Joell Ortiz to drop "Free Agent" studio album this March!

[Lunatic]

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ALBUM FEATURES APPEARANCES BY Akon, Brother Ali, Bun B, Styles P, Sheek Louch, Raekwon, Novel, Smokey Robinson, MOP, Slaughterhouse, Maino, Jean Grae, Talib Kweili and Bobby Ray

 

PRODUCTION BY: Dj Khalil, Lil Fame, Dj Premier, Sean C and LV, Statik Selektah, Novel,  Moss, Nottz, Frequency and Frank Dukes

(New York, NY) – E1 Music is thrilled to announce the release of critically acclaimed emcee Joell Ortiz’s new album.  Free Agent will be released in on March 23, 2010 and features Akon, Brother Ali, Bun B, Styles P, Sheek Louch, Raekwon, Novel, Smokey Robinson, MOP, Slaughterhouse, Maino, Jean Grae, Talib Kweili and Bobby Ray.  Production duties will be handled by a who’s who list of music’s finest producers including: Red Spyda, Dj Khalil, Lil Fame, Dj Premier, Sean C and LV, Statik Selektah, Novel, Moss, Nottz, Frequency and Frank Dukes.

 

Ortiz is coming off a tour of the U.S. and is starting a European tour on Jan 15th as ¼ of the lyrical powerhouse Slaughterhouse, along with Joe Budden, Royce Da 5’9” and Crooked I. The foursome was described as “…the game’s most imposing lyrical force” by XXL Magazine. The self-titled debut album, Slaughterhouse, is in stores now.

 

Ortiz released his debut album, The Brick (Bodega Chronicles), in 2007 on E1 Music. The album centered on his dense, rhyme-based work, and featured notable collaborations with Styles P, Akon and the legendary Big Daddy Kane. The Brick was met with considerable critical acclaim, landing Ortiz features in numerous hip-hop and mainstream publications including a much sought after “Leader of the New School” cover story for XXL Magazine, along with Papoose, Crooked I, Saigon, Lupe Fiasco and others.

 

Having earned a loyal following from his lyrically-driven performances and energetic live shows Ortiz is poised to make an impact with his highly-anticipated new album, Free Agent. Ortiz is ready to deliver his fans another dose of lyrical fire.

 

Alan Grunblatt, General Manager of E1 Music, says, “Joell Ortiz is one the hottest new emcees to come out of New York. We had a lot of success with the first Joell release and are very excited he continues to be in the E1 family.”

 

The first single off of Free agent is the incredible “Call Me,” a nostalgic story of teenage love set in Brooklyn New York in the ‘90s. It will be serviced to urban radio shortly.

 

For more information, go to: www.joellortiz.com, www.twitter.com/joellortiz or www.e1music.us.

[SCREWFACE]

wow what a list of production and features. i find joell a lil corny at times but im gonna be sure to check this when it drops, should be dope!

[MediumL]

Ortiz >>>>>>>>> the rest of SH

Wow the production and feature list looks top draw

[Invincible]

Oh my god, can't fucking wait.

[The Ultimate Pianist]

Game AND Mr. Yaowaaa coming out on the same day ? That's a whole lot of good music. 

Also, we all know about interscope and Push backs.... but what about E1 ? Do they usually stick to their release dates ?

[sav]

Primo, Khalil, Nottz, Statik...

 

[RingMan]

been waiting for this since day one! Call Me is super dope

[dubsmith_nz]

That's some very good news! Production line up looks fucking awesome

[Matty]

this is going to be awesome. only worry would be the amount of features but i'm sure it won't dissapoint

[Al Bundy]

i hope he shows a little versatility on this album. i liked the brick but a lot of the songs sounded the same.

[Fuck Your Existence]

been looking forward to this, although i agree too many features could be a mistake

[Lunatic]

i hope he shows a little versatility on this album. i liked the brick but a lot of the songs sounded the same.

a track with B.o.B. sounds very versatile

[kevin t]

i havn't purchased an album for a long time but i will def be spending some cash on this one

[Action!]

Not sure what to expect...he surprised me on that first soldier track.  His accent was wild.

Looks like a lot of features, which is a complaint I have for a lot of artists, but I'm a fan so I'll for sure download like i always do.

[Blood$]

wow what a list of production and features. i find joell a lil corny at times but im gonna be sure to check this when it drops, should be dope!