May 15, 2008
GTA IV
Soundtrack Launching on May 20
Rockstar Games announces the May 20th release
of Liberty City Invasion: Music from and Inspired by Grand Theft Auto IV
produced entirely by The Evil Genius Green Lantern
Today, Rockstar Games and Future Green
Entertainment are proud to announce the release of an original production album
from The Evil Genius DJ Green Lantern featuring music from and inspired by Grand
Theft Auto IV.
Containing eight brand new tracks crafted
exclusively for DJ Green Lantern’s "Liberty City Invasion" radio show on the
in-game radio station “The Beat,” as well as eight new songs directly inspired
by Grand Theft Auto IV, The Evil Genius DJ Green Lantern has created an epic
urban soundtrack. This special album release features an incredible lineup of
hip-hop, reggae and R&B superstars including heavyweights Busta Rhymes, Wyclef,
Fat Joe, Styles P and Fabolous as well as up-and-coming artists Mavado, Uncle
Murder and Future Green Entertainment’s own Johnny Polygon, Qadir and more.
Singles include “Where’s My Money” from Busta
Rhymes and “Nickname” from the brand new artist Qadir. The perfect summer anthem
“I’m So Fly,” featuring Fat Joe and Fabolous is inspired by Grand Theft Auto IV
and while included on the album is not in the game.
“The Grand Theft Auto games have always featured
stunning soundtracks and the amount of eclectic music in Grand Theft Auto IV
goes above and beyond anything we have been able to do before” said Sam Houser,
Founder and Executive Producer of Rockstar Games, "DJ Green Lantern’s
contributions give the soundtrack a true New York flavor and we’re excited to be
releasing his full album to fans.”
“From making mixtapes, to being on the radio, to
touring with the biggest artists on the planet, and then for the biggest video
game title to solicit me to create exclusive music is something most people
could only dream about, it’s like a graduation,” said Green. “Rockstar Games
understood what I bring to the table as far as not just presenting music, but
creating music.”
Green Lantern originally came to prominence in
the mixtape scene by consistently featuring exclusive self-produced music with
hip-hop superstars like Eminem, Jay-Z, The Beastie Boys, Mike Shinoda’s Fort
Minor, D-Block, Busta Rhymes, Mobb Deep and many more. This led to an acclaimed
career as a proper music producer in his own right which has yielded such
Billboard hits as "Number One Spot" by Ludacris and "In The Ghetto" by Busta
Rhymes featuring Rick James as well as the street hits Akon "Ghetto" feat.
Notorious B.I.G. and 2Pac, Uncle Murda’s "Bullet, Bullet," and many more. Green
Lantern can be heard every week nationally on his Sirius Satellite Radio show.
The Evil Genius Green Lantern makes his official
production album debut with the release of Liberty City Invasion: Music from and
Inspired by Grand Theft Auto IV. It will be available at all major digital
retailers on May 20th with a physical release coming soon.
Grand Theft Auto IV is currently available for
the Xbox 360 and the PLAYSTATION 3.
