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Legacy Recordings Set To Release The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack From Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap As Digital-Only Album On Tuesday, June 12
Feverishly Anticipated New Hip-Hop Documentary, Directed By Ice-T, Opens In Theaters Friday, June 15
NEW YORK, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release the original motion picture soundtrack from Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap as a digital-only album available Tuesday, June 12.
Dwight “Heavy D” Myers Passes at the age of 44
One of Rap Music’s hottest acts in the game, Mount Vernon, New York native Dwight “Heavy D” Myers died suddenly today, after being rushed to a nearby Los Angeles Hospital. Cause of death is still at this time unknown. Heavy D was 44.
Betty Wright joins forces with The Roots for the release of her latest studio recording entitled, “Betty Wright: The Movie.”
“Betty Wright: The Movie” serves up 14 earthy, funk-drenched soul anthems, all of which were co-written by Wright and co-produced by Wright, Ahimir “Questlove” Thompson of The Roots, and Angelo Morris. The album features guest performances by Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Joss Stone, and more.
Platinum Selling Hip-Hop-Jazz Collective, Us3, To
Release 8th Studio Album, Lie, Cheat & Steal
Digitally Available Worldwide October 3 Via The Orchard
In 1992, London-based producer and Us3 brainchild, Geoff Wilkinson and production partner Mel Simpson, had unknowingly started a chain reaction by sampling one of the biggest dancefloor tunes of the burgeoning jazz dance scene.
John Legend & The Roots Combine Their Collective Musical Talents to Present Fans With an Inspiring New Offering Wake Up!
THE CD IS SET FOR RELEASE ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
NEW YORK June 24/PRNewswire/ — Musical powerhouses John Legend & The Roots are presenting fans with a fiery new offering, Wake Up! The upcoming CD, being released by Sony Music on September21, 2010, will feature soulful music from the 60’s and 70’s all with an underlying theme of awareness, engagement and consciousness —effectively telling listeners to Wake Up!
The Top 100 R&B Slow Jams is gonna rock the block. We already are….Literally.
Coming in as our #74 cut comes the playa now turned successful actor, L.L. Cool J. His tenure in music is so gracious, that we do not need to break it all down for this article.
Next up…..The jam ALL of you should know about. No matter what genre you represent.
….”Who ever said that slow jams could be something too close to profane, un-imaginary twists of love when it shouldn’t? Could it be accounted for in the means of admiring someone? Falling in love emotionally? Say a little something of appreciation, ‘hey baby..thank you’….; ‘Cherise.. that dress looks wonderful’……’Care to join me for a cha-cha’?
..And who said Rap Music didn’t have a golden ear for it too?