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Producer D-Town On Working with Beyonce

Representin’ New Jersey Sounds Like: Rodney Jerkins Meets Timbaland D-Town remembers the first time that he got in the studio with Beyonce. “Beyonce is incredible,”

Drunken Monkeee: Be Prepared for Abduction

Representin’: ChicagoSounds like: Ol’ Dirty Bastard meets Redman In the urban jungle known as Chicago, Drunken Monkeee has found his niche making music exactly the

Leona Lewis- Best Kept Secret

 Caroline/EMI Music Before Leona Lewis became an international pop star, she dabbled heavily in R&B. With Best Kept Secret, an album that she recorded in

808 Blake & 7King – universal sound control

universal sound control Representin’: Atlanta, GASounds Like: So So Def Bass All-Stars meets Organized Noize meets Arrested Development Whether they wanted to or not, Atlanta

Janelle Monaé: Music’s Mona Lisa

Janelle Monaé was horseback riding when she got the call that she’d been nominated this year for a Grammy. She doesn’t even have a full-length

Willy – life of the party

Willy Joy is a self-proclaimed “weird nerd.” Sure, at first glance, the kid with big glasses and the skinny frame doesn’t look like a budding

shari a. addison- gospel’s wild card

A couple of years ago, Shari Addison was content with life as a wife and proud mother of four, working a regular nine-to-five job. Enter

How I’ll feel when Obama is sworn in:

Shondrae Bangladesh Crawford “I’ll feel like I can stop lying to my children, because they too can be president one day and achieve the impossible.

Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes – Eye Legacy

 Mass Appeal Music It’s been nearly seven years since Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes died tragically in a freak car accident in Honduras. Now, her family