ring throughout hip hop’s Hall of Fame for eons to come, master on the microphone, Mr. Hood Shuttlesworth of Birmingham, Alabama. Raised in a modest and quiet family, it comes to many as a surprise when they’re introduced to the voracity, intensity, and sheer verbosity of the venerable rapper known to friends simply as Hood. Standing about 6’2″, he cuts a lanky figure, toned, willing, and ready to take on the tasks at hand required for the dubious honor of being, “The World’s Greatest Rapper Ever”. A father, a husband, a rapper, and a gentleman, Mr. Shuttlesworth
is dedicated to family and friends alike, but he’s also committed to being the best damn rapper anyone has ever seen or heard. Some say he’s the founder, backbone, and soul of the notorious Black Flock Gang, who can be found at http://www.blackflockgang.com. A modest individual, Hood, himself, would most likely deny such a claim, but in truth, there is much validity to the assertion.
Some ask the question on everyone’s mind, “Will Hood Shuttlesworth, heady with his recent rocket to fame, remain with the BFG?” In Hood’s mind, this isn’t even relevant, as he is a dedicated friend and loyal peer with Black Flock Gang. Peer? Surely Hood Shuttlesworth cannot be likened to any figure, East or West, North or South, or even the Midwest.
Hood Shuttlesworth is the embodiment of elements, lightning, fire, thunder, and wind. He is a slice of Heaven to the listener, and a fistful of Hellfire to his challengers. He’s loved by his fans, and envied by those who wish to unseat him. Many threaten, empty threats which are never executed, as the culprits remain powerless in the shadow of his supremacy. With his presence on the BFG album, “Birds of a Feather”, the double-disc is estimated to reach 8 figures in sales. That’s right folks, roughly 10,000,000 CDs plus in the imminent debut of Black Flock Gang. When questioned about the immediate future, Hood Shuttlesworth points to their position as they poise to spread out from Birmingham and overtake the Deep South, particularly the current capital of hip hop, Atlanta aka ATL. As the BFG consider union with famed promotion team, TSTP Entertainment Group, even skeptics must admit to a powerful combination. “We’re going to take this town,” claims Hood Shuttlesworth. “We’re here to liberate the listener, make friends with our fellow artists, and confound those haters who only make us stronger.”
Wise words from a rapper and gentleman of profoundly deep thought. According to a source, the Mayor of Atlanta is bracing for the coming arrival of Hood Shuttlesworth by beefing up security throughout the city, drilling local police and fire units, and generally bringing the Atlanta public to full awareness of the chaos which might erupt when Hood Shuttlesworth picks up the microphone and the fans go insane. According to a source at the Governor’s office, “We’ve seen it before, and we’ll see it again.” The source continues to sum it up with high words of praise which seem evident to the general, reasserting that, “Hood Shuttlesworth is the world’s greatest rapper ever, period!” For further information, or to book Hood Shuttlesworth, please visit http://www.blackflockgang.com today. For special fan requests, please look for their coming Facebook page.
Until then, the surest source of information would be http://www.universalartists.net, or through the media wizard himself, Joe Stern-McGovern and his partner, Shaka of Shaka Productions, who can be reached at http://www.facebook.com/sternmcgovern or joe@universalartists.net. Download Hood Shuttlesworth and Black Flock Gang’s singles today by visiting them at http://www.blackflockgang.com or the charity driven site, http://www.endhivaids.com, and download a single or two to do your part in donating in our mutually beneficial fight against HIV/AIDS.
