Acid Jazz Archive: "As soon as I heard "The Band Played The Boogie", I said that I wanted Us3 on Blue Note," Label Pres

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After the European Chart success of "The Band Played The Boogie" on =
London
based Ninja Tune Records, 26 year old Rapper BORN 2 B (alongside Us3
partners Geoff Wilkinson and Mel Simpson) did an extensive European Tour
which started in the U.K. with a series of concerts sponsored by Kiss =
FM.

After declining an offer from Us3 to join them on their Jazz / Rap =
venture
for Blue Note Records, BORN 2 B signed to Century Vista Records to =
release
his own vision of Rap, with his new double - A sided single "The Band
Played The Boogie" / "Can We Start Over" in record stores across the =
U.S.
from the 7th October 1997.

This will be followed by his second double - A sided single "Gettin' =
Blue"
/ "I'd Like To!" in February 1998 and the forthcoming album "The Last
Guv'nor" due for release in March 1998. In addition to his own album
project, BORN 2 B has been producing the highly successful "RAP ARCHIVES
LEGENDS" series featuring LL Cool J, Run DMC, Biz Markie and many more =
Old
School with further volumes to follow in 1998.

Taking his influences from Hip Hop, Soul, Jazz, Funk, Motown and Ragga,
BORN 2 B has injected the right ingredients to make for a U.S. No.1 Rap =
/
R'n'B Explosion.=20

If you have not yet received your copy of the CD, please contact Carolyn
Holbrook - Press and Publicity (Century Vista Records Midwest Office) on
Tel: (937) 275 7950

Century Vista Records International (US Office),=20
400, Beverly Drive, Suite 214,=20
Beverly Hills, Calif. 90210
Tel: (310) 284 4142 Email: artsrec@aol.com

Century Vista Records International (UK Office),
82, Purrett Road, Plumstead Point,
London, SE18 1JP.
Tel: 0181 855 2907 Fax: 0181 855 7330
Email: centvist@aol.com

Management: Byron Byrd, Millennium Entertaiment 2000 (UK)
Tel: 0181 855 2907 Fax: 0181 855 7330

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Century Vista Records International
are proud to = present

BORN 2 B

After the European = Chart=20 success of "The Band Played The Boogie" on London
based=20 Ninja Tune Records, 26 year old Rapper BORN 2 B=20 (alongside Us3
partners Geoff Wilkinson and Mel = Simpson) did=20 an extensive European Tour
which started in the U.K. with a series of = concerts sponsored by Kiss FM.

After declining an offer from Us3 = to join=20 them on their Jazz / Rap venture
for Blue Note Records, BORN 2 B = signed to=20 Century Vista Records to release
his own vision of = Rap, with=20 his new double - A sided single "The Band
Played = The=20 Boogie" / "Can We Start Over" in record stores = across=20 the U.S.
from the 7th October 1997.

This will be followed by = his=20 second double - A sided single "Gettin' Blue"
/ "I'd = Like=20 To!" in February 1998 and the forthcoming album "The=20 Last
Guv'nor" due for release in March 1998. In addition to his = own=20 album
project, BORN 2 B has been producing the highly successful = "RAP=20 ARCHIVES
LEGENDS" series featuring LL Cool J, Run DMC, Biz = Markie and=20 many more Old
School with further volumes to follow in = 1998.

Taking=20 his influences from Hip Hop, Soul, Jazz, Funk, Motown and Ragga,
BORN = 2 B has=20 injected the right ingredients to make for a U.S. No.1 Rap /
R'n'B = Explosion.=20

"There Have Been Many Godfathers, But There Can Only Be One = Guv'nor"

RELEASE DATE: 7th October 1997
SINGLE AVAILABLE = ON CD /=20 VINYL
VIDEO AVAILABLE

CATEGORY
Rap / R&B / = Jazz

If you=20 have not yet received your copy of the CD, please contact = Carolyn
Holbrook -=20 Press and Publicity (Century Vista Records Midwest Office) on
Tel: = (937) 275=20 7950

Sales and Distribution Enquiries, contact Dennis White on = Tel: (818)=20 349
2380

Century Vista Records International (US Office), =
400,=20 Beverly Drive, Suite 214,
Beverly Hills, Calif.=20 90210
&nbs= p; Tel:=20 (310) 284 4142 Email: artsrec@aol.com

Century Vista = Records=20 International (UK Office),
82, Purrett Road, Plumstead = Point,
London, SE18=20 1JP.
Tel: 0181 855 2907 Fax: 0181 855 7330
Email: centvist@aol.com

Manageme= nt: Byron=20 Byrd, Millennium Entertaiment 2000=20 (UK)
= ; Tel:=20 0181 855 2907 Fax: 0181 855 7330

Available by credit card = from CD=20 Now -