THE
SECOND COMING
LUMIDEE IS AIMING TO PROVE THAT SHE'S NO FLASH IN THE
PAN
By
TASHARA JONES
LumideeJune 6, 2007 -- Crack a joke about one-hit wonders
around "Uh Oooh" singer Lumidee and more than
likely the joke will be on you. With her second album
out in stores now and her hot single, "She's Like
the Wind" spinning on radio and at clubs around the
nation, talk these days is not around "Whatever happened
to . . ."
"That's
why I called the album 'Unexpected,'" says the
27-year-old Spanish-Harlem-born-and-bred Boricua beauty.
On
Dec. 15, 2005, in an article titled “True Beef
or Controversy for Profits?” I told readers about
the brewing controversy between Reggaeton greats Don
Omar and Daddy Yankee. Today, I am happy to let y’all
know that the beef may finally be over!
Last
week I introduced Extra’s picks for the Founding
Fathers of Reggaeton. As promised, this week I am shifting
gears and bringing you the other side of Latino musical
history. Without further ado, here are Extra’s
picks for the Founders of Hip Hop.
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