<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Rap-Up.com &#187; Jazmine Sullivan</title> <atom:link href="http://www.rap-up.com/category/artists/jazmine-sullivan/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.rap-up.com</link> <description>Hip-Hop and R&#38;B Music, News, Photos, Interviews, &#38; Videos</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:07:22 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>New Music: Jazmine Sullivan &#8211; &#8216;I&#8217;m Not a Robot&#8217;</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/03/new-music-jazmine-sullivan-im-not-a-robot/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/03/new-music-jazmine-sullivan-im-not-a-robot/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:53:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Jazmine Sullivan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Music]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=69812</guid> <description><![CDATA[Following her Twitter rant that she would be quitting the music industry, Jazmine Sullivan asserts her independence on the Auto-Tune-heavy &#8220;I&#8217;m Not a Robot,&#8221; produced by Salaam Remi. Over a sparse, melody-deficient beat, the Philly singer hints that someone may have tried to control her artistic vision and subsequently turned her off from music. &#8220;I [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/jazmine-orange.jpg" alt="Jazmine Sullivan" title="Jazmine Sullivan" width="475" height="372" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-69813" /></center></p><p>Following her <a href="http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/03/jazmine-sullivan-to-take-a-break-from-music/">Twitter rant</a> that she would be quitting the music industry, Jazmine Sullivan asserts her independence on the Auto-Tune-heavy &#8220;I&#8217;m Not a Robot,&#8221; produced by Salaam Remi.  Over a sparse, melody-deficient beat, the Philly singer hints that someone may have tried to control her artistic vision and subsequently turned her off from music.  &#8220;I gotta get out of this program and find out who I really am,&#8221; she sings through a digital filter.  Get with the program by listening below.</p><p><span id="more-69812"></span></p><p><center><object height="81" width="475"><param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F8670894"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F8670894" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="475"></embed></object></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/03/new-music-jazmine-sullivan-im-not-a-robot/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>20</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Jazmine Sullivan to Take a Break from Music?</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/03/jazmine-sullivan-to-take-a-break-from-music/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/03/jazmine-sullivan-to-take-a-break-from-music/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 20:04:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Jazmine Sullivan]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=69788</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jazmine Sullivan recently released her sophomore album Love Me Back, but now she may be throwing in the towel. Last night, the Philly soulstress took to her Twitter account to announce that she was retiring from the music industry, later deleting her tweets, but the shockwaves are still being felt. &#8220;i&#8217;m making an official announcement [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/jazmine-sullivan.jpg" alt="Jazmine Sullivan" title="Jazmine Sullivan" width="475" height="330" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-56784" /></center></p><p>Jazmine Sullivan recently released her sophomore album <em>Love Me Back</em>, but now she may be throwing in the towel.  Last night, the Philly soulstress took to her Twitter account to announce that she was retiring from the music industry, later deleting her tweets, but the shockwaves are still being felt.</p><p><span id="more-69788"></span></p><p>&#8220;i&#8217;m making an official announcement that i am taking a break from music. i’m trying to figure out who i am… w/out a mike, paper or pen,&#8221; tweeted the 23-year-old. &#8220;i promised myself that when it wasn&#8217;t fun anymore i wouldn’t do it. and here i am. i’m not saying i wont ever sing again in my life becuz i dont believe that. but in this moment… rt now… i got some things to figure out.”</p><p>Before removing the tweets, she also thanked her fans for their unwavering support and helping her boost her confidence as a performer. &#8220;i love you all and appreciate u soooooo much. u have no idea how much u&#8217;ve inspired me and fed my ego. but the truth is that i have to believe in me whether you all do or not. and thats what i&#8217;m lookin for. that belief in myself. me. I. i love us. thanks for being here for me and riding with me on this journey. let us continue.&#8221;</p><p>She returned to Twitter today after her worried followers expressed their concern.  &#8220;i&#8217;m fine everyone. just switching things up a bit till i get it right,&#8221; she assured them.  &#8220;now kanye&#8230; thats who we should have a prayer circle for. lolol.