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Top Artists:
1. Eminem – As infamous as he is famous, Eminem (a.k. Slim Shady a.k.a Marshall Mathers) is one of the most influential MCs ever. Em put Detroit Rock City back on the map in 1999 with the release of the triple platinum The Slim Shady LP. Featuring heavy production by Dr. Dre and singles “Guilty Conscience”, “’97 Bonnie and Clyde”, and “My Name Is”, this album introduced the world to Eminem’s lyrical skill and his controversial style. The Marshall Mathers LP followed in 2000 and broke records set by Snoop Dogg for fastest selling hip hop album and Britney Spears for fastest selling album by a solo artist. Marshall insulted several celebrities, including Christina Aguilera and NSYNC, in “The Real Slim Shady.” Other songs include “The Way I Am” and “Stan”, featuring a Dido sample and often voted as 1 of the best rap songs ever. The Eminem Show became Eminem’s third straight album to win the Grammy for best rap album, driven by singles “White America”, “Without Me”, and “Cleanin’ Out My Closet.” Encore, another platinum album, dropped in 2004 and features “Mockingbird”, “Just Lose It”, and “Mosh.” In 2009, Eminem ended his 5 year hiatus from rap and hip hop with the release of new songs “Crack a Bottle” (with Dr. Dre and 50 Cent) and “We Made You,” the video which again parodied several celebrities such as Bret Michaels and Amy Winehouse. Marshall also is an actor, appearing in 8 Mile and lending his voice to 50 Cent’s video game.
2. Lil’ Wayne – Lil’ Wayne, a.k.a. Weezy F. Baby, has always refused to be ignored. At age 11, he was signed to Cash Money Records after repeatedly leaving freestyle voice messages with Bryan “Baby” Williams, a.k.a Birdman. He would go on to form the southern rap supergroup, The Hot Boys, which also featured Juvenile. In 2004, Weezy dropped his 4th solo album, Tha Carter. It sold over one million copies, driven largely by the hit, “Go DJ.” A year later, Tha Carter II was released. Featuring several strong songs including “Fireman”, “Hustler Music”, and “Grown Man”, it debuted at #2 on the Billboard top 200 chart. 2008’s Tha Carter III sold over one million copies in its first week, the first to do so since 50 Cent’s The Massacre in 2005, and included “Lollipop” and “A Milli”, both of which went to #1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart, as well as “Got Money” with T-Pain and “Mrs. Officer” with Bobby Valentino. In 2009, Wayne surprised everyone by debuting his own rock songs, like “Prom Queen” and “Hot Revolver.” As if he’s not busy enough with his own work, Wayne has also worked with almost everyone in the rap hip hop world, including Jay Z, Swizz Beatz, Chamillionaire, Rick Ross, DJ Khaled, and Kanye West to name a few. He’s also branched out to pop and R&B, working with Destiny’s Child, Keri Hilson, and Kevin Rudolf.
3. Jeremih – His single Birthday Sex hit the top of the Flycell Charts in June, fallingonly one spot for July. This up and coming artist is one to watch in the future.
4. Mariah Carey – When she burst on the scene in 1990, there was no mistaking that VOICE. Mariah Carey can probably shatter glass, but thankfully she uses her range and talent to make music for us instead – a steady stream of soulful tunes that, despite some bumps along the way.
5. Drake – Drake has the number one downloaded song in July. Will he hold onto the spot in August?
6. Black Eyed Peas – Believe it or not, the Black Eyed Peas have been together since 1988 when Will.i.am and apl.de.ap first joined forces in a break dancing crew, where they regularly performed at parties. In 1995, the name Black Eyed Peas was first used and only a few years later their songs started to appear on movie soundtracks and the debut album Behind the Front was released. Their second album featured the hit “Request Line” with Macy Gray.
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8. Keri Hilson – Keri Hilson has been rockin’ your world, and you don’t even know it. The songstress with the hit single “Turnin’ Me On ”, featuring mega superstar Lil’ Wayne has been writing her own songs since age 12, but spent most of the 2000’s turnin’ out hits for artists like Ludacris and The Pussy Cat Dolls and showing off her model looks in videos with Nelly Furtado, Ne-Yo and Nelly. After being featured all over Timbaland’s solo release, Keri stepped into the spotlight with her own recently released album, In a Perfect World. Along with the hit single, it also includes “Energy” and “Return the Favor.”
9. Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em – He is among the youngest of the new generation of rap stars, and there is still some debate as to whether he will lead a new movement in rap, or will spiral into obscurity following the wild success of his first single, ‘Crank That,’ which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
10. Twista – Still holding it down as the number 3 most downloaded song in July with “Wetter.”
Top Ringtones:
1. “Best I Ever Had” by Drake
2. “Birthday Sex” by Jeremih
3. “Wetter” by Twista
4. “Knock You Down” by Keri Hilson
5. “Beautiful” by Eminem
6. “Obsessed” by Mariah Carey
7. “ Boom Boom Pow ” by Black Eyed Peas
8. “Day N Nite” by Kid Cudi
9. “Throw It In The Bag” by Fabolous
10. “I Gotta Feeling” by Black Eyed Peas
Top Artists in June:
1. Eminem – As infamous as he is famous, Eminem (a.k. Slim Shady a.k.a Marshall Mathers) is one of the most influential MCs ever. Em put Detroit Rock City back on the map in 1999 with the release of the triple platinum The Slim Shady LP. Featuring heavy production by Dr. Dre and singles “Guilty Conscience”, “’97 Bonnie and Clyde”, and “My Name Is”, this album introduced the world to Eminem’s lyrical skill and his controversial style. The Marshall Mathers LP followed in 2000 and broke records set by Snoop Dogg for fastest selling hip hop album and Britney Spears for fastest selling album by a solo artist. Marshall insulted several celebrities, including Christina Aguilera and NSYNC, in “The Real Slim Shady.” Other songs include “The Way I Am” and “Stan”, featuring a Dido sample and often voted as 1 of the best rap songs ever. The Eminem Show became Eminem’s third straight album to win the Grammy for best rap album, driven by singles “White America”, “Without Me”, and “Cleanin’ Out My Closet.” Encore, another platinum album, dropped in 2004 and features “Mockingbird”, “Just Lose It”, and “Mosh.” In 2009, Eminem ended his 5 year hiatus from rap and hip hop with the release of new songs “Crack a Bottle” (with Dr. Dre and 50 Cent) and “We Made You,” the video which again parodied several celebrities such as Bret Michaels and Amy Winehouse. Marshall also is an actor, appearing in 8 Mile and lending his voice to 50 Cent’s video game.
2. Lil Wayne – Having been featured on more artists’ records in the last two years than any other artist in the game, Lil Wayne’s been a lil busy. He ain’t so “lil”, though, when you consider that an MTV poll named him Hottest MC, GQ named him one of its Men of the Year, and Blender magazine named him Best Rock Star Alive.
3. Jeremih – His single Birthday Sex hit the top of the Flycell Charts in June. This up and coming artist is one to watch in the future.
4. Keri Hilson – Keri Hilson’s first single dropped in ’08, but she’d already been making hits for years. Oh you didn’t know? She’s been writing hits for artists like Ludacris for years, as well as appearing in videos for Ne-Yo and Nelly. Though she had made a name for herself as an arranger and background vocalist, in 2008, Hilson decided to stop creating great songs for others and start doing her own. Her popular singles included “Return the Favor” (with Timbaland), as well as “Energy” and “Turnin’ Me On” (with Lil’ Wayne), both of which charted on Billboard Top 100.
5. Black Eyed Peas – Believe it or not, the Black Eyed Peas have been together since 1988 when Will.i.am and apl.de.ap first joined forces in a break dancing crew, where they regularly performed at parties. In 1995, the name Black Eyed Peas was first used and only a few years later their songs started to appear on movie soundtracks and the debut album Behind the Front was released. Their second album featured the hit “Request Line” with Macy Gray.
6. Keyshia Cole – What makes Keyshia Cole unique among all the other Atlanta-based R&B singer-songwriters with a pretty face and a soulful voice is that BET has a reality TV show that follows her as she lives her life as an Atlanta-based R&B singer-songwriter with a pretty face and a soulful voice.
7. Kid Cudi – American hip hop artist Kid Cudi was discovered when his mixtape, A Kid Named Cudi, came to the attention of rap megastar Kanye West. Soon he was performing on the VMA’s with Travis Barker and singing on Kanye’s 808’s & Heartbreak on “Welcome to Heartbreak” and “Paranoid” and helping with the writing of “Heartless.” He made his TV debut on Snoop Dogg’s MTV show, performing his hit, “Day ‘n’ Night.”
8. Fabolous – Even though he apparently can’t spell, this American rap artist can lay claim to a series of hits, starting with his debut in 2001 with Ghetto Fabolous and ending with his latest achievement – his first number one – last year’s From Nothin’ to Somethin’.
9. Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em – He is among the youngest of the new generation of rap stars, and there is still some debate as to whether he will lead a new movement in rap, or will spiral into obscurity following the wild success of his first single, ‘Crank That,’ which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
10. Twista- Holding it down as the number 3 most downloaded song in June with “Wetter.”
June’s Top Ringtones:
As infamous as he is famous, Eminem (a.k. Slim Shady, a.k.a Marshall Mathers) is one of the most influential MCs ever.
