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Previously: NEW MUSIC: Devon Tracy “Lord Knows” (Remix)

SingersRoom.com chops it up with Rojo about her influences, her sound, the city and more. This is just a teaser too. Full interview coming soon…

Toronto native Rochelle Jordan has been making a name for herself, especially with the release of ‘R O J O,’ a project with in-house producer Klash. On the project, Rochelle showcased her raw and unique talent on the 15-track set, which was reminiscent of the 90s sound. Drawing elements from the likes Aaliyah, Kelis, Samantha James, and even Paramore; it was largely Ameriie and her debut album ‘All I Have’ that impacted Rochelle’s sound the most.

“Pretty much all those songs on that album, I dedicated my life to for a really long time,” Rochelle tells Singersroom exclusively. “I’m talking like four years, I was dedicated to listening to her harmonies and melodies and everything that she was doing with Rich Harrison. That’s kind of what I fell in love with.”

Despite spending years perfecting her craft, Rochelle struggled in the beginning stages to breakthrough as an artist, and ended up focusing more on being a songwriter. “It’s kind of hard in Toronto to get your start, especially when you don’t have connections and you don’t know what to do or how to go about taking it seriously,” Rochelle explains. “When I turned 18, I kind of faded back from singing and I was more songwriting. It wasn’t until my early 20s that I met up with Klash.”

“I can definitely say being from Toronto now that Drake kind of broke out in the states, it definitely helped my sound reach further than it would have if he didn’t,” she says.

Though breaking into the U.S. market is no longer the main obstacle for the Toronto native, she still battles a health condition on a daily basis. Much like singer T-Boz, of the Grammy-winning girl group, TLC, Rochelle Jordan also has sickle cell anemia. Rochelle even reached out to T-Boz via Facebook and asked for advice on how to deal with the blood disorder while being a singer.

“I found her Facebook and I was like, ‘Oh my God, T-Boz, I heard that you have sickle cell anemia. How do you deal with that being in the industry?’” Rochelle reflects. “She actually hit me back up. She was like, ‘Oh my God. That’s so dope. Okay, well when you’re in the industry, you got to make sure you’re taking care of your health and all that kind of stuff. Balancing your sleep and your food and whatnot.’

“It’s really dope. That’s one thing that not a lot of people know about me. And that’s one thing I’ve fought with my entire life. I fought all the way to where I am in my life right now. It’s been good. It’s been okay.”

Stay tuned to Singersroom.com for our full exclusive interview with Rochelle Jordan.

Previous: NEW MUSIC: Rochelle Jordan “Shot” (Prod. Klash & Pat Preezy)

Previous: NEW MUSIC: Rochelle Jordan – King A (Aaliyah Tribute)

TheSource.com lets loose a new P. Reign joint called “I Need It All”. More info below. Merch what uuuuuup!

Toronto Native and OVO associate P. Reign drops his latest cut “I Need It All” featuring Capo exclusively through TheSource.com. During a press run before his Take Care release, Drake appeared on Toronto’s FLOW 93.5 where he previewed this track and spoke about P. Reign. Download and stream “I Need It All” produced by Beat Merchant below and expect a whole lot more from P. Reign soon.

DOWNLOAD: P. Reign – I Need It All feat. Capo (Prod. Beat Merchant)

Previous: NEW MUSIC: P. Reign – Night Shift

Video for this joint is dropping tomorrow so here’s the reminder if you missed it on the Where’s Waldo mixtape.

DOWNLOAD: SonReal – Haunted feat. Ali Milner (Prod. Soundsmith)

Previous: NEW MUSIC: J Shiltz feat. SonReal “Ridin Out” (DJ Pack) (Prod. Rich Kidd)

Previous: NEW VIDEO: SonReal (Diamond Footwear – Viral Promo)

Gotta hand it to The Chef for actually putting his money where his mouth is and actually following through thus far with the label tings. What I mean is…he’s actually getting (or already has) an office on Yonge Street and has officially signed Era to the label. We’ve seen way too many rappers-turned-label-owners flake when it really came down to the business (as well as people like Matthew Knowles saying they’ll be setting up shop on T.O. to tap in to our talent) so I’d say things are looking mad optimistic right about now. Now lets see how the first release goes. Def looking forward to it. Shouts to Era mang. Happy for you for real.

Peep some footage from the signing party last Thursday night courtesy of TorontoRappers.com.

Previous: NEW MUSIC: JD Era – Tats On My Arm

Directed by Prime for Prime Media.

Newness from come-up kid T.City, whose pops just happens to be K4RCE – you know, one of Toronto’s O.G. emcees… the one who made the phrase “T-dot” popular.

Produced by Trini.

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Shouts to Coburn on the heads up!

Ms. Fiona throws down with Cee-lo for the 2011 Soul Train Music Awards.

Previously: NEW MUSIC: Tyrese feat. Melanie Fiona “The Rest Of Our Lives”

2nd single from come-up singer Amaal Nuux.

Definitely got a sound that could potentially sell serious units.

Previously: NEW MUSIC: A’maal Nuux “Words Revealed” (Prod. Nyasha Mak)

More newness from J Shiltz – this time with  SonReal ridin’ out shotgun over another Rich Kidd production.

His debut album’s now available at The Jump Off in Mississauga; Play De Record in Toronto and The Loop in Waterloo.

J Shiltz feat. SonReal – Ridin Out (DJ Pack) (WAV)

J Shiltz feat. SonReal – Ridin Out (DJ Pack) (MP3)

Previously: NEW VIDEO: J Shiltz – Gimme That Flow Pt. 2 feat. Nish Raawks, Wio-K & Junia-T (Directed by Jason Matos)

New  Gudini produced by Crook (of The Smash Brovaz).

Previously: NEW MUSIC: Rich Kidd feat. Junia-T & Gudini “15 Bottles” (Prod. Rich Kidd)