HOT 97 NEW ARTIST PROFILES

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  J Cole

  J. Cole MYSPACE | TWITTER | OFFICIAL WEBSITE The rap world is at a crossroads. In the face of shrinking budgets, music executives, resting on their laurels, search out the next YouTube sensation with a catchy hook and dance move in order to amass digital single sales. While many artists ...

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  Nicki Minaj

    Nicki Minaj MYSPACE | TWITTER Any encounter with Nicki Minaj will arouse a heightened sense that there is more to her than meets the eye and inspire the desire to experience this modern day “Wonder Woman”. Nicki Minaj - the name alone appeals to the decadence within us all. ...

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  B.o.B.

    B.o.B MYSPACE| TWITTER | Official Website Sometimes it pays to be different. Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, a city known for its outcasts, B.o.B is truly out of the ordinary. At just 19 years old, the rapper – born Bobby Ray Simmons – has become a breath of fresh air ...

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  Cory Gunz

    Cory Gunz MYSPACE| BLOG | TWITTER Cory Gunz is an American rapper, the son of rapper Peter Gunz. He is currently signed to Militia/After Platinum Records. He is a native of the Bronx. He was first signed to Tommy Mottola at Universal/Motown. More recently, Jay-Z shepherded him into a ...

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  Mickey Factz

    Mickey Factz MYSPACE| TWITTER | OFFICIAL WEBSITE “I’d like to think I’m everything that Afrika Bambaataa would’ve envisioned hip-hop to be in 2008, 2016, 2030.” – Mickey Factz, SPIN Magazine (May 2008) It’s a new age for music. The once broad gap between genres has been blurred and the ...

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