NEW AUDIO: BIG FACE 100's

Big Face 100s - "I Am" Pretty dope! Swiped from Fake Shore Drive

NEW MUSIC: AFRIKAN BOY

AFRIKAN BOY has a new song called "Lagos". Check it out here along with a bunch more great Afrikan Boy songs.

NEW VIDEO: RYAN LESLIE

"DIAMOND GIRL" Off Debut Album "Ryan Leslie" In Stores June 17th

NEW ARTIST: MANN

There’s a new 16-year old rapper out of LA named Mann, who will hear a lot from in the future. He’s the latest artist from super producer Jonathan “JR” Rotem’s Beluga Heights record label, which brought the world Sean Kingston and his endless string of pop rap hits.

Although there’s not much information yet available about Mann, I predict that his debut single “Ghetto Girl,” featuring Sean Kingston, will be ubiquitous on radio stations, youtube, itunes, and damn near anywhere else you can hear music very shortly.

Get a first look at Mann by listening to “Ghetto Girl” HERE.

NEW AUDIO: NEW ARTIST CHIP THA RIPPER

Chip Tha Ripper New Rapper from Cleveland. He has a raspy voice and hella punchlines. Check out the AWESOME sample audios from his Mixtape "Money" "Gun Go Bang" "Supa Swag Man" feat. Big Duke Download: DJ EV presents Chip Tha Ripper's MONEY Mixtape

NEW MUSIC: IZZA KIZZA "WALK THE DAWG" ft. MISSY

Here's Izza Kizza first single, featuring Lady Missdemeanor. Check out his myspace page. Download: Izza Kizza f. Missy Elliot, "Walk the Dawg"

NEW VIDEO: COLIN MUNROE

Colin Munroe- I Want Those Flashing Lights http://www.myspace.com/colinmunroe

NEW ARTIST: MALLY

New track from unsigned rapper Mally, I’ve heard some of his stuff and he’s really talented so make sure to check him out. My People is off of his forthcoming album The Moment, which he is working on with Jon Redwine. Mally's currently holding it down at St. Thomas, but you can hit up his MySpace page for updates on the project. He'll also be appearing on the upcoming Clean Guns mixtape, which we should have more info on by the end of the month.

Mally - My People

NEW AUDIO: NEW ARTIST: TEYANA TAYLOR

Audio: Teyana Taylor, "Google Me"

Fader Magazine spoke to Teyana Taylor for their current issue and, um, we're pretty sure she is the future not only on some "children are our future" but on some turn the 8 in 2008 on its side and right now is infinity and we are there and here and now and always. She is all places at all times, zooming past cool and sly. If you did not know, she has encouraged you to google her, because you will find out that we are correct and eons are colliding up in Harlem when she opens her mouth because there is little better. Take our word for it and/or read Teyana's Gen F after the jump and see some of Marvi Lacar's incredible photo outtakes. (thanks to Concrete Loop for the audio) THE FUTURE Are you prepared for Teyana Taylor? Story by Matthew Schnipper ARTICLE JACKED FROM FADER MAGAZINE She doesn’t need to boast—Teyana Taylor has other people do that for her. Taylor lacks braggadocio because she’s got facts. I’m a celebrity/ Go ‘head and google me, is one of her choruses, and when you do, you realize that she is. Or at least she will be soon. Right now Taylor is only 16 (“17 next month”) and without a single or a video. But what she does have is YouTube dance clips, an appearance in Jay-Z’s “Blue Magic” video, a deal with the Neptunes’ Star Trak label, a puffy little hairdo and a scrappy alto. Slumped in her seat wearing winter flannel and eating an off-brand Oreo, Taylor matter-of-factly describes her rise. Though it’s a story worth hearing—one that begins with an Apollo performance at age seven and ends with her wearing the same sneakers as Pharrell—really, she could be speaking Finnish and it would still be mystical just to hear her voice. That big ball of husk shapeshifts across her debut album From a Planet Called Harlem, as she moves from slick staccato rap to proto-belting. Much of the album’s future-pop tracks were produced by 19-year-old Polow da Don protégé Hit-Boy, though the Neptunes, Jazze Pha and Bangladesh also appear. Her choice of beats is often the opposite of her voice—shiny and slick combine with hoarse and punchy to make teenage magic. A percussive punch runs through the record, from the boot camp drums of “Naah Mean” to the percolating pronunciation of “Traffic Stop.” She’s Snoop if he was a tiny lady, Ciara if she had multiple dimensions. Though she may be the Princess of Star Trak, often enough Taylor puts away her cool savvy to remind you she is still a junior in high school, wide eyed and exuberant. “I just wanna, you know, do different things,” she says, talking fast and hypothesizing with glee. “My own TV show, my own cartoon, my own daycare. I’m tryna do it all.” She probably can, eventually, but she knows she’s got pop star in her blood, and with success bubbling up, everything else gets held. “What a coinky-dink that when it’s time for me to go to college, everything’s just popping off the way it’s supposed to,” Taylor says. “I been waiting for this for so long. I stand in front of my big screen TV with my microphone and have my own concerts. Sit on the couch and interview myself. I’m preparing myself.”

