Warryn Campbell Presents JoiStaRR “Magic Monday” Mixtape
My Block Records’ newest R&B star, JoiStaRR, releases her new music project, Magic Monday, which is a compilation of original and cover tracks from her popular “Magic Monday” music release series. The mixtape of sort, a follow up to her critically acclaimed Broccoli & Noodles mixtape (2011), is available today, January 16, 2012, and can be downloaded via JoiStaRR’s Soundcloud page: http://snd.sc/Aaveg5. JoiStaRR’s rich vocals paired with intoxicating production make Magic Monday the perfect blend of musical art mixed with beats, fashioning a new genre of music that JoiStaRR has dubbed “Art & Beat.” JoiStaRR and PJ Morton visually take you behind-the-scenes on the making of their version of Lauryn Hill and D’Angelo’s “Nothing Even Matters” (click to view: http://youtu.be/CFAmJrqz56U).
“The concept behind Magic Monday, is that we can change the world with our love; that we can love and be who we are without fear,” says JoiStaRR. “Love is magic and I want to help people recognize and spark the magic inside of them through my music. On this day, I want people to believe in their dream.”
“Every once in a while a fresh, new, young voice comes along that you’ve never heard before, yet it feels so familiar,” says My Block Records CEO, Warryn Campbell. “And that, in essence, is who JoiStaRR is—one of the most unique blends of originality with pure, raw talent and unmatched skill.”
Each Monday since September 2011, JoiStaRR has released a new song creating anticipation for the forthcoming release of Magic Monday. The mixtape features 20 colorful tracks from the artist, including her rendition of the Frank Ocean ballad, “Thinking ‘Bout You,” “Nothing Even Matters” featuring PJ Morton and also features collaborations with Game and Paul Wall. To celebrate the release of Magic Monday, super producer and My Block Records CEO, Warryn Campbell, will host an exclusive launch event in Los Angeles this evening with special guests, My Block label mates, Mary Mary. The launch event will also be taped to air on an episode of Mary Mary’s new reality show premiering on WE TV in March.
Stay tuned for more from JoiStaRR as she readies the release of her debut album, Magic, in early spring.
For more info information on JoiStaRR visit: www.joistarr.com To download the mixtape via JoiStaRR’s Soundcloud click: http://snd.sc/Aaveg5.
https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F1462282 Magic Monday by JoiStaRR
Najee “Just to Fall in Love” Free Download on CBS Interactive’s MP3.com
Ja Rule “Never Had Time” Free Download on CBS Interactive’s MP3.com
Elaine Gibbs Asks “Martin Can You Hear Us?”
X Factor quarter finalist Elaine Gibbs drops a tribute video to Martin Luther King Jr. Download the single on iTunes
Ja Rule “Never Had Time” Official Video
Here’s the video for Ja Rule’s latest single, “Never Had Time”. The single is taken from Ja Rule’s upcoming album PIL2, which hits stores 1/24.
Real Life Fantasy is on iTunes Now!! http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/real-life-fantasy-feat.-anita/id484444020?ls=1
Ja Rule Prison Journal…Inside Rule #2
My first night here was crazy inmates screaming, banging, and kicking the doors calling the male CO’s bitch ass niggas & faggots telling the female CO’s how they gonna fuck em, throwing plates of food out their cells onto the floor LOL. WELCOME TO THE GREEN MONSTER! This type of shit would never happen upstate at best you’d be in the box for a month at worst the infirmary. I even got into it wit these stupid niggas trying to assassinate my character talkin about I’m snitching to the guards and that I’m getting special treatment. I barked on these niggas and set em straight cause as a man there’s only so much you can take before you snap. At first I tried to ignore there lil comments until they started talkin shit like they gonna kick my door and all this clown shit. But the funny thing is when I started screaming on them lettin them know they got the wrong nigga they got excited it was like that’s what they wanted to bring the hood out of me. That’s when I realized that I’m dealing wit kids they can’t be niggas my age cause that would’ve lead to instant confrontation not instant admiration. After I set em straight they wanted to talk & ask me about the industry I could tell they wanted to be my friend but just didn’t know how to go about it. So I chatted wit them for a lil bit before letting them know I was tried and ready to lay down. But as I layed I listened to them talk telling there life stories of how one was born in a crack house and grew up selling crack to his mother and how another watched his father get murdered rite in front of him by some dudes he owed money as they robbed his house and how they were now in jail for crimes of their own one for beating his girl friend the other for a murder. One of them them is 19 the other just turned 23 yesterday. Both with kids of their own. When will we break the cycle? WILLIE LYNCH LIVES ON… DAMN!
