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Young Dro

Roots: Atlanta Moment of Truth: Signed with Grand Hustle in 2004 and Atlantic in 2006 Flavor: A colorful gumbo of trap and snap music Cosign: “As hood as Dro may come across in his music, I think he has the potential to be a crossover hit. He’s got a personality that stands out.”—DJ Drama ... (read more)

Tami Chynn

Roots: Kingston, Jamaica Moment of Truth: Signed with Universal Records in 2005 Flavor: Dancehall pop Cosign: “Her album is about to come out and bust the world.”—Sean Paul ... (read more)

Corinne Bailey Rae

Roots: Leeds, England Moment of Truth: Signed to EMI Records in May 2005 Flavor: Warm folk-soaked soul Cosign: “We both performed on Later…with Jools Holland, and I just had to get her album. I think she’s got a sweet voice and a really unique style. She’s incredible.”—Jamie Foxx ... (read more)

Cassie

Roots: New London, Conn. Moment of Truth: Signed with Bad Boy Worldwide in March 2006 Flavor: Up-tempo R&B with pop appeal Cosign: “Cassie’s sound and persona embody something special. She’s like that fresh new fragrance everyone needs to go get. The girls wanna wear it, and dudes love it.”—Yung Joc ... (read more)

From the Blogs

  • Roses y Handcuffs


    It gets quiet. Then he says, "you heard Ye's "Street Lights" yet?" In between those six words, lingers a heavier question then what's being breathed o (read more)
  • The Nappy Diatribe


    The last few days, watching the liberal blogosphere act like a bunch of whining malcontents as they clumsily hyperventilate over Obama picking Hillary (read more)
  • Invite Only


    THE SPOT: 74 Leonard Street between Broadway and Church, Nov 24, 2008. It's raining but we must press on because this is, in fact, is a VIBE event and (read more)
  • zentronix d+h


    We now have some idea of how hip-hop may have impacted the presidential election. According to stats from CIRCLE, those under the age of 45 delivered (read more)

Celeb of the Day

Will Smith

Will Smith

Government Name: Willard Christopher Smith Jr.

Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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