Let me reintroduce you to Hollyweerd. Back in January, we featured them in our artist spotlight section, and they got a swelling response from readers, other blogs and even some label executives.
So, they felt is was time to give the public another taste of what they’ve been grinding on. “Monkey” is that just that - a wild, loose animal, all over the place, a lot different than their previous track, “Have You Ever Made Love To A Weerdo?” But the group is still going strong and working on their debut, banging out cuts with a few different producers.
Sterling Simms, who has released a couple different singles in order to generate some buzz about his project has come out with a new song with hitmaker, The Dream. I’ve been getting quite a few e-mails about the new tune, so I’m assuming that Def Jam is really trying to put some promotion behind this. I think they believe that this song is “the one.”
Initially impressed with Sterling on Jay-Z’s “Dig A Whole” from Kingdom Come and his second single, “Nasty Girl,” Sterling hasn’t really been able to achieve the radio-friendly hit that he’s been looking for. Maybe this record with The Dream will get him to where he needs to be, because a lot of his material had leaked.
Lloyd is currently working on his new project, Lessons In Love, which will be Lloyd’s third effort. I have actually been a fan of both of Lloyd’s previous projects, Southside and Street Love. Although sometimes highly underrated, Lloyd is consistent and puts out a quality album with solid records and singles that garner him good attention.
While he’s currently on his second single, “Girls Around the World,” featuring Lil’ Wayne, and gearing up to release a third single, “Year of the Lover,” with an album slating for August 5th release, Lloyd gives up a peek of what’s to come on the new album with the Nelly-featured “Lose Control.”
The Dream teams up with popular alternative/rap band the Gym Class Heroes for their new single, “Cookie Jar.” The single is from their upcoming album, The Quilt, which is due out sometime in September.
Even though I think this single will be a good look for GCH, this hook sounds a lot like T-Pain’s “Buy U A Drink” as far as the melodies go. The Dream might wanna be a little more careful!
T-Pain and Lil’ Wayne are set to team up to do an album together a la R. Kelly and Jay-Z on Best of Both Worlds. Even though the idea sort of makes me cringe, I don’t see why not. These two have definitely been at the top of their game for the past year, with Lil’ Wayne selling over a million records his first week out, and T-Pain being featured on everyone and their grandmother’s song.
Well, here’s “Can’t Believe It,” a track from Thr33 Ringz, T-Pain’s forthcoming circus-themed album, due out in September, with its lead single, “Silver & Gold.”
Remember when we did an artist spotlight on the LA-based band J*Davey? Well, we’re following up with the duo with their new song, “Mr. Mister.” I’ve liked J*Davey for a minute, so it’s good to hear things coming from their way. The song is one of those cool, mellow dance numbers that I have always loved them for.
In the video, vocalist Jack Davey seduces a robot in several locations - from the bedroom in lingerie to the darkroom in neon makeup to the office where no one has noticed she’s not wearing pants, Ms. Davey does her thing. Check ‘em out.
Remember recording artist Jarvis who was signed to SoSo Def? Well, if you don’t, just check out his old video for his 2004 single “Radio.” First signed to Jermaine Dupri, he is now 19 years old (he was first signed when he was 16), and working with Ludacris’s Disturbing tha Peace Records, and is preparing to release his new album, Dream Girls, which is supposed to drop sometime summer of 2008.
Check out the new single from the upcoming album, “Pretty Girl,” featuring label head Ludacris. It sounds like a good song for the summer and really good for radio. I’m going to try to see if it grows on me.
Meet Sincere. This 19 year-old singer, songwriter and producer is currently unsigned and trying his hand in the music scene.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, he says music has been in his blood since childhood. “I always sat near a keyboard or piano,” says Sincere. He wrote and produced the above song “What I Been Waiting For,” check it out.
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