Posts Tagged ‘Akon’

India Arie and Bobby Valentino make respectable debuts in the Top 10 this week at the number three and seven spots respectively. India’s third release, Testimony: Vol. 2, Love and Politics sold 76,000 units, while over 64,000 fans copped Bobby’s independent offering, The Rebirth.

Despite claims made on his Twitter page about his album selling out “all over,” the latest Soundscan shows that rookie Ryan Leslie was in fact only able to move a paltry 24,000 copies of his own release.

Here’s a random sampling of how everyone else is doing: (more…)

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In 2007, it was Kanye vs. 50. Now, it’s Kanye and 50 vs. Beyonce, Ciara, Akon, Luda, Brandy…

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Those old 2Pac vocals on Keyshia Cole’s “Playa Cards Right” had us assuming it was just an unreleased track or a demo from years ago, but it’s actually the official lead single from her new album, A Different Me, due December 16. She’s also currently filming the third, and reportedly final, season of her BET reality show, “The Way It Is.”

Check out this collabo betwen Keyshia and Akon from his new album, Freedom:  (more…)

You might remember Suai (pronounced “Sway”) from her brief appearance on BET’s “Baldwin Hills” this year.

After three years of recording and label politics, her debut album is finally scheduled for a February release on Universal and features production from Akon, Dre & Vidal, Dallas Austin, Ne-Yo, and more. She also recently secured a spot on the official Barack Obama CD.

Her voice is a little reminiscent of Lina in that it has this interesting scratchy thing going on.

Listen to Suai’s “Oh Snap” and tell us what you think. (more…)