Former Bad Boy protégé
artist Loon has branched off to begin his own indie label and is gearing up for
the release of his sophomore album titled No Friends.
“The reason
I called it No Friends is because this is the first project that I’ve
put together by myself,” Loon explained. “I put it together to put
something out for the streets and [to] show some diversity and balance, things
I never got to show on Bad Boy. This is me collaborating with my own artists
and putting together some treats that people might not be used to be hearing
from Loon."
Loon boasts a harder
image on this album, with dis tracks like "What Happened To Pastor,"
which is a shot at his former friend’s career as a religious figure and a gangsta
rapper.
The two fell out
after Loon commented on Mase’s return to rapping by signing with 50 Cent’s G-Unit
collective.
Mase soon after
made a dis record aimed at Loon, entitled "Return of Murda," which
was featured on a G-Unit mixtape titled The Return of the Mixtape Millionaire:
The Massacre World Tour Edition by 50 Cent and DJ Whoo Kid.
“I got ["What
Happened To Pastor] out there on my own independently and it made its waves,”
Loon said. “Now that you’ve got Mase’s music pushed by the G-Unit
machine, even though my record was hotter, his got visibility. I wanted people
to hear my lyrical achievement.”
After a close
association with Mase as a member of the Hip-Hop group Harlem World, Loon experience
his biggest chart success was with the single "I Need a Girl" featuring
Sean "Diddy" Combs and Usher. The song was taken from the 2002 album,
The Saga Continues.
In 2003, he released
his debut effort Loon.
No Friends hits
stores on August 29th and is the first release from Loon’s record label, Boss
Up Entertainment.