Ashanti - New Music in 2008 Ashanti brings her best game and more on her fourth studio album, the aptly titled The Declaration, arriving in June of 2008 as the most complete and compelling offering of her career.   A soaring collection of new tracks, penned by the multi-talented artist, the intricately produced album captures her alluring presence and incredible vocal range. The Declaration is an impressive rollout of A-list producers, including Jermaine Dupri, LT Hutton, Babyface, Pharrell Williams, Bryan Michael Cox and others.   MORE >> Sean Garrett – Songwriter, Producer, Artist Performing in talent shows (“I thought I was Michael Jackson,” he says with a smile) led to a recording contract with Ariola/BMG at age 17. A few years later, having returned to the States, he was about to sign with Warner Bros. but its black music department was axed, killing the deal. Frustrated, Garrett stepped off the roller coaster, graduated from college (an A.A. degree in business from the University of Maryland’s program in Germany), and took a lucrative job as a mortgage broker in South Carolina.  More >> MUSIC POWERS BOOK GETTING FANTASTIC RESPONSE The Music Powers book has been taking the streets and stores by storm in the past couple of months. It is incredible and remarkable that people are finally realizing the power of this amazing book. Owning a copy and selling a few myself, I have already witnessed the effect of the book, and it is only in the beginning stages! I suggest that everybody grab hold of this book. For more info check out www.musicpowers.com Joe Gus doing big thangs in Atlanta!  Joe Gus A.K.A. The TiN MaN is doing big things with his label in Atlanta. CEO of Yellow Brick Productions and V.P. of Full Blown Entertainment, Joe has been grinding hard to finish up his first mixtape with F.B.E. entitled “Got Brickz Vol.1” This tape features Young Smoke, Head Boy, B.O.A., and Mayday. For more info on Joe and his and the rest of the F.B.E. team check out their websites and connected websites as well. www.joegus.com EZY’S THOUGHT ON THE GAME ITSELF Since I am back with a whole new newsletter I have decided to add something new. At the end of each newsletter I will bless yall with my current thought on either the industry or the world. Currently I think that the industry is having a downfall. Not just mainstream but especially the underground. I see people networking a lot less and everybody seems to be fed up with their own pathetic egos. This is a bad thing because without networking with each other, nobody can correctly prosper. We need to put ourselves asides and our own biased opinions away and work together to make Hip Hop what it once used to be! 2008 Cirocco - Music Powers, LLC - MusicPowers.com - all rights reserved