Long before Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and Drake rose to popularity, there was a group of artists who reformatted the music scene and laid the foundation for the success of almost every Urban act in the industry today. By mixing Pop, R&B and Hip-Hop in new ways, these performers helped to create a special subgenre [...]
Did you know that Missy Elliott’s ‘Work It’ holds the record for the longest-running #2 song on the Billboard Hot 100 without ever reaching the top spot?
At the end of the 2000-2009 period, Billboard named Mariah Carey’s ‘We Belong Together’ the Song of Decade and made her the only artist to capture the title twice. However, continuing the pattern of timely propaganda started earlier this year by the Billboard Music Awards, Vh1 has honored Beyonce with the accolade for her song ‘Crazy [...]
J. Cole’s highly anticipated ‘Cole World: The Sideline Story’ album will arrive in stores tomorrow and to continue the moment of his promotional campaign, he has announced the record’s next single. Interestingly, the rapper has revealed that ‘Nobody’s Perfect (Ft. Missy Elliott)’ will be the project’s next release.
The elusive Missy Elliott lent her voice to the hook of J. Cole’s ‘Nobody’s Perfect’. The song, which was previewed online last week, will appear on the J. Cole’s upcoming September 27th release, ‘Cole World: The Sideline Story’.
Did you know that Missy Elliott is the only female Hip-Hop artist who has achieved 5 platinum studio albums in the US?
The ‘Aaliyah: One in a Million’ special aired last evening on BET. Featuring a list of of longtime friends and collaborators, including Missy Elliott, Timbaland and Damon Dash, the show gave a detailed description of her rise to fame and tragic death.
BET will air the ‘Aaliyah: One In A Million’ special at 8pm ET on August 25th. Several acts are expected to honor the late singer including her creative partners Missy Elliott and Timbaland who discuss the first time that they worked with Aaliyah in this glimpse of the show.
It finally happened. Katy Perry has matched Michael Jackson’s longstanding record of 5 #1 songs from a single album as her latest release, ‘Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)’, climbs to the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
Last month it was announced that BET had plans to honor Aaliyah. Now it has been revealed that the network will air the tribute special on the 10th anniversary of her death, August 25th.