Joe Flizzow on KLue TV

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Joe Flizzow's debut solo album titled President is set to be released in the near future with his first single "Do It Duit" already getting enourmous regional hype.

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President taruhan Joe



Oleh Wan Asrudi Wan Hasanwanasr@hmetro.com.my


Rap


PEMINAT mengetahui anggota Too Phat, Joe Flizzow dan Malique kini membawa haluan sendiri dalam kerjaya seni mereka. Bukan berpunca daripada perbalahan atau krisis melanda kumpulan yang popular dengan lagu Alhamdulillah dan Dua Dunia itu.


Sebaliknya tindakan itu dilihat sebagai usaha masing-masing melebarkan sayap dalam dunia seni tanah air. Biarpun lebih sedekad mencapai populariti tersendiri sebagai anggota rap tempatan terunggul selain mampu melakar nama di pentas antarabangsa.



Joe yang ditemui pada majlis pelancaran Gatsby Styling Dance Contest dan website di Planet Hollywood baru-baru ini, berkata dia melihat tindakan itu sebagai jalan terbaik mencapai impian masing-masing.“Kami tidak bergaduh. Kalau ada salah faham antara kami ibarat adik dan abang. Mungkin dalam tempoh perkenalan lebih 10 tahun dan membesar bersama memang ada perselisihan faham kecil tetapi ia mampu diselesaikan.



“Ramai yang menganggap kami tidak bersefahaman. Disebabkan sibuk dengan komitmen masing-masing kami jarang berjumpa dan meluangkan masa melepak bersama. Mungkin disebabkan tumpuan kepada penghasilan album manakala Malique pula sibuk dengan urusannya,” katanya.



Joe turut berkesempatan menghadiri majlis perkahwinan sahabatnya itu di Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia pada 8 Ogos lalu. Mengulas lanjut majlis yang ringkas dan penuh makna itu, Joe berkata majlis itu dihadiri saudara-mara dan rakan rapat.



“Majlis ringkas itu dihadiri lebih kurang 40 tetamu terdiri daripada saudara-mara dan teman terdekat. Ada juga beberapa rakan Too Phat, Dj T-Bone selain rakan-rakan di Jakarta. Ia majlis yang ringkas dan unik berlangsung di tepi pantai,” katanya.



Bercerita perkembangan seni, Joe akan tampil dengan album solo pertamanya berjudul President yang dijangka berada di pasaran penghujung tahun ini.Album yang masih mengekalkan konsep hip hop itu sudah hampir siap dengan 12 lagu dirakamkan termasuk lagu Duit yang dipertaruhkan sebagai single pertamanya. Dia menjangka merakamkan lima lagu bagi melengkapkan album itu. Album berkenaan mengandungi lima lagu versi bahasa Malaysia dan sembilan lagu bagi Inggeris.



Dalam pada itu dia turut memikirkan memulakan pemasaran dalam bentuk digital dan laman web berkaitan dirinya, www.karttello.com. Jika tiada aral, album berkenaan tidak hanya tertumpu kepada negara sendiri saja sebaliknya dipasarkan di luar negara seperti Singapura, Indonesia, Filipina dan Eropah.


“Album ini bukan satu cubaan sebaliknya sebagai usaha untuk mengukuhkan lagi jenama Joe Flizzow dalam industri. Mungkin juga akan ada kerjasama dengan syarikat korporat dan gabungan bersama beberapa penyanyi. Setakat ini, saya sudah merakam lagu bersama penyanyi Singapura, Hardy Mirza dan akan datang penyanyi rap dari New York, KRS One.
“Jika tiada aral, saya juga akan berduet dengan Amy Search untuk satu lagu (yang belum ditentukan) dalam album ini. Saya juga pernah merancang berduet dengan penyanyi seperti Rihana atau Cris Browne namun atas faktor tertentu dan permintaan bayaran yang terlalu tinggi menyebabkan hasrat berkenaan terpaksa dilupakan,” katanya.Katanya, dia tidak menolak kemungkinan gabungan bersama Malique dapat disaksikan menerusi album Too Phat yang kelima dalam masa dua tahun lagi.

ASIAN HIP HOP FESTIVAL 2008

Joe Flizzow will representing Malaysia at the THE ASIAN HIP HOP FESTIVAL this October!

When: 11 Oct 2008, 12pm to 12am

Where: IMPACT Arena, Bangkok, Thailand

Its press release reads:

Thailand – On 11 October 2008, from 12:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., Thaitanium Entertainment, in conjunction with FUPM, Co. Ltd., will proudly host the biggest music event of 2008 – The 1st Annual Asian Hip Hop Festival, which is presented by Toyota Yaris. The Asian Hip Hop Festival boosts an all-star line up of international and regional artists from Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Taiwan, Korea and the U.S.

