News: July, 23 2007 For those of you that weren't listening to the Wake Up Show last night on Power 106, you missed Contraband's own Bagavundoz with a live on air interview and freestyle. Strae and Reazn took another big step forward by being featured on one of Hip Hops right of passage programs. Shout out to Rod Gee for putting the thing together and King Tech, Carmelita, and DJ Revolution for the love! June, 17 2007 Congratulations to Reazn for his appearence on Sucker Free Latino on MTV Tres. For those that missed it, Contraband's own dropped an ill 16 that left the crown asking for more. A big thanks goes out to Malverde and the Machete staff for showing us love! May, 13 2007 Thank you to all of our fans that came out to make the Album Release Party the success that it was!!! The Bagavundoz gave a spectacular show with the help of Bookworm Brown and Los Tumbados. Check back real soon for the release of the video!! May, 1 2007 The album release party is almost here!!! Make sure you come out to the Larchmont on May 12 to help us celebrate! April, 18 2007 It's finally here!!! The Bagavundoz album "Dejando Huellas" is now here and ready for release. For those of you in LA come join us at the album release party on May 12, 2007. Be on the lookout for the flyer. April, 17 2007 Remember to check out the The Shield tonight on FX and listen out for Reazn's track March 1, 2007 We have yet another track being picked up for a network show. Tune in to The Shield episode #3 which will be airing on April 17, 2007. Congratulations to Reazn as continues to build his resume Feb 6, 2007 Congratulations to Reazn for having one of his tracks featured in a short film that was presented at this years Sundance Film Festival. Jan 25, 2007 The Bagavundoz album is getting its finishing touches. Get ready to experience the urban Spanish hop Aug 30, 2006 The new video!!! Check out the video for Just Like Me, the first single off of the Bagavundoz CD! Aug 8, 2006 The Bagavundoz album is coming very soon. You can preview some tracks here. July 19, 2006 The anticipate next Contraband Records release is almost here...Reazn and Strae collaboration to bring you the album Bagavundoz. This album offers 10 tracks which showcase once again that Contraband Records is the home of Spanish Hop. Be checking back for info on the CD release party and for the release date. July 1, 2006 Check out Brownpride.com for Reazn's Algo Nuevo video and the main page. Thanks to Sal Rojas for showing us love. June 21, 2006 Check out the updated artist profiles. Many of you have met them, but it took us a little bit to get them on the website. Feb 21, 2006 Tune in to Latino 96.3 in the mornings to hear Reazn's radio drop. Thanks to Anonymouse for dropping the hook. You can also download the drop here. Jan 15, 2006 I know we've been laying low for awhile. We're just trying to work on some big things for 2006. Stay tuned! Dec 24, 2005 To all of our family and fans, we'd like to wish you a Merry Christams and a Happy New Year. Oct 1, 2005 Our trip to NY for the Latin Rap Conference was incredible. The entire camp was out representing on the streets of NY. We connected with some dope people out there. Too many to mention but definitely want to send a shout out to our peeps up in the Dyckman. X, Sage, and Conejo, and the rest of the crew out there. Sano, we'll be out there again, lets do some shows. Check out the photo section for some NY pics. August 25, 2005 Just a quick reminder of the Contraband Party this Friday. Be sure not to miss it if you're in the Los Angeles area. Also, for those of you in New York, we'll be out in your area doing shows the 18-25 of September. Please check back to for exact details on locations. August 23, 2005 Contraband Records will be hosting a party for the everybody to come enjoy themselves. This will be held at the Larchmont located at 5657 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038 on Friday August 26,2005 . Come celebrate whatever occasion with some of LA's best DJs in latin hip hop and reggeaton. See you there August 1, 2005 Reazn got back from his shows in Indiana. Thank you to everybody that came out to support his first midwest shows. Reazn left the places energized and asking for more. We'll be back soon everybody! July 18, 2005 Just wanted to recap the great shows that we had on the 14 and 15. Ventura