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Irv Gotti Drops Ashanti From The Inc. -
Ashanti was once a top tier R&B act, but after taking fours years off, she wasn't able to recapture the success she's had in the past with last year's return, The Declaration.
The Princess of Irv Gotti's The Inc. label is now a free agent. Gotti recently revealed, during The Thug(s) and the Candidate: Musings on Black Masculinity - "That black men who display hypermasculine characteristics fetishize--that is, simultaneously love and loathe--those considered less masculine or, to be explicit, that niggas covet faggots has been unmasked in insightful criticism. That faggots desire to be niggas has occasioned less critique..."--Vershawn Ashanti Young, Your Average Nigga: Performing Race, Literacy, and Masculinity***One... Ashanti's Bloody Videos Spark Protest - Ashanti's blood-splattered videos for her single, "The Way That I Love You," sparked a protest earlier this week in Los Angeles calling Universal Records to remove the clips from the Internet.
Led by civil-rights organization Project Islamic Hope and its leader Najee Ali, more than two dozen parents and religious leaders... Ashanti Drafts Pharrell, Dupri For New Disc - As its title suggests, Ashanti's new "The Declaration" is in many ways about womanhood and empowerment, which led the Long Island, N.Y., native to work with new producers. The set is due June 3 via The Inc./Universal Motown.
"It's been a long time coming for change, and the timing was just... Nina Sky Launches Campaign To Be Released From Polo Grounds -- Says Label Won't Help Them - It's been nearly six years since the sister duo known as Nina Sky released their self-titled debut. Where's the follow-up? It's nowhere in sight. In a series of tweets recently, according to a Rap-Up.com report, the sisters revealed ongoing problems with getting their label, Polo Grounds Music, in regard... Aaliyah Movie In The Works - A movie about the late pop star Aaliyah is in the works. According to a report on Music 2 Nite, the Canadian R&B singer Keisha Chante will play the Back And Forth singer in the biopic. Aaliyah was just 22 years old when she died in a plane crash August 25, 2001,... Similar Artists:
