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=====+===== December 31, 2003 =====+=====

Give It To Me

The song Give It To Me from Vishiss' album Subliminal Criminal Hyminal will be played out prominantly in the album's radio plan and will be for sure a future single.

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Posted by Mauzip @ 11:45AM CET

=====+===== December 27, 2003 =====+=====

C-Bo featuring TQ

TQ is featured on C-Bo's Lost Sessions. On this album will be older tracks that were never released before. The album is due out February 17th. Album cover here.

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Posted by Mauzip @ 03:12PM CET

=====+===== December 23, 2003 =====+=====

Lil Wayne, Caz & Damizza albums

Lil Wayne's album The Carter will be in stores March 9th. Caz' album Hood Hitz will drop in February and the new Damizza compilation No More Waiting - No More Waiting is scheduled for a February release, but that's still tentative. V.I.P. (featuring Boo & Gotti) might appear on that album. Still no official release date for Gemini. Merry Christmas.

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Posted by Mauzip @ 04:33PM CET

=====+===== December 20, 2003 =====+=====

Albums delayed

Drag-On's and Petey Pablo's albums have been delayed again. Drag-On's album To Hell And Back should come out on February 10th and Petey Pablo's album Still Writing In My Diary: 2nd Entry is scheduled for February 24th.

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Posted by Mauzip @ 12:40PM CET

=====+===== December 19, 2003 =====+=====

New Sarah Connor & TQ single

The release date of Sarah Connor's album Key To My Soul outside Germany is January 26th, 2004. DubCNN.com has an article up about TQ's career as a solo artist, called TQ… from Westside to Angela Jones…written by yours truly =) Read here.

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Posted by Mauzip @ 09:35PM CET

=====+===== December 18, 2003 =====+=====

New easy links.

Added a few audio clips of TQ performing live just a few weeks ago. Better Days (Live in Delft, Holland) .rm | Our Life (Live in Delft, Holland) .rm | California Love w/ Atwill  (Live in Gent, Belgium) .rm | If you hear any loud female voices screaming... that's just mauz =P We're still working on some things, we are holding back some updates, sounds, photos, etc until we get some things situated. We currently have limited access to the internet for a few more days. I removed all the old versions of the site. If you notice in the top left corner there's a Frames On | Off button. You can turn frames on or off from every single page, it makes browsing the site alot easier with the frames on. --+-+-Happy__Holidays!!!-+-+--

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Posted by Qu`izzle @ 08:00PM East North Central

=====+===== December 13, 2003 =====+=====

New easy links.

What up!? What up!? ok. two things ->   http:// tqboard.thugpoetry.com   is an easy link to get to the Message Board. http:// tqnews.thugpoetry.com will now take you directly to the news section.  For your convenience =) Working on the the site a bit, have a bunch of updates in a couple days.

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Posted by Qu`izzle @ 01:01PM East North Central

=====+===== December 8, 2003 =====+=====

TQ not on Juve The Great.

I just listened to the new Juvenile album Juve The Great. TQ is not on the album anywhere but it's still a great album, go pick it up!!!

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Posted by Qu`izzle @ 12:01AM East North Central

=====+===== December 7, 2003 =====+=====

Sly Boogie featuring TQ / TQ posts messages.

TQ will be on Sly Boogie's upcoming album. I'm in the middle of moving and working on a new way to set up the news section as a subweb. TQ has posted on our Message Board talking about Gemini so check it out. I probably won't do another news update until at least friday or saturday.

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Posted by Qu`izzle @ 11:14PM East North Central

=====+===== November 28, 2003 =====+=====

Added a clip of Big Tymers featuring TQ - We Can Smoke to the sounds section. GREAT song. I recommend picking this album up. In stores December 9th, 2003. TQ is in the background of the songs To Be Played and Against The Wall so I added a clip of those as well.

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=====+===== November 27, 2003 =====+=====

Happy Thanksgiving!!! I updated the photos section. Pics 459-470 are thanks to Elke (tqslittlelady)

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=====+===== November 26, 2003 =====+=====

TQ is only listed as being featured on one song on the new Big Tymers called We Can Smoke. I will add a clip sometime in the next few days. Here is the retail track list for Big Tymers - Big Money Heavyweights due in stores Dec 9th, 2003:
  1. Big Talk - (Intro)
  2. This Is How We Do

  3. Gangsta Girl - (featuring R. Kelly)

  4. We Can Smoke - (featuring TQ)

  5. I'm A Dog / I'm Sorry - (skit)

  6. Against The Wall

  7. I'll Take You There - (featuring Petey Pablo/Joi)

  8. Back Up - (Juvenile/Gilly)

  9. Southern Boy - (featuring Lil' Wayne/Bun-B)

  10. Beat It Up - (featuring Tateeze)

  11. Big Money Heavyweight

  12. Down South - (featuring Lil' Wayne/Jazze Pha)

  13. U Are Not A Pimp - (featuring Gilly/Tateeze)

  14. I Need Help - (skit)

  15. To Be Played

  16. My Life - (featuring Mikkey/Joi)

  17. No Love

  18. Got Everything - (featuring Tateeze)

  19. Dirty D-Boy - (featuring Gilly)

  20. Real Talk - (Outro)

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=====+===== November 23, 2003 =====+=====

The song Gangsta Party which had TQ, Cash Money and Benzino was recorded for a Benzino album project and will not be on Big Tymers new album. Don't look for this to be released anytime soon if at all.

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=====+===== November 20, 2003 =====+=====

Here is the advance track list to Juvenile's new album:

  1. Intro
  2. From Da Porch
  3. Jump 2 It
  4. The Smoking Gun
  5. In My Life
  6. On The Avenue
  7. A Letter From Tha Pen
  8. Nightlife
  9. Who Dat Iz (skit)
  10. Crome Wheels
  11. Juve The Great
  12. I'm The One
  13. Kids On The Corner
  14. Assume The Position
  15. Outro

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=====+===== November 17, 2003 =====+=====

Added a clip of Vishiss featuring TQ - Give It To Me. Thanx to the one of our little birdy's.

