An amazing R&B / Hip Hop artist emerged from Lafayette, Louisiana with the songs "Do Yo Thang" and "Check Yo Girl, Check Yo Guy". Around January 2007 a new song was released called "Cupid Shuffle" that was about to explode in clubs and on the radio. Cupid's ability to innovates R&B / Hip Hop with a twist of southern hospitality will bring his music to the top of the charts throughout the US.
Alison Hinds (born 1 June 1970) is a British female soca artist based in the Caribbean island of Barbados.
She is one of the most popular soca singers in the world and has unofficially been given the nickname the "Queen of Soca". She has produced many popular songs that top charts even in countries which do not widely listen to soca.
Charles Williamson (born in 1977) better known by his stage name Guerilla Black is a rapper from Compton, California. He was born in Chicago, Illinois . He came to fame after releasing his debut album Guerilla City (2004). He has been noted (and criticized) for his similar appearance and rapping style as The Notorious B.I.G. In August 2006, Guerilla Black released a track titled "400 Shotz, the Funeral", which is done in the same style as The Game's "300 Bars and Runnin'". The song takes aim at The Game, Daz Dillinger, and Jermaine Dupri.
IG and Lil DP both born and raised in Laurel, Mississippi have blasted their way to regional stardom with their hit-singles "Tippi Toe" and "Tip Witcha Boi". This dynamic duo started in 2002 and has taken Mississippi by storm. The songs have been an instant hit in the clubs and on the radio. This unique duo has excelled pass most local artists, and gained recognition through their performances and unique southern hip-hop style.
IG and Lil DP have constructed a new blue print for the southern music scene. They have redesigned rap to a more universal type of format, attracting fans of all ages. Being musically creative, both IG and Lil DP do all of their writing, arranging, engineering and lyric productions in their own private studio. IG and Lil DP are solely history in the making in the era of hip-hop.
Life isn't fair, and pop music isn't a meritocracy. But if there's any justice in this world (or just in the entertainment industry), J*DaVeY will be an enormous success. The Los Angeles duo makes unclassifiable, visionary, wholly undeniable pop music - an unprecedented fusion of avant-R&B, club music, electronica, Bohemian alt-rap, Eighties synthpop, Neptunes techno-funk, Kelis-style computer-rock, and bass-heavy new wave. There's nothing out there that sounds anything like it - and what it most sounds like is a hit. Remember how, upon release, "When Doves Cry" and "Kiss" felt at once like radical departures from commercial radio conventions and inevitable blockbusters? Remember how you didn't know what the hell you were hearing at first, but you knew it was great? J*DaVeY's fantastic cuts boast that same unbeatable combination of innovation and inevitability.
Big claims, sure, but Prince himself wouldn't contest any of them. He's a fan, and he invited J*DaVeY to open for him at his 3121 nightclub last year. The influential Questlove of The Roots is another high-profile appreciator - J*DaVeY's demos were sensations on the okayplayer.com bulletin boards - and he's called the duo's music "the swift kick in the ass" he's been praying for. Press reaction has been ecstatic: YRB, Urb, Vapors, Filter, and many other magazines and periodicals have rushed to praise the adventurous duo for their challenging production, their brilliant songs, and their playful, theatrical stage set. Their soon-to-be-released debut LP is one of the most eagerly anticipated records of the year, and demos, leaks, and single releases continue to burn up the Internet.
And while we're waiting for the J*DaVeY full-length to drop, we can all get down to "Mr. Mister". This alt-R&B seduction track sizzles: it's built from skittering production, distorted lead synth, hyperprocessed six-string, spacy electric piano, and the sultry vocals of Ms. Jack Davey. Davey's also the co-star of Ethan Lader's hilariously disturbing video - she shares most of her screen-time with a handsome crash-test dummy. There's nothing satirical about Davey's seduction: she's after the robot, and she's using all of her wiles to land her man. We watch them in bed together, in a swimming pool, in an office cubicle (the alarmed and repressed reaction of the white-collar workers is priceless), and under the blacklight of a dance club; Davey dresses up in fishnets and sexy lingerie, and plants day-glo lipstick kisses on the pale white face of the impassive mannequin.
Ethan Lader has worked with Chelo and Too $hort, so he known a thing or two about twisted sexuality, and he gives Ms. Jack Davey a chance to strut her stuff. She doesn't disappoint - she's as alluring as any frontwoman in contemporary R&B, and when she dances in front of a burning backdrop, it's easy to imagine just how the panels have caught fire. Davey is so sexy, in fact, that you'll swear you see the crash-test dummy responding to her overtures. Lader includes a shot of a torn-open condom wrapper; it's contents have been used, but there's no telling how or why. Interestingly, Brook D'Leau - the male half of J*DaVeY - doesn't appear in the clip until its trippy conclusion. He's shot shirtless, brushing his teeth, in front of a bathroom mirror. Dressed in ordinary denim, Ms. Jack Davey enters the room and embraces him from behind. He looks up - to discover that the mannequin has its plastic arms around him.
J.Valentine signs with Clive Davis' J Records, is set to release first album (San Francisco, CA) - An up-and-coming R&B virtuoso, known for his "R&Bay" (Rhythm and Bay) sound, has signed with Clive Davis's J Records. J. Valentine, who is also the founder of the CityBoyZ Muzik Productions, is set to release his debut album, Conversation Piece, with J Records in early 2007 and will be his introduction to the world as a solo artist. The King of R&Bay indeed, J. Valentine's solo album debut faces an intense level of anticipation. Conversation Piece features production by luminaries such as Scott Storch, Cool & Dre, The Underdogs, Dre & Vidal, Polow Da Don, Needles and The CityBoyZ (Major Bucketz J. Valentine). It also boasts collaborations with E-40, Keak da Sneak,Bailey and Timberland's artist Keri Lynn. Full of promise to fuel the movement of Bay Area flavor nationwide, Conversation Piece is set to burst onto the music scene.
Described by many music executives as a hybrid of R.Kelly and Babyface, J.Valentine's music is an authentic and appealing expression of R&Bay the lifestyle and spirit of his native San Francisco. Prior to his solo work, Valentine was known by his songwriting. He has reached the charts with dozens of songs, including Tyrese's "I Like Them Girls," the title track to N'Sync's 9x platinum "Celebrity" album, Mario's "How Could You," and Omarion's "I'm Tryna." He also displayed his vocal talent on two posthumous 2Pac albums, "Still I Rise" and "Until The End Of Time."
As a songwriter and a vocalist, Valentine has accumulated over 17 million records sold. Valentine's first solo venture "Go Dumb" was originally a record for the "Hide Ya Breezy" mixtape, a tribute to the Bay Area sound. "Go Dumb" also featured Bailey, Valentine's first signing to CityBoyZ Muzik. The record found its way into the hands of Big Von at KMEL radio, and immediately exploded after hitting the airwaves in San Francisco. It made its way up and down the west coast and Valentine found he was taking meetings with labels from coast to coast. However, he felt that J Records was the place for him. "It was funny after all the pitches that label heads were giving me, the one I remembered the most was Clive simply saying, shouldn't J-Valentine be on J-Records?'" Valentine comments. A thriving study in combinations, Valentine weaves the role of CEO, faithful Bay Area advocate, entrepreneur and artist into a soulful and engaging display of street authenticity. He hopes to expand CityBoyZ Muzik and help make the Bay Area the next hot spot for rap and R&B. He wants it to do for the Bay Area what LaFace did for Atlanta.
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