The year is yet young, and look­ing to make an impact in inde­pen­dent hip-hop in 2010 is Clear Label Records. The Bay Area label, in con­junc­tion with a part­ner­ship with Pushing the Beat called ClearBeat, is proud to announce its lineup for the new year, which will see releases from League510, Chris Marsol, Shady Nate, D-Lo, Yung Moses and oth­ers.

Clear Label Records has been mak­ing great strides in the inde­pen­dent hip-hop com­mu­nity since first open­ing its doors in 1999. Owned and oper­ated by Tajai Massey, cel­e­brated record­ing artist with the group Souls of Mischief and the Hieroglyphics crew, the label is con­cen­trat­ing on devel­op­ing its artists in 2010 while also cast­ing a wide net for Bay Area projects with ClearBeat. Working with Jay Moe on ClearBeat has proved to be an inspired idea, as accord­ing to Tajai, "[Jay] has his ear to the street and he's a leader - he's really brought me a host of the hottest artists in the Bay Area - respected in the streets and in the industry."

Clear Label's mis­sion to con­tinue its musi­cal hot streak begins with town techno engi­neers, League510. The inven­tive MC's will be drop­ping the Invasion Vol. 1 mix­tape for fans in February, which will be fol­lowed up by the sec­ond quar­ter release of their debut album, To The Beat. Labelmate Mr. Brady will main­tain the melo­di­ous move­ment with the release of his Labor Of Love com­pi­la­tion album, fea­tur­ing an astound­ing list of guest artists, includ­ing Guilty Simpson, Tajai, Black Milk, Diamond D, Shawn Jackson, Moka Only, Aloe Black, Blame One, and more. Also slated to drop in 2010 are albums from Baby Jaymes, FAMSYRK, "Hate To Lose" song­ster Chris Marsol, and a rock-oriented project from heavy metal mash­ers, Trouble In Paradise.

2010 will also prove to a pro­duc­tive year for Clear Label cohorts ClearBeat, who have their own gen­er­ous plate of sonic serv­ings for the year. 'Mr. No Hoe' AKA D-Lo will be drop­ping his offi­cial debut, Undeniable Talent on ClearBeat/SMC Records, and will also hit the road for a spring­time tour with The Pack and League510, while Beeda Weeda's Thug, Fly and Flashy is set for a 2010 release and will be pre­ceded by sin­gles and videos for "Hella Shit" and "Boo Thang." The Bay Area audi­tory assault con­tin­ues with releases of the Shady Nate effort, "Stupid Leanin" from his hit 2009 release Gasman Unleashed project, fol­lowed by Shady Nate's offi­cial debut album, Son Of The Hood. An offer­ing from Under Survalance (X.O., G-Wett, Aug) is also on tap, as the trio read­ies its album Parole, Probations & Violations.

ClearBeat con­tin­ues the col­lab­o­ra­tions in 2010 by team­ing up with DJ Fresh and his famed Tonite Show fran­chise. Last year saw Tonite Show releases from D-Lo, Messy Marv, San Quinn, and Young Gully, and this year's sea­son will fea­ture projects with Clyde Carson, Mitchy Slick, Lil' B from The Pack, Sleepy D, and Yung Moses.

Staying busy will be the last of these two artists, Sleepy D, and Yung Moses, who will be drop­ping both Rudeboy Academy and Moses Music, respec­tively, in an effort to keep the spirit of the event­ful new year going. 2010 is the year Clear Label Records brings Bay Area tal­ent to the fore­front, and with this impres­sive lineup of releases, the left coast is sure to take a place front and cen­ter on hip-hop nation's stage.

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