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Hot New Artist - Picks!

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Adele















Jazmine Sullivan











These two ladies are two of the most amazing female artists I've heard in years! I don't usually talk about artists that have already landed record deals but these girls are still up and coming so I guess it's fair.

The 1st is Adele! a 19 year old soul/Jazz/Alternative singer from the UK, London to be exact or to be more specific [Brixton...all day every day] I had to rep where I stay. But Adele is an extraordinary vocalist, in fact she attended the BRIT School of the Performing arts & technologies the same school Amy Winehouse and Leona Lewis attended.

Her 1st Album entitled "19" is collection of songs, the singer says that she wrote about a boy whom she dated and was deeply in love with, who was Bi. And a lot of the songs on the Album are about the ups and downs she experienced from the relationship, his cheating and wrong doings, etc.

The song of her's that caught my attention was her rendition of Bob Dylan's "Make You Feel My Love" which someone dedicated to me on facebook. I am also in love with her singles, "Chasing Pavements", "Cold Shoulder", & "Hometown Glory". Take a listen and click the album cover to download it from iTunes.



And this the video for her lastest Single "Chasing Pavements"




Jazmine Sullivan, is a 20 year old Neo-Soul/R&B/Jazz Singer haling from Philly. I randomly came across her music on someones myspace, and I was like "who the hell is this!" The song a was her first single "Need U Bad" Produced by Missy Elliot. I fell in love with it instantly, and I started digging around on facebook and the net for more of her music.

This girl has been in the game for a while she was first seen on apollo kids at age 11, singing "Accept What God Allows" and was signed to Jive Records shortly after.




The singer was dropped from Jive records, with the labels "pop" sound at the time they had trouble finding songs for her voice. She is now signed to J Record with a whole host of songs that I find simply AMAZING, she actually wrote "Say I" as recorded by Christina Milian.

And has a rendition of Resentment [also recorded by Beyonce & Victoria Beckham] that could make you cry.




Her Single "Need U Bad" is available on iTunes, and her album is slated for release later this year so be on the look out!
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Download Big Urban Mixtape Vol. 1 "Changing The Game"

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With Feature Tracks From Artists:
S. Kai, Yung Mac, 3x a Lady Crew, Chanes, Future, Yung Squad, Born Wize, Mr. Sykes, Jimmie Reign, Tauros, & Philly Spade
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Mr. Sykes Goes To 50 Mics

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So this past Thursday I was invited to the 50 Mics competition @ spotlight live in time square. I'm very shy (even though most people can't tell) so when I got there, initially I didn't speak to anyone. I took a few pictures of people that where around before the show, and the venue itself. I spoke to my connect there Kareem Davis of Sandbox TV, had a drink and took in the atmosphere. And I realized how strange it was for me being at a show and not having to perform myself. I mean you hear people warming up in bathroom, and in green room. You see them pacing back and forth, nervously talking to their managers and friends; and for the time I'm on the other side of that.

The show started a little @ around 9:50pm when I was supposed to start at 8:30pm. But it was very well but together and excellently organized, so shout out to the production time at 50mic.
But this is the first time I felt like a real journalist.... I mean I was out there cover a story with my camera, filming this artist as the pour sweat, hard work and raw talent right in front of me. I don't think I could have been anymore excited it I was writing it for rolling stone.

But I digress, the artist where hot (some of them) and the judges where very competant.
And were fair.





Right Side up: Female Rap/R&B group (in the style of Floetry) from Baltimore MD, the track was nice but to performance was over hyped and unpolished.....but the girls have talent.




A Rapper from Baton Rouge Louisiana who's name I didn't catch...I wish I did because his performance was great.


Niki-Bond: performance would have been fantastic but before it rhymed he gave the crowd some weak speech about how file sharing killed Hip-Hop. I'll tell what killed Hip-Hop Niki and it wasn't file sharing.








Sharp: Rap group from Long Island....All have to say is I really didn't remember them.







Melissa Duncan: Was definitely the diva of the night. Dressed in a very chic black flowing evening gown. The track the she sung almost threw me off because I wasn't expecting it to be so hard. She gave a performance that could give Pattie Labell a run for her money.







Ade Marie: Gave one of the most hype performances I've every seen. The stage wasn't big enough for her and her dancers (literarily) so they performed right on the floor, which gave it a subtle intimacy. The choreography was excellent, it was sharp and strong, with this edge to it. Even though the judges tried to clown her on a vocal performance (Hey you try singing loud and dancing like that!) she came back with an amazing a cappella rendition of "I'm Going Down" by Mary J.




Receptor: in an effort to express how 50 Mics isn't just Hip-Hop, they had a metal band play. And to my surprise the crowed was feeling it or at lest acted like they did. I enjoyed them greatly to spite the fact they had sound difficulties. In addition, the lead singer had a lot of energy, and some pretty good pipes.



Philly Spade: Had a dynamic performance at one point he jumped into the audience and started rhyming. He had a swagger kind of like Kanye West when he performs.



Yung Squad: Was crazy, I don’t think if it was Jay-Z on stage the crowd could have been more hype. There energy was remarkable, and they embody what a true Hip-Hop performance of that nature is supposed to be….




Please Check Out: http://www.50mics.com

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