New Urban Music Releases Week Of June 9, 2009
The Black Eyed Peas “The E.N.D.”
1. Boom Boom Pow
2. Rock That Body
3. Meet Me Halfway
4. Imma Be
5. I Gotta Feeling
6. Alive
7. Missing You
8. Ring-A-Ling
9. Party All The Time
10. Out Of My Head
11. Electric City
12. Showdown
13. Now Generation
14. One Tribe
15. Rockin To The Beat
Review
THE E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies)
The new album by The Black Eyed Peas is off to a blazing start! The first single from The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies), BOOM BOOM POW was also the Peas’ very first #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart!
With The E.N.D., The Peas are poised to continue with the success of Elephunk and their fourth release Monkey Business - they have had multiple hit anthems, such as “My Humps” “Pump It” and “Let’s Get It Started” along with “Don’t Phunk With My Heart” “Where is the Love?” and “Don’t Lie”.
In the midst of the success of the Black Eyed Peas, FERGIE released her debut solo album, The Dutchess, in 2006. To date the album has sold over six million copies worldwide and spanned five Top 5 hits. Moreover, Fergie became the first female artist in history to have four consecutive #1 singles (Billboard).
Will.i.am is also a Grammy nominated producer - nominated for the Producer of The Year Award in 2007 and nominated again at the 2009 Grammy’s. He has lent his services to some of the biggest superstars in the business; Fergie, The Pussycat Dolls, John Legend, Mary J. Blige, Ricky Martin, Justin Timberlake, Diddy, Nas, Michael Jackson, Usher, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, and U2. Besides his music endeavors, will.i.am is committed to social activism and is an outspoken advocate of progressive political initiatives. His “Yes We Can” video won an EMMY and a Webby Award and has over 19 million views on YouTube to date.
The Black Eyed Peas have sold over 20 million albums worldwide, have won three Grammy awards and have been nominated for 11 total as well as awards won at Teen Choice, MTV, American Music Awards, among many others from around the world!
Pleasure P “The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper”
1. I’m a Beast
2. Boyfriend #2
3. Tender Roni (Handcuffin)
4. Under
5. Let Me
6. Gotta Have You
7. Did You Wrong
8. Your Love
9. Fire Lovin
10. Birthday Suit
11. Illusion
12. Dream in the Air
Review
Merriam-Webster defines pleasure as, ‘a state of gratification; a source of delight or joy.’ Similarly singer/songwriter Marcus ‘Pleasure P’ Cooper has composed his own unique brand of expression surrounding maturation and life lessons learned that connect to his personal joy. The Carver Ranches, Florida native and former member of the teen heartthrob group Pretty Ricky has not only grown on his journey to now, he’s found more ways to connect to his source of gratification, noting that ‘a lot of people thought I wasn’t going to amount to anything.’ For his Bluestar/
Atlantic Records solo debut release, The Introduction of Marcus Cooper, Pleasure P is singing about just how far he has come in his 23 years of life, and why it is so important for him to keep moving forward.
Teena Marie “Congo Square”
1. The Pressure
2. Can’t Last a Day
3. Baby I Love You
4. Ear Candy 101
5. Lover’s Lane
6. Marry Me
7. You Baby
8. Milk N’ Honey
9. What U Got 4 Me
10. Rovleta’s Jass
11. Congo Square
12. Harlem Blues
13. Black Cool
14. Ms. Coretta
15. Soldier Boy
16. The Rose N’ Thorn
Review
Internationally renowned singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Teena Marie, the “Ivory Queen of Soul,” presents an all-new 16-song set showing she hasn’t lost one bit of her edge. Features guest appearances by FAITH EVANS, GEORGE DUKE, MC LYTE, HOWARD HEWITT and SHIRLEY MURDOCK.
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