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=====+===== November 17, 2003 =====+=====

Big Tymers is on 106 & Park today. Juvenile is on an all new Access Granted tomorrow and you can see behind the scenes of his new video In My Life and the world premiere of the video. Wednesday Juvenile will be Rap City as a guest and Big Tymers will be on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Friday Juvenile will be on 106 & Park performing and as a guest. That's all the appearances I know of this week, I'll try to check them all out maybe we'll see some TQ mentioned or hanging around.

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=====+===== November 17, 2003 =====+=====

TQ is featured on Vishiss new album Subliminal Criminal Hyminal. He is on the song Give It To Me. That song was played on the tv show Smallville. The song was played in the background while they were walking through school in the Episode Extinction. I will post a clip later. The album is due out February 2004. Here is the Advance track list:
  1. Overture (Seth 11)
  2. Product Of My Envioronment
  3. Fall Off The Guest List
  4. I Got That
  5. Fuck Him Up
  6. Record Deal
  7. Shake It
  8. Give It To Me
  9. Killin Spree
  10. The New Guy
  11. Neva Again
  12. My Confession
  13. Conquer The World
  14. No Better Than Me
  15. Goodbye Cruel World
  16. The Light
  17. Subliminal Criminal

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=====+===== November 14, 2003 =====+=====

Here is a list of magazines Big Tymers will be on the cover of:
  • XXL Baby & Juvenile (Feb. Issue)
  • Exposure (Jan. - Feb Issue)
  • PIMP (Dec. Issue)
  • Chronic (Jan Issue)
  • Streets (Dec./Jan Issue)
  • Floss Dec/JanIssue)
  • Groove Line (Dec/JanIssue)
  • Next Level (Dec/JanIssue)

So check those out they might mention upcoming projects with TQ. You can now pre-order Juvenile's new album Juve The Great on some music sites. Due out in stores December 23rd.

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=====+===== November 12, 2003 =====+=====

Mauzarelli typed up the lyrics to Love Is Color Blind. here

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=====+===== November 12, 2003 =====+=====

TQ is on Sarah Connor's new album Key To My Soul. He is featured on the song Love Is Color Blind, Hasta La Vista, & Are You Ready To Ride?. I added clips to the sounds section.

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=====+===== November 10, 2003 =====+=====

Cash Money Records Host Their Fifth Annual Turkey Dinner Give-Away

New Orleans, LA - On Tuesday, November 25, 2003, Cash Moneys' artists, staff, and New Orleans' mayor, The Honorable C. Ray Nagin will host the fifth annual Cash Money Turkey Dinner Giveaway. Ronald 'Slim' Williams, Bryan 'Baby' Williams, Mannie Fresh, and Lil Wayne, will be on hand to give-away 2,000 25lb. turkeys, and Thanksgiving trimmings (green beans, cranberry sauce, cake mix, dinner rolls, dressing, and soft drinks) to those less fortunate in their home town of New Orleans.

In 1991, Cash Money Records CEOs Ronald 'Slim' Williams and Brian 'Baby' Williams launched a successful multi-million dollar record label. In 1998, the brothers created the Johnny & Gladys Williams Foundation, named in memory of their deceased parents; committing themselves to giving back to the community in New Orleans. The foundation donates food, offers academic scholarships and provides housing opportunities.

Cash Money has also launched "Cash Money For Kids," an organization designed to reward New Orleans students of academic achievement with tickets to the Hornets' basketball team home games and accompany them in their skybox during the game. "Education is important, and Baby and I want to reward those kids who are doing well in school, this is just one way for us to do that," states Slim.

Ronald and Bryan have tried to purchase the infamous Magnolia projects and have run into tremendous red tape. Relentless and refusing to be moved, the brothers made a way for the sick and elderly residents of the Magnolia projects to live rent-free.

Bryan has always been noted for performing random acts of kind giving. He has and still carouses the 'hood' and hand out money to many. Baby states, "I know what it is to not have anything and I can't stand to see other people suffer like that, so, I go in my pocket and hand out twenty dollar bills to the kids and hundred dollar bills to the single moms." Through the "Make A Wish Foundation" Bryan also granted a terminally ill young man his wish of meeting the rap star.

This fall, the Williams Brothers were honored by Jamie Brown of Sister 2 Sister Magazine at her annual "Intergenerational Event." Bryan and Democratic Congressman Charles Rangel were made life long fraternal-brothers, responsible for utilizing their brotherhood to bridge gaps between the two generations and proving viable resources to one another in hip-hop and politics.

On Tuesday, December 9th Bryan 'Baby' Williams and Mannie Fresh will release their fourth Big Tymers album, Big Money Heavy Weight, but will break from promoting for their fifth annual Turkey Giveaway.

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=====+===== November 7, 2003 =====+=====

Baby was recently on BET and said Lil Wayne has went back in the studio and is re-doing his entire album The Carter. Release date will be sometime in March. This make make room for an earlier TQ release date hopefully.

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=====+===== November 6, 2003 =====+=====

Here is the current track list for Big Money Heavyweights. This list comes from I-squad:
  1. Big Talk (Intro)

  2. This Is How We Do

  3. Gangsta Girl

  4. We Can Smoke

  5. I'm A Dog/I'm Sorry (Skit)

  6. Against The Wall

  7. I'll Take You There

  8. Back Up

  9. Southern Boy

  10. Beat It Up

  11. Big Money Heavyweight

  12. Down South

  13. U Are Not A Pimp

  14. I Need Help (Skit)

  15. To Be Played

  16. My Life

  17. No Love

  18. Got Everything

  19. Dirty D Boy

  20. Real Talk (Outro)

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=====+===== November 2, 2003 =====+=====

We added 89 new photos of TQ performing at various clubs in Europe. Thank Mauz for gathering them all up.

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=====+===== October 30, 2003 =====+=====

Watch Big Tymer's new video Gangsta Girl right here. You can see TQ all through the video.

