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PRESS RELEASE FREDDY WILL™ RELEASES ‘ HIS SECOND SINGLE OFF THE CREOLE/KRIO ALBUM There was great feedback from all who attended. THANK YOU to ALL who attended and gave their honest feedback on the tracks that they heard. A special shout out goes out to all the Sierra Leoneans who attended and gave their full support for the new album. Also, THANK YOU to those who heard the album directly from FREDDY WILL™ on the streets. There are some BIG announcements that will be made about some other projects that FREDDY WILL™ is working on, so keep checking this section (or his blog) for more information in the coming months! “…being at home in the _____________________________ FREDDY WILL™ PROMOTES HIS UPCOMING KRIO ALBUM LANGUAGE IN THE NEW - A mixtape, ‘Stay True’ (2006) - Two (2) English albums – ‘While I’m Still Young – The Talking Drums (2008) and ‘While I’m Still Young – The Talking Drums 1.2v (2009) - His first book - ‘My Book Of Chrymes’ (2009) AND HE IS WORKING ON: - A Creole/Krio language album - untitled, will be released this year (2010) - His second book – untitled, will be released within a year (2010-2011) Whew! … didn’t I tell you he was keeping busy? And the list above is just the music side. FREDDY WILL™ is currently promoting his upcoming Krio language album (Title yet to be announced), along with his current English album ‘While I’m Still Young – The Talking Drums 1.2v’ and first book ‘My Book Of Chrymes’ in the In addition, FREDDY WILL™ is holding a series of album listening parties and studio gatherings throughout Visit the main page Official Website of FREDDY WILL™ www.freddywill.com to listen exclusively to his Krio language track. It won’t be there for long! Also, click on the artwork image of the book or CD album to purchase a copy of FREDDY WILL’s™ English language album ‘While I’m Still Young – The Talking Drums 1.2v’ and his book ‘My Book Of Chrymes.’ “I’m trying to get out there. I want my fans in ________________________ REVIEWED AND FEATURED IN SOUNDPOLLUTION MAGAZINE Sound Pollution is an online music publication that focuses almost exclusively on punk and hip hop independent and underground musicians and artists. The magazine brings readers ‘one-of-a-kind content from all over the country.’ Sound Pollution has featured a review of FREDDY WILL’s™ book which can be found at CLICK HERE Visit the Official FREDDY WILL™ website at www.freddywill.com or click on the artwork image above to purchase a copy of FREDDY WILL’s™, ‘My Book Of Chrymes.’ “One of my biggest obstacles in
_____________________ AKON’S HITLAB NEW Visitors accessing the HITLAB website have the chance to get their songs analyzed, vote for their favourite artists by genre and also get artists launched into the Hot 100 list by plays alone. ‘City Boy’ is a hip hop/calypso crossover track from FREDDY WILL’s™ album, ‘While I’m Still Young – the Talking Drums 1.2v.’ By plays alone, ‘City Boy’ is on the Hot 100 list. (Visit www.freddywill.com to order the track or album.) HITLAB was founded by Akon, the multi winning artist and CEO of Konvict. Akon has sold over 7 million albums to date that are either certified gold and platinum in over 23 countries. He founded HITLAB to be the premier place for artists to promote, analyze and sell their music online and get signed to recording contracts. Listen to FREDDY WILL’s™ track ‘City Boy’ on HITLAB at CLICK HERE and let’s get ‘City Boy’ to the number !! “I grew up at a time when Reggae and Calypso was bigger than Hip Hop. On one hand I love Calypso and on the other hand I love Hip Hop. I created 'City Boy' to bridge the gap, saying it's cool to be a ge who digs to Calypso. At the time my best song was 'Animal' and I wanted to top that. I'm really glad to see that 'City Boy' became a hit and that it made it to the Hot 100 list on HitLab.You can't doctor that kind of statistic.” – Freddy Will PRESS RELEASE FREDDY WILL™ RELEASES STATEMENT REGARDING THE TRAGEDY IN PRESS RELEASE FREDDY WILL™ RELEASES ‘INTERNATIONAL’ THE FIRST SINGLE FROM HIS KRIO LANGUAGE ALBUM Freetown, Sierra Leone, WEST AFRICA – January 9th, 2010 – The city of Freetown in Sierra Leone was the first to hear FREDDY WILL’s™ first single, ‘International’ from his upcoming (yet untitled) Krio language album. The track can be heard in The tracks on this album are very diverse in not only the way the music and beats were created, but the vocal style that was laid down by FREDDY WILL™. In less than 24 hours after the track was released in Don’t forget to pick up the latest SWAY magazine that features FREDDY WILL™ in their Music section. This special issue of SWAY is a Black History Month Collectors Edition and will be on newsstands until March 2010. If you can’t wait, check out a portion the interview online at QUOTE: When asked why he decided to release ‘International’ as his first single, FREDDY WILL™ replied in Krio [English translation here], “I wanted the world to know that I am proud of Sierra Leone. Yes, I've traveled to so many countries and lived in a few. I enjoyed my time in all of them. As I settled in the United States and Canada I wanted to express how Sierra Leone prepared me for the challanges I face I on the international stage”. ______________________________________ PRESS RELEASE SWAY MAGAZINE FEATURES FREDDY WILL™ Toronto, Ontario, CANADA – December 14, 2009 – Sway has a circulation of 50,000 with an exclusive distribution through the Gateway Newsstand locations which are located within the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) which is FREDDY WILL’s article in the Music section of Sway magazine or again, can be found online at http://swaymag.ca/music3.php, at your nearest Gateway Newsstands, Dreamboxes or at Chapters/Indigo locations. The magazine is published quarterly will be onstands until March 2010. Photo credit: Melissa Bessey QUOTE: “Sway is one of the most popular magazines in
PRESS RELEASE NEW JERSEY, USA – November 18th,2009 – The year ‘2009’ will go down in the history books for many reasons: environmental disasters, major entertainment stars losing their lives, housing disasters and massive foreclosures and the financial crisis just to name a few. For underground Hip