New Edition - the newset to join the 'Bad Boys' 

 

Finding success a third time around could be in the cards for New Edition. The on and off again group originally from Boston has inked a deal with P. Diddy's label Bad Boy. The original group members Michael Bevins, Ricky Bell, Ronnie DeVoe, (who went on to become BBD), Ralph Tresvent and Johnny Gill) have just finished a reunion tour with En Vogue but the original bad boy himself Bobby Brown who did not tour with the group has decided to pass on the reunion also.

The new album already in the works with no title will feature P.Diddy producing as well as in house producers the Hit Men and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis who worked with the group on their 1989 album Heart Break. The album is set to be released in the spring of next year.

  

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Dru Hill reforms, set to release 'Dru World Order'

 

R&B group Dru Hill is back. the newly reformed gang now consisting as a quintet, is set to release its third album, 'Dru World Order,' due to drop Nov. 26 on Def Soul. The o riginal group members Sisqo, Jazz, Woody Rock, and Nokio have now added a fifth member, Scola to the mix. Said the group in an issued statement "We are thrilled about the addition of Scola to Dru Hill, having five voices adds a richness to our sound that takes us to a new artistic level. He has been like a brother to us and we can't wait for the fans to see and enjoy him."

The new album is the first Dru Hill effort since their 1998's 'Enter the Dru,' which was followed by Sisqo's s success as a solo artist with hits ' Thong Song' and 'Incomplete.' Produced by Nokio, Brian Cox and Warryn Campbell, the album's first single 'I Should Be...(Steps),' has gone to radio this week. The group plans to promote the album with a radio promo tour and a spate of television appearances.

 

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K-ci and JoJo returns with 'It's me'

 

Brothers K-ci and JoJo returns with their latest single 'It's me' due out on MCA records. The North Carolina natives who were once members of the early 90s R&B group Jodeci have a new album on the way and are working with mega producer Rodney Jenkins on the set as well.

 

The new set (their fourth for their label MCA) called Emotional is due out November 26. The album's first single as indicated will be 'It's Me', which was produced by Rodney Jerkins and is scheduled to impact radio this week. The album's second single 'This Very Moment' will appear on the forthcoming soundtrack for the Gabrielle Union and LL Cool J movie vehicle 'Deliver Us From Eva'. The movie is set for a February 2003 theatrical release.

 

 

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Missy E - a slimmer, trimmer new me

 

If you've seen Missy Elliot's new video 'Work it' you've probably noticed that she's looking a little trimmer than usual. That's because she has shed some weight. Missy's new slimmed-down physique has the music industry buzzing ever since her vidoe clip debuted last week.

"I still eat bad, trust me," she said recently in New York. It's definitely a battle. That bread puts 100 pounds on you. You have to get on that treadmill for 20 days to get that bread off. I suffer from high blood pressure, and I take medicine for it, but the doctor said, Hey, you gotta drop some weight. In dropping weight, you say, Hey, this might not be so bad," she added. "You see your face start shrinking, and them jeans you ain't wore since kindergarten, you can get in now. Not only did I feel better health wise, but I felt better about myself."

The new single has blown up big time and is set to be one of her biggest yet of her young career. "The first single's success is amazing, For me it was scary because 'Get Ur Freak On' was such a big record from the last album that you go through that stage of 'What am I going to do next?' or 'If I don't give them another 'Freak On," are they gonna like it or say that it's wack?' I went through a lot of stuff like that. But when I heard the way it was going ... As soon as they sent it to radio, and they played it, they got instant calls. Right now, 'Work It' is double times bigger than 'Get Ur Freak On.' ".

Her new album, Under Construction, released on her Goldmine label an imprint to Elektra due November 12.