Congratulations to Monir Greene
of Philly!
She's the official Powerhouse Facebook photographer and has won one pair of upfront tickets to Powerhouse 2010, plus a brand new camera to shoot the show!
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Congratulations to Ybe, whose "Do The Fresh Prince" won him
a spot opening Powerhouse!
Known initially for his role as Jimmy Brooks on "Degrassi: The Next Generation", Toronto, Ontario, native Drake (born Aubrey Drake Graham) stepped out as a rapper and singer with pop appeal in 2006, when he initiated a series of mixtapes. A year later, despite being unsigned, he scored major exposure when his cocky and laid-back track "Replacement Girl," featuring Trey Songz, was featured on BET's "106 & Park" program as its "Joint of the Day." He raised his profile throughout the next several months by popping up on countless mixtapes and remixes, and as rumors swirled about contract offers from labels, he gradually became one of the most talked-about artists in the industry...
Read More About Drake... Plus, Watch Videos On Demand...
Jonesy's interview with Drake:
Listen: Jonesy's interview with Drake, Pt. 1
Listen: Jonesy's interview with Drake, Pt. 2
Shamara's interview with Drake:
Drake on his album sales
Drake singing his verse in "Unthinkable"
Listen: Shamara's interview with Drake (bonus content)
Drake on MySpace
Drake on the Young Money Entertainment Website
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Influenced by the unpredictable rhymes of Missy Elliot along with the sexually charged attitudes of Lil' Kim and Foxy Brown, Queens native Nicki Minaj was discovered thanks to her MySpace page. It was there that Dirty Money Entertainment CEO Fendi first heard her ability to freestyle and first laid eyes on her steamy set of promo shots. With killer curves she was obviously proud to flaunt plus a background in the performing arts thanks to the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art – the school that had inspired the movie Fame – Minaj was a perfect fit for Fendi's urban DVD magazine...
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Nicki Minaj on MySpace
Nicki Minaj on the Young Money Entertainment Site
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Songwriter, arranger, and vocalist Ne-Yo was born Shaffer Smith in Arkansas and raised in Las Vegas, NV. His start in the music industry came as a songwriter. Prior to exiting his teenage years, he penned material for Youngstown and broke through in 2004 with Mario's "Let Me Love You," one of the most-played songs on urban radio stations across the U.S. In My Own Words, the second album he recorded but the first one to be released, came out in early 2006 and reached the top of the charts, supported by the number one hit "So Sick." During the same year, he appeared on Remy Ma's There's Something About Remy and Ghostface Killah's Fishscale, and he had a hand in writing a pair of Top Ten hits: Beyoncé's "Irreplaceable" and Rihanna's "Unfaithful."
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Watch the Chelsea Lately interview with Ne-Yo:
Tattooed with pictures of AK-47s, Miami's six-foot, 300-pound rap figure known as Rick Ross embraced his city's reputation for drug trafficking on his debut single, "Hustlin'," in 2006. While Atlanta and Houston artists were establishing their cities as Southern strongholds, Ross aimed at putting Miami back in rap's national spotlight. Ross, real name William Roberts, grew up in Carol City, FL, an impoverished northern suburb of Miami. Influenced by artists like Luther Campbell and the Notorious B.I.G., Roberts formed local rap group the Carol City Cartel and began rapping in the mid-'90s.
Read More About Rick Ross. Plus, Watch Videos On Demand...
Watch Rick Ross' In Studio Performance at Power 99
Rick Ross came through the Power 99 studios to hang with the Hot Boyz and perform his hit songs "Super High" and "Blowin Money Fast."
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Laid-back Inglewood, CA rap group Cali Swag District broke out when each member was a teenager. MCs Yung and JayAre and MC/DJ C-Smoove – who were joined by dancer M-Bone – signed to the Capitol label via Checkmate Music Group and commercially released "Teach Me How to Dougie," a hypnotic, minimalist production aimed at clubs, in 2010. The single hit Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart that spring and crawled into the Top Ten...
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Watch: CSD in the Power 99 Studios
Teach Me How To Dougie
Back it up and Dump it
Diamond Kuts Teaches You How to Dougie
Watch Diamond Kuts and pick up some hot moves
Official Cali Swag District site
Cali Swag District on MySpace
Urban crooner Lloyd topped BET's playlist singing a steamy duet with Ashanti, but he got his first spins on the anything-but-steamy Radio Disney. Born January 3, 1986, in New Orleans but raised in Atlanta, Lloyd joined N-Toon – the teen pop group put together by Klymaxx's Joyce Irby – in 1996 and appeared on their 2000 album Toon Time, released by Dreamworks. Much later – and trading influences Mickey and Donald for Marvin Gaye and R. Kelly – Lloyd's vocal talents were recognized by L.A. Reid. When Reid became head of the Def Jam label, he turned to Irv Gotti, whose Murder Inc. label had now morphed into the Def Jam-associated The Inc. Gotti signed Lloyd and partnered the street-smart singer with fellow Inc. artist Ashanti for "Southside."
Read More About Lloyd and Watch Videos on Demand
Triumphantly re-launching his career on his own terms after a taxing detour, Bobby V. is prepping his EMI Records debut Rebirth via his own Blu Kolla Dreams imprint.
The gifted vocalist is familiar with new beginnings. Bobby first charted as a member of Mista, the teenage group responsible for the innovative single "Blackberry Molasses." Intent on forging a solo career, he reinvented himself as Bobby V. and smashed the scene with 2005 chart-topper "Slow Down." His self-titled solo debut, released later that year on fellow Atlantan Ludacris's Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam label, reached number three on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart.
Read More About Bobby V.
Watch "Anonymous" ft. Timbaland
Contemporary R&B rising star Jazmine Sullivan spent several years learning the ropes of the recording industry before signing to J Records and making her solo recording debut in 2008 with "Need U Bad." The Philadelphia-based singer/songwriter began her career at a young age, making her national television debut on "Showtime at the Apollo" at age 11 and signing to Jive Records at age 15. Her stint at Jive Records only lasted a couple years. She began working behind the scenes, for instance working with Missy Elliott on productions for Fantasia's debut album.
Read More About Jazmine Sullivan. Plus, Watch Videos On Demand...
Watch Jazmine Sullivan In Studio Performance at Power 99
WATCH: Jazmine Sullivan performs "Holding You Down"
WATCH: Jazmine Sullivan performs "Bust Your Windows"
WATCH: Jazmine Sullivan performs "Need You Bad"
Raw, gritty and talented describe the lyrical talents of Rapper Meek Mill. His skills are so natural that he has a flow like no other. Born May 6, 1987 under the astrological sign of Taurus, Robert Rahmeek Williams adopted the rap name "Meek Mill" after family and friends from his neighborhood kept referencing him by his middle name. Meek is coined as the latest rap phenomenon to come out of the city of Philadelphia.
Read More About Meek Mill...
Watch the Powerhouse 2010 Press Conference with a performance from Meek Mill.
Meek Mill's Official Website
Meek Mill on MySpace
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