“That’s Gangsta” should have been the theme song for season 5 of The Wire. Bun B’s videos look a bit like The Wire southern style. Here he is with Sean Kingston in the new vid for “That’s Gangsta”:

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We’ve added a bunch of new hip hop music to the boombox this week! Normally the new tracks would get a full write up posted, but all of these tracks are new releases from albums that have already been reported. Also, I added links to every track in the player so you can jump to which articles they match up to. If a track doesn’t have a link, then the tune doesn’t have an article about it yet. So here’s what’s new, click on the album names to jump to previous reports about them: ([More →])

Sean Kingston’s “Beautiful Girls” begins week three at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart today. Watch out for this kid - he seems like the sweet harmless type, but he’s one savvy teen. Plus, he seems to be getting the sweet end of the Epic stick. Turns out that Epic has outsourced the marketing of Sean Kingston’s debut album to Koch Records. Combining Epic’s resources with Koch’s targeted marketing might be better than a single record deal with either one! ([More →])

Wow! Yesterday when I said that Sean Kingston was in music’s fast lane to the top, I meant it. But, WOW! He soared 22 places today to sit proudly at #1 on the Hot 100 Billboard chart with his “Beautiful Girls”! The “R&B Rookie” leaped ahead, partly due to the infectious groove of the song, but also partly from Billboard’s new chart formula. ([More →])

Sean Kingston is in his own music lane, but it’s a fast lane. The 17 year-old Jamaican American has dropped a summer hit with “Beautiful Girls.” He raps, he produces his own beats, he doesn’t cuss much, and he’s cutting his own path through the music industry. Those are some of the reasons why he has been invited to play at NYC’s Carifest in August. ([More →])