Rap group G-Unit have just premiered a new music video for their single "Rider Part 2" on May 28 . The clip was the follow up for their first clip "I Like The Way She Do It", that has just been outed on May 12. The new clip only features the three remaining members of the group, 50 Cent, Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks. The video at first actually also sees another rapper, Young Buck, but for some reasons Buck's involvements on the clip and on other G-Unit's songs have been excluded by the group. The single itself is being set as the second from the rappers' upcoming new album after dropping "I Like The Way She Do It" as the first one. Beside being featured on "Terminate on Sight" the song is also available at the group's mixtape titled "Elephant in the Sand".
Florida rapper, Plies, is getting ready for his eagerly awaited new album, and to help celebrate its release, he’s preparing to head on the road for a nationwide promo tour.
The trek will see the Fort Meyers-based rapper paying tribute to his fans in the U.S. military with a series of appearances in association with Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) and Navy Exchange Service Command.As far as the upcoming album, titled Definition Of Real, it’s already becoming anticipated as the single “Bust Is Baby Part 2″ begins to take off on both radio and TV.
The video is in heavy rotation on BET and has recently been added to MTV2.
In conjunction with the upcoming release, Plies is holding a special “Real Things” promotion in which two diamond chains will be awarded to a pair of very lucky fans. The promotion — which will run for three weeks, beginning on the album’s June 10th street date — allows fans to enter for a chance to win either a diamond “Plies Bust It Baby” chain or a diamond “Goon” chain.
The rapper is also offering exclusive swag to fans who pre-order the album via the Atlantic Records Media Store. In addition to an immediate MP3 download of “Bust It Baby Part 2,” buyers will receive their choice of a men’s “Certified Goon” t-shirt or a girl’s “Bust It Baby” baby-t.Additionally, he also is giving fans signed up to his official fan club at PliesWorld.com a chance to score tickets to shows in their area, first look at videos, photos and other exclusives.
Over the course of 15 years, with a voice that is rough and ready, sweet and pure, Mary J. Blige is capable of conveying heartache and happiness in a single musical phrase. A confessional singer, her emotional honesty reflects the great traditions of blues and soul with a ripped-from-the-pages-of-your-diary immediacy that has won her countless honors and a devoted, ever-growing audience around the world.
Nobody tells it like Mary. She delivers fan-pleasing, trademark, straight-up messages to players, cheaters and fools with serenity, conviction and compassion. Nobody tells it like Mary. She delivers fan-pleasing, trademark, straight-up messages to players, cheaters and fools with serenity, conviction and compassion.
Wilson Louis from Miami, FL asked:Compared to all your other albums, what's different about Breakthrough?Mary J: "The Breakthrough is different because I am no longer going around the pain of self-healing and slowly healing. I'm quick to looking at what's wrong and i try to fix it."
Hope Woodson from New Haven, CT asked:What was your inspiration for "Be Without You"? Are you going through what you are singing?Mary J: "Yes, I always go through this because our personalities are different and sometimes will clash and misunderstand each other, which causes arguments, but I'd rather be with him as long as he respects me."
Felisa Wallace from Detroit, MI asked:What is your favorite song from your new album?Mary J: "I have 4: "Good Woman Down", "Enough Crying", "Take Me As I Am", and "Baggage".
Matthew Bavotto from St. Paul, MN asked:Who is your favorite artist? Favorite album?Mary J: "Don't have one. Have way too many to name."
Niema Darod from Northolt, England asked:My mum loves you and wants to know how you keep so fit and young?!Mary J: "Praying for the strength to have the willpower to train daily and diet. Resting and lots of water."Levar Lewis from Virginia asked:What is your diet like?Mary J: "Not starving myself. Six small lite meals a day and they all include brown rice or wheat bread."
DeMetria Moaning from Boley, Oklahoma asked:How do you keep it hot after so many years on the scene? How do you keep up the style evolution?Mary J: "Be myself and nobody else. And wear what works for me and not for someone else."
Antonette from Los Angeles asked:Who inspired you to start singing? How did you start your career and what advice do you have for an aspiring singer?Mary J: "People in my neighborhood inspired me to sing. Believe in your ability no matter what, but be realistic with yourself and your ability."
Geneva from Bronx, N.Y. asked:Some women, such as myself, listen to music when they have a bad day. What do you do to relax?Mary J: "I lay down and pray and ask God for forgiveness if I've done anything to anyone, then I forgive everyone else for hurting me."
D. Rose from Dallas, TX asked:Through all your struggles, what or who kept you motivated to face another day?Mary J: "My fans and God!!"
Thabo from East London asked:What motivates your to write and sing such beautiful deep soulful songs?Mary J: "Life and trials."
Rasheeda from Bridgetown, Barbados asked:Do you regret anything you've done in your career?Mary J: "No, I've learned so much from all my mistakes. I just wish I had gotten my education."
Angel Mcclurken from Greensboro, NC asked:What is the one thing that you think about everyday that keeps you going and gives you that extra push?Mary J: "God loves me and sent his son to die for me so I have to live to please him because he saved me when everyone abandoned me."