Sandy Lehman, Freelance
Universal Artists, International
Black Flock Gang & TSTP Entertainment Group: Fast Track from BHM to ATL August 25, 2010
Posted by universalartists in A&R, AIDS, Audition, BFG, Birmingham Alabama, Black Flock Gang, Booking, Charity, Christian Dane, Crunk, Dem Hardheadz, Dirty South, Disney Channel, DJ Funk Daddy, DO, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, FAM Boy$, HIV, Hood Shuttlesworth, Investment, Joe McGovern, Joe Stern, Joe Stern McGovern, Live Show, Management, Music Downloads, Scarface, Stern McGovern, Street Sales, Street Teams, Talent, Talent Search, TSTP, TSTP Entertainment Group, Uncategorized, Wealth, www.blackflockgang.com, Yung Yo.Tags: A-Dub, AIDS, Antonio Cox, ATL, Atlanta, BFG, Birmingham, Black Flock Gang, Black Talon, Christian Dane, D.O., Dem Hardheadz, FA$ Boyz, Facts, Gallas One, Glasgow, HIV, Hood Shuttlesworth, Joe McGovern, Joe Stern, Joe Stern McGovern, Lanetris Thomas, Lo, Mouf Piece of da City, Ms Fame, Nightlife, Preach-a-Boi, Promoters, Sanat Kumara, Scores, Shaka, Shaka Productions, Thomas Ford, Tony Montana, TSTP, TSTP Entertainment Group, UAI, Universal Artists, Universal Artists International, Wayne Cox, www.endhivaids.com, Yung Yo
add a comment Black Flock Gang has long been known throughout the notorious city of Birmingham as the singular, must see rap act within its city limits. After years of rumors, chit chat and speculation, it was recently announced through sources at Universal Artists, International that the much to do BFG is ready and set to voyage deep into the heart of the great state of Georgia, poised with the assistance of what some say might be the latest powerhouse, TSTP Enterntainment Group, to capture and enthrall the big city of Atlanta with their deft lyrics and shock & awe stage presence. With the assistance of the renowned promotion team, TSTP, Black Flock Gang stands poised at the precipice of stardom. When they take the great leap, their landing is sure to resound from the state’s borders throughout the nation and then onto the world front. Who is TSTP? From this reporter’s interpretation of the facts and documents, TSTP Entertainment Group is a confederacy of sorts, with 4 male partners, and one savvy female promoter d’resistance. Its partners include Wayne Cox, Thomas Ford, Sanat Kumara, Antonio “Tony Montana” Cox, and the femme fatal, Lanetris Thomas, respectively. Teamed together in an effort to unite the darker and brighter sides of ATL, the dream team has rocketed the nightlife scene to new heights previously only dreamed of in the minds of the great promoters of yore. With solid integrity, a keen eye for the latest trends, financial wizardry, and brilliant presentation, the TSTP team has transformed the face of ATL from the placid to the realm of indulgence and hedonism.
According to a source from Universal Artists, International, “TSTP is and has been a force to be reckoned with. Their recognition and recruiting of the Black Flock Gang to fill their venues across the city and state was pure genius, a union brought together by the label’s head, the highly spoken of President and Global Agent, Joe Stern-McGovern, and the companies head producer, Shaka of Shaka Productions.” With Dem Hardheadz and FA$ Boyz at the helm of the astounding act, Black Flock Gang promises to set the night afire in a sense one can only imagine in the deepest recess of the phantasmal. Combined with the lyrical executioner, Christian Dane, and the firebrand, Ms. Fame, the act has surmounted all expectations, and is more than ready to work with the TSTP Entertainment Group towards a future shared with promise and the fruition of everyone’s wildest dreams. Also look for the new addition, the master of the microphone, Yung Yo.
Look for the Black Flock Gang to make a special guest appearance this Thursday, August 26, at the club, Scores, with promoters and hosts, the TSTP Entertainment Group. Together, this combination is pure TNT, a union of genius, promise, and accomplishment which is sure to capture the hearts of the most avid of trendy club hoppers. Look for the linking of TSTP Entertainment Group and the Black Flock Gang in future ventures as well, uniting until they can plant their names firmly in the minds of the good citizens of the South, and then announce to nation and world, “We have arrived, and we are here to stay!”For more info, please visit http://www.universalartists.net or http://www.blackflockgang.com.
