HinweiseRelease Date: 17.05.'05
Genre: Underground Rap/Hip-Hop
Quality: VBR AVG 179 kbps JS
Release Notes:
Stronghold soldier C-Rayz Walz returns with the follow-up to his 2003 Definitive Jux
solo debut Ravipops. Born in the Bronx, the son of a murdered drug kingpin,
Walz found an outlet from his rocky beginnings in hip-hop, and began channeling his
energy into songs which have since been compiled to form Singular Plurals and
The Limelight. Walz also independently released The Prelude, an album which earned
him a spot on El-P’s Def Jux Imprint. While Walz has appeared on various mixtapes,
an AWOL magazine compilation, and Single Minded Pros’ Session 2 EP, being part of
the Def Jux underground dream team, has allowed him to make stellar appearances on
both Cannibal Ox’s The Cold Vein and Aesop Rock’s Labor Days. Walz’s new album, Year
Of The Beast, features El-P, Rob Sonic, 4th Pyramid, Vordul Mega (of Can Ox), Pudge,
Jean Grae, Jeanine, The Angel & The Preacher, M-1 (of Dead Prez), along with
production by R'Thentic, Aesop Rock, Belief, and El-P. In addition to the album’s
14 tracks, Def Jux has also included a DVD featuring a nine-song performance from
B.B. King’s in NYC, along with music videos for “Buck80,” and “Three Card Molly,”
and commentary from El-P, Mr. Lif, and Aesop Rock, to name just a few. While Walz
spent this past year touring with Raekwon, The Pharcyde, The Executioners, and
opening for Mobb Deep, he will be touring alongside J-Live and Vast Aire in support
of Year Of The Beast this May, June and July.

More Info:
- www.undergroundhiphop.com/store/detail.asp?UPC=DJX114CD
- www.mp3.com/c-rayz-walz/artists/466838/biography.html