&#8221;</p><p>The R&#038;B powerhouse&#8217;s critically-acclaimed second album was released at the end of November, bowing at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 with 57,000 copies in its first week.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/03/jazmine-sullivan-to-take-a-break-from-music/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>21</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Jazmine Sullivan, Fergie Honored at Billboard&#8217;s Women in Music Awards</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2010/12/02/jazmine-sullivan-fergie-honored-at-billboards-women-in-music-awards/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2010/12/02/jazmine-sullivan-fergie-honored-at-billboards-women-in-music-awards/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:59:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Fergie]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jazmine Sullivan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=67083</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jazmine Sullivan suited up for Billboard&#8217;s 5th Annual Women in Music Awards. The R&#038;B powerhouse, whose sophomore album Love Me Back was released this week, received the Rising Star Award following last year&#8217;s honoree Lady Gaga. &#8220;I admire Lady Gaga, so to be honored in a category that she was once in is such a [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/billboard-women-2010-1.jpg" alt="Jazmine Sullivan" title="Jazmine Sullivan" width="431" height="600" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-67084" /></center></p><p>Jazmine Sullivan suited up for Billboard&#8217;s 5th Annual Women in Music Awards.  The R&#038;B powerhouse, whose sophomore album <em>Love Me Back</em> was released this week, received the Rising Star Award following last year&#8217;s honoree Lady Gaga.</p><p>&#8220;I admire Lady Gaga, so to be honored in a category that she was once in is such a rewarding feeling,&#8221; the Grammy-nominated singer <a target="_blank" href="http://www.billboard.com/news/jazmine-sullivan-to-receive-billboard-s-1004123918.story">told</a> Billboard.com. &#8220;When I heard the news, I was so happy. I feel honored to be chosen as this year&#8217;s Rising Star.&#8221;</p><p>Fergie was also on hand as she was presented with Billboard&#8217;s Woman of the Year Award at the event held at New York&#8217;s Pierre Hotel on Thursday (Dec. 2).</p><p><span id="more-67083"></span></p><p><center> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2010/12/02/jazmine-sullivan-fergie-honored-at-billboards-women-in-music-awards/billboard-women-2010-1/' title='Jazmine Sullivan'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/billboard-women-2010-1-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Jazmine Sullivan" title="Jazmine Sullivan" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2010/12/02/jazmine-sullivan-fergie-honored-at-billboards-women-in-music-awards/billboard-women-2010-2/' title='Jazmine Sullivan'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/billboard-women-2010-2-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Jazmine Sullivan" title="Jazmine Sullivan" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2010/12/02/jazmine-sullivan-fergie-honored-at-billboards-women-in-music-awards/billboard-women-2010-3/' title='Bill Werde and Jazmine Sullivan'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/billboard-women-2010-3-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Bill Werde and Jazmine Sullivan" title="Bill Werde and Jazmine Sullivan" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2010/12/02/jazmine-sullivan-fergie-honored-at-billboards-women-in-music-awards/billboard-women-2010-4/' title='Fergie'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/billboard-women-2010-4-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Fergie" title="Fergie" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2010/12/02/jazmine-sullivan-fergie-honored-at-billboards-women-in-music-awards/billboard-women-2010-5/' title='Fergie'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/billboard-women-2010-5-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Fergie" title="Fergie" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2010/12/02/jazmine-sullivan-fergie-honored-at-billboards-women-in-music-awards/billboard-women-2010-6/' title='Josh Duhamel and Fergie'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/billboard-women-2010-6-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Josh Duhamel and Fergie" title="Josh Duhamel and Fergie" /></a></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2010/12/02/jazmine-sullivan-fergie-honored-at-billboards-women-in-music-awards/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>12</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Video: Jazmine Sullivan &#8211; ‘10 Seconds&#8217;</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2010/11/12/video-jazmine-sullivan-10-seconds/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2010/11/12/video-jazmine-sullivan-10-seconds/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:55:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Jazmine Sullivan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music Videos]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=64916</guid> <description><![CDATA[She busted the windows out his car and now Jazmine Sullivan gets revenge on a man that cheated on her in the video for &#8220;10 Seconds,&#8221; the second single off her sophomore album Love Me Back (Nov. 30). Kidnapping her unfaithful ex, Jaz ties him to a chair, straps a bomb to him, splashes him [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/jazmine-10-seconds.jpg" alt="Jazmine Sullivan" title="Jazmine Sullivan" width="475" height="330" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-64967" /></center></p><p>She busted the windows out his car and now Jazmine Sullivan gets revenge on a man that cheated on her in the video for &#8220;10 Seconds,&#8221; the second single off her sophomore album <em>Love Me Back</em> (Nov. 30).  