Born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, Baldy exploded on to the hip hop scene in the early 90ﾒs when he connected with cross-town rivals ﾓNew Breed of Hustlersﾔ of Riverside, California. There he began producing for Mobstyle Records connecting with childhood friend and platinum producer Meech Wells.
In the words of Baldy, ﾓMe and Meech were always cool, we lived in the same neighborhood and knew each other, but we never actually worked together until Mobstyle. They had their own commercial studio and I was able to hone my production skills and learn some tricks of the trade from himﾔ.
Baldy later moved to Vancouver to mix down his debut solo album ﾓ9991ﾔ and ended up opening his own independent record company, Hard Tymez Records. After receiving radio and sales success with a string of 5 albums, the label came to a halt for personal reasons.
Baldy then returned to LA, where he reunited with Wells who was working on numerous other projects including Wellsﾒ first solo album ﾓThe Cureﾔ.
ﾓMeech was working on his record and he asked if I wanted in; there was no questionﾔ claims Baldy. ﾓHe was workinﾒ with The Game, Freeway, Bad Azz, Kokane, Drastik, Rob Dog and others so it was phat.ﾔ
Meech signed Baldy as a producer to his production company ﾓIn a Zoneﾔ. And in his spare time while working with Meech, Baldy began work on his new solo album ﾓOvertimeﾔ, which Meech Wells subsequently executive produced along with Mr Cas from New Breed of Hustlas.
Baldy then returned to Vancouver to put the finishing touches on his album and hook up with some more artists. With tight production and a definite West Coast feel ﾓOvertimeﾔ has it all; the personal songs, the conscious songs, the club bangers, and the smoke songs. Be on the look out for ﾓOvertimeﾔ soon, and check the tracklist below.
1. Boogie
2. F***inﾒ Wit
3. Playaz
4. Smile
5. Fedy
6. Ghetto Song
7. Baby Mama Drama
8. Sara
9. Round and Round
10. Work It
11. Break U Off II (Produced By Meech Wells)
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13. Heﾒz Seldom Seen
14. Lock and Load
15. Drowning
16. Weed Break
17. LA 2 BC
18. Fealingz
As said above the album is executive produced by Meech Wells & Mr Cas from New Breed of Hustlas. Be on the lookout for ﾓOvertimeﾔ soon. In the meantime, check out Baldy on his Myspace for more info and some other tracks off “Overtime”.
