Case
sends an 'Open Letter' addressed to you
Def
Soul recording artist Case returns with his latest set, "Open
Letter," a collection of new material that will be forthcoming this
summer. It's rumored that it was physically draining for him to record
this album that he completely lost his voice after recording 'Missing
You' but not to worry 'cos all his hard work has paid off as
"Missing You" has risen to No. 1 spot on
Billboard's Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.
The album as a whole has some of the finest producers in the industry
including Tim and
Bob,
Jimmy Jam and
Terry Lewis, and
Shep Crawford,
among others. Said Case "It was cool because everybody I worked
with was on the same page,it didn't take a lot of time to get the songs
together."
One track he's particularly fond of "A Song for
Skye." which
he wrote for his young new born daughter
Skye. "That's the most
important song on the album because it's for my daughter she was at home
with me, I heard the track, and the song just came out. I picked up a
tape recorder and just started singing. When she gets old enough, she'll
understand exactly how I felt about her then."
__________________________________________________________________
Toni Braxton makes her
acting debut in 'Kingdom Come"
Once
times were hard for Ms. Braxton who at one point was down on her luck,
almost broke and endured going through bankruptcy proceedings. That was
then and now she is financially stable, about to tie the knot to Mint
Condition's front man Stokley and makes her big screen debut in the
family oriented comedy 'Kingdom
Come'.
She
stars alongside some of the biggest names in the business including
Whoopi Goldberg, Jada Pinckett
Smith, Vivica A. Fox and
LL Cool J.
The
film centers around the death of a family member and their coming
together for the funeral. Although not a big role, she does have her
moment in the sun and was delighted at the chance to have the
opportunity
__________________________________________________________________
Sade set to hit the road
again with upcoming tour.
A
breath of fresh air lingers and rightfully so as 'The
Lady' makes her
presence be felt through song. It's the time that we have all been
waiting for. Sade
will hit the road again with a world wind tour
expected to span numerous dates beginning in July. She will kick it off
in Vancouver on July 14th. Not all dates have been confirmed but it's
known she will visit the following arenas.
July 14 GM Place Vancouver, BC
July 15 Key Arena Seattle, WA
July 17 Shoreline Amp, San Francisco, CA
July 18 Chronicle Pavilion Concord, CA
July 20 Verizon Wireless Amp Irvine, CA
July 21 MGM Grand Las Vegas, NV
July 23 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
Jul 30 American Airlines Center, Dallas
Aug 4 Target center, Minneapolis
Aug 5 Allstate arena, Chicago
Aug 13 Madison Square Garden, New York
Aug 22 Fleet center, Boston
__________________________________________________________________
Jamie Hawkins
self-titled debut set to be selved.
Rumor
has it that the excellent self titled debut album from Jamie Hawkins
will be put to pasture in the shelves of the Elektra vaults. Hard to
believe that Elektra would want to do this especially since they just
recently started promoting a new remix of
'Lost my
mind'. The EP has
been getting rave reviews from fans and critics alike across the board
which makes it all the more puzzling as to why the studio heads came to
such a decision (if indeed that is the case)
The EP has
been shown a lot of love on my show (especially 'Tell
me' and 'You're
the one for me' so be
sure to keep it logged to 'The
Menu' www.mixx96fm.com
where you will
hear them frequent and often.