Divine

Divine was just recently interviewed in NYC in November by NYU student Kristen Brown for an article on the correlation between Hip-Hop & Islam. Segments of this interview was also aired on NYU's radio station WNYU 89.1 FM, where Brown is a producer of a news magazine show entitled "Feature (Human Interest)". The "Feature (Human Interest)" show, with the segments of the interview with Divine, was broadcast (to the New York tri-state region, which includes New Jersey & Connecticut) on Thursday night 11/30/2006 at 7:30-8:00 PM. It was also heard via the Internet at www.wnyu.org where it is also archived.


*Note: The "Feature" show is thirty minutes (30:00) in length; the segments with Divine can be located within the following time frames: 16:00-19:17 and 23:52-24:50 - Magnetic Management

Divine was just recently featured on NYC's own e-zine 'Birthplace Magazine'. - Magnetic Management

Divine's latest independent album, "The Legacy Lives", will take the Hip-Hop/Rap genre to new musical and lyrical heights at a time when it is most needed and craved. This is strongly displayed and exercised on the album's "controversial" first single, "King Of New York" b/w "My Saga", "Gangsta", and the bonus cut "Grind Out". The lead single "King Of New York" brings you right into the most asked and controversial question amongst all East coast emcees, rappers and Hip-Hop/Rap fans alike, and beyond..."Who's the king of New York???" Everyone has their own opinion and a different answer, but Divine undoubtedly displays why his name will soon be one of them that's most evoked. With "My Saga", he goes deep and very personally into his life, and emotionally articulates and details his trials, tribulations, and struggles. With "Gangsta" and "Grind Out" he shows his diversity, by effortlessly going from a hard street record that could rival any West coast so-called "gangsta rap", to a strong club banger that would get anyone rushing the dance floor. Divine continues to insist and reiterate that: " [His] style is no more than knowledge, wisdom, and understanding on all aspects, degrees, and sciences of life, according to [his] personal existence and experiences to manifest..." Without question, there's no doubt that Divine Allah's poised to becoming a living legacy! - Magnetic Management

Divine Records For New Single To Be Released Worldwide:

Divine just recently recorded a feature verse for a new song entitled, "The Best Eventually", for a producer out of Sweden. "The Best Eventually" is a song produced by DJ Whopper of The Beat Pimps (thebeatpimps.com) who is based in Sweden, the song also features verses by Rico Won (Sweden), P.S. The Marginal Error (Sweden), Timbuktu (Sweden), and Baby Blak (Philadelphia, US). "The Best Eventually" will be released on vinyl in November, on Good Child Records (Germany), with worldwide distribution via Groove Attack, and is the first single released from the forthcoming Beat Pimps’ album. "The Best Eventually" single will also include "Singles", featuring Maylay Sparks (US) & Rok-A-Spot (Sweden) and "Bacilon", featuring Rok-A-Spot (former Advance Patrol rapper Rodde aka Rok-A-Spot). The Beat Pimps’ album, also to feature an entire solo song performance by Divine, will be released in early 2006. DJ Whopper has also done remixes of Divine's latest lead college radio promo single, "King Of New York", and "My Saga", from Divine's forthcoming album, "The Legacy Lives". They are currently collaborating on other material they plan to release together...stay tuned!!!
- Magnetic Management

Divine has been nominated for the prestigious "Essence Of Hip-Hop" award by Urban Threshold's annual "2010 Underground Music Awards" (UMA) now in it's 8th year. UMA is the biggest national award show for independent artists, etc. in the US.

"The 8th Annual Underground Music Awards" ceremony will take place on Sunday, August 22, at the world famous B.B. King's concert hall in Time's Square, NYC.

2010 UMA nominee voting will be: July 8-August 8

Vote for Divine at:
http://www.yo-pr.com/uma/essencehiphop.php
(One vote per computer/server per day) - Magnetic Management

Divine Collaborates With Rising Swedish Producer:

Divine is currently in the studio working on new material for an upcoming mix CD to be produced by rising Swedish producer, Prov P (Gothenburg, Sweden / myspace.com/pprov). The name of the mix CD will be "Prov P & Divine Allah - Legal Hustle Vol. 1", and is set for an early 2006 independent release. Prov P has also done remixes of Divine’s latest lead college promo single, "King Of New York", and "My Saga" from Divine’s forthcoming album, The Legacy Lives, and has contributed several beats to possibly be used for "The Legacy Lives". Prov P is one of Sweden’s hottest producers, who just recently became an official member of the Large Money Entertainment (LME) production company, based in Sweden. LME is a Swedish - American eighteen (18) producer production team, whose producers have produced for some of the biggest names in Hip-Hop/Rap, both past & present and mainstream & underground, such as: The Game (USA), Ja Rule (USA), Capone (USA), PMD (USA), Kurupt (USA), De La Soul (USA), Grand Agent (USA), Mr. Lif (USA), Jean Grae (USA), Little Brother (USA), ED OG (USA), and OC (USA)…just to name a few. Through LME, Prov P has been given the opportunity to produce for other US artists such as Shady Sheist, San Quinn, 40 Glocc, B-Legit, and more…stay tuned!!!
- Magnetic Management

