Ridah Redd

West Palm Beach, FL (August 20, 2010) Godfather Records and Florida, USA Rap Artist, Abner “Ridah Redd” Shambray announced today their role in contributing music for director Antoine Fuqua’s latest film project, a movie biopic about the life of slain rapper Tupac Shakur.

Fuqua, who also directed films such as, “Training Day” and “Brooklyn’s Finest” told Digital Spy Magazine that he doesn’t want a household name playing Shakur (sorry, Denzel). “I want to discover someone new,” he said. “I want to go to the streets and find him anywhere he might be in the world.”

Godfather Records recording artist, Ridah Redd is hopeful that Fuqua’s interest in finding new talent also extends to the films music.

Representatives from Godfather Records confirmed with Morgan Creek Production Studios in California that production, casting and other arrangements for the upcoming Tupac Shakur film have yet to be finalized but are hopeful that Ridah Redd’s music and music from other artists who reflect Tupac’s thug life struggle is represented in this upcoming project.

Ridah Redd states that, “I’ve been watching movies and listening to music all my life that claim to portray life in the hood and the struggles that we go through but they never seem realistic to me and to most of the people I know. I hope they get this one right and I hope they consider advice from some one like me who knows the struggle Tupac rapped and talked about first hand.”

Morgan Creek Productions is an American film studio that has released box-office hits like Young Guns, Dead Ringers, Major League, True Romance, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The King and I, The Crush, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and others. The studio was co-founded in 1987 by James G. Robinson, and Joe Roth

Godfather Records is home to Florida, USA rapper, Ridah Redd whose music can be found on www.godfatherrecords.net and www.dadecountyradio.com - The Sound Mag

Artist: Ridah Redd
Album/Mixtape: Remember Me
Label: Godfather Records
Year: 2009
Author: The Loop
Rating: 5/5

It was a sunny afternoon when I pressed play having the “Remember me” album in my playlist. I had mixed emotions before listening to the album. I was curious after looking at the tracklist and I was excited to hear what kind of album is it. The moment has come.

Ridah Redd is a young lyricist from an independent Godfather record label. Born in Miami, raised in Palm Beach County Ridah has quite an experience when it comes to rhyming. His flow is a mixture all the best features from 2 Pac and The Game, laid back, rhyming calmly and showing that such tracks are just a lyrical exercise for him and he’s ready to rock with the top Mc’s and producers in the rap game. The lyrical content of this album is quite balanced. And this is an advantage. Nowadays we notice a lack of solid albums. A typical album we get is a mixture of about 15 songs, in which one is a banger and the other 14 are just album fillers. “Remember me” isn’t that type of thing. We have a big variety of topics starting from life struggles, something for the ladies, club, life experiences. The way Ridah delivers his points of view through rhymes is a really amazing experience. The structure of verses and metaphors make the listener really take a second and think about certain things.

Featuring artists are on a level some people would wish to be. Akon did his thing in “Remember me” song. This joint could definitely be played on MTV and BET, really catchy tune and the whole musical background makes it an instant hit. Other tracks feature Poo Bear (known from feats on Fat Joe’s album), Dana, Charbel, Kallosity and AZ Yet.

The beats really match Redd’s flow and the message he delivers. The mixture of samples and warm and calm synth sounds matches the Ridah’s warm voice.
My idea of what an album should consist of is quite the same as Redman’s and Busta’s - Creativity and album cuts. We don’t need “one hit” albums. This album is a “multiple hit” and creative piece of music - an obligatory position for every real hip-hop fan.

Highly recommended by The Loop. - The Sound Mag

People tend to look at Miami as the musical Mecca of Florida whenever Hip Hop is brought up. I'm happy my city is on.. i remember the feeling of buying my first Trick Daddy CD in stores or seeing his videos get played on BET & MTV.. but this Mixtape is not from a dude from the 305.. In fact it's from a young man hailing from the 5..6.. Ace.. or to be exact 561. I remember first hearing one of his records in the car riding with my cousin Sean B and being captivated by his sound, so dark kind of reminiscent of a Tupac (not in a fake imitation way) mixed with Slim Thug (with a little more Talent.. no offense to Thugga..lol). I remember meeting him for the first time and just off the expression's on his face i knew he had a story to tell.. and would soon one day become a star in his own right. I already took a listen to the mixtape and have come to the conclusion that i think this is the sound that Southern rap has been missing and i would like to see & hear more of this on the TV or Radio.. ladies and gentlemen with no further ado I introduce to you.. a true Blaq Sheep as far as Southern Hip Hop is concerned .. Palm Beach County's own.. Ridah Redd... - Blaqsheep Blog

Palm Beach, Florida, is famous for its sun and surf, but not necessarily its sounds (many apologies to any Frank Axtell jazz fans out there). Especially when you think about rapping, the seemingly quaint beach town just doesn't offer the color and conflict a serious lyricist needs to paint a vivid picture on wax. But that right there is where Ridah Red says you have it all wrong. "I was born down in Miami/Homestead, but I was raised right here in Palm Beach," the rapper begins. "I've been here like 14, 15 years. It's a lot of trials and tribulations here, ya know? I don't know how to explain it."

Struggle is struggle - no matter if you're trying to make it in Palm Beach, Philly or Paris. But Red isn't one of those cats to sit and mope about the things he doesn't have. This determined 20-year-old would much rather get on his grizzle to attain the things he and his loved ones need. "I try to get in the studio as much as I can," Red goes, sounding like any hungry musician on the cusp of a breakout, "but most of the time, I'm not able to because I have to take care of personal problems with family and friends. I be home writing most of the time. I just be tryin' to finish a song and stuff."

It's here where you'd expect Red's story to go south, right? Personal stresses get the best of dude. He loses focus with the pen. He starts down a road of crime. Blah, blah, blah. "Nah, I can't let nothin' stop me," he continues. "There are a lot of obstacles that get in the way, but I don't let that bother me. I love making music. I can't even see myself doing anything else. I ain't even gonna lie to you. It's the only thing I'm really, really good at. I just feel like if I can keep workin' at it, it'll get me out the hood."

Of course, once he takes his promising debut CD, My Neck of Tha Woods, outside of the Sunshine State, things still could get cloudy for the young fella. Keepin' it 100%, if you're a Florida MC and your name doesn't begin with "Trina" or end with "Ross," chances aren't great that you're going to make it. For some reason, the lyricists who call the place home don't get the grand scale love that other southern artists get once they cross out of Dixie.

"Well, honestly," states the Bone Thugs and 2Pac fan on all the regional racism, "I can't even answer that. There are a lot of Florida rappers that should be really talked about. I like Trick Daddy. I think Trick is raw, but you don't really hear people talk about him. You don't normally hear his name. I don't know. I guess some people just can't relate to what we go through."

Ridah Red starts explaining just that on My Neck of Tha Woods, a 17-track effort with Godfather Records six years in the making. Songs like the diary-opening "Till I Shine" and the female-uplifting "Into a Rose" are like a perfect burp - they come from the gut and, once out in the open, command everyone's attention. Get halfway through the disc and you see that the gimmicky, strip club-ready tracks commonly associated with Florida don't really apply to Red.

This kid is serious about his craft and he's gonna "just hustle, one way or the other" until everyone understands that. "I've had people come up to me and say they really like my CD," tells Red, who's currently working on a double-disc mixtape. "In Miami, I had a few people show me some love. I haven't been to Jacksonville yet. But as soon I go there though..." - 101 Distribution Newsletter