Syleena
Johnson's 'Chapter 1' finally hits record shops in April
The
lovely and talented
Syleena Johnson
will finally release her debut album for Jive called 'Chapter 1: Love, pain and forgiveness' April 17.
Syleena
(who's father is the legendary
bluesman
Syl Johnson) had the single
'Ain't no love' floating about last
winter and most thought the album would soon follow suit but no such luck. The
album consists of an array of songs that deals with love and pain and the
emotional episodes she has experienced in life. Shining bright are 'Baby, I'm
so confused', 'I'm leaving you','You got me spinning' and
'Ain't no love'. The lead off single
'I am your woman' was penned and produced by
R. Kelly
and features the man
himself doing duet duties.
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Tyrese returns with
'2000 Watts' of music
MTV
veejay
Tyrese
returns to the fray with his latest effort '2000
Watts'
(RCA) which hits store shelves on May 22nd. Tyrese
(who was discovered whilst appearing in a Pepsi commercial) hit it big
in 1999 with his sensational self-titled set which spawned the mega hit
ballads 'Sweet
Lady' and 'Lately'
The year 2001 finds the young star return with a vengence as he
releases the lead-off single 'I like them
girls' this week which he said
is "dedicated to the female species" and also ventures out into
acting as he stars in the new John Singleton vehicle
Baby Boy which will
mark the 10 year anniversary for Singleton's ground breaking film, Boys In
The Hood. Look out for his live performance of the new single on MTV's
Spring Break
March 15th and 16th.
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Janet
gets ready to release her latest 'All for you'
Reigning
pop goddess
Janet Jackson
(who is known simply as
Janet
nowadays) is
gearing up to release her latest effort 'All for
you' her 3rd LP on
Virgin. The new single of the same name
Janet Jackson
(who is known simply as
Janet
nowadays) is
gearing up to release her latest effort
'All for
you' her 3rd LP on
Virgin. The new single of the same name
(which samples the track by
Change
-
The Glow of love')
went
for adds on radio this week and set a unprecedented record in the process
by having the song added to every R&R (Radio & Records)
radio station in the US across four formats simultaneously!!!!!
-
Urban Mainstream
-
Crossover
-
Rhythmic CHR
-
Top 40 Mainstream
Ms. Jackson has had quite a year so far. She openally
admitted she will be filing for a divorce from her husband of 8 years and
best friend
Rene Elizondo (even though most of was in the dark about
her matrimony). She was honored with the American Music Award of Merit for
lifetime achievement and will be honored by MTV as their 1st ever Icon on
March 13th. As they say "it's
Janet, Ms. Jackson if you're
nasty" Congrats to the lady truly well deserved.
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Ginuwine
is ready to shine his 'lite' on you
RNB
groaner
Ginuwine
returns to the spotlight with his latest release
'The
Lite' which will be stores April 3.
This will be his 3rd release for
Sony and will feature an array of top hit producers including
Rodney
Jenkins
and old buddies
Timberland
and
Missy Elliot.
He will hit the road in support of the new album with a
month long tour sponsored by credit card giant
Visa. The
tour kicks off
in Philadelphea at the Theatre of Living Arts and will conclude in San
Francisco. Visit his site at www.ginuwine.com
for chances to win tickets
to one of the shows. The full tour dates are listed
below.
April 2 Philadelphia Theater of Living Arts
April 3 New York S.O.B's
April 5 Washington DC Nation
April 9 Detroit St. Andrew's Hall
April 10 Chicago The Metro
April 12 Atlanta Planet Jam Cotton Club
April 14 Rockefellers
April 17 Los Angeles Vynyl
April 18 San Francisco Bimbo'sties
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Bullets
fly as Lil' Kim and Capone and Noreaga's camps face off outside NY's Hot
97
Shots
were fired outside NY's
Hot 97
radio station this past week as police
was called after the shootout occured outside the station. They reported
that the incident involved representatives from both
Lil Kim’s
and
Capone
& Noreaga’s
camps
Capone
'n' Noreaga and Lil Kim
were recently invited to the station as guest
celebrities for DJ Clue’s weekend show. When
Lil' Kim finished her set
and left, some of her posse decided to stick around, and that's when both
parties allegedly bumped heads. Police said that neither Lil Kim
or
Capone
'n' Noreaga was believed to be on the scene when the shootout erupted, but
later reported that Kim was sitting in her limousine outside the station
when the shots were fired
The
fued might have stemmed from an incident that took place last year when
Kim was reportedly upset over a song that was made about her by Capone 'n' Noreaga
and Foxy Brown, in which Brown made disparaging remarks about her and she had
Noreaga thrown out of her album release party.