When Badu says “return of the ankh,” she doesn’t mean she’s returning to wearing the head wrap or any other accessory that evokes 1997’s Baduizm epoch. She means much more. The return of the ankh is the return of a feeling, what makes her creative, what makes her passionate, what makes her Badu.

Beanie Sigel and Freeway | The Roc Boys

At 10 pm ET. tonight the bks1 team & you the listener be the judge. together we review & rate on a scale from 1 to 5 Beanie Sigel and Freeway's cd "The Roc Boys".

Here is our rating system: 5 Stars: It’s blazing hot – on fire
4 Stars: It’s a hot song – pump it up
3 Stars: It’s alright-good song
2 Stars: Thanks for the album cut-what’s next
1 Stars: I won’t tell nobody about that if you don’t…lets keep that a secret

Beanie Sigel and Freeway are the proteges of the PLATINUM selling artist JAY-Z. Sigel has been certified Gold on two different albums and has sold over 2.5 million records. Freeway has been certified Gold on his debut album and has sold and or been featured on platinum selling records. Beanie Sigel and Freeway are known for their platinum selling single “Roc The Mic”, Thier back and forth style has intrigued millions of fans and made their cult following thirst for a group album. Jay-Z has been promoting the “Roc Boys” brand for years now and he also has a hit song called “The Roc Boys”. This has cemented the idea in the fans brains and now its time to show and prove with the muisc! The entire State Property family, Roc-a-Fella records and Siccness.net, proudly present a classic!  by pz1

After producing records for several artists and writing songs for Cash Money Records, co-founder of the label Birdman, Young Money Entertainment owner Lil Wayne and rapper Diddy, Derülo signed to minor recording label Beluga Heights. After Beluga Heights became part of the Warner Music Group, Derülo released his debut single, "Whatcha Say" in May 2009. The song became a huge digital hit, selling over 2 million digital downloads, gaining an RIAA certification of 2x platinum, and reaching #1 in the US and several other countries. Derülo released his second single, "In My Head", in December 2009. His debut album, Jason Derülo, was released in 2010.

Tonight's CD Review: Ludacris | Battle of the Sexes

For The Hardcore HIP HOP Fans Only! Wednesday night March 10rd 9pm ET- 6PM PT Join BKS1 RADIO "LIVE IN THE CIPHER" On WWW.BKS1RADIO.COM Tonight On HIP HOP WEDNESDAY'S As We Rate & Review On A Scale From 1 to 5 Along With You The Listener Ludacris' New CD "Battle of the Sexes""- Call In 646-929-1530 Or Chat With Us-

Here is our rating system:

5 Stars: It’s blazing hot – on fire
4 Stars: It’s a hot song – pump it up
3 Stars: It’s alright-good song
2 Stars: Thanks for the album cut-what’s next
1 Stars: I won’t tell nobody about that if you don’t…lets keep that a secret

Battle of the Sexes is the seventh studio album by Ludacris, release March 9, 2010 on Disturbing tha Peace and Def Jam Recordings. It was intended to serve as a collaboration album between Ludacris and rapper Shawnna, but proved to be a solo album by the former after Shawnna left Disturbing tha Peace in 2009.

Originally due in 2009, Battle of the Sexes was tagged as a collaboration album by Ludacris and label-mate Shawnna. Shawnna reportedly split from Disturbing tha Peace in 2009 and signed to Nappy Boy Entertainment. It was later reported that Shawnna was removed from the album and became a solo album by Ludacris with guest appearances

Raheem Devaughn | Love & War Masterpeace

The Great Recession. The War on Terror. Global warming. The Earth-shattering quake in Haiti. Between man-made messes and natural disasters, it seems like we’re all catching hell these days. Rather than shy away from the financial, physical and emotional challenges so many of us face, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Raheem DeVaughn tackles them head on with The Love & War MasterPeace, his most ambitious album to date.

“The Love & War MasterPeace is one half social commentary, one half love,” explains the soul singer. “With everything going on, it just feels like the right time for it. As a country I think we’ve made some progress, but we remain divided —it’s still poverty versus wealth and good versus evil. We’re separated by skin color and religion, politics and control over natural resources. I think of this album as a natural extension of where I am personally and where we are as a nation.”