WE FIRST SAW HER "SWEET SIXTEEN" EPISODE ON MTV. SHE IS ALSO FEATURED IN THE FASHION SECTION OF THIS MONTH'S VIBE MAGAZINE. YOU GO GIRL!

NEW AUDIO via J ROCKWELL: NEW ARTIST ALERT: LISTEN...COMMENT!!!

J. Rocwell Biography

J. Rocwell is a 16 year old phenom Rapper/Producer out of South Brunswick, New Jersey. Don’t let the age fool you; this young’n is full of ambition while his tracks encompass creativity and intelligent lyrics. Make sure you visit www.myspace.com/jrocwell to pick up his album “The Rise” which was released this past Tuesday.

J.Rocwell- Me, Myself, and I J.Rocwell- Ms. Right One

NEW AUDIO/VIDEO: CHRIS BROWN FT. KARINA PASIAN "WITH YOU" REMIX

Chris Brown ft. Karina Pasian- With You (Rmx)

Both artists are managed by Tina Davis

NEW UNSIGNED ARTIST: CHERRY V "BETWEEN THE SHEETS"

CHERRY V IS FROM THE UK AND DEFINITELY ON THE GRIND RELEASING HER MUSIC TO THE WORLD. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF HER. BE SURE TO CHECK OUT HER MYSPACE FOR MORE INFO www.myspace.com/cherriv.

NEW ARTIST: LEONA LEWIS

This is British singer Leona Lewis’ second UK single, “Angel,” from her upcoming LP (already released in the UK), Spirit, set to release in the U.S. January 2008 to my knowledge … Wow, her voice is so angelic and sort of flows for this song! It does have an “Irreplaceable” feel to it, I guess because it was produced by Stargate as well, as they did with Chris Brown’s second single, “With You,” from his upcoming Exclusive album. Anyway, I just wanted to see what you guys thought? I mean, I never really heard of her, but I like her! We’ll see how well Miss Lewis does when she hits the U.S. I can’t wait to hear more material from this chick!

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UPDATE: NOT A NEW ARTIST: TYRA B (NOT BANKS)

Tyra B. is Warner Bros.’ new R&B Sensation. Check out her first single and let us know what you think. We welcome feedback. She's looking pretty sleepy on this single cover. The photographer should have asked her to have some expression in her eyes. She looks like a cute girl. I am just glad her hair isn't blonde. Check out the audio and let us know HIT or MISS People???

• LISTEN: Tyra B - Givin’ Me A Rush

SOMEONE LEFT A COMMENT (THANKS DEEZEE) EARLIER AND I ACCIDENTLY DELETED IT INSTEAD OF PUBLISHING IT... ANYWAY IT SAID "SHE IS NOT A NEW ARTIST." BECAUSE THIS CHICK ONLY HAD 2 SINGLES RELEASED OFF HER ALBUM A FEW YEARS AGO, AND SHE WAS SUCH A TOMBOY, I DIDN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE THAT SHE WAS THAT SAME CHICK FROM V.A. LOOKING FOR A COUNTRY BOY.