was a great show. We set the stage on fire opening up for R&B singer Jon B. Big ups to Sporty Loco for putting on the show at El Jardin Night Club. Reazn and Strae set the whole thing off with energetic and moving show. Even some technical difficulties couldn't hold them back. Be sure to check them out at the house of blues. If you need tickets get at us tickets@contrabandrecords.com June 25, 2005 Big Shout out to David Rolas. Reazn recorded a song with him for his upcoming album. The song is a great collaboration blending their two unique styles. David's album will be out soon with the song being titled "Que Te Pasa". June 23, 2005 Be sure to check out Reazn on DJ Payback Garcia's latest album "Hecho En Aztlan 2" Big ups to the whole Kinto Sol camp. June 21, 2005 La Razón De Ser available now at all major chains. For those of you that haven't been able to get the album in your area, check your local chain stores. Ask for it, they should have it! We're available nationwide. E-mail us if you find a store that doesn't have it. mail@contrabandrecords.com. Help support the independents! June 8, 2005 The feature on Mun2 was dope. Thanks to Jdubs for hooking that up. Tune in on Friday June 10th to internet radio station Xradio.biz at 1:00pm to catch Reazn live on the air as he gets interviewed on his current and upcoming projects. Follow the link and click on listen live. If your having trouble, go to www.xradio.biz. Where it says xstations, click on on the menu option that says Latin, then click on listen live. May 26, 2005 Be sure to catch Reazn on Mun2. Jdubs gives him a nice feature. It will air on Wednesday June 1st. Rumor has it we got a video coming soon. Stay tuned in. May 15, 2005 We've been doing a bunch of shows in preparation for Latin Hip Hop Tour. Be sure to check us out when we come to city near you! Apr. 2, 2005 The show at Club SoHo was out of hand! For those of you that attended, you know what I'm talking about. The four winners of the Latin Hip Hop Tour set it off, getting the 1,200 fans in attendance into a frenzy. Solid performances from Ari, 2Mex, and Psycho Realm capped off the successful night! Be sure to catch the next one! Mar. 22, 2005 Our show in Tijuana was a great success. We teamed up with Ari and Nomah from Spain along with the Border Bros. for our debut in Mexico. Make sure you go check us out as we perform this Friday March 25 in Rosarito, BC Mexico alongside, Psycho Realm and Street Platoon at Club Boom Boom. See you there! Mar. 16, 2005 Great news to report! Thanks to you guys, our supporters, Reazn has been chosen to go on the Latin Hip Hop Tour 2005. This 25 city 16 state tour will be checking into all the major cities. Please check back here or go to the www.latinhiphoptour.com for stops in your area. For those of you that haven't gotten a chance to see the live show, plan on checking out Reazn when he's in your town. For those of you in the L.A. area, check out Reazn's upcoming shows. March, 12, 2005 It took us a minute be we started the shooting of the video for Algo Nuevo today. We should have something to show within a couple of weeks. Be sure to come back and check it out when it's done. Mar. 2, 2005 We have some great shows coming up. Come check us out as we take it back to the House of Blues on Sunset on March 27, 2005. If you didn't get a chance to go last time, make sure you hit us up at tickets@contrabandrecords.com to get your tickets for the show. Feb. 28, 2005 Get your Reazn and Contraband Records T-Shirts and support this truly independent label. Follow this link or simply go to our online store. Feb. 25, 2005 Check out and support the new radio show Heavyweight Radio brought to you by The Outfit camp with Ruben Torres and Queenie as your hosts. Check it as they bring you the latest music from your favorite up and coming artists along with the 411 on the streets. www.THEOUTFITENT.com Feb. 16, 2005 We have some big things cooking for our fans in the near future. Please come back to the site for the latest information. In the mean time, check out the updated photos on some of our past events. Feb. 6, 2005 Reazn stepped up to the stage and twice on Friday night and left the crowd asking for more. First stop was at the Conga Room for the Tsunami Relief effort. Thank you to Suzy Rios and www.elidet.com for setting it up and showing us love! After our performance