JUNO AWARD WINNING RAPPER BELLY RELEASES MIXTAPE WITH DJ SMALLZ TITLED "BACK FOR THE FIRST TIME"

For Immediate Release

October 27th, 2009 – Toronto, CA – After 3 successful months of viral online marketing, Belly is ready to release his fourth mixtape to date “Back For the First Time”, this time partnering up with the Southern Smoke brand, DJ Smallz and his Fear Factor Music.

Belly’s first three mixtapes were released prior to his debut album “The Revolution” and featured Whoo Kidd, Kay Slay and Big Mike solidifying him in the mixtape market. “The Revolution”, released in 2007 premiered #1 on SoundScan Canada (Rap & R&B charts) selling over 50,000 units to become a certified Canadian gold album. Belly is currently working on his sophomore release “SE7EN” and launching a series of mixtapes prior to the album’s official release. Belly’s intention to work with DJ Smallz on a mixtape had been in the works for some time. “Smallz takes his brand very seriously, and people love his work,” Belly explains. “All the songs in the mixtape have a story to them, and I felt both his fans and mine will appreciate the body of work.” DJ Smallz agrees and adds “This is probably one of my best mixtapes to date, and I’m very proud of it.”
The mixtape features an array of different artists. The first single released to an online audience was “Hot Girl” featuring the legendary Snoop Dogg. Picked up by DJ’s across North America, the song had a great response and following the success of the release, Belly already released a video which included a cameo from Snoop Dogg and was shot in Toronto, Canada. Directed by the award-winning Randall “RT!” Thorne, the video is nothing short of exceptional. “We want to hit people with bangers,” says Tony Sal, CP Records CEO. “The mixtape and video are both incredible and I am certain the fans will recognize the value of the music and the work we put in.”

Back For the First Time also features Canadian rapper and friend, Drake, as well as Kurupt, the late Stack Bundles, Bynoe, P-Reign and more. Each artist adds their own flavor making every track unique. “I don’t want to add just any features on my songs,” says Belly. “It’s about the chemistry you have with other people. There’s a mutual respect between artists that you can definitely hear in the music. It either is or isn’t there. These artists, even the great late Stack Bundles are all people who I worked well with, knew and have/had a relationship with. Not just people I picked to throw on my records because of the hype.”

The mixtape will be available for download online on all of Belly’s official channels as well as most top hip-hop outlets on the net. There will be a full takeover on Thisis50.com October 27th where fans will be able to download the tape right off the front page for two consecutive days. Back For The First Time will also be available on Belly's official website [www.bellylive.com/mixtape] as well as most media outlets.

About DJ Smallz

Best known for his “Southern Smoke” street brand, DJ Smallz has played a monumental role in catapulting major and independent Southern artists to the attention of national and international markets. The Southern Smoke brand has been co-signed by some of the biggest names in the music industry, and to date, DJ Smallz has collaborated with such established figures as Grammy Award-winner Big Boi of Outkast, southern hip hop pioneers UGK, Master P and Three 6 Mafia, as well as multi-platinum superstars Lil’ Jon, T.I., and Ludacris. DJ Smallz also hosts Southern Smoke Radio: a weekly mixshow on Sirius Satellite & DISH Network. He's toured and performed in various venues throughout the United States, as well as Afghanistan, Austria, Canada, Germany, Kuwait, Japan and Switerzland. In addition to his daily musical duties, DJ Smallz shares an extensive amount of time on his marketing and advertising firm SouthPromo.com, as well as his artist development entity, Fear Factor Music Group.

Back For The First Time Tracklisting
Available now on BELLYLIVE.COM

01. Intro/I Run - Freestyle
02. So Gone (produced by Whosane?)
03. Let the Rain Fall ft. P Reign (produced by Tone Mason)
04. I Do this ft. Drake (produced by Boi 1-Da & Zalezy)
05. Hottest in the Hood - Freestyle
06. Hot Girl ft Snoop Dogg (produced by Da Hela)
07. Throw Money ft. Kurupt & Gain Gotti (produced by Beat Merchant)
08. Blah Blah Blah (produced by Hugo Diaz)
09. Make it Go Feat. Drake (produced by Whosane?)
10. Downtown (produced by Danny Boy Blackout Movement)
11. Where you Goin ft. Truth (produced by J Grams)
12. BBB ft. Stack Bundles & Bynoe
13. Keep Throwin’ Rocks (produced by Whosane?)
14. Preachin’ to the Choir (produced by Danny Boy Blackout Movement)
15. What a World (produced by Boi 1-Da)
16. Smells like Money (produced by Whosane?)

CP Records is one of Canada's largest and most successful independent record labels. It was founded in 2002 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada by current CEO, Tony Sal. CP Records is a member of the Canadian Independent Record Production Association (CIRPA).
There are presently five artists signed to CP Records: Belly, Danny Fernandes, Chris Labelle, DY and Ivana Santilli.

For more info and/or interviews with both Belly and/or DJ Smallz e-mail Lola Plaku for LMG [lola@iluvlola.net]

For booking and further inquiries contact
Manny Dion
President
CP Management & Booking
3341 Bloor St. West, Suite 77
Toronto, Ontario
Canada. M8X 1E9
416.761.5657 - office
613.292.3857 - cell
416.233.3430 - fax
manny@cpmanagementinc.com

This release was published on openPR.