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=====+===== October 29, 2003 =====+=====

I normally don't post news of bootleging or sites posting full songs, but, StreetHop.com has some connections with Damizza, Warren G or TQ I guess and posted the full mp3 of Our Life. They tagged the hell out of it but you can at least hear the song and wait for the untagged version to come out on Gemini. Hopefully it will be on Gemini, it really is a great song and people should hear it.

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=====+===== October 28, 2003 =====+=====

Boo & Gotti's new single Baby Girl featuring TQ is getting ready to hit radio. The CD and Vinyl Single is floating around with the Acapella, instrumental, etc. TQ is done performing in Europe. He performed over the weekend and mauz went and seen him again, He did Ride On, Our Life, Better Days, California Love, Bye Bye Baby & Westside. Mauz asked him if Our Life was going to be on Gemini and he said yes. Our Life was also mentioned on another site as being on Gemini. They even posted audio of it on their site. Big Tymers track list is on some online cd stores websites. Almost every advance track list CDUniverse, Towerrecords, Amazon, BestBuy, etc have given in the last 2 years is 90% to 100% different once its released. I actually got to get a hold of a copy of the Juvenile - Project English advance album and not one song from it was on the retail album. It was all freestyle sessions and shit that wasn't going to be released. I believe this is to weed out leaks. But here is the track list anyways, even though Im sure itll be completely different once released as every release is:

  1. Intro
  2. That's How They Do It

  3. It's The Size Of The Cut

  4. In Da Fast Lane

  5. Gangsta Girls - (featuring R Kelly)

  6. My Quarter Piece

  7. Cool Out In The Shade

  8. Shut Up & Cut The Check

  9. Danger Danger

  10. Buy Out The Bar

  11. Hood's Still In Us, The

  12. Ballerific

  13. All In Tha Family

  14. Sippin' In The Studio

  15. You Got Your Girl In Handcuffs

  16. For The Systems

  17. Outro

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=====+===== October 24, 2003 =====+=====

Big Tymer's album Big Money Heavyweights has been bumped to December 9th. Petey Pablo's album Still Writing In My Diary: 2nd Entry is scheduled for Dec 31st. Big Tymers will be on 106 & Park today performing a song and premiering the new video Gangsta Girl. The show will rerun Saturday and Monday if you missed it.

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=====+===== October 20, 2003 =====+=====

Ok some news... Juvenile's album Juvi The Great will be released December 23rd on Cash Money Records. Drag-On's album To Hell And Back has been delayed until January 27th, 2004. Big Tymers album Big Money Heavyweights has been bumped to December 2nd, this would explain why they dropped another new single and I have no official release dates on Lil Wayne or TQ. Also Teena Marie album Black Rain is scheduled for sometime early 2004 on Cash Money Records, Im sure TQ might be on that as well..

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=====+===== October 18, 2003 =====+=====

Added the audio of Mauzip interviewing TQ. He talks about unreleased songs, his new album, even our site ThugPoetry.com =0). A couple things you should know first: #1 Mauzip is as gitty as a school girl during the interview. #2 Mauzip tries to sing duets with TQ. #3 My name is not Qubert. hahaha. Listen here

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=====+===== October 17, 2003 =====+=====

Check out a new Cash Money website www.cashmoneyinneworleans.com . There's a contest there you can enter and win great prizes, check it out! Also there is game you can play. You play as either TQ, Boo & Gotti or Lil Wayne. There is also covers for the new albums there... TQ's cover looks like this:

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=====+===== October 17, 2003 =====+=====

Mauzip got to go to a TQ concert in Belgium last night and actually got to do an interview with him. Read here. He performed a new song called Angela Jones which he said will be the next single. TQ said Gemini will drop February 2004. AtWill is the only one with Headbeatin at the moment and he will have an album out next year called Preach. Im glad to see this because I think Atwill's songs AtWill and So High on the Headbeaterz Compilation where the best songs besides Life Of A G with TQ. A new Headbeaterz Compilation will drop next year with new artists. Here are some photos Mauzip took, Mauz will add a description of each later on the board (Archived). Atwill is on stage with TQ in the pics. I will add audio from the interview later tonight.

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=====+===== October 15, 2003 =====+=====

If you live in Belgium go see TQ tommorrow (Thursday Oct 16th). Info here

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=====+===== October 12, 2003 =====+=====

I added a interview with TQ from SpiceRadio.com. here

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=====+===== October 11, 2003 =====+=====

I've been checking around and Boo & Gotti are supposedly still going with Baby Girl featuring TQ as the next single. No clue when the single hits radio or if the video has even been shot.

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You can pre-order 12" dj vinyls of Lil Wayne - Get Something (Oct 14th),  Big Tymers - This How We Do (Oct 14th), and Big Tymers - Gangsta Girl (Oct 28th) @ Towerrecords.com

=====+===== October 08, 2003 =====+=====

On October 28, Big Tymers will release their second single Gangsta Girl featuring R Kelly. This is strange to me because there latest single This How We Do was #2 on 106 & Park the other day when I watched....... two singles before the album drops...... WHERE IS ALL THE TQ PROMOTING AT!?!?!?!?!!

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=====+===== October 07, 2003 =====+=====

We got a new Message Board up. You will have to re-register. Give it a few weeks to get back on it's feet. Sorry =] Spacing out updates. We have ..umn more updates. Just keeping you coming back. =] Message Board. Im seeing Boo & Gotti's Hot Shit song show up on mixtape's. It looks like that might be the new single instead of Baby Girl.

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=====+===== October 05, 2003 =====+=====

Mike Mosley's Bosses In The Booth dvd came out. It says it features about 20 artists but it does not say it features TQ. It's really underground, the only place I even seen it for sale is online at www.rapbay.com. Too bad it would have been interesting to see TQ working in the studio on They Never Saw Me Coming.

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=====+===== October 03, 2003 =====+=====

Rumour has it G-Unit artist Youngbuck who was formerly with Cash Money Records will be appearing on Baby's new album Birdman Vol.2 Boss Of The Ghetto... the track is called Iced Up and also features Juvenile and TQ. But this is not confirmed yet. A New Message Board will be back in a few days.