Kidnapping her unfaithful ex, Jaz ties him to a chair, straps a bomb to him, splashes him with a red drink, and roughs him up after she discovers him messing around with another girl.  Watch as the Philly soulstress gets even.</p><p><span id="more-64916"></span></p><p><center><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1TB1d4r2n3M?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1TB1d4r2n3M?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2010/11/12/video-jazmine-sullivan-10-seconds/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>12</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Music: T.I. f/ Jazmine Sullivan – ‘Dying in Your Arms’</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2010/11/09/new-music-ti-f-jazmine-sullivan-dying-in-your-arms/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2010/11/09/new-music-ti-f-jazmine-sullivan-dying-in-your-arms/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:29:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Jazmine Sullivan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[T.I.]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=64386</guid> <description><![CDATA[T.I.&#8217;s love is a lethal weapon on &#8220;Dying in Your Arms,&#8221; a track reportedly from his new album No Mercy. &#8220;Living&#8217;s overrated, I see heaven when you make it, in your eyes and your thighs, girl,&#8221; raps the incarcerated rapper over the sauntering beat. A sprung Jazmine kills &#8216;em softly with her angelic voice, cooing, [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/ti-jazmine.jpg" alt="T.I. and Jazmine Sullivan" title="T.I. and Jazmine Sullivan" width="475" height="324" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-64388" /></center></p><p>T.I.&#8217;s love is a lethal weapon on &#8220;Dying in Your Arms,&#8221; a track reportedly from his new album <em>No Mercy</em>.  &#8220;Living&#8217;s overrated, I see heaven when you make it, in your eyes and your thighs, girl,&#8221; raps the incarcerated rapper over the sauntering beat.</p><p>A sprung Jazmine kills &#8216;em softly with her angelic voice, cooing, &#8220;So don&#8217;t let go of me now &#8217;cause I&#8217;m dyin&#8217; in your arms tonight/ Tell all my people around that I&#8217;ll see them in the afterlife.&#8221;</p><p>Listen below and tell us if this collabo is to die for.</p><p><span id="more-64386"></span></p><p><center><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://hulkshare.com/p/player.swf" height=24 width=480><param name="movie" value="http://hulkshare.com/p/player.swf"><param name="FlashVars" value="soundFile=http://173.192.79.43/d/p2g5kngb4xxhii5ce7ivyqdrukm45qn7cxihh6sb4i/1.mp3&#038;titles=Dying in Your Arms.mp3"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="menu" value="false"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></object></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2010/11/09/new-music-ti-f-jazmine-sullivan-dying-in-your-arms/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>17</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Video: Jazmine Sullivan Covers SWV</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2010/10/21/video-jazmine-sullivan-covers-swv/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2010/10/21/video-jazmine-sullivan-covers-swv/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:22:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Jazmine Sullivan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Live Performances]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=62006</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jazmine Sullivan admitted she was nervous about opening up for the iconic Mary J. Blige at Wednesday night&#8217;s &#8220;Music Saved My Life&#8221; tour stop at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif., but we couldn&#8217;t tell. The R&#038;B songstress delivered a powerful cover of SWV&#8217;s 1993 hit &#8220;Weak.&#8221; She also performed &#8220;Holding You Down (Goin&#8217; [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/E2A7VPpY9a8?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/E2A7VPpY9a8?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object></center></p><p>Jazmine Sullivan admitted she was nervous about opening up for the iconic Mary J. Blige at Wednesday night&#8217;s &#8220;Music Saved My Life&#8221; tour stop at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif., but we couldn&#8217;t tell.  The R&#038;B songstress delivered a powerful cover of SWV&#8217;s 1993 hit &#8220;Weak.&#8221;  She also performed &#8220;Holding You Down (Goin&#8217; in Circles),&#8221; the first single from her sophomore album <em>Love Me Back</em> (due Nov. 30), mixed with Bell Biv DeVoe&#8217;s &#8220;Poison.