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Dec

Reader Best of 2008: DJ O.S.U.M

This year, instead of just having me yap on about my Best of lists, I reached out to several of our readers to give their Top 5 of the best releases of the year. I’ll be profiling a new reader each day until the end of the 2008. Today’s reader is DJ O.S.U.M from Toronto, and you can hear him spin at the Swank Society every Wednesday from 3 -5 EST.

Name: DJ O.S.U.M.
Location: Toronto
Website: www.cantslowdown.net and www.swanksociety.com

Top 5:

Erykah Badu - Nu Amerykah
Nikolay & Kay - Time: Line
Q-Tip - The Renaissance
Jazmine Sullivan - Fearless
Foreign Exchange - Leave It All Behind

Tags: Erykah Badu, Foreign Exchange, Jazmine Sullivan, Nicolay and Kay, Q-Tip

Dec

Reader Best of 2008: Ian of Different Kitchen

Written By : Stone // Comments (0)

This year, instead of just having me yap on about my Best of lists, I reached out to several of our readers to give their Top 5 of the best releases of the year. I’ll be profiling a new reader each day until the end of the 2008. Today we have Ian from the Hip-Hop site, Notes from a Different Kitchen.

Name: Ian

Location: Do or Die Bed Stuy, BK NYC!

Blog: http://differentkitchen.blogspot.com/

Your Top 5:

Santogold - Santogold album
Q-tip - The Renaissance album
The Game - LAX album
Jazmine Sullivan - “Need You Bad”
Lil Wayne - “A Milli”

Tags: Jazmine Sullivan, Lil' Wayne, Q-Tip, Santogold, The Game

Oct

Jazmine Sullivan Contest….REEEEEWIND!!!!

Written By : Stone // Comments (0)

So, due to technical difficulties, it seems like most of y’all weren’t able to enter the Jazmine Sullivan Contest which was supposed to end today. So I’m extending the deadline to next Friday, October 31st. Yes, Halloween. If you have already entered, you don’t have to enter again.

Again, I’M GIVING AWAY 1 AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF JAZMINE SULLIVAN’S DEBUT ALBUM.

To enter, send an email to articleonline [at] gmail.com with your Name, Location, and Age. Good LUCK!

Tags: Jazmine Sullivan

Oct

Contest: Autographed Jazmine Sullivan CD!!!

Written By : Stone // Comments (2)

Jazmine Sullivan is the hottest thing going in R&B right now. Her debut CD, Fearless, which the 21 year old Philadelphia served as both executive producer and songwriter, has already risen to the top of the Billboard Hot 200 and R&B charts, and she’s getting co-signs from the likes of Missy Elliott.

I have one autographed Jazmine Sullivan CD in my possession to give away. To Enter, please fill out your name, age, and location at our Contest Page. Contest Ends October 24th!

JAZMINE SULLIVAN CONTEST PAGE

Tags: Jazmine Sullivan

Oct

R&B

Video: Jazmine Sullivan - Bust Your Windows

Written By : Stone // Comments (3)

Jazmine Sullivan is an artist who has managed to take some risks in a genre (Commercial R&B) that doesn’t really accept coloring outside the lines. Her latest song is an example of that risk taking–”Break Your Windows,” which features a sassy classical beat that i actually is low key enough to demonstrate her vocal abilities.

The topic is a take on the tried and true “woman scorned” role, with Ms. Sullivan taking a “Waiting to Exhale” turn on her dude’s property. Even though the actions expressed in the track are immature as hell, Ms. Sullivan owns this song and sounds even more mature than her 21 years.

But as a male, I cannot cosign this song.

I’m sorry, but there is nothing that a male can do less domestic violence that would warrant a response as harsh as destroying property. Nothing. If I had a girl that would try and pull this on me I would have her in court so fast that….

Okay, let me stop.

I will say that I’m impressed with Ms. Sullivan and I’m looking forward to seeing what the future holds for her career.

Tags: Jazmine Sullivan

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