Thursday, March 17th 2011

Hot Shots: Guess Who!

Guess who held a secret listening session for his new album with special guests Akon, Ludacris and Polow Da Don in Atlanta on Tuesday! Hint: just read what’s written on his shirt! The answer can be seen below:

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Posted By: Trent

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Friday, December 31st 2010

Polow Da Don Talks Ciara and Keri Hilson ‘Beef’, Collabo, & More

Hitmaker Polow Da Don talked to our good friend Sandra Rose recently about the much publicized ’beef’ between R&B starlets Ciara and Keri Hilson.

Polow, real name Jamal Jones, has worked with both singers, producing hits such as Ciara’s ‘Promise’, and much of Hilson’s discography (unsurprising, given that she’s co-signed to his label).

Check out his ‘interesting’ comments regarding the supposedly ‘settled’ dispute, as well as news on Hilson’s 3rd LP, below.

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Posted By: Sam

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Saturday, April 3rd 2010

Hot Shots: Chris Brown Courtside At Lakers Game

Chris Brown was spotted at the Los Angeles Lakers vs the Utah Jazz basketball game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles last evening. The singer was in the company of Young Money rapper Tyga and producer Polow Da Don. Check out more images below:

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Posted By: Trent

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Friday, August 21st 2009

Keri Hilson On Set Of ‘Slow Dance’ Video (w/ Chris Brown, Monica, Melody & More)

R&B star Keri Hilson brought the Urban music cavalry out for the video shoot of her new single ‘Slow Dance’. On hand were Chris Brown, Monica, Polow Da Don, Omarion and Melody from the Pussycat Dolls.

I’m kinda baffled about this, as during our interview with Keri a month ago she confirmed that the video had been shot already (???). Anyway, here’s what the clip’s director Chris Robinson had to say about the video to our friends over at Rap-Up.com:

“It’s a really sexy song, but we don’t want to fall into the typical love, love, love R&B vibe with that,” he revealed. “So it’s a misdirection, so to speak. I won’t give too much away, but it starts where you think, ‘Oh, it’s about her and being sexy.’”

But things take an unexpected turn when Hilson’s friends catch her feeling herself a little too much. “She’s in her house and by herself, and you kind of think it could be serious, but the song drops out in the middle and her friends catch her being all sexy, basically like, ‘What the f**k are you doing? You are not singing by yourself.’”

The twist portrays her as a woman who doesn’t take herself too seriously. “Keri Hilson has a great personality and is a real girl. That’s what we want to get across.”

Sounds interesting. With ‘Slow Dance’ standing as my favourite Keri cut, I’m definitely looking forward to this one.

Your thoughts?

Posted By: Sam

Jazmine Sullivan Perform ‘Bust Your Windows’ Live

The immensely talented Jazmine Sullivan performed her current single ‘Bust Your Windows’ on the The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson this week. Put simply, the five-time Grammy nominee turned in a very impressive live showing.

What do you think of the performance?

Posted By: Sam

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Friday, January 9th 2009

Polow Da Don: "Me & Ciara Are Like Timbaland & Aaliyah"

Hit-maker Polow Da Don spoke with MTV.com recently about working on Ciara’s forthcoming ‘Fantasy Ride’ LP. During the interview, the ‘Promise’ producer made an interesting comparison about himself and Ciara and the late Aaliyah and Timbaland:

Ciara’s upcoming album, Fantasy Ride, may feature a slew of hitmaking producers, including Tricky Stewart (Rihanna’s “Umbrella”), Danjahandz (Britney Spears’ “Gimme More”) and Missy Elliott (Jazmine Sullivan’s “Need U Bad”). But according to Polow Da Don, only he and CiCi have something special enough to become the new Aaliyah and Timbaland.

“We both came up and were raised in the same camp,” Polow explained to MTV News. “We’ve known each other for a long time. We actually just have this natural chemistry that I don’t even have with some of my own artists.

“I understand her and I understand what she should be doing,” the producer added.

“And one thing people do say about when I work with Ciara is that I make her sound better than ever,” he continued. “I make her sound like a vocalist versus the other stuff she may do that’s more performance, where she can get on the dance floor. It’s kind of the same thing with Aaliyah. She may not have been the best singer, but her voice was so unique and her sound — she had her own lane, and I think Ciara is like that same thing.”

I’m sure this one will have tongues wagging…

Your thoughts?

Posted By: Sam

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Thursday, August 30th 2007

Polow Da Don Responds To Controversy

Following the controversy surrounding his comments on black women, producer Polow Da Don has has spoken out – again justifying his comments:

AllHipHop.com: So do you stand by your statements?

Polow Da Don: Oh definitely. It has nothing to do with me, these effects. I didn’t make this stuff up. Only thing where people got misled is that I said I prefer a White woman, and that’s not the case at all. Really, I date all types of women. It was a stage in my life when I started dating a lot of White women- that was just a stage in my life. Right now, I date girls I like. I don’t base it off of any shade or color when I meet a girl now. They linked my comments about the Black family and Black women with the “King of the White Girls” and [the fact that] I dated White girls. That’s where it all went wrong. So when I was comparing Black women to White women, that has zero to do with me dating White women. What I was saying was factual though. Ladies and gentlemen agreed, n****s and b******s got mad.
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Talk about pouring fuel on fire…

What do you think about his latest comments?

Posted By: Sam

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Monday, August 27th 2007

Polow Da Don: " I Am King of the White Girls"

Hit-maker Polow Da Don sparked controversy with his comments about ‘white girls brain game’ several months back. The producer, whose hits include Ciara’s ‘Promise’, spoke more on his self-proclaimed status of ‘King of the White Girls’ in an interview with AllHipHop.com. Check out what he had to say:

AllHipHop.com: Now, you call yourself the “King of All White Girls.” Elaborate on that for me.

Polow Da Don: Just the “King of the White Girls.” I ain’t self proclaimed but I run with it. [Laughs] There was a stage in my life where I went crazy with dating white women. I have nothing against black women, but they’re raised differently. White women are raised to respect and serve their men. Black women are taught to question [their men]. Black women look at submission as being weak. White women look at submission as being a woman. And anyone who has a problem with this statement is ignorant. Just look at the divine order; it goes man, woman, child.

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Interesting lol. I’m sure many eyebrows will be raised with this one…

Your thoughts?

Posted By: Sam

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Sunday, July 22nd 2007

New Song: Fantasia – ‘When I See U’ (Remix)

As Fantasia’s ‘When I See U’ continues to dominate the Billboard R&B chart, a (proper) remix of the song has surfaced. Featuring producer Polow Da Don and Young Jeezy, this version of the track differs quite a bit to the original. Don’t be fooled by the faux-original start; when the remix beat kicks in it sounds like a totally different song – despite the same vocals being used. After a couple of listens, I’m liking this one.