JD ERA-”NO HANDOUTS” MIXTAPE (EDITED VERSION)
JD ERA releases Edited Version of ‘No Handouts’ Mixtape
‘No Handouts’ was the first release from JD ERA under his signed deal to Hip Hop guru Raekwon’s label Ice H2o Canada Inc. It was released in association with BMMG., and distributed by eOne Music Canada. This is was a FREE digital download made available for all via datpiff.com on April 16th, 2012, featuring A-list Producers such as Award Winning BET Producer of the year: Lex Luger, Grammy Award Winner: 9th Wonder, Mark Henry, Pro Logic, Snaz, Burd x Keyz, Beat Merchant, Rich Kidd and Tronz. The 13-track mixtape includes collaborations from a guest list highlighted by Raekwon, Mac Miller and other surprise features. The edited version of the “No Handouts” mixtape is now available for download. Please see the link below.
JD Era-No Handouts Mixtape (Edited)
Size: 137.9MB
Download Link: http://www.sharebeast.com/cv7025oe7me1
(EVENT) JD ERA “NO HANDOUTS” MIXTAPE RELEASE PARTY
For Immediate Release:
Contact: Sharla Bing
Phone: 416-454-3561
Email: sbing@realfriendspayfullprice.com
JD Era’s “No Handouts” Mix Tape Release Party Hosted by Raekwon and Angela Yee of Power 105’s Breakfast Club.
Mississauga, On, Canada-Friday May 18, 2012 – Toronto most definitely has a deep pool of untapped talent and Raekwon of the legendary Wu Tang Clan is one of many who took notice. Embarking his label Ice H2O within Toronto’s urban industry, Raekwon introduces his endeavour with JD Era. The first on his growing roster, Raekwon and Ice H2O Records has developed such anticipation of JD Era’s career with the release of his first mix tape, “No Handouts” (available now), under the label.
Being on tour for the past 3 months performing at some of the most celebrated venues and dropping his anticipated mix tape “No Handouts”, JD Era returns home with many accolades to his career. With the city that supported him, Friday May 18, 2012 marks the date for everyone to celebrate the achievements and future of JD Era with the release of his new project.
Alongside Angela Yee (Power 105’s Breakfast Club) and Jeni (Flow 93.5); Raekwon and JD Era host the festivities at Body English Night Club. Music provided by DJ Kickz and Platinum Touch’s Breezy and DJ P Nutt (JD Era’s official DJ). This event is open to the public and an invitation is extended to all those who support Canadian music and JD Era’s career! Media interested in attending, please respond to the contacts listed to this release for special arrangements.
(VIDEO) JD ERA “NO HANDOUTS” LISTENING PARTY AT ICEH2O CANADA OFFICE
On May 1, 2012 at Raekwon’s ICEH2O Canada headquarters in Toronto, JD Era held a private listening party to celebrate the release of his new mixtape, No Handouts. Before he went through the tape, he had a few words to say to his guests, before calling The Chef via Skype, who was busy back home on babysitting duty.
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JD Era: No Handouts, But One Big Co-sign [Spotlight]
SPOTLIGHT: JD ERA
No Handouts, But One Big Co-sign
Written by Jonathon “Bizz” Brown for HipHopCanada
Toronto, ON – Toronto might be having a moment right now, what with all the attention focused on the city’s hip-hop scene of late. Rap in Canada is creeping into the mainstream on both sides of the boarder and there certainly is a lot more to be proud of then even five years ago. But, if Toronto is truly going to make itself a part of the hip-hop conversation, Drake can’t be all there is. It just won’t happen. History shows us the regional risings of places like L.A. New Orleans, Atlanta and Miami didn’t happen because of a solitary rapper, but instead because of a collective emergence of top-shelf artists from that region.
Take 1993 for instance, when Los Angeles and the West coast became a major player on the backs of artists like Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Tupac. It wasn’t just Tupac or just Snoop, so all of them together influenced the industry’s attention. Around 1998, Master P. and Cash Money brought national exposure to their New Orleans brand of rap with a cast of artists. And in 2001/2002 Atlanta’s next generation of stars (T.I., Young Jeezy and Ludacris) emerged at the same time ATL veterans Outkast were getting the most commercial attention of their career. You could argue the last city to establish itself as a force in hip-hop was Miami with the emergence of Rick Ross, Pitbull and DJ Khaled.
To Toronto’s credit, they’ve got Drake and K’naan on the Billboards right now along with Melanie Fiona and her arm full of Grammys. Boi-1da and T-Minus are proven winners and beatmakers like Arthur McArthur and Rich Kidd are a hit away. But K’naan is as much an artist of the world as he is of Toronto and while Melanie Fiona is incredible, she doesn’t exactly have bars. So unless Boi-1da jumps on the mic or T-Minus starts dancing in the videos, there is still a hole in this equation. There are still a few positions waiting to be taken. There’s still another spot atop the city that’s vacant. Who will be the next rapper(s) to break through and push Toronto over the edge, into a permanent place in the hip-hop conversation?
“I think we need to go back to the days of Master T, when television and radio shows in Toronto made us pay attention to local artists,” explained Trixx back in December in HipHopCanada’s last Spotlight feature. “If it’s not playing on Flow or Kiss or it’s not on 106 and Park or it’s not on the MuchMusic countdown or if a U.S. artist doesn’t cosign us, those people are deemed irrelevant and I think that’s ridiculous.”
Enter JD Era.
READ THE REST OF THE SPOTLIGHT: HERE
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JD ERA EMBARKS ON HIS NO HANDOUTS MIXTAPE WHICH DROPS APRIL 16TH VIA DATPIFF, A TEASER TO THE TAPE PART 1
