After three long years, Stat Quo may finally be ready to release his album. With many big names behind him, he’s upbeat about the progress. But, with three years behind him, what makes him think the album will be released any time soon?
“[Eminem] came out to L.A. and we all sat down and listened to the album, we just listened to it…Then we played the record for execs at Interscope and they said, ‘This is what people need to hear.'”
Armed with the backing of Shady/Aftermath, he’s enlisted many artists to help on his album. Stat‘s debut LP will include guest spots from Bilal, Scarface, Eminem and Dr. Dre.
With the album, he plans to do more than just showcase high profile guests. Stat is poised to create something worthwhile with his music.
“I’m trying to change the game — [or at least] put some action into it,” Stat said. “You always hear rappers talking about ‘hip-hop is dead’ or ‘hip-hop is wack,’ then their album comes out and they only have one good song on there. How are you contributing? If you gonna talk about it, then do something about it. That’s what’s cool with working with Em and Dre: They’re about setting precedents and taking this rap sh– to a whole ‘nother level,” he told MTV.
Statlanta is set to drop August 28th featuring the single Here We Go which is produced by Dr. Dre. Be sure to keep your eye on HipHopDX as we will be bringing exclusive footage from the video shoot.
