Jay Rock Signs With Strange Music
Rapper Joins Tech N9ne’s Indie Powerhouse
6:00AM ET September 28th, 2010
Contributor : Stephen Willis
A Rocky Williform Company
West Coast rapper Jay Rock has reportedly signed a deal with Tech N9ne’s independent Strange Music label. The Watts-born rapper has been on tour for two weeks with the “Tech N9Ne Independent Grind Tour” alongside such acts as Glasses Malone and E-40.
The first release under the new deal with be Jay Rock’s Strange Music full-length debut, titled Follow Me Home.
“Man, I’m excited about this,” Jay Rock said in a statement. “Tech and Strange approached us once I became a free agent and we went to KC to see first-hand what we had been missing and saw why they’re the #1 independent rap label. The word had spread about me leaving Warner Bros. and I was getting offers left & right from majors wanting to sign me, but in the end, Dude Dawg [Top Dawg CEO] and I had no doubts that Strange had the perfect situation for us.”
Tech N9ne said of the signing, “I was hyped when I got the news that Jay Rock and TDE decided to go with Strange instead of any of the other many labels that were tugging at them,” said Tech N9ne. “I knew that Jay Rock, being the hardcore artist that he is would add another wonderful dimension to our Strange roster. Strange and TDE all day, baby!”
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