Field Mob Sign With Ludacris' Disturbing Tha Peace Imprint; Prepares New Album
Published: Friday - August 19, 2005
Words by Allen Starbury
Field Mob (Photo: MCA)
The ATL duo, Field Mob (consisting of Smoke and Shawn Jay) have been away for a minute, but they are back now with a new label deal with Disturbing Tha Peace. Ludacris' signed the rap duo to his imprint for their third album release, entitled Light Poles And Pine Trees.
The new album already has an unofficial single in "Georgia" creating hype for the duo's new album. The track features a hook from another great Georgia native, Ray Charles. The official single is set to be "Friday Night," produced by one of their main beat-makers, Kenjo, with "So What" featuring Ciara to be the second.
Collaborations include Ludacris, Ciara, Bone Crusher and Bobby Valentino, among others. While production credits include Kenjo and Jazze Pha, who blessed them with their hit single, "Sick Of Being Lonely," off their last album From Tha Roota To Tha Toota, which was the group's break out track.
Their new album may have a funny title, but to the Albany, Georgia natives, it makes perfect sense.
"The name of the album is Light Poles And Pine Trees because there ain't no skyline where we're from," explains Shawn Jay. "There's no arch like in St. Louis or palm trees like California," continues Smoke aka Chevy Pendagrass. "You look up and that's what you see in Albany."
Although Field Mob may not have tasted the platinum success of most of their Atlanta counterparts, they feel with the right situation and exposure, their time will come.
"I feel like we're the most posturpedic group in the industry right now," says Shawn Jay. "Meaning, we're the most slept-on artists. Other artists know that if them boys get a little bit of light, its over."
Light Poles And Pine Trees is slated to drop in November on Disturbing Tha Peace/Geffen Records.
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