KOCH Entertainment in conjunction with Vybe Squad LLC is proud to announce the
release of True Crime: Streets of L.A., a brand new 20-track
compilation and companion piece to the highly anticipated game of the same name
from Activision, Inc. The album features an incredible mix of new studio material
from some of the biggest names in West Coast hip-hop. The CD is the first release
of its kind to feature all new original material, all of which is heavily featured
in the game.

Bob Frank, President of KOCH Entertainment says, “We are excited to partner
up with Vybe Squad and Activision in the release of this special project. We
hope it is the first of many.”

Snoop Dogg, the undisputed Doggfather of hip-hop, is featured on the soundtrack
release with “Dance With Me,” an incredible new song that samples
the legendary Marvin Gaye. Additional new cuts by Cali heavyweights Westside
Connection (feat. Ice Cube), Jayo Felony, Warren G., and Bizzy Bone are just
a handful of highlights on this new collection. . .

Furthermore, the Activision game also features licensed tracks from old school
West Coast rappers such as Ice T and D.O.C., as well as contemporary hip-hop
acts like N.E.R.D, providing a compelling backdrop to the game’s no-holds-barred
car chases, shootouts, on-foot pursuits and hand-to-hand combat.

“True Crime: Streets of L.A. represents the largest collection of original
West Coast hip-hop music ever assembled for a videogame soundtrack,” says
Chris Archer, executive producer, Activision Worldwide Studios. “The collision
of the game’s intense action with the pulse pounding sounds from the powerhouses
of urban music will elevate video game soundtracks to a whole new standard.”

“Vybe Squad is thrilled to have partnered with Activision to release
what is sure to be one of the most extraordinary and innovative collections
of hip-hop music,” added Bright Riley, CEO, Vybe Squad. “This album
marks the first time that the entire west coast is joining forces to create
some of the hottest flows L.A. has to offer.”

The complete track listing is as follows:

  • Dance With Me/Snoop Dogg
  • True Crime Remix (Young West Edition)/The Game, Young Dre, Bishop, &
    Sixx John
  • Terrorist Threat /Westside Connection
  • Don’t Fight The Pimpin’ /Suga Free- DJ Quik
  • I’ll Do Anything /Damizza, N.U.N.E.
  • We Came Here To Ride /Warren G. Feat RBX
  • Drinks in The Air /Hollywood (Unique, J’Nel, Swoop)
  • Hollywood /Bizzy Bone
  • Thug Night (Let Me See Something) /Jayo Felony
  • We Don’t Stop/Soulstar
  • Do Time /Pomona City Rydaz, Lil ½ dead
  • Legends /Boo Ya Tribe-Battlecat
  • Don’t Do Tha Crime (Trailer Theme) Kam feat. Cavie & Above the Law
  • They Don’t Know /Dee Dimes Feat. Bigg Swoop
  • G’z Moving- Big Tray Deee, feat. Pomona City Rydaz
  • Flow /Sly Boogy
  • How We Live /Lil ½ Dead, Showtime, Kontroversy & Quicktomac
  • Roll Wit Me /Young Billionaires
  • Cali Folks /Stylistik
  • Get It Craccin’/Lil Eazy E

In the video game, True Crime: Streets of L.A., players assume the role of
rogue Elite Operations Division operative Nick Kang, a bad ass ex-cop, whose
brutal reputation and lethal skills have landed him the nasty task of taking
down the Chinese Triad and Russian Mafia cartel that has turned the City of
Angels into a war zone. Take part in explosive gun battles with double fisted
firepower, devastating martial arts brawls, and high-speed shootouts across
240 square miles of accurately recreated L.A. In car or on-foot, the unique
branching missions include locating hostile witnesses, infiltrating criminal-invested
locations, taking out evasive informants and busting the heavily armed and deadly
bad guys.

True Crime: Streets of L.A. will ship to retail on November 4 for the PlayStation®2
computer entertainment system, the XboxÃ’ video game system from Microsoft
and the Nintendo GameCube™ and has been rated “M” (“Mature”
– Blood and Gore, Mature Sexual Themes, Strong Language and Violence) by the
ESRB. The Soundtrack release follows a week later, streeting on Tuesday, November
11th.

KOCH Entertainment is the leading and fastest-growing independent music company
in the U.S. KOCH’s overall operations encompass record and video labels, music
publishing, as well as distribution companies in the U.S. and Canada. KOCH Entertainment
is the market leader among independent labels and distributors in both the U.S.
and Canada and its record labels had the largest number of Billboard charting
albums among independents in 2002/2003.

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision, Inc. is a leading worldwide
developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure
products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted net revenues of $864 million for
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France,
Germany, Japan, Australia, Scandinavia and the Netherlands. More information
about Activision and its products can be found on the company’s World Wide Web
site, which is located at www.activision.com.

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