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Russell Young will be recording music on beats provided by "Trak Starz Production", "Trak Starz Productions"
Russell young with "marketing and promotions" for his projects, as well as submitting his music produced by "Trak Starz" to shop for record deals through "Trak Starz" major label affiliates.
About "Trak Starz Productions":
Credited with helping establish St. Louis in the hip-hop community, The Trak Starz quickly developed a reputation as one of the rap industry's marquee production teams.[1] Prior to forming The Trak Starz in 2000, Sham and Zo had known each other for over 7 years. Zo played in numerous reggae and funk bands including Reggae At Will and Dr. Zhivegas, while Sham was in a group called Out of Order. Zo also utilized his keyboard skills to produce tracks for various regional rappers. After producing a few tracks for Sham's Out of Order group the two began producing together, forming The Trak Starz.[1] Soon after, the newly formed partners produced an album for the Whole 9, a group that was signed to MCA Records. They also received production credits on albums for Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Krayzie Bone and Tyrese, as well as producing background music for various MTV shows. After their work with the Whole 9 and other artists, The Trak Starz were managed by Chaka Zulu, whose connections helped them sign former 3 Strikes group member Chingy to Disturbing tha Peace Records. After signing with The Trak Starz production company, the three began working on Chingy's solo album. According to Zo:
“ We had a two-bedroom apartment in University City, Missouri where one room had a Pro-Tools set up, a bunch of keyboards and a microphone, and the main room was for sleeping. We all just ended up crashing there and that grew into a roommate situation where all three of us shared an apartment.[1]
The first song created in that small apartment was "Right Thurr", the overnight nationwide hit that would launch the relative unknowns to stardom, as well as Chingy's solo career. Their melodic, irresistible, radio-friendly beats spawned numerous hits from Chingy's debut album Jackpot, which would go on to sell over 3 million copies.[1] The overwhelming success of Chingy also propelled The Trak Starz to the forefront of hip-hop production, landing them their own label deal. Zo explains:
“ After our success with Chingy we started fishing around for a situation, a home to put out the rest of our groups. When it was all said and done we had had talks with EMI, Motown, Jive, and Universal. Barry Hankerson was instrumental in our talks, and we decided to sign with Blackground Records.[1] ”
After securing a deal with Barry Hankerson's (R. Kelly, Toni Braxton, JoJo, Ginuwine and Aaliyah) Blackground Records, The Trak Starz hoped to develop local artists from their Trak Starz Productions roster including rapper Louie V, female R&B group STL, rap duo 2 Deep, male R&B singer JuJu, and male solo rapper 47. Zo explains:
“ The next level now is to create a base out of St. Louis. Similar to how Puffy branded Bad Boy, how LA Reid and Babyface branded LaFace. Up until now, Chingy and Nelly had to go to other cities and connect with other established labels to get their shot. We want to create that pipeline out of St. Louis and now we have the chance.[1] ”
By the end of 2003, The Track Starz had earned production credits on Ludacris' multi-platinum Chicken-n-Beer (“Splash Waterfalls”) and Britney Spears' "Me Against the Music (The Trak Starz Remix)." Their success would continue in 2004 lending their talents on Houston's hit single "I Like That," which they wrote, produced and parlayed into a multi-million dollar advertising campaign.[1]
2007 proved to be another big year for The Trak Starz earning a Grammy Award for their production on Ludacris' 2006 Release Therapy album. Their award for Best Rap Album was achieved for their production on "Do Your Time" featuring Beanie Sigel, C-Murder and the late Pimp C.
After earning their first Grammy Award, The Trak Starz continued to focus on their label and promoting new artists on their Trak Starz Productions roster, including male rapper, Lil Tek and female R&B singer, Darra Dee. They also formed a joint venture with Grind Up/Asylum/Warner Bros. Records to release St. Louis’, Ludy.[1] In addition, The Trak Starz and their up and coming in-house production team, The Bakery, produced the hit "Pop, Lock, and Drop It” for Jive Records/HiTz Committee recording artist Huey.[1] They are also producing Trak Starz Records recording artist and St. Louis native Tydis' new album, Sensation.
The Trak Starz have also been credited on Ludacris' Ludacris Presents: Disturbing tha Peace, Lyfe Jennings' The Pheonix and Ali & Gipps' Kinfolk. In addition, they have worked with Nelly, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Pussycat Dolls, Pastor Troy and T.I., selling over 20 million records world wide!!
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