Platinum-selling
rapper Lil’ Flip has signed with Warner Bros. Records/Asylum and is preparing
to release a new version of his highly anticipated album, I Need Mine.Lil’
Flip, who released his previous albums Underground Legend, and U Gotta Feel me
for Sony, re-recorded songs for I Need Mine after the original version
was leaked on the Internet as the rapper was finalizing his deal with Warner Bros.
Records/Asylum."We
held out on releasing this album on Sony because the set up was never right and
I felt that my fans deserved the best from me," Lil’ Flip said. "I’ve
written and recorded a bunch of songs that I’m sure my fans will love and now
that I am with Warner Bros. Records/Asylum, I am confident that I am in the right
place to take my career to the next level."According
to Lil’ Flip’s manager Sandy Lal, Asylum was a logical choice to sign, given the
label’s Texas-heavy roster, which includes Paul Wall, UGK, Mike Jones, Rap-A-Lot
Records and others."We
are excited to be a part of the Warner Bros. Records/Asylum organization,"
Lal commented. "They both understand what we are trying to accomplish with
Flip’s career and I believe they are the best companies to execute our goals.
One look at Asylum’s success and overall embracement of the Houston hip-hop culture
and Warner’s relentless dedication to their artists illustrates their competency
and expertise to continue what Lil Flip started."No
released date was available for the new version of I Need Mine.