The Asian Hip Hop Festival is a historic event that is the brain-child of Thaitanium members, Khan, Day and Way. As the pioneers of hip hop and urban music in Thailand, Thaitanium have seen the popularity of hip hop reach epic proportions and wish to bring to Thailand the best from the respective countries represented in this event. Plus, with more and more international artist, such as Jay-Z, 50 Cent and Akon, making Thailand a stop on their World Tours, one of the major aims of this event, which is the first of it kind in Asia, is to solidify Thailand’s place on the global hip hop and urban music stage. Building upon the success of the various U.S. and Asian hip hop groups who are slated to perform at the Festival, this one-day event is expected to attract 15,000 to 20,000 attendees. Thousands will come to enjoy the Urban Culture and Trade Shows, clothing/fashion shows, car shows, and dance competitions and to hear the sounds or see the moves of the hottest artists out of Asia and the United Sates, which includes:

NAS (USA)
THAITANIUM (Thailand)
ZEEBRA (Japan)
24 HERBS (Hong Kong)
JOE FLIZZOW (Malaysia)
MASTER PLAN GROUP (Korea)
BEATMATHICS (Philippines)
MC HOT DOG (Taiwan)

This Festival will promote a greater understanding of Asian countries and culture, as well as the growing hip hop movement that is emerging. The Asian Hip Hop Festival’s goal is to promote diversity and showcase the immense talent of hip hop artists who have emerged on the urban music scene in Southeast and Eastern Asia. The purpose is also to connect American hip hop elites with the hip hop elites in Asia. The Festival aims to bring together people from various cultural backgrounds, to promote peace, harmony and unity. Each participating country’s “Hip Hop Ambassador” will showcase their unique musical sound under the banner of the Asian Hip Hop Festival. To further promote this aim, future hip hop festivals are being planned for the U.S. in conjunction with Asian American organizations.

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, and with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's human population. Within Asia lays one of the world's top tourist destinations and the location of the 1st Asian Hip Hop Festival - Bangkok, Thailand. Bangkok is the world's 22nd largest city with an estimated population of nearly 15 million people! As such, Bangkok is the best location in the World for Toyota Yaris to present the 1st Annual Hip Hop Festival with Thaitanium as the host.

The latest updates on the 1st Annual Asian Hip Hop Festival:

http://www.asianhiphopfest.com/

http://www.fupm.biz/

http://www.thaitanium-ent.com/

Fans can visit the official website for more information on Awards related contests and events. The Asian Hip Hop Festival is a music event that will enjoy wide spread media coverage. From television media to radio coverage to printed media in the top magazines in Asia.

Tickets are on sale now:

300/ 500/ 800/ 1,000/ 1,500 and 2,000 Baht

Available at every branch of the Thai Ticket Major:

http://www.thaiticketmajor.com/

http://www.thaiticketmajor.com/

Info courtesty of YZ International (also one of the sponsors for the Asian Hip Hop Festival)

News Straits Times talks to Joe about The President

(photo from NST article)

Title of article: WORD HAS IT: Joe Flizzow’s dreaming of Rihanna
by Hafidah Samad

"Will Rihanna make Joe Flizzow’s dream come true?

RAPPER-composer-producer Joe Flizzow of Too Phat has every reason to rejoice.
Joe Flizzow is working out a deal for a dream collaboration with Grammy-winner Rihanna in his latest album.

Not only has he enlisted a slew of well-known local and international acts for his latest solo album President, the enterprising man is also considering featuring Grammy winner Rihanna in it.

When contacted, Joe let out a hearty laugh, saying that he’s in the midst of working out the deal.

“It has been my dream to work with Rihanna. A duet featuring Rihanna will be the icing on the cake for the album,” said Flizzow, the founding member of the multiple award-winning rap duo, Too Phat.

If everything goes as planned, it’ll cost him a whopping RM500,000.“It’s still too early to discuss the prospect of working with her. I want to focus on the album first,” he added.

Produced by Kartel Records, President celebrates hip-hop music in diverse forms.For starters, the self-produced album offers easy-listening sounds that fuse rap, R&B, pop and hip-hop accompanied by witty lyrics.

Joe is also collaborating with American rapper KRS-One, who contributed an upbeat hip-hop tune, Get It Done.

“I’m pretty excited about working with KRS-One who is a prominent figure in the American hip-hop landscape. For purists, it’s a bonus to have him in the album,” said Joe, adding that plans are afoot to shoot the Get It Done music video in the United States soon. President also sees him collaborating with local rock legend Amy Search, and Asian Idol and former Singapore Idol Hady Mirza.

“Hady is a good friend and we recorded the song Mengapa Harus Kita Bercinta (Complicated) just after he won the Singapore Idol not too long ago,” said Joe.

The song featuring Amy, who just turned 50 recently, is a “knockout” according to Flizzow. “It’s an honour to work with Amy. I can’t say much about the track yet but I’m sure it’s going to be a hit,” he said.

The album’s first single Do It, Duit will hit the shelves at end of the week.

Joe is arguably one of the most influential and enterprising rappers in the local music scene.

A self-professed perfectionist, he is currently working closely with a group of fans and close friends to ensure the success of President.

“These people are my worst critics and they will be the first to preview the album before its release. I am aiming for it to be a few notches higher than my previous effort,” said Joe, who is representing the country in the Asian Hip Hop Festival in Bangkok on Oct 11. "

Read full article online

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/Features/20080902160954/Article/indexpull_html

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