Apparently I have been sitting under a rock, but kudos to my sister for putting me on to Wiz Khalifa!! It’s hard to believe that this dude hailing from Pittsburgh is under 21 years old. He raps so maturely and unlike many artists that are only ringtone rappers, this guy actually talks about something in his music! You can understand his hustle in each lyric and he also opens up about the adversity he has had to overcome in his personal life having to become an adult at an early age. Wiz also does it for me because he has versatility – where some of his songs will have you wanting to rock out like Lupe or Pharrell, while others will have you in deep thought like Talib. What more could someone ask for in an artist!!! Like a lot of artists today he gained his respect through viral promotional tactics including Facebook groups,MySpace, magazine features in Rolling Stone and XXL,and of course coverage from blogs. Last year Wiz was signed to Warner Brothers Records. I must say the east coast is making impressive strides these days, with Wale adding to this addition a couple of weeks ago – MMIM is excited to see what Wiz delivers this year.

Check out his single “Say Yeah.” The beat is sick!!

Wiz Khalifa’s album “Prince of the City 2″ is available in stores now.

MMIM is proud to announce that WKYS personality, also known as Angie Ange has decided to share her passion for music beyond radio with the world on our site. Her first feature, which can be found below is so inspiring and motivational. We look forward to seeing Angie’s perspectives on the world of music and we would love to hear your feedback.

“RANDOM THOUGHTS FROM A MUSIC LOVER”
and i wonder if u know…what it means…2find your dreams!!…”
Kanye West (graduation album..I wonder…)

Allow me to introduce myself…you can call me your Royal-Hypeness Angie Ange. I’m 23 years old, brown girl and proud of it baby! And I am currently living out all of my dreams. I’m a radio girl from P.G. County, Maryland. Graduated from the wonderful Howard University in May 2006 and immediately began my career as a radio personality in D.C., which is pretty challenging considering Washington D.C. is the # 8 market in the U.S. I went from lowly intern, to part time board operator to producer of a night show to leaving that station and having my own prime time show every night from 6pm-10pm. It’s called the Q&A invasion with QuickSilva and Angie-Ange. We make a pretty good team on the radio!! 93.9 WKYS…

5 years ago I would have never thought I’d actually be living my dreams. I was just a college student on the grind trying to build a foundation. I was stuck between wanting to be a MTV VJ like Ananda Lewis (who was big at that time), or becoming a big time radio personality. Since I was a kid I knew I wanted to do radio. I grew up listening to Donnie Simpson, Russ Parr in the morning, the Live Squad, and Big Tigger at night. Music was my escape into another world of fun, fantasy and thought. Radio personalities are that liason between the music world and the listeners who consume it. I was always overly talkative and silly and I had a very distinct voice for a little girl. My sister called me Froggy from the Lil Rascals, but its all good..Look at me now!!1 Who would have thought that a woman with a raspy/heavy voice is actually perfect for radio..I sure didn’t!

When I came across the My Mood is Music website I really connected with it because My Mood is Always Music. Music can make you feel a million different emotions. Its like your friend when no one is around. It’s the one thing that can relate to every way you feel and I dig that!

I’m not sure if ya’ll are like me, but sometimes I hear a song in my Itunes library and just leave it on repeat for a while. Right now that song is Kanye West’s “I Wonder” off of his graduation album. He says “I’ve been waiting on this my whole life!!” Eh, Mr. West…I feel you man!!

2 all My Mood is Music Fam, maybe you are living your dreams ..maybe you haven’t got there yet, but as someone who is…KEEP AT IT! I can’t tell you how to get there or what to do, but I will tell you I’ve never had a plan B..only Plan A and so far Plan A is working out just fine. It may be scary because who isn’t afraid of failure. All I am saying is just don’t’ give yourself the option to fail…until next time much love ya’ll!

~ANGE

If you are in the DC Metro Area..check out Angie-Ange on weeknights from 6pm-10m on 93.9 WKYS or listen online at www.939wkys.com.