DJ Khaled | Victory

Victory is the fourth studio album by Miami based mixtape DJ and Terror Squad member, DJ Khaled. It is set to be released on March 2, 2010 under the We The Best Music imprint of E1 Records. Khaled has been working on his fourth LP as executive of Def Jam South. He stated the name Victory represents the struggle to get to a victory and that he inspires people with his music.

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Grand Daddy I.U.

Born in Queens and raised in Hempstead, I.U. grew up around music and was exposed to all different genres. When Hip Hop emerged, he was automatically attracted and was a natural on the Mic. Joining rhyme ciphers on the street corners, jail yards and eventually the studio - he made a demo with the encouragement of his brother, DJ Kay Cee, and got signed to Cold Chillin’ Records. After joining the label that introduced Juice Crew All-Stars like Biz Markie, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, Roxanne Shante’, MC Chan and more… I.U. made his mark as Artist and songwriter.

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Shyheim

The streets were flooded with urban philosophers, covered with black ski masks, heavy wool scarves and fatigue down jackets, packed with feathers that kept them warm. Their eyes moved slowly around the street corners, while the sounds of Shyheim’s 1993 rugged hip-hop track “On and On,” inspired the Staten Island locals to be creative- until they couldn’t think anymore.

Their hands froze, their phones chirped, their eyes glistened in the New York silhouette, while their heads bobbed, back and forth as a symbol of empathy. Faces with smiles, smirks and sounds of laughter overshadowed the reality of struggle, as the music lovers’ reminisced of the “Rugged Child” and his sharp, poised approach to hip-hip.

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A protégée of Chicago-based producer/songwriter Steve "Stone" Huff, Ketara "KeKe" Wyatt is an R&B singer who has been influenced by urban contemporary and hip-hop, as well as classic soul. Wyatt's sleek yet gritty work brings to mind Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, and other hip-hop-influenced urban singers who emerged in the '90s. However, her debut album, Soul Sista, indicates she is also well aware of the contributions of Baby Boomer favorites like Chaka Khan, Deniece Williams, and Patti LaBelle -- one of the tracks on Soul Sista is a cover of LaBelle's hit ballad "If Only You Knew." Wyatt now lives in Kentucky but was born in Indianapolis, IN, where she grew up listening to a variety of R&B and gospel and came from a very musical family. Both of her parents sang in church; her mother was a vocalist, her father an organist. Wyatt's parents had her singing in church as a child but did not discourage her from pursuing a career in secular music; in fact, they exposed her to a lot of secular R&B at home. When Wyatt was in her early teens, she sang in various female groups -- one of which was a very early version of Destiny's Child. It was also during Wyatt's adolescent years that she met her mentor, Huff, who is known for his work with the Isley Brothers, Joe, Avant, and other major R&B artists. Huff produced some demos for Wyatt and went about trying to get her a record deal; in 2000, she signed with MCA. That year, Huff brought Avant and Wyatt together for a remake of Rene & Angela's '80s ballad "My First Love," which was included on Avant's platinum My Thoughts. In 2001, Huff produced Wyatt's Soul Sista and did much of the writing; the only track he didn't write or co-write was Wyatt's cover of "If Only You Knew." Soul Sista was released in November 2001, and "Used to Love was chosen as its first single. Alex Henderson, All Music Guid

Soldier of Love is only the sixth studio album the band Sade have released during their 25 year career, and the first since Lovers Rock in 2000. For Sade herself, as the lynchpin of the group's songwriting effort, it's a simple matter of integrity and authenticity. "I only make records when I feel I have something to say. I'm not interested in releasing music just for the sake of selling something. Sade is not a brand."

The call went out in 2008 for the group to re-convene at Peter Gabriel's Real World studio, near Sade's home in the countryside of south west England. It was the first time the four principals had met up since the Lovers Rock tour wrapped in 2001. Bassist Paul Denman de-camped from Los Angeles, where he had been managing his teenage son's punk band, Orange. Guitarist and sax player Stuart Matthewman interrupted his film soundtrack work in New York, and keyboardist Andrew Hale gave up his A&R consultancy.

In a series of fortnightly sessions at Real World, Sade sketched out the material for a new album which, they all felt, was probably their most ambitious to date. In particular, the sonic layering and martial beats of the title track, Soldier Of Love, sounded quite different from anything they had previously recorded. According to Andrew Hale: "The big question for all of us at the beginning was, did we still want to do this and could we still get along as friends?" The answer soon came back as a passionate affirmative.