Closed mouths don’t get fed, and Atlanta’s Clay James knows all about that. During this year’s SXSW, James connected with some of Snoop Dogg’s business associates after hitting the stage during a packed out showcase at the festival. Now, a little over a month later, Clay recently inked a deal with DoggyStyle Records.
James on signing:
“It’s actually a dope story about how I got brought under the “DoggyStyle Records” umbrella. At the SXSW I performed on the “Black Auerbach & Friends” stage. When I came off stage I was greeted by Yung Zeke, JU, & Young Hunnid of the “Dawg Crew Ent.” collective, who are direct business affiliates of Snoop Dogg. They liked my performance and formed an organic relationship with me. We kept in touch after SXSW, and one day they told me how they brought my name up to Pocket Norwood, an A&R over at DoggyStyle Records. Pocket asked me to send some music to him, and he played it for Snoop Dogg. Now here we are!”
“I’m just happy to be here! I was born in Atlanta then my mom and I moved to Savannah, GA! There isn’t a lot of opportunity for artists to succeed in Savannah, so the best thing I could’ve done was move back to Atlanta where I started my music career. You can really get something going musically in Atlanta and that’s what I love about the city!
This is a game where many are called but few are chosen! The hustle is what will separate the contenders from the pretenders in the end!”
Congrats to Clay James, listen to his new release Southern Playa Shit with Messiah below.
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