Hop Artist and author FREDDY WILL™, he set his sights on the many goals he wanted to accomplish for 2009. (Release an album or two, write a book, you know, things like that). Independent recording artist and author FREDDY WILL™ has stormed the entertainment stage again with a colossal new release of his third musical offering which title is yet to be announced. “There are very few guest appearances on this album, I wanted to do a record which would challenge my creativity and address African audiences directly. On this one, I put a streetwise twist to typical West African storytelling. Then I stretched my vocal range between rapping and singing melodies and hooks... And yes the entire album is in Creole. I went back to my roots with this one and it's really tight.” FREDDY WILL™ explained. The Creole/Krio language album plays with a nonchalant but profound pleasant-sounding sensation. The album is scheduled to be released with a new book where the Creole/Krio lyrics are translated into English (for his English audiences). Tracks include titles like, ‘Ends Meet’, ‘Dark Horse’, ‘Promise’ and ‘International’ to name a few. There are two English tracks on FREDDY WILL’s newest album where one of them, an emotionally charged social conscious hit entitled ‘Save’ which will feature some very well known guests appearance. Both albums (his debut and sophomore releases) are currently available for physical distribution and licensing to the Check out FREDDY WILL’s™ website www.freddywill.com for more updates and upcoming info on his 2010 tour schedule. Also, check out his revamped MySpace page at www.mypace.com/freddywill to listen to some of his tracks. ___________________________________________ Amsterdam, The For the week of October 5th, 2009 FREDDY WILL was featured on their homepage as ‘Today’s Artist’ and his track ‘City Boy‘ was also featured. A full length interview was written by Leslie ‘Lee’ Kasumba and FREDDY WILL’S article is featured on their music blog: http://bit.ly/JNOWr To Ghetto Radio’s credit, their audience reach is undeniable. Ghetto Radio’s airwaves reach listeners not only in Europe, but also in After the Ghetto Radio article was published, FREDDY WILL’s MySpace page www.mypace.com/freddywill crashed and was down for 4 solid days! So many people accessed his page that on the 5th day, all his songs (and page) had to be reloaded again. A very special thank you goes out to both Omar and Lee for making the article happen. QUOTE: PRESS RELEASE Sundays with George Grant is aired LIVE at 9am EST on three (3) FM stations in Listeners from the today’s broadcast were from Grenada and its sister islands of Carriacou & Petit Martinique, in the USA: New Jersey, Florida, Washington, DC, California, Brooklyn - New York, Atlanta – Georgia, North Carolina; in Ontario, Canada: Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Cambridge, Maple and Ottawa; in Quebec: Laval; in the UK: London, and in Tiangen, China. Congratulations to George Grant who has over 2.7+ million visitors to his website to date! QUOTE: " The show covers a wide areaa ranging from Grenada to Europe to Asia to the United States. You can not beat that. I had more than a million people listening to the interview. It was yet another blessing to have yet another opportunity to tell my story and have my music be heard...” – Freddy Will PRESS RELEASE INTERVIEWS KEN COWLE AND FREDDY WILL During the interview Freddy Will spoke about his new book, ‘My Book Of Chrymes’ and his new album ‘While I’m Still Young – The Talking Drums 1.2v’. He also spoke about his career, being an independent artist and why his endeavour with Ken Cowle is a perfect fit. Ken Cowle’s Double K Records currently promotes and distributes Freddy Will’s debut album with Ghetto Breed Distribution (GBD). Mr. Cowle’s Soul Asylum Poetry & Publishing published Freddy Will’s ‘My Book Of Chrymes’ which Freddy wrote under his real name Wilfred Kanu Jr. Ken takes pride in empowering independent artists and authors of all genres to own their copyright and publishing. The producer and Host of Daytime York Region (on Rogers TV) is Jacqueline Betterton. The one hour lifestyle show has been hosted by Jacqueline since it premiered in 2004. Her co-host Jeff Moore is an author himself, motivational speaker and lifestyle coach. The LIVE interview had both Ken and Freddy Will talking to hosts Jacqueline and Jeff. Freddy Will’s first book, ‘My Book of Chrymes’ and his CD ‘While I’m Still Young – The Talking Drums 1.2v’ were both featured on air while he was being interviewed. An excerpt of the interview will be available soon. QUOTE: “ I'd like to thank Ken and Charlie Ross for featuring me on the programme... It was a good exposure for the book and the album in that region of Ontario.” – Freddy Will PRESS RELEASE WITH HIS SONG, ‘FRANKLIN’ In the song Freddy Will pays homage to his home town, home state and its numerous surrounding townships. When asked, why he created a song for , Freddy Will replied; Look out _________________________________
New Jersey, USA and Detroit, Michigan – July 25th, 2009 – As Freddy Will gears up to release his ‘My Book of Chrymes’ book debut he adds yet another hit song to his revamped version of his ‘While I’m Still Young – The Talking Drums 1.2v’ debut album due to be released on August 11th, 2009. Carvin Winans was deeply touched by Freddy Will’s life story and his enormous talent. He agreed to record the song with Freddy because Freddy wanted his help to express how Freddy Will’s track ‘ “Working with Carvin Winans was a blast! He is not only a gifted musician and businessman he is also a genuine mentor and father figure. He prepared me in many ways for the ups and downs of success in the music industry and advised me on keeping God in my life. His strong belief in me as an artist was also a huge encouragement for me.” – Freddy Will Freddy Will’s book is published by Soul Asylum Poetry & Publishing and Freddy Will Publishing and his album is distributed Double K Records and Ghetto Breed Dist. Order the Freddy Wlll special combo package containing both his book and CD for only $29.99. QUOTE: “That must be one of my best birthdays ever. Having to release my first book as well as revive my debut album... 