we went to El Cid where a packed house awaited Reazn. Reazn put on a great show. The venue had some technical difficulties, but Reazn and Strae kept the crowd going with some crazy freestyles. Once again he left the crowd asking for more as he exited the stage. If you haven't caught the live act, you gotta come check it out! Jan. 27, 2005 Tune in tomorrow to check out Reazn as he visits Divine Forces Radio on 90.7 KPFK. Divine Forces Radio hosted by Fidel Rodriguez starts at 10:00pm. Tune in to the Oracles of Hip Hop and get some knowledge from Fidel. Jan. 27, 2005 For those of you that have Mun 2, Reazn will be taping an interview tomorrow which will air Friday Feb. 4, 2005. Tune in to check him out on his Mun2 debut. Jan. 24, 2005 The Contraband Records Camp will be hosting one of Spain's dopest female emcees Ari (Arianna Puello) of Zona Bruta Records. Ari will be performing at El Cid with us on Feb. 4th. Come check out some great International Spanish Hip Hop. Jan. 17, 2005 Reazn will making a quick guest performance before his show at El Cid at the Conga Room on Friday Feb. 4th,2005 for a Tsunami Relief Benefit show. All proceeds will be donated to UNICEF. Support a good cause. Jan. 13, 2005 Reazn has been selected to participate in a showcase for a 25 city national tour. Come support Reazn. The showcase will be held at El Cid in Silverlake on Friday February 4th, 2005. It's a 21 and over show. Read the flyer above for details. We really need your support so come on out and help cheer him on!! Jan. 9, 2005 For those of you in L.A., tune in to 101.9 right at 3:00pm for the start of "La Peligrosas" show to hear a Reazn and David Rolas radio drop. Both artist gave "La Peli" a killer radio drop. Tune in and support the show. Dec 30, 2004 The show went off well once again. Check the pictures on the photos page. Thank you to all the fans that came out. Thank you for your support throughout 2004. 2005 is looking to be a big year for Reazn and Contraband Records so please come support our efforts in the new year. Dec. 20, 2004 Just wanted to wish all you supporters the best for the Holiday Season. Reazn will be coming to you live once again from the Dragon Fly in Hollywood on Dec. 27, 2004. Come check him out while on Christmas break. Nov. 27, 2004 The Urbano Movement show was incredible. Thank you to all of our fans that made it out that night. The Reazn performance was one of his best to date. He and Strae had the sold out crowd jumping and singing as they gave one of the most electrifying performances of the night. They really moved the crowd. We will have video for you very soon along with pictures from the show. Check back soon for more shows and details! Help support the movement. Encourage your friends to get the word out on Reazn. Nov. 23, 2004 Check out the review of Reazn's debut album "La Razon De Ser" on www.dubcnn.com, the authority on west coast hip hop. A big thank you goes out to SGV for such a glowing review. Help support their website by getting all your hip hop information at their site. Nov. 8, 2004 This is the one we've been waiting for!! Come check out Reazn as he performs at the House of Blues on Sunset as part of Urbano Movement on Tuesday Nov. 23, 2004. Send us an e-mail at tickets@contrabandrecords.com with your first and last name, e-mail address, and the number of people you want to bring. The show is 18+ doors open at 7:00. Reazn will be performing at about 9:30 so get out there early. Oct 21, 2004 Reazn and Strae gave a great performance at El Parral. If you didn't make it out, there will be an opportunity very soon. Oct 15, 2004 Reazn will be rocking El Famoso Parral located at 2800 Firestone Blvd, in South Gate, California on Tuesday Oct 19. This is an 18 and over show. There aren't many places opening up their door for our style of music, so we gotta support those that do! Doors open at 9:00pm, for a map to the spot click here. Oct 10, 2004 Come check out Reazn as he rocks Cal State L.A. The show starts at 7:00pm at the Cal State L.A. dorms. See you there! Oct 5, 2004 We got something really big cooking for late November. Keep checking back for details you won't want to miss. Sep 30, 2004 Reazn has just completed an interview with La Onda TV, a new Latin Hip Hop Focused TV Show airing Thursdays 5:00-6:00pm on KJLH. Be sure to tune in! Sep 19, 2004 Reazn appeared on