George Martin, Freelance
Universal Artists, International
Joe Stern-McGovern: Hail to the King April 28, 2010
Posted by universalartists in Black Flock Gang, Joe Stern McGovern, Shaka Productions.Tags: AIDS, Alabama, AMFAR, ATL, Atlanta, Berlin, BFG, Birmingham, Black Flock Gang, Britney Spears, Budweiser, Childrens Hospital, Cocaine, Congress, DARE, Dem Hardheadz, Disneyland, DNC, DO, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Facts, FAM Boyz, Federal Aid, Georgia, GOP, Heroin, HIV, Hollywood, Hood Shuttlesworth, Houston, Joe Stern McGovern, Lo, Los Angeles, MADD, McDonalds, Michelob, Mississippi, NATO, Nike, North Carolina, Oprah Winfrey, President Obama, Seattle, Shaka Productions, Shintaro Ishihara, Tokyo, UNICEF, United Nations, Universal Artists International, www.endhivaids.com
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“The King is dead, long live the King,” announces the imperial court crier from yesteryear? No, strangely these words come from the harshest of Joe Stern-McGovern’s critics over the years. Often known as a “Media hound”, the icon, Joe Stern-McGovern, has frequently been cast as the creator of media darlings and would be stars whether warranted or not, making the unknown known overnight and bringing charisma to even the lowliest of knaves. Within the ranks of colleagues and subordinates, his knack for the superlative has often brought criticism from the ranks. This said, within the space of several months, the former rogue agent has been cast in the most revered and benevolent of status with the creation of the charity driven site, http://www.endhivaids.com.
With the tragic death of his oldest child, Kenneth McGovern, who lost his battle with AIDS at the close of 2007, Joe Stern-McGovern became a man with a mission. He chose to pick life over greed and excess, using his talent for verbage with a sprinkle of magic dust to make the world a better place for all of mankind. Uniting with his partner, Shaka of Shaka Productions, the duo set out to create an entity which would collect funds for various charities, some of which include AMFAR, the Children’s Hospital, but primarily the cause of pediatric AIDS through the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, http://www.pedaids.org in honor of Joe Stern-McGovern’s late son.
On the site, http://www.endhivaids.com, the charitable consumer can find a wide variety of today’s freshest urban hip hop ala the sounds of dirty south act and ingenues, Black Flock Gang, soon to be found at their chic and unique site, http://www.blackflockgang.com. On the Black Flock Gang site, the consumer will find varied selections from the hottest act to hit the market in years, with numerous links to the http://www.endhivaids.com site. Indeed, fans will be able to purchase not only their singles, but their latest CD compilation, BFG: Anthology, a bold name to say the least for an act only established within the last several years, a title such as one would expect from the master of the grandiose, Joe Stern-McGovern.
The BFG: Anthology site is a project which has roots coast to coast, as the album is produced by renowned genius and master on the wheels of steel, DJ Funk Daddy, http://www.funkdaddy.com. With Seattle producer Funk Daddy’s super touch, the act is rocketed to new heights, and figures to be Joe Stern-McGovern’s one-two thrust into the future of hip hop.
Generally speaking, Black Flock Gang is a group of artists hailing throughout the Deep South, from Houston to Florida and then up to N. Carolina, with its core to be found within the major cities of Birmingham, Alabama, and Atlanta, Georgia, the oft claimed, “Capital of Crunk”. Its founding members are the FAM Boyz (For all Money), and Dem Hardheadz, blood brothers and masters on the microphone. Together, Hood Shuttlesworth, Facts, Lo, DO, and Pain blaze the path of tomorrow through deft lyrics and accomplished delivery coupled with the element of raw and vibrant intelligence. Yes, the Black Flock Gang might just be Universal Artists, International, Joe Stern-McGovern, and Shaka Production’s crown jewel.
For further information on Black Flock Gang, please visit the site http://www.blackflockgang.com which is expected to be erected from construction in early June 2010, as well as at the parent site, http://www.universalartists.net, and of course, http://www.endhivaids.com.
Show your own measure of benevolence and charity today by visiting Joe Stern-McGovern’s monument to the human spirit, http://www.endhivaids.com, and its refusal to cave into the tragic and seeminly insurmountable and purchase a single for mankind and for your own entertainment by the Black Flock Gang, http://www.blackflockgang.com.
For booking the BFG, please contact Universal Artists, International directly on the contact page of http://www.universalartists.net, as well as for press queries, wholesale and retail queries, as well as fan requests.
Joe Stern-McGovern, hail to the King, and good show!
