Thursday, July 17, 2008 |
Seems as though our boy Jay-Z is gearing up to release a new album, a follow-up to 2007’s American Gangster. And it seems as though Jay-Z has signed on Timbaland to take on the helm of the project.
Keri Hilson stopped by MTV’s TRL on Monday with Timbaland, and apparently he gave some insider information about working with Jay-Z on the upcoming album.
“He wants me to do the whole thing this time around,” Timbaland said Monday during a visit to the MTV News office.
“I’mma make it a classic too. You better believe it. It’ll be a monster! I always say this: ‘You get a first single from me, I’mma get you up to gold.’ And it’s hard to get you up to gold in this day and age.”
Timbaland will be hitting Jay-Z off with a more “worldly,” international sound, which definitely should be an interesting task for Hova to take on.
“We wanna go to the world,” he added.
“The world is ‘Big Pimpin’.’ ‘Big Pimpin’ ‘ is an international hit, so we wanna do 10 of those. Meaning, some of the songs gonna sound like M.I.A. would rap on some of the beats. You gonna be like, ‘Whoa!’ But it’s Jay on ‘em. That means it reaches everywhere. I’mma have songs with bagpipes. The music is gonna be so worldwide, he’ll be able to tour the rest of his life, maybe, off just this one album. The Jay-Z album is gonna be phenomenal. You know why? We don’t care. We’re doing great music just to do it. We doing it for our fans who love us to say we ain’t quit. I’m doing it ’cause that’s my homeboy.”
Ever since Timbaland jumped on with Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake for his “production comeback,” he really has been going strong. I think it’ll be interesting to see what they come up with. I’m also excited to see what he’ll be doing for his next album, Shock Value II.
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008 |
Songbird Brandy is gearing up for the release of her new album, and it seems as though she’s got the internet going nuts with this new promo shot that’s leaked. Just a few days ago, she also released a bit of the new material that she’s been in the studio working on, a track entitled “List,” (listen here) that also Brandy fans were going up for.
In any event, it’s been reported that Brandy will release her official first single on August 8th via her MySpace page. Her new album, which hasn’t been titled yet, will be her first release on Epic Records.
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Monday, July 14, 2008 |
Keri Hilson recently shot the video for her first single, “Energy,” directed by Melina. I’m really excited to see what they came up with. In the video, Keri portrays a boxer with her boyfriend as her trainer. It should be pretty interesting.
Keri will walk the video to both MTV and BET on Monday, with friend, mentor and collaborator, Timbaland. Her debut album, In A Perfect World… drops on September 23rd. I’m super happy for Keri, it’s been a long time coming!
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008 |
Singer/songwriter Solange enjoys her #1 spots Billboard’s “Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales” chart and the “Hot Dance Singles Sales” chart for her first single, “I Decided” from her forthcoming sophomore album, SoL-Angel & the Hadley Street Dreams. The new project, which Solange has described as a melting pot of ’60’s and ’70’s soul, with bits of electronica, is being released via Music World/Geffen Records on August 26th.
♫ Solange - I Decided
The album features a host of huge names, which Solange said she really had to seek out for the project. Cee-Lo co-wrote the second single, “Sandcastle Disco,” which features Q-Tip and production from Soulshock & Karlin. I’m glad to see that Solange’s new project is being well recieved, as well as her live performances. Solange just wrapped up the “Art of Love” tour and is putting the finishing touches on the album. So if you’re digging what you’ve heard so far, make sure you pick up SoL-Angel & the Hadley Street Dreams in August!
In the meant time, check out Solange’s blog, hadleystreetjournal.com.
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Friday, June 13, 2008 |
Lil Wayne is jumping for joy! Even though his entire album was leaked a week before it officially hit stores, that didn’t stop his fans from supporting him earlier this week for the release of the highly anticipated, The Carter III.
According to Billboard Magazine (citing figures from Nielsen SoundScan), he sold about 423,000 copies in its first day of release and is set to sell 850,000 to 950,000 copies the first week. Last year’s first-week top-seller was from Kanye West, who sold some 957,000 copies of “Graduation.”
In related news, he has scored his fifth week at the top of the U.S. singles chart with his song, “Lollipop” and is set to open up this years BET Awards with Usher and Beyonce.
AMERIE SIGNS WITH DEF JAM
Amerie is set to undergo a career overhaul - after inking a deal with Def Jam. The singer, who parted ways with Columbia Records earlier this year, released two albums to moderate success. She is hoping the new contract with Def Jam will help boost her career to even greater heights.
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Monday, June 9, 2008 |
The Flamingo hotel has announced that the rest of Toni Braxton’s scheduled shows have been canceled so the singer can focus on her health.
The show, “Toni Braxton: Revealed,” at the Flamingo Las Vegas had been dark since the 40-year-old entertainer was hospitalized on April 7 with what hotel officials said at the time was a complaint of chest pain. The show had been scheduled to resume on June 6.
Harrah’s Entertainment spokeswoman Deanna Petit says she could not comment on the singer’s current medical condition. The Grammy award winning singer has been treated in the past for pericarditis, a viral inflammation of the heart.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008 |
A representative for Def Jam has confirmed that Nas has decided to change the title of his highly anticipated new album from Nigger to Nas. But in a statement released Monday, Nas clarified that he considers his new album untitled, adding:
“It’s important to me that this album gets to the fans. It’s been a long time coming. I want my fans to know that, creatively and lyrically, they can expect the same content and the same messages. It’s that important. The streets have been waiting for this for a long time. The people will always know what the real title of this album is and what to call it.” [SOURCE]
Make sure to peep NAHRIGHT.COM for more info.
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