Some people are just able to shine, even if they are behind the scenes.

Meet Jay Smith. Born in Detroit on Sept 10 1982, this man has always been involved in the music business in some form or fashion. While attending Ypsilanti high school, Jay was a member of the championship choir winning first place 4 years in a row. He was also a member of the 5 man group serenade who won numerous talent shows all throughout the area.

After high school, Jay started dabbling in the party scene and got with Untouchable entertainment. Promoting several successful events led Jay to receive many valuable connections that he would be able to use in years to come.

Jay’s job includes things like looking for new talent, making sure the artists are staying focused and doing radio promo. Formerly known as Jay Swagger, Jay Narco and recently Jig, Jay Smith is that boost of positive energy that FrontStreet Records has added to the team.

Now watch him shine.

Shout out to Z!!!!

I feel honored and blessed to see FrontStreet Records recording artist Oseeola make it to DJBooth.net... StreetWear is such the perfect record for Oseeola. Fashion is my mans passion, so to see a record come to fruition and begin to gain success of an anthem he wrote for himself is a beautiful feeling.

Sidebar- Artist, write music for yourself first... So many artist get wrapped up in trying to make a "hit"... A song is just one piece of the puzzel... a hit is determined by the work that goes behind the scene just as much (if not more than) as it is determined by the song itself. Granted you have records like Jeezy's "Put On" and Wayne's "Lolli Pop" which were monster hits, but the work is important. And I have a feeling that if you ask those artist mentioned, they wrote those records for themselves to enjoy first and it just so happened that we fell in love with the songs.

Now back to DJ Booth...

DJ Booth Mission

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Odell Palacio

It's a good Look But.....

I'm definitely proud that my team was able to be apart of this mixtape, we all work hard over here at FrontStreet, and to see the most respected website in street culture take notice of our talents and give us the #2 slot on the tape goes to show that they not only like what we do, but love it!

For those of us that have constructed mixtapes, cd's or whatever, you know that you want to catch the consumer right out the gate, so that slot says a lot about the song "Streetwear", Oseeola definitely did his thing on the record which was produced by The Skouts, which is otherwise known as Braulio, Dux Jones, and muah (Thirty;)..... but this is where the problem lies, nobody knows The Skouts produced this great record and to know that this tape will reach thousands of people we definitely felt a lil short changed and the funny thing is it shows production for all the other songs on the CD.....this is just me venting i'm not gonna go any further on it, on another note if you get a chance check the record out and hopefully you keep enjoying what we love to do....peace

Thirty

2008 was the year of new beginnings but in order to have new beginnings, old habits have to die out!!! I remember when they said we'll never have a black president... YOU MAD?!?!? New beginning!

A year filled with so many ups and downs, twist and turns, those empowered to prosper kept there heads high and in full pursuit of their dreams-those individuals, despite the hardships-had one hell of a year, Hats off to you!!!

To the single parent mother that brought her first home despite the economic crisis, Hats off to you!!!

America has been through 13 economic recessions and 13 expansions - KEEP YOUR HEADS HIGH!!!!

We want to thank the supports of the FrontStreet Family... I'm writing this blog to inform you that what you witnessed from S1 and S2 is nothing in comparrison to what you will embark upon with S3... 2010 Release

Odell Palacio

Last week my homey Breed passed away, His death hit me pretty hard especially being at the club with him the weekend before and talking to him the day before he passed, and then trying to get a hold of him that whole day of his passing, only to find out he was gone.......... We were in talks about his new album that was going to be released on his original label Ichiban, so he seemed in real good spirits, we already had two tracks done for his new album which was "Gotta Get Mine pt.2" and his possible single "Ride Wit Me"........Breed was my first taste of the industry, he was the one that gave me the confidence to know that what i'm producing is running with any producer out here major or independent. Breed always kept a smile on his face, there's not a time where i saw him anything less than happy, his talents were far beyond his success, i learned so much from Breed, sharing the times we did working on music and seeing his genius in the lab, I'll take those experiences with me everywhere and whatever studio i'm working in, a lil bit of Breed will live through me, he will definitely be missed, See ya when I get there homey..........


Posted some videos and unmixed tracks of Breed that we worked on and some of his original classics...b.e.

Thirty

By Nolan Strong

Now, MC Breed, 36, is in serious need of a kidney transplant and is seeking a donor to help save his life.
 
Morris told AllHipHop.com that a number of rappers are being contacted to participate in a benefit concert for the revered rapper, which will take place in his hometown of Michigan.
 
“We are hoping we can find Breed a kidney through this process, before its too late,” Morris told AllHipHop.com.
 
MC Breed became a fixture in Hip-Hop after he released his hit single “Aint No Future in Yo Frontin,’” as MC Breed & DFC in 1991, on the independent Atlanta based label, Ichiban Records.
 
The success of that single led to a meeting with rap legend the D.O.C. around 1992 in Saint Louis and an entrance into West coast’s inner Hip-Hop circle at the time - Suge Knight, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Richie Rich, Yo-Yo, Coolio, The Dogg Pound, Too $hort and others.
 
Another chance meeting with Tupac Shakur at a Los Angeles tattoo parlor led MC Breed to record the Gold selling hit single “Gotta Get Mines” in 1993.
 
Throughout the years, MC Breed released material consistently, producing a total of 15 album, mostly on independent labels. He also recorded with a number of rappers, including MC Eiht, Jazze Pha, George Clinton, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Rappin 4Tay, E40, to name a few.
 
The rapper ran afoul of the law in May of 2006, when he was sentenced to a year in prison for failing to pay almost $200,000 in back child support.
 
He was rearrested in April 2008, again for failing to pay back child support totaling over $220,000.
 
MC Breed was preparing to release an album titled Original Breed featuring Too $hort, as well as a DVD about his life titled “Where is MC Breed,” which showcases rare footage, while chronicling his 17-year-journey as an artist.
 
For information or to contact MC Breed’s management, contact: Darryl Morris This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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