In the wake of N.W.A. and Above The Law’s street raps, Ruthless Records found a cross-over star in Michel’le. The songstress’ self-titled 1989 debut, produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella. The former background singer for Dre and DJ Yella in World Class Wreckin’ Cru (and mother to one of Dre’s children) would move with her then-boyfriend to start Death Row Records.
A decade later, Michel’le remained on the label after Dre’s 1996 departure, to release her 1998 album Hung Jury. During later boyfriend, Suge Knight’s incarceration, Michel’le was at one time, said to be running the label. The singer also contributed to a number of the notorious label’s soundtracks and compilations.
Twelve years later, it has been announced that Michel’le is at work on new music. She has launched her website, Michel-le2010.com, and released a new single “Freedom Two Love,” available on digital retailers.
In other news, La Coka Nostra/Special Teamz’ emcee Slaine has announced his upcoming official debut album, A World With No Skies. To be released on the Kottonmouth Kings’ Suburban Noize imprint, the album features Rap peers such as B-Real, Vinnie Paz, as well as LCN brethren Ill Bill and Everlast.
With previous material mostly self-released, Slaine emphasized that this is his proper debut in a statement, “Even though I started my career as a solo artist by hustling my ‘The White Man is the Devil’ mixtapes, I think people are more familiar with me from Special Teamz and La Coka Nostra,” commented Slaine. “With this album I set out to create a soundscape that brings you into my world as an individual which is a fucked up place to be. It is hard, dark and aggressive from the beats to the lyrics, and a deeply personal trip through my life and the things that made me who I am today. A ‘World With No Skies’ is a look into my psyche and a vision of my dreams, nightmares, and realities.”
Earlier this year, Slaine made headlines for banning suburban Boston rapper Sam Adams from the city, after Adams declared his charting digital debut, Boston’s Boy.
A World With No Skies is planned to release on October 26. (August 28)
UPDATE: The tracklisting to Slaine’s A World With No Skies is as follows:
1. A World With No Skies
2. Voices of Apocalypse
3. 99 Bottles
4. When I Shoot You
5. Black Horses
6. Night After Night (prod. Statik Selektah)
7. Crillionaires f. Q Unique & Ill Bill)
8. The American Way (prod. Statik Selektah)
9. Landscapes f. Vinnie Paz & Reef the Lost Cauze
10. Mistaken Identity (prod. Statik Selektah)
11. Broken f. V-Nuxx & Cyrus Deshield
12. Till the Day That We Die
13. Crazy f B-Real & Jaysaun
14. I Aint Done
15. Insomnia
16. Body of Christ
17. Ghosts
18. The Last Song f Everlast
damn, Slaine and Celph Titled drop the same day? that’s some ill shit.
i’ve heard one leaked track from Slaine’s CD, “I Ain’t Done”… that track alone makes the shit worth buyin. can’t wait
lol- thought the heading meant michele was killed.
Co-Sign on the death thing.
Looking at her picture, Michel’le has a resemblance to family of famous singers. Was Joe Jackson getting it in in LA way back in the day? He might have a kid that he kept on the low.
Good luck on her comeback, though. I always thought she was a good singer. Funny that she has kids by Dre and Suge. I wonder if Suge’s kids talk greasy about Dre’s kids.
was here.
lol i thought she got killed too,im glad she didnt.thats bad wording on the title
Man, that was exactly what I thought. I was kinda heart broken like ‘damn another black woman man killed, this sucks!’ Yo Dx! change that title its madd misleading and I still dont understand the article and its meaning.
To all retards that read this article and thought Michel’le was SLAIN:
I Don’t know if u are eurotrash or something but, the word slain is spelled without a silent e. are u guys fuckin stupid or what? Slain is spelled slain unless it’s Slaine which would be referring to a dope ass rapper. To all who are not stoked on his album, are fuckin homos. if any of those guest stars goes over your head (or under your radar), you don’t belong commenting on hip hop websites. do your research faggots. (besides everlast, i can’t stand that cats rhymes)
I mean c’mon i’m laughing rite now, when i saw the word Slaine in a hip hop dx bit article i clicked on it. it was the whole reason i clicked on this article, who gives a fuck about michel’le’s played out ass. fuck that biietch.
This is an old article why is it back dx? Cop that Slaine album that’s my dude that album will be heat, slaine spits nuttin but gritty real shit.
Yo wat y’all niggas think of my rolls in the movie Precious?
Buy it today for $19.99
REMEMBER SLAIN IS SLAIN UNLESS ITS SLAINE (DOPE MC)