DJ Clue will finally drop The Professional, Part II, a follow up to his 1998 mix The Professional, on February 27th. The album will be Clue's first release since he put together the score for Backstage, the documentary covering Jay-Z's Hard Knock Life tour. The new mix is slated to include all new material from DMX , Snoop Dogg, Lil' Kim, Busta Rhymes, Beanie Sigel, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan and Redman , amongst others. Also featured will be a cut featuring Eminem, Method Man and Royce the 5'9".

The first single, "Back 2 Life 2001" will feature Jadakiss of the Lox and R&B superstar Mary J. Blige.

STEVE FLORIO
(January 11, 2001)