Divine Forces Radio 90.7 FM in Los Angeles on Friday Night. Big Thanks go out to Fidel and the the staff of Divine Forces for having us on. The interview went well and Reazn even dropped a little something from the dome. Fidel said he'll have us on again, so keep checking back for the next appearance. Sep 17, 2004 Reazn will be a special guest on Divine Forces Radio on KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles. Tune in at 12:10 am on your radio dial or at www.kpfk.org to hear it over the internet on streaming radio. July 25, 2004 Check us out as the featured label on latinrapper.com support the site by visiting them July 8, 2004 The performance at El Parral was one to remember! The guys took over the stage and gave the fans a great show. June 22, 2004 Check out the June 26, 2004 issue of Billboard Magazine! Reazn and Contraband Records are mentioned in an article covering artist on the rise!!!! June 21, 2004 Reazn will be interviewed Tuesday June 29 on Pacifica Radio/KPFT's Sexto Sol show at 8:30 PM Pacific time. People can listen online at www.sextosolradio.org June 16, 2004 We will be performing at El Famoso Parral on Tuesday July 6. El Parral is the venue that has helped launch the careers of many greats such as Chalino Sanchez and Saul "El Gavilancillo" Viera. This is an 18 and over show. There aren't many places opening up their door for our style of music, so we gotta support those that do! Doors open at 8:00pm, for a map to the spot click here. June 10, 2004 We will be performing at the Westchester Sports Grill on Saturday June 19th. This is an 18 and over show so come support the movement! You can contact us for pre-sale tickets at tickets@contrabandrecords.com. Doors open at 8:00pm, for a map to the spot click here. Check the ad in Al Borde Magazine May 30, 2004 The show at Cal State LA was a hit. Reazn and Straño took control of the stage and gave the people a great show. Make sure to check out the next show! May 25, 2004 Come check out Reazn as he performs at Cal State LA on Thursday May 26, at 6:00 PM May 22, 2004: We've just been added to the Urban Latino Hip Hop Show on 88.5 & 105.5FM KALA out in the Quad Cities Area. A big thank you out to Alvaro Macias. April 24, 2004: The CD Release Party was a success! We packed El Cid with over 400 people to watch Reazn perform his new material. It was a great way to launch the CD! April 12, 2004: La Razon De Ser : The Reazn Being drops 4/20/04. Come support us at the CD Release Party being held on Friday April 23, 2004 at El Cid 4212 W. Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles. See you there!! January 2, 2004: We are almost done with the Reazn's Debut Album. Be looking out for the CD Release party. January 1, 2004: We got a new look and feel for the website. Let us know what you think! October 23, 2003: We are laying low working hard on our next big release. Reazn's "La Razón De Ser" will be dropping early in the new year. Keep checking for the release ! August 16, 2003: Yet another success for the label. The Hunger Sauce show went off well with over 500 fans in attendance to see Contrabands finest perform there latest tracks. Also in the house were several up and coming artists performing there tracks to the masses. We even had a contingency come through from Phoenix Arizona to drop their hits. May 4, 2003: We came with the heat and set the stage for Latin Hip Hop pioneers Delinquent Habits. The show went off well with an energetic performance from the crew April 3, 2003: We'll be at it once again!! If you've missed the previous performances, be sure not to miss this one. Big Style, AKA, and Denise will be setting the stage on fire for West Coast legends: The Alkaholics. March 13, 2003: We came back and brought down the house on Q 104.7's Ballers only night. Check out the pictures from the performance as we took over the main stage. Thanks to the Q 104.7 family for all the love! Big shout out and thanks to D-Tragic and his crew from 805HipHop for the continued support. Check out their site at www.805hiphop.com and look for the airing times for the performance on the 805 Hip Hop Show in Ventura and Oxnard. February 7, 2003: We took over the Alibi Lounge inside of Club Nicholbys in Ventura. Thanks to all of you that came out to support our first performance in the 805. Be sure to look out for future performances! |