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Dion, a protege of hip-hop producer Hi-Tek, has signed with Dr. Dre's Aftermath label. A due date for Dion's solo debut has yet to be set, but Billboard has learned that the recording gears are already in motion: Hi-Tek, Dr. Dre, Focus and Mike City will produce tracks for the project.The 23-year-old Cincinnati-based artist came to Dr. Dre's attention as a result of his hook-singing talent on potential tracks Hi-Tek submitted under his own Aftermath production deal. Dre's invitation to record hooks for the superproducer's various projects led to Dion's appearance on "I'm Runnin'" from the Game's 2005 debut album.For the still uninitiated, Hi-Tek describes Dion as a "new-age Marvin Gaye" with natural talent and a soulful sound. "What attracted me about working with Dion was his tone," Hi-Tek recalls. "He's a smooth guy who directs a lot of songs toward the ladies. He's also a strong writer with a real vision of how he wants to project himself as an artist."Hi-Tek says many young R&B male artists are "aggravating and corny because these singers have got caught up in the Boyz II Men thing. I'm not dissing those cats. But these new singers have lost the raw, soulful edge that we used to have with Bobby Womack and other artists."That's what acts like Dion and Governor bring to the table," he adds. "Like an R. Kelly, they possess a raw edge with a hip-hop twist. There's nothing corny about them."As for other projects on his studio board, Hi-Tek notes that he's in talks with Koch about distributing the follow-up to his 2001 Rawkus solo debut, "Hi-Teknology."
Does he have a lot of unreleased material in the stash ?If so, any plants to release/leak any of it ?Will any be on the new album ?
First time I heard "Ol English" he made me think of Nate. I would love to hear a solo album from him, never really hear him on featurings, somebody should hook up a "best of" of his apparitions.
Quote from: Mista Rosa on June 26, 2011, 01:08:25 AMFirst time I heard "Ol English" he made me think of Nate. I would love to hear a solo album from him, never really hear him on featurings, somebody should hook up a "best of" of his apparitions.These are the songs that made me a fan....http://youtube.com/watch?v=6RNzPl-bPikhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=a6LJFHPaYQghttp://youtube.com/watch?v=KR6dkCqJInchttp://youtube.com/watch?v=25z8q0V4j70Basically, "Hi-Teknology 2" is like the best Dion tracks. I don't know if previewing it on the Internet is the way to go. Cruise around and listen to that HT2 CD is the way to go.
Dude is dope but let's be real for a minute...he's NOT a guy you want a solo album from. Same can be said for Kobe. Hell even Nate Dogg's major album didn't do well and that was a damn good album. Some guys are meant for hooks. But after hearing talk to me, I want you girl, and so cold...I thought butch cassidy was gonna break that mold
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