DAILY MUSIC NEWS WRAP UP: R. Kelly and The Isley Brothers music news
By Ivory M. Jones, BET.com Staff
Although R. Kelly's new album, Double Up, doesn't hit stores until May 29, fans can get a sneak peek of the album by dialing up the Pied Piper on a special hotline. "Since ya'll called, I'ma give ya'll a few lil snippets.
Here's what I'm about to hit ya'll with," Kelly announces in the recorded message.
Fans are then treated to five-second snippets of six tracks which include, "Blow It Up" featuring Young Jeezy and Young Dro, "Leave Your Name," "Pull Your Hair," "Freak It in the Club" featuring Snoop Dogg, "Rockstar" featuring Ludacris and "Put Some Money On It" featuring Rick Ross. Kelly also teases fans in the recorded message by claiming that he's almost finished a track with the Louis Vuitton Don, Kanye West, titled "Hook It Up.
" The album's first single, "I'm A Flirt" featuring T.I. and T-Pain has already started its climb on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart, while the video recently premiered on BET's "Access Granted.
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The Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley, aka Mr. Biggs is ready to take their show on the road. The tour kicks off tomorrow in Las Vegas at Prince's 3121 Club at the Hotel Rio.
The tour comes right on the heels of the legendary group scoring the Best Album by a Group Award at the 21st annual Soul Train Music Awards this past weekend for their album, Baby Making Music, released last May. The tour may also mark Isley's last days of freedom after being sentenced to 37 months in prison on tax evasion charges. No word yet on when his sentence begins.
