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Get Busy Committee Prepares Song For Devoted Fan, Drops Project To Fund Limited Vinyl
By Ronnie Gamble ♦ Published 01/22/2010

Get Busy CommitteeLast November, new hip-hop group, the Get Busy Committee, dropped their debut album, Uzi Does It, in very unique format: 2GB Uzi-shaped flashdrives. The format was a hit, and surprisingly, the band sold through their first order of 1,200 Uzis in less than three months.

This week, the band quietly released a project to fund the pressing of 500 limited, numbered picture disc 12" vinyl records, via Kickstarter. Pledges to the product came with premiums, ranging from a download of the EP (featuring three unreleased songs) for $5 to actually having one of the songs written ABOUT the purchaser and having the album delivered in a platinum plaque for $1,000.

The band was pleased and surprised when one fan, Damon Black, purchased the $1,000 package less than 24 hours from release.

"We hadn't sent out a Twitter, blog post, or anything except one email to the fan list," said group member Ryu. "It just goes to show, respect your fans and they'll come through for you."

"We don't know who Damon Black is," added member Apathy, "but you're our new best friend. Get at us, so we can write this masterpiece for you."

The release isn't in the bag just yet. If the project doesn't reach its goal of $3,218.18 (the price of pressing the 500 discs at Erika Records), the group will receive $0. So, the Get Busy Committee is asking everyone to head over to Kickstarter.com to support the project with a pledge of any amount.

The 12" will feature the song "I Don't Care About You" -- which has been featured on KROQ, 91X and other radio stations across the country -- and the fan-favorite "Say Whaaat?", both from Uzi Does It.

In addition to the 12" news, the group recently shot a music video for the single, "I Don't Care About You", with Matt Lenski. It is set to premiere in February.

The Get Busy Committee is a collaboration between rapper Ryu from Styles of Beyond and Fort Minor fame, Apathy, and producer Scoop Deville. For more info or to cop the new album via UZI USB, visit their official website at GetBusyCommittee.com.

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