B13 Peer Review

Vesta Williams was a dynamic singer in the 1980′s and along with many other female R&B/Soul singers of that era. She will be truly missed. We pray for her family and loved ones at this time of her passing. Report from   HuffPost : Vesta Williams, the 80′s diva known for her powerful voice, was found dead in her California hotel room last night, according to reports. Though news sources have reported the singer was 48 years old,  Williams can be seen in a 2010 interview  saying she was 53. Her cause of death remains unknown at this time. Williams scored a big hit with “Congratulations,” a song about a woman who is distraught upon learning that her former lover is getting married. “Congratulations,” with its vocal acrobatics and dramatic story, became a talent show staple. Jackeé Harry, the television actress,  tweeted her condolences about the singer’s passing . “…just received truly devastating news: R&B great, and my friend of many yrs, Vesta Williams (@v...

Sunday, September 11 2011 1:46 AM EST | Posted by: Big Homie | Posted in:  Blog ,  Music Also produced by 40, here’s the second track from Aubrey tonight/this morning and it features Rick Ross. This is one he played for  Rolling Stone . Wonder if the song is still gonna make  Take Care . Stay tuned. Another tune on the way. ovo

Mac Miller says Andre 3000 is one of his "favorite rappers ever,” hopes to work with the Outkast member one day. The Montreality Show  recently caught up with Pittsburgh rapper  Mac Miller  for an interesting interview that touched on everything from Miller’s favorite airports (Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport topped that list) to the one artist he’d like to work with in the future. As a fan of Outkast, one of his tattoos is dedicated to the iconic duo, it should come as no surprise that the one artist Miller would like to work with one day is rapper Andre 3000. “Definitely Andre 3000. That’s one of my favorite rappers ever. I don’t know, if I could work with him it would be crazy,” said Miller when asked who he’d like to work with. “I don’t really wanna put too much into who I work with because if people don’t wanna work with me or believe in what I’m doing then it’s cool…I mean I already have some tracks in with some legends in the game so I’ve already done things ...

No Jeezy, no K.R.I.T., no Swizz and both Yelawolf and Bow Wow get the pushback. At least one of those artists' albums will interest you, but none of them will be arriving on time. Bad news first: As previously reported, Yelawolf will be dropping Radioactive on October 25th instead of September 27th. It seems as though Yela started the domino effect of album moves, because this week the pushback news flooded in. Bow Wow was supposed to drop Underrated on November 1st. Now the YMCMB affiliate will release his project a month later on December 6th. In the limbo world, Big K.R.I.T. was scheduled to drop Live From the Underground on September 27th. Now K.R.I.T. has announced his project will be dropped sometime in 2012. Swizz Beatz was supposed to drop Haute Living today (September 13th), but with no promo or recent singles, it looks like that too is a no-go. Finally, Young Jeezy's TM103, schedule for a September 20th release, has been moved to who knows when. His mixtape "Th...

Catfish Billy speaks on the state of white rappers in the game and how he flubbed an opening slot for Raekwon. Yelawolf is currently gearing up for his major label debut Radioactive, but he's had his fair share of trying moments on the road to his release. Speaking with NC’s 102 Jamz, Catfish Billy recalled getting booed while opening for Raekwon in New York City and a few times getting heckled by fans at Wiz Khalifa shows. "First legit boo? I’ve gotten booed by a few haters and shit. My first legit boo was when I went to New York opening up for Raekwon in New York City," he said. "I brought a banjo player with me, I brought a drummer, a fiddle player and as soon as I stepped out on stage, I said, ‘What’s up Alabama’ or something like, ‘This is my first time in Alabama, everybody make some noise!’ and I was in New York City. But they just struck it off. I got through it, though. By the end, they were backing it. Couple Wiz shows already, that was... You know....

Rapper Big Pooh  Dirty Pretty Things  Cover Tuesday, September 13 2011 1:42 PM EST | Posted by: Amaya | Posted in:  Blog ,  True Story Rapper Big Pooh is prepping to release his upcoming album with production from DJ Khalil, Nottz and more.  Dirty Pretty Things  on November 1st. hhnm Tags:  Rapper Big Pooh Comments (3)

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