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<BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" LINK="#FFCC99" ALINK="#009D74" VLINK="#FF9966"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#CC3300" FACE="Arial" ><B>BLACKLOTUS RECORDS / RAPBLAYZ  -The official site</B></FONT>     |   <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BLACKLOTUS RECORDS / RAPBLAYZ The offic"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RAPBLAYZ"><U>RAPBLAYZ</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DA WHAT?!"><U>DA WHAT?!</U></A>   |   <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BLACKLOTUS RECORDS / RAPBLAYZ The offic"><U>BLACKLOTUS RECORDS / RAPBLAYZ  -The official site</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="REVIEWS4"><U>REVIEWS4</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="REVIEWS3"><U>REVIEWS3</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="REVIEWS 2"><U>REVIEWS 2</U></A>   |   <B>REVIEWS 1</B>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="YERDIT"><U>Y'ERDIT</U></A>   |   <A HREF="rap_cd_s.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RAP CDS OUT/ SOON TO BE RELEASED/ FREE D"><U>RAP CD'S OUT/ SOON TO BE RELEASED/ FREE DOWNLOADS</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RAVE CDS RELEASED AND OUT SOON"><U>RAVE CD'S RELEASED AND OUT SOON</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SHOWSWHENWHERE"><U>SHOWS-WHEN-WHERE</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MUSIC SERVICES"><U>MUSIC SERVICES</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DPRODUCTIONS"><U>D-PRODUCTIONS</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="blacklotus photo gallery"><U>blacklotus photo gallery</U></A>   |   <A HREF="martel.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MARTEL FAN SITE"><U>MARTEL FAN SITE</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JOIN US"><U>JOIN US</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rap Links"><U>Rap Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contacting BLACKLOTUS RECORDS ... DEZIN"><U>Contacting BLACKLOTUS RECORDS ...  D-E-ZINE</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DISCLAIMER"><U>DISCLAIMER</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="04a58020.gif" border=0 width="600" height="2" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> REVIEWS 1</div> <div> <IMG SRC="1b9d2820.gif" border=0 width="466" height="130" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BLACKLOTUS RECORDS / RAPBLAYZ The offic"><U>HOME</U></A>  <A HREF="rap_cd_s.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RAP CDS OUT/ SOON TO BE RELEASED/ FREE D"><U>NEXT PAGE</U></A></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="740" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="250"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="23" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="250" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="242"><div> <B>APRIL 2001</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="222"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="23" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="222" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 455 WIDTH="250"><div> <B>BLACKLOTUS RECORDS HAS ANNOUNCED THAT RAP ARTIST D-BOY WILL BE RELEASING HIS PROJECT THIS SUMMER FOR THE BLACK-EXPO HERE IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. FURTHER UPDATE LATER.</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JOIN US"><U><B><IMG SRC="163f5a30.jpg" border=0 width="245" height="163" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="242"><div> <B>LIL PISS (BLACKLOTUS RECORDS) IS DUE TO RELEASE HIS FIRST SINGLE THIS SUMMER SOMETIME AFTER D-BOY'S CD LANDS ON THE SHELF SO KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN! YOU CAN ALSO HEAR HIM ON THE </B><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JOIN US"><U><B>D-BOY SINGLE "WACHUGONADUE" NOW JUST CLICK HERE.</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JOIN US"><U><B><IMG SRC="1645ba10.gif" border=0 width="91" height="161" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="222"><div> <B>BLACKLOTUS RECORDS HAS SIGNED A NEW DJ FROM INDIANA ON THE 24TH THIS MARCH. THE ARTIST KNOWN AS DJ MATRIXX WILL DEBUT HIS FIRST SINGLE HERE SO THE WORLD CAN GET A TASTE OF WHAT'S TO COME IN THE NEAR FUTURE. DJ MATRIXX SPECIALIZES IN INSTRUMENTAL PRODUCTION SO EXPECT TO START FINDING MORE DRUM & BASS TRACKS IN STORES SOME TIME THIS YEAR!</B></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 877 WIDTH="250"><div> D.J. K-OTIK OF K-OTIK STUDIO SAID HE WILL BE RELEASING NOTHING BUT INSTRUMENTAL CD'S THIS YEAR AND JUST FEATURING HIMSELF ON OTHER ARTIST PROJECTS. </div> <div> "I JUST LOVE TO CREATE TRAXX AFTER TRAXX... I CAN'T STOP! MY FIRST CD, -"PSIONIKHACK"- IS AN UNDERGROUND CD AND MY OTHER PROJECT IS A RAP VYB CD ME AND VICTOR DID."