Ciara Cibbles & Bitz!!!! Aoww

Ciara’s oft-delayed Fantasy Ride album finally saw the light of day earlier this year. “Love Sex Magic,” featuring Justin Timberlake, earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals, but after everything she went through while making it (a split with management, a spat with the editors of Vibe magazine) you’d think she’d want to take some time off before jumping right back into the recording process.

But Ciara is already hard at work on the Fantasy Ride follow-up, recording tracks with producer Tricky Stewart (two of which are reportedly called “Gifted” and “Speechless”) for what she promises will be a very hot album.

“Well, I have to tell you the new record is going to be pretty hot,” she laughed. “No, it’s gonna be fun. I’m going to have a good time. I don’t want to say too much about it, but I’m very proud of what’s happening right now. I’m working hard. I want to make sure I give my fans what they want, and I want to give them more. So I’m just taking my time and just trying to create something that just really feels good to the masses.”

While making Fantasy Ride was a struggle, Ciara said she grew during the process. And, emboldened by the album’s success, she’s ready to get back at it.

“The Fantasy Ride album, I’m very proud of that. And it was really a journey for me, behind the actual album, like, I made so many changes and so many things happened, so it really was a journey for me,” she said. “But I’m very proud of that, and I’m also very proud of one record in particular: ‘Love Sex Magic,’ was a very successful record for me off of that, so I’m proud of that. Grammy-nominated record. Who-hoo!”

“[...]Ciara is already on to the next one, though, working exclusively with Tricky Stewart and The-Dream on her as-yet-untitled follow-up.

There’s no release date yet, but Stewart-who’s executive producing-tells VIBE that recording is “going really well” and “getting close to the point where it’s done.”

The sound they’re going for, he adds, is along the lines of “Goodies” and “1, 2 Step,” the hit singles off Ciara’s 2004 debut, Goodies. “I really felt like Ciara’s first album was a classic. I just wanted to make sure that the people that loved that first album would love this album,” says Stewart. “I wanted to make sure that it kinda had that hood around-the-way feel to it again.”

For fans, that means more uptempo dance tracks than slow burners. “We’re definitely making sure when people put this album on they’re like, ‘I got my money’s worth. It’s a great album’,” says Stewart.”

ARE YA MUTHAFUCKAS READY

This Train Ride

On the 4 train heading home, different thoughts run through my mind as the train run through the tunnel. I wonder whats my next move, what do God have in store for me, will my dreams of living the fab life come true, or 30 years from now, i would still be watchin it from my room tv? Seeing my friends make it to fame, while im still procrasnating on my next move. So much talent under my belt that need to be showcased. Why must i be lazy and sit back on this train heading home, when i need to be in my dream car with my crew heading to the red carpet to do press interviews. Maybe if i head back downtown, my dreams may come true. Get up Chucky

New Artist Spotlight: Its Carly!!!!!!

Every generation, an artist comes along that transcends the face of what artistry truly looks, feels, and sounds like… With passion to entertain and the desire to innovate, these artists set the standard for everyone who so chooses to follow in their footsteps…. Artists like James brown, Michael Jackson, Usher, and Beyonce are a few that come to mind…Singing Since the age of 5, trained in Opera with a scholarship to the Manhattan school of Music, groomed in acting and dancing, Carly is no question the triple threat that the entertainment industry covets. While some talents are undoubtedly refined with years of training, others are a gift. Carly has a way of displaying a natural presence that people say stars just have and many call it that “It Thing”… and she has plenty of “IT”Working closely under the production guidance & artist development tutelage of the PROFFESSIONALLZ and BIG DRAWZ MUSIC, Carly is ready to take her place in an industry that is craving something more than just a gimmick. Something more than just fast food music and artistry. With a skill and passion for greatness to entertain, that place will be at the top. Influenced by the sounds and moves of Janet Jackson, Aaliyah, and Justin Timberlake, Carly is definitely coming on fast, and looking to stay for a while….Who is carly? … You should get to know her… Keep your eyes open, and ears to the streets… She’s ready…Are you?

CARLY IS A HOMEGURL OF MINE..YALL NEED TO GET ON THIS..DO IT FOR CHUCKY!!!