When I got here I was happy to see some officers of the same skin color not that I’m racist or anything but in this type of situation and where I just came from you’d be happy to see some of your own too. Prejudice does still exist trust me I’ve been treated and seen it people treated like niggers more in 1 month that I have my whole life I feel like a slave and even tho I haven’t heard anyone say it actions speak louder than words. As I walk through the door everyone staring like they can’t believe I just walked in cuffed from head to toe. Even tho I don’t feel like much of a star that’s all they see the star that has fallen. But as I look in their eyes I still see the love they still wanna meet me and greet me as if I’m on their own personal stage except there’s no screaming fans, fancy clothes & bright lights. Only screaming inmates me in my orange jumpsuit and little flash lights they shine in my cell at night. It’s hard to feel good signing autographs and taking pictures in this predicament but I did it with a smile cause I love my fans and never say no, no matter what mood I’m in after the meet & greet they took me to my cell where I’ll be housed till my court date it’s not the best but it’s not the worst either they gave me some pillows and an extra mattress so I’ll live. This is my 3rd here and IA already came and got me to investigate my lil meet & greet. I basically told them to fuck off and that those are good cops cause they really were nice to me last thing I wanna see is good people get in trouble cause they got an autograph or a pic from me. You wanna investigate something investigate the crooked Hip Hop Task Force that got me into this shit in the first place.
As I sit in my cell listening to their stories I think about me and my Dad and how I hated to love him for so many years and how I vowed to be nothing like him only to have my mother say “your just like your father” LOL. Which made me curious to know him and of course just as we start to get closer to one another he dies. But I have my closure I learned alot about him and him about me in the short time we spent together. Which makes me think about my kids and how I’m raising them I am a great father and I have broken the cycle even though I’m in prison the foundation has already been layed. I hate being away from them for 20 months but shit could just as easily been on tour for that long. I feel compelled I wanna help other kids break the cycle. I’ve been to 5 different prisons and all I see is niggas and I ain’t talking about black people I’m talking about ignorance. See the problem wit most people is they don’t smell shit until they step in it and by that time it’s all over your shoe and everybody is tryin to get away from you. Now you have 2 choices you can either wash that shoe or throw it away. A lot of people choose to throw it away meaning they didn’t learn shit but those that choose to wash that shoe tend to watch their step knowing how hard it was to get em clean. I think I’ll wash my shoes this time cause this shit ain’t me. R.I.P William Jeffrey Atkins
BREAK THE CYCLE!
New Video from Le’Andria Johnson…”Make Him Like You”
“The Awakening of Le’Andria Johnson” is in stores now!! Le’Andria Johnson’s new Christmas cd, “Christmas Best” hits stores 12/6.
Ja Rule Letter From Prison…Inside Rule
Today I can truly say I’ve been through it all. A young kid comes in today they put him in the 18 cell right next to mine he looked kinda depressed coming in but nothing out of the ordinary a few hours go past and all of a sudden I hear someone choking he’s trying to kill his self. We all heard it everyone runs to their cell doors and start kicking, banging, calling the CO’s. Now I’ve seen a person get shot and I’ve even seen someone die from a drug overdose but this was different this was suicide. It was like I can hear the life leaving his body the CO’s rush in the cell they saved him. I didn’t even think some shit like this was possible in these cells. He tied his bed sheet to a pole that’s attached to a sink which is about 3 feet off the ground made some sort of noose wrapped it around his neck then threw himself forward into a boston crab carmel clutch type position. I never understood why a person would wanna kill themselves life is love & love is living it’s gods most precious gift. After they brought him back to his cell in the suicide suit he cried for hours we tried to console him telling him it’s never that bad to wanna kill yourself. Turns out he just turned 18 and got his girl friend who is only 16 and her parents pressed charges and now he’s locked up on sex offender charges. He was in school for graphic arts to learn how to make video games. It’s sad cause he’s still a kid himself a good kid at that and now he’ll be forever labeled rapist or sex offender when really he’s probably just a kid in love. Wow it’s crazy how 2 years can be so close but yet so far when your 18 & 16 it seems far because he’s now an adult and she’s still a teen, but when your 10 & 12 it’s cute and innocent and when your 18 & 20 nobody gives a fuck. It makes me think about Britt and her starting to date I’m not gonna lie at 18 & 16 I’d be at a cross road to but to ruin a young mans life & stain his future is not rite. At 18 your legally an adult but your really still just a kid I remember when I was 18 I thought I knew everything about life & living as I look back now as a 35 year old man I realize I didn’t know shit LOL and I’m still learning & growing as a man. 2 years that’s what separates me from my family rite now and I look at it as short time but yet when Ish told me that Britt’s acting partner was 17 I almost had a fit even tho she’ll be 16 soon I’m sure he’ll be 18 soon and BAM there it is crossroad LOL. It’s funny howGod puts situations in front of you so you can see it clearly. I trust Britt I know me & Ish raised her well besides she hates Kids LOL. But I also know the intentions of a young man I got my eyes on you lil homie Don’t make me come back to this motherfucker!
Former Professional Heavyweight boxer, Big Wynn, prepares to release his new album.
Cincinnati, Ohio native Milton “Big” Wynn prepares to release his new album entitled Best of My World. After many hours of writing and recording, Big Wynn and Wynn Entertainment & Music Group (W.E.M.G.) are ready to make an impact on the music world with this new compilation and his new single.
Big Wynn grew up with a natural affluence for music. As a youth he played the drums and piano, but he later progressed to playing other musical instruments aswell. In his college years he found much success as a boxer and climbed his way to the professional ranks. Along the way he suffered a serious injury and chose to pursue music while giving his body a chance to naturally recover.