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=====+===== October 01, 2003 =====+=====

Added a clip of Drag-On's song I'm A Ryder featuring TQ & Baby. It will be on his album Hell And Back in stores October 21st.

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TQ is supposed to perform in Germany on Saturday October 4th, 2003 at Club Liberty. More info --> address: Lessingstrasse 8 - zip code: 89231 - city: Neu-Ulm -  time: 10pm - ticket hotline: 0171-1866828 - website: www.disco-liberty.de I'll try to see if one of my connections can record it or at elast get a review of it. Flyer. TQ is also supposed to be performing at Diva-Palace, Industriestraße 6, 97258 Gollhofen on October 11th in Germany. --Thanx to GansgtaT for the club info.

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=====+===== September 29, 2003 =====+=====

The new Big Tymers album will be in stores November 18th according to I-Sqaud. That means Big Tymers and Lil Wayne drop on the same day... Im sure that's not right.

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=====+===== September 28, 2003 =====+=====

Added an audio clip of a new Big Tymers song Gangsta Party featuring TQ, Boo & Gotti and Lil Wayne + Benzino from their upcoming Big Money Heavyweights album.

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=====+===== September 26, 2003 =====+=====

I just watched the new Lil Wayne video Get Something. The only other Cash Money artist in it the video was Mannie Fresh. The video was well made and had lots of special effects.

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=====+===== September 24, 2003 =====+=====

A good idea for Gemini.

I was sitting back thinking today how tight it would be if Gemini was 2cd's. One side could be straight thug rnb and the other could be traditional rnb and that would fit the album title. 2 Sides to a Gemini, 2 sides (cd's) to the album. We've waited for so long I think we would all be thrilled with 2 cd's. I think that would be a good ass idea. Just thought I'd throw that in.

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Drag-On's new album Hell And Back has been delayed to October 21st. The album will definately include the song I'm A Ryder featuring TQ & Baby. TQ is listed as rap vocals on the song, I hope he does more than just background singing. I will post an audio clip as soon as I can.

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=====+===== September 23, 2003 =====+=====

According to one Universal Records web site TQ's new album will be released at the end of December. Yea thats a long way off. We will definetaly need a new single. The Message Board is down at the moment.

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=====+===== September 20, 2003 =====+=====

BET had Baby's Top 25 Video Countdown today. He had TQ - Better Days at #4 and Lil Wayne feat Baby & TQ - Way Of Life at #2. Lil Wayne's new album The Carter is scheduled for November 18th and his new single Get Something is floating around the internet already. The album is produced mostly by Mannie Fresh and he is also featured on the single. The album should feature a guest appearance by TQ. No word whether or not Baby Girl featuring TQ will still be the second single off Boo & Gotti's new album. I-Sqaud.net is doing a poll to see which song everyone thinks should be the new single. Go there and vote:

   

=====+===== September 18, 2003 =====+=====

Well it seems Lil Wayne will be next after Big Tymers. His new single drops October 14th and is called Get Something. I guess we just wait and wait for TQ.

=====+===== September 11, 2003 =====+=====

Guess what?! TQ album now has no release date and Big Tymers is set at October 28th....................................................... Saturday is the anniversary of Tupac's death. I will be bumpin his music all week in memory! R.I.P.

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=====+===== September 04, 2003 =====+=====

I been reading alot of reviews on Boo & Gotti's new album Perfect Timing which hit stores August 26th. Almost everyone mentions Baby Girl featuring TQ as one of the best if not THE best song on the album. The song was supposed to be the second single, hopefully it still is. Updated photos & Lyrics sections.

=====+===== September 02, 2003 =====+=====

Westcoast2k reports TQ will be on Caz's new album Hood Hitz. The album is set for November Release.

=====+===== September 01, 2003 =====+=====

I've seen a release date (from a couple different creditable sources) for TQ's new album Gemini listed as October 14th. Those sources also have Big Tymers still listed as October 21st. It will probably be delayed , but thats the word for now. It does appear that TQ is still next, but we'll see soon. Petey Pablo's album was delayed to December 10th.

=====+===== August 30, 2003 =====+=====

Big Tymers were on 106 & Park Thursday hosting the entire show and premiering their new video This Is How We Do. TQ wasnt even in the video and I didnt really see many other Cash Money artists in it either. They had R Kelly on and spent most of their time with him and promoting their new albums.

There's a new interview with Shade Sheist and he talks about one of the unreleased songs from his last album he didnt release. It was Taxicab Confessions featuring TQ. He said it will definately be on his next album due out early 2003.

=====+===== August 26, 2003 =====+=====

Big Tymers will be on 106 & Park Wednesday premiering their new video This Is How We Do. Maybe TQ will be with them. Also make sure to pick up Boo & Gotti's new album in stores today!!!

=====+===== August 21, 2003 =====+=====

Here is the ADVANCE Track List of the new Drag-On album Hell And Back. The album has been delayed until Sept 30th.
  1. Intro

  2. Feel My Pain

  3. Bronx - (skit)

  4. Put Your Drinks Down

  5. Tell Your Friends - (featuring Jadakiss)

  6. Holla At Your Boy

  7. U Had Me - (featuring Eve)

  8. Hector The Killer - (skit)

  9. I'm A Ryder - (featuring Baby, TQ)

  10. Dirty Funk

  11. It's A Party

  12. Race, The

  13. Let's Get Crazy - (featuring DMX)

  14. Busta - (skit)

  15. Hurt No More

  16. My First Child

  17. Life Is Short

=====+===== August 19, 2003 =====+=====

I know alot of you are getting impatient wating for TQ's new album and want to know what's going on. TQ had his album recorded and finished months ago but as most of you know Cash Money recently linked up with R Kelly. They are working on several porjects at the moment including a movie, Best Of Both Worlds album by R Kelly & Baby, and Im sure one of the main reasons for TQ's album delay is so they could record some songs with R Kelly's help. R Kelly is one of the best RNB producers out right now. It seems like a good idea to me that they delay TQ's album for another couple months and maybe add a couple more songs. Since the recording of KeepItOnTheLow Kelly and Cash Money seem to have joined forces. Albums scheduled for release this year by Cash Money: Boo & Gotti will be out August 26th. Big Tymers single This Is How We Do (which is already hittin radio stations and mixtapes) is set for Sept 2nd and their album Big Money Heavyweights has been delayed to October 21st. After that there is no official release dates or order of release, but TQ, Juvenile & Lil Wayne's albums are supposed to be next. All these albums may be delayed but we should see most of them buy the end of 2003 or early 2004.