&#8221;  Watch Jaz bust a move below.</p><p><span id="more-62006"></span></p><p><center><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZgRjsHkLBBY?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZgRjsHkLBBY?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2010/10/21/video-jazmine-sullivan-covers-swv/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mary J. Blige Kicks Off Tour with Jazmine Sullivan, Miguel</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2010/10/03/mary-j-blige-kicks-off-tour-with-jazmine-sullivan-miguel/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2010/10/03/mary-j-blige-kicks-off-tour-with-jazmine-sullivan-miguel/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2010 20:32:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Jazmine Sullivan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mary J. Blige]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Miguel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tours]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=59975</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mary J. Blige stepped on stage in a form-fitting shiny bodysuit and boots on the first date of her &#8220;Music Saved My Life&#8221; tour at Chastain Park Amphitheater in Atlanta on Saturday night (Oct. 2). 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MJB and Jazmine recently teamed up for the Swizz Beatz-produced remix of &#8220;Holding You Down (Goin&#8217; in Circles)&#8221; from Jazmine&#8217;s sophomore album <em>Love Me Back</em>, now due November 30.</p><p>The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul has been in and out of the lab cooking up her 10th studio album.  &#8220;Yes, we&#8217;re working on one,&#8221; she tells the <em><a target="_blank" href="http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2010/10/02/2010-10-02_moving_spirit_mary_j_blige_is_on_a_soulstirring_crusade_while_on_tour.html">New York Daily News</a></em>, revealing that some of the guests may include Jay-Z, Swizz Beatz, Johnta Austin, and Ryan Leslie. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know what we&#8217;re calling it. I&#8217;m not rushing to come out with it. When it is done, it is done.&#8221;</p><p><span id="more-59975"></span></p><p><center> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2010/10/03/mary-j-blige-kicks-off-tour-with-jazmine-sullivan-miguel/msml-atl-1/' title='Mary J. Blige'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/msml-atl-1-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Mary J. Blige" title="Mary J. Blige" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2010/10/03/mary-j-blige-kicks-off-tour-with-jazmine-sullivan-miguel/msml-atl-2/' title='Mary J. Blige'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/msml-atl-2-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Mary J. Blige" title="Mary J. Blige" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2010/10/03/mary-j-blige-kicks-off-tour-with-jazmine-sullivan-miguel/msml-atl-3/' title='Mary J. Blige'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/msml-atl-3-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Mary J. Blige" title="Mary J. Blige" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2010/10/03/mary-j-blige-kicks-off-tour-with-jazmine-sullivan-miguel/msml-atl-4/' title='Jazmine Sullivan'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/msml-atl-4-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Jazmine Sullivan" title="Jazmine Sullivan" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2010/10/03/mary-j-blige-kicks-off-tour-with-jazmine-sullivan-miguel/msml-atl-5/' title='Miguel'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/msml-atl-5-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Miguel" title="Miguel" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2010/10/03/mary-j-blige-kicks-off-tour-with-jazmine-sullivan-miguel/msml-atl-6/' title='Miguel'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/msml-atl-6-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Miguel" title="Miguel" /></a></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2010/10/03/mary-j-blige-kicks-off-tour-with-jazmine-sullivan-miguel/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Music: Jazmine Sullivan &#8211; &#8217;10 Seconds&#8217;</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2010/09/27/new-music-jazmine-sullivan-10-seconds/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2010/09/27/new-music-jazmine-sullivan-10-seconds/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:53:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Jazmine Sullivan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Music]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=59127</guid> <description><![CDATA[Taking it back to the &#8217;80s on the old school, hip-hop-inspired &#8220;Holding You Down (Goin&#8217; in Circles),&#8221; Jazmine Sullivan goes further back in time on the swinging &#8217;50s soul number &#8220;10 Seconds.