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Last month, FREDDY WILL™ promoted his album in the
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“MY BOOK OF CHRYMES’ WRITTEN BY FREDDY WILL™ 
FREDDY WILL™ released his first book, ‘My Book Of Chrymes’ in late 2009. His book chronicles his life experiences along with his musical journey into hip hop’s domain. His lyrics provide various snapshots into his life growing up and who he is now as an artist.
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‘CITY BOY’ LANDS IN THE ‘HOT 100’ SONG LIST OFF
For several weeks, FREDDY WILL’s™ track ‘City Boy’ has made a rise through the ranks to now be sitting in the Hot 100 list on Akon’s HITLAB.
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“Many of us started 2010 with hopes that this year will bring us more luck, good health and FORTUNE. But less than a month after the ball dropped
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To date, there are only two features on the upcoming album but with FREDDY WILL™, you never know who might pop up and get featured on the album last minute. Stay tuned! From hard hitting rap beats to a reggae style track to a love song, he changes the mood in each song and engages the listener.
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FREDDY WILL PREPARES TO RECORD
HIS KRIO (CREOLE) LANGUAGE ALBUM
If you read FREDDY WILL’s™ biography http://www.freddywill.com/Biography.html
you will clearly see what elements has made FREDDY WILL™ who he is today. His sheer determination and years of struggle … real struggle … the kind of struggle that most of us can not even imagine on a good day, made him come through 2009 like a lion despite the turmoil in the world around him. As he always does, he succeeded.
Earlier this year, it was announced in a press release on www.freddywill.com that a FREDDY WILL™ record, entirely in the ‘Creole/Krio’ language of
The album is set to be released through the internet on March 22nd, 2010. It will be physically released in FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE during the months of April and May of 2010 (God willing). In addition, a deluxe package containing the second edition of his book, ‘My Book Of Chrymes’ and a copy of his last album entitled ‘While I’m Still Young - The Talking Drums 1.2v’ will be released later in the Fall of 2010 when physical copies of the Creole album becomes available in Canada, London, England and the United States of America.
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GHETTO RADIO INTERVIEWS FREDDY WILL
IN
"I have a growing fan base in Europe and as my African base grows at a rampant speed, I think my MySpace page will crash a few more times (He laughs.) Special shout out to Lee and Omar at Ghetto Radio and all my new fans in
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FREDDY WILL HAS A LIVE RADIO INTERVIEW WITH
PRODUCER/HOST GEORGE GRANT
OF “SUNDAYS WITH GEORGE GRANT” IN
Freddy Will’s album has reached the airwaves of the Caribbean and today it landed on
They spoke about Freddy Will’s background, music, his new book and album. Mr. Grant also featured Freddy Will’s single, ‘
www.grenadabroadcast.com The program is broadcast on a fourth additional station CITY SOUND FM and is streamed on several websites, including spiceislander.com on their VOG link, kyak106.com, grenadaatl.org, grenadaexplorer.com, belgraphix.com, and citysoundfm.com. 
Grant Communications is a broadcast consulting and public relations firm operated by George Grant. It was formed in 1993 and is based in
Richmond Hill
FREDDY WILL REPS THE STATE OF NEW 
There is a particular song on Freddy Will’s album that is a tribute to his home state of
“I wanted people to understand that I rep
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FREDDY WILL RELEASES HIP HOP / GOSPEL CROSSOVER
FEATURING CARVIN WINANS
The album features some notable guest artists including Carvin Winans, a 5 time Grammy Award Winner, with whom Freddy Will recorded his Hip hop / Gospel crossover track entitled, ‘
Carvin Winans is a renowned gospel singer who grew up in a Christian household in 
A mutual friend introduced ‘The Winans’ group to Andre Crouch who them signed them to his label. The Winans launched into the spotlight with their debut album, ‘Introducing the Winans’ in 1981. After several successful albums, some label changes (including a move to Quincy Jones’ label, Qwest for two of their albums), various writing credits for both Gospel and R&B artists and numerous Grammys™ wins, the Winans group took a break from performing to concentrate on their own individual ministries and projects. The Very Best of the Winans was released in 2002 and this album featured the entire Winans family (that included his parents and all his siblings). The entire Winans family members have amassed a mind-boggling 35 Grammy Awards to date. This is a true testament to the entire Winans family credit and soulful strength. Carvin is currently working towards a tentative solo album for 2010.
