Posted July 20, 201015 yr She just tweeted: CANT TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME -The Mixtape - August 2010- Featuring "In the Dark" Finally things are under way :dance:
August 24, 201014 yr Author Mixtape released September 7th, In The Dark premieres later this month. Shes worked with Chad Hugo, Kenna, Neff-U and J. Gatsby.. Also album been pushed back to top of 2011.
August 24, 201014 yr Author Well this is an official release. I doubt that any of the tracks are going to be on the album anyway.
August 24, 201014 yr It's just for publicity so she can get her name around. Full story here: http://www.rap-up.com/2010/08/23/jojo-expe...nds-on-mixtape/ JoJo has stepped out of the spotlight for quite some time, having released her sophomore album The High Road four years ago. Now, the 19-year-old Boston singer is gearing up for the release of her third effort, All I Want Is Everything, to be released at the top of 2011, by putting out a new mixtape titled Can’t Take That Away From Me. The songstress with a soulful voice compiled the new tape using songs she’s crafted over the course of a year. Listeners can expect to hear a broad range of topics and sounds on the project. From mainstream pop records to tunes tinged with hip-hop flavor, JoJo dabbled in many genres, including her favorite, which are the soulful records that compliment her voice best. “This mixtape is more experimental,” JoJo tells Rap-Up.com. “I was able to explore the full spectrum of things that interest me and inspire me musically. Whereas the album, I wanted to make pop records and radio hits and things that satisfy me, but particularly for [All I Want Is Everything], it’s more of a continuous body of work. The mixtape, I was able to do some things that were more soulful, incorporate live instruments, and say things that I wouldn’t normally say on an album. I was just able to take more of a risk. It is all over the place, just like me.” While her albums tend to have a cohesive sound and a common thread, the mixtape jumps around in a manner she’s content with. As for the title, JoJo explains that its meaning comes from a very personal place. “It was kind of symbolic of some things I have been going through professionally as well as personally,” she reveals. “Starting with the fact that I want to release music and you can’t really take what comes naturally to me, away from me.” Producer Chad Hugo of The Neptunes, and experimental artist Kenna, joined forces to create several tracks for Can’t Take That Away From Me. They’re the creators behind “Pretty Please,” “Kiss and Tell,” and “Shades.” Grammy Award-winning beatmaker Neff-U produced the mixtape’s title track as well as a song titled “Runnin’ on Empty.” Then there’s J. Gatsby, the musical director behind JoJo’s band and the producer of “In the Dark,” a record that finds the songstress moving away from that happy-go-lucky sound. “I think ‘In the Dark’ is different than anything people have heard from me before,” says JoJo. “It’s a very sensual record and there’s an undertone of sadness to it.” All in all, Can’t Take That Away From Me is JoJo’s re-entry to the music industry. Fans have sat idle waiting for her to drop new material and the time has finally arrived. “I’m interested to see what people think because I am experimenting with sounds,” she admits. “My fans’ opinions really matter to me so I’m going to be looking to see what they gravitate towards. And of course, I’m a little nervous because I haven’t released material in a while. [but] I’m confident that people will dig what I release.” Can’t Take That Away From Me will premiere exclusively on Rap-Up.com on September 7. “In the Dark,” the first single from the mixtape, will also debut here later this month. So exciting
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August 28, 201014 yr Well the album probably ain't ever coming out, or if it is it'll be a while yet, so it's mixtape or nothing! I like the cover a lot. Classy, interesting.
August 28, 201014 yr Author 'In the dark' premieres on monday :D with the mixtape following the week after.
August 29, 201014 yr Well the album probably ain't ever coming out, or if it is it'll be a while yet, so it's mixtape or nothing! I like the cover a lot. Classy, interesting. The album will come out. The whole point of this mixtape/viral video is to create some buzz around her and to get people to connect with her again. If she just came out with an album right now, it would probably flop unless the lead single was really special. The good thing is that she does still have some fans.
August 29, 201014 yr This mixtape won't create any 'buzz' outside of the internet anyway. Radio won't bother with 'In The Dark' what with it only being a single off the mixtape, TV won't play the video. This is something to tide the fans over to make sure that her core fanbase don't abandon her by the time the album does eventually come out. And yes it will come out but the chances are it won't be All I Want Is Everything by then, and even if it does still have that title it'll almost certainly be a new set of songs because the current 'album' is the best part of two years old already.
August 29, 201014 yr It depends really... A lot of songs from Mixtapes (from Rappers) get picked up by Hip/Hop stations (take Nicki Minaj's "Your Love" for example or Chris Brown's newest song).
August 29, 201014 yr 'Your Love' was available for like two years and it only became a hit after they gave it the single treatment with adds dates etc because it was confirmed as being on her album.
August 29, 201014 yr 'Your Love' was available for like two years and it only became a hit after they gave it the single treatment with adds dates etc because it was confirmed as being on her album. It was being played on radio before receiving the single treatment. I think they saw the ability to cash in on it as "Massive Attack" was a massoove flop.
August 30, 201014 yr This mixtape won't create any 'buzz' outside of the internet anyway. Radio won't bother with 'In The Dark' what with it only being a single off the mixtape, TV won't play the video. This is something to tide the fans over to make sure that her core fanbase don't abandon her by the time the album does eventually come out. And yes it will come out but the chances are it won't be All I Want Is Everything by then, and even if it does still have that title it'll almost certainly be a new set of songs because the current 'album' is the best part of two years old already. But the internet is THE premier platform for music nowadays... And the album was never sealed off. She has been actively recording since 2007 to this present day, so it won't be outdated or anything. She said that they're in the finishing stages so my guess is that the main album will be out spring/early summer 2011.
September 6, 201014 yr Author 1. “Can’t Take That Away From Me” Producer: Theron “Neff-U” Feemster – Writers: Joanna “JoJo” Levesque, Mischke 2. “Running on Empty” Producer: Theron “Neff-U” Feemster – Writers: Joanna “JoJo” Levesque, Mischke 3. “Pretty Please” Producers: Chad Hugo, Kenna – Writers: Joanna “JoJo” Levesque, Jim Beanz, Kenna 4. “Why Didn’t You Call” Producer: State of Emergency – Writer: Joanna “JoJo” Levesque 5. “Just a Dream” Producer: Jeremiah McConico – Writer: Joanna “JoJo” Levesque 6. “When Does It Go Away” featuring Travis Garland Producer: Beau Dozier – Writers: Travis Garland, Beau Dozier 7. “My Time Is Money” Producer: Oak – Writers: Joanna “JoJo” Levesque, Nasri Atweh, Luke James 8. “What You Like” featuring Jordan Gatsby Producer: Jordan Gatsby – Writers: Joanna “JoJo” Levesque, Jordan Gatsby 9. “In the Dark” Producer: Jordan Gatsby – Writer: Joanna “JoJo” Levesque 10. “Boy Without a Heart” Producer: The Messengers – Writers: Joanna “JoJo” Levesque, Nasri Atweh 11. “All I Want Is Everything” Producer: Jordan Gatsby – Writer: Joanna “JoJo” Levesque
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