</div> <div> <IMG SRC="165dddd0.jpg" border=0 width="221" height="221" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="242"><div> N-V-US STUDIO'S ARTIST, FELON, THUG ILLUSION AND LIL' JAY ARE WORKING ON A TOP SECRET PROJECT WITH MOST HATED RECORDS "PRODUCER/ ARTIST," LIL'STATIC</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="222"><div> THE NEW "TUNG-TWIZTA" OF THE MID WEST,"THUG ILLUSION (A.K.A. WITCH DOCTOR)" HAS BEEN AT THE BLACKLOTUS, N-V-US AND, THE MOST HATED STUDIOS PUTTING TOGETHER HIS FIRST CD PROJECT TO BE RELEASED. SO FAR HE'S KILLED MORE DREEZ BLIZZIES THAN CHICH AND HALF THE BALLAZ OF 34TH STREET OF NAPTOWN INDIANA! (CHOPPIN' ALL THOSE TREES JUST SO HE CAN BRING THE WORLD A NASTY WHOOP DOWN OF TWISTING LIT-SPITS ALONG WITH OTHER RAP STYLES TO!) THE CD IS SOMETHING WORTH WAITING FOR. KEEP YOUR EYES ON CHECK WHEN IT COMES OUT! </div> <div> CLICK HERE TO GET HIS<A HREF="id21_join_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JOIN US"><U> </U></A><A HREF="id21_join_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JOIN US"><U>FLASH SINGLE FREE</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21_join_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JOIN US"><U><IMG SRC="23aafaf0.jpg" border=0 width="175" height="175" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 642 WIDTH="250"><div> MOSTHATED RECORDS HAS JUST CONFIRMED THAT THEY WILL BE RELEASING THE LONG AWAITED YOUNG THUGS CD. THE SPECIFIC RELEASE DATE THOUGH, WAS NOT GIVEN.</div> <div> MOSTHATED RECORDS CEO, ADRIAN DOWDELL A.K.A. LIL STATIC ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT HE HAD NEW RAP ARTIST ON THE MOSTHATED ROSTER. THE ARTIST NAMES WILL BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC ON A LATER DATE.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="242"><div> BLACKLOTUS RECORDS HAS SET THE BLACKLOTUS "UNSEEN KLIK" TO BE RELEASED THIS LATE FALL! THESE ARE THE RAP ARTIST THAT GOT SIGNED BUT SAID THEY DON'T WISH TO BE SEEN ON STAGE. THE JUST WANT TO PUT PROJECTS OUT AND FLOW ON OTHER ARTIST TRACKS AT BLACKLOTUS. I GUESS WE WILL FIND OUT WHY LATER</div> <div>  <img src="HTMLobj-359/aniGif.gif" alt="IN STORES SOON FROM BLACKLOTUS RECORDS" border="0" align="bottom" width="289" height="289">  </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="222"><div> LIL JAY OF BLACKLOTUS/ N-V-US  IS STILL CLOWN ABOUT HOES IN HIS SONG "CAN I GET IT" AS HE  REPRESENTS THE WEST COAST FROM THE MIDWEST.YOU'LL BE ABLE TO PEEP THE PROJECT OUT WHEN IT COMES OUT ON THE BLACKLOTUS CD. THE LUCKY ONES ONLINE WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO HEAR IT ON NET RADIO.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 862 WIDTH="250"><div> <IMG SRC="168d09c0.jpg" border=0 width="208" height="156" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> BLACKLOTUS RECORDS WILL BEGIN  PROMOTING THE  BLACKLOTUS KLIK PROJECT SOMETIME IN JUNE. WE WILL BRING YOU THE  INTERVIEW HERE AND OFFER YOU THE CHANCE TO GET FREE CUT FROM THE SELF-NAMED  BLACKLOTUS CD AS WELL. I'LL GET BACK TO Y'ALL</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="242"><div> LIL STATIC FROM MOSTHATED RECORDS WILL BE KNOCKIN' THE HOOD RAT SINGLE( ON HIS CURRENTLY UNNAMED SOLO PROJECT AND ON THE BLACKLOTUS CD  COMING SOON) IN THE NEAR FUTURE.SO FAR THE SAME SONG WILL HAVE A SECOND MIX TO IT-THE ORIGINAL W/ HIM, THUG ILLUSION, AND HIS MOST HATED ARTISTS AND THE SECOND WITH SOME MORE SPECIAL FEATURED ARTISTS. WE  WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THIS LONG AWAITED EVENT!</div> <div> <A HREF="id21_join_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JOIN US"><U>CLICK HERE TO PEEP OUT THE PROMO HOODRAT-FLASHSINGLE NOW FREE</U></A></div> <div>  <img src="HTMLobj-361/aniGif.gif" alt="MOSTHATED RECORDS" border="0" align="bottom" width="284" height="295">  </div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="222"><div> BLACKLOTUS NET RADIO</div> <div> GOOD NEWS! WE WILL HAVE THE NET RADIO UP AND RUNNING. WITH ALL THE WAYS TO GET THE STATION TO THE WORLD, WE ARE HAVING A HARD TIME FIGURING WHICH FORMAT TO PUT IT ON. OUR CEO AT BLACKLOTUS RECORDS IS LEANING TOWARDS THE <A HREF="id21_join_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JOIN US"><U>FLASHPLAYER</U></A>. WHEN THE FINAL CALL IS MADE YOU WILL BE THE FIRST TO KNOW !</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 925 WIDTH="250"><div> <A HREF="martel.