Dr Kemi Olunloyo is a U.S Trained International Journalist, Clinical Pharmacist, Public Relations Specialist, Gun Violence Activist and Social Media Personality featured NTA, MTV, VH1, BET, Toronto Sun, Global TV, Macleans, National Post, Toronto Star, Flow 935FM, KISS 921 FM, Z103FM, 680 News, AM640, Newstalk1010, CBC, CNN, FOX News, CTV, CP24, Radio Nigeria, BBC, RT, TVC Nigeria, Galaxy Nigeria, Sahara Reporters and lots of Global Media
"Below is a download link for Wiz's brand new mixtape (and a BANGER "Like A Star" attached) STAR POWER! Full version (26 SONGS!!!) with artwork (front cover, insert, and poster). It leaked quite a bit last night. So here it is for your blog/sites/zines. Enjoy and hit me back with feedback, requests, etc."
I wish these kinda days will never come. These artists work too hard! Thanks to Arthur at Rostrum records anyhow..........Wiz is really talented. We need him in Canada now!
He has said he appreciates the nods history-making Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has given him in the national media, naming him as one of the eight influences for the eight gold medals he won in Beijing. Photo by Robb D. Cohen / Retna Ltd. See the rest of the photos here.
I'm so proud of Jeezy from back in the days when he used to hawk his t-shirts and demos.
FLO-RIDA IS ON FN MTV WHICH DEBUTS TODAY TUNE IN 8PM ET
I do wanna personally thankMy-lan Beauford of Fanscape in Los Angeles, David Miller of Atlantic Records, and Brian Graden, President of MTV Entertainment Group in the USAfor choosing HipHossip as first in Canada to interview Flo for the FN MTV gig!
On Monday 9th of June 2008 around dinnertime, Atlantic Records hooked me up in a conference call to Rapper Flo-Rida from the U.S. Flo Rida (born Tramar Dillard) is an American rapper. He was born in Opa-locka, Florida. As a teenager, he toured with local rap group 2 Live Crew. He was particularly close to Fresh Kid Ice who mentored him he as he said. He told me that he also lived with Devante Swing of Jodeci for 3 years and learned a lot from him. Later, he appeared in numerous popular rap mixtapes, most notably in "We the Best" by DJ Khaled in 2006, when he was signed to the Poe Boy Entertainment label, distributed by Atlantic Records.
(Photo by Chad Griffith)
"Mail on Sunday" was Flo Rida's solo debut album; its lead single "Low" was a number one hit in early 2008. There is also the Elevator song that we here in Toronto drool over. Now who doesn't live in a freaking high rise in the 4th largest city in North America. No elevator, No exit! LOL! I cracked up to him on that one. Flo also told me that this weekend's MMVA's (Much Music Video Awards will be his first ever trip to Canada.
The core of Flo's interview with me focused on how MTV has given him the chance as he said (very humble) to show his talents. He also told me that MTV is going to be doing a lot of projects with him now. His video "In the Ayer"featuring Will.i.am is going to debut on FN MTV today Friday the 13th of June. He stated he was on the Tila Tequila New Years Eve gig and MTV loved his performance so much that they said they will be working with him like crazy! This is a guy who was rejected by several major record labels at one time. We all know what happened to Kanye too. Makes you wonder who these A&R's in the music business are. Flo-Rida is extremely talented!
He described his visit to the MTV Japan awards last month as very "monumental" and that he felt treated like royalty over there. Flo-Rida also opened the show as you know from my coverage last month in pictures. We then talked about KJ's school project where you show and tell something interesting from your country. KJ named music artists in America with the name of towns, cities and states in his grade 2 project.
Flo wants to get into clothing lines, movie scripts, his mixtape"Money like two" with another Poe Boy artist Briscoe Cash Money is pumping! He describes Timbaland as a talented producer and Devante Swing of Jodeci as a mentor. His hit "We break the dawn" is the most downloaded song on i-Tunes for June 2008 at #18 and we have only spent 12 days in June! I see Grammys, Billboards, BET, American Music, BRIT and even JUNOS for Flo-Rida. He is an all round great INTERNATIONAL HIP-HOP ARTIST. Flo is famous for shouting out his phone # at concerts. So if you wanna talk to him personally, his cell for you the fan is 305-528-2786
I used to carry two cells myself during my Radio Nigeria DJ days. One personal for the family and pals and one for my fans. They could always reach me even if that phone rang every 3 minutes or 10 text messages after a show. The FAN is so important! For detailed information about this entire summer's FN MTV, click here
Speaking about Flashing lights, the co-collaborator of that song with Kanye West, multi-talented singer/songwriter/producer Dwele is set to drop his latest album Sketches of a Man this summer. "Sketches of a Man" is ultimately what I am and where I am in 2008," Dwele explained via statement. "It is inspired by life and love, and it is about finding out how I fit into these different musical genres or how I would fit into these new cultures. Like, if I spoke French, how would it sound?...I think that's what inspiration is."
