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On his third solo album, Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey, hip-hop star Kurupt (aka Young Gotti) says that after nearly a decade of forging groundbreaking and often provocative jams that helped put West Coast rap on the contemporary musical map, he's starting to grow into his status as an elder statesman…
Cory Rooney Satisfies His Muse and the Market
As if winning the coveted BMI Pop Songwriter Of The Year Award and working with some of the top talents in the music business, including Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez and Mary J. Blige wasn't enough, Cory Rooney had just experienced the joy of becoming…
Cory Rooney
Who is Cory Rooney? Only music insiders seem to know the answer to that question, but the buzz around the recording studio will soon be ringing in the ears of mainstream America. The music industry's best kept secret may be more business than show, but in the…
Blaque
On the opening track of their self-titled Columbia Records debut album, Blaque instructs listeners to "prepare for the ultimate entertainment experience." The r&b trio proceeds to perform 14 songs that combine Motown elegance with southern funk swagger. Apparently, Blaque's best-of-both-worlds approach has struck a chord. Their million-selling debut…