SO THANKS AGAIN DEEZEE... I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH!

	Country Boy
		Windows Media HIGH - LOW
		Quicktime HIGH - LOW
		BUY SINGLE NOW

ANYWAY SINCE IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE HEARD FROM MS. TYRA (WHO COULD HAVE EASILY TRANSFORMED HERSELF INTO A SEX SYMBOL I.E.: BEYONCE, CIARA, CHRISTINA MILIAN ETC... HERE IS A FEW FACTS FROM HER SITE:

• Tyra was born and raised in Petersburg, VA.
• Tyra's birthday is June 27th 1985 and is a Cancer!
• Tyra started a group when she was 9 years old called Kraz'e (pronounced Crazy)
• The first songs she ever wrote were called "Let's Talk" and "Last Dance" when she was in the 4th grade.
• She originally wanted to be a basketball player, her sister LaToya was supposed to be the singer!
• Her favorite dessert is anything chocolate! Her favorite food is Hamburger Helper, cereal, and hamburger's with just ketchup from McDonald's.
• Her favorite R&B artists are Usher, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, TLC, and Aaliyah. Her favorite Rappers are 2Pac, Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Eminem.
• First celebrity crush was Batman from Immature.
• Her first car was a red 97 Dodge Neon that had a leak in the front and back seat!
• Tyra's favorite CDs of all time are Dru Hill's "Enter the Dru," Usher's "8701," and 112's "Part III"
• Tyra's favorite song to sing is Brian McKnight's "One Last Cry"
• Her favorite TV shows are Martin, The Cosby Show, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, The Wonder Years, America's Next Top Model, American Idol, and Boy Meets World.
• Tyra's favorite movies are Scarface and Titanic
• Her favorite Actors and Actresses are Jim Carrey and Angela Bassett
• Her favorite saying is "Wow" and "Cuz"

NEW ARTIST: ALICE SMITH

SHE'S ACTUALLY NOT "NEW" BUT NEW TO MAINSTREAM...CHECK OUT THE ARTICLE FROM EW, AND LISTEN TO HER SONG BELOW.

ALICE SMITH

Who She Is This Washington, D.C., native is a seductive mix of Nina Simone and Alicia Keys. Last year, Smith, 29, dropped her indie debut, For Lovers, Dreamers & Me, to critical acclaim but weak sales. She'll rerelease the disc this month on her new label, Epic. ''[We're] just freshening it up a little bit,'' she says, ''because a lot of people really never heard it.''

Why She's Exciting The lanky Smith may look delicate, but she has the pipes of a true blues chanteuse, as evidenced on tracks like the single ''New Religion.'' Childhood trips to her grandma's farm in Georgia helped mold her husky, emotional sound. Says Smith, who's already recording a follow-up CD in Hawaii: ''I'm a black woman, and I essentially grew up in the South, so my voice is colored that way. No pun intended.'' — Tim Stack

EW.com Exclusive ''Dream'' (unreleased remix) (to hear it, use the player below)

NEW ARTIST: UK's FINEST......ESTELLE

The UK’s finest, multiple award-winning artist Estelle is back with ‘Shine’ - her stunning new album, set for release in February 2008! Who is Estelle? Well she’s the first artist signed by US soul sensation John Legend, to his new Homeschool Records label! Estelle’s new album will feature collaborations with Wyclef Jean, will.i.am, Swizz Beats, Mark Ronson and Kanye West, as well as a beautiful duet with John Legend. Check out her new single, “Wait A Minute (Just A Touch)” on her MySpace page!

Special Thanx to hipandpop.com

NEW ARTIST: ESTELLE / R&B AT IT'S BEST...

