Blake9 Crawl Before You Walk - EP

All beats and cuts by Blake9
All lyrics by Prego 3.5 and Pasha The eMCee

All tracks recorded and mixed by Blake9 except...
"Cold Rip" Recorded in San Francisco by Olive Green.
"Be That Way" and "Check It" Recorded by Edison Victrola in San Francisco.

Mastered by Ricardo Gutierrez at Zone Digi, New York, NY

Candlewax Records is back with another release. CEO, Founder and producer Blake9 has unlocked the vaults and put together an EP of recordings that were made in 2004. Two of the six tracks were recorded with original Irish CarBomb recording artist, Pasha The eMCee. Pasha was featured on Irish CarBomb’s very first 7-inch release. His track “Nah” was eventually remixed by and licensed to U.K. 7-inch label Puma Strut for their first full length CD release titled “Friends in Low Places.” The other four tracks feature Bay area native Prego 3.5. While on a trip out to the west coast Blake9 and Prego linked up for a recording session with the help of Forrest Fires Collective DJ and Producer Edison Victrola. Then on a trip to DC, Prego stepped into the ICB Studios to bless some more tracks. Prego has made his rounds in the golden state as a member of the super eco friendly group Forest Fires Collective. He also has his own radio show called, “The Al Dro Show” that features this MC’s comical personality and high caliber musical selections.

The music on this release cements the solid sound that CWR has been putting out for the past seven years, hard knocking hip hop that reflects the golden era sound with a new school flavor. Blake9 lays down some gritty bangers from his trusty SP1200 while the smooth flows of Pasha The eMCee and Prego 3.5 deliver that suave classic rap. Touching on a wide variety of topics ranging from how there is “Always Something” that pops up to throw a monkey wrench in the program to the classic “poppin shit” style that’s delivered in every city in street battles. Listen for yourself and be reminded of what real hip hop and dope MC’s sound like.

Blake9 has released three successful 7-inch collaborations with Time Machine crew members Jaysonic, Comel, and Stoerok, all on Candlewax Records previous incarnation, Irish CarBomb Music (ICB). Candlewax has continued the ICB legacy by releasing the “Art For Art’s Sake” 12-inch by Blake9 and Count Bass D, featuring the track “Gamble” by Nine:Fifteen which was a definitive highlight from the “Art For Art’s Sake” project. Nine:Fifteen’s “Spilt Milk”, “Deluxe Laminated”, and “Walking Thru Fire” are three classic twelve inches that have received much praise. The label has also sprinkled some abstract hip hop in the form of a full length CD featuring Mad Squirrel from Bay area hip hop crew Forrest Fires Collective and a seven inch from Bay area production duo Olive Green of Vinyl Monkeys fame. All of Candlewax Records have had accolades in magazines like Stealth (AUS), XXL (US), and XLR8R (US). In 2008 Candlewax Records will persist in broadening hip hop horizons with their releases.