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Music: The DeBarges

Discovered by Jermanie Jackson, the group named for their shared surname, which comprised of siblings El, Mark, Randy and Bunny. After several years of grooming from Motown's A&R department, the group's career was launched via the debut album The DeBarges (1981). Their first release was a commercial disappointment. James was later added for the second release All This Love and the name changed to DeBarge.


DeBarges
The DeBarges
Gordy / Motown Records
1981

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Music: Rupee - Thisisrupee.com

Soca fans this one is for you. This is the original version that I happen to purchase off the streets during a summer street fair in NY.

Rupee had a summer hit with Tempted To Touch but Atlantic Records never released the cd. It was only released in Japan and renamed One To One.


Rupee
Thisisrupee.com
djrudeboy
2003

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Music: Hil St. Soul - SOULidified

On SOULidified Hil St. Soul's third recording, and the follow-up to last year's acclaimed US Shanachie debut Copasetik & Cool, Hilary Mwelwa emerges as one of the most gifted young R&B singer/songwriters in recent years. SOULidified serves up 14- head-nodding tracks with infectious grooves, poetic and self-empowering lyrics and Hilary Mwelwa’s soulful, sensuous and hypnotic trademark vocals.

Blessed with an intensely rich, soul-drenched and honey-toned alto and armed with serious lyrical and compositional sensibilities, SOULidified showcases Hilary Mwelwa’s powerful chops and soul stirring, ultra smooth gospel-laden vocals that beg to be heard. Hilary shares,"Hil St. Soul is an amalgamation of all the music that has influenced me throughout the years, from soul and R&B to hip hop, jazz, blues and gospel."

Highlights on SOULidified include the steamy and sexy duo with Dwele, Baby Come Over, the endearing and catchy Sweet On You, the soulful and inviting Hey Boy and the strikingly beautiful, pensive and emotional ballad Goodbye. Also included are such feel-good and uplifting numbers as It's OK and Time 4 Love (Relax). In a market overcrowded with vanishing one hit wonders, Hil St. Soul delivers the kind of music that promises to stand the test of time. Hilary, who enjoys cooking and interior decorating during her spare time confides, "All of the songs on my new CD are originals that I have developed over the past year that have been inspired by personal experiences. It's been a therapeutic and enjoyable process. Writing this album has allowed me the freedom to express myself and I am proud of the result."

When Hil St. Soul's Hilary Mwelwa hit Philadelphia for one of her first shows in America last year, she was met by an enthusiastic crowd shouting requests for her to sing Aretha Franklin's Until You Come Back to Me, which was featured on Soul Organic her first import-only album. "Well, the band didn't learn that one," replied Hilary, "But I'll sing it for you anyway." She then sang a spontaneous, note-perfect a capella version of the song, to the audience's great delight. In that single moment she won over the crowd. After all, how many singers around can sing perfectly on demand? And that's what Hil St. Soul is all about: delivering soulful, straight-from-the-heart music without gimmicks, or pointless vocal gymnastics.

Hil St. Soul:
SOULidified
Shanachie
April 18, 2006

Music: Loose Ends - The Best of Loose Ends

One of the top British dance and urban contemporary trios in the early '80s, Loose Ends formed in London. They were originally called Loose End, included Jane Eugene, Steve Nichol and Carl McIntosh. Virgin UK signed them in 1982. By 1983 the group changed its name to Loose Ends and signed with Virgin/MCA in America in 1984. Their single Hanging on a String (Contemplating) topped the R&B charts in 1985, and they repeated that achievement in 1986 with Slow Down. Their last hit was Watching You in 1988, which reached number two. The group shuffled its lineup in 1990 for the release Look How Long of with McIntosh was joined by Linda Carriere and Sunay Suleyman.

Loose Ends
The Best of Loose Ends (UK)
Virgin/EMI Gold

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Music: Mica Paris – The Best of Mica Paris

Mica Paris started singing in church when she was seven, and became a session singer when she was fifteen, doing backing vocals for bands like Hollywood Beyond and Shakatak. Widely regarded by critics as the British Aretha Franklin, Mica Paris is a soul sensation. She was quickly signed as a solo artist to Island Records, & released the hit, My One Temptation. Her debut album, So Good, went platinum in the UK & met with critical acclaim around the world. A voice in great demand, Mica worked with the best in the music industry including Nile Rogers, Prince & Bobby Womack.
Included in the best of is the original version of You Put A Move On My Heart which was later covered by Tamia & Qunicy Jones. The only thing is about this release is some of singles which were release here in the U.S. are not included; such as Contribution, South of the River, If I Luv U 2nite and I Wanna Hold On To You.