Talk about BRITISH INVASION... Another young lady has caught our attention over here at N.M.F., and will be hitting the American Charts in no time… we are raving over Ms. Estelle, a newly signed artist under the incomparable John Legend and his label “Homeschool Records.” Estelle attributes her sound to West Africa and the West Indies, and growing up some in London. Look for beats from Swizz Beatz, Kanye West, Ceelo, Will.I.Am and Mark Ronson to groove to on her sophomore album entitled “Shine.” According to MTV, John Legend is in NYC, overseeing creative to Estelle’s latest video and will hopefully make a cameo in there to set her off right…judging from the tracks we just heard, this chick is poised to blow…heads up for the first single called “Wait A Minute (Just A Touch)” in November, and the album to hit streets in February…

NEW AUDIO: ONE CHANCE "MY WORD"

WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ONECHANCEMYWORD

ONE CHANCE - “MY WORD” WINDOWS MEDIA | QUICKTIME MEDIA

Check out Usher’s brand new R&B sensations, ONE CHANCE, and their new single “My Word”. Album in stores Winter 2008

New Artist Alert

Waiting for Gardot

Artist: Melody Gardot Track: Wicked Ride [Live] Other Tags: music worth seeking out, jazz

Back in March, emscee made a post about a young chanteuse from Philadelphia he’d just seen in concert by the name of Melody Gardot.

Ms. Gardot, whose voice is a soul-stirring mixture reminiscent of Norah Jones, Madeleine Peyroux & Fiona Apple, is an as-yet unsigned musician working the club scene when she can.

Thing is, as the result of a horrible accident at age 19, where she was hit by a Jeep whilst riding her bicycle in Philadelphia, she is partially physically and visually handicapped and continues to suffer from other related ailments.

It was during her intensive recovery when she was still unable to walk, that her doctors recommended that she consider using music to help repair her cognitive abilities, as a result of head injuries sustained during the accident.

The music she created was eventually released on a 2005 EP titled Some Lessons – The Bedroom Sessions and once she had recovered more and began playing gigs, she recorded a full-length album titled Worrisome Heart.

After emscee’s post, I was instantly captivated by her music and ordered both albums, including an autographed copy of Worrisome Heart.

Melody is touring here and there this summer, with a handful of shows mostly in the Northeast; in fact, just last night she played at a show at the Rockwood Music Hall in NYC .

She is unable to keep an extremely active touring schedule due to her continuing recovery and also because she is forced to wear dark glasses due to a hypersensitivity to light and walk with a cane. She also has to sit in a special chair when performing due to a pelvic misalignment and wear a small black box on her waist called a TENS unit, which helps with neuralgic/muscle pain.

For more info on Melody, check out her official website or her MySpace page.

New Artist From Jamaica

I don’t listen to the radio, but from what I hear this song is being played every 5 minutes. Sean Kingston is a 17 year old pop/rap/reggae hybrid artist, hailing from Kingston,Jamaica. His self-titled debut, Sean Kingston, will be released July 31, 2007. Sean Kingston’s Myspace Sean Kingston’s Official Site

Jul 1 DUB CAR SHOW - MCCORMICK Chicago Jul 5 WEST PALM BEACH -JIMMY CAFE West Palm Beach, Florida Jul 7 CONVENTION CENTER CAR SHOW Orlando, Florida Jul 10 Casablanca Nightclub Redlands, California Jul 12 SAV MARK CENTER Fresno, California Jul 13 Ibiza/Myst Ultralounge Oakland, California Jul 13 Sweets Ballroom Oakland, California Jul 14 TASTE ULTRA LOUNGE San Jose, California Jul 15 BAYSIDE EXPO CENTER CAR SHOW Boston, Massachusetts Jul 19 Mirage Westbury, New York Jul 19 Soundgarden Lodi, New Jersey Jul 21 Hot Import Car Show – Belmont Race Track Elmont, New York Jul 21 CLUB DNA Queens, New York Jul 28 Sandy City Ampitheatre Sandy, Utah