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Toronto, 
The months of June and July 2009 were busy months for Freddy Will as he was in the studio recording several additional tracks for his album while promoting his new book in
The new CD release, ‘While I'm Still Young - The Talking Drums 1.2v’ includes several new tracks and remixes that features: JUNO Award Winner, producer, arranger, musician Eddie Bullen, 5 TIME GRAMMY Award Winner Carvin Winans on the track ‘Providence’, JUNO Award Winner Liberty Silver, JUNO Award Winner Diane Seaton as well as other US and Canadian artists.
Now It's time to dig in.” – Freddy Will
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FREDDY WILL’s BOOK,‘MY BOOK OF CHRYMES’
AND ALBUM ‘WHILE I’M STILL YOUNG – THE TALKING DRUMS 1.2v’
ARE BOTH FEATURED ON ALL AFRICA.com
both featured on AllAfrica.com. Freddy Will who was born in
If you search for Freddy Will the subheadings of ‘Book’ and ‘Music’ on the AllAfrica.com website you will find the listings and background for Freddy Will’s book and album. AllAfrica.com’s reach is worldwide and it’s among the Internet's largest content sites, posting over 1000 stories daily in English and French and offering a diversity of multi-lingual streaming programming. The growing website serves over 12 million monthly page views -- over 100 million monthly "hits".
More than 14,000 other web sites carry AllAfrica's constantly updating headline modules or otherwise link to the site. AllAfrica is one of a family of companies that aggregate, produce and distribute news from across
Freddy Will, who constantly keeps up to date on the happenings in
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“All Africa.com reaches millions of readers around the world but the best part is the chance to address an African audience again. My very first audience was an African audience and I want
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FREDDY WILL PERFORMS AT THE SLAM DUNK CAREER AND
WITH THE GARY DURRANT BASKETBALL FOUNDATION
This event brought together the most dynamic and successful leaders and achieves in science, politics, business, law, sports, film and music. Gary Durrant, a former basketball player (in both the
After playing basketball overseas, Garry Durrant returned to
Freddy Will performed his first single, ‘Look At Me Now’ which is off his album ‘While I’m Still Young – The Talking Drums 1.2v', that is scheduled to be released August 11th, 2009.
“Reaching people with inspiration gives purpose to why I'm here...” – Freddy Will
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FREDDY WILL GOES TO HAMILTON WITH THE VISION OF SCIENCE
FOR THEIR 1ST ANNUAL VISION OF SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM AT
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, May 23rd, 2009 – Due to his wide reception by the kids after his lecture and performance at the 18th Annual Vision of Science Symposium at the University of Toronto, Freddy Will was reinvited by Vision of Science Executive Director, Francis Jeffers, to give another lecture and perform at the 1st Annual Vision of Science Symposium at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. 
The Vision of Science Network for Learning (VoSNL) is a non-profit organization that advances the educational achievements and career aspirations of African-Canadian and other under represented youth in the field of science, mathematics and technology.
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“I've held down full time jobs as a phlebotomist, a patient care tech and a clinical tech for over five years in New Jersey. I think science is going to play a bigger role in the future. Being given the chance to inspire young people to look in that direction and consider a career in health care was yet another goal accomplished…” – Freddy Will
photography by: Ghetto Breed Entertainment Inc.
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18th ANNUAL 2009 VISION OF SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM
HOSTED BY THE
AS GUEST SPEAKER AND PERFORMER
TORONTO
Freddy Will’s speech entitled, ‘Mixing the Chemistry of Music: Why I Choose Science’ was heard by over 100 attendees at the event that was held on the
The VoSNL is a non-profit organization that advances the educational achievements and career aspirations of students and exists to stimulate change within the African Canadian and
Freddy Will is re-releasing his debut album and launching his first book, entitled ‘My Book Of Chrymes’ on July 7th, 2009.
Freddy Will is being interviewed by phone LIVE on the African Mother and Child radio program at the 2009 Vision of Science Symposium at the University of Toronto.
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“Most people know me as a writer or a musician but a big part of my life has revolved around health care and at the Vision of Science symposium, I was able to address issues about my Foundation and inspire the kids and young teens that were there to get involved in science, as much as they are with my music.” – Freddy Will
Freddy Will is interviewed ‘live to air’ by CHRY105.5FM host Clive Braham of the “You Got Soul” radio program.
Photography by: Ghetto Breed Entertainment Inc.
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FREDDY WILL ON TWITTER!!
FRANKLIN, NEW JERSEY, USA, May 2008 – Freddy Will, the
On July 7th, 2009, Freddy Will re-releases his album “While I’m Still Young – The Talking Drums” with three additional blazing tracks. Not only is the album being released on July 7th, 2009, so is his first book, ‘My Book of Chrymes’ which details parts of his life and houses the lyrics of his album. It gives the reader a deep perspective into Freddy Will’s experiences and how his music shaped his life.
For more details, visit the Official Myspace page: www.myspace.com/freddywill or if you are on Twitter, send him a ‘Tweet’ right now at www.twitter.com/freddywill.
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“Twitter is another way to update my fans on what I’m doing…right this second.”- Freddy Will
Photography by: Ghetto Breed Entertainment Inc.
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FREDDY WILL COMPLETES HIS FIRST BOOK
ENTITLED ‘MY BOOK OF CHRYMES’ AND EYES A FUTURE MOVIE DEAL
FRANKLIN
The book contains snippets of Freddy Will’s life and musical journey and his experiences from Africa to the USA, explanations of why and where he wrote certain songs and also, it contains the catalogue of all lyrics from his album “While I’m Still Young – The Talking Drums 1.2v”.
