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My attention span can be really short especially when it comes to things that don't interest me. I don't really have a big dislike towards Keri Hilson but I feel she can be a bit too cocky in her approach. Anyway Keri performs "Supernova" by singer Mr. Hudson[who was featured on Kanye West's "808s & Heartbreak" album] and "Energy". Check it out! Music Biz: Drake Plans First Single For Debut Album! Rapper/singer Drake has announced that the first single from his debut album Thank Me Later will be “Shut It Down”, featuring The-Dream. Omen describes the song as a “Prince-like, powerful song about empowering females. Drake said he had a song idea called ‘Shut It Down’ aimed at club-going females. When they go out and they get dressed up and put their makeup on and get their hair done, they have the capacity to shut the club down.” The video is set to be directed by Hype Williams who just shot Drake’s last video “Forever”. Look out for Drake’s a...

In My Own Words: Kanye West has chosen "Paranoid" as his album, "808s & Heartbreak" 3rd single. Instead of Mr. Hudson who is the contributing vocalist, the song will now feature Rihanna. The song will go for adds on January 20. Like T-Pain, you can't go wrong with Rihanna! I am interested to see how this will sound. I like the song as it is and Mr. Hudson really reminds me of John Legend. Wow! BET keeps showing the Jamie Foxx promotional commercial for his new album, 'Intuition' in stores today! I know BET usually does that for the new black releases anyway. But the Jamie Foxx train is definitely in full gear. I get so sick of people lambasting artists record sales. I see this again and again on the message boards I visit. It's become a thing to nitpick about artists record sales namely their first week sales. I know this is something labels and stans(hardcore fans) obsess over but what matters is how the album does in the long run. Purchase you...