Being raised in the south from a young age, Big Wynn style is influenced by rap artists like T.I. & the legendary southern rap group Goodie Mob. In the past, Big Wynn has also collaborated with Lil Jon on a previous single entitled “Shake’Em Off.”
Big Wynn’s new smash single “I Made It” provides the driving force behind his new album. This song is an upbeat song of victory and survival. This track was inspired by Wynn’s sister who won her battle with cancer. This is the anthem for everyone who has experienced a struggle and can now say “I Made It.” Along with this solid single, Big Wynn’s new album features production from the industry- renowned Trackslammerz.
The album Best of My World features Big Wynn demonstrating his lyrical talents, but that is not all. This album also showcases his ability to sing, play the piano and four other instruments. The multitalented Big Wynn is comfortable with a microphone, various instruments, and a set of boxing gloves.
In 2007, Big Wynn found success with a track entitled “Country Boys.” This single stayed in the Top 10 in Billboard Magazine’s R&B/Hip Hop Single Sales chart for 10 weeks. Now he’s back and poised to go straight to the top pending his new release.
Big Wynn grew up with a natural affluence for music; had great success as a boxer and climbed his way to the professional ranks. Given his dedication, natural talent, and professionalism, he is ready make an impact on the music world.
Maurette Brown Clark “The Sound of Victory” Hits Stores Nov. 8th!!!
On Tuesday, November 8, 2011, two-time Stellar Award-winning gospel music artist Maurette Brown Clark, often called “The Princess of Praise & Worship,” will release her highly anticipated fourth solo album The Sound of Victory on Atlanta International Records/Malaco Music Group. Recorded live in Norfolk, VA, the twelve-track album showcases the powerful melodies and lyrical gifts that make her one of gospel’s most captivating, timeless artists. When asked about The Sound of Victory, Torrez Harris, Program Director, Hallelujah FM (Jackson, MS) offers, “I think a listener said it best ‘Maurette is always speaking into my situation.’ Maurette Brown Clark does it again!”
Boasting the soul touching lyrics and vocal prowess that have made her a favorite amongst lovers of great music, The Sound of Victory features dynamic songs such as, “Awesome God,” “Don’t Be Discouraged (God Will See You Through)” and the first single “I Hear The Sound (Of Victory)”, which is currently available on iTunes. Of the single, Elroy Smith, Inspiration Format Director, Radio One/Program Director, WPPZ Philadelphia says, “Being a programmer, I have access in getting new music for free. If this wasn’t the case, I’m certain that I would purchase ‘I Hear The Sound’ because this is a great song. God has given Maurette a big hit.” “I Hear The Sound (of Victory),” which is filled with joyful praise, hope and faith, is currently in the Top 10 on Billboard’s Gospel Songs chart and rising.
A native of Long Island, NY, Brown Clark began singing at a very young age with her family group, The Brown Singers, and she counts legendary artists including Pastor Donnie McClurkin, CeCe Winans and her mentor, Richard Smallwood as major influences. After graduating from college, she released her first solo album, How I Feel, in 1998 and earned a Stellar Award for Best New Artist in 2000. She went on to release two more acclaimed CDs, By His Grace in 2002 and The Dream in 2007.
With an impressive 20 years in gospel music, Brown Clark has amassed hits including “Breaking Of Day,” “Just Wanna Praise You,” “Even In The Rain,” “One God” and “It Ain’t Over (Until God Says It’s Over)” and “Calvary” and “Angels” with Richard Smallwood and Vision. “Maurette Brown Clark has been a humble servant of the Gospel as well as the Gospel music industry for 20 years. She has a signature brand of ‘Praise & Worship’ like no one I have ever seen before. Because of her faithfulness, I truly believe that this is her season for her ministry to finally be recognized by the masses in a way that can only be orchestrated by God,” says D.A. Johnson, Executive Director – Gospel Division, Malaco Music Group.
Maurette Brown Clark not only captures the essence of her heart for God on The Sound of Victory, but her authentic praise and superb vocals are sure to leave listeners speechless. As a singer, songwriter, producer, musician, wife, and mom, Brown Clark illustrates that with God, nothing is impossible and her life and music are a testimony to that fact. “I am thankful that God still uses my music ministry to encourage and uplift people. On this
my fourth project, The Sound of Victory, I believe He does just that again. It is both a timely and timeless message…God is still good, still powerful, still able…and He is worthy of my praise. I promise to keep giving it to Him,” she says.
In addition to the release of The Sound of Victory, Brown Clark tours regularly sharing her musical ministry. Fans can also see her on an upcoming episode of Bobby Jones Gospel airing on BET on November 13, 2011.
The Sound of Victory Track Listing:
1. Breaking of Day
2. I Live to Praise Him
3. I Hear the Sound (of Victory)
4. Awesome God
5. He’s Alive
6. Don’t Be Discouraged
7. Worship You Lord
8. Jesus I Love You
9. Earth Has No Sorrow
10. My Faith Looks Up to Thee
11. Even in the Rain
12. He Is Able
To learn more about Maurette Brown Clark, please visit:
Official Website: http://www.maurettebrownclark.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/maurette-brown-clark