‘My Book of Chrymes’ will be released on August 11th, 2009 along with the release of his album “While I’m Still Young – The Talking Drums 1.2v” that has three additional tracks.
In the Fall of 2009, Freddy Will is already set to release his second book 'title to be announced', a fictional action story. Freddy Will has written six (6) screenplays that he would like to see made into movies one day and even act in one. If any movie or television directors or producers (serious inquiries only) can, contact Freddy Will at www.freddywill.com for more details.
Freddy Will is a consummate business man and you never know, there may be another press release soon with Freddy Will inking a movie or television deal with Tyler Perry, Jerry Bruckheimer, Steven Spielberg, Antoine Fuqua, McG, Ron Howard, Joel Silver, JJ Abrams or…. he dreams big and he accomplishes whatever he puts his mind to.
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“I’ve finished my first book and there are many more to come. Writing is one of my strong suits outside of creating and performing my music.” – Freddy Will
Photography by: Shane Reed
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GHETTO BREED ENTERTAINMENT INKS NEW DISTRIBUTION DEAL
WITH SOUL ASYLUM POETRY AND PUBLISHING INC.
The following press release was written by: Charles Ross, Double K Records Marketing Representative, a division of Soul Asylum Poetry and Publishing. Re-printed with permission.
STOUFFVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA, March 9th, 2009 - Soul Asylum Poetry & Publishing Inc. is pleased to announce the signing of Freddy Will to a promotion, marketing and distribution agreement that will include a new release of “While I’m Still Young - The Talking Drums” with three (3) additional tracks. The agreement includes the publication of two books. The first book will be titled “My Book Of Chrymes”, related to the lyrics from his music with personal anecdotes and insights. The second book, “Brazen It Out” will be based on Freddy’s Life and include a companion CD.
Freddy Will has developed as an exceptional artist over most of his life and is looking to expressing himself through music, books, poetry, screenplays and comics. Freddy Will has made a name for himself in the rap and hip hop scenes, both in North America and
The president and founder of Soul Asylum and Poetry and Publishing Inc., Ken Cowle, is excited about this partnership with Freddy Will. It realizes the dream he always had for the company; to create a place of collaboration among artists of various talents and to raise awareness of them to the public. Ken and Freddy immediately found common ground of trust and respect, two things Freddy was struggling to find in the traditional promotion and distribution system. Double K Records is based on the model of indie artists retaining rights to their work and having an equitable arrangement with their promoters. Sales from the online store return $0.50 for every $1.00 MP3 file download. Fifty percent of the gross margin on physical sales (CDs and merchandise) goes to the artist. While Double K Records foots 100% of the marketing, promotional and manufacturing costs.
Soul Asylum Poetry and Publishing Inc., produces a weekly radio show of music and poetry that regularly includes material from Freddy Will and other independent artist from across the world. The show is aired on Whistle Radio, 102.7FM on Tuesday nights from 9-11 pm and replayed Sundays 1-3 am.
Double K Records represents musicians from every format. Broadcasters and stage venues interested in appearances by artists signed to Double K Records.
Photography by: Soul Asylum Poetry and Publishing Inc.
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FREDDY WILL TO RELEASE NEW CREOLE LANGUAGE ALBUM
IN FALL 2009
Freddy Will returns to the studio to record a 'Creole' hip hop album in an effort to target his African fans. This album which will be his third solo offering is currently untitled. The album is set to hit stores and online late Fall 2009 via his label Ghetto Breed Entertainment (GBE).
Freddy Will continues to relate to his African roots. He has long been respected for his flow, lyrical wit and longevity, blossomed after he dropped his first mixtape in 2006. In 2008, Freddy Will released his debut studio album and the question has since become, can he still relate to the days when he sought refuge in war torn regions of
When asked about the upcoming Creole album, Freddy Will said, 'I was inspired by French rappers in
Freddy Will’s first musical offering (which was released in 2006 as an original mixtape) bears no samples or previously used instrumentals. It talked about his street experiences in
because of its originality.
By 2008, Freddy Will surprised everyone with a more refined flow on his crossover album entitled, “While I'm Still Young - The Talking Drums”. This album has several cuts from the mixtape as well as some interesting new crossovers with calypso, rock, jazz and reggae influences, again with no samples or instrumentals. Ghetto Breed Entertainment promoted the album heavily and it garnered some favor with critics who received it well. This album is set to be re-released on July 7th, 2009 with three (3) new singles.
The Creole album, which is currently being recorded, has no English. Freddy Will speaks Creole and continues to delve into his African roots musically. The first Creole single will be released Summer 2009.
Freddy Will is also signing an exclusive book and publishing deal with a company that's based in both
Photography by: Chris Huges
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FREDDY WILL AXES DISTRIBUTORS AND PREPARES FOR INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE!!
NEW
Freddy Will, the CEO and President of Ghetto Breed Entertainment started the year off by giving his former distributors (Soulkiss Ent./DEP/Universal Music Canada) the axe after several discrepancies over their Promotional, Marketing and Distribution contract which was signed last year.