Blake Contreau, Freelance
Jacksonville’s Ripp and Redd: Larger Than Life December 14, 2009
Posted by universalartists in A-Dub, Africa, AIDS, Beatmaker, BFG, Birmingham Alabama, Black Flock Gang, Christian Levi, Crunk, Dem Hardheadz, Dirty South, FAM Boy$, Hood Shuttlesworth, Hood Zone Productions, Jacksonville, Joe Stern, Joe Stern McGovern, Light Brigade Records, Lil J, McDonalds, Ms. Kesha Lee, Obama, Pure-Records, Quick Time Studios, Ripp and Redd, Shaka Productions, Stern McGovern, The Bionic Rapper, The Los Angeles Times, Tokyo, Uncategorized, Universal Artists International, Universal Soldier Records, www.endhivaids.com, Yung Breeze.Tags: 2 Step, 36 Mafia, 808, AIDS, Al Sharpton, Alabama, ATL, Atlanta, Bass, Best Buy, BET, Birmingham, Black and Haze, Britney Spears, C4, California, Casey Rankin, Charity, Dirty South, Disneyland, Disneyworld, DJ Funk Daddy, DTA, Explicit Lyrics, Federal Grants, Florida, Guitar Center, Heroes, HIV, Houston, Ice Cube, Indiana Pacers, Jacksonville, Jemison Flats, Jesse Jackson, Joe Stern, Joe Stern McGovern, Julia Roberts, Justin Timberlake, Light Brigade Records, Lil Jon, Los Angeles, Ludacris, Master P, Memphis, Miami, Michael Jackson, MTV, Myspace, NASA, NC-17, Nelly, Newsweek, No Limit Records, Nya, Orlando, Orlando Magic, Pan Handle, Pizzaro Photography, President Obama, Quick Time Studios, Redd, Ripp, Ripp and Redd, San Diego, Sarah Palin, Seattle, Shaka, Shaka Productions, Simi Valley, Spring Break, Success, Swisher House, Target, Tupac Shakur, Universal Artists International, Universal Soldier Records, VHI, Walmart, www.endhivaids.com, Yung Breeze, Yung Joc
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When it’s too early for the club to come alive, or perhaps too late and the crowd begins to wane, what would be any DJ’s ace in the hole, his one trusted trick up his sleeve? How to turn the evening tide from the worse to the electric, stimulating, intensifying pleasure all have been waiting for with baited breath the entire evening? In two names and one act, blood brothers from the Panhandle State, Ripp and Redd. Hailing from the greater Jacksonville, Florida area, this duo alone can generate the jumping sounds of bass, the enamoring melodies, and the adept delivery of lyrics unparalleled known to mankind. Who knows, perhaps even the extra-terrestrial are somehow tuned in to become part of the pair known as the life of the party.
Ripp and Redd came from modest up bringings, but it wasn’t their lot in life to be held down by anyone or anything. No, talent on their level simply could not be suppressed by man or circumstance. With a small loan to the local music shop, Ripp purchased his first keyboard, laid down some notes, and history was made. Within a matter of one year the duo had already taken an astronomical leap in the market under the moniker, 4 Deep. At some point, the unity of the act began to meander and the two brothers alone remained.
Scouted by Joe Stern-McGovern and Terje Himberg-Larsen of DJ White Shadow fame, the duo were swept to the west coast’s San Diego in a quest to create their first official album. Due to circumstances beyond control, all was put on hold for a year as various matters were straightened. Meanwhile, Ripp and Redd continued to forge their own destiny, never failing and never quitting at what they knew was their life calling. In the interim, Ripp and Redd put out no fewer than 4 outstanding singles which rocked the region from east to west, and north to south.
By the close of 2009, Universal Soldier Records, a division of Universal Artists, International, had undergone a change in their methodology through the assistance of the likes of the late, great Casey Rankin of Japan’s legendary Pure-Records, as well as fielding suggestions and tutelage from Sony Records and Warner Bros. insiders who had the skill and maturity to assist the struggling independent label.