&#8221; The second single off her sophomore album Love Me Back (Nov. 2), the Salaam Remi production sees the Philly soulstress trying to keep [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/jazmine-10-seconds.jpg" alt="Jazmine Sullivan" title="Jazmine Sullivan" width="475" height="475" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-59128" /></center></p><p>Taking it back to the &#8217;80s on the old school, hip-hop-inspired &#8220;Holding You Down (Goin&#8217; in Circles),&#8221; Jazmine Sullivan goes further back in time on the swinging &#8217;50s soul number &#8220;10 Seconds.&#8221;  The second single off her sophomore album <em>Love Me Back</em> (Nov. 2), the Salaam Remi production sees the Philly soulstress trying to keep her cool after her man does her wrong.</p><p>Time is running out.  Listen to Jazmine&#8217;s new joint below.</p><p><span id="more-59127"></span></p><p><center><object height="81" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5621418%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-ZJXd9&#038;secret_url=false"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5621418%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-ZJXd9&#038;secret_url=false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480"></embed></object></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2010/09/27/new-music-jazmine-sullivan-10-seconds/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>33</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Album Cover: Jazmine Sullivan &#8211; &#8216;Love Me Back&#8217;</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2010/09/21/album-cover-jazmine-sullivan-love-me-back/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2010/09/21/album-cover-jazmine-sullivan-love-me-back/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:44:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Album Covers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jazmine Sullivan]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=58513</guid> <description><![CDATA[She&#8217;s been known to bust the windows out the car, but Jazmine Sullivan puts down the crowbar on the cover of her sophomore album Love Me Back. The fragile songstress, dressed in all black, leans against an old-school Chevy Impala in the artwork from the November 2nd release, which contains the Missy Elliott-produced single &#8220;Holding [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/jazmine-love-me-back-cover.jpg" alt="Love Me Back" title="Love Me Back" width="475" height="475" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-58514" /></center></p><p>She&#8217;s been known to bust the windows out the car, but Jazmine Sullivan puts down the crowbar on the cover of her sophomore album <em>Love Me Back</em>.  The fragile songstress, dressed in all black, leans against an old-school Chevy Impala in the artwork from the November 2nd release, which contains the Missy Elliott-produced single &#8220;Holding You Down (Goin&#8217; in Circles).&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;I was a little angry on the first album, busting windows and things,&#8221; <a href="http://www.rap-up.com/2010/09/06/jazmine-sullivan-done-busting-windows/">said</a> the 23-year-old Sullivan.  &#8220;I&#8217;m not quite as angry on this one. You see a different side of relationships, the more loving side.&#8221;</p><p>Do you love Jazmine&#8217;s new album cover?  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While backstage at KMEL Summer Jam in Oakland, Calif., this past weekend, Sullivan told radio personality D.C. that&#8217;s she&#8217;s done fighting. &#8220;I [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/jazmine-sullivan.jpg" alt="Jazmine Sullivan" title="Jazmine Sullivan" width="475" height="330" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-56784" /></center></p><p>Jazmine Sullivan may have thought that bustin&#8217; windows was the sweetest revenge on her debut album <em>Fearless</em>, but she&#8217;s putting down the crowbar on her sophomore album <em>Love Me Back</em>, due this fall.</p><p><span id="more-56783"></span></p><p>While backstage at KMEL <a href="http://www.rap-up.com/2010/09/05/drake-lloyd-banks-jazmine-sullivan-get-hyphy-in-the-bay/">Summer Jam</a> in Oakland, Calif., this past weekend, Sullivan told radio personality D.C. that&#8217;s she&#8217;s done fighting.</p><p>&#8220;I was a little angry on the first album, busting windows and things,&#8221; said the 23-year-old songstress.  &#8220;I&#8217;m not quite as angry on this one. You see a different side of relationships, the more loving side.&#8221;</p><p>Though she&#8217;s given up doing damage to her man&#8217;s belongings, that doesn&#8217;t mean she&#8217;s going to let him slide.  &#8220;I definitely will still get you. I got a song called &#8217;10 Seconds,&#8217; and I feel like I&#8217;ve grown a little bit. The first album I was just busting windows out, but this time I&#8217;mma give you 10 seconds to get away,&#8221; she laughed.</p><p>Aside from chasing down her man, the Philly native is gearing up to hit the road with Mary J. Blige, kicking off a tour on Oct. 2 in Atlanta.  The video for her first single, <a href="http://www.rap-up.com/2010/08/30/video-jazmine-sullivan-holding-you-down-goin-in-circles/">&#8220;Holding You Down (Goin&#8217; in Circles),&#8221;</a> premiered last week.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2010/09/06/jazmine-sullivan-done-busting-windows/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>13</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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