1/3/12
Young Dibiase - CHEAP TALK
Produced by Ej "Eslimm" Walton
Directed/Edited by Alain "AGP Films" Perez
Engineered by James "Pookie Jay" Gibson @ One Drop Studios
Corner Pocket/ #ZeroTolerance (Albums)
Copyright: Hooligan Muzik Group 2011
This video is an extension/ part 2 of Young Dibiase "Bigger Than That" muzik video. Stay tuned as Dibiase continues to his song series (Bigger Than That) and CD series (Million $1 Dream).
"Corner Pocket" (Million $1 Dream 4) is set to release early 2013
6/29/11
"Go Off" Available on iTunes Now!!!
Young Dibiase- "Go Off"
Producer: HotRod
(Maker of Yo Gotti 5 Star Chick)
Hooligan Muzik Group 2011
Buy It Now!!!
3/12/11
2/23/11
Bowling Green "Amplifier" Article
Young Dibiase prepares for Trilogy release Feb. 11
by Kim Mason
Thursday, February 10, 2011 10:58 AM CST
Cory Smith was born in Germany, the youngest of four in a military family. After relocating to Radcliff Kentucky, Smith says that his battle with Sickle Cell Anemia made him have to work twice as hard at everything and has proven to be a successful motivator in his life and career. While attending WKU, he found his musical persona, Young Dibiase. He said, "Experience with alcohol, drugs, poverty, violence, and personal health issues at a young age have been the fuel that fires Dibiase's passion as a Hip Hop artist."
At WKU in 2005 Young Dibiase met his future partner for Hooligan Muzik Group, William "Ill Will" McBroom. He began work on his first release Just Fury in 2006. The album included the single “Piece of Mind” which featured Bad Boy South/ Block Entertainment R&B Star Justin “JC” Crowder. In 2007 after being discharged from the hospital after a Sickle Cell crisis, Dibiase began recording Million $1 Dream Vol. 1, intended to "symbolize his strength, motivation, and optimism to continue living, achieve his personal goals, and chase his dreams."
Dibiase has since opened for major acts such as Interscope Record's own platinum selling artist Rich Boy and in 2011 hopes to break through as one of the South's new regional acts. "For me and my solo career, I just want to be a legit presence in the south and east coast regions. Ultimately, I hope to have the Hooligan Muzik roster full with talented and ambitious artists. My passion is music but I'd like to use my management degree to develop artists and help them reach their goals, get deals etc. Right now, I’m investing in myself and whatever I need to for my label to be self sufficient in years to come" he said.
Dibiase views the KY Hip Hop scene as extremely diverse, encompassing sub-genres from east coast to dirty south. "On the other hand I would like to see our artists get away from the internet and get back in the streets. I find there are still loyal fans and consumers there that may not be present online." he explained. As for his own efforts, he added "I'll always be #1 in my eyes, that’s what I strive to be individually; and, all I will present on behalf of my brand Hooligan Muzik is the best. Delivering high quality on a consistent basis and continuing to get better is what it takes to be the best, and I feel I have done that over the years. I’ve never depended on anyone, looked for handouts or had any major help physically or financially either." He added, "My goal is to see how far I can carry myself in this game and keep control and profits from all my ventures. The tools are definitely out there for artists to take that route and be successful, so why not?"
His first official album Trilogy is due out in mid February 2011. In anticipate of the release Dibiase has released a video for the single Bigger Than That which can be seen embedded below.
The album will be available through iTunes, Amazon.com, Zune and many major cell phone carriers. For a hardcopy of the album visit Ear-X-Tacy or order at Cdbaby.com/YoungDibiase. For more information visit YoungDibiase.Blogspot.com.
by Kim Mason
Thursday, February 10, 2011 10:58 AM CST
Cory Smith was born in Germany, the youngest of four in a military family. After relocating to Radcliff Kentucky, Smith says that his battle with Sickle Cell Anemia made him have to work twice as hard at everything and has proven to be a successful motivator in his life and career. While attending WKU, he found his musical persona, Young Dibiase. He said, "Experience with alcohol, drugs, poverty, violence, and personal health issues at a young age have been the fuel that fires Dibiase's passion as a Hip Hop artist."
