Southeast Slim's Media Kit

HITTER QUITTER RECORDS LLC SOUTHEAST SLIM MEDIA KIT

HITTER QUITTER RECORDS LLC. 3208 Pope St. SE. Washington DC 20020 Email: HitterQuitterRecords@gmail.com Web: www.hitterquitter.net Blogsite: www.southeastcentral.com Phone: 202 . 509 . 2894

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	ABOUT SOUTHEAST SLIM

There isn’t a reason not to respect Washington, DC native Southeast Slim; an extremely versatile emcee and producer who has been perfecting his craft for over a decade. His uncanny work ethic has pushed him to incredible lengths, which includes performing, producing, designing, and promoting everything on his own. That bit of extra motivation has since paid off as Slim has been steadily gaining interest outside of the DC/Maryland/Virginia area with tracks from Wale, whom he met in college, and his own group EMP.

True to his moniker, Southeast Slim, born Marvel Norwood, grew up in the Southeast section of the DC grid. Like many other youths in the early 1990’s, Slim became interested in rapping when Will Smith made his debut as the "Fresh Prince of Bel Air." His first hip-hop venture was a mixtape he made from a Casio MT-540 Tone Bank keyboard, a $20 Radio Shack mic, a Sony boom box, and a couple of XLII-S 90 Maxwell tapes. Although Slim produced a few of the songs on the Casio, he mainly borrowed instrumentals from influential artists like Outkast and Xzibit.

In 1998, Slim formed The American Empire, a rap group that released one mixtape until deciding hip-hop wasn’t yet a way out. Two years later, he met Calvin Gorham (C) and Alonzo Saunders (Zo), who joined the aforementioned group and helped prompt the name change to The Empire of Money and Power, known now as EMP. Their first project, EMP Mixtape Vol. 1, was released in 2001 on the Slim and C-founded independent label Hitter Quitter Records.

Southeast Slim began his working relationship with Wale in 2002 when the two aspiring artists met at Virginia State University. “Keep It Gangster (featuring C)” boasted a classic DC go-go sample from BYB, and was the first serious single put out by Wale and Slim. Their joint effort would prompt Slim to begin his dedicated commitment to producing, and in 2004 he and C created The Hitter Quitter Boyz production team. EMP’s first album was released the same year, and each year after that, the group continued to release mixtapes.

2006 was perhaps Slim’s breakthrough year, as “Dig Dug,” a song he had produced for Wale, suddenly became the most requested track from a local artist ever. He followed “Dig Dug” with “1 Thing About A Player,” another Wale song that won Battle of the Beats on DC’s 95.5 for nine days straight. Although Wale has since catapulted onto the national stage, Slim continues to produces for his old friend (“Breakdown,” featured on Madden 09 soundtrack), and Wale continues to return the favor by providing guest verses (“The Bomb,” featured on elitaste.com).

Southeast Slim’s solo career is undoubtedly on the rise. He followed his first solo mixtape, The New White, with 2008’s That Dope, followed by 2009's The Medium. All three mixtapes received critical acclaim on a number of blog sites and within the DC hip-hop community. Equipped with a Roland XR-7, an M-Audio Midi Keyboard, and of course his signature sneakers, Southeast Slim is a multi-talented force you don’t want to reckon with.

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	ABOUT HITTER QUITTER RECORDS LLC

Hitter Quitter Records is an independent record label and production company established in 2006. Marvel Norwood and Calvin Gorham whom both have excellent backgrounds in music formed the company. Southeast Slim was the first artist signed to the Hitter Quitter Record label and soon after rap group EMP (Empire of Money and Power) was later signed as well. Hitter Quitter Record's production team, dubbed the Hitter Quitter Boyz, produced three breakout records for Washington, DC's own hip hop artist Wale. Dig Dug, One Thing About a Player featuring Southeast Slim and Breakdown that appears on the soundtrack to the football video game Madden 2009. Hitter Quitter Records continues to influence the DMV music scene creating music for everyone to enjoy and providing a pathway for success for all of its artists.

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	IN SUMMATION

Hitter Quitter Records (HQR) is a highly motivated, self-contained independent record label based out of Washington DC that became a LLC in the winter of 2006.

The Hitter Quitter Boyz (HQB) is an innovative production team within HQR. They produce and engineer 90% of all music made by HQR.

HQR DISCOGRAPHY:
01. Fame and Fortune (Produced and Engineered by the HQB - EMP
02. Volume 2 (Produced and Engineered by the HQB - EMP
03. Volume 3 (Produced and Engineered by the HQB) - EMP
04. Volume 4 (Produced and Engineered by the HQB) - EMP
05. The New White (Produced and Engineered by the HQB) - Southeast Slim
06. The Compilation (Produced and Engineered by the HQB) - Southeast Slim
07. That Dope (Produced and Engineered by the HQB) - Southeast Slim
08. The Medium - Southeast Slim
09. Southeast Central - Southeast Slim
10. Greater Southeast - Southeast Slim

NOTABLES:
Dig Dug – Wale (Produced by the Hitter Quitter Boyz)
One Thing About a Player – Wale (Produced by the Hitter Quitter Boyz)
Breakdown – Wale (Produced by the Hitter Quitter Boyz) Track featured on the video game Madden 2009.

	HQR IS OWNED BY: Marvel Norwood Calvin Gorham HQB CONSISTS OF: Marvel Norwood Calvin Gorham ARTISTS SIGNED TO HQR: Southeast Slim (male rapper / producer) The Empire of Money and Power (C, Southeast Slim and Zo) Keddy Mo (male R&B artists)

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	CONTACT INFORMATION

WORLD WIDE WEB www.hitterquitter.net BLOG SITE: www.southeastcentral.com SOCIAL NETWORKS myspace.com/seslim202 facebook.com/seslim202 twitter.com/seslim202 EMAIL: HitterQuitterRecords@gmail.com PHONE: 202.509.2894