Rapper LIL WAYNE has scored his first U.S. number one on the Billboard Hot 100 after toppling LEONA LEWIS. Lil Wayne's Lollipop switches places with Lewis' Bleeding Love on the new countdown. Ailing Jordin Sparks' No Air duet with Chris Brown, Usher's Love in This Club and Mariah Carey's record-breaking 18th number one hit Touch My Body all hold firm at numbers three, four and five respectively. Carey also scores the new chart's highest debut - Bye Bye enters the Hot 100 at 23. A third Carey hit from her new number one album E=MC2, Migrate, also enters the chart at 92.
If you are about my age in the late 40's you grew up listening to his father Al B Sure, the sexy R&B singer. Don't confuse him with Kim Porter's son with Al B........that's 16 year old handsome Quincy. Aren't they all cute like their dad? Now let me introduce you to Al's other talented son Lil B. Sure! Son of the sexy singer Al B. Sure! Is proving to the world he can step outside of his father's shadow.
Born on October 30, 1986 (makes him a Scorpio) in New York and now currently resides in Los Angeles, California. For those who know Lil B. know that he is a very respectful guy, with manners and morals. He is the type of guy that will open the door for you, help an old lady across the street and takes care of the people around him. If you don't know him, if you had the chance to be around him you would immediately see his great sense of humor, his sleek personality and his general humbleness. If you are ever on a basketball court, bring the cameras, because Lil B. Sure! is always on point with his ball handling skill and just may dunk on you!
Lil B. has been in love with music since he was a child. He was born during the time his father's hit song "Night and Day" was circulating the world on all of the top 10 charts (in fact Night and Day stayed at the #1 spot for 8 weeks in a row). Al B. Sure! Said Lil B. would sing all of his songs as a tiny kid, even though he would make up his own words, he was still impressed with Lil B's ability to keep the melody. Lil B. is currently one of the contestants on MTV's Rock The Cradle, an "American Idol" for celebrity kids. Lil B. will tell you that music is his top passion and love, right after his love for his mother and his family.
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Be sure to tune in to Rock The Cradle on MTV Thursdays at 10pm EST/PST to watch and VOTE for Lil B. Sure! This is the show that showcases kids of famous singers. Thanks to Tamiko Thomas Exec VP of Ideal PR for sending me such good talent news.
and we can't sell a damn CD????!!!&%$#@ This is the Kid Famous, one of Toronto's hottest rappers and I will be interviewing him and promoting his jams on this blog. When I like you, I like you! My 21 year and 17 year old sons watched this with me and we all saw the same thing. This is how we discovered Young Jeezy when he wasn't famous in Atlanta. We know talent yo! He is rapping about the most difficult damning issue in Canada. Canadian rappers are not being taken seriously by the local and national media and they deserve respect from the US media market. I am referring to BET, MTV, VH1 and more.
Listen to this video, see our cool city where everyone is coming to shoot movies, record music........just ask Chris Bridges who's here right now (Ludacris) With a few profanity edits, this should be able to make TRL, Rap City on BET and 106 and Park! Pls watch this, send it to 10 friends, we are going to move this video. He spoke about another HOT group I spoke about on this blog "POINT BLANK." Go to his site after you watch the video. It's thekidfamous.com
Jeff Rosenthal and Eric are the only whites AND the only Jews in the May 2008 XXL Magazine (with G-Unit on the cover)! Seriously! Try and find them between the ads for straight-to-street DVDs! OMG! White and Jewish rappers, that's a double threat!!!!!! See the video they titled The Year of the Pale Elephant. Jeff says...did you know that 'crazy' in Chinese is 'reh-mee-maa'? Remy Ma?
