Lupe Fiasco branches out on "Out of my Head" single

By The Music Scoop
JR Staff Writer

Despite Lasers not being what he wanted out of an album, it has put Lupe Fiasco's career back on the map. When he entered the game, a small bidding war ensued. In the end, Lupe Fiasco chose to sign with Atlantic Records and directly handle his business. It was a great deal, early on, but things soon went sour.

After releasing two albums on the heels of each other, Lupe was forced to wait four years between albums. With nothing to use as traction and with a panned album, Lupe Fiasco exceeded expectations. Even with things being as unorganized as they were, his album debuted at number one of the Billboard Hot 200.

Atlantic Records wanted Lupe Fiasco to branch out on his third studio album. When he refused to change his style, the label decided to delay his album to give him time. After fighting for four years, the fans demanded Atlantic Records release Lasers. When the album came out, the fans supported it and Lupe Fiasco is at the peak of his career.

The first two singles off the album, "The Show Goes On" and "Words I Never Said," ended up being minor hits. Currently, Lupe Fiasco is promoting the third single from Lasers, "Out of my Head." The song features a hook from Trey Songz and the song has a summer vibe to it. For Lupe Fiasco, this is a sharp turn in his style, as he usually is a concious rapper. "Out of my Head" has been receiving heavy radio play and is ready to make a mark on the charts.

By the looks of things, Lupe Fiasco may have his first number one single to go along with his current string of success on his latest release.

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Trey Songz staying on top with Rap Collaborations

By The Music Scoop
JR Staff Writer

The past two years have been incredible for Trey Songz as he has climbed into superstardom. Before, Trey Songz was under the shadow of Usher, Ne-Yo, Mario, Jamie Foxx, and others. But, in 2009, R&B's usual stars did not record albums. Trey Songz did and he took the game over.

Last year, Usher released his Raymond v. Raymond album, but he still remained in the shadow of Trey Songz. Ne-Yo released his long-awaited Libra Scale album, but Trey Songz remained on top still. It appears as if Trey Songz does not have an album planned for release this year.

While Trey Songz does not have an album planned, Ne-Yo and a resurgent Chris Brown do. Brown has been held down for too long and he is ready to reclaim his spot. But, Trey Songz has an advantage that none of his rivals have. Not only is he the face of R&B, he is also the face of Rocawear and he has his own reality show. This year, he plans to expand that into some acting roles.

Even if his planned acting career does not take off, Trey Songz does have some upcoming guest spots on rap albums. Lupe Fiasco is releasing his long-awaited Lasers album and he needed a big name to reintroduce himself to the game. The name Lupe called on was none other than Trey Songz. Outside of his collaborations with Lupe Fiasco, Trey Songz will also be recording with J. Cole. The Roc Nation artist is preparing his debut album for a 2011 release and he also needs a big name to help him out.

If those albums do well, Trey Songz will not even need a new album to keep himself on top this year.

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Trey Songz to record with Lupe Fiasco on "Lasers"

By The Music Scoop
JR Staff Writer

The past two years, 2009 and 2010, have been fantastic years for the rising Trey Songz. Now that 2011 is here, he wants to solidify himself as the new king of R&B. In a year that was filled with hits by the likes of Usher and Ne-Yo, Trey Songz held his own and posted quite a few hits.

Finally proving to himself and others that he belongs in the same category as those men, he is off to bigger things. In a year only a week old, Trey Songz is already lining up work. The Virginia native has a string of performances to do. He is also helping out with the promotion of Rocawear.

Despite his ventures now going well outside of the music, Trey Songz has his priorities in order. He has yet to announce any new solo music, but he does have some things coming up. Lupe Fiasco, his label-mate at Atlantic Records, recruited him for a collaboration. The Chicago rapper's long-awaited album, Lasers, is finally going to be released in March.

After a three-year hiatus, Lupe Fiasco needs something to draw the fans in. His bait will be the most-popular man in the R&B game with Trey Songz. For the album, though, Trey Songz will only be singing, he has left his rapping alias, Trigga, on the mixtape scene. However, in the future, Trey Songz does want to do a little more rapping on his projects.

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