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10 next ARTISTS to blow
As told to Randy Roper // Photo by Luis Santana
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Allstar Already murdering the streets of Tennessee with a swagger like no other, Yo Gotti’s protégé is ready to unleash his debut album with one of the south’s top labels - Cash Money Records. “Get Money” featuring CEO Baby The Birdman is infectious, and has the ingredients to take Allstar to the top.
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B.O.B. Atlanta ain’t been the same since B.O.B. entered the picture. The streets were on “Cloud 9” a few months ago, and the new record “Haterz” is a taste of what you can expect from his debut album on hitmaker Jim Jonsin’s label Rebel Rock. He reminds many of Outkast with his quick tongue and lyrical thrashing. He’s this generation’s future superstar.
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Miss B Signed as Yung Joc’s first artist on his Hustlenomics imprint, Miss B will make sure the streets know they see it. Her witty lyrics and street swagger will have the jaws droppin’ and clubs hopping with her hit records, including her new smash “Ringtone” with Joc.
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Curren$y Co-signed by Lil’ Wayne, representing his new label Young Money, Currency’s unique swagger and clever lyrics make him one of the next artists to blow out of Louisiana. “Where Da Cash At” featuring Lil’ Wayne & Remy Ma was just a taste of what you can expect from this New Orleans saint.
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BloodRaw Mr. Florida has been representing Young Jeezy’s USDA movement from the very beginning. After touring with Young Jeezy and Slick Pulla, polishing his skills and giving the streets a taste on the USDA album, Blood Raw is ready to go solo with his first single “26’s” featuring G-Unit’s Young Buck. I know the streets will be bumping this smash record in their trunks.
Stat Quo Dr. Dre and Eminem’s first Southern artist has been on deck for the past couple years and they are ready to unleash him in 2007. He has a smash on his hands from Dre that will have the clubs going crazy with “Here We Go.” His debut album has been highly anticipated for years, and I don’t think the streets will be disappointed.
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Sean Kingston This 16-year-old phenom representing the Jamaican culture within his Miami roots is unbelievable and with platinum producer J.R. Rotem controlling the boards on his debut project, SK will have hits for days. He’s very versatile, killing the streets with Rick Ross & The Game on “Colors” to his new hit for the ladies “Beautiful Girl.”
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Hurricane Chris Louisiana has a new weather problem on their hands and he goes by the name Hurricane Chris. “A Bay Bay” is quickly murdering the charts, and with Mr. Collipark executive producing his project, hits should come endlessly. Polo Grounds went hard with Chris as their first artist out of the box, and it’s paying off.
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Gorilla Zoe The newest addition to Boyz N Da Hood is Georgia’s next artist to blow. His “Hood Nigga” smash has already been blessed by Young Jeezy and Big Boi, and Zoe is extremely versatile not only with his clever raps, but his tremendous production game as well. With Block & Bad Boy South behind him, he’s a grand slam.
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Gucci Mane The streets have been fiending his music for the longest, since his Trap House album. He has a huge presence in the surrounding states outside of Georgia and he will blow easily with the trap behind him. They will have the “Bird Flu” by the time he blows across the entire South.
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