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Keenon Daequan Ray Jackson, known professionally as YG, is an American rapper/actor from Compton, CA. In 2009, he released his debut single “Toot It And Boot It”, which peaked at #67 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song’s success lead to Jackson signing with Def Jam Records. Shortly thereafter, Jackson released the mixtapes “The Real 4Fingaz”, “Just Re’d Up”, “Just Re’d Up 2” and “4 Hunnid Degrees.” On March 18, 2014, Jackson released his full length debut album “My Krazy Life.” He has also released the albums “Blame It On The Streets” (2014), “Still Brazy” (2016), “Stay Dangerous” (2018) and “4Real 4Real” (2019).

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Durrell Babbs, known professionally as Tank, is an American singer/songwriter/producer/actor. He began his career as a background vocalist for singer Ginuwine. In 2001, Babbs released his debut album “Force Of Nature” which featured the single “Maybe I Deserve.” In 2002, Babbs released his sophomore effort “One Man” and the single of the same name. He has also released the albums “Sex, Love & Pain” (2007), “Now Or Never” (2010), “This Is How I Feel” (2012), “Stronger” (2014), “Sex, Love & Pain 2” (2016) and “Savage” (2017).

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Newcomer Jazzy Amra released her debut album, “Amra”, earlier this year, and now the Wyclef Jean signee is back  with the catchy new single “Single, Single.” Produced by Wavy Boi, the songstress delivers female empowerment vocals about knowing her worth and not rushing into a relationship with a f**k boy. “Single Single” was released via the Wyclef Jean and Madeline Nelson owned Heads Music. Jazzy made a special guest appearance on Wyclef Jean’s “Carnival 3: The Rise And Fall Of A Refugee.” She was also featured on the Dave East singles “Slow Down” and “Make It Out.” Jazzy also appears on Wyclef Jean’s  2019 album “Wyclef Goes Back To School.” Singer/songwriter Asa mesmerizes fans in the video for her latest single, “The Beginning”, the first single from her fourth studio effort and first project in 5 years. In the clip, the Paris -born/Lagos-Bred Nigerian artist uses body movement and a male dancer to deliver her message of a broken heart. Asa’s album will be released in October via Shanachie Entertainment. This newcomer is one to watch.  R&B veteran Tank returns with the new single “I Don’t Think You’re Ready”, the follow up to his smash hit “Dirty.” Both songs will appear on Tank’s forthcoming album “Elevation”, due out this fall. On “I Don’t Think You ‘re Ready”, Tank pulls at the heartstrings as he sings playfully, passionately and affectionately about teaching his lady a lesson. As per usual, Tank delivers intimate, loving, raw lyrics and heart-stopping melodies. With nearly 500 million streams, Tank continues to celebrate the success of his single “When We”, taken from his eighth album “Savage.” The single held the #1 spot on both the Billboard and Mediabase UAC charts for 13 weeks and was nominated for the iHeartRadio R&B Song of the Year award. “When We” is the only R&B record to crack the Billboard Hot 100. Now fans can look forward to Tank’s ninth studio effort, “Elevation”, slated for release this fall.

Chance the Rapper has announced a North American tour set to begin on Sept. 14 in San Francisco. The Chicago native will visit 35 cities across the United States and Canada before wrapping the tour up on Nov. 10 in Miami, FL. The tour will support Chance’s highly anticipated debut album “The Big Day”, which was released Friday. “The Big Day Tour” will hit such major cities as Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York, Nashville, Austin and Toronto in addition to a Sept. 28 stop in his hometown Chicago. Chance will also make appearances at festivals, including Life Is Beautiful and iHeartRadio Music Festival. Prior to the release of “The Big Day”, Chance placed his trilogy of mixtapes on streaming services. Those mixtapes launched the rapper’s career before he released a studio album. “The Big Day” was inspired by the emotions the rapper felt on his wedding day. The project clocks in at 77 minutes and features special guest appearances by Nicki Minaj, Shawn Mendes and Megan Thee Stallion. Tickets for “The Big Day Tour” go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10:00 am local time.

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Sean Michael Leonard Anderson, known professionally as Big Sean, is an American rapper/singer/songwriter from Detroit, MI. Anderson showcased his rhyming skills in high school as part of a weekly rap battle contest held by Detroit radio station WHTD. In 2005, rapper Kanye West did an interview at 102.7 FM. Upon hearing this, Anderson made his way to the station to meet West and perform a freestyle. Initially, West was reluctant to hear Anderson. However, he gave Anderson 16 bars to perform for him. After the freestyle, Anderson left West a demo tape. Two years later, he was signed to G.O.O.D. Music. On September 30, 2007, Anderson released his debut mixtape “Finally Famous: The Mixtape.” On April 16, 2009, Anderson released his second mixtape “UNKNOWNBIGSEAN.” On June 28, 2011, Anderson released his full length debut album “Finally Famous.” It spawned the singles “My Last”, “Marvin & Chardonnay” and “Dance (Ass).” He has also released the albums “Hall Of Fame” (2013), “Dark Sky Paradise” (2015), “I Decided” (2017) and “Double Or Nothing” (2017).

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Baker Grace is an American singer/songwriter from New Jersey. “Sad Summer” is the follow up to the EP “Girl, I Know.”

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Dominique Jones, known professionally as Lil Baby, is an American rapper/singer/songwriter from Atlanta, GA. He rose to prominence in 2017, after releasing the mixtape “Perfect Timing.” On July 18, 2017, he released his second mixtape “Harder Than Hard.” In November 2018, he released the mixtape “Street Gossip.” In May 2018, Jones released his full length debut album “Harder Than Ever”, which reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart.

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Cornell “CC” Carter is an American singer/songwriter who rose to prominence after winning Soul Tracks’  Reader’s Choice Artist of the Year Award in 2018. He has worked with James Brown, Ray Charles, The Temptations and Narada Michael Walden. “I See Love” is the follow up to Carter’s award winning project “One Love.”