=====+===== August 13, 2003 =====+=====

Rumor has it Juvenile, TQ, Baby, Stone & Jay-Z recently recorded a new song called Spendin Mills for Juve's new album Welcome To The Nolia. Im sure TQ will be on at least one song from the album. The album is supposed to be in stores November 18th and the new Lil Wayne album The Carter is supposed to be in stores November 4th.

=====+===== August 12, 2003 =====+=====

Cash Money is on the cover of the July issue of OZone Magazine. I added a interview with TQ and a couple pics from the article. TQ mentions his favorite song on Gemini is Until. Read interview here. Magazine cover here. Another pic of TQ from the Baby article here. You can go to the website and check it all out yourself here

=====+===== August 10, 2003 =====+=====

Added a clip to the sounds page of Baby Girl featuring TQ from Boo & Gotti's new album. He is also on the skit Bad Chicks At The Bar and Pimp Affair Interlude. The album will be in stores August 26th. The album is great so go pick it up!!! Track List to the album:

Boo & Gotti - Perfect Timing

  1. Perfect Timing
  2. Chitown (feat Tateeze and Mannie Fresh)
  3. Girls Be Trippin (feat Gilly)
  4. Bad Chicks At The Bar
  5. Aint It Man (feat Lil Wayne)
  6. Dear Ghetto (feat R Kelly)
  7. Gangsta
  8. 1 Adam 12 (feat Stone)
  9. Pimp Poetry (Interlude)
  10. Baby Girl (feat TQ)
  11. Chicago
  12. Pimp Affair (Interlude)
  13. Ride Tonight (feat Baby & Jazze Pha)
  14. Think (feat Jazze Pha)
  15. 600 (feat Blakchild)
  16. Hot Shit (feat Mikkey, Baby, Lac and Stone)
  17. Out Here

=====+===== August 8, 2003 =====+=====

The new Big Tymers album will be in stores September 23rd. The first single is called This Is How We Do. They will be making the video today thruough the 11th somewhere in New Orleans. TQ is featured on the album of course. Looks like TQ's album was bumped to late late 2003.

=====+===== August 7, 2003 =====+=====

The song on Petey Pablo's new album featuring TQ & Baby is called Did You Miss Me. The album is still scheduled for September 9th. Also asded an old interview from a 2000 edition of UK Pride Magazine. here

=====+===== August 2, 2003 =====+=====

The new Big Tymers album "Big Money Heavyweights" is their latest album which is expected to be released some time in December, the album features Juvenile, Lil Wayne, Lac, TQ, Jay-Z, R.Kelly, Memphis Bleek, Roscoe, Teena Marie and other Cash Money artists. It is a 21 track album and the first single featuring R.Kelly will begin shooting in September on Baby's $25 million private island in the Florida Keys.

Also some info about the tour of the "new and improved" Cash Money Millionaires. It's called the "Big Money Heavyweights" tour with Roc-A-Fella; it will begin November 23rd, 2003.

Artists:

  • Juvenile, Big Tymers, TQ, Jay-Z, Cam'ron, Lil' Wayne, Boo & Gotti, State Property, Lil' Maxso, Memphis Bleek, and Rochester a.k.a. Juice.

Cities (dates N/A):

  • New York, NY St.Louis, MO
  • Jersey City, NJ Houston, TX
  • Miami, FL (Club ZNO) Buffalo, NY
  • Charlotte,NC Los Angeles, CA
  • Atlanta, GA New Orleans, LA
  • Toronto, ON Kingston, Jamaica
  • Baton Rouge, LA Philadelphia, PA

Tickets will start at $40 and will go up to $150.

=====+===== July 31, 2003 =====+=====

Rap impresario Russell Simmons will stage a Hip-Hop Summit August 1st through 3rd in Birmingham, Alabama, the epicenter of the 1960s civil rights movement. The event will be held in conjunction with the 13th annual Birmingham Heritage Festival. Among those confirmed to take part in the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HHSAN) event are:

Baby, Juvenile, Run-DMC's Reverend Run, Cash Money Millionaires members Lil' Wayne and T.Q., Floetry, David Banner, Lil' Jon & the Eastside Boys, Big Tymers and Lil' Flip.

Russell Simmons and the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network have announced their full support of the Seattle Hip-Hop Summit and Expo, scheduled for July 24-26th, at Seahawks Stadium in Seattle, Washington. This Summit represents the first time an Expo will be a part of a Hip-Hop Summit and it will focus on cutting edge technology to empower youth. Seattle was chosen as the site of the next Hip-Hop Summit for a number of reasons. The Northwest region is a vibrant source of hip-hop and a ground zero of technological breakthroughs. It is also an international city and the gateway to the Pacific Rim. As such, it is the perfect location to host this first ever Hip-Hop Summit focusing on technology for youth empowerment. It will also be the first summit to be web cast internationally and the first event to be web cast from Seahawks Stadium. Artists participating in the Seattle Hip-Hop Summit and Expo will be Inspectah Deck and Killa Priest of the Wu Tang Clan, Jinn the MC from Ruff Ryders, Canadian hip-hop artist G-Knight, JT the Bigga Figga and Planet Asia from the Bay area. Other artists will be announced shortly.

I-Squad.net

=====+===== July 26, 2003 =====+=====

Cash Money updated their site with a lil paragraph about TQ and his new single. here. Nothing new but it says TQ's album will be out later this year and his new single is starting to get notice. The Big Tymers I-Squad reports their new album will be out in September or at least their new single will be.

