FREDDY WILL's BLOG: MY FIRST TO SECOND ALBUM

FREDDY WILL's BLOG

MY FIRST TO SECOND ALBUM

                               The original version
      WHILE I'M STILL YOUNG - THE TALKING DRUMS -
                                   September 23, 2008


^{Artwork by GL Patterson... Limited copy of Universal Music Canada printed CD.
CDs sold in the United States did not have the coveted Universal Music Canada stamp
                                         as seen in the picture above.}

^{^{In 2008 I released my debut album through my independent record label, Ghetto Breed Entertainment. This was my labels first album release and at the time even though I'm from New Jersey, USA, since I had recorded the album in Canada with the help of a majority of Canadian producers, engineers, background singers and featured artists, the decision was made to promote and distribute the album in Canada.

Ghetto Breed Entertainment hired a Toronto based independent label known as Soulkiss Entertainment to promote and distribute the album in Canada. This was because Soulkiss Entertainment produced some documents that illuded to their claim of being distributed nationally in Canada through DEP and Universal Music Canada. However, Soulkiss Entertainment}^{squandered all of Ghetto Breed Entertainments' budget and proved totally incapable of promoting or distributing the album outside of the internet. According to}^{Brian La Roche}^,^{CEO of Soulkiss Entertainment, the album was going to be "nationally distributed physically in music stores stores like HMV and Music World in Canada".

National distribution must mean the HMV store at Dundas St. and Young St in Toronto because Mr. La Roche the}^{Soul Kiss Entertainment}^{CEO was only connected to that store through a third and fourth party and he turned out to be very untrustworthy when it came time to deliver on his contract.}^{His marketing, promotion and distribution contract largely implicated}^{Universal Music Canada}^{along with}^dep^{as parties who would benefit from sales of the album but the album was never distributed physically in stores as contracted. All queries were met with false elaborate promises which Brian La Roche used to mislead Ghetto Breed Entertainment into believing that the album will be distributed national in Canada.}^{However, Mr. La Roche was able to supply the album to some college radio stations across Canada and place an ad in Urbanology mag at an exorbitant expense to Ghetto Breed ENT.}}

^{The album went on to chart at # 1 in some college radio stations in Canada lasting up to three weeks at a time. Brian La Roche attempted to sell the album secretly on CDBabay while misleading Ghetto Breed Entertainment to believe that Universal Music Canada and dep selling the album at iTunes and Amazon on behalf of Soulkiss Entertainment. He did not pay any of the 70% of royalty payment which the contract stipulated as Ghetto Breed Entertainments' earnings from the album. He never presented Ghetto Breed Entertainment with with sales invoices, or shipping records of albums sold and was complectly nonchalant to any scrutiny from Ghetto Breed Entertainment. In fact, after Mr. La Roche received the ten thousand dollars payment from Ghetto Breed Entertainment he immediately went out and changed his crappy cell phone for a brand new blackberry and took one of his girlfriends on vacation.

These actions fully breached his contract with GBE and after his failed Soulkiss ENT effort, the decision was made by GBE to sever the agreement. From then on Ghetto Breed Entertainment went into damage control mode as we had spent additional funds counting in thousands to promote the album and launch it. More money had to be pumped into the promotion and distribution of the album which was now solely Ghetto Breed Entertainments' problem. Up until this day Soulkiss Entertainment still owes Ghetto Breed Entertainment for moneys it squandered as well as royalties from selling of the album on the internet. After Ghetto Breed Entertainment terminated their arrangement with Soulkiss Entertainment, Soulkiss Entertainment continued to sell the album on the internet secretly.}
^{Artwork by GL Patterson...}^{The album featured the hit singles ^{City Boy, Animal, Strangers}^and^{How Would I Know}^{feat. Jay NY.}^{It later went on to sell a 4000 physical units independently after}^{SOULKISS ENT was canned. The album was well received}^{throughout the tri-states in the United States, some parts of England and West Africa during the months that came after Freddy Will (CEO of Ghetto Breed Entertainment) gave}^{Soulkiss Entertainment the boot}^{. To date, the album has sold close to 7000 hard copies physically and digitally. .}^{It is currently available at the}^{Freddy Will Jamroom, Amazon, Rhapsody}^and^{CD Baby}^{for downloads plus a limited supply of the physical CDs}^{(with Universal Music Canada logo paid for by Ghetto Breed Entertainment)}^{which are now a collectors item, can be shipped out for}^{$11. 99}^{plus shipping and handling}^{if you contact our reps at}^{Double K Records}^or^{Ghetto Breed Dist}}
^{Artwork by GL Patterson...

The album was revamped, remastered and previous singles like City Boy, Animal and Strangers were remixed, several new tracks were added in, including: Look At Me Now, While I'm Still Young II, Franklin and Providence - feat. Carvin Winans. It was then repackaged and set for re - released as While I'm Still Young - The Talking Drums 1.2v on August 11th, 2009. This new book/album package saw Freddy Will's self written book entitles 'MY Book Of Chrymes'. being published under his given name, Wilfred Kanu Jr.

Both the new album and the book are available for sale at several outlets including www.freddywill.com among other links to Amazon, Soul Asylum Poetry websites and Freddy Will's online bookstore. Links to these outlets are embeded in the artworks above and can be accessed by clicking on the desired artwork.}

^{This second release of the}^{debut album}^{(image below)}^{is entitled}^{'WHILE I'M STILL YOUNG - THE TALKING DRUMS 1.2v'}^{and it features four (4) new singles (Look At Me Now, While I'm Still Young II, Waitin' 4 Ur Luv -}^{feat. JUNO AWARD WINNER Liberty Silver}^{and Providence -}^{feat. 5 time GRAMMY AWARD WINNER Carvin Winans)}^{. It}^{plays like a soundtrack to Freddy Will's book entitled}^{'MY BOOK OF CHRYMES'}^{which are both scheduled to be released on August 11th, 2009.}

^For^$24.99^{plus shipping and handling}^{'MY BOOK OF CHRYMES'}^{can be directly pre - ordered through my online bookstore if you click the link above. It will be available at}^AMAZON.COM^{after it's released.}^{Please click on pictures or highlighted titles to visit the link}^.

Artwork by Shane Reed.

For $14.99 plus shipping and handling the new 'WHILE I'M STILL YOUNG' CD can also be directly pre - ordered through my online CD STORE in the link above. Please click on pictures or highlighted titles to visit the link.

Artwork by Shane Reed.

Soul Asylum coupled an attractive 'BOOK & CD' package for $29.99 plus shipping and handling and it can be pre - ordered directly by clicking the link above. Please click on pictures or highlighted titles to visit the link.

Artwork by Shane Reed and Soul Asylum.