Next to Young Gunz partner Neef Buck Omillio Sparks is the State Property member garnering the least amount of attention since Jay-Z and Dame Dash split three years ago.
“I 'm not going to hold you, my album didn't do what was expected, but that's the state of the industry, and that's the way things happen sometimes," Sparks admits. ‘The Payback,’ distributed in August 2007 by Koch Records, did little to capitalize on “Young Froggy’s” history of pop hook writing (“I Just Wanna Love U,” Jay-Z), visceral hood tales and film work on both sides of the camera (‘State Property’).
This year the Philadelphia native offers himself, AR, LBS, Banchi, and Lil Jigga as the group Mad Ave. Movement. The group members are featured on “Movement” (‘The Payback’) and this spring will appear on the remix of Sparks’ single "4 The Love Or Money".
Sparks who, according to his reps, signed with Jay-Z in 1997, is reportedly partnering with Apple’s iTunes and Verizon Wireless for this year’s Mad Ave. Movement release. There have been conflicting reports about the status of the Beanie Sigel lead State Property collective (Sigel, Young Gunz, Peedi Peedi, Omillio Sparks, Oschino), but according to Sparks the group is this summer shooting ‘State Property 3’ and embarking on a national tour.
Not only does the group have to contend with internal strife and a saturated hip hop industry, but its’ own city is chock full of up and coming spitters.
Omillio Sparks, owner of Omillio Sparks Entertainment, has appeared on Roc-A-Fella Records releases such as ‘The Dynasty,’ ‘Philadelphia Freeway,’ ‘The Reason,’ ‘The Solution,’ and both ‘State Property’ albums.
He is also setting sights on the online social networking game. For more information visit www.myspace.com/sparksmusic1 & www.omilliosparks.com.
Omillio Sparks Backs Mad Ave Movement, State Prop
Big Moe Releases Album After Death
Koch Records and Wreckshop Records have just announced the releasing of a brand new album from the late Houston rapper Big Moe. The album, entitled, Unfinished Business, will be in stores on March 18th. It is the first posthumous release of music by Big Moe and features all brand new material.
The first single will be “Pint to the Head,” featuring Lil Flip, A-3 and Click Clack.
Rapper/singer, Big Moe was a legend in the Texas Hip Hop scene. As a member of the Screwed Up Click, Moe’s rap twang and melodic singing brought his notoriety and his previous release, Purple World scanned over 34,844 units in its first week. Charting at #2 on the Billboard Rap Chart and #3 on the Billboard R&B chart, Moe has sold over 400,000 copies to date.
On October 14th, 2007, Big Moe died after suffering from a heart attack a week earlier that placed him in a coma.