=====+===== July 25, 2003 =====+=====

As you may have noticed we're still playing around with the appearance of the site. Version 5.0 is our main version we're gonna stick with for a while once it's done. We left Versions 4.0 and 1.0 for those of you who dont like alot of graphics. Now for the news.. In the new issue of Black Beat magazine there is 4 pages of TQ. 1 is a full size picture of this photo here. The other three pages are photos of KeepItOnTheLow video shoot (pictures 298-306 in the photos section). I also added a bunch of photos from an old article on TQ from UK Pride Magazine (pictures 307-314 in the photos section). Im still typing up the article because it's huge. It's from 2000 but it's got some good info and photos. Thanks to Kez for that article and photos.

=====+===== July 23, 2003 =====+=====

Cash Money finally updated their website. There isnt any usefull information but they did link up Thick Online's page where it lists TQ's top 5 Cash Money songs. The #1 song is a new Big Tymers song that isnt even released yet. But the rest are: #2 Big Tymers - Still Fly | #3 Lil Wayne - Way of Life | #4 Juvenile - Back That Azz Up | #5 BG - Bling, Bling

=====+===== July 16, 2003 =====+=====

The official release date of Drag-On's new album is September 16, 2003 and the official release date of Petey Pablo's new album is September 9, 2003. Both were supposed to feature TQ as a guest appearance. Both these albums were delayed a long time so TQ might not even make the final cut of the album. There is still no official release date for Gemini. Cash Money has delayed everything except Boo & Gotti 's album which is still set at August 24, 2003.

=====+===== July 15, 2003 =====+=====

There is review of Gemini in the new issue of Vibe magazine (with Ludacris on the cover). It doesn't say a whole lot but it mentions a song called The Doctor (as in love doctor). The magazine gave the album a 3 out of 4 rating. There isnt any pictures or anything so its not worth buying.

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=====+===== July 9, 2003 =====+=====

KeepItOnTheLow's radio release date has been set for July 22nd. That should mean Gemini will come out in mid-to-late August or early September.

=====+===== July 8, 2003 =====+=====

There is a new article on TQ in the new September issue of Black Beat mag. Theres a new picture and an old picture I've never seen in the article. Article here.

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=====+===== July 3, 2003 =====+=====

Boo & Gotti's album has been delayed to August 26th and there is still no confirmed TQ or Big Tymers release dates..... I dont know what is going on with Cash Money right now. If you have any news dont be afraid to email me!   kcqu2p@aol.com

=====+===== June 26, 2003 =====+=====

TQ and Big Tymers new albums have been pushed back but Boo & Gotti's album is still July 22nd. No new release date has been Announced for either. Here is the track list for Boo & Gotti's Perfect Timing:

  1. Intro

  2. Y All Ready

  3. Ain't It Man - (featuring Lil' Wayne)

  4. Two From The Chi

  5. Throwback Groove

  6. Letters From The Pen

  7. Hotel Lobby (Shit), The

  8. Millionaire Moves

  9. For The Summer

  10. Double Up

  11. Paperchase, The

  12. On The Road Again

  13. Kick Back & Relax

  14. Outro

And I see no Baby Girl on there!!!

=====+===== June 17, 2003 =====+=====

New TQ interview here!!!

=====+===== June 13, 2003 =====+=====

Sorry about the site being down for so long. We had to switch hosts. We are in the process of making more additions to the site.

There is another new TQ interview! read it here.

=====+===== June 11, 2003 =====+=====

Spring Bling repeats Thursday at 8pm on BET.

KeepItOnTheLow premeired as new joint of the day on BET's 106 & Park. The show repeats at 11:30am today if youre able to see this post in time depending on your time zone.

Just a little update for yall. We posted a new TQ related exclusive on the Message Board. Remember Lil PNutt from The Second Coming? Well he is now a part of Kurupt & Roscoe's Young Assassins group. He is a part of the extended group. Anyhow we added an unreleased song featuring him that was supposed to be on Roscoe's new album that came out yesterday. The song is called Dippin In The 4. You can learn more about Young Assassins at www.youngassassins.com/

=====+===== June 10, 2003 =====+=====

TQ is in the new issue of The Source magazine in a couple pages. The first page is an advertisement for Club Z No. There is a picture of him standing next to Trina.

The second page is a half page article and photo. It's this photo here. The article:

THUG LOVE

WITH HIS FORTHCOMING ALBUM GEMINI, CASH MONEY CROONER TQ DISPLAYS HIS SOFTER SIDE

There are at least two faces to Every Gemini and now that Compton-bred TQ is done exorcising his inner block buster, he's ready to break out the straight-shooting, bleeding-heart loverboy. It might be cliched to call TQ an R&B thug, but that's pretty close to how he'd describe himself.

"I live a rapper's life" TQ says, explaining why it was only right that Baby of Cash Money signed him back in 2001. "I cam up with hip-hop, it's in me and it' in my music, but I'm a singer, a straight-up, old school R&B cat, not a rapper. I can't rap, don't rap and don't wanna rap" he informs.

It's not surprising that he's worried about being compared to rappers-his 1998 single, "Westside", which bigged up tha Cali region, garnered him unlikely comparisons to Tupac. "I never considered myself a rapper and I never compared myself to Tupac," says TQ."That all came from other people." But once folks get their hands on his upcoming album Gemini, there won't be any confusion.

From the silky hook on "Don't Stop" to the R. Kelly produced and penned "Up In The Club," Gemini is full of smooth, candlelight-and-champagne music. But don't get it twisted, TQ hasn't gone soft, he just provides the best of both worlds. "I'm a Gemini," he says. "I'll always be two ways."

=====+===== June 8, 2003 =====+=====

It looks like TQ's single has been delayed until July 1st. This may mean the album will be delayed. =(

We will add some more exclusives for ya on the Message Board in the next week or so.

Rumor has it TQ will probably be on Damizza's next compilation No More Waiting... No More Hating due August 19th, as well as Shade Shiest's new album which will be released sometime at the end of this year or early in 2004.

=====+===== June 5, 2003=====+=====

First of all there is a new TQ interview where he mentions this site and the fans posting on message forums and how he likes to get the feedback. =P view the interview here at the bottom of the page or just go to our new message board and leave a comment about it.

