Rev Run Presents Team Blackout!
July 3, 2008 by Chris
Filed under Run's House
REV RUN PRESENTS TEAM BLACKOUT – DEBUT LP, LIGHTS OUT, TO BE RELEASED ON 8-19-08
INTRODUCING THE NEXT GENERATION OF HIP-HOP: TEAM BLACKOUT ? STARS OF THE HIT MTV SERIES RUN?S HOUSE
If you’ve been following the hit MTV reality series Run?s House starring Reverend Run (of Run-DMC), then you already know about the hip-hop trio Team Blackout. Team Blackout consists of Rev Run?s teenage son JoJo Simmons and his childhood friends Zach, and Reggie. The Queens / Long Island natives have been rhyming together since the 7th grade, but it wasn?t until the 2003 New York City Blackout that JoJo, Zach and Reggie decided to officially unite and form Team Blackout ? hence the name.
Since then, they?ve been honing their craft, in the studio, on stage and even on TV. For the past four-years, millions of Run?s House fans have watched Team Blackout develop, on-air, into a full-fledged group to look out for. In 2007, they landed their first record deal with NY / LA based indie label Latchkey Recordings (distributed via Koch Entertainment). Team Blackout immediately hit the studio to record their debut album, Lights Out, in stores 8/19/2008. Lights Out was produced entirely by upcoming production duo Chris n Teeb (Danity Kane, Salt N Pepa), Grammy award winning producer Rockwilder and Ron Browz. Rev Run serves as the LP?s executive producer.
Lyrically, Lights Out is fun and carefree, bringing back a feel good vibe that?s been missing in today?s hip-hop music. Sonically, Chris n Teeb, Rockwilder and Ron Browz deliver a heavy dose of slick, futuristic sounds ? perfect for the radio and clubs. JoJo Simmons states ?we?ve got hot music, so it?s gonna be hard for people to say we only got a break just because I?m Reverend Run?s son. People are gonna be surprised.?
Season 5 of MTV?s Run?s House kicks off this summer, with more of Team Blackout?s steady rise in the music biz. Keep an eye open for Team Blackout?s upcoming video for ?Billion Dollar Boyfriend? and be sure to check out their internet buzz video ?J5 On ?Em?, produced by Ron Browz (Nas, G-Unit), featuring DJ Webstar and Boogie Black. Fans of Run?s House loved the J5 dance from season four and continually sent messages asking for more, so Team Blackout hit them with a summer dance anthem for the kids.
With Team Blackout?s drive and Rev Run as mentors, JoJo, Zach & Reggie have a bright future ahead. But in the meantime, get ready for them to put your lights out this summer.
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ok mr.unknown……just because u dont like dey music dont mean nobody else like it….i aint gon lie it aint da best but tht lil message u posted up dere aint kool….it jus prove tht u dont got nothin to do wit ur life but sit at the damn computer and tlk shit bout a group of ppl u dont even kno.so build a fuckn bridge and get the fuck ova urself!
I agree with Mr Unknown
JoJo’s rhymes should be thrown…
in the toilet
boy, it
really sucks
to know a punk ass like his
is makin’ bucks.
hey JOJO!!! I’m callin ya lil bitch ass out
Team Blackout? Yall more like Team Wackout. You lil niggas better STOP writtin raps b4 you get knocked da fuck out. Dat JoJo nigga’s flows are so wack. I think he thought most of them up after he jacked off zack. Lil lame ass nigga JoJo, you’ll never be like ya dad. when lights out hit stores (nigga) the fuckin stock market crashed. Pretty soon lights out gonna be in the dolla store bin. Keep on dreamin of them grammies nigga that yall ass aint gonna win. If it wasn’t for run’s house yall fuckin album wouldn’t sell. when yall gonna step into reality (niggas) and stop fuckin livin a tale. Yall claimin yall some thugs and yall aint sellin drugs. All over youre myspace (niggas) yall wearin POSER ass mugs. if any of you niggas wanna fire back yall betta do what you do. Its a shame when dora the explorer sellin more shit than you do
Definitely a group to look out for! I am always on the lookout for up and coming hip hop artists and give my support out to budding talent. To developed as a talent in public eye is not small feat, and I can see this group will do great things.