Night Shield Entertainment
RECENT NEWZ
Night Shield
Loved & Hated
THIS OCTOBER!!
South Dakota's Most Prolific Hip Hop Artist Is Back! Night Shield returns to CD shelves this October with his latest album, "Loved & Hated". The Sioux Falls MC's 3rd solo LP features 15 brand new tracks and promises to be Night Shield's best album to date! Night Shield will be performing the album’s first single, Broken Dreams, at this years Native American Music Awards on October 6th in New York where he has also been nominated in 2 categories this year, Best Male Artist & Best Hip Hop Recording for his last album, "The Total Package", released in December of 2005. The song Broken Dreams has already garnered plenty of radio play across South Dakota and also features the vocals of another South Dakota legend, Jackie Bird. Another single off the new project, “Patron”, looks to get the club shaking and ladies on the dance floor while the 3rd installment of the Cruelty series brings together all of South Dakota’s major Hip Hop artists for the first time. “Loved & Hated” features more adult subject matter than previous releases but fans of Night Shield’s more mainstream sound shouldn’t worry, songs like Drunken Madness, What Can I Say & Do Something remind you why he is one of the most mainstream Native Hip Hop acts. This album does reflect a lot of growth in Night Shield as an artist while keeping true to his roots at the same time. Mr. D-Sane handles the majority of the production on “Loved & Hated” with Maniac: The Siouxpernatural, Big Ice & Mobius Suntzu also contributing tracks.
Night Shield, who recently performed at the Sturgis Bike Rally in front of 6000 screaming fans while opening for multi-platinum hip hop superstar, Lil Jon, will be celebrating the new release with a Record Release party October 26th, in Valentine, Nebraska at The Derby Bar with Trey Lane, V The Noble 1, Maniac: The Siouxpernatural, DJ Campain & more scheduled to perform. Night Shield will also be hosting the 4th Annual Playerz Ball in White River, South Dakota with Lawrence Iyotte Jr at The Frontier Bar on October 27th. The Playerz Ball has become one of the most popular hip hop events in South Dakota and has even been covered by PBS in a special episode that was broadcast that featured a special report on Night Shield.
Not only is Night Shield celebrating the release of his new album, "Loved & Hated", but he is also rereleasing the label’s most successful album, Night Shield's debut solo album, Kataztrophik. Kataztrophik will be completely remastered with brand new artwork. Kataztrophik was orginally released in May of 2004 and went on be the labels top selling album to date and has since been dubbed "Rezervation Platinum". “Kataztrophik: The Rezervation Platinum Edition" will also see release in October. The Night Shield Entertainment CEO also recently released the sophmore album from the labels other artist; Maniac: The Siouxpernatural. "Paranormal: The War Within" was released in March of this year and was received with much critical acclaim.
Night Shield’s impact on the South Dakota music scene is undeniable as even DC Comics hit Vertigo title “Scalped”, which takes place on the fictional “Prairie Rose” reservation in South Dakota will even reference Night Shield in October’s issue #10. DC Comics is one of the world’s largest comic book publishers and it’s characters like Supaman & Batman have been household names for decades.
October is shaping up to be the biggest month in Night Shield’s career from 2 new album releases, shows across the United States to even comic books, Night Shield is putting a powerful mark on the South Dakota music scene. For more info on Night Shield please contact: Info@NightShield.net
A-Def Wins
Sioux Falls Rap Wars!!
The Sioux Falls Rap Wars went down on April 6th at Nuttys North in Sioux Falls. 16 MC's stepped into the battle and 1 was crowned champion. A-Def of Soulcrate Music defeated Maniac: The Siouxpernatural in the championship battle. Maniac defeated Ton, Truth (of Truth & Adapt) and Dert Dee (of Soulcrate Music). Congrats to A-Def who took home the belt! Stay tuned to the schedule for the next Rap Wars date!
The Return Of
HIP HOP!!
N.S.E. is proud to announce that Maniac: The Siouxpernatural’s 2nd LP, “Paranormal: The War Within” is complete and ready for order!! The album has been 2 years in the making and is destined to be the most talked about album in Native Hip Hop for 2007! While Maniac handled the majority of the production himself you can also find production from The Derelict, DJ Dev, Supaman & Ansane and guest appearances by Night Shield, Supaman, Overflow, F. Dux, Tactile the RhymeChild, Memoree and more!! The album will be in stores on March 6th but you can order it online today!! Don’t sleep on this soon to be classic!!
The 3rd Annual
Playerz Ball
The 3rd Annual Playerz Ball was an all out success! We had a great time and the crowd was great!! We would like to send a big THANK YOU to everyone that came out and supported, we are already looking forward to next years event. We would like to give an extra special thanks to these individuals who helped make the weekend a great success: Lori & Maria Walking Eagle, Overflow, F. Dux, Bernie Haukaas, Jessica Stands, Owen Marshall, Max Supreme & Jamazz & everyone with J. Stephens Music, Lawrence Iyotte Jr, Todd Hay & The Derby Bar, Anthony Bordeaux Jr, Memoree Eagle, Billy LeRoy, Kevin McGowan, Tanner @ Magic 93, K.O.D., C-Nice & Brandis, DJ Stric & Angel, Edie Bordeaux, John Charles Arcoren, The Frontier Bar staff and everyone who came to the weekends events and supported! We appreciate everything!!
Night Shield has a featured interview in this month's issue of StreetMasters Magazine in the "Midwest Money Makers" section. This issue is on newstands now and features Outkast on the cover as well as interviews with Fiend, Eightball & MJG, Uncle Luke, Obie Trice and more. Pick up the issue today and stop by www.streetmastersmagazine.com for more info on how to get a copy!!
