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Thread started 05/04/04 11:23am

mochalox

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New Jack Swing???

I'm not sure if I should even post this, but here goes:http://www.njs4ever.com/videos.html
it's a link to a New Jack Swing appreciation website that features videos from that era.
Bon chance!!!!
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Reply #1 posted 05/04/04 11:49am

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and they're reporting that Aaron Hall is coming back:


After Jail Stint, R&B Singer Hall Plans Comeback
(Friday, April 23, 2004 - Reuters)
Written by Gail Mitchell


LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Aaron Hall, former singer with seminal new jack swing trio Guy, will issue his first solo album in six years this summer.

"Adults Only" will be completed in mid-May and released July 20, Hall says. It is set up at Los Angeles-based independent label Artists Only International (AOI), which is close to signing a distribution agreement, according to Hall.

Mixing R&B, hip-hop, reggae and other elements, "Adults Only" finds Hall reuniting with Guy cohorts Teddy Riley and Hall sibling Damion on one track. Riley also teams with Hall on another song. More intriguing is Hall's plan to record a track with fellow R&B crooner R. Kelly.

The years since Hall's previous solo album have been tumultuous. Guy reunited, releasing the "Guy III" album to a lackluster reception in 2000. Hall battled drugs and did a turn in prison in 2001. Charged with assault, he served 11 months and underwent an extensive anger-management program.

"God changed me through anger management and prison," Hall says. "God sent an angel down to help me sing again. My goal is to show you don't need drugs, alcohol or entourages to do genuine music."

Hall debuted as a solo artist with the No. 1 R&B single "Don't Be Afraid." The song is featured on the 1992 soundtrack to "Juice." A year later, Hall released his first Silas/MCA solo album, "The Truth."

A second solo set, "Inside of You," followed in 1998. It doubled as therapy: In the mid-'90s, Hall's mother and son died within the same year. The album spun off a No. 2 R&B/No. 14 pop hit, "I Miss You."

Hall's solo albums have sold 966,000 and 192,000, respectively, according to Nielsen SoundScan. His time at MCA does not evoke happy memories.

"I'm not a slave anymore," he declares. "Martin Luther King Jr. didn't do what he did for us to beg for money on something we did. Ever since I got shafted in my MCA deal, I knew I had to do my own thing or not at all."

Hall's partner in AOI is entrepreneur Dwayne Corbitt, who serves as CEO. The ex-basketball player oversees various business holdings. Without going into detail, Corbitt says he is "financing Aaron's dream."

All of which leads to the inevitable question: What kind of reception can Hall expect? Hall has been one of the popular guests at KHHT (Hot 92 Jamz) Los Angeles' ladies' night promotions, which regularly feature male R&B stars.

"He certainly has a large and loyal fan base," says KHHT assistant MD Rick Nuhn. "If are marketed and promoted properly, he will be welcomed back with open arms. The key is in the track; it has to have the right blend of vintage Aaron/Guy but still be fresh."

Reuters/Billboard
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Reply #2 posted 05/04/04 1:13pm

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I hope he really comes out with something great. His voice was awesome on GUY's first record. It's unique and immediately recognizable. Pairing with Teddy Riley might prove to be the worst thing he could do, though, because i would think that it would yield just another song from a dead genre. He should go talk to Dre 3000.

Or maybe Rick Rubin. THAT would be a great pairing.
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