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Dr. Dre Signs Floetry's Marcia Ambrosius

Thursday, January 26, 2006
By: Michael Ivey


Marcia AmbrosiusAccording to online reports Aftermath Records CEO Dr. Dre recently signed Floetry vocalist Marcia Ambrosius to a solo contract and has already begun production on her solo debut.

Sources at parent company Interscope Records say 50 Cent was attracted to the project and jumped on a song. However, Ambrosius and spoken word partner Natalie "the Floacist" Stewart are reportedly not breaking up. The seven time Grammy nominated soul duo are planning a lounge tour to promote Flo’Ology, their third LP (Floetic-2002, Floacism-2003), released in November through Interscope subsidiary Geffen Records. Aftermath has consistently grabbed platinum plaques since 50 Cent and G-Unit Records joined in 2003.

Ambrosius becomes the sole singer on a roster that also includes Eminem, Eve, Busta Rhymes and The Game. Her solo work includes background vocals for The Game’s "Start from Scratch" and Justin Timberlake’s "Cry Me a River." Floetry was nominated for a 2006 Grammy via the Scott Storch-produced, Common assisted "SupaStar."



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ZACKARMANI says:
Dr.dre knows talent when he hears it,this woman is off the charts....good pick dre....

PAIN5150 says:
Dre is filling up his roster, can't wait to see who's next.

ShortyRoc says:
Dre is a boss... Dis cat has got hip hop on lock... But its all from behind the scences... In my opinion he's larger than jay-z, jermaine dupree, and diddy as far as business skills and an ear for talent... He's successful on all levels.... Yeah he's the silent don of the west.

Kalliope4eva says:
I can hear dre thinking all the way down here in da' south...."ahhh another talented artist i can put on da shelf.." 1st. He aint supply pac, 2nd. He put rakim on da shelf. 3rd. Busta used to be the most active of the east coast old heads until he went to aftermath and dre put his game on pause.. 4th. Eve was getting her swerve on (in more ways than one wit that sex tape) where she at?? 5th. As much as you hate it, if it wasnt for 50 game would still be on da shelf making 16's secretly hating on g unit....6th. Hes gonna be 50 when he releases detox..i dont even think nobody cares anymore now that all the members of his camp have issues. But it was an irrelivant move in whats going on in hip hop. But like they say maybe thats why they famous and im not..they obviously know more than me.

J 59 says:
Aftermath arguably has one of the best rosters in the game

Ducksauce says:
Kalliope's speaking the truth. Don't forget the firm (nas, az, foxy, nature) - which was expected to do much more damage than it actually did. But at the same time, look at what he did for eminem and 50's career. At the end of the day, the blame falls on the artists. Dre gives them that behind-the-scenes push, but if the artist doesn't take his or her career in their own hands, they'll go from "no.1 to not mentioned at all."

BIGDREW says:
Keep up the good work dre! love you man!

evenwhenIlie says:
Not to disrespect marcia, because i haven't heard her yet; but dre has been putting out quality hip-hop for soooo long, he's now qualified to do anything with nothing! and if she's as good as a singer as she looks, on top of dre's talent, then everyone's in for a treat.

Demetric says:
Well the dr. Hasn't made a stupid decision yet. We'll have to wait and see.

mrblue says:
why marcia? floetry music has subtance. And, for that ,i am a fan. She has a beautiful voice. That hasn't been heard in years. I hope it won't be lost in the drama of aftermath/g-unit etc. Dr. Has a roster. But, you only hear from g-unit. Whose flows really lack skill and/or subtance. So, is that really a roster. I was excited to see dre get away from the bull of death row. So, i hope they get back to making real music. Not this fake thug/gangster wanna be sh**! ms. E

Black Congress says:
Definitely a good pick!!!!

