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Cee linked up with Philly resident Hezekiah (Bilal, The Roots, Talib Kweli) for this soulful head nodder. Shot in Mile End (the hipster HQ of Montreal) by long-time collaborator Richard Bastarache, the visuals for 'It Ain't Over' are simple yet fun, as the contagious energy of the two MCs perfectly compliments the positive vibes and strong message of the track.
The journey doesn't end here, however. Today, Thursday April 10th (Cee's birthday), his album is officially released worldwide. The first week sales contribute to the final chart figure, and as vague as iTunes are with their numbers, the team and our supporters are vigilantly checking to catch the highest position. So we still need all the support we can get! Give Cee the best birthday gift ever - a debut #1 charting album!
What's life without having lofty goals? The Movement Fam are 100% independent, yet we have the most powerful element at our disposal to help us achieve a career milestone - YOU. Cee is shooting to at least hit the Top 100 Hip Hop Albums on the Canadian iTunes charts with this LP, and y'all can help him get there!
For the second major opening slot of 2014, come and catch Cee, along with guitarist Marlon Kroll, opening for the legendary Black Sheep on Sunday March 23rd at Cabaret Underworld in Montreal! We'll have copies of 'Steps To The Peak' and 'Pride On My Cufflinks' for sale on the night, along with merch from The Movement Fam. Come through!
The first visual - and first single - from Cee's debut album 'This Is All I Know' is a dedication to the sustenance from the sky - 'Rainy Days'. The feelings of despair when the clouds turn grey can be overwhelming, but the fresh start given via the heavenly earth wash is what truly drives and inspires us. Produced by Sydney, Australia native P.R (Bone, Thugs N Harmony, Evidence, Blu, Onyx - and Notion's single 'Young & Crazy'), the tune features Montreal pioneer D-Shade (Shades Of Culture), and the chemistry between the two MCs is evident as they effortlessly trade verses across the soulful soundscape like they've known each other for years.
The Valentine's Day Mixtape Volume 6: Dream, Believe, Turn Up was inspired by the slogan of last summer's Under The Influence Of Music tour (with Wiz Khalifa, A$AP Rocky, B.o.B., Trinidad James and Joey Bada$$) - something ridiculous and funny, yet current. We didn't even really include many tunes you can 'turn up' to, so hopefully the irony isn't lost.
The second visual from Cee & Dr. MaD's critically acclaimed 'Steps To The Peak' EP has arrived! 'Another Day' - featuring The Movement Fam's Notion and Alaiz's Nox - was shot over at NBS (No Bad Sound) Studios in Côte-Des-Neiges, Montreal, in mid-summer last year.
So on March 15th, 2011, myself (Cee), Notion and Bekah (as The Movement Fam at the time) filmed our first music video for the tune 'Ain't No Mountain', from Cee & Bekah's 'The Soul Movement Originals' album. After constant setbacks and delays, last year I managed to retrieve the footage from the cameraman, and this year I finally found an editor to put it all together for us. And even though this tune is from an older project and the video was delayed, the message and the song itself hasn't dated a bit. We feel it's only right that on the two year anniversary of shooting the video, we release it for y'all.
My new album When Inspiration Hits is my proudest moment as an artist thus far. It's entirely produced by Tokyo Cigar. The album is sponsored by hailmegatron.net and, of course, The Movement Fam. Guests include Notion, Tokyo Cigar Czarina, TheSeKondElement, Nasty Nyne, and Verbz.
Mally recently dropped a new track from his upcoming project produced by The Sundance Kid. Every month on the 15th up until the release of the album he'll be releasing another song. The most recent track "Heir Time" shows Mally at his best, dropping bars upon bars with great flow and delivery. I also have to comment on the hard-hitting, soulful beat by The Sundance Kid. I'm not too familiar with his work but from what I've been hearing of his work with Mally I'm thoroughly impressed.
