In Friday's Daily Rap Foxy Brown is getting ready for a n ew album release, Trick Daddy wants to leave the company that kick started his career, Paul Wall is to launch a lie of watches and Eve pushes album release back to next year.Foxy Brown UpdateAs she gears up for her album release while incarcerated, Foxy Brown has spoke on her new website and her new album Brooklyn's Don Diva which is slated to hit shelves on November 20th. A website which just recently launched www.freefoxybrown.com will allow fans to keep track of what is going on with Foxy while behind bars and as her management team maintain her career outside. "I devoted my career to building an affinity with my fans who have supported me unflinchingly and no barbed wire fence or prison wall will stop that," Brown said in a statement. "I am in great spirits and very focused, and needed a forum to communicate to the people."Trick Daddy looking to leave Slip N SlideOne of the most famed rappers to come out of Florida, Trick Daddy is looking to leave the company that has provided him with a home since the start of his career in 1996. Trick born Maurice Young is said to be disgruntled with the way in which the parent company, Atlantic dealt with his last project. The album Back by Thug Demand which hit shelves on December 19th wasn't really promoted and only reached number 48 on the US charts. The rappers previous albums have all gone on to be certified gold or platinum.From the Grill to the Wrist
Houston rapper Paul Wall has had great success with his Grillz collection and has now decided to launch a line of watches. Having launched his jewelry company TV Jewelry Inc three years ago with partner Johnny Dang, Wall has encouraged sales from the majority of Hip-Hops elite, Kanye West, Nelly and UGK. The new line of watches will range from $300 -15,000. The move to produce watches came from the success the company had at selling watches for other companies.
Eves Album pushed back
Philadelphia born Eve has had her album pushed back to 2008 it was announced earlier this week. Eve, who has spawned two multi platinum albums and a gold one since breaking onto the scene in 1999 and who won a Grammy for her collabo with Gwen Stefani on the Dr. Dre produced track Let Me Blow Your Mind , wrote the album after a personal break up. The first single off the album which is being released by Geffen, Tambourine was produced by Swizz Beats peaked at # 17 on the charts. There has yet to be an official date for the release of Here I am disclosed. No reason for the delay was given by the label.
Melanie Cornish