After nearly 14 years, the long-awaited Death Row Records album by one-time Dr. Dre prot�g� Sam Sneed is finally being released. WIDEawake Entertainment Group Inc., the company who purchased the Death Row Records catalog, is releasing Sneed�s Street Scholars project on January 25th, 2011 through E1 Entertainment.
Dubcnn brought you the cover and press release in our last update in November and we’re back today with the first official video off the album, “Lady Heroin“.
Watch it below:
Sam Sneed – Lady Heroin (Video)
Sam Sneed became well-known for his catchphrase �My name is Sam Sneed, you better recognize!“, which originally appeared in the song �Pump, Pump� off the Snoop Doggy Dogg debut album, Doggystyle. He also appeared in the Death Row movie, Murder Was the Case, which also spawned Sam Sneed�s �U Better Recognize� single, featuring Dr. Dre, included in the movie�s soundtrack. The soundtrack single peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart, #18 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart and #48 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.
Sam Sneed also co-produced �Keep Their Heads Ringin’� and �Natural Born Killaz� with Dr. Dre. The original, alternate version “Natural Born Killaz” with Sam Sneed rapping a verse was released on the Ultimate Death Row Collection on November 24, 2009.
Following his time on Death Row, after surviving a brain tumor, Sam Sneed has produced for Jay-Z (�Anything�), G-Unit (�I Smell Pussy�), Scarface (�Fuck�n With Face�), and others like Capne-N-Noreaga, Beanie Sigel and former Posion Clan emcee JT Money.
Street Scholars will feature “U Better Recognize”, “Lady Heroine”, “Goin� Hollywood”, “Drug Related”, as well as 10 brand-new tracks that Sam Sneed has recorded for the project. The project is set to feature Dr. Dre, Nu Starz Entertainment (Sneed’s new group of talent), J. Flexx and others.
Stay tuned to Dubcnn for more news and updates on Sam Sneed and “Street Scholars”. For publicity inquiries, contact Hoopla Media Group.
