MUSIC NEWS: GNARLS BARKLEY NEARLY DONE / KEYSHIA COLE PREPARES NEW ALBUM / ASHANTI PUSHED BACK AGAIN
Monday, January 28, 2008

According to Billboard.com, the dynamic duo Gnarls Barkley’s sophomore album is near completion. Even though there is no release date, title or additional information about the upcoming release, Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo Green have revealed that the process is nearly complete.
“I’m hoping that I don’t fall out of grace with whatever I’ve done to deserve this to pass through me,” Cee-Lo told Billboard last summer. “So I become concerned with it in that right. It’s not something I want to get in every publication and explain. Music is a natural mystic,” he continued. “This is not something that we contrived. It’s truly something that we just can’t explain, you know what I mean? So why try to explain it at all? It just is.”
I am so excited about this project. St. Elsewhere was an album that was constantly blasted around these parts, so I am very eager to see what these two came up with this time around.
Last summer, Billboard was given an exclusive listen to one track that has been confirmed for the album. Billboard tagged the cut a “psychedelic soul tune,” where Cee-Lo howls the lyrics, “Who’s gonna save my soul now?” Honestly, I can’t wait.
KEYSHIA COLE PREPARES NEW ALBUM

Keyshia at How She Move Hand Print Ceremony (Splash/WireImage)
Keyshia Cole, who got a great deal of promotion being the featured artist on MTV last week, revealed in a recent interview with SOHH, that she is already getting prepared and conceptualizing for her third solo album.
“I’m writing down ideas now, just what I feel like the album should be about. This is the first time I’ve actually done that so that should be fun. They want it out by Christmas.”
Just Like You was a pretty solid effort, and I think it solidified Keyshia as an artist with staying power. I was actually a huge fan of her debut album, The Way It Is so I was very pleased to see that she was well received this time around, even though I wasn’t as big a fan of Just Like You. I see she’s trying to keep her fans pleased and keep up with the momentum of her success. Get it, Keysh!
ASHANTI PUSHED BACK AGAIN
Although a single cover has leaked with a stunning photo of Ashanti, her awaited fourth solo album, The Declaration has been pushed back once again.
With the release of a couple of buzz singles (”Switch,” featuring boyfriend Nelly and the close cousin of Diddy & Keyshia Cole’s “Last Night,” “Hey Baby [After the Club]“) in ‘07, a previous release date for late last year, as well as in March, it seems as though Ashanti fans will have to wait for June 3rd for the singer’s set to drop.
This may be a smart move for the Universal/Motown, who has been a little shotty as far as their reputation with releasing albums within the last year (remember Mya?). With Janet dropping at the end of February, she is anticipated to rule the charts for that month of March, and Mariah dropping close behind her, I can see why the label would chose to move Ashanti a little further back.
Her new single, “The Way That I Love You,” will impact radio soon. With the great response that it’s gotten from avid blog readers, people are interested to see what Ashanti will do this time around.







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76.
RydeOrDie
Monday, January 28, 2008 /
Yes beyonce is a great performer, but so are circus clowns and animals. She isn’t growing artistically. If anything, she took a step backwards with that b’day cd and it’s whack vids. But as i said, im not mad @ her. Yall dont expect much, so she doesnt give u much.
77.
famou$ dude
Monday, January 28, 2008 /
@ rydeordie
you need to get off her ashanti’s clit and stop posting like 2 million blogs tryna defend her. nobody cares about how many sales she’s had in the past or what award she’s gotten.. the point the chick is lame just like you cause you getting heated over nothing you act like you know the brawd personally. calm down its not that serious this is a blog based on people’s opinion. i didn’t know if you had a opinion its considered “hating” that hating word is so last year. get a grip.. and she is a ugly bia and for your fyi the b*tch don’t know how to dance point blank. the only reason why she has a deal because she gave up the p*ssy to gotti. and her lyrics are elementary sh*t that my lil 10 year old cousin would write.. all she know is oh baby baby.. what the hell.
78.
KB
Monday, January 28, 2008 /
Wow!!!
79.
Hollabackgurl
Monday, January 28, 2008 /
DEAD @ ASHANTI HAVING RANGE. ONLY THE DELUDED ASHANTI STANS THAT WOULD SAY THAT MESS. ASHANTI COULDN’T EVEN DEAL WITH SINGING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, WITH HER WEAK VOICE AND LIMITED VOCAL SKILLS.
80.
