As Group Member Ali Readies His Solo Debut, Heavy StarchUniversal Records rap group the
ST. LUNATICS have gone platinum, with their debut album
Free City, signifying sales of more than one million copies.
Free City debuted in the # 3 position the
Billboard 200 this past summer.
Comprised of
Ali, Kyjuan, Murphy Lee, Nelly and the group's silent hypeman
Slo Down, the ST. LUNATICS' lead single, "
Midwest Swing" generated a formidable buzz, and helped to establish the ST. LUNATICS as one of the hottest new groups of 2001.
The group continues to garner rave reviews from the media. The Source magazine says that
Free City, "proves that Nelly's hot stuff wasn't a crap roll of the St. Louis dice, and there is a whole crew holding down the Lou." Playboy declares: "No matter how you rate Busta Rhymes or Snoop Dogg, you'll rank their crews lower. St. Lunatics'
Free City is the exception."
In other ST. LUNATICS news, member Ali is recording his solo album,
Heavy Starch, due out early next year. Currently, the hip-hop music lover hosts his own 2-hour radio show on one of St. Louis’ top urban radio stations, 95.5 FM (WFUN), every Sunday from 6-10PM.
Additionally, member Nelly’s song, "
#1" from the
Training Day soundtrack is the
#7 Most Played Rap Song on the radio, according to
Billboard’s Airplay Monitor.
ALSO...
watch out for Nelly's new record,
Nellyville coming next summer...
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