Overview New Album
At the end of 2005, Mary J. Blige's career was supposed to be anthologized. The singer had her way, however, and one of her best studio albums came out instead. In retrospect, her previous album, 2003's Love & Life, was awkward; the P. Diddy collaborations, likely intended to recapture the magic the duo put together on What's the 411? and My Life, didn't always pay off, and Blige was about to become a wife, so the songs steeped in heartbreak and disappointment weren't delivered with as much power as they had been in the past. The Breakthrough also contains some of the drama that fans expect, despite Blige's continued happiness, but it's clear that she has gained enough distance from the uglier parts of her past that she can inhabit them and, once again, deliver those songs. The past does play a significant role in the album, as in "Baggage," where she apologies to her husband for bringing it into their relationship. "Father in You" sounds like a note-perfect facsimile of a classic soul ballad, rising and falling and twisting with a sensitive string arrangement, but the lyrics are pure Blige, acknowledging the ways in which her husband has made up for the absence of her father. On the nearly anthemic "Good Woman Down," she sees a less matured version of herself in young women and uses her experiences to advise. She jacks the beat from the Game's "Hate It or Love It" for "MJB da MVP," where she reflects on her career, thanks her supporters, and reasserts her rightful position as the soul hip-hop queen. It's one of several tracks to beam with a kind of contentment and confidence that Blige has never before possessed. Take "Can't Hide from Love," where she's such a force that Jay-Z dishes out a quick introduction and knows to stay out of the way for the remainder of the track, or the glorious "I Found My Everything," her "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman." Beat for beat, the album features the best round of productions Blige has been handed since the mid-'90s. Apart from only a couple lukewarm tracks and a poorly recorded version of "One" with U2, it is completely correct. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
Mary J. Blige - In The Meantime
This is a song of of Mary J. Blige's No More Drama album.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Danity Kane, a prefabricated MTV girl group, scored its second consecutive No. 1 on the U.S. album chart Wednesday, while pop-soul duo Gnarls Barkley's latest release entered at a disappointing No. 18 after being rushed out three weeks ahead of schedule.
Danity Kane's "Welcome to the Dollhouse" sold 236,192 copies in the week ended March 23, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It ranks as the second-biggest opening of the year, behind the 375,000-unit start for Jack Johnson's "Sleep Through the Static" in February.
Perhaps more incredibly, at a time when most artists are routinely suffering big sales drops amid a decadelong slump in the music industry, "Welcome to the Dollhouse" managed to sell about 2,000 copies more than Danity Kane's 2006 self-titled debut. The debut has sold 926,000 copies to date.
The MTV "Making the Band 3" troupe is signed to Sean "Diddy" Combs' Bad Boy imprint. It's a good day for Combs. The Los Angeles Times said it is reviewing a recent story linking the hip-hop mogul to the 1994 shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur, amid an online report that the paper may have relied on forged FBI documents. Combs strongly denied any involvement in the shooting.
The Grammy-winning Gnarls Barkley's second album, "The Odd Couple," sold 31,000 copies for its No. 18 start. Its 2006 debut, "St. Elsewhere," opened at No. 20 and peaked at No. 4 as the single "Crazy" turned into a monster hit. "St. Elsewhere" has sold 1.4 million copies to date.
"The Odd Couple" was rushed out last Tuesday, three weeks earlier than planned, likely because of an early leak on the Internet; online buyers accounted for 85% of the sales. A spokeswoman from the group's Atlantic Records label did not respond to an email seeking comment.
Elsewhere, the multi-artist "NOW 27" compilation held steady at No. 2 with 170,000 copies in its second week. Last week's champ, Rick Ross' "Trilla," fell to No. 3 with 90,000.
Rookie rapper Flo Rida may have recently topped Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart for a massive 10 weeks with "Low," but his debut album "Mail on Sunday" bowed at No. 4 with a relatively modest 86,000 copies. By contrast, "Low" has sold 3.3 million downloads since its November release, the biggest selling digital download of all time.
Johnson's "Static" slipped one to No. 5 with 67,000 in its seventh week. Sales to date stand at 939,000 copies.
Miley Cyrus' Disney double-disc "Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus" soared 10 to No. 6 with 61,000. Additionally, her "The Best of Both Worlds Concert" set held at No. 10 with 51,000.
Snoop Dogg's "Ego Trippin"' slid four to No. 7 with 57,000. Blender magazine cover girl Taylor Swift's self-titled album jumped four to No. 8, also with 57,000.
Three weeks after it debuted at No. 1, Janet Jackson's "Discipline" now resides at No. 17. Its sales to date stand at about 310,000 copies; at the same point in its cycle, her previous release "20 Y.O." had sold 443,000 copies. The 2006 disc was considered a big disappointment.
Album sales, boosted by the Easter holiday, rose 11.3% over the prior week to 8.83 million units, but were down 1.1% compared to the same week in 2007.
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