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West Coast New Black Kid On The Block YG spent last Thursday and Friday shooting the video for his “Toot It And Boot It” remix, and E-40, Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent were all on the set to support the kid. Continue »

This thirteen-year-old has been getting quite a bit of attention this year, belting out R&B remakes on YouTube. With her dad’s support, she could create a classic of her own, like he did. Do you know which 80′s R&B singer is her dad? Continue »

A couple of weeks ago, Kanye brought back his G.O.O.D. Fridays series without making nearly as big of a deal about it as he did when he took it away. Continue »

“We want to pay homage to the ladies who are rocking Jordan kicks on the daily, and we’ve teamed up with New York-based creative visionary Vashtie Kola to do just that. As a constant trendsetter and one of the best at mixing contrasting styles, we knew Vashtie would have a fresh take on the classic Air Jordan 2. Continue »

What is there not to love about seeing young folks making their dreams reality? With all the teenybopper flicks saturating the industry, it’s quite refreshing to see the “newbies” take a chance and challenge themselves to play a character with some depth! Well, meet Denzel Whitaker! Continue »

Meet Wish, she’s a new artist hailing from Baltimore, MD with an amazing look and an even more unique voice. Wish is offering BOSSIP readers the chance to win an incredible prize pack Continue »

The son of the quietest, most drama-free Jackson may end up being the most successful of Grandma Katherine’s grandbabies. Musically anyway. Continue »

Allow us to introduce you to some new girls on the block — the ladies of HerStory: Marissa, 19, Miriah, 18 and Asia, 19 – three young women from Los Angeles with a story to tell. Check out their song “Mack’N” below, you should recognize the song they sampled without any problem! Continue »

Houston native Bertell is in a great position as a newcomer. He’s being presented to the world by multi-platinum hitmaker Bryan-Michael Cox; and the first two singles on his upcoming Capitol Records debut Goin’ Hard feature appearances by Hip-Hop vets Twista and Bun B. Continue »

Bossip: So, Rosa Acosta was tweeting about you. How old are you- 20

SIX. 20

Bossip: How long have you been pursing your music?

Six: Since I was 16. But I moved to LA from The Bay Area and I met my label owner Mack YOLO Music Group LLC

Bossip: That’s our boy Christopher Mykel Monroe. Your New Ep your dropping with DJ iLL WiLL & DJ ROCKSTAR is titled “TEENAGE WASTELAND.” Why that title?

SIX: I was recording and dropped a line saying ” Teenage wasteland Hollywood Playground ” My Manager Mack was like name the Ep ” TEENAGE WASTELAND” and it fit. Teenage Wasteland Is a state of mind that most of today’s youth live by so I just touch on topics that are directed to those individuals.

Bossip: In your music you have a variety of street and great cross over appeal. What are some of your musical influences?

SIX: I remember I got into trouble at school and my Mom took me to see The Jay-Z Black Album movie. She recited every line word for word. I was like that’s crazy that someone could have that effect on a person through words. My mom always played hip hop. I grew up with the greats Tupac Biggie and Jay-Z.

Bossip: “Phlo Finister” is a New Kid on The Block Alum for Bossip… how did you connect with her?

SIX: Our manager just introduced us and the rest is history “Take a Breath”and “Invisible” are dope records. She inspired me to be more open with my art form. Phlo is dope.

Bossip: What can the world expect from Six?

SIX: Six

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Verse Simmonds music separates him from the rest along with his Gumby style haircut. Born in Puerto Rico and raised in St. Thomas, Verse Simmonds has already worked with Akon and Rodney Jerkins. His first single “Buy You A Round” made enough noise for a small tour now hopefully his second single “America” featuring Pitbull takes him to the next level. Check out his new single and tell us if you…

Hate It or Love It?!?! Continue »

It looks like things are going really well for “Vampire Diaries” actress Katerina Graham . Not only does she have the lead role in the upcoming sequel to Honey the multi-lingual and multi-talented actress/singer/dancer is featured it yet another magazine — this time she’s the lead story for 944′s Atlanta outpost! Check out the gorgeous pictures below: Continue »

Artist like Snoop, Dr. Dre and Eazy-E set the tone for the West Coast when it comes to music but now times are changing. The young kids are jerkin’, dougin’ and swaggin’ to this new jawn called “Toot It and Boot It”. Not so sure how we feel about kids chanting “Toot It and Boot It” at their high school graduation… SMH!!! Continue »

Singer/songwriter Dave Young has been flourishing behind the scenes as a songwriter for the likes of Mary J. Blige, Letoya Luckett and Faith Evans. Now, after touring alongside Blige as part of her Breakthrough tour, Young is ready for the spotlight as the marquee artist on Blige’s Matriarch label. Check out our interview with him below Continue »