Archive for the ‘Behind the Beats’ Category

Like most new artists, R&B singer LeMarvin Harris has been through his share of major label ups and downs.

In just five years, the California native and Navy veteran saw deals with Tracey Edmunds and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis both fall through. Luckily, he bounced back in ‘07 as one of the first signees on the Brookland/Universal Republic imprint and will finally release his debut Confusion in the spring.

The album features production from Keri Hilson’s crew (more…)

The rumor mill has gotten it wrong yet again. We just received this statement from D’Angelo’s publicist:

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You know you’ve got a hit when folks start covering your album just a week after it drops. (more…)

When Jill Scott first announced that she was engaged to her drummer during a summer performance at New York’s Carnegie Hall, fans instantly wanted to know more about her new boo. (more…)

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During an appearance to New York’s Hot 97 last week, Jay-Z downplayed rumors that his highly-anticipated Blueprint 3 would drop by the end of this year. Thankfully, we can always count on Kanye to give up the details.

“We went in and we done the whole album. He wanted to do a few more joints, so he kinda (more…)

UTFO may have snagged a hip-hop classic with “Roxanne, Roxanne,” but neither the song nor the countless answer records it spawned would’ve been possible without the creativity of Full Force.

Bowlegged Lou spoke with Milk Magazine for a recent issue and gave us the inside story on hits they wrote for Lisa Lisa, Cheryl “Pepsii” Riley, and even Rihanna and Britney Spears.

But you know I couldn’t let him go without asking about those Jheri Curls. (more…)