Mica Paris
The Best of Mica Paris (UK)
Island Records
1999

Micaparis.com

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DVD: Lil Jon's Vivid Vegas Party -- His First Adult Movie

Famous hip hop artist Lil Jon was involved in every detail of Lil Jon's Vivid Vegas Party, from coaching the actresses in their fine art to writing a sensual score to accentuate the storyline. The DVD of the movie goes on sale in explicit and non-explicit versions in video stores and by mail order nationwide now.

Lil Jon's Vivid Vegas Party is the first of two movies he will do with Vivid Entertainment, and in it the King of Crunk shows he can get down with the XXX starlets.

As the on-screen host of the movie, the multi-platinum rapper shows he had a very direct role in its direction. Although his role is billed as a "non-sex" performance, at one point he holds one of the actresses in his arms as she is being pleasured by another actress.

In the opening scene, Lil Jon tells viewers, "We're going to show you how we party. We'll show you how we get down and how freaky wild we get." He then climbs out of his limo as he arrives at the famous AVN Awards ceremony in Las Vegas, which has been dubbed the "'Oscars of adult" and proceeds to get very friendly with the sultry adult stars in attendance.

For the next two hours the movie directed by C-Mizzle and Shy-Dawg with help from Mr. Jon, does just that. At times it literally gets steamy, when the camera follows a couple into the shower to record a sizzling sex scene. Throughout the film Lil Jon's driving musical score accentuates the sexual action.

Lil Jon was on set throughout the production, which took place in Vegas hotel rooms as well as on studio sets. He pops up throughout the film during its many intimate scenes and at one point exclaims, "I love my job!" He interacts frequently with the performers, who include former Vivid contract actresses Mercedez and Lexie Marie, Angel Eyes, Ayana, Fire and Cherokee. Male performers who make appearances include the award-winning African American adult actor Mr. Marcus, Brian Pumper and Tony Gunn.

Video: Ray J - What I Need

Ray J currently riding the wave from the success of his single One Wish which peaked at # 3 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles chart and # 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. His current single and video, What I Need, from his current opus Raydiation. His co-star in the video is The Insider’s own correspondent Ananda Lewis. The story line is a bout the couple relationship which gets tested by a few things as Lewis questions the relationship, as Ray J confesses she’s all he’ll ever need.

Ray J’s “What I Need” Streaming Video:

http://media.revver.com/broadcast/15042/video.mov

www.rayj.com

www.myspace.com/rayj

His brother admits Jacko's 'thing for young children'

LOS ANGELES - Jermaine Jackson feared his kid brother Michael might be guilty of child molestation, but backed him at trial because he thought the pop star would commit suicide in prison, according to a bombshell book proposal obtained by the Daily News.

In a tell-all outline shopped to publishers just weeks after Michael's arrest in November 2003, Jermaine described the Pop King as a sometimes out-of-control drug and booze abuser with a calculating mean streak and "a thing for young children."

The eight-page proposal for Legacy: Surviving the Best and the Worst, lists Michael Jackson's preferred substances as Vicodin, Demerol, Codeine, Percocet, Cocaine, Jack Daniels &Wine.

"Does he really know what he does with these kids?" Jermaine wondered.

"I don't want to tell you my brother's innocent. I am not certain that he is," Jermaine said in the tome-teaser drafted by author Stacy Brown, who co-authored Michael Jackson: The Man Behind the Mask with the singer's former publicist, Bob Jones.

But Jermaine's still-unpublished tale is the ultimate insider look at the troubled star.

He admits that the family has protected Jacko's image and says that Jackson also cheats, lies and even changed the color of his skin.

Even the pop star's behavior with his own nephews has left his family "shaken," according to Jermaine. He recounts the family coming together after the death of brother Tito's ex-wife in the mid 1990s and finding Michael sitting on a bed with Tito's young sons and holding them in a disturbing manner.

