♫ New Artist Spotlight: LOVE AOK!

There’s a new artist on the scene and has the internet buzzing already. His name is LOVE AOK! and I gotta tell you that his sound is hot!!! He’s listed as a multi-talented artist that produces, writes, sings, and rap his own music. He’s unsigned right so record labels watch out for him. On his [...]

New Artist: i15 // Lost In Love Video

i15, a dynamic trio consisting of Das, 21, Castro, 21 and Flash, 23 reppin’ the West-coast, has a new single/video out called Lost In Love, produced by Polo Da Don. I don’t know if you recall or not but they made a cameo in Soulja Boy’s Soulja Girl video. They are also signed to Zone [...]

♫ New Artists: Verbz // Unique

Meet new artist VERBZ (or Verse), a Shopaholic emcee originally from London, England. Born to a Jamaican daddy and South American mother Natalia ‘Verbz’ Cappuccini, 21, is a hybrid of quite a few cultures; that including hip hop. I love this girl, the moment I clicked onto her MySpace page I felt a young, fresh, [...]

New Artist: Jason Derulo

Now-a-days in the music industry you have to have the whole package, it’s not just about good looks anymore, you actually have to possess some sort of natural talent! New artist Jason Derulo is a multi-threat! He sings, he choreographs, he produces, and he acts! And all of this at the tender age of 19 [...]

New Artist: Karina Pasian

Def Jam’s Karina Pasian is the truth! I wasn’t really checking for her when I heard that ‘With You’ remix a long time ago but after I heard ‘16 At War’ I fell in love! Seeing how The-Dream wrote this song I’m not surprised at all about my immediate liking to it. This song is [...]

New Artist: Lee Carr

New R&Ber and Jive records signee Lee Carr is about to make his official debut next month! I meant to post on Lee Carr after visiting his MySpace a couple of times. Well better now than never! Below is a little inside information about him …
Signed to Jive in 24 hrs (first time this [...]

Video Premiere: Casely - “Emotional”

Uh-oh! Does Young Chris Brown have some competition? Newly signed Epic R&Ber Casely makes his video debut “Emotional” just in time for Valentines Day! If you don’t know Casely, get to know him! Here’s the prelude: “In today’s music industry it’s a rare discovery to find a recording artist who truly epitomizes the word ‘Music’, [...]

Video Premiere: Razah - “Rain”

Def Jam presents new R&Ber Razah performing his debut single “Rain”. Already receiving positive feedback on the radio Razah believes in making “timeless music and songs that uplift people,” he says, “I was raised by a single mom so I believe in writing music that celebrates women.” Look out for Razah in the near [...]

Meet Mr. Ordinary: Steph Jones

Woo, I am soooo laaaate! I meant to do a new feature on Mr. Steph Jones, I did! I just wish I knew of him sooner and done so before, could’ve gotten an interview through Dominique, all well. Anyway! I remember visiting his MySpace page last year when I was doing promo for that DTP [...]

GOOD LOOK FOR ‘08 (IN MUSIC)

Not even Sean Garret can salvage her music career! With that being said, I can’t wait for Her Name is Nicole (Interscope), believe it or not. I think everything has to do with timing, her people debuted her too early, people didn’t care about Nicole as a solo artist then (I don’t know why she [...]

Def Jam’s Rocko says “Umma Do Me!”

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This is Def Jam/Island Urban’s new artist Rocko. Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, Rocko is the first to venture out on Jermaine Dupri’s Island Urban Music, his new street single “Umma Do Me” is receiving nice airplay and reviews and I’m pretty sure I heard it going up there before.

New DEY: “Give You The World” (Music Stream + iTunes Download)

I’m sure you guys remember me posting on multi-cultural group The DEY a few months ago! Well, they recently released their new EP, The D.E.Y. Has Come (Sony BMG), exclusively on iTunes! The new EP will feature the trio’s new single “Give You The World,” you can listen to the streaming audio links below, the [...]

New Artist: Leona Lewis

Dammit, ok now I’m all on LEONA LEWIS’ tip becos of Toya =P
This is British singer Leona Lewis’ second UK single, “Angel,” from her upcoming LP (already released in the UK), Spirit, set to release in the U.S. January 2008 to my knowledge … Wow, her voice is so angelic and sort of flows for [...]

New Artist: One Chance

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ONE CHANCE - “MY WORD” WINDOWS MEDIA | QUICKTIME MEDIA
Check out Usher’s brand new R&B sensations, ONE CHANCE, and their new single “My Word”. Album in stores Winter 2008

New Artist: J Valentine

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J VALENTINE - “SHE’S WORTH THE TROUBLE” WINDOWS (Hi) | WINDOWS (Lo)
J Records would like to introduce the newest addition to their already talented music roster. Hailing from San Francisco, the king of R&Bay J Valentine is preparing to release his debut album, Conversation Piece this fall. Already an accomplished [...]

New Artist: Kid Sister

KID SISTER is a Club rapper originally from Markham, Illinois but currently resides in North Side, Chicago. Inspired by eighties joints and a more contemporary sound she makes Club music with her DJ/brother J2K, of Flosstradamus, how cool is that? Together they are completely unstoppable and taking the Chicago music scene by storm rocking at [...]

