Not our words, but the words of Jason Derulo. This is just one important piece of information which we gleaned from his biography on his Myspace. We also found that:
- He is being feted as the new Ne-Yo, because he writes for other people as well as having his own career. Ne-Yo, if you