With the reconstruction of Universal Soldier Records came the active partipation of Universal Artists, International. With the restructuring came the first great, official step for Ripp and Redd as the pair joined Birmingham, Alabama’s renowned, Black Flock Gang, also known widely as BFG, on their first compilation album, Radio. Featured fourth on the roster of hits, Ripp and Redd cut loose with their full momentum in the raucous single, Get 2 da Money. Even prior to the release of the album which would come to be known as Radio, word from insiders at EMI, Virgin, and Interscope assured us the album being an assured success, in part due to the continued and strenuous efforts of Ripp and Redd.
A force such as Ripp and Redd isn’t likely to play second fiddle to any act, although their bond with the Black Flock Gang will certainly be a strong one. Audiences can look for the future release of Ripp and Redd’s own debut yet to be named sometime early next year. Rumor has it the album will most likely be distributed by a major within the US, or some powerhouse from abroad. Nevertheless, one thing is certain, whoever backs the duo is one lucky entity, as these two cannot and will not accept anything less than full-fledged success on a level yet unimagined.
To obtain a download of any future single by Ripp and Redd, Black Flock Gang, or any other Universal Artists, International’s roster of talent, please visit the charitable site, www.endhivaids.com which is coming in mid-January with the latest classics and hits, courtesy of Joe Stern-McGovern, Universal Artists, International, Shaka Productions, and DJ Funk Daddy, with prices starting at $.99 per download.
For more information on Ripp and Redd, please visit Universal Artists, International at www.universalartists.net, and look for the coming Ripp and Redd profile, as well as their personal Myspace sites. Announcements of their future singles are soon to be released globally as the duo are heralded as the inheritors to Florida’s proverbial throne, if not the entire Deep South.
If you wish to book Ripp and Redd domestically, please contact Joe Stern-McGovern’s assistant at joesternmcgovern@myspace.com. For international bookings, please contact Guy at guy@universalartists.net, or Joe Stern-McGovern himself at joe@universalartists.net. For all matters of A&R or production, please contact Shaka at shaka@universalartists.net. For information about the Black Flock Gang, please visit www.myspace.com/blackflockgang or write to blackflockgang@myspace.com.
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Johnny Get Your Gun: A Call for Peace October 21, 2009
Posted by universalartists in A-Dub, A-Dub and Lil' Chase, Adub, BFG, Black Flock Gang, CIA, Coalition, Joe McGovern, Joe Stern, Joe Stern McGovern, Johnny Get Your Gun, NATO, Obama, Peace, Shaka Productions, Tennessee, Tiptonville, Tokyo, Troops, Uncategorized, United Nations, Universal Artists International.Tags: 9/11, A-Dub, Afghanistan, Allied Coalition, Arabs, Asia, ATL, Atlanta, Atom Bomb, Ayatollah Khomeini, Baghdad, Bangladesh, Basra, BFG, Bill Clinton, Bill O'Reilly, Black Flock Gang, Capitol Hill, CBS Evening News, CIA, Congress, Crude, Deep South, DEFCON, Dick Cheney, DOW Jones, Dr. Yakan, Euphrates, Firing Line, Ganges River, Garden of Eden, George H. Bush, George W. Bush, Good Morning America, Heroes, Hillary Clinton, Homeland Security, Hostages, India, Iran, Iraq, Joe Stern McGovern, Johnny Get Your Gun, Kabul, Karachi, Khyber Pass, Lake County, Lil Chase, Lil J, Marine Corps, Meet the Press, Memphis, Middle East, Mumbai, N. Korea, NAFTA, NATO, NBC, North Korea, NSA, Nuclear Weapons, Obama, Oil, Pakistan, Peace, Pentagon, Persians, Petroleum, Qatar, Republican Party, Ronald Reagan, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Senate, September 11, Shaka, Sniper, Stealth Bomber, Stock Exchange, Tehran, Tennessee, Tigris, Tim Russert, Tiptonville, Tokyo, UAE, UNICEF, United Nations, Universal Artists, Universal Artists International, US Army, US Navy, USAF, Wall Street, War, Washington DC, White House, WHO, World Trade Center
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As the United States comes close to the end of yet another year mired down in what appears for all purposes to be a fruitless and senseless pursuit of security and freedom without solid basis or foundation in Iraq, it must ask itself, how much longer to wander aimlessly down this road without without clear end in sight? Swept into a dream state, a nightmare of neither sleep nor rest, it wanders pointlessly throughout a hostile land which hasn’t changed in culture or resentment since the close of the second world war and the dismantling of the days of naked colonialism.