COLLEGE RADIO DJ FEEDBACK


12" Promo Record (Single): DIVINE ALLAH -"KING OF NEW YORK"


Love this joint ("King Of New York"). Old school feel, dope beat. In heavy roatation.

Chilly C -KHDX


("King Of New York") This is HOT!!! For real, I wasn't expecting much because of the hyped of cover and shit. The track is outstanding, Divine Allah is cool...but the track makes up. FIRE!!! "My Saga" is another really dope track, I just wish Divine Allah had more of a personality to match the tracks.

The CEO -WESE/Sirius/AOL Radio


I like this joint ("King Of New York"), need to change the record cover (ha, ha, ha, ha) but it's still good. Looking at it I was suspect but he shows and proves. Good music, real good music.

Chill Will -WCBN


Very hot! He's got some very tight production behind him and delivers on all accounts.

Max -WMHB


Good all the way through...

Chilly C -KHDX


I'm giving this one a few spins here and there...not totally into it, but it's good.

Milena -KCSU


First time hearing this cat and I really like the vibe, something new and fresh for this stale ass game.

Anilast -KSMT


"My Saga" is definitely the choice cut here. A great debut artist on 91.1. Looking forward to hearing the album...thank him for the drop too!

DJ Imperial -KSMU


Decent first effort. "Gangsta" is my favortie jam.

J-Tyme -KMIH


Like it, don't love it.

Kevvy Kev -KZSU


This joint is cool - slow progress - I'll wait for more feedback from listeners - 1 out of 10, I give it a 6.

Buddhabong -TIR Radio


Just wanted to tell you I'm feeling the Divine Allah (record) a lot. "King Of New York" is my jam...hot sample.

Pete Butta -WKPS 5/10


You know I'm repping the Divine Allah joint cuz! Especially "Gangsta"!

Stage One -KMOJ


This one has gotten spins on the show every week for about the past two months. I'm equally feeling "King Of New York" and "Gangsta", and rotate between the two of them. I'm feeling Divine's flow and wordplay, but digging the production too. Looking forward to the next single.

Jason D -KHDC & Radio Boise


Shit is hot...short but hot!

Ahk -WEAA


This guy may only be known in certain circles...but he brings some powerful music...this grew on me. Good beats and lyrics.

Enigma -WXCI


I think this is decent, not my favorite, but not something I turn off if I hear it.

Garbs -WRUW


I like this joint. The baseline was aight, but just didn't seem to fit
with the high pitched hook. Overall a solid joint that got spins. The
vocals (lyrics) were solid.

DJ Ev -WUAG


Pretty solid single all around..."King of New York" is the top choice on the record, nice vocal sample and pulsating tempo make this one an easy winner. The B-Side "Gangsta" is also on point with another solid beat and more staunch lyricism...this record is too nice to front on.

Shareef -WRFL


This was a decent track, liked the production, and lyrically wasn't bad either. I look to hear more from
Divine.

Ad Lib -WKDU


Illll, I've been constantly supporting this track on the radio and the charts!

Tony -CFUV


Not bad, not incredible. We are playing it every week but no calls on it or anything.

Mike -KXLU


Wack beat, good lyrics.

Bro Rabb -KXLU


The sped up chipmunk vocal is so done. However, that said, the rest of the beat is nice, and the rhymes are quite good.

DL -KTRU


Real dope record...like the sample a lot...rapping is marginal, but
overall it's a nice little cut...medium rotation..."Grind Out" is dope too.

A Wade -WMSE


Been dropping this on my XM Radio show...beat hits hard!

DJ Scene -KEXP/XM


This joint ("King Of New York") is pretty hot. I like what they did with that production. This Divine dude has a smooth flow. The other track on here that's getting heavy spins is "Grind Out". 8th Wundah is a slept-on producer. Overall 3.5 outta 5.

Doc Evil -WRKC


Record went over heavy (in a good way) over the last few months. I know that some people were about the gully cuts on the B-Side, but I actually didn't mind dropping the "Newsies" sample from "King of New York"; ironically, Dipset had a joint recent with a poorer use of the sample, so that was a great opportunity to flip the Divine cut and edutain the masses...