2nd thing.... my friend Mauzip and I have decided to start up a new TQ Message Board with more features. I've been putting it off for a long time. I finally sat down and figured it all out. We want to make the board an open place where you can speak your opinion freely and not be bitched at for any of your comments, good or bad. Me and Mauzip will just be spectators basically and try to keep the peace. We will only use our powers to filter out useless posts, hate, spam, etc. So you will have to sign up and set up new signatures, etc

We've added a bunch of new features. The main feature I think the TQ Message Board really needed was a Fan Mail Forum. We created this forum so you (the fans) could go on and write a letter to TQ. I've gotten 100's of emails of people writing letters asking me to pass them on to TQ. Well this is your chance to pass them on yourself. TQ knows my site and loves to hear your feedback so post your letters/messages to TQ in the Fan Mail Forum. All you have to do is type it up. We've made the forum so you may post anonymously as a guest  incase you feel uncomfortable having everyone know what you've written.

Keep in mind the board is just starting up and will take a couple weeks to get all the posts going. But we've started out a bunch of topics already and even added some audio treats for yall. Mauz and I will continue to bring you all the news first! We will always post all news on the Forums as well as here so you may leave feedback.

Thug Poetry's new TQ Message Board

I'm also in the process of re-doing all the graphics to the site, The design I'm using now was thrown together in a day and is somewhat ameteur in appearance. I should have it done in the next week or so.

We also would like to give props to all the other TQ sites out there. Keep doing your thang. We hope there's no hard feelings between us.

=====+===== May 30, 2003 =====+=====

Watch TQ's new video here. Also watch Boo & Gotti's new video here.

=====+===== May 30, 2003 =====+=====

The first single off Big Tymers new album Big Money Heavyweights is called Gangsta Girl featuring R Kelly. The album drops July 29th. TQ is supposedly all over this album.

Just a reminder if you havnt signed up for TQ i-squad, do so and help promote TQ. Also help promote fellow Record mates Boo & Gotti. TQ is on their album as well and the second single will feature TQ, so help promote them is helpnig promote TQ. click picture below...

=====+===== May 29, 2003 =====+=====

KeepItOnTheLow has been delayed until June 17th.

=====+===== May 26, 2003 =====+=====

BET now has TQ's new video apparently. VOTE for the video here so theyll start to play it.

=====+===== May 25, 2003 =====+=====

Another new audio interview with TQ talking about Gemini. here

=====+===== May 24, 2003 =====+=====

Happy Birthday TQ!!

=====+===== May 22, 2003 =====+=====

Check out new 14 minute Audio interview with TQ where he talks about everything to how he got started to the new album Gemini. here

=====+===== May 21, 2003 =====+=====

TQ will be featured on Boo & Gotti's album on the song Baby Girl. It is scheduled to be the second single off the album. Read new interview with Boo & Gotti here.

Don't forget to join the TQ I-Squad Street Team. Sign up and join the contest to win free items. Help promote TQ.

=====+===== May 16, 2003 =====+=====

Universal Records Press Release:

NEW YORK, May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Singer/Songwriter TQ is set to release his debut album from Cash Money/Universal Records, entitled Gemini, on July 15th. The first single, "Keep It On The Low" was written and produced by R.Kelly and is an up-tempo dance track that balances TQ's rich vocals with Baby's trademark southern drawl. Gemini, the follow-up to TQ's debut album They Never Saw Me Coming, is a collection of R&B ballads tinged with TQ's edgy Hip-Hop demeanor. The album features appearances from Jagged Edge, Big Tymers and Lil Wayne.

TQ recently finished shooting the video for "Keep It On The Low" in Miami at the famous Billboard Live venue. The video was directed by Billie Woodruff and has cameo appearances from Dante Culpepper of the Minnesota Vikings, Big Tigger, and Cash Money labelmates Baby, Mannie Fresh, and Boo & Gotti.

TQ is the first R&B artist to be released from the Cash Money's heavy Hip-Hop roster. Born Terrance Quaites, the young R&B singer grew up in Compton and entered the music scene with his heavy hitting single "Westside" in 1998. Since his debut release, TQ has been featured on Lil Wayne's hit single "Way of Life" and various tracks by the Big Tymers.

=====+===== May 15, 2003 =====+=====

Check out CashMoney-Records.com website. They have updated TQ's part of the website and you can see the full size cover of KeepItOnTheLow single as well as full size pics of the 3 images i showed you yesterday. Also the article they used as the Biography is the same article that was on Y2hiphop.com couple weeks back. Updated Photos section on this site.

=====+===== May 14, 2003 =====+=====

Here are a couple of new Gemini/KeepItOnTheLow advertisements:

=====+===== May 13, 2003 =====+=====

Rumor has it TQ may be on Warren G's next album The G Files : Case # 213. Warren G has worked with TQ on the songs Bounce (Produced by Warren G), One Day (Produced by Warren G), Our Life (Produced by and featuring Warren G), and The Grind (Produced by and featuring Warren G). Album is due out later this summer.

Theres a new interview with TQ about his album and now maybe people will shut up about whether or not the album comes out overseas, of course it will! It also confirms the July 15th Release date, hopefully it won't be delayed. Read here.

=====+===== May 12, 2003 =====+=====

Baby is hosting the car show special on BET Wed. at 830pm. Check it out maybe we'll see TQ.

=====+===== May 6, 2003 =====+=====

TQ's new single and Boo & Gotti's new single have both been delayed until June 3rd. Which puts Gemini in the late July release category.

=====+===== May 4, 2003 =====+=====

Click here to join the TQ I-Squad, get up to date info, buddy icons and more of TQ. Sign up and you could win prizes. Click on this image below:

=====+===== May 3, 2003 =====+=====

Cash Money is working on getting TQ's online ads going, I'm sure the next update will have a bunch of info about TQ we just have to be patient. Here is an advertisement they just got up and going with the online team. Click here to preview.

