Raleigh, NC – Cesar Comanche’s 6th studio album, Die In Your Lap, will appear in stores on 2-24-2009 via Cesar’s own imprint, Defenders Of The Free World (DOTFW). With production from long-time friend and musical collaborator 9th Wonder (including the Album’s first single “Hands High”) and Khrysis (“Shame”). The Album’s sound can be best described as “cinematic and grand” – like a biblical judgment day feel.” “Die In Your Lap is my appreciation and respect of the renaissance with the veteran’s art, ” says Cesar, “The whole album is about getting things off your chest, getting things off your shoulders.”

As with Cesar’s previous works Wooden Nickels (2000), Paper Gods (2002) and Squirrel & The Aces (2005), Die In Your Lap’s various themes underscore an appreciation for traditional and often unconventional approaches today’s artists face in vying for fan’s attention, time and eventual support while at the same time trying to keep the message and music consistent. Cesar approached this challenge by empowering “The Lawn” (Love Above Wooden Nickels), his 4K member message board community (which he founded in 2003) to give him critical, timely and constructive feedback on both the music and messages embodied on Die In Your Lap. As an adjunct, an ongoing Vlog series, “The Chronicles Of Cesar Comanche” which finds Cesar discussing a variety of topics ranging from crab recipes, sports, politics, production and of course, Die In Your Lap, has been created and made available to his community through key social networking platforms, blogs and P2P sites.

The lead-single, “Hands High” for Die In Your Lap is currently in rotation on college, community and internet radio as well as various mixtapes. The video for “Hands High” was shot in Wroclaw, Poland and is currently accessible online through key sites. Upcoming activities include a various spot dates in key regions, remixes, etc.

Tracklisting and credits for Cesar Comanche’s “Die In Your Lap”:

1.) Don’t Be Afraid (produced by Cesar Comanche)

2.) Die In Your Lap (produced by Lord Quest)

3.) Choose (produced by 9th Wonder)

4.) Merciless (arranged by Cesar Comanche)

5.) Mercy (produced by Cesar Comanche)

6.) Ghetto World (produced by Science Omega)

7.) Shame (produced by Khrysis)

8.) Hello World (produced by 9th Wonder)

9.) Hands High (produced by 9th Wonder)

10.) What’s Wrong (produced by 9th Wonder)

11.) Our Song (arranged by Cesar Comanche)

12.) Lamb To Lion 2 (produced by Cesar Comanche)

13.) Guf 2 (produced by Apple Juice Kid)

14.) Everything (produced by Marvelous Beats)

15.) Reborn (produced by 9th Wonder)

Cymarshall has performed in many places across the United States and Europe making a name for himself as one of the best up and upcoming lyricist in the game as well a charismatic, energetic performer who never leaves a crowd unsatisfied. In 2003 Law won an Emcee Battle at Tower Records in Philadelphia judged by platinum selling recording artists The Black Eyed Peas and has previously and since shared stages with KRS-ONE, Smif-N-Wesson, Bootcamp Click, Sean P , Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Wordsworth, The Last Emperor, Jean Grae, Immortal Technique and a list of other talented emcees.

Cy’s talents have brought him all over the world touring Europe several times and he was also one of the featured performers at Canada’s 2006 DMC DJ battle Championship. Cy was also selected to be on the famous/legendary Vans Warped Tour and crowned an EOW (End of the Weak) MC Challenge Champion all in 2007. That same year Law got picked up by Rawkus Records to become one of the Rawkus 50 which Rawkus described as “the next most important artists in Hip-Hop.” Since then, in 2008 Cy has been a featured performer at Americas biggest Hip Hop Festival Scribble Jam and in 2009 Law has done more touring in Europe, including Sweden, Holland and Spain.

Cy has also received the Hip-Hop stamp of approval from the legendary Blastmaster himself, KRS-One, as Cy released “Control” f/KRS-ONE the first single from his debut LP, Hip Hop In The Soul, (Nov 2008), which was entirely produced by the next great Producer Mr. Joeker. Cy’s Hip-Hop In The Soul was well received throughout the urban community, receiving rave reviews from Okayplayer.com, Kevinnottingham.com and was featured by esteemed outlets such as 2Dopeboyz.com, Artofrhyme.com, schememag.com, Thatshiphop.com, Myspace.com, Vimby.com and hiphopoffical.com.

Now armed with a tremendous amount of buzz and momentum, Cymarshall Law presents his latest mixtapes, Cyology 3: The Freedom Writer and Two Thousand Mine, which will only cement Cy’s status as one of the most talented upcoming emcee’s in Hip-Hop.

Cymarshall Law represents what many believe is missing from Hip-Hop today, story-telling, the ability to against the grain with originality, style and a flavor uniquely his own; Cymarshall Law was born to be a star.

