

The second album wasn’t as successful as the first one. It was totally different from the Roc-A-Fella we got signed to. As soon as Jay was president, it was like a whole different time. Young Chris and I put out Brothers From Another album. So we went with Jay and he became president of Def Jam and he had Roc-A-Fella to himself. Why did that roller coaster come to an end?Īs far as Roc-A-Fella, Jay and Dame went their separate ways and Jay pulled Young Chris, Memphis Bleek, Freeway, and myself backstage while we were on the Best of Both Worlds tour and told us that we would be making major changes and decisions and he wanted us to be a part of that decision. It’s a book of stories to tell, but it was definitely a roller coaster. We had the biggest clothing line from an urban clothing line. We had the biggest ceo/artist in the game. It was the life what every young artist would want from the game. What was life like in Young Gunz and Roc-A-Fella? Our first album, Tough Luv was released in 2004. When did you professionally start your rap career?Ĭhris and I signed in 2001-2002. Memphis Bleek started saying, “Neef Buck don’t speak much, but keep the heat tucked.” I just ran with it. At the time, I carried protection all the time. I was the black sheep of State Property when we first got together and I was standoffish to a lot of things and a lot of people.

Coming up in Roc-A-Fella, I wasn’t really following suit when I got there. Look out for CertiFYD.in the air waves near you.I have a lot of alter egos and Neef Buck is one of them. This hard-working team have been earning their rep for banging out addictive music and shows no sign of slowing down.currently with more on the way, "CertiFYD" is on the move. To date CertiFYD has worked with artist such as Lil Wayne, Keyshia Cole, Rick Ross, Remy Ma, Bobby Valentino, Papoose, Wyclef, Wynter Gordon, Jacki-O, Brisco, Haitian Fresh, Serius Jones, Shawnna to name a few. After playing countless gigs they realized that they had another hidden passion for music production, and so "CertiFYD Production Group" was formed.ĬertiFYD incorporates real instruments in their music from pianos to guitars to drums which gives them flexibility in their production sound. This production team started out as musicians playing for several independent and major acts. Philadelphia / NYC, Greater Philadelphia Area / New York City, United States Visit: CertiFYD Production Group is a music production team started by 2 brothers turn partners, Jay and PI. The aptly titled mixtape gives the spotlight to a newly signed Young Chris, as a solo artist, and also, re-introduces the combination of DJ Drama and Don Cannon, the former "Affiliates" partners, hosting their first mixtape together, in several years. The mixtape, called "The Re-Introduction", was released on November 20th, 2010. Rico considers Young Chris his flagship artist, working closely with Chris on his debut album and pre-album/mixtape. Later in 2010 signed with Division 1, a label started by Rico Love, under the Universal/Motown umbrella. Since this time, Chris has taken to the internet to solidify himself as a top solo artist, with his Social Network, hitting the remix circuit, and his much anticipated "The Network" Mixtape series, hosted by DJ Don Cannon. In this article, Chris also states that he feels himself up there with Lil' Wayne and Juelz Santana. He stated to XXL magazine that he wanted to release a solo album by the end of 2008 and had been "95 percent done" by June 2008. As early as March 2006, Young Chris thought about recording a solo album.