In America’s blind pursuit of economic latitude, and longevity of the securement of reasonably priced crude, it has inadvertently fallen pray to a foe it had once believed itself worthy of side stepping the second time around, entrenchment and siege, such as it had experienced on the level of Vietnam. In spite of the U.S.S.R.’s history of similar suffering and beleaguer in their occupation of the troublesome and perilous nation of Afghanistan, the US continues its drive into the region, threatening to ignite the ire of a people legendary in defiance of any power which fails to recall its opposed mindset in search of its own sovereignty and freedom since the days of the Khyber Pass.
Throughout the sixties and early seventies, Generation X suffered the daily bombardment of images of the Vietnam War broadcast from pitch battle and directly piped into their living room’s television sets. The throngs of protestors, largely known today collectively as baby boomers, sought freedom from propaganda, secrecy, and war. They proceeded so loudly and defiantly, they unwittingly forced the proverbial powers behind the throne to take notice to the extent they would pay heed to such lessons and censor future generations of Americans. Perhaps they’ve reverted to secrecy to stave the threat to national peace given the reality of polar extremes of political, moral, and ethical thought, but their public reasoning seems veiled and questionable.
Again, as the year draws close to the end, we are left to ponder the question of an end to all of this. Do we truly believe this will draw to a close with any Congressional Act for withdrawal given the seeds we’ve planted throughout the region? Yes, for all purposes it will appear we’ve weathered the storm, but have we truly, and at what future cost? What does destiny hold for generations to come in a region notorious for religious, cultural, racial, and political conflict since the beginning of time.
Does the cradle of civilization reside within the borders of Iraq, or is it the bath of chaos, the source of churning conflict, and the slaughter mill of not only our youth but theirs?
In the sad, telling music video, “Johnny Get Your Gun,” written, directed, produced, and edited by Joe Stern-McGovern, and performed by A-Dub and Lil’ Chase, the story told is that of a youth of today swept abroad into the conflict in Iraq. The video shows the progression and doomed fate of Johnny as he transitions from fear, insecurity, despair, and then oddly boldness, only to find his end at the conclusion story’s end. Narrated by his grieving friend (Lil’ Chase), Johnny’s (A-Dub) sad letters home are read to his worried mother throughout the song’s chorus. It’s touching, heartfelt, and inevitable conclusion to a story thousands have come to realize in this tangible world.
Please join us now as Joe Stern-McGovern and Universal Artists, International, accompanied by Shaka Productions, present to you the beautiful and haunting music video, “Johnny Get Your Gun,” a recurring theme which seems to trail America since the days of its inception.
When will we, or anyone else, ever truly be free? How long will this violence continue? Where is end in sight? How many more of our brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, and friends will continue to bear this senseless grief in a muddied and oft questioned conflict? Support our troops, but who in their right mind could support a concept so miserable as war, by definition a pall on the blighted soul of mankind?
“Disconnected realities without proper analysis or sufficient information, blindly defended through violent means under questionable circumstances, and born on the backs and blood of our children in a distant land…Farewell Vietnam, hello Iraq, goodbye to our sons…and with a stroke of the brush, the world was painted red!”
Joe Stern-McGovern
Support our troops, but think before you blindly support the cause. Ask yourselves, in a world with civilizations as advanced as ours, isn’t their any other means than war?
For more information, or to view the video, please visit us at www.myspace.com/universalartists or www.youtube.com/universalartistsintl.
Coming soon! The debut of the Black Flock Gang: BFG! For more information, please visit them at www.univeralartists.net under talent or at www.myspace.com/blackflockgang.
For more information regarding booking any of our acts, here or abroad, please write to universalartists@myspace.com or info@universalartists.net.