=====+===== April 26, 2003 =====+=====

The radio release date for TQ's new single KeepItOnTheLow is May 13th. The new Boo & Gotti single Ain't It Man featuring Lil Wayne has been delayed until May 27th and the album Perfect Timing has been delayed until July 22nd. So it looks like TQ is first. No release date yet on the new TQ album but it looks like it will be probably two weeks before the Boo & Gotti which is July 8th. That sounds about right they usually have about a month and a half air time on the single before the album drops.

=====+===== April 23, 2003 =====+=====

TQ has a new logo. As if you didn't notice on the cover below. It's on the back cover of the single and also on the cd and all over the 12" vinyl promo single and advertisements. Looks like I might have to update my site with the new logo at the top of every page =/

=====+===== April 20, 2003 =====+=====

=====+===== April 19, 2003 =====+=====

Added a clip of  TQ - Keep it On The Low to the sounds section. This song appears to be the R Kelly produced Up In The Club. It looks like it was just renamed.

=====+===== April 18, 2003 =====+=====

I was fooling around looking at release dates. Boo & Gotti - Perfect Time was originally scheduled for May 6th. TQ - Gemini was scheduled for 1 week later May 13th. Boo & Gotti has been delayed until June 24th so most likely TQ has been delayed to July 1. The new single for Boo & Gotti Ain't It Man featuring Lil Wayne is sheduled to hit radio stations April 22. Some radio stations in Cali already have the song. The new TQ single Keep It On The Low is scheduled to be released to radio stations 1 week later April 29th. Hopefully these dates dont get delayed which im sure they probably will though. I already have the new Boo & Gotti single its pretty good im looking forward to having their album too.

=====+===== April 13, 2003 =====+=====

The first single from TQ's new album Gemini will be Keep It on The Low. The single is going to be released on April 29th. This means the album will most likely drop in late May or early June. Great news =)

=====+===== April 10, 2003 =====+=====

OK TQ is definately in Baby's new video, you can see him at the begninning and a bit ni the middle. Big news: y2hiphop.com interviewd TQ recently and he talks about his new album Gemini. Read the full piece here. The songs that are confirmed so far are... Adore, Ghetto featuring Lil Wayne, Up In The Club (Produced by R Kelly), I Remember featuring Jagged Edge, Until, All The Way Mine, For Life. The album will hit stores sometime this summer, more news to come. It looks like we'll have to wait a few months yet because the next album on Cash Money looks like Boo & Gotti - Perfect Time on June 24th. It will most likely feature TQ as a guest appearance. TQ & Baby will also be on Drag-On's new album Hell And Back on the song I'm A Ryder. That album is due out this spring.

=====+===== April 10, 2003 =====+=====

Don't forget to watch Spring BLing tonight. Also on 106 & Park the new Baby video f/ Toni Braxton for the song Baby You Can Do It premieres on 106 & Park. I'm sure TQ will be in that so check it out.

=====+===== April 5, 2003 =====+=====

Spring Bling with Cash Money Millionaires will be on BET starting Thursday, April 10 at 8 p.m. and April 11 at 1 p.m. (ET) through Saturday, April 12 at 1 p.m. (ET). Be sure to check it out it might include TQ in one oth the performances.

=====+===== March 17, 2003 =====+=====

Baby was interviewed at the Grammy's and was asked "What’s new with Cash Money right now? What do you guys got coming up?" he replied "I got this clothing line with Karl Kani, called Life. We got Wayne Gotti, TQ, the Hot Boys album. And after me and Fresh win this Grammy we’re going be coming out July 1st with a new album." Well if you can make any sense of all that. Sounds to me like Boo & Gotti, TQ and another Big Tymers albums are next on the roster. It seems like everytime theyre interviewed they come up with a different album they want to release (Birdman Vol #2, Like Father Like Son Album or  Big Tymers) But they always seem to mention Boo & Gotti and TQ. I just hope TQ drops before Boo & Gotti. Im sure those two are next though, it would be a little greedy/selfish if they released another Baby, Lil Wayne or Big Tymers album before them.

=====+===== March 12, 2003 =====+=====

Not long ago Mike Mosley was interviewed by Murder Dog Magazine. Mike Mosley produced most of TQ's first album They Never Saw Me Coming. Anyways Mike Mosley mentioned in the interview he would be releasing a DVD this year titled Bosses in The Booth. The dvd is going to be mostly Behind-The-Scenes in the studio with the artists he has produced singles for. So TQ should be a big part of that DVD. The DVD was set for March but Im sure its been delayed. Here is a little part of the interview where he speaks about TQ.

"" So we’re back to the drawing board–me, Femi and Rick–I ended up signing this artist named TQ. He was at Atlantic Records and the A & R guy was like, "Mike you’re workin on the compilation," I sent him some product to do the single. We do a track and I had the dude come through, I asked him could he single this, he did the song in like 30 minutes and it was "Westside." That song came out. I hooked up with a partner, a lady named Debbie Hammond, she offered to invest if I could do something with TQ. So I got him dropped from Atlantic Records, and I produced his whole album; I had her fund the whole thing; and we did a deal with Epic. That came out and it blew up. ""

=====+===== March 8, 2003 =====+=====

TQ is on the new Hot Boys Album Let Em Burn. He is on the song Gangsta Nigga. I added a clip to the sounds section. Album is in stores March 25, 2003.

Track List:

  1. Alicia Applefoot 0:24

  2. Introduction (feat. Big Tymers)3:17

  3. My Section 4:07

  4. Stick & Move (feat. Big Tymers)5:26

  5. Down Here 4:15

  6. Spin tha Bend 4:13

  7. My Cousin's New Keyboard 1:13

  8. Let `Em Burn 4:56

  9. Do Whatcha Do (feat. Big Tymers) 3:35

  10. Gangsta Nigga (feat. TQ) 4:55

  11. These Hoes 2:28

  12. 3 Strikes 4:35

  13. Jack Who, Take What 4:54

  14. Young Riders 3:44

  15. Off Wit Ya Head 3:15

  16. Up in tha Hood 5:17

  17. Outro 1:10

=====+===== March 7, 2003 =====+=====