DL Link to Cymarshall Law’s Cyology 3: The Freedom Writer mixtape: http://www.sendspace.com/file/oq26ar

DL Link to Cymarshall Law’s Two Thousand Mine Mix-CD: http://www.sendspace.com/file/m12mf7

Link to Cymarshall Law’s Vimby video feature: http://vimby.com/video/music/us/all/detail/9037

Link to Cymarshall Law’s “Artist Of The Week” for hiphopoffical.com video feature: http://www.hiphopofficial.com/?p=866

Photo credit: Robert Adam Mayer.

(February 12, 2009 – Brooklyn, NY) – Bay Area-based record label Interdependent Media announced that they will release the multi-media project Brooklynati by rap group Tanya Morgan on May 12th. Highlighting the creativity and throwback sounds of the emcee trio Tanya Morgan, Brooklynati is an album, a place, and a state of mind. With Tanya Morgan providing the soundtrack, the Brooklynati project invites fans to become part of the virtual city of Brooklynati and one of the most involved and intricate marketing campaigns ever created for a hip-hop release. Hot off the success of their critically acclaimed debut album Moonlighting which received nods from ?uestlove, The Source and XXL, Tanya Morgan is stepping out of hip-hop’s shadow and moving to Brooklynati. Are you coming?

Miles away from the watered-down hype of auto-tune, the glam of Hollywood, big bank accounts, and even larger cars lays the virtual city of Brooklynati. Brooklynati, is Anytown, USA; a place where small record shops struggle to stay alive, local corner stores become impromptu gathering spots, and people enjoy city parks, attractions and performance venues regularly. Providing the soundtrack to our daily encounters, this album gives everyday people a chance to discover the things they have in common with the three members of Tanya Morgan; Ilyas, Donwill, and Von Pea. Discussing his move to Brooklynati, Donwill from Tanya Morgan says, “Brooklynati is the most real place I know”.

As part of the Brooklynati experience, fans will have the opportunity to explore the city of Brooklynati through a virtual metropolis outfitted with an extensive website, video newscasts, a zoo, mayor’s office, and even a fledgling mom and pop record store. Fans will have a chance to “move” to Brooklynati, become part of the vibrant city, get their very own Brooklynati driver’s license, and order Chinese from their favorite takeout spot. The multi-faceted multimedia campaign driving the Brooklynati experience will feature a plethora of innovative limited edition merchandise including New Era Brooklynati caps, one-of-a-kind MUNNY collectibles from THIS SIDE UP DESIGNS, Brooklynati Public Library cards which will entitle its holders to access the Library Systems files, Tanya Morgan paper toys, and city destination relics featuring the most popular spots in Brooklynati. The unveiling of the Brooklynati project will also include album release parties in 5 major cities at premiere venues.

In 2003, Brooklyn resident Von Pea teamed up with Cincinnati’s Donwill and Ilyas to form Tanya Morgan. Three years later, the group’s Moonlighting LP took the rap world by storm, receiving a 3.5 mic rating from The Source and high praise in XXL’s Chairman’s Choice column. Donwill describes the group’s uniqueness and appeal: “Instead of jam-packing our releases with different producers and guest emcees for attention, we carefully choose who we work with because we make it a priority to cultivate our own sound and identity. We look to groups like Eric B and Rakim, who honed their own sound and rarely collaborated with other artists.” After touring the US more than a few times following their debut release, the crew came back in 2008 with release of their mixtape Tanya Morgan is a Rap Group and their EP The Bridge. Brooklynati will be released via Interdependent Media on May 12, 2009.

About Interdependent Media:

Founded in 2006 in the Bay Area by Evan Phillips, Interdependent Media has built unique strengths in the development, production, and marketing of recorded music via new methods of marketing and promotion. Armed with a comprehensive understanding of both traditional and emerging methods of marketing, iM has successfully created multi-faceted methods of raising awareness and interest in their projects. Industry veterans Ian “ID” Davis and Dominic Del Bene head operations at iM and are credited with discovering and/or developing artists such as 9th Wonder, Little Brother, Tanya Morgan, Blackalicious, Del the Funky Homosapien, the Hieroglyphics and more. In 2009, iM will be releasing multi-media projects from artists Finale, Canibus, K’naan, Truthlive, and Tanya Morgan. For more information, please visit http://www.imculture.com

Critical Praise for Tanya Morgan:
“The trio’s latest, the savory The Bridge EP, demonstrates why Tanya Morgan has been a critical favorite for the last several years. Their deliveries are effortless, their beats run the gamut from smooth to boom-bappy, and their music has an inspiring vibe.” – The Source

“Never mind the name — Tanya Morgan is a hip-hop trio with an affinity for soul breaks, big beats and complex, conscious lyrics.”” – RollingStone.com

“their newest project, the highly anticipated The Bridge, is garnering them more buzz than a U.S. soldier’s haircut.” – XXLMag.com

“With all due respect to Talib and Hi-Tek, I’m actually more inclined to revisit team Tanya’s likeably loose, bordering-on-sloppy inaugural effort than said ballyhooed backpack-crowd classic.” – XXL – Chariman’s Choice

Offical site:
http://www.tanyamorgan.com