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MARTEL FAN SITE"><U><IMG SRC="16adddd0.gif" border=0 width="221" height="221" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div>  FOR THE REAL 411 OF INDIANA'S FINEST, ARTIST/WRITTER MARTEL WILL BE RELEASING HIS SINGLE -DESTINY- IN THE NEAR FUTURE. KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN FOR IT.</div> <bR> <div> THE CD SINGLE, </div> <div> "MARTEL'S DESTINY" FEATURES:</div> <div> SHORTI SHORT-KUT</div> <div> D-BOY</div> <div> DUB SAC</div> <div> NIKEE</div> <div> LIL'PISS</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="martel.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MARTEL FAN SITE"><U>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT MARTEL</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="242"><div> <A HREF="id21_join_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JOIN US"><U><IMG SRC="16b14c90.gif" border=0 width="276" height="201" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> ATTENTION! ALL HIP-HOP FANS! BLACKLOTUS RECORDS IS ABOUT TO RELEASE  LOTUS-1 beta. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO FREE BLACKLOTUS FLASH PLAYER MUSIC JOIN OUR MAILING LIST AND YOU WILL HAVE FREE MEMBERSHIP!</div> <div> IN THE MEMBERSHIP YOU GET:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011833ffff00.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">FREE MP3 FLASH MUSIC</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011833ffff00.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">FREE FLASH BLACKLOTUS NEWS</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011833ffff00.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">PLAY YOUR FLASH VIDS,MUSIC, E-Z ONE TOUCH ACCESS TO , GO TO CHECK THIS SITE FOR NEW UPDATES, E-MAIL US,MORE TOO</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011833ffff00.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">PLAY OUR FLASH NET-RADIO-AFTER JOINING OUR MAILING LIST.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011833ffff00.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">ALL WITH THE LOTUS-1b </div> <div> ***NEW UPDATES ON THE WAY TOO!DON'T FORGET. YOU MUST HAVE FLASH PLAYER TO YOU LOTUS-1b***</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="222"><div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DBOY BIO PAGE"><U><IMG SRC="16ceeee0.gif" border=0 width="238" height="238" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> D-BOY HAS BEEN SO SECRETIVE ABOUT HIS NEW CD SINGLE TITLED, "DRAMACIDAL," HE'S BEEN SPENDING BURNOUT HOURS IN THE STUDIO AND HARDLY EVER COMES OUT! ALL WE KNOW IS HE'S GOING TO DO SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE'VE BEEN JUMPING ON FROM HIS LAST PROJECT.(MUTATING RAP SKILLS IS ALWAYS A MUST FOR HIM. SO IF YOU THINK HE'S RAPPING THE SAME WAY  AND TO THE SAME STYLE MUSIC...THEN, D'S ABOUT TO SPLIT NEW D-MEN-SHUNZ ON YOU AGAIN!</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 326 WIDTH="250"><div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JOIN US"><U>D-BOY HAS E-MAILED  ME A FEW SINGLES (2) THAT WILL BE ON HIS PROJECT CD "DRAMACIDAL" IF YOU WANT TO GET A PEEP AT THE MP3 JOIN OUR MAILING LIST AND YOU WILL GET IT AS THIS MONTHS FREE MP3:</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JOIN US"><U>ARTIST:D-BOY</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JOIN US"><U>SONG:I KNOW WHO MY REAL NIZZAS ARE NOW</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JOIN US"><U>COPYRIGHT: BLACKLOTUS RECORDS 2001</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="242"><div> <B> WORD OUT IS THAT D-BOY IS IN THE BLACKLOTUS STUDIO WITH D.J.  K-OTIK PLOTTING THE NEXT MOVE TO MAKE WITH MUSIC. SO FAR THEY WON'T GO ONLINE, OUTSIDE -HARDLY EVER- AND, NO OTHER NIZLE'S SEEN OR HEARD FROM THEM EXCEPT FOR EVEN A SMALL GRIP OF THE B.L. KLIK .</B></div> <div> <B>***D-BOY WHAT'S ALL THE SECRECY ABOUT? LET US GET A PROMO MP3 FROM YOUR SOLO PROJECT ! ANYBLAYZ. MUCH LIZLE MY NIZLE</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="222"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="326" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="222" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="250"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="23" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="250" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="242"><div> APRIL</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="222"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="23" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="222" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BLACKLOTUS RECORDS / RAPBLAYZ The offic"><U>HOME</U></A> <A HREF="rap_cd_s.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RAP CDS OUT/ SOON TO BE RELEASED/ FREE D"><U> NEXT PAGE</U></A></div> <bR> </BODY>