Smack Talking of the Day: $ Cash Battle $ October 11, 2009
Posted by universalartists in 731, A-Dub, BFG, Birmingham Alabama, Black Flock Gang, Cash Battle, Christian Levi, Crunk, Dem Hardheadz, Dirty South, FAM Boy$, Freestyle, Hood Shuttlesworth, Joe Stern McGovern, Lake County, Lil J, MADD, McDonalds, Ms. Kesha Lee, Rodney Smalls, Shaka Productions, The Bionic Rapper, The Los Angeles Times, Tiptonville, Trap House Coalition, Universal Artists International.Tags: 8 Mile, A-Dub, Adamsville, AIDS, Alabama, Alex Haley, AMFAR, Amgen, Army, ATL, Atlanta, Battle Royale, Bebo, Beef, Best Buy, BET, BFG, Bill O'Reilly, Birmingham, Black Flock Gang, Break Dance, Britney Spears, Budweiser, Burger King, Cash Battle, Charity, Christian Levi, Cialis, Coca Cola, Congress, Corona, Crunk, Cure for Cancer, D.A.R.E., Dem Hard Headz, Desert Storm, Detroit, Diabetes, Dirty South, DNC, DO, Dr Dre, East Coast, EMI, Eminem, Ethics, Ethiopia, Facebook, Facts, FAM Boy$, Fox Network, Freestyle, George Bush, George Lucas, Gucci, Halle Berry, Harajuku, Herbie Hancock, Hip Hop, Hood Shuttlesworth, Huntsville, Iran, Iraq, J Lo, Jackson 5, Japan, Jefferson County, Jessica Alba, JFK, Joe Stern McGovern, Justin Timberlake, Kenya, LA Weekly, Lake County, LBJ, Levi 501s, Lil J, Lo, Los Angeles, Ludacris, MADD, Marijuana, Marine Corps, Master P, Mayor Langford, McDonalds, Medical Research, Michael Jackson, Mississippi, MITI, Montgomery, Mouf Piece of da City, Ms. Kesha Lee, Myspace.Com, National Guard, NATO, No Limit Records, NYC, Oprah Winfrey, Paris, Paris Hilton, Paul Walker, Pepsi, Pitbull, Politics, Prada, Preacha Boi, President Obama, Quentin Tarantino, Rap, Rap Battle, Rastafarian, Red Bones, Reggae, Ricardo Frazer, Ritalin, Ronald Reagan, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Combs, Shaka, Shaka Productions, Shibuya, Shintaro Ishihara, Simi Valley, Sonic Burgers, Sony/BMG, Star Wars, Target, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Birmingham News, The Source, The White House, Tokyo, Tuscaloosa, Twitter, UN, UNICEF, Universal Artists International, US Navy, Viagra, Virgin Records, Walmart, Warner Bros, West Coast, WHO, WWF
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In 1985 or there close within, a young rapper named LL Cool J burst onto the scene with his fresh, innovative, and ultimately brash single, “Rock the Bells” under the label Def Jam. Who could possibly forget such classic lines as, “You bring the woodpecker, I will bring the wood”? Our favorite line from the single, however, would be that of, “I will battle anybody, I don’t care you tell…” And with such a boast, LL reigned supreme for years with Earl, the DJ whose hand was like a shark’s fin on the wheels of steel.
There has been enough smack talking from the likes of many platinum heavyweights to last a lifetime, and frankly, Universal Artists, International and Joe Stern-McGovern, global agent and President of the company, have decided it’s time to call all bluffs, to stop those who would deal from the bottom of the deck, to prove their own worth, and to reign supreme, just as their ancestor, LL Cool J, did in the mid-80s. With an eye towards cornering the rap market by somewhere around 2014, Universal Artists, International has announced to the world, “You think you can touch this, you talkin’ to me, well then let’s cash battle, sucker DJs”*.
Beginning January 2010, Universal Artists, International’s heavyweights, Black Flock Gang aka BFG from the self-titled smash CD, BFG, and their oft featured artists, Christian Levi and Ms. Kesha Lee, will set out on the road to battle all comers to prove their dominance in the highly competitive world market. Sucker DJs globally, be prepared to be shut down, to have your mama thoroughly disrespected, to bow your heads in shame, and to wipe those saline tears of miserable failure away as you have your proverbial asses handed to you Dirty South Style courtesy of the BFG.
