A few words from FLORIDA J.........
"I have been working with Music my whole life and have been pursuing this as a career for the past Fifteen (15) years. I would just like to simply share what I do with the whole world, and hopefully provide the majority of the population with wonderful Music to enhance their lives, in the way Hip-Hop as a whole has enhanced mine! The information on this site explains further and the links will guide you to more information on what it is that I have achieved and am trying to achieve. I hope that you will find great music that moves you, and if not, I am constantly working to accommodate to everyone, so please feel free and I encourage you to write to us at $traight 2 Gold, Inc. and let us know what it is that you would like to see us do next.
Thank You for your interest, Stay Safe, Party Responsibly, and Peace!"
In May of 1994, the first Independent Hip-Hop Record Label in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Down $outh Records was launched. The label locally released "Underground Funk", performed by SPLIFF (http://spliff.iuma.com) . Fast-forward to May of 1995, this is when the label was renamed to $traight 2 Gold, Incorporated (www.straight2gold.biz) . Consisting of Owner / President Javan "FLA-J" McCain and Recording Artist "L.D.", $traight 2 Gold, Inc. was prepared to enter the Music Industry. In May of 1999, to show their fans appreciation, and send the younger generation a positive message the cas-single of "Never Go Astray", performed by L.D., was released. This was a limited amount of "gold" cassette singles that were given to "true" fans and people who caught up with the $traight 2 Gold entourage in their beginning stages. Then, just a few years later, to officially enter $traight 2 Gold, Inc. into the mainstream of the Music Industry and break grounds with clubs, radio stations, etc., came L.D.'s highly anticipated full-length debut release, titled "The Power of Hip-Hop", including hits such as the title track, "The Way It's Gotta Be", "Mano A Mano", and "1, 2" featuring SYN-R-G (http://synrg.iuma.com) , M.A.S.U., FLA-J (download.com/flaj) , & Rusty Rose. $traight 2 Gold's goal is to consistently provide top notch music for the fans, while staying truly Independent. Although, we at $traight 2 Gold do realize and appreciate that we most definitely have to depend on our fans support to survive. And for all of the love, appreciation, and support, we at $traight 2 Gold, Inc. send out a huge "Thank You Very Much".
Please visit often for updated information about $traight 2 Gold, Incorporated and the artists that we network with. As far as future releases, you can keep an ear out for, FLA-J "The Man with The Plan", containing an array of hits, and to be tentatively released late 2005. Also, L.D. (download.com/l_d) will be dropping his third release titled "Troubled Mind / Peaceful Soul". If you don't already have L.D.'s previous releases "The Power of Hip Hop" and "Back 2 Basics", make sure to contact us and get your copies. SPLIFF who has now changed his moniker to M.A.S.U. short for Must Always Stay United (download.com/masu) , will be teaming up with $traight 2 Gold, once again, to release "Until I Die". This will be a hot one from M.A.S.U., he hasn't performed with $traight 2 Gold since 2001, and the anticipation is high. Then, $traight 2 Gold, Inc. will be releasing "Originators Not Imitators" which is an Emerald Coast Compilation Album showcasing local / underground talent. If you or your band should be included on the compilation, let us know, send an e-mail to: [email protected] and we will definitely contact you as soon as possible. Finally, Mr. SunShine (download.com/mrsunshine) has joined forces with $traight 2 Gold and you can expect to hear something "raw" from him late 2005. Mr. SunShine is a hard working artist who puts his 100% into every project that he is involved in.
$traight 2 Gold, Incorporated will be releasing albums from the artists mentioned above as well as new talent, always check back with us for up to date information.
What Is Hip-Hop?
Hip-hop is a postmodern style of music borne of the fiercely impoverished neighborhoods of the South Bronx borough of New York City during the early 1970s. The rough economic situation and subsequent closure of many government-funded music programs led people to remake, rearrange, or remix existing recordings into completely different compositions with the use of turntables. DJs would extend the break or "get down" section of previously released songs by alternating between duplicate copies of a vinyl recording with the use of two turntables and a mixer. Soon MCs entered the equation to enhance the DJ's efforts and act as a crowd moderator. Jamaican-born DJ Kool Herc is credited with creating this medium that soon blossomed into a subculture that encompassed five main components: DJing, MCing, beat-boxing, graffiti, and break dancing. In time, live instruments, drum machines, synthesizers, and computers became the tools by which artists created their music. The first hip-hop recordings, made in the late '70s and early '80s, exposed the genre to a national audience, and by the turn of the century it morphed into a worldwide phenomenon. As a result, numerous subgenres and fusions of hip-hop were developed based largely upon the geographic, musical, and environmental influences prevalent in each particular region of the world.
Notable Artists:
Run D.M.C., Public Enemy, Too $hort, N.W.A., D.J. Magic Mike, OutKast and the whole Dungeon Family, Ice T, EightBall & MJG, Snoop Dogg, Twista, Three 6 Mafia, T.I., HAYSTAK, and most recently Young Jeezy & Jody Breeze.
INDEPENDENT
Pronunciation: in'di-pen'd nt - Function: adjective
1: not dependent: as a (1): not subject to control by others: SELF-GOVERNING (2): not affiliated with a larger controlling unit b(1): not requiring or relying on something else: not contingent (2): not looking to others for one's opinions or for guidance in conduct (3): not bound by or committed to a political party c(1): not requiring or relying on others (as for care or livelihood) (2): being enough to free one from the necessity of working for a living d: showing a desire for freedom.
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