The music video for Red Cafe's "We Get it On," which was shot in May, will be released on August 1, according to Red Cafe on Twitter. The song features Omarion.
"Fly Together" is the upcoming single from Red Cafe, produced by Ryan Leslie, that will feature Leslie and Rick Ross. In the clip below, check out some behind the scenes footage of Leslie and Red Cafe in the studio.
In a video interview with YouHeardThatNew's Lowkey, Red Cafe covers a wide array of topics, but perhaps the most newsworthy one is that, according to him, his official, debut album is coming in February and "that date ain't changing." Watch below.
Ceasar & PStarr have released a posse, posse cut titled "War Music." The song features Red Cafe, in addition to Grafh, Saigon, Mysonne, Styles P, Parlae, Kool G Rap, Mistah F.A.B., Serious Jones and Avery Storm.
AllHipHop.com: So what is going on with The Shakedown? That project – It’s like your own personal Detox so to speak. What’s the status of that?
Red Café: At one time it was The Shakedown; at one time it was Red October, and where I’m at with it today, I’m going to let everybody know pretty soon. But yeah, the album is coming and we’re on a countdown right now. Like literally, we can start counting down right now! All the features is great on there. I had great people help me out with the album, producer wise as well. The countdown starts now, and every week or every other week, I’ll be giving you different parts of the recipe for this sauce that I’ve been putting together. And look out for the first single “Fly Together,” produced by Ryan Leslie, featuring Ryan Leslie and Rick Ross. So that record is coming in maybe two or three weeks.
Red Cafe revealed to AllHipHop.com that he's formed a group with Fabolous, the Bedrock Boyz, and that they hope to release an album this fall, alongside solo album's from both Red Cafe and Fabolous.
He said that the group's name comes from Bedrock being a nickname for Brooklyn, where both rappers hail from.
In mid-April, we singer/producer Ryan Leslie revealed that he had produced "Fly Together" for Red Cafe and said that he would feature on the song, which would be released in 3 weeks with a video. Obviously, the song was never released. It turns out, the plans have changed.
Red Cafe told Vibe that the song will now feature Rick Ross alongside Leslie and that it will be the "first single" from his upcoming solo album, which he hopes to have out in the fall.
Fabolous recently performed a Red Cafe-less version of "Y'All Don't Hear Me Tho" on the Brooklyn Bridge for VEVO's "Go Shows." The original was featured on Fabolous' "The S.O.U.L. Tape mixtape (free download).
A new version of the live performance has been released. Titled "Fab's Cut," this one features a mix of the Brooklyn Bridge performance with a new performance with Red Cafe at the Vinnie Styles boutique, according to Nate Santos of The Source. Watch below.
"I Got This," formerly released on Red Cafe's mixtape "Above the Cloudz" mixtape (free download) as Red Cafe featuring Lore'l, has been re-released as a Lore'l single with a new verse from Cory Gunz.
You can pick it up the dirty and clean versions for free, care of Red Cafe's Shakedown. The song was produced by Don Cannon.