KB
Monday, January 28, 2008 /
RydeOrDie
Atleast her peforming on tour gave her another shot to step up her game, unlike Ashanti, Yall say B-Day was wack But Chaper 2 was ABSOLUTE GARBAGE TOO! And this is coming from an Ashanti lover also but I cant front, atleast Bey had Club Bangers like Upgrade U, Get Me Bodied, & Green Light, Chaper 2 was wack with nothing to help it at all! Like someone said also Ashanti only had one real single on Concrete Rose, Bey had Upgrade U, Irreplaceable, Deja Vu, Get Me Bodied, Green Light, Flaws & All, Beautiful Liar, Ring The Alarm, DAMN, On her worst album, she’s better than Ashanti! LMAO!
81.
Sexy24
Monday, January 28, 2008 /
Rydeordie, You sit there and say all this bullshit and try your hardest to defend ASHITTYS WHACK ASS, but guess what? Your dumb ass still aint changed nobodys mind about her not being GARBAGE! She sucks and she’ll continue to suck! I think its so damn funny that your actually gettin this mad over this talent less HO! SHE’S WHACK!!!!! FACE IT!!!
82.
Sexy24
Monday, January 28, 2008 /
And if your not a ASHITTY stan, I don’t what is!
83.
KB
Monday, January 28, 2008 /
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84.
rnblover
Monday, January 28, 2008 /
Wow!!
rydeordie you truly lived up to your name…and here I was thinking I was Ashanti’s biggest fan.
Honestly I don’t give a fuck what anybody say about her..still love and support her..
I’m pretty much a fan of all the ladies mentioned throughout this thread except Rihanna..glad the sister is successful..I just don’t care for her music.
I will say this Bey was born for the stage..she is a true performer…but I will take an Ashanti cd over a Bey cd any day..even Chapter 2. I usually like Beyonce’s songs better after I see her tear them up on stage.
I think Ashanti is a writer who can sing and to say her lyrics are elementary..so what.. the chick knows how to compose a song that people can identify with and sing along to and that’s how you get a hit..
Rydeordie..keep up the good work!!
Team Ashanti!!
85.
Sexy24
Monday, January 28, 2008 /
Rydeordie, guess what? ASHANTI IS STILL WHACK! WHACK AS HELL! I understand your a stan but, try not to get so emotional over this WHACK ASS HOE!
86.
Ashanti is a talentless ho
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
@RNBLOVER
“Team Ashanti!!”..HAHAHAHAHA! So they have a team now to defend this talentless heifer lol? Y’all must have banded together on that “The Way That I Love You” post with all that fake praise over that wack, lifeless song. I know y’alls fingers must be tired after typing those comments over and over again.
She might as well get like Rihanna and start sucking the pen!s of a popular singer/rapper professionally cause their careers are going to halt once the world gets an even better representation for how talentless they really are.
87.
Ashanti is a talentless ho
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
And to call urself RNBLOVER is a damned lie lol! If you had any appreciation for R&B you would have already realized how utterly talentless Ashitty is.
I hope you and ur stan buddies have a great time trying to support Chewbacca (Ashanti) with those dreadlocks growing out the side of her face.
88.
RydeOrDie
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
Ashanti hasn’t had sideburns since 02 and she was shitting on chicks WITH them and she does the same without them. :does happy 2 step and bounces outta here:
89.
RydeOrDie
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
I don’t have to change ur minds. All I did was plant my seed. Your all my slaves and i give u a lashing where i see fit. I am jerkasha, queen of the damned.
90.
Sexy24
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
LOL AT #87! Her sideburns looked like elvis’s. I see she got rid of them quick when 50cent got on her ass about them.
91.
Sexy24
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
Chewbecca, oops, i mean Ashitty is still garbage! LOL!
92.
Sexy24
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
TEAM CHEWBACCA!
93.
Ashanti is a talentless ho
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
@89
Now I know you’re crazy! Not only does your ass type insanity, you still seem to believe that Ashanti has talent.
You gonna need some lithium for that crazy ass of yours
@Sexy24
I think Elvis’ sideburns might be a tad bit smaller than Ashanti’s!
Ashanti had to empty a can of extreme Nair for men to remove that forest on her face.
94.
It's Real
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
I LOVE this, Ashanti is TOTALLY back, the haters are SHOOK. Git it Shan.
95.
Sexy24
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
I see “its fake” is a Ashitty stan also. Another member for team chewbacca!