Em put Detroit Rock City back on the map in 1999 with the release of the triple platinum The Slim Shady LP. Featuring heavy production by Dr. Dre and singles “Guilty Conscience”, “’97 Bonnie and Clyde”, and “My Name Is”, this album introduced the world to Eminem’s lyrical skill and his controversial style.
The Marshall Mathers LP followed in 2000 and broke records set by Snoop Dogg for fastest selling hip hop album and Britney Spears for fastest selling album by a solo artist. Marshall insulted several celebrities, including Christina Aguilera and NSYNC, in “The Real Slim Shady.” Other songs include “The Way I Am” and “Stan”, featuring a Dido sample and often voted as one of the best rap songs ever.
The Eminem Show became Eminem’s third straight album to win the Grammy for best rap album, driven by singles “White America”, “Without Me”, and “Cleanin’ Out My Closet.”
Encore, another platinum album, dropped in 2004 and features “Mockingbird”, “Just Lose It”, and “Mosh.”
In 2009, Eminem ended his 5 year hiatus from rap and hip hop with the release of new songs “Crack a Bottle” (with Dr. Dre and 50 Cent) and “We Made You,” the video which again parodied several celebrities such as Bret Michaels and Amy Winehouse.
Marshall also is an actor, appearing in 8 Mile and lending his voice to 50 Cent’s video game.
So “Crack A Bottle”, or at least download the ringtone.
Top Artists:
1. Lil Wayne – Having been featured on more artists’ records in the last two years than any other artist in the game, Lil Wayne’s been a lil busy. He ain’t so “lil”, though, when you consider that an MTV poll named him Hottest MC, GQ named him one of its Men of the Year, and Blender magazine named him Best Rock Star Alive.
2. Eminem – Some folks are demanding that Marshall Mathers give his “ghetto pass” back, after he parodied Michael Jackson. But c’mon – Eminem very well might be the most prolific and successful satirist we have living today. If you’re famous, just accept the fact that Eminem is going to make fun of you. That, or stop being famous.
3. Akon – Raised in Senegal, Africa, R&B sensation Akon rose to fame in 2004 following the release of “Locked Up” from his debut album Trouble. His second album, Konvicted, earned a Grammy Award nomination for the single “Smack That,” but the #1 hit “Don’t Matter”
4. Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em – He is among the youngest of the new generation of rap stars, and there is still some debate as to whether he will lead a new movement in rap, or will spiral into obscurity following the wild success of his first single, ‘Crank That,’ which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
5. Ne-Yo – This half-African-American, half-Chinese-American, in addition to writing songs for Rihanna, Beyonce, Whitney Houston, Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, and Celine Dion, has also had a string of hits himself.
6. Rihanna – She brought her own unique musical stylings from her home country of Barbados, and she’s made good use of them here. With a string of hits and a body that would make just about anyone envious, she’s one hot item. As a side note: some idiot called her the “next Britney Spears.” We don’t think so.
7. Kanye West – In the span of a few years, from 2001 to 2004, Kanye West went from hip-hop beatmaker to worldwide hitmaker, as his stellar production work for Jay-Z earned him a major-label recording contract as a solo artist. Soon his beats were accompanied by his own witty raps on a number of critically and commercially.
8. Keyshia Cole – What makes Keyshia Cole unique among all the other Atlanta-based R&B singer-songwriters with a pretty face and a soulful voice is that BET has a reality TV show that follows her as she lives her life as an Atlanta-based R&B singer-songwriter with a pretty face and a soulful voice.
9. Taylor Swift – How does one break into the country music scene? Apparently one way is to write a song named after another country music star. That’s what Taylor Swift did with the song ‘Tim McGraw.’ Not to be a one hit wonder, though, Swift has followed up her self-titled debut album with sophomore album, Fearless, that debuted at the number one spot on the Billboard 200.
10. Keri Hilson – Keri Hilson’s first single dropped in ’08, but she’d already been making hits for years. Oh you didn’t know? She’s been writing hits for artists like Ludacris for years, as well as appearing in videos for Ne-Yo and Nelly. Though she had made a name for herself as an arranger and background vocalist, in 2008, Hilson decided to stop creating great songs for others and start doing her own. Her popular singles included “Return the Favor” (with Timbaland), as well as “Energy” and “Turnin’ Me On” (with Lil’ Wayne), both of which charted on Billboard Top 100.
February Top Ringtones:
1. Eminem – Crack A Bottle (feat. Dr. Dre and 50 Cent)
2. Bobby Valentino feat. Yung Joc – Beep
3. Ne-Yo – Mad
4. Saving Abel – Addicted
5. Keri Hilson – Turnin Me On [Lil Wayne Verse]
6. Yung LA – Ain’t I (feat. Young Dro and T.I.)
7. Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em – Kiss Me Thru The Phone
8. Rihanna – Disturbia
9. Akon – Right Now (Na Na Na)
10. Busta Rhymes – Ara Money