At WKU in 2005 Young Dibiase met his future partner for Hooligan Muzik Group, William "Ill Will" McBroom. He began work on his first release Just Fury in 2006. The album included the single “Piece of Mind” which featured Bad Boy South/ Block Entertainment R&B Star Justin “JC” Crowder. In 2007 after being discharged from the hospital after a Sickle Cell crisis, Dibiase began recording Million $1 Dream Vol. 1, intended to "symbolize his strength, motivation, and optimism to continue living, achieve his personal goals, and chase his dreams."
Dibiase has since opened for major acts such as Interscope Record's own platinum selling artist Rich Boy and in 2011 hopes to break through as one of the South's new regional acts. "For me and my solo career, I just want to be a legit presence in the south and east coast regions. Ultimately, I hope to have the Hooligan Muzik roster full with talented and ambitious artists. My passion is music but I'd like to use my management degree to develop artists and help them reach their goals, get deals etc. Right now, I’m investing in myself and whatever I need to for my label to be self sufficient in years to come" he said.
Dibiase views the KY Hip Hop scene as extremely diverse, encompassing sub-genres from east coast to dirty south. "On the other hand I would like to see our artists get away from the internet and get back in the streets. I find there are still loyal fans and consumers there that may not be present online." he explained. As for his own efforts, he added "I'll always be #1 in my eyes, that’s what I strive to be individually; and, all I will present on behalf of my brand Hooligan Muzik is the best. Delivering high quality on a consistent basis and continuing to get better is what it takes to be the best, and I feel I have done that over the years. I’ve never depended on anyone, looked for handouts or had any major help physically or financially either." He added, "My goal is to see how far I can carry myself in this game and keep control and profits from all my ventures. The tools are definitely out there for artists to take that route and be successful, so why not?"
His first official album Trilogy is due out in mid February 2011. In anticipate of the release Dibiase has released a video for the single Bigger Than That which can be seen embedded below.
The album will be available through iTunes, Amazon.com, Zune and many major cell phone carriers. For a hardcopy of the album visit Ear-X-Tacy or order at Cdbaby.com/YoungDibiase. For more information visit YoungDibiase.Blogspot.com.
2/11/11
News Enterprise Article
Young Dibiase's life experiences drive his hip-hop
First album released last week
By Becca Owsley
Friday, February 11, 2011 at 11:14 am (Updated: February 17, 7:53 am)
Throughout his struggle with sickle cell anemia, Cory Smith, aka Young Dibiase, has used music as an outlet to express his pain and frustration with the disorder.
His first album, “Trilogy,” was released Friday.
Smith is the youngest of four siblings and grew up in a military family. He was born in Germany but considers Radcliff his home.
As a child he was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia and knew he would have to work twice as hard in life because of the disease.
Sickle cell anemia is a blood disorder that randomly changes the red blood cell shape and causes extreme pain and frequent hospitalization, he said.
“So most of the time when I write, it’s out of frustration of dealing with this condition,” Smith said.
The disease makes him take a strategic approach when traveling and performing. He has to please the crowd without overexerting himself to avoid a crisis.
“Overall, I feel it has made me stand out from other artist because of my content,” Smith said. “It’s not the type of hip-hop people hear these days, a lot of artists neglect to talk about their everyday struggles anymore.”
His experiences with alcohol, drugs, poverty, violence and his health when he was young motivated his passion for hip-hop.
The stage name Young Dibiase came from the professional wrestler Ted Dibiase. Smith wrestled for four years at North Hardin High School.
“Ted’s finishing move was the ‘Million Dollar Dream' and I thought it would be a unique title for a series of CDs being that I strive to be a millionaire,” Smith said. “So I just took the name Dibiase and the title ‘Million $1 Dream’ and ran with it.”
While attending Western Kentucky University in 2005 he met fellow producer William “Ill Will” McBroom. The two became part owners of Hooligan Muzik Group.
Since the release his mixtape “Just Fury,” Smith had a near fatal sickle cell anemia crisis. After he was discharged from the hospital in December 2007 he began recording the mixtape “Million $1 Dream Vol. 1” which he feels symbolizes his strength, motivation and optimism to chase his dream.
One of Smith’s goals for 2011 is to be one of the south’s new regional acts.
“Ultimately, I hope to have the Hooligan Muzik roster full with talented and ambitious artists,” Smith said. “My passion is music but I'd like to use my management degree to develop artists and help them reach their goals, get deals, etc.”
