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Keyshia Cole, Monica Prep For BET And Fall Albums

Keyshia Cole and Monica have so much in common this year. Not only has the duo collaborated on the single “Trust” but, they both have BET related reality tv show related projects and new albums on the horizon.
First up for the dynamic singers is this weekend’s BET Awards. Slated to air Sunday, June 28, [...]

New R&B Album/CD Releases: June 2009

June, the beginning of summer, Black Music Month and often one of the biggest month’s for new releases in R&B/Soul and Hip Hop. With that said, this year is no different as everyone from Ginuwine and Mos Def to Teena Marie and Al B. Sure! are releasing new albums.
Kicking off a busy month, soulful [...]

Outkast to Release Three Records Next Year

Outkast are set to release three new albums next year.
The duo plan on putting out each of their solo efforts first before regrouping to release an Outkast record later in 2009.
Speaking to MTV News, Big Boi said he’s planning on getting his second solo record, Sir Lucious Leftfoot: The Son Of Chico Dusty, out either [...]

Kanye West Crushes 50 Cent in Sales Showdown

Kanye West sold almost a million copies of his latest album during its first week in U.S. stores, winning a much-hyped sales race with rival rapper 50 Cent and providing the ailing record industry with a rare piece of good news.
 
 
According to sales data issued on Tuesday by tracking firm Nielsen SoundScan, West’s “Graduation” sold [...]

Top 5 Free Music Download Sites

An extensive selection of free music downloads is the dream of any serious pop music fan. Unfortunately, legal downloading of most mainstream pop music requires purchasing the song in question. Many of the top sites offering music for purchase will offer an occasional song for free download. However, there are a number of web sites [...]

Female Hip-Hop Fights A Bad Rap

 
Before 2007 is out, Eve, Missy Elliott, Foxy Brown, Trina, Shawnna and Remy Ma should have new albums in stores, setting the stage for a banner year in the world of female rap. For the long-suffering genre, that would mean that more than two or three titles could finish in the top 100 of Billboard’s [...]