"Savage Display"
MurderDog Review
Night Shield's 2nd solo album, "Savage Display: The Total Package", was recently reviewed by Murder Dog Magazine. Murder Dog Magazine is the nations premier magazine for underground hip hop. The album recieved 3 1/2 Nutts and was called one of the best albums of the year! The issue features 2 covers, 1 with Project Pat and the other with Bullys Wit Fullys on the cover! You can read the review RIGHT HERE
I.S.M.A.
Night Shield & Maniac: The Siouxpernatural have been nominated for Best Hip Hop / R&B at the Indian Summer Music Awards!! Night Shield's "Savage Display: The Total Package" and Maniac's "Nightmerika" have been honored at this years awards ceremony for being 2 of the best releases in Native American Music!! The awards show is to be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on September 9th. Congratulations go out to Buggin Malone, Quese iMC & The A.I.M. who were also nominated!!
Pick up both I.S.M.A. nominated albums now for only $7 each!! N.S.E. is hosting a $7 Summer CD Sale Blowout!! Night Shield & The Fam will be celebrating at the Derby Bar this Friday, June 30th, in Valentine Nebraska!!
Night Shield & Maniac
Nominated For NAMMYS!
Night Shield & Maniac: The Siouxpernatural have both been selected as nominees in the Best Hip Hop / R&B Recording for The 8th Annual Native American Music Awards! Night Shield is nominated for his single "Anything You Want" which was released as a part of the North Coast Rain Compilation as well as the Argus Leader's LINK Compilation and Maniac: The Siouxpernatural is being honored for his debut album "Nightmerika" which was released in March of 2005 and has received critical acclaim across the country. N.S.E. took 2 of the 5 nominations and would like to congratulate our good friends Shadowyze & Buggin Malone along with Sarah Hindsley who were also nominated for Best Hip Hop / R&B Recording!
The 8th Annual Native American Music Awards will be held at the Seminole HardRock Casino in Hollywood, Florida on June 8th 2006. Night Shield & Maniac are also presenters at this years awards show. Winners of the Eighth Annual Native American Music Awards will be determined through membership print ballots and a national voting campaign open to the general public which will be posted shortly as a listen and vote system on the Nammys’ website. The Native American Music Awards, Inc. is the country’s leading membership-based association composed of music industry professionals, musicians, programmers, producers, engineers and other professionals dedicated to promoting and preserving Native American music throughout the United States and around the world.
Night Shield, Maniac: The Siouxpernatural & DJ Cam have been grinding for the past few weeks rocking shows across the midwest and joined Jay Nez, Supaman & Sabotage in Sioux City, IA recently. N.S.E. will be joining Culture Shock Camp in Oklahoma City on June 3rd at the Brickhouse Ballroom and then it's off to Hollywood, Florida on June 8th for the 8th Annual Native American Music Awards!! THE GRIND NEVER STOPS!!
C.I.B. Tour Recap
What's Up Y'all!! We just got back from the C.I.B. Tour, Cute Indian Boy, just kidding Certificate Of Indian Blood Tour, and we had an amazing time and can't wait to get out on the road and do it again!! With no budget and a dream we made Native Hip Hop History by assembling some of the most talented Natives in North America all on this one tour. Everyone at N.S.E. would like to thank the following folks for all the work, love and dedication they put in to make this tour a success, I'm sure there is a ton of folks I'm forgetting, so please forgive us but here goes:
Larry Price, Alan Grey Eyes, Keith, EyeRock, DJ Abel, RedCloud & DJ Wise, All The NMS Models, Tatanka Means, Team RezOfficial, Tactile The Rhyme Child, Isaac aka Xpress, Lil Dre & Family, Supaman, Yaiva, Lakota Jones, Dead Indians, Emmaculus, Chewy Kisses, Urban Injun, AZ Chief, Quese iMC & Culture Shock Camp, Daybi, In House Entertainment, Billy of EDG and of course all the fans that came to the shows and showed love, much respect and many many Thank You's!!
Meanwhile Night Shield & Maniac: The Siouxpernatural have been busy in the lab with creating new music, Maniac's anticipated 2nd LP will be hitting streets very soon and Night Shield is busy crafting his 3rd LP and a new Mixtape titled, "Revenge Of The Nerds". Look for plenty of new music from N.S.E. coming real soon!!
Red Honey Magazine
Night Shield Interview
"One Savage Native"
The debut issue of Red Honey Magazine has just hit the internet and they feature an in-depth interview with ya boy Night Shield. Be sure to click the link below and read it for yourself!!
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Night Shield PBS Special
SDPBS has featured Night Shield on an upcoming episode of Dakota Life. The segment is about 10 minutes long and features performance footage and from the studio. The show was produced by Jennifer Matoney and has exclusive interviews with Maniac, DJ Cam and even Night Shield's mother!
View The Episode Online
Right Here --> "King Of The 605"
"Nightmerika"
Hip Hop Album Of Year 2005
"Maniac: The Siouxpernatural puts out the Best Hip Hop Album Of The Year albeit from Eagle Butte. Irreverent, witty and deep into conspiracy theories, Maniac's "Nightmerika" is to South Dakota reservation life what NWA was to West Coast ghetto culture: real, unfiltered & uncensored. It's released on Night Shield Entertainment, a local label."
- Robert Morast, Argus Leader, December 29th 2005
MANIAC: THE SIOUXPERNATURAL - NIGHTMERIKA
$11.00
Gabriel Night Shield
CEO Night Shield Entertainment
http://www.nightshield.net
info@nightshield.net
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