Blackhand Lands Deal With Koch Records, Preps Grafh Album
Published: Friday - July 11, 2008
Words by Miles Bennett
Grafh (Photo: Blackhand Entertainment)
Veteran hip-hop manager Chaz Williams and his Blackhand Entertainment recently announced that he has landed a deal with Koch Records, where they plan to release a new album from Queens rapper Grafh.
Grafh, a rapper from the label and album President, is set to release The Evolution this fall.
"All of us here at Koch Records are absolutely thrilled to be working with Grafh, he is truly a great New York artist," said Koch GM, Alan Grunblatt. "This is the first big record we are doing via Black Hand and Chaz Williams. Chaz and I are pardners."
"Koch Records has been at the forefront of indie music for some time. This is the perfect climate for what we do at Black Hand as an independent movement," added Chaz.
The first single from Grafh's forthcoming release is "Like Ohh," which has already been serviced to radio. (Listen to the track here.)
"'Like Ohh' is the first in a succession of singles leading up to the release of my first commercial album, The Evolution," said Grafh. "It's the perfect summer street record that recognizes the change in the climate of the music industry."
If you are unfamiliar with Grafh, he's been in the industry for quite some time, doing his thing on the mixtape circuit.
In 2007, he finally released his long awaited debut, Autografh, digitally via Blackhand, after his major label deals failed to pan out.
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