Jermaine also dished about the singer's bizarre behavior shortly before he surrendered to authorities to face charges in November 2003.

Holed up in a Las Vegas hotel room, Michael calmly watched a Pinocchio DVD with his three children in his lap, but he later flew into a rage, trashing the room and breaking every glass, lamp and dish in it.

The protective big brother vowed to help Michael beat the rap because "Michael couldn't survive one day in prison ... He'd commit suicide."

Other bombshell teasers in Jermaine's outline include:

• Michael hates Jews because he thinks Hollywood moguls Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen stole the idea for Dreamworks studio, including the boy-on-the moon logo, from him.

• "But the Jews are the powerful ones and they have done a lot to put my brother in his place ... just another n-----."

• That a devious and calculating Michael squashed his brothers' solo musical careers.

• That during the Jackson 5 days, Michael's brothers feared he was gay. The brothers met lots of women while touring and all eventually fell in love. "But Michael, well, he wasn't interested. We used to quietly say that we couldn't have a gay brother."

But the family stood behind Michael despite pain, doubts and misgivings, unwilling to give up on "our little brother."

(source NY Daily News 3/5/06)

Bombshell: Jermaine Jackson Dishes The Dirt On Michael

Jermaine: Michael 'bought' his kids

Michael Jackson's two older children by ex-wife Debbie Rowe were fathered by a "sperm donor" - not the "natural way" as the pop star has insisted for years, according to his brother Jermaine's 2003 bombshell book proposal.
"My brother purchased children," Jermaine, 51, says in an outline for his never-published tell-all titled Legacy: Surviving the Best and the Worst.

Rowe, the mother of Prince Michael I, who is 9, and Paris, who is almost 8, was paid "several million dollars" to carry the artificially inseminated babies.

"It is like a sanctioned black market," Jermaine said.

Jermaine cattily referred to Rowe as a woman "nobody would ever look twice at" and said the only reason Michael married her was to appease his Muslim pals who do not approve of out-of wedlock pregnancies.

Jermaine offered no explanation for how Michael acquired his third child, 4-year-old Prince Michael II (nicknamed Blanket), whose mother has never been identified.

When Rowe and Jackson divorced in 1999, she signed a confidentiality agreement that barred her from ever discussing the children's "paternity, Michael's mental or physical condition, purported drug use, sexual behavior," according to a 2005 court document.

Rowe is currently battling Michael Jackson for access to her children. She previously surrendered her parental rights in 2001, but won them back in 2004 when a court found improper procedures were followed in the first action. An appellate court recently backed Rowe's parental rights, too. Now a judge will decide what's best for the kids.

(source NY Daily News 3/5/06)

Music: Mario Vasquez - Gallery (Debut Single)

Former AI alum Mario Vasquez debut single has been leaked from his forthcoming J Records release.

Mario Vasquez
Gallery
J Records
2006

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YLXXWKZQ

Music: A Spike Lee Joint – School Daze soundtrack

Fun Facts:
* During the Be Alone Tonite performance, the black gloves the Gamma Rays wear go from above the elbow to below the elbow and back again in between shots.

* The matching kneepads that Kyme and Tisha Campbell are wearing during Straight and Nappy scene were not part of the original wardrobe. Kyme had a knee injury throughout the shoot and the stylist gave Campbell a kneepad to match.

* Vanessa Williams was originally considered for the role of Jane Toussaint. However, Spike Lee was impressed by Tisha Campbell's singing performance in Little Shop of Horrors that she got the part.

* The fight scene at the end of the fraternity step show was not scripted.

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A Spike Lee Joint: School Daze Soundtrack

Music: Karyn White - Sweet & Sensual (Rare)

This 1995 Japan only release is a complied by Karyn White and her then husband Terry Lewis. Sweet & Sensual serves as a greatest hits cd, since Warner Brothers has yet to put one out state side. Tracks include The Way You Love Me, Superwoman, Romantic, Hungah and Can I Stay With You. Enjoy.

Karyn White – Sweet & Sensual

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Barry Bonds

Dressed in drag portraying Paula Abdul on "American Idol," San Francisco Giants left fielder Barry Bonds adjusts his dress as he participates in a rookie hazing spoof of the hit television show prior to a Major League Baseball spring training workout, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006, in Scottsdale, Arizona.
(AP Photo/Ben Margot)