96.
a.k.a. new yorker
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
not gonna lie. ashanti’s single cover looks amazing. they succeeded in trying to make her look more than average. was a tough process but they did it. i’m amazed
97.
Sexy24
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
@93 your right. Her sideburns were thicker than elvis. Her sideburns looked like pubic hair!
98.
Sexy24
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
Her sideburns also looked like someone stuck pieces of velcro to the side of her face.
99.
It's Real
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
Yup, Love me some Chewbacca.
100.
Nothing But Love
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
OMG LMAO @ some of these comments by:
RYDEORDIE
SEXY24
ASHANTI IS A TALENTLESS HO
HOLLABACKGURL
FAMOU$ DUDE
And the rest you, you know who you are!! LMAO @ all of your comments you got me in sitches, but seriously RYDEORDIE you need to chill it aint that serious, lol
101.
tinyy2007
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
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102.
Hanna
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
That is NOT Ashanti’s real skincolor. She is much darker. Look at the picture in the next article about her. There’s a differents.
103.
JERZEYGURL
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
RnBLover I have to agree with you……….& this is just crazy…..people claim not to like Ashanti but for some reason she gets the most play when it comes to comments…….I swear where do ppl get their energy…..make your comment & move on let it go
104.
SweetThang729
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
I love that pic of Shanti and Yay for Keyshia!!!
105.
MARRISA
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
ASHANTI WHO???????????????
106.
Have Not Thought of a New User Name
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
100.
Nothing But Love
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
OMG LMAO @ some of these comments by:
RYDEORDIE
SEXY24
ASHANTI IS A TALENTLESS HO
HOLLABACKGURL
FAMOU$ DUDE
And the rest you, you know who you are!! LMAO @ all of your comments you got me in sitches, but seriously RYDEORDIE you need to chill it aint that serious, lol
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They are crazy lol. I am in know way shape or form and Ashanti fan but RYDEORDIE made a point about the grammy’s they have become so fake I haven’t watched them in years. I remember them nominating Foxy Brown for 2 grammy’s 2yrs after Broken Silence came out. It’s like every Black artist gets nominated for the same amount either 2 or 6 or 8 (that’s odd to me). I think people made a fuss about Black artist not getting grammy’s so they just started to give them out to shut them up.
107.
Ney
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
well I actually agree with some of the things that rydeordie had to say….ashanti isnt the best vocalist, but she does give hit records…i would rather them push back an album and make it a great one, then rushing to release an album….I love “The way that I love You”!
Oh yea…why is it that everytime there’s an ashanti post, somebody always gotta throw Bee’s name into it?
108.
Nothing But Love
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
#106
Yeah thats kinda true, the Grammys and all those other awards ceremonys are a joke!!
109.
Ashanti is a talentless ho
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
@Everyone on this post agreeing with Rydeordie
Why are you agreeing with her on the Grammys thing when it was his/her dumb ass who was trying to make it seem like they were good in the first place?
I was saying that they weren’t credible, while Rydeorbitch was trying to make them seem like they were important to Ashitty’s career
110.
msfabolous
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
With the amt of time Ashanti has been gone and the amt of times the album has been pushed back, there is no reason to at least go double platinum….
Keyshia, i must say, when i first seen her video for “I Change My Mind” i thought she would be a one hit wonder…She’s proved me wrong…I liked the song but didn’t think she would be around very long….The singles on her first album, in my opinion, are not as good as what she has out now….I still like her though!
111.
msfabolous
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
Agree with #42, pushed back albums not a good look no matter the reason and…
@#43…I pick up a fakeness about her personality too…
112.
Souley"True Survivor"'08
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /
so how come itz ok for KEYSHIA to come out with an album a YEAR later, but Beyone, The HOTTEST CHIC IN THE GAME, can’ t release an album after years..bump the rerelease????
hmmm. kinda hypocritcal BRIAN
113.
