MP3 Montana Trax - The Boy Something Great

This versatile album brings together a true representation of the raw, soulful, proud and unrelenting street based hip-hop of Memphis, a sound that has started to intrigue the entire world.

16 MP3 Songs
HIP-HOP/RAP: Dirty South, URBAN/R&B: Urban



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Montana Trax,of Memphis, Tennessee.Has been producing professionally for six years, but has been musically inclined since birth. His high school had a recording and engineering class, with a studio in the school.

âI used to sneak in the classroom sometimes and just sit in the booth and talk to the instructor and ask him about key points,â he remembers. âThroughout my high school career I was playing drums, I was in the band playing trumpet, so music was always with me. Once I graduated, I bought a drum machine, and havenât looked back since.â

Perseverance to his craft along with undeniable talent put Montana in the path of revered locals 8Ball & MJG, of whom he was a longtime fan. A few years ago, he made a beat that sampled from Willie Hutchâs âTheme of Foxy Brown,â and a friend who knew MJG said that it sounded like something they could flow on and passed it along; a few weeks later, MJGâs manager was calling to say that they wanted to work with Montana.

âI had a smile so big on my face, because I had never done anything like this and never been in a position to be around platinum-selling artists,â he says.

The young producer knows the daunting odds that he has beaten, and continues to be nothing but appreciative of the chance to prove himself. Now, joining forces with 8 Ways Entertainment makes Montana an unstoppable force.

âMan, itâs rare. Itâs very rare. But, we just took into each other like brothers. Ball and G both, theyâre some real down guys and I thank them for the opportunity.â

Montana notably produced on 8Ball & MJGâs last album Living Legends, and has completed a single for the pairâs forthcoming effort Ridinâ High on Bad Boy Records (the song, âFuck Thatâ is already a fixture on Memphis radio and has been converted into its own ringtone). Last year, he contributed several tracks to Hanh!!!, a widely buzzed-about, street distributed mixtape starring the Ying Yang Twins and DJ Scorpio. The CD found Montana producing songs for major rap stars like David Banner, Trillville, Khujo Goodie, and, of course, the Twins.

HIS LATEST RELEASE: Da Boy Somethinâ Great...brings together a true representation of the raw, soulful, proud and unrelenting street based hip-hop of Memphis, a sound that has started to intrigue the entire world.
This project finds Montana Trax joining seasoned, internationally known rappers such as 8Ball, MJG, Skinny Pimp, and Playa Fly with newcomers like Cuzzo and Ghetto and notable best-kept local secrets yet to get their true due such as the Memphis female hard-spittinâ Princess Loko.

When it came to doing his own full-length project, however, it was really important to Montana to produce an album that represented Memphis and also united artists within the city. The end result illuminates some of the finer dimensions of the talent there.

âThatâs what needs to happen in Memphis, and what weâve all been trying to doâget all the artists together,â he explains. âIt hadnât been happening much, so I managed to pull a lot of them in together. Itâs a perfect time: The boys [Three*Six Mafia] just brought home an Oscar, so youâve got to tip your hat to them for doing that. Right now, the doorâs wide open. I believe Memphis is going to be looked at in a whole different light, and itâs going to be really big this year. Thereâs a whole lot of talent, and people are going to be listening.â

Montana doesnât disappoint; heâll give them all something to listen to and feel. From synth-driven club joints and eerie minor key soundscapes that could score the scariest horror flick to laidback, playalistic jams for fly rides and straight-up whimsical head-nodders, Da Boy Somethinâ Great introduces Montana and his Hy Lyfe Inc label to the world. It boldly highlights the studio versatility that keeps Montana both excited to work, and in demand.

âThe stuff that I have coming up is a new sound from what my peers are doing, but at the same time I still incorporate the flavor of Memphis artists that I grew up on like Three* Six Mafia and 8Ball & MJG.â