Jazze Pha Speaks on Unreleased Project With Cee-Lo, Opens Clothing Store in ATL
Almost a year after the album's scheduled release date, Happy Hour, the collaborative effort between producer Jazze Pha and Cee-Lo Green may soon be seeing the light of day.
The album, which was originally slated for a November 2005 release on Jazzy's Sho'Nuff Recordings/Capitol Records imprint, was well received by critics but was pushed back indefinitely. The pair even shot a video in support of the album's lead single, "Happy Hour," in preparation for the record's release. The duo, who has completed roughly 20 tracks for the project, is reportedly waiting until Cee-Lo finishes up touring with Gnarls Barkley to release new material.
"We were thinking about trying to do a mini-movie and making the album the soundtrack to it, but the album is pretty much done," Jazze told Billboard. "I imagine we'll probably record a couple more songs but I think the records that we did are pretty much timeless." He continues, "We like to call it 60 minutes of well-dressed drama. It's grown music [but] young soul, that's what Cee Lo likes to call it. It's refreshing and nostalgic."
The record boasts appearances by Nate Dogg, Keith Sweat and former Guy crooner Aaron Hall, among others.
In related news, in addition to crafting new beats for Sammie, Lil' Scrappy, Lloyd, Yung Joc, Cherish, Young Dro, Jody Breeze and UGK's latest single "Stop and Go", Jazzy Pha is also partnering with Tamara Knechtel and longtime friend and business partner Ryan Glover to launch the clothing store Knitch in Atlanta.
The store, which will open on November 16 in Atlantic Station will see Jazzy serving as "Head Sneaker Pimp" for the shop, which will carry couture jeans for men and women, casual wear and footwear, among other items. "That's somebody who's really on top of the whole sneaker game," Pha told Billboard.com of his title. "It's kind of like a competition with these sneakers [to see] who got the flavor. We gon' have some special designs like an after-market thing where I [redesign] Air Force Ones or Adidas."
The store will have a grand opening celebration next month co-hosted by Pha himself, who is excited about the store's potential success. "I'm really into style [and] clothing period," he says. "It's just really a big part of hip-hop and I believe that me putting my name into it is going to [shed] a whole other light onto the store."
The album, which was originally slated for a November 2005 release on Jazzy's Sho'Nuff Recordings/Capitol Records imprint, was well received by critics but was pushed back indefinitely. The pair even shot a video in support of the album's lead single, "Happy Hour," in preparation for the record's release. The duo, who has completed roughly 20 tracks for the project, is reportedly waiting until Cee-Lo finishes up touring with Gnarls Barkley to release new material.
"We were thinking about trying to do a mini-movie and making the album the soundtrack to it, but the album is pretty much done," Jazze told Billboard. "I imagine we'll probably record a couple more songs but I think the records that we did are pretty much timeless." He continues, "We like to call it 60 minutes of well-dressed drama. It's grown music [but] young soul, that's what Cee Lo likes to call it. It's refreshing and nostalgic."
The record boasts appearances by Nate Dogg, Keith Sweat and former Guy crooner Aaron Hall, among others.
In related news, in addition to crafting new beats for Sammie, Lil' Scrappy, Lloyd, Yung Joc, Cherish, Young Dro, Jody Breeze and UGK's latest single "Stop and Go", Jazzy Pha is also partnering with Tamara Knechtel and longtime friend and business partner Ryan Glover to launch the clothing store Knitch in Atlanta.
The store, which will open on November 16 in Atlantic Station will see Jazzy serving as "Head Sneaker Pimp" for the shop, which will carry couture jeans for men and women, casual wear and footwear, among other items. "That's somebody who's really on top of the whole sneaker game," Pha told Billboard.com of his title. "It's kind of like a competition with these sneakers [to see] who got the flavor. We gon' have some special designs like an after-market thing where I [redesign] Air Force Ones or Adidas."
The store will have a grand opening celebration next month co-hosted by Pha himself, who is excited about the store's potential success. "I'm really into style [and] clothing period," he says. "It's just really a big part of hip-hop and I believe that me putting my name into it is going to [shed] a whole other light onto the store."
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