Freddy Will has not spoken publicly on the details but is quoted as saying, "I only work with people who can be trusted and Soulkiss Entertainment did not fulfill their contact and therefore, did not measure up." As a matter of fact, Ghetto Breed Entertainment (GBE) reportedly clinched back the rights to its internet distribution from Soulkiss Ent who claimed that his album would be distributed in stores nationally and online through DEP/Universal Music
In addition, Freddy Will's debut album "While I'm Still Young - The Talking Drums" is being re-vamped with three (3) new songs and will be re-released July 7th, 2009 and distributed through Ghetto Breed Distributions and Double K Records. This album re-release will be commence jointly with the launch of Freddy Will’s first book 'My Book Of Chrymes'. In related news, Freddy Will started recording a new album in Creole (one of the native languages of
The Creole hip hop album, which is currently 'untitled,' will be released in Fall/Winter of 2009 and be distributed worldwide through Ghetto Breed Distributions and Double K Records. This will bring Freddy closer to his African hip hop fans who have supported him throughout his career. Guest artists are not confirmed yet for the album but negotiations are currently underway for several high profile African artists to appear on the album. This new album will be available at www.freddywill.com and Freddywill's jamroom at Soul Asylum Poetry and Publishing along with a new list of vendors where the revamped album, his book and Creole album will be available (to be announced soon).
After the Creole album is released Freddy Will is launching an international showcase of both albums and his book starting off in Europe, then to Africa then he will return back to the
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"I'm very excited for what Ghetto Breed Entertainment is set to accomplish this year. I enjoy working with Eddie [Bullen} he’s a blast to work with. I love to perform my music and I'm really looking forward to performing in
Photography by: Chris Huges and Ghetto Breed Entertainment Inc.
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FREDDY WILL RENAMES HIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
NEW
Ghetto Breed Entertainment is pleased to announce that it has severed all ties with Soulkiss Entertainment, nullifying their entire agreement that once bonded the two companies due to breach of contract. A lawsuit is pending.
Fans and supporters were unable to buy Freddy Will’s album as promoted and the few who ordered it through Soulkiss Ent/DEP/Universal Music
'Badson Publishing’ has been officially renamed to ‘Freddy Will Publishing’ to accommodate the new expansion. A new division was also created under Ghetto Breed Entertainment to facilitate the Internet and physical distribution of GBE's merchandise worldwide.
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"It's a shame that Soulkiss Entertainment was not upfront with Ghetto Breed Entertainment about what they can and can't do. One thing I do not tolerate in this business is posers. Tell me the truth no matter how bad it is and I will respect you more than if you mislead me. Another thing I don't want to hear is a long spill about how this industry works from someone who doesn’t know how to fulfill contracts and run his own business…..period." – Freddy Will
Artwork by: Freddy Will.
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FREDDY WILL’S SINGLE ‘CITY BOY’ DEBUTS IN
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, December 15th, 2008 - The calypso/hip hop 
crossover single 'City Boy' off of Freddy Will's 2008 debut album "While I'm Still Young - The Talking Drums" was received by Freetown's renowned DJ Jahway and is in rotation at several radio stations and night clubs in Sierra Leone, West Africa.
Freddy Will, having migrated to the
Freddy Will later moved to The Gambia and then to
His most notable was his performance in Latrikunda German where he amused a large crowd with a theme song he had co - written with his musical ace Peter Lebbi for Mr. Ngibah's 'Lend A Hand Society.' Fans waited patiently after he went silent for several years while living in
Artwork by: George L. Patterson
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FREDDY WILL’S DEBUT ALBUM STILL CHARTING ACROSS
AT BRITISH
TORONTO
At CFBX 92.5FM in Kamloops, British Columbia, Freddy Will’s album charted at #10 for the week ending November 18th, 2008.
At CKXU 88.3FM in Lethbridge, Alberta, Freddy Will charted at #6 for the week ending October 28th, 2008.
At CUIT 89.5FM in Toronto, Ontario, Freddy Will was #2 for the week ending September 23rd, 2008, #1 for the week ending September 30th, 2008, #4 for the weeks ending October 14th, 2008 and October 21st, 2008. CUIT did not report its Top 10 hip hop chart to !EARSHOT for the week of October 7th, 2008 and for the weeks of October 28th, 2008 – February 3rd, 2009.
These charts and reports are compiled by !EARSHOT, the national campus and community radio reports, see www.earshot-online.com – search ‘Freddy Will’. The !EARSHOT charts represents actual airplay on campus and community radio stations across
QUOTE:
“I am grateful that I was able to bring my music to the masses like the other artists who are on the charts with me.”- Freddy Will
Artwork by: George L. Patterson.
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FREDDY WILL’S ALBUM AT #1 AT CUIT 89.5FM IN
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, October 9th, 2008 – Freddy Will’s debut studio album, according to !EARSHOT (the national campus and community radio report), earned the coveted #1 spot on the chart this week as the album moved into it’s sophomore week of release.
“While I’m Still Young - The Talking Drums” was released off Ghetto Breed Entertainment label and is promoted and distributed by Soulkiss Ent./DEP/Universal Music
On September 23rd, 2009 (the album release date) Freddy Will debuted at #2 on the Top 10 Hip Hop chart at 89.5FM CUIT.
The album which features guest appearances by artists such as JUNO Award winner Liberty Silver, JUNO Award winner Diane Seaton and others has been steadily charting. The album is available nationally at all major HMV locations, Best Buy, Music World and Chapters bookstores. In addition, Freddy Will’s album will be released in the U.S at a later date. Currently, the album is available online at iTunes.com for Mp3 download.