Enygma -WBRS


Ok joint here...the lyrics are straight, I'm just not as receptive to the production...I feel "My Saga" is a little more suited to my taste...good effort, I'd definately like to hear more from D. A. (Divine Allah)...

DJ Resident -WKNC


The Divine record ("King Of New York") is real dope, playing it pretty much every week, very tight record.

DJ Flash -CJIQ


What can you say (about "King Of New York"), a cheery start followed by a dark thunderous tension builder of a beat. Crazy! Divine Allah builds as the beat does, tearing it up lyrically. I keep waiting for Divine Allah to bust through some wall super hero status, c - Magnetic Management

Divine's new independent college radio promo single, "King Of New York", from his forthcoming LP, "The Legacy Lives", debuts on the national college radio chart's "Top 30" at number 17 on RapAttackLives.com, and at number 22 on RapNetwork.com...stay tuned!!!

- Magnetic Management

Divine's "King Of New York" college radio promo single, from his forthcoming album "The Legacy Lives", rises eight positions from number 22 to number 14 on RapNetwork.com's national college radio chart's "Top 30", and on RapAttackLives.com's national college radio chart's "Top 30", it presently remains at number 17...stay tuned!!! - Magnetic Management

After stints in jail, working with Rakim and taking time to map out his moves in the ever-changing landscape of the rap game, Divine has weathered the storms and is still standing strong. Check out our exclusive interview with the Brooklynite as he discusses his upcoming album Ghetto Rhymin’, working with legendary producers, what he learned from Ra and much more. Read below…



6/3/2010

“The God is back,” Divine confidently states on “I’m Back,” one of his new songs forcefully capturing ears for its gritty and introspective lyrics over a smooth beat that drips hip-hop with every kick and snare. When listening to the track, fans can’t help but hear Divine’s confidence throughout the song. And why shouldn’t he be confident? After stints in jail, working with Rakim and taking time to map out his moves in the ever-changing landscape of the rap game, Divine has weathered the storms and is still standing strong. Check out our exclusive interview with the Brooklynite as he discusses his upcoming album Ghetto Rhymin’, working with legendary producers, what he learned from Ra and much more.


Your new album Ghetto Rhyming is dropping this summer. How’s it sounding right now?

It’s sounding real crazy. The album is in the last stages of post-production and mastering, which is being done over in Germany by Broadway Mastering. We’re trying to drop the album in July. It should be ready to go. Tentatively sometime in July it’s officially going to be in the marketplace, the latest August. But this release is actually the pre-release street version of the album and then we actually dropping the official album.

This is your biggest release to date. Are you ready?

Oh yeah, indeed. For those that don’t know, I had released a promo single back in 2005 entitled, “King Of New York” and it received great reviews. It was on college radio and peaked at #2 nationwide, so a lot of people do know me from that. But now, this album is what’s popping off. Again this album is the pre-release street version of the actual album. The actual album will have industry producers such as Nick Wiz and Domingo, and we trying to secure Ayatollah and Coptic as well. These producers all have a history in the industry and that’s going to be for the official Ghetto Rhymin’ album. But what we releasing initially is the pre-release street version of the album.

When you do a pre-release street album, how do you balance giving fans high quality music but still knowing that you’re holding back the best?

Releasing a pre-release street album initially came out of me having personal setbacks and the album being held back for so long, yet the material still being so strong. So the label decided to use it as a market introduction of Divine to build the anticipation and momentum for the release of the actual album which will be another stronger body of work. It’s also because I’ve been working for a long time. I’ve been working on my music for a while so I have a lot of material in the archives. There’s a lot of music that’s been done and recorded and is in the post-production stage. At the same time, I keep quality. It’s always high quality from Divine and people know that. As the new stuff comes, it’s going to get better and when you get the pre-release album and the official album, you’ll be pleased with them altogether. You’re going to hear a lot of progression and a lot of different stylization as far as my skills are concerned. It’s going to be a quick progression simply because I’m constantly working but not always releasing my material right away. I go in the studio and I stay in the lab working, man. I just stock pile joints and take my time with everything, but it’s always high quality regardless.

When you talk about progression, how have you grown since “King Of New York” and our last interview?

I think the progression and growth is more about the time and influences, what’s going on in society and what’s going on in the bigger culture of hip-hop today, as well as the particular music zone I was in at that particular time. The things I’m talking about on the street album are what were going on a few years ago, but it still applies to what’s popping off today in this day and time. My album and music is timeless, man, it’s not time dated or era based in the sense of what’s what in worldly pop culture, but I still keep it relative to the day and time we’re in. I talk about universal things and something that’s going to always apply no matter when and where it is because I have mostly conscious lyrics and spiritual content and I try not to get too caught up on the latest cars that are out or the latest dance that’s out or whatever it is in the culture of hip-hop and the pop culture of the world that’s going on. I try to stay alert and not stray too far from the focus of my message and dropping my jewels. Regardless, I put a real good balance on it overall so I got something that everybody can relate to and get somethi - Magnetic Management

1/4/2010

Up-and-coming Brooklyn, NYC emcee Divine has been hard at work on his new album Ghetto Rhymin' set to be released late Summer 2010 on NYC independent record label Supreme Records.

