Ludacris & DTP Ready for Strength In Numbers
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24hourhiphop
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Posted on 2007-07-10
Call it the ultimate mixtape event of 2007, as STRENGTH IN NUMBERS showcases Disturbing Tha Peace's family of artists on 12 brand new previously unreleased tracks, set to
arrive in stores on August 28th.
In addition to multi-platinum DTP core artists Ludacris, who is CEO
of the company and Bobby
Valentino, the new compilation stars (in alphabetical order): Block Xchange,
Brolic D, Chingy, I-20, Serius Jones, Steph Jones, Lil’ Fate, Playaz Circle,
Shareefa, Shawn Jay, Shawnna, Small World, Smoke, and Willy Northpole.
With one exception,
every track on STRENGTH IN NUMBERS is a collaboration of two or more DTP
artists. In advance of the album’s street date, two tracks have been singled out
for impact last week and this week at all radio Mix Show formats: “Duffle Bag
Boy” by Playaz Circle featuring Lil’ Wayne; and the album’s opening track,
“Celebrity Chick” by Ludacris, Chingy, Steph Jones, and Small World. Looking
ahead, “Duffle Bag Boy” will impact at Urban radio on July 23rd; on the same
date, “Celebrity Chick” will impact at the Rhythm format, and on August 27th, it
will impact at Pop radio.
The video for “Celebrity Chick” was filmed earlier this week in Los
Angeles, and is expected to premiere in mid-July, date to be announced shortly.
Also, look for a special BET “Access Granted” feature on the making of the video
on July 18th. The video for “Duffle Bag Boy” will be shot soon.
STRENGTH BY NUMBERS marks the third time that Ludacris has dedicated
an entire album to spotlighting his label roster. 2002 brought Golden Grain. The 15-track album presented tracks with Shawnna,
Lil’ Fate, Tity Boi, I-20, and others (as well as guests Scarface, Mystikal, and
Too Short).
The second DTP compilation was released in December 2005, Ludacris
Presents … Disturbing Tha Peace. The 17-track package that starred Ludacris,
Bobby Valentino, Shawnna, Playaz Circle, Lil’ Fate, I-20, Shareefa, Field Mob,
Lazyeye, Norflck, as well as guest shots by Jamie Foxx, Stat Quo and others.