In
In related chart news, Freddy Will's album also debut at #3 on Scarborough Fusion radio’s Hip Hop Charts the weeks of September 21st, 2008 and September 27th, 2008. Fusion Radio is the official radio station of the
Freddy Will has broken significant ground as an independent
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“I want to remind my fans that this wouldn't be possible without God and hard work with my producers who worked tirelessly day and night to come up with this ground breaking album. A huge part of this positive result is due to your suppoet." - Freddy Will
Photograph by: Chris Huges.
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PLANET
2008 FALL/WINTER ISSUE AS THEIR MUSICAL FEATURE
TORONTO
Planet Africa magazine celebrates worldwide achievements of people with African and
The two page article written about Freddy Will is entitled, ‘Freddy Will: A Rare Breed of Sonic Talent in a Life of Transition’ spoke about Freddy Will’s life, his struggles and accomplishments in his music career. The article featured photos of Freddy Will and the cover of his album, ‘While I’m Still Young – The Talking Drums’.
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“I would like to thank Planet
Artwork by: Freddy Will
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FREDDY WILL PROMOTES HIS ALBUM IN URBANOLOGY MAGAZINE
Urbanology magazine is a Canadian urban lifestyle magazine that covers the world of music, fashion, news and business.
Freddy Will’s ad promoting his upcoming album, “While I’m Still Young – The Talking Drums” was featured in Urbanology magazine’s print and online Summer/Fall ‘Can’t Stop Us Now’ issue.
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“…getting an ad in an urban magazine is great exposure for the album.” – Freddy Will
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‘WHILE I’M STILL YOUNG – THE TALKING DRUMS’
RELEASED TODAY !!
TORONTO
The album is available TODAY at HMV, Best Buy, Music World, Amazon and Chapters and online at iTunes. Ring tones are also available at muchmusic.com and at all phone providers
Freddy Will is one of the few, if not the first US based independent artist to completely record and release a full length album in
In addition, he has featured independent Canadian artists such as R&B singer S. Davis, David Butler, Winnie Culture, Nigel Woodz and Cookie and features USA independent artists (from New Jersey and New York) Dirty Money, Quality, Chris Cruz and Jay - NY. The album, “While I’m Still Young – The Talking Drums” contains 19 tracks and two bonus tracks. Go get your album today!
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“There are 7 singles on the album and I have something for everyone on this album.” - Freddy Will
Artwork by: George L. Patterson.
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WHISTLE RADIO 102.7FM IN
STOUFFVILLE
Stouffville’s 102.7 FM Whistle Radio’s (www.whistleradio.com) program ‘Asylum for Your Soul’ featured Freddy Will for a half hour interview. The show highlights independent writers and musicians from
Freddy Will spoke about his life growing up in Africa, his life afterwards struggling on the streets of
Freddy Will’s debut album, “While I’m Still Young – The Talking Drums” is slated to be released through Ghetto Breed Entertainment, promoted by Soulkiss Entertainment distributed by DEP/Universal Music Canada on September 23rd, 2008.
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“Soul Asylum brought my music and my story to a new audience. I like how Ken took the time to read up on me and prepared for the interview. I was shocked at some of the specific questions he asked. That showed me he did his research and gave depth to the interview." - Freddy Will
Photography by: Ghetto Breed Entertainment Inc. Freddy will is pictured with Charles Ross.
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THATRADIO.COM INTERVIEWS FREDDY WILL LIVE
ON THE ‘LIQUID LUNCH’ RADIO PROGRAM.
a live interview today at
‘Liquid Lunch’, which airs every weekday from 12pm - 2pm, is the flagship radio program hosted by Hugh Reilly and D’Anise. ThatRadio.com is
Freddy Will spoke about his life growing up in Africa and the
Freddy Will sits with hosts of Thatradio.com’s Liquid Lunch program.
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“This is probably one of my most detailed interviews to date. I enjoyed the atmosphere at ThatRadio and the opportunity to tell people my story." - Freddy Will
Photography by: Ghetto Breed Entertainment Inc.
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FREDDY WILL PERFORMS LIVE
TORONTO
Freddy Will performed his hit single ‘Strangers’, which is a hip hop / reggae crossover from his debut album “While I’m Still Young – The Talking Drums”. He was interviewed by the host of the show, comedian Quinn Martin after his performance.
The show that features Freddy Will, will air in a few weeks.
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“I'm thankful for the opportunity to bring my music to the mass of hip hop audience in
Photo by: Ghetto Breed Entertainment Inc. Freddy Will is pictured with host Quinn Martin.
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FIRST FRIDAYS ‘FILM FESTIVAL EDITION’ EVENT
FREDDY WILL PERFORMS LIVE
TORONTO
Freddy Will is the musical guest for the evening’s event as First Friday’s celebrates their 'Film Festival Edition’ while the Toronto International Film Festival is in
First Fridays, which was founded in 1994, is an exciting networking event that occurs the first Friday of every month. The event attracts a variety of entrepreneurs, professionals and organizations from all over the city. It is one of over 30 First Friday’s that occur throughout North America in other cites such as
Freddy Will’s debut album, "While I’m Still Young – The Talking Drums” is slated to be released through Ghetto Breed Entertainment and will be promoted and distributed by Soulkiss Entertainment/DEP/Universal on September 23rd, 2008 in stores and online.
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"The First Friday’s event was one of those shows where you perform for an intimate crowd. I look forward to doing more shows like this." - Freddy Will
Photography by: Chris Huges.
