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The title single to Sade's new album Soldier of Love (due worldwide February 8th) dropped on the group's website this week.
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Capping him as the salutatorian of this class, the DC representative and Interscope Records signee recently released his solid debut, Attention:Deficit, selling around 28,000 copies in the first week, all while touring with Jay-Z, and serving as the house band with UCB for the MTV VMAs this past September. While he has a way to go, he's doing way more than Chillin' by any stretch of the imagination.
Average Joes:
ASHER ROTH
Let's be honest, after the release of Asleep in the Bread Aisle to mixed reviews, and The Great Hangover Tour with Kid Cudi, the buzz on this kid has died. I wish I had more to say, but at this point he's merely just getting by, and that's never good enough. We do, however, have a Greenhouse Effect Vol. 2 mixtape to look forward to, to hopefully regain our interest in the rapper up and comer who can't seem to shake the curse of being Eminem's lesser shadow.
B.O.B
Now going by Bobby Ray, we haven't seen much of this character outside of the mixtape B.o.B Vs. Bobby Ray. The Grand Hustle signee has released a slew of singles, apparently none of which will be on his debut B.o.B. Presents The Adventures of Bobby Ray which is due April 2010. You can expect to hear Nothin' On You featuring Bruno Mars, the first official single of the album.
MICKEY FACTZ
Outside of a track with B.o.B, Mind Got Blown, I don't think think I've heard any new material from the GFC NY poster boy who has been touring, ripping stages with his energetic set. I'm looking forward to hearing some new material that's (fingers crossed) on the way.
CURREN$Y
The most exciting news I've heard about Curren$y is that he's working on a group album with Mos Def and Jay Electronica under the name Center Edge Territory, this overshadows any solo project he's working on in my mind, hands down.
CORY GUNZ
I will say his DJ Drama mixtape Heir to the Throne was enjoyable, but we need to see more form the Bronx native.
BLU
When's the last time you heard new lyrics from this west coast brainchild ? He put out an instrumental LP Open, but aside from that we're left inquiring about his doings.
Class Clown:
CHARLES HAMILTON
SMH. You have to give him an A for effort, putting out more music in the last year than maybe all of his peers combined, dropping mixtape after mixtape, nothing spectacular, but ambition is never frowned upon. However, his antics have gotten in the way of his music, from the punch heard around the world to the J.Dilla executive producer fiasco, this guy was asking to be dropped from Interscope. His shelved debut The Perfect Life has been floating around the net.
Dead Last:
ACE HOOD
For those who have graduated high school, did you ever wonder who came in dead last in the GPA race? That may be harder to put your finger on, but I'll put this plainly. Ace Hood should NEVER have been on the list from jump street. Someone was clearly doing a favor or having their strings pulled. THE END.
