Ice Cube Prepares "Raw Footage" For June 17th, Teams Up With Microsoft

[Nima - Dubcnn.com]

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Following a triumphant return to the mic after 6 years in 2006 with the critically acclaimed release of "Laugh Now, Cry Later", which debuted at #2 on the R&B/Hip Hop sales chart and #4 on the Top 200 sales chart, making it the years highest selling independent release in hip hop, the Godfather of Gangsta Rap, Ice Cube is ready to take center stage once again with his ninth solo effort. The highly anticipated new album, titled "Raw Footage" will be released on June 17th courtesy of his own independent imprint, Lench Mob Records.

Raw Footage is expected to include guest features by artists such as Musiq Soulchild, Nas, Scarface and WC. The hip hop legend also collaborated with producers Maestro, Emile, DJ Crazy Toones, Fred Wreck, Palumbo Beats, and Teak “Da Beatsmith” Underdue and Dee Underdue to name a few.

Currently in the studio, putting the final touches on "Raw Footage", Cube is also gearing up for his own headlining concert at this year’s South by Southwest (SxSW) festival in Austin, TX on March 15th at 8pm CST/9pm EST. Performing for an expected crowd of 20,000 plus fans, Cube will carry out crowd pleasing, classic material along with current hits, which includes the controversial, breakout record, “Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It” featured on his forthcoming new album.

For those not able to attend the free event, Cube has partnered up with Microsoft Corp. to live stream the performance exclusively on UVNTV.com utilizing their groundbreaking, Silverlight technology, a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering richer user experiences on the Web. Co-created by Cube and hip hop legend DJ Pooh, UVNTV is the world’s first real-time streaming television network online, complete with individual channels broadcasting unique content, a TV channel guide and broadband social network.

"We are excited to partner with UVNTV.com and SxSW to bring this live concert into the homes of people globally, using our Silverlight technology which delivers the high-def experiences that Ice Cube's fans will love," said Rob Pulciani, Microsoft’s senior marketing manager. To download Silverlight and watch Cube perform live at SxSW, visit UVNTV.com. For more information on obtaining tickets to the concert, visit sxsw.com.

Check out the remix to Ice Cube's current single "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It" featuring Nas and Scarface by clicking here.

[Snoopafly-1986]

props Nima this summer is gonna be dope

[es-jay]

dope, day after my birthday.


do you know if UVNTV will be available worldwide or just in America?

[Dodgers#1]

props Nima this summer is gonna be dope

[ruthless95rip]

Great info, looking forward to what's soon to come.
UVNTV.com's pretty cool.
make sure u all register, click below!

[Tha G In Deee]

props Nima this summer is gonna be dope

[drakeshakenbake]

"8pm CST/9pm EST", what time is that in the UK?

[kuruptDPG]

cant wait

[AnybodyKilla]

props Nima this summer is gonna be dope

[Low Key]

"8pm CST/9pm EST", what time is that in the UK?

1pm

[drakeshakenbake]

"8pm CST/9pm EST", what time is that in the UK?

1pm

thanks man! looking forward to the show and the album, a fredwreck beat should be bumpin

[Laconic]

Thanks for the info, Nima.

For those who want to know about Palumbo Beats: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=61237312

This is gonna be the first album in a long time that I actually wait to hear until the day it drops.  Should bring back some memories 

[D~Nice]

The King is in the building.

[CRAFTY]

Great. Really looking forward to this

[es-jay]

"8pm CST/9pm EST", what time is that in the UK?

1pm

actually its 1am