West coast veteran
Daz of Tha Dogg Pound and Holloway House have teamed for a promotion to give away
copies of Daz’ latest Virgin/So So Def release So So Gangsta with every
purchase of a novel by legendary author Donald Goines.Fans
of "gangsta rap" and street literature will receive a copy of the rapper’s
latest album for free, any time one of Goines’ sixteen influential novels are
purchased. Goines,
who was murdered in October of 1974, has influenced countless rap artists through
novels such as "Black Girl Lost," "Black Gangster," and "Street
Players."
Two of his works, "Crime Partners" and "Never Die Alone,"
were turned into movies that featured rappers who are fans of his works, including
DMX, Snoop Dogg and Ice-T. In
related news, Daz is currently working on two new movies."I
got a movie Go Hard that I’m producing with Snoop and Kurupt and DJ Pooh
[Friday, The Wash, 3 Strikes]coming soon," Daz told
AllHipHop.com in a recent interview. "I got another movie coming out called
My Summer Production with Ice Cube and the trailer to the movie is included
on the disc for the album. We just hustlin’ for real."The
first video from So So Gangsta is titled "On Some Real," which features
Miami rapper Rick Ross. So
So Gangsta features production by Daz, Scott Storch, Jermaine Dupri, No ID and
L-Roc, as well as guest appearances by The Clipse, Nate Dogg, Young Buck, Redman,
Jagged Edge, Da Brat and others. . The
album is scheduled to hit stores on Sept. 12. For more information visit http://www.sosogangsta.com
or http://www.hollowayhousebooks.com.