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FREDDY WILL LANDS IN OTTAWA, CANADA
FOR A MAJOR LIVE RADIO INTERVIEW AT 97.9 FM CHIN RADIO’S ‘
NEXUS AFRICA’ RADIO PROGRAM
Nexus Africa is a weekly one-hour radio program broadcasting out of Ottawa, Canada’s capital city, on CHIN 97.9FM, and simulcast worldwide on the Internet at www.chinradio.com. Hosted on-location by Fred Sherman and Denise Siele, Nexus Africa engages listeners through engaging dialogue, commentary, music, news, trivia and other segments. Guests include known personalities, experts, authors, entrepreneurs, artists, and community stakeholders.
In this interview, Freddy Will spoke about his life story from the brutal streets of Sierra Leone and Liberia to where he is today, getting set to release his debut album entitled “While I’m Still Young – The Talking Drums” on September 23rd, 2008. The Nexus Africa show featured several tracks off of his upcoming album.
“The interview will air Saturday, August 16th at 8am” said Fred Sherman, co-host of the Nexus Africa show. “Freddy Will is the first full music subject- oriented guest we have ever had on the Nexus Africa show” noted co-host
Denise Siele.
Photo by: Ghetto Breed Entertainment. Freddy Will is pictured with co-host Fred Sherman on the Nexus Africa radio program at 97.9 FM CHIN radio in
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“Hip hop is like the talking drums in my opinion because rappers are basically communicating through songs like the ‘talking drums’ of ancient
Photography by: Ghetto Breed Entertainment Inc.
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FREDDY WILL FILMS HIS FIRST VIDEO ‘CITY BOY’
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, August 12th, 2008 – Freddy Will shot scenes for his first video ‘City Boy’ from his upcoming debut studio album entitled “While I’m Still Young – The Talking Drums” today.
Freddy Will’s album is slated to be released September 23rd, 2008 through Ghetto Breed Entertainment is promoted and distributed by Soulkiss Ent./DEP/Universal Music
The video shoot was a success and a final copy will be available in a few weeks to be serviced to music video stations for airplay. Although Freddy Will is from the
Canadian artists.
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"I decided to shoot my first video in
Photo by: Ghetto Breed Entertainment Inc.
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FREDDY WILL PERFORMS LIVE AT SCOTIABANK CARIBANA™,
The Caribana Festival is a two week cultural explosion that includes Caribbean music, cuisine, revelry, the visual and performing arts and of course, the parade with intricate costumes. Now it it’s 41st year, Caribana has become a major international event and the largest cultural festival of its kind in
Freddy Will’s smash single ‘City Boy’ generated a buzz with its hip hop crossover with an unforgettable pulsating
Freddy Will, who is from the
Photo by: Ghetto Breed Entertainment. Freddy Will performs ‘City Boy’ at the 2008 Scotiabank Caribana’s ‘De Caribana Lime’ on
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“I wrote the song ‘City Boy’ especially for my fans that love hip hop and calypso
come true." - Freddy Will
Artwork by: Ghetto Breed Entertainment Inc.
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FREDDY WILL RECORDS NEW ALBUM IN
AND UNITES WITH DEP/UNIVERSAL MUSIC
Freddy Will’s eyes have seen things that would be played out in a gut wrenching movie scene. He has plenty to say and his fans! They’re already talking…Freddy Will’s debut studio album, “While I’m Still Young” is slated to be released through Ghetto Breed Entertainment and distributed by Soulkiss Entertainment/DEP/Universal Music
His album contains production by Canadian music veterans such as JUNO Award winner and recording artist /producer Eddie Bullen, JUNO Award winner Liberty Silver, JUNO Award winner Diane Seaton, producer Stephen Stadlemann of Street66 and producer Django Ticomsmithe just to name a few. His album has straight hip-hop tracks along with several crossovers influenced by rock, reggae and calypso flavours.
Freddy Will will be featured in the upcoming August issue of Planet Africa magazine (www.planetafrica.net). He will also have ads in Urbanology magazine’s print and online August issue (www.urbanologymag.com).
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“After going through what I went through and doing whatever it took for me to survive, I realized that the sole purpose was simply to tell a story that only a few people lived to tell, the good in all this… I’m still young.” - Freddy Will
Artwork by: George L. Patterson.
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FREDDY WILL’S DEBUT ALBUM,
‘WHILE I’M STILL YOUNG – THE TALKING DRUMS
TO BE RELEASED SEPTEBMER 23RD, 2008!!
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, March 15TH 2008 – Freddy Will, the CEO and President of Ghetto Breed Entertainment and Freddy Will Publishing, recently inked a national distribution deal with DEP/Universal Music Canada and Soulkiss Entertainment, Canada’s number one (1) music promotion and distribution company. First off the launch pad is Freddy Will’s debut album entitled “While I’m Still Young - The Talking Drums" which is slated to hit shelves on September 23RD, 2008.
Arrangements are in place for Freddy Will and his Ghetto Breed crew to begin work on their debut group album in the fall of 2008. B, Chris Cruz, Dirty Money, Freddy Will and Quality formed the elite rap crew from
Freddy Will’s sizzling album, “While I’m Still Young - The Talking Drums” has already been serviced to DJ pools across
‘How Would I Know’, ‘Animal’ and ‘Strangers’.
Downloads ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON iTUNES, along with in store distribution of the album to HMV, Best Buy, Music World, Chapters and Amazon. Freddy Will's highly anticipated album will also be available online through iTunes, CD Baby and Freddywill.com.
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“This is one of the biggest accomplishments of my career because I have faith that Soulkiss Entertainment./DEP/Universal Music
