Boston’s DJ Fakts One Releasing Long Overdue Debut

New York, NY – Although most of the details are sketchy, the one thing that’s certain is that the once highly influential underground hip-hop DJ/Producer and Perceptionist member, Fakts One, one day, simply disappeared. Some blame problems with his record label that folded right before the scheduled release of his debut solo album. Others say the stresses of the unstable music industry led Fakts to turn his back on hip-hop as a profession. Whatever the reason, he decided to make a clean break from the music and many of his closest friends in the industry haven’t heard from him since.

Although Fakts One’s departure left fans and friends both frustrated and confused, no one could deny his musical talents. Most just assumed that his highly anticipated debut opus “Long Range” would just become another victim of industry politics. It would be yet another rumored release that nobody would ever hear or could prove actually existed…until now. Finally, five years after its completion, “Long Range” will be released EXACTLY how he had intended before quitting the business. The album has some of the best MC’s around (Little Brother, Planet Asia, Boot Camp Clik as well as his brothers in The Perceptionists; Mr. Lif and Akrobatik) and as one would expect, the beats are that classic boombap sound, drenched with his own blood, sweat and tears.

Tracklisting and credits for Fakts One’s Long Range:

1.) Ridin’ Dirty

2.) Grown Folks f/ Little Brother

3.) Life Music f/ Rocklyn & Maya Azucena

4.) OK f/ Kingsize & Outerspace

5.) Born For This f/Chan

6.) Don’t Stop f/Boot Camp Clik

7.) The Showstarter f/ The Perceptionists (Mr. Lif & Akrobatik)

8.) Audiovisual f/ J Live

9) U From The Q f/ Universal

10.) Set The Mood f/ Grayskul

11.) Moments Matter f/ Tajai (of Souls Of Mischief)

12.) Selfish f/ Akrobatik & Iyadonna

13.) Longevity f/ Rasco, Planet Asia & Shakes Da Mayor

14.) The Showstarter (Walkman Remix) f/ The Perceptionists (Mr. Lif & Akrobatik)

Teddy Riley’s Old Studio Burns Down

According to online sources a fire destroyed the Virginia studio once owned by legendary producer Teddy Riley.

Fire officials say a witness saw smoke and flames, which were extinguished after almost an hour. A cause of the fire has not be determined

Riley, who was a founding member of both Guy and Blackstreet, ushered in the New Jack Swing sound in the 1980s and has produced for everyone from Michael and Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige and Heavy D. to Big Daddy Kane, Bobby Brown and Wreckx-N-Effect.

In recent years Riley had fallen into financial problems and placed the studio up for auction in May of 2008. However, no one met the $500,000 asking price.