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Former UK guard Ramel Bradley has recorded music and plans to release a CD.

Here’s the news release that came on Tuesday:

 University of Kentucky senior and Wildcat basketball star, Ramel Bradley is expected to release his debut hip-hop album on April 15.  The Brooklyn, NY native has been working with singer-songwriter/producer, Jonathan Webb, in the recording process.  A few tracks on the album will feature Webb’s music.  The album, which is expected to showcase ten songs, will feature tracks produced by former UK basketball player, Bobby Perry, as well as the work of Jay Azubuike, younger brother of another former UK player, Kelenna Azubuike.  Webb has also helped to produce and arrange several tracks.

“It’s been really great working with Ramel.  Our musical backgrounds are obviously different; he raps and I sing, but we both have stories to tell which we portray through our lyrics,” Webb, 22, said. 

Bradley’s lyrics will show you a different side of the extroverted player that fans have come to know on the court.  His tracks tell the story of a young boy growing up in Brooklyn; of his dreams and aspirations; and the life changing experience of coming to Lexington.  The album’s first single is to be released on April 1.

“It’s an edgy hip-hop album,” Webb said, “that reflects a lifestyle of someone growing up in Brooklyn.”

Bradley is expected to finish his album on March 31, and his first appearance following the release will be at the Jonathan Webb Music Festival on April 12.  Webb and Bradley will then be co-headlining a show on April 25 at the Dame, in Lexington, Kentucky.

Ramel Bradley, 23, grew up in Brooklyn, NY and came to the University of Kentucky as a freshman to play basketball.  Music has been a lifelong interest of Bradley’s, having begun writing lyrics as a young boy.  He has appeared on stage at Webb’s concerts, once arriving unplanned to perform Webb’s song, “Stand Up” to a sold out crowd at the Singletary Center Concert Hall (see link at bottom of page).