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Detroit Talent Search, Ja Rule Teases New Album, Britney Spears Done With Music

Author Shannon Renee

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"American Idol Live!" - Detroit, MI

Will you be the next star to come out of The Motor City? Detroit is looking for musicians, singers, DJs, dancers and more.

Detroit’s Got Talent Holding Open Call For Musicians & More

We all know that we have tons of talented people around the City of Detroit. So, if you’re musically inclined, the Detroit Parks & Recs is holding a Detroit’s Got Talent open call for musicians, bands, dancers, DJs, and other performers for different downtown events that are going to be going on all throughout the year this year. It is happening a little bit down the road. So, if you have time to use some time to prepare, you can mark your calendars for March 23rd from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Northwest Activity Center in Detroit. I wonder if they need judges. Because that’s like, my thing. It’s what I miss most about booking entertainment, seeing local live talent. If you need more info, you’ll find it here… https://detroitmi.gov/

 

MTV And Ja Rule: "Follow The Rules" Premiere Party

Ja Rule could have new music in 2024. He took to twitter to say he was in “full album mode”.

Ja Rule Teases New Album

Are you here for this? Ja Rule has hinted on social media that he is recording new music for the the first time in over a decade. He tweeted, “In full album mode”. What do you think? Are you looking forward to it? I certainly hope it’s better than his last album in 2012, that peaked at 197 on the Billboard 200 and only sold like 3000 copies in the first week. Well, if he goes on tour, he won’t be here to promote it. He won’t perform in Detroit because of the beef he has with Eminem and stuff.

 

Britney Spears Announces New Las Vegas Residency At Park Theater

Britney Spears announced on Instagram that she was done with the music industry. She also revealed that she’s spent her creative time writing for others.

Britney Says She’s Quitting the Music Industry

Speaking of new music, you know who we won’t be getting any from this year? Britney Spears. She took to IG yesterday and said, “Just so we’re clear, most of the news is trash. They keep saying I’m turning to random people to do a new album. I will never return to the music industry. When I write, I write for fun or I write for other people. For those of you who have read my book, there’s loads that you don’t know about me. I’ve written over 20 songs for other people in the past two years. I’m a ghost writer and I honestly enjoy it that way.” Now I’m curious about who she wrote songs for. I’m sure there’s people on the internet who are doing research to find the ghost writing name that she goes under, you know what I’m saying? The internet will figure it out. They always do.

These Hip-Hop Albums Turn 10 In 2024

2014 was an interesting time for hip-hop. There were rap artists that we play daily now that were cementing their spots, with many of the musicians on this list only touching the cusp of some of the best music in their careers. One standout project in 2014 was J. Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive. The title derives from his street address in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he grew up with his mother, his brother, and his stepfather, He would later purchase his childhood home and turn it into free housing for single mothers.

In an interview in 2015, he explained what his ideal situation would be for a family to live there.

“So every two years a new family will come in, they live rent-free. The idea is that it’s a single mother with multiple kids, and she’s coming from a place where all her kids is sharing a room,” he explained.

He went on to add that he wants “kids to feel how I felt when we got to the house.”

2014 Forest Hills Drive was purchased through his Dreamville Foundation for $120,000 and was the rapper’s first home he ever purchased. He later told Complex it was in his room where he learned he began his passion for music.

“I could do things like sit in my own thoughts and write my raps. That’s when I became more introspective. This is where I started dreaming the dream.”

J. Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive

As for the album, it is the rapper’s third studio album which had several hits that are still staples in his discography such as “Apparently,” “Wet Dreamz,” “No Role Modelz,” “Love Yourz.” The album is a coming-of-age tale for Cole as he describes his upbringing, first crushes, and how he sees himself being implanted into the music industry in the future.

Take a look at 2014 Forest Hills Drive as well as other albums that were released in 2014:

Jonel Jaksa is the producer for The All-New Morning Bounce with Mean Jean and Shannon Renee. He’s been with 105.1 The Bounce since 2020 and has been in radio for over 20 years. He’s worked at several stations and in a wide array of radio formats, from hip-hop to rock to country music to sports talk, and is a three-time Michigan Association of Broadcasters award winner. As a content creator for 105.1 The Bounce, Jonel writes articles on hip-hop music, movies, WWE and pop culture.

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