At 26, Smith is investing in himself and whatever he needs for his label to be self-sufficient in years to come.
Hip-hop in Kentucky has come a long way in quality and variety, Smith said.
“On the other hand I would like to see our artists get away from the Internet and get back in the streets,” Smith said. “I find there are still loyal fans and consumers there that may not be present online.”
He wants to deliver high quality music and continue to strive to be the best, he said.
“I’ve never depended on anyone, looked for handouts or had any major help physically or financially either,” Smith said.
While he’s looking for national exposure he’s not exactly looking for a solo deal.
“My goal is to see how far I can carry myself in this game and keep control and profits from all my ventures,” Smith said. “The tools are definitely out there for artists to take that route and be successful, so why not?”
“Trilogy” is avaiable on iTunes, at ear X-tacy and www.Cdbaby.com/YoungDibiase.
First album released last week
By Becca Owsley
Friday, February 11, 2011 at 11:14 am (Updated: February 17, 7:53 am)
Throughout his struggle with sickle cell anemia, Cory Smith, aka Young Dibiase, has used music as an outlet to express his pain and frustration with the disorder.
His first album, “Trilogy,” was released Friday.
Smith is the youngest of four siblings and grew up in a military family. He was born in Germany but considers Radcliff his home.
As a child he was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia and knew he would have to work twice as hard in life because of the disease.
Sickle cell anemia is a blood disorder that randomly changes the red blood cell shape and causes extreme pain and frequent hospitalization, he said.
“So most of the time when I write, it’s out of frustration of dealing with this condition,” Smith said.
The disease makes him take a strategic approach when traveling and performing. He has to please the crowd without overexerting himself to avoid a crisis.
“Overall, I feel it has made me stand out from other artist because of my content,” Smith said. “It’s not the type of hip-hop people hear these days, a lot of artists neglect to talk about their everyday struggles anymore.”
His experiences with alcohol, drugs, poverty, violence and his health when he was young motivated his passion for hip-hop.
The stage name Young Dibiase came from the professional wrestler Ted Dibiase. Smith wrestled for four years at North Hardin High School.
“Ted’s finishing move was the ‘Million Dollar Dream' and I thought it would be a unique title for a series of CDs being that I strive to be a millionaire,” Smith said. “So I just took the name Dibiase and the title ‘Million $1 Dream’ and ran with it.”
While attending Western Kentucky University in 2005 he met fellow producer William “Ill Will” McBroom. The two became part owners of Hooligan Muzik Group.
Since the release his mixtape “Just Fury,” Smith had a near fatal sickle cell anemia crisis. After he was discharged from the hospital in December 2007 he began recording the mixtape “Million $1 Dream Vol. 1” which he feels symbolizes his strength, motivation and optimism to chase his dream.
One of Smith’s goals for 2011 is to be one of the south’s new regional acts.
“Ultimately, I hope to have the Hooligan Muzik roster full with talented and ambitious artists,” Smith said. “My passion is music but I'd like to use my management degree to develop artists and help them reach their goals, get deals, etc.”
At 26, Smith is investing in himself and whatever he needs for his label to be self-sufficient in years to come.
Hip-hop in Kentucky has come a long way in quality and variety, Smith said.
“On the other hand I would like to see our artists get away from the Internet and get back in the streets,” Smith said. “I find there are still loyal fans and consumers there that may not be present online.”
He wants to deliver high quality music and continue to strive to be the best, he said.
“I’ve never depended on anyone, looked for handouts or had any major help physically or financially either,” Smith said.
While he’s looking for national exposure he’s not exactly looking for a solo deal.
“My goal is to see how far I can carry myself in this game and keep control and profits from all my ventures,” Smith said. “The tools are definitely out there for artists to take that route and be successful, so why not?”
“Trilogy” is avaiable on iTunes, at ear X-tacy and www.Cdbaby.com/YoungDibiase.
"TRILOGY" The Album is HERE!!!!
My First Official Album: "TRILOGY" is Officially HERE!!!
You will be able to purchase "TRILOGY" for $10-12 in the following locations.
Digital Downloads will be Available Via:
iTunes, Amazon MP3, eMusic, Rhapsody, Napster, Myspace Music, Verizon, Nokia, and Zune.
You can also order a HARDCOPY via CDbaby or pick one up at Ear-X-Tacy, or Better Days Records & Tapes.
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