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The Underdogs is comprised of Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas. Damon Thomas formerly worked with Babyface before joining Harvey Mason Jr. Collectively the duo has produced a bevy of hits and album cuts over the years. Check out their extensive discography below: I Like Them Girls, Tyrese Never Gonna Break My Faith, Aretha Franklin/Mary J. Blige 4 Minutes, Avant Gots To Be, B2K List, Brandy Take You Down, Chris Brown Ain't Gon Beg You, Fantasia No Air, Jordin Sparks Still On My Brain, Justin Timberlake Cops Up, Lyfe Jennings Naked, Marques Houston Sorry 2004, Ruben Studdard I'm Tryna, Omarion You Got The Damn Thing, Olivia Please Don't Go, Tank ---------------- Now playing: Dionne Warwick - I'll Never Love This Way Again via FoxyTunes

Music Biz: Rapper BOW WOW has potentially sparked a new hip-hop feud after reprimanding artists, like LIL WAYNE and KANYE WEST, who use computer programming to enhance their voices on records.Bow Wow reveals he is not a fan of the Auto-Tune software, which enables rappers to polish their poor vocals by computer - and he insists he’ll never use it. He tells Giant magazine, “It makes everyone feel that if they do it then they got a hit record. “It’s (Auto-Tune) like a slut that’s being passed around, and everyone’s jumping on it.” Bow Wow is probably just creating this beef I think to boost his album sales since his new album, "New Jack City 2" stalled on the Billboard charts. Toni Braxton is on the comeback trail and her latest song, "Heart Never Had a Hero" produced by The Underdogs is no exception. Click here to hear the audio! Cassie recently shaved her head and now she is leaking music to keep people talking. Her latest leaked song,"Keep Loving"(in sni...

Check out Rihanna as she graces the newest issue of Vibe magazine. The picture is said to be taken the night of Rihanna's incident with Chris Brown. In the article, the magazine talks about Rihanna's incident and her rocky relationship with Chris Brown. I like the picture of Rihanna and I like the blue background. Keyshia Cole graces the latest and last issue of King magazine. For some reason I knew King magazine was going to be ending publication. I guess when I learned Blender was I knew King was. Maybe its my psychic intuition kicking in(whatever that means). Over the years King has featured many women of all areas of entertainment on their cover. Music Biz: Someone in Chris Brown's camp, some angry associate, or Chris Brown himself is leaking music and the latest song, "Nothing" produced by The Underdogs is no exception. Click here to hear the audio! You remember their show on BET, now Brutha has leaked a new song, "She's A Keeper". Click here ...

Audio: Keri Hilson feat Lil' Wayne Keri Hilson songs leak more than a leaky faucet. Ok...lame joke but you get my drift! Anyway this is said to be the 2nd single off her "In A Perfect World.." album in stores November 4. The song is said to be produced by Polow Da Don. The song is just ok to me. Supposedly this version is the demo version so it might change once its officially released. Audio: Ginuwine - Good For Nothing Here is the 1st of 2 newly leaked tracks from Ginuwine that has leaked. The songs are said to be unreleased and won't appear on his upcoming album, "The New Beginning". The song was produced by The Underdogs. Audio: Ginuwine - Please You Here is the 2nd song from G and its produced by The Underdogs. Music News: A new Ashanti album will be released next month. Read below for more details! Ring the alarm. The Vault is being opened. It holds 12 never-before-released recordings from Grammy Award-winning, platinum-selling R&B songstress Ashan...

Music News: Jennifer Hudson will release her self-titled debut album on September 30. The album sports collaborations from Ludacris, Timbaland, Robin Thicke, The Clutch, The Underdogs, Ne-Yo, and Stargate. First single, "Spotlight" is taking off and currently sits at #14 on the R&B charts. The second single is being touted as "Pocketbook" featuring Ludacris and it was written/produced by The Clutch and Timbaland. I am looking forward to Jen's album. If you would of asked me awhile back, I would of said no. J Records seems to really be pulling all the stops out for Jen. I just hope they don't drop the ball on her after her second album like they do with all their other urban acts. Ciara may of had a few false starts as far as her first single is concerned. It has been rumored that "Work" may be in contention for her first single. Ciara's triple album, "Fantasy Ride" will be released this November. The album sports collaborations fr...