AlBUM REVIEW: Emily King - East Side Story

Contemporary R&B musician and Songwriter Emily King reigns on East Side Story, her debut album set to release August 28th of next week. With a broad gain of musical influences, ranging from The Beatles, Nas and Michael Jackson, King has always had a deep-routed passion and love for music; using it as her emotional comforter. [...]

New Artist: Who is Money?

In a world full of aspiring singers, dancers, and performers it can be tough to be a visionary who looks beyond the definitions, the labels, and the expectations of the music industry. While others are continually trying to come up with the right formula, some are busy creating their own. The rising star called Money [...]

New Artist: Ray-L

Ray Lavender aka “Ray-L” is a contemporary R&B singer who hails from Atlanta, Georgia and is currently signed to Akon’s record label Kon Live Distribution. His debut single “My Girl Gotta Girlfriend” from the album X-Rayted, slated to release later this Fall, has made such a marketable impact I just had to feature him as [...]

ALBUM REVIEW: Kat DeLuna - 9 Lives

9 Lives, appropriately titled, is the debut album from new artist Kat DeLuna that drops August 7th - MAKE SURE YOU BUY IT! I had the pleasure of listening to the retail version and posting a review for the album. One of the singles lifted from the LP, “Whine Up,” features Dancehall artist Elephant Man; [...]

New Artist: Keke Palmer/”Keep It Movin” Video Shoot!

Like your girl TIFFANY EVANS, Keke Palmer is another young lady you all need to look out for pretty soon! Why isn’t Lil’ Mama singing about this type of stuff more? These girls prove that you can be young with your music still having a meaning, I love the song “Skin Deep” and “All My [...]

Def Jam Records presents R&B singer The-Dream | “Shawty Is A Ten” Audio Links

It’s my pleasure to introduce you to Def Jam’s latest R&B signee, THE-DREAM. He’s the genius behind Rihanna’s #1 hit “Umbrella” (The-Dream wrote the track in under 12 minutes), and is married to R&B songstress Nivea (Animalistic baby!). His new single “Shawty Is A Ten” is currently blazing radio waves across the country and I [...]

New Artist: Blitz McBain

Blitz McBain, a 19 year-old out of downtown Manhattan, is best known for his multiple flows and creative side. With influences Jay-Z, Prince, and Kanye West, the man is not afraid to spark controversy. He first established a name in the New York hip-hop scene at the age of twelve when he involved himself in [...]

Refreshing, Mr. J Medeiros — This is Hip-Hop.

Yo I just recently peeped this guys MYSPACE, his name is Mr. J Medeiros. I was feeling his music so much that I thought I should do an artist spotlight on him. Mr. J Medeiros has a CD coming out August 24th called Of Gods And Girls, the album sampler on his MySpace is mad [...]

Mr. J Medeiros launches an ANTI Human-Trafficking, ANTI Child-Pornography Campaign

Hip-Hop Humanitarian launches an ANTI Human-Trafficking, ANTI Child-Pornography Campaign. IamConstance.org to provide victims with a voice
Los Angeles, CA – Mr. J Medeiros is an eloquent hip-hop artist on a mission to create massive social change through music, in more areas than one. In keeping with the release of his debut solo-album “Of gods and [...]

New Artist: The DEY

Meet The DEY, a dope trio consisting of Divine, Elan and Yeyo; all bilingual artists fused into an Afro-Latino, R&B, Pop and Hip-hop era. “We want to unify our communities,” Divine says of The DEY’s mission. “By being bilingual, we address all those people — the non-English speaker and the non-Spanish speaker — and we [...]

New Artist: J. Holiday

Capitol’s R&B crooner J. Holiday first hit the scene back in 2006 with his underrated single “Be With Me,” produced by infamous Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, lifted from the album Back of My Lac (set to drop September 25th). But it wasn’t until he released his latest single “Bed” that started generating buzz. With “Bed” Holiday [...]

SRC presents Bajan Queen SHONTELLE!; Stream: “Roll”

 
It was during high school that Shontelle first met Barbados’ current international star, Rihanna. “We were both active in the Cadets, and I was her Drill Sergeant…there was one occasion when I had to make her ‘drop and give me ten push ups’. We laugh about it now…I think she’s forgiven me.” Little did either [...]

New Artist: DC Yeager

David “DC” Yeager, formerly known for making the young women go crazy with his smooth R&B vocals in the hot late-90’s singing trio Youngstown (ironically from Youngstown, Ohio) is back and better than ever. If you still don’t recall, Youngstown had their very first hit song a while back called “I’ll be your everything” and [...]

NEW ARTISTS TO LOOK OUT FOR THIS SUMMER!

BABY BOY DA PRINCE

Out of the West Bank of New Orleans comes the Prince of The City…Baby Boy da Prince. His career began at the age of 16 opening up for No Limit Records artist Choppa. Baby Boy created a name for himself in New Orleans with a lavish on stage performances and catchy feel [...]