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Twista To Birth New Label

Chicago mc Twista has launched a new record label called the Get Money Gang and is planning to release its inaugural album, Speednkot Monsters as their first project.

Liffy Stokes and Mayz, who collectivley make that outfit, appeared on Twista's 1997 album Adrenaline Rush and shortly thereafter released their debut album, Mobstability. Their new album will be titled Mobstability II: Nation Business and will be distributed by Koch Records.

Jim Jones and Twista will also be making appearnaces on the duos album.

"The album is the streets just like the first one was. We don't have to create a fake image; we just have to let our soul speak to the people.", says Mayz.

Rahzel Gears Up For New Album

In other news, releasing his 3rd solo effort since parting ways with The Roots, classic beat-boxer, Rahzel, will be pushing out his new album titled, "Greatest Knockouts Vol. 2".

The album is due out this summer and is being released on singer Mike Patton's label, Ipecac Records.

Touring this month, he will be testing out some of his new material. "It's still hip-hop, " Rahzel said. He continued, "It's like the music I grew up on, the music that made all of these things that are present now in existance. So i'm continuing that with raw beats, raw rhymes, beat boxing, rhyming. The whole nine."