A pre-release/street version of Ghetto Rhymin' will drop in the first quarter 2010 digitally via Amalgam Digital (www.amalgamdigital.com) & Digi Status (www.digistatus.com) and physically via Underground Hip-Hop (www.ughh.com).

Fresh off The Seventh Seal, longtime Rakim collaborator Nick Wiz, who has worked with Skillz, Chino XL and on the Lyricist Lounge compilation, etc. will be adding production as well as serve as the album's Executive Producer and A&R. Another notable producer will be Domingo, who has worked with Rakim, Kool G Rap, Big Pun, M.O.P., Ras Kass, etc.

Divine is also set to be working with industry veteran engineer and producer Steve Sola, who has worked with Tragedy Khadafi, Nas, Mobb Deep, 50 Cent, etc.

Divine is also currently putting the finishing touches on his new single "Camaraderie (Real To Real)" featuring Tragedy Khadafi.

- Magnetic Management

Divine's new college radio promo single, "King Of New York", from his forthcoming album, The Legacy Lives, peaks at number 2 on both national college radio chart's "Top 30". On RapNetwork.com's "Top 30", "King Of New York" rose two positions this past week from number 4 to number 2, and on RapAttackLives.com's "Top 30", "King Of New York" rose two positions from number 4 to number 2. Divine's album "The Legacy Lives", has a tentative release date in the early part of this year...stay tuned!!! - Magnetic Management

Swedish DJ & Producer Dj Whopper's new 12" single "Dj Whopper Presents...The Beat Pimps", that features Divine, was officially released to stores worldwide 7/21/2006. Divine is featured on the A-Side's second song "The Best Eventually" along with Sweden's renowned Timbuktu, Philly's own Baby Blak (US), and others. Maylay Sparks (US) is also featured on the 12", on the A-Side's first song entitled "Singles", and in the accompanying video. The 12" vinyl single was released to stores worldwide on Good Child Music/Records via Groove Attack distribution. Divine will also be featured on the following and forthcoming album, "Dj Whopper Presents...The Beat Pimps" to be released after more singles. If Divine's feature on this 12" is any indication of the skill and talent he's about to bring to the Hip-Hop/Rap world and music industry, then there's no doubt that he will soon definitely be one of "The Best Eventually". Stay tuned!!! - Magnetic Management

Divine's new college radio promo single, "King Of New York", from his forthcoming album, The Legacy Lives, peaks at number 2 on both national college radio chart's "Top 30". On RapNetwork.com's "Top 30", "King Of New York" rose two positions this past week from number 4 to number 2, and on RapAttackLives.com's "Top 30", "King Of New York" rose two positions from number 4 to number 2. Divine's album "The Legacy Lives", has a tentative release date in the early part of this year...stay tuned!!! - Magnetic Management

Divine's new college radio promo single, "King Of New York", from his forthcoming album, "The Legacy Lives", still continues to rise on the national college radio chart's "Top 30". On RapNetwork.com's "Top 30", "King Of New York" rose four positions this past week from number 11 to number 7, and on RapAttackLives.com's "Top 30", "King Of New York" rose two positions from number 16 to number 14. Divine's forthcoming album "The Legacy Lives", has a tentative release date in the early part of this year...stay tuned!!!

- Magnetic Management

Divine's new college radio promo single, "King Of New York", from his forthcoming album, "The Legacy Lives", still continues to rise on the national college radio chart's "Top 30". On RapNetwork.com's "Top 30", "King Of New York" rose three positions this past week from number 7 to number 4, and on RapAttackLives.com's "Top 30", "King Of New York" rose ten positions from number 14 to number 4. Divine's album "The Legacy Lives", has a tentative release date in the early part of this year...stay tuned!!! - Magnetic Management

Divine's new college radio promo single, "King Of New York", from his forthcoming album, "The Legacy Lives", still continues to rise on the national college radio chart's "Top 30". On RapNetwork.com's "Top 30", "King Of New York" rose four positions this past week from number 11 to number 7, and on RapAttackLives.com's "Top 30", "King Of New York" rose two positions from number 16 to number 14. Divine's forthcoming album "The Legacy Lives", has a tentative release date in the early part of this year...stay tuned!!!

- Magnetic Management