Spiltmilk says:
.....who.....i've been under a rock or what...don't know much about her/them whatever...but with dr. Dre on their side, that can't hurt them at all that's for sure...he's a F*ck*n' wicked wicked producer and a sound business man....we'll see i guess.....

reef says:
This move is a "facelift" for hip hop - the culture. ... Nice move dre. And like my colleague shortyroc said, he is a "boss". Slim thug time to give up props where they are due? lol

KDW5747 says:
Dre is definitly the best at what he does. I agree with duck sauce, the producer can only do so much. I happen to be a big fan of floetry and marcia's voice is off tha chain. I say keep on doing you dre. As far as kalliope4eva, i though you knew that dre only puts out what he percieves as perfection. And believe it or not artists are still human and do have more their lives than just music. Maybe there are other things more important to them which is why they haven't dropped albums recently. But if they are rolling with dre they can't go wrong. And how does eve's sex tape affect you? exactly it doesn't so why do you even care? that's has nothing to do with you or any one else.if she was not a celebrity no one would have even paid attention to it so why start now? get a life

drwho says:
Dre done good with mary j blige. It should be easy for him to do something with marcia. We will see....

mrblue says:
This site gives people the opportunity to comment on various topics in hip hop news.no one would know anything about anything if the media didnt put it out there if you feel youre right and everyone else is wrong then dont read their posts kdw maybe the eve sex tape does affect him your beloved kanye is addicted to it

Kalliope4eva says:
Ahhh kd...lol. Man i dont know where to start....umm i must have struck a nerve....breath easy gansta and put cha feeling away cause i most definatly can hurt them...your obviously hurt by my comments, but i'll tell you refrain from f***king with me if you cant handel a post bruh.....your lame, how you gonna try and confront me on a dayem computer.....your a buster, when you see my post jus' dont read em sensitive a$$ clown. Rotfl....internet chumps like you kill me.

KDW5747 says:
Ain't nobody trying to confront you i'm just tryna speak a littte common sense...but then again i guess only people who have it would understand. I guess that's why people call me sensitive because i have some sense. As far as being sensitive maybe it's just because i'm a girl or maybe because i like to believe that there is more truth to just what the media leads you to believe.

KDW5747 says:
Mr. Blue i don't exactly know how to tell you that once again i don't care who is addicted to what. So your liitle friend can watch porn all day and it won't have anything to do with me or you......unless ofcourse your there with him.

Kalliope4eva says:
Aiight kd...if you want others to be more media literate then just say that...i aint mean to go at cha like that ma'....imma stay in my lane.

KDW5747 says:
Well i appreciate that and i'm not tryna call u illiterate or nothing it's just that most of the media/news is only 50% truth and 50% lies.......u have to decide which half. Thanks for keepin it real though. My intention was not to come off as agressive as i did.....but being as young as i am, and a black female....i thought it was important to get my point across. Thanks 4 staying tuned.

mrblue says:
There you go again kd.i talk about kanye, you talk about me.its cool though.i finally understand the problem youre a little girl.you know nothing.live longer.get life experience.youre almost there.youre welcome

Spiltmilk says:
^^^^^excatly^^^^^^^............

KDW5747 says:
Isn't it just a shame how someone as young as me obviously seems to be a bit more intelligent than you.......it's o.k. To be intimidated...i get that alot....it seems to me that i have a little bit more intelligence than you would like to give me credit for...i mean you are arguing with me. But with most haters like yourself, you never want to give credit where credit is due.

mrblue says:
Actually,i thought you were a white male with that "back of the bus" & that "your race"nonsense.now,how could i have made such a mistake.as far as credit,game recognizes game. And there you have it.another hip hop beef squashed. P.s. I dont even ride the bus!!

mrblue says:
The word hater is used to much these days.i mean,are we supposed to like everything and everybody?

Wily says:
If dr. Dre signed her, shes guaranteed to win! dre knows his sh*t! look at eminem! look at 50! look at eve and bus! look at game! hell muthaF*ck*ng yeah.

KDW5747 says:
I see your point(blue).............game over. Thanks for helping with my assingment.

mrblue says:
Anytime

chinababbi says:
Yeah... She can sing

martymart says:
Dre! dre! dre! there you go again

maskzn13 says:
Dre, u're the greatest! love ya since 1989

gabby2006 says:
Marcia is very talented, and no disrespect to dre...but he's not all that. Her talent speaks for itself...and if boo boo produced her, bottom line, the girl writes her own music, plays keyboards/piano...she could produce it herself evenwhenilie!

gabby2006 says:
Marcia is very talented, and no disrespect to dre...but he's not all that. Her talent speaks for itself...and if boo boo produced her it would be on point. Bottom line...the girl writes her own music, plays keyboards/piano...she could produce it herself....evenwhenilie!

mickdutch says:
Man!! i said it and am saying it again aftermath is runnin" this rap sh*t!~!!! big ups!!! to dre!!! love aftermath a 100%

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