Jay1
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 /
OK BEYONCE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS CONVERSATION, THAT JUST SHOWS HOW HOT SHE IS, HOW HER NAME POPS UP IN EVERY BLOG NOW A DAYS. AND YES IT’S TRUE BEYONCE AND ASHANTI HAVE ABOUT THE SAME VOCAL RANGE BEYONCE’S IS LIKE 3.4 AND ASHANTI’S IS LIKE 3.0. BUT HAVING SAID THAT BEE HAS MORE VOCAL ABILITY BECAUSE SHE CAN DO CRAZY RUNS, BEYONCE HAS ALSO BEEN TRAINED AS AN OPERA SINGER, DO YOUR RESEAECH… IF THOSE TO WAS ON A STAGE TOGETHER BEE WOULD LEAVE HER ASS IS THE DUST….. AND I’TS THE TRUTH… I LIKE ASHANTI BUT I WOULD GO TO A BEYONCE CONCERT ANY DAY OVER ASHANTI, BECAUSE SHE CANT SING LIVE HER VOICE IS ALWAYS SHAKEY AND SHIT….. BE BRINGS IT, AND HER VOICE IS PUSHING 4 OCTAVES HARD….. ASHANTI STAYES IN THE SAME BOX NEVER TRIES ANYTHING NEW WITH HER VOICE BECAUSE SHE KNOWS SHE HAS LIMITED VOCALS, BEYONCE WILL KILL ASHANTI ON STAGE HANDS DOWN, AND EVEN THOUGH BEE LIP SINGS HER HOOKS DUH!!!! BUT THE VERSES ARE SO FUCKING LIVE. NOW JUST LEAVE BEYONCE OUT THIS SHIT…. CAUSE SHE IS ABOVE IT (REALLY)……. GO BEYONCE KEEP BRINGING IT…. THE GONE LISTIN…. EVEN IF THE DONT ADMIT IT!!!!!!!
114.
Jay1
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 /
OH……… AND YA’LL HATERS SPELLED KEYSHIA COLE NAME WRONG….. KEYSHIA IS THE SHIT…. KEYSHIA, BEYONCE,MONICA,ALICIA KEYS ARE THE HOTTEST BITCHES ALIVE IN THE INDUSTRY….. AND AS FOR KEYSHIA TRYING TO BE THE NEXT MARY J???? THERE ARE SIMILARITIES, BUT KEYSHIA WILL SING CIRCLE AROUND MARY J. HONESTLY…… NOW SPEAK ON THAT SHIT……
115.
Corey
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 /
Yall haters need to stop hating.You know Ashanti and her new song is the shit and it’s better than anything out.Beyonce may have a better voice but at least Ashanti doesnt shake her ass on the stage all the time.She actually writes songs that women can relate to.(Foolish,Rain On Me,The Way That I Love You).When her album drops and it Debuts at Number 1 yall gonna be feeling dumb and stupid!
116.
Ashanti has a beard
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 /
@Corey
…………………..u heart Chewbacca
117.
Sexy24
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 /
There is no way in hell chewbacca’s album is going to debut at #1. Your dumb and stupid for even thinking that shit!
118.
JAY 1
Thursday, January 31, 2008 /
O, YEA BEYONCE DOES HAS THE TENDENCY TO SHAKE HER ASS ALL THE TIME BUT ATLEAST SHE CAN SANG… NOT SING……SANG… AND DO IT AT THE SAME TIME, AND SHE DOES IT WELL, JUST ADMIT BEYONCE IS THE SHIT ALL AROUND……..
119.
JADA MISS
Friday, February 1, 2008 /
I got Just like you and to be honest I only expected it to have that banger with Missy and Lil kim. To my great surprise once I pushed play I didn’t skip over a single song…yall cant sleep on it! My faves…#2…# 7…#10, #14… whole album is banging! Keep it up KC!
120.
Fan
Friday, May 23, 2008 /
Ashanti has more than 3 octaves. She has like 4 or 5. So does bey. But i beleive ashboth has the lil more in it. I say this bc we all know what bey is capable and heard all she can do. Ashanti on the other hand has never really tore loose on a song and hasnt had vocal coaching. Now from 02 to 08 noone can denie ashanti improved. Think of what she would sound like he she got/gets the coaching. Oh i say they have more than 3 octaver because i have six. Im a deep bass and can hit past the e6 note.
121.
Fan
Friday, May 23, 2008 /
And to the people who say they not hatin but really is. If ashanti cant sing… Prove it.
122.
ANTHONY PELMER JR
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 /
KEYSHIA COLES IS UGLY AND SHE GOT A GAP AND HER BUTT IS NASTY AND SHE CAN`T SING SO I KNOW YA LAME ASS PEOPLKE PICKING HER ASHANTI IS BETTER HER BODY REAL
123.
ANTHONY PELMER JR
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 /
KEYSHIA COLES UGLY AND HER BODY FAKE ASS HELL SO I DON`T FUCK YA LAME ASS PICK DAT BITCK KEYSHIA COLES SO ASHANTI BODY REAL
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