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R. Kelly Leads Billboard
R&B Nominations
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R. K elly tops the list o f finalists
fo r th e B illb o a rd -A m e ric a n
U rban R adio N etw orks R & B /
H ip -H o p A w ards w ith eight
n o m in atio n s.
K e lly ’s no m inations include
top R & B /h ip-hop a rtist, R & B /
h ip -h o p artist-m ale and R & B /
h ip -h o p single fo r “ Step in the
N am e o f L ove.”
Jay-Z has seven nom inations,
including top artist, top male
artist and R & B /hip-hop album
for “The Black Album.” Beyonce,
Alicia Keys and O utK ast all have
five nominations.
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Straight from Spanish Harlem, the up
and com ing Latin soul sensation Lil
E d d ie re le a se d h is d e b u t alb u m
“N obody’s Fool” at the age o f 19.
The album introduces a young Puerto
Rican with both a gift and a passion to be a
“serious artist with the platinum touch,” to
m ove the masses touched by blistering rap, and
Latin R&B.
“Many people couldn’t believe in a Latin R&B
sensation happening. Som etim es I w onder if 1 would
ever make it, but G od has blessed me so much. Now
I can see that even my negative experiences have
been blessings,” he said o f a rough upbringing in
urban New York.
Lil E ddie is the first artist signed to super
p ro d u c e r and
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Denzel W ashington as a career
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his experience in Desert Storm and
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upon opening the door and shut
it o ff only for bedtim e, “ Medium
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