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Soulja Boy – Crank That

Ξ November 1st, 2007 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Hit Song, Music, Music People, New Single, News, Performance, R&B, Rap Music, Singers, Songs, Soulja Boy |

Just when Hurricane Chris had snatched the focus away from Atlanta to his home state of Louisiana with the summer chant “A Bay Bay,” Atlanta teen DeAndre Way (aka Soulja Boy) arrives to consolidate some of the great moves from the likes of Dem Franchize Boyz and Yung Jock into a new dance and its accompaniment. “Crank That,” the result is climbing the chart and, due to the appeal of the dance, is picking up some high profile fans along the way. It’s thoroughly enjoyable while it’s hot and ultimately forgettable a year from now.17-year-old DeAndre Way (aka Soulja Boy) seems to have worked his way through the halls of the recording industry on sheer chutzpah and talent. After taking to the internet and MySpace in particular, Soulja Boy was signed by Mr. Collipark, of Ying Yang Twins fame, and ended up with distribution of his first single by Interscope. It’s no surprise “Crank That” rose to the top when you see Soulja in action on his various videos. The dance accompanying the whisp of a song is fun to watch and do and just complicated enough that learning it is an achievement.

“Crank That” is not only appealing to young fans. It has caught the attention of some top artists as well.

Nas Makes More Controversy with New Album

Ξ November 1st, 2007 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Music, Music People, Nas, New Records, New Single, News, Rap Music |

The rapper from Queens, Nas, has raised some eyebrows and a lot of blood pressures when it was announced that he plans to name his new album ?Ni**er?. And he is still standing by that decision. Somebody has to stop this guy.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, he said that his last album ?Hip Hop is Dead? was to have the controversial title but said that the time wasn?t right yet. Nas then goes on to describe his decision to name his upcoming album the N-word. If it?s not controversial enough, he describes it like this: ?It?s like talking to your child about sex. It?s hard but it?s important.?

New Leona Lewis

Ξ November 1st, 2007 | → 1 Comments | ∇ Business, Debut Album, Hit Song, Leona Lewis, Money, Music, Music People, New Records, New Single, News, Record Sale, Singers, Songs |

Leona Lewis has a ton of great songs on her upcoming debut album ?Spirit?. She already has a great single in ?Bleeding Love? and ?Angel? is shaping up to be another great one.

The ?X Factor? winner is already on the course to having the fastest selling single of the year in the UK. Her current single ?Bleeding Love? has already sold over 250,000 copies.

I guess everyone agrees that she does have the x factor to succeed in the fickle

business known as the music industry. No one can deny the amount of talent that she has and it shows with the numbers that are coming in for her.