NEWS: Uncomfortable Ranks #1 on Christian Chart, #3 on Hip Hop Chart & #10 on the Top 200
“Andy Mineo is an artist with a purpose. Instead of just flooding his songs with mindless rhymes about girls, partying and money, the New York MC chooses to spread substance in his verses.” – VIBE
(New York, NY, September 28, 2015) – Artist Andy Mineo has debuted on top once again with his sophomore album, Uncomfortable (Reach Records). Uncomfortable just became the #1 independent record and the #1 Christian record in the country. The album also made #3 on the Hip Hop Charts and #10 on the overall Top 200 charts. The first leg of the nationwide Uncomfortable Tour will begin October 1 and Mineo will be joined by rapper Propaganda. Dates for Andy Mineo’s nationwide Uncomfortable Tour are listed below.
Uncomfortable, produced by !llmind (J.Cole, Drake, 50 Cent) is a 13-track album which includes the first single and title track, “Uncomfortable.” The album debuted to critical acclaim on September 18. The second single off the album, “Hear My Heart,” which was released in August, first premiered on Sirius XM’s Sway In The Morning and then online with the popular music and entertainment site VIBE. “Hear My Heart” is a tribute to Andy Mineo’s deaf sister. Mineo announced the heartfelt song with a sign-language video, which left curious fans wondering what the rapper was cooking up. For, “Know That’s Right,” the third single off Uncomfortable, XXL says, “Mineo shows off his impressive flow that has lead to his stock rising in a big way.”
Mineo documents the process behind the making of Uncomfortable on his weekly YouTube web series, Saturday Morning Car-Tunez, directed by Francis De La Torre. The web series which gained a rabid following, has now completed its third and final season. Still, Mineo, who prides himself in having a close relationship with his followers, continues sharing inside tidbits to his life and album making process. Mineo created the Extended Experience via Instagram, where fans can explore an immersive website via Instagram’s tagging feature to see behind-the-scenes content for the thirteen tracks on the album.
“You Can’t Stop Me,” the hugely successful single off Mineo’s previous project entitled Never Land, which sold over 90K units and has been seen more than 1M times on YouTube, recently won “MLB’s top walk up song” for ESPN’s inaugural Whammy Awards, beating out Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” and Big Sean’s “Blessings.”
For more information on Andy Mineo visit andymineo.com or connect with @andymineo on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
2015 UNCOMFORTABLE TOUR DATES
October 1 St. Peters, MO Church on the Rock
October 2 Tulsa, OK Guts Church
October 3 Houston, TX The Venue/Grace Community Church
October 4 Arlington, TX Texas Hall/UTA
October 8 San Antonio, TX The Aztec Theatre
October 9 Lubbock, TX City Bank Auditorium
October 10 Denver, CO Summit Music Hall
October 11 Omaha, NE Sokol Auditorium
October 15 Des Moines, IA Wooly’s
October 16 Arden Hills, MN Benson Great Hall/Bethel University
October 17 Chicago, IL House of Blues
October 18 Grandville, MI Ground Floor/Resurrection Life Church
October 22 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
October 23 Louisville, KY Mercury Ballroom
October 24 Cincinnati, OH The Underground
October 25 Indianapolis, IN Deluxe
October 29 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
October 30 New York, NY Irving Plaza
October 31 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts (TLA)
November 1 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
November 5 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore
November 6 Lynchburg, VA Liberty University
November 7 Chesapeake, VA New Life Providence Church – Deep Creek
November 8 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore Charlotte
November 12 Tampa, FL Crossover Church
November 13 Miami, FL Alpha & Omega Church
November 15 Atlanta, GA Center Stage
About Andy Mineo:
New York native Andy Mineo is a born communicator with an infectious passion for hip-hop. Following his debut release, Heroes for Sale, Mineo raised the bar with his seven song EP, Never Land. The release moved over 25,900 units in the first week, landing the number 2 spot on the Rap charts and number 13 on the Top 200. Mineo began to gain traction with appearances on Sway in the Morning, MTV’s Live Rapfix Cypher, Thisis50.com, and more, breaking Mineo into new territory. Coming off of the spring run of the nationwide Anomaly Tour with Lecrae, Andy just released his second full-length album, Uncomfortable, noted as his biggest release yet.
About Reach Records:
Reach Records, an independent record label, was founded in 2003 by Ben Washer and Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist Lecrae Moore. Since its beginnings, the Atlanta-based label has sold over 2.8 million albums. Home to five artists, Lecrae, Andy Mineo, Tedashii, Trip Lee and KB, Reach followers can be found worldwide. The overwhelming passion of the label is to change the way people see the world and they continue to push forward to make this passion reality. For more information on Reach Records, visit www.reachrecords.com.
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