Is this a claim on behalf of the notorious, infamous, and supreme BFG that the South trumps east, west, and midwest? Certainly not. Why might one ask? Simply said, with the versatility of the BFG, they consider themselves masters of every variation, bringing due respect and paying homage to each in their own way. Not only will the Black Flock Gang break out in verse to make the hardest of the Eastern seaboard suffer whiplash, they will rock the richter scale until California falls off and into the ocean as the next largest island of the world. If they fail to show restraint, California might entirely become the next Atlantis.
Sucker DJs of every realm, bow down in reverence as the kings who came to save the game pass before your mortal eyes. You name the place, you name the date, you name the style, and watch yourselves stepped on like a petulant red ants on a picnic blanket. The BFG will demand nothing short of your full measure of respect. Show them a line and they will cross it in a minute. If you can see them, it’s too late to run.
“Disciples of soul, godfathers of rap, our rhythm is down as your mama is whack,” claims Japan’s lead envoy for Universal Artists, International. Yes, the BFG have already made their way overseas and leveled the best the Japanese market has to offer in exhibition shows against some of the greatest styles in the manner of Ludacris, Lil’ Jon, Slim Thug, Ice Cube, and even the tattoed poet himself, Lil’ Wayne.
No one can bring the energy of the BFG, no one can match their verbal skills and delivery. The BFG will make a grown man cry to any of the numerous beats by Tiptonville, Tennessee’s own A-Dub, conqueror of crunk and his cohort, 731 joker of Lake County and pop’s answer to the age old question of the chicken and the egg, Lil’ J.
Is this challenge by Joe Stern-McGovern of Universal Artists, International belligerent? Not at all, it simply underscores the supremacy and dominance of the BFG for any of the unenlightened, ill spoken, disrespectful, or simply “act a fool” MC. Like Hammer said in his time, “Can’t touch this,” and from the likes of Public Enemy, “Don’t believe the hype,” and Vanilla Ice…well, let’s not even go there…
In words of caution from those under the Shaka Productions camp in Birmingham, Alabama, “Man up, fool, check your D, because you’re ’bout to feel the fury of the BFG, B!”
In a quote from Joe Stern-McGovern, he summarizes his own take on the legends come to be publicly, collectively, and individually as the BFG,
“You cannot hold down the human spirit any easier than you can surpress the intellect. Give it some time, and it’s certain to rise to the surface and beyond your wildest dreamsn and expectations”.
When asked about the BFG and their lyrics, methods, and take on life, the company’s President, Joe Stern-McGovern, gave the following response,
“When I was a youth myself, we realized we were doing many sectors and slices of society a disservice, socially and politically speaking. These children were fed on the lies, corruption, and propaganda of forces supposedly larger than themselves, but they’ve risen, risen from the plumes with a message which won’t be swept beneath the carpet.”
Joe Stern-McGovern continued to state,
“Their lyrics are a social commentary, a take on their lives in a society which has tried to mold them into what they wanted them to be, pawns and worker ants to the queen, but they have a message to send with their own take on the turn fate has handed them.
If the world, let alone any invidual has taken up issue with the BFG? In a quote from Joe Stern-McGovern,
“Society has made their bed, now they can lie in it. If the powers that be cannot deal with the indignance of the disenfranchised who refuse to be categorized or smothered by sweeping generalizations, let them do better next time, and try harder with future generations”.
In a quote from Joe Stern-McGovern,
“The dye is cast with this lot, and now society will face their full fury, as well as their sometimes poetically beautiful take on the human condition.”
In one word from one journalist, “Wow!”
The black flock gang has arrived, and will continue to reign supreme as long as they care to carry their message, and once having done so in a manner of haughty arrogance coupled with humility, the saviors of the hustle many call rap will pass on the torch to their own sons and daughters for millions to thrill to in future battles.
For more information about the Black Flock Gang, please visit them at www.myspace.com/blackflockgang or www.universalartists.net.
To book the BFG, either nationally or internationally, contact Joe Stern-McGovern’s assistant at joe@universalartists.net.
For more information on the BFG’s favorite charitable organization, please write to universalartists@myspace.com or blackflockgang@myspace.com.
For information regarding retail distribution or wholesale of BFG CDs and merchandise, please write to payments@universalartists.net.
*All cash battles are for purposes of charity.