iGOTNEXT: MIKE POSNER

Mike Posner is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. The 21-year-old Southfield, Michigan, native is currently attends Duke University. Completing his senior year, where he majors in business and sociology. He is also the lead singer of the group Mike Posner & The Brain Trust. Collaborations with Kid Cudi, Kanye protege Big Sean, and Wale. Official debut due in 2010– as well as another mixtape to follow his first, this spring’s A Matter of Time. Which he worked with Don Cannon and DJ Benzi. The mixtape was featured on sites such as Kanye West's blog, okayplayer.com, and 2dopeboyz.com.
Posner's debut album, "The New Deal", is set for a 2010 release, with the J Records division of Sony Music.




Mike Posner & The Brain Trust officially released their first mixtape, "A Matter of Time," on February 28, 2009. The mixtape is hosted by Don Cannon and mixed by DJ Benzi, and features "Cooler than Me," "Smoke and Drive" and "Drug Dealer Girl." Guest appearances include Big Sean (G.O.O.D. Music), Wale, Jackie Chain, Donnis, and Eric Holljes.



TRACKLISTING
1.Tick" (Feat. Don Cannon) Mike Posner
2. "Drug Dealer Girl" Mike Posner, WrighTrax
3. "Cooler Than Me" (Feat. Big Sean, Vocal Arrangement: Eric Holljes) Mike Posner
4. "Hey Cupid" (Additional Vocals: Eric Holljes) Mike Posner
5. "Still Not Over You" (Feat. Eric Holljes. Sample: The Fray – Over My Head) Mike Posner, Eric Holljes
6. "Evil Woman" (Sample: Electric Light Orchestra – Evil Woman) Mike Posner
7. "Who Knows?" (Feat. Big Sean. Sample: Keziah Jones – Pleasure Is Kisses) Mike Posner
8. "Halo" (Sample: Beyonce - Halo) Mike Posner
9. "Smoke & Drive" (Feat. Big Sean, Donnis, & Jackie Chain) Mike Posner
10. "Losing My Mind" (Sample: Gorilla Zoe - Lost) Drumma Boy
11. "A Matter of Time" Mike Posner
12. "Tock" (Feat. Don Cannon) Mike Posner

Catch the Muse with Sue at the News: Mike Posner

iGOTNEXT: Will Roush

Will Roush, 20yrs, is an American rap artist from the suburbs of Greenwich, Connecticut.

Roush sought refuge in rhyming when he was diagnosed with the lethal heart condition Supraventricular Tachycardia and given only days to live. Will overcame the illness. Will's diverse experiences heavily influence his work. And give the 20 year-old MC a broad reach.

His two street singles, "What I Gotta Do Dilla" produced by the legendary Jay Dee, and "Know My Name" produced by DJ Khalil, gives audiences their first opportunity to hear a rising star. The songs are from Will's introductory mixtape, Know My Name Vol. 1, presented by two of hip-hop's most credible tastemakers, New York's DJ Whoo Kid and LA's DJ Skee. Know My Name Vol. 1 is a conceptual mixtape, themed around the idea of Will Roush time traveling through hip-hop's storied past searching for the proper knowledge and history so as to properly influence and inspire his own burgeoning rap career.

The mixtape also features production by Ski Beatz (of early Roc-A-Fella fame), and Dub-Z, who's worked with the likes of Ghostface and Capone-N-Noreaga, among others. Guests on the project include Young Buck, Stat Quo, Prodigy, Redman and Tiffany Villareal. Former Aftermath/Shady Records artist Stat Quo, who appears on the song "Break Ya Back

Rush, who is an idependent artist, is signed to FREE WILL INC./WHO U WIT? ENT.Know My Name Vol. 1 will be released Spring 2009.

i-GOTNEXT MUSIC VIDEO SPOTLIGHT: WALE-CHILLIN

i-GOTNEXT MUSIC VIDEO SPOTLIGHT: WALE-NIKE BOOTS

Drake

Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian actor, rapper and singer. He is best known for playing Jimmy Brooks, the physically disabled character on Degrassi: The Next Generation. As a rapper, he performs under the mononym Drake, and is often billed as the new version of The Fresh Prince. After rumors of signing with Young Money Entertainment, it was later confirmed that Drake is only affiliated with the label, and he is currently signed to Cash Money Records with Universal Motown Records.

Birth name	Aubrey Drake Graham
Born	October 24, 1986 (1986-10-24) (age 22)
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre(s)	Canadian hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, Singer, Actor
Grinding Years active	2001–present
Label(s)	Young Money
Associated acts	Trey Songz, Little X, Lil Wayne, Keshia Chante
Website	Official Twitter Official Blog

I-GOTNEXT: Debut Album Released Artist:Asher Roth

i-GOTNEXT PRESENTS: ASHER ROTH


Asher Paul Roth is an American rapper from Morrisville, Pennsylvania currently signed to a joint venture between Scooter Braun's Schoolboy Music and Steve Rifkind’s SRC Records. His first professional release was on June 13, 2008 when the DJ Drama and Don Cannon-helmed The Greenhouse Effect mixtape was released for free via Roth’s website Thedailykush.com. Roth was featured on the cover of XXL magazine’s annual Top 10 Freshmen: Hip-Hop’s Class ’09 issue. Roth's debut album, Asleep in the Bread Aisle, was released April 20, 2009.

Birth name	Asher Paul Roth
Born	August 11, 1985 (1985-08-11) (age 23) Morrisville, Pennsylvania
Genre(s)	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	rapper
Label(s)	Schoolboy/SRC/Universal Records
Website	thedailykush.com