Here is your chance to see Jay once again, only if you plan on attending the Pemberton Festival in British Columbia this July.

Jay-Z will be in concert with Coldplay, Nine Inch Nails, Interpol and others Rock artists.

Even though the event is considered a Rock festival, adding Hov to the event will be “an attempt to appeal to a larger audience.” Head organizer Michael Eavis explained that his decision was based on the lack of ticket sales.

“There’s not as many as last year because we haven’t got the super, big, big, big sort of headlining act anymore. We’ve gone for something middle range although Jay-Z is huge in America,” Eavis told the BBC.

Tickets go on sale through www.PembertonFestival.comas early as Friday, March 28th. The event is set for July 25th-27th.

For those of you who have been waiting patiently on April 8 to arrive so you can run to the store to pick up Gnarls Barkley new album, wait no more. The duo recently announced that the album will available for download via itunes and Rhapsody today (March 18). The album will hit shelves next Tuesday, March 25. The group explained on their website the reason for the early release, “People need to be soothed and inspired now.”

As a fellow Washingtonian, I must say I am too happy that Wale has signed a joint venture deal joint venture deal with Mark Ronson’s Allido imprint and Interscope Records.

Wale has has made his mark on the hip hop world as an unsigned artist. According to Hot 97′s Miss Info, Wale will work with Pharrell, Kanye West, and Just Blaze on his forthcoming album.

Click here to listen to Back in the Go-Go by Wale featuring Bun B, Pusha-T and Tre from UCB

Brandy is back on the scene. She has a new track which will be featured on the “Meet the Brown’s” soundtrack. The soundtrack will be released on March 18th and the movie will be out in theatres on March 21st. Be sure to go out and support please!!

Click here to listen Dig This by Brandy

Alluring singer Alicia Keys has been asked by Dove and MTV to star in their reality micro-series entitled “Fresh Takes.”The series will revolve around a group of 20 something year old females and the pressures they must overcome in order to pursue their dreams.

Each mini series will air as sponsored commercial programming during MTV’s show “The Hills’s. The first mirco-series will air March 24th during the premiere of “The Hills.”

Check out a clip of the first episode below and let us know what you think:
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Check out the new Danity Kane video for Damaged. Love it!! But of course Diddy had to add his two cents in at the end with his commentary as always Take –That Take That!

Let us know what you think at MMIM.

India Arie will star in Broadway play “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf.” The play is about seven multicultural women from the African Diaspora. At the present time a theater has not been chosen, but the show is scheduled to begin in July.

We at MMIM wish Ms. Arie the best of luck on her Broadway debut.

Essence Magazine has announced that Chris Brown, Kayne West, Chris Rock, Mary J Blige, Jill Scott, Morris Day and Maze featuring Frankie Beverly will be taking the stage at this year’s 2008 Music Festival taking place from July 4th-6th. Each year Essence uses this festival to celebrate Black music and culture and this line up does not look disappointing!!

Whether you like old school or new school music the Essence Music Festival will have something to tantalize your senses. Besides what could be better than live music in the Big Easy?

The current show line up is as follows:

July 4th: Chris Brown
July 5th: Jill Scott and Kanye West
July 6th: Maze featuring Frankie Beverly and Chris Rock

Tickets for the evening concerts are on sale immediately at ticketmaster.com or
(800) 488-5252. For updates on performers, hotel accommodations, ticket prices and weekly promotions log on to http://www.essence.com/essence/emf/.

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It seems like we cannot get enough of talented singer Brandon Hines. He is a force to be reckoned with. Please check out this video which was presented by Behind it All and produced by Devil May Cry in Rain. The video is put together quite nicely I must say and it features Brandon’s manager Kevin Madden, as well as a clip from his performance on TRL.

We at MMIM would like to know what you think about this upcoming – talented new artist!

The Roots have a new single entitled “Birthday Girl” featuring Patrick Stump from their upcoming album Rising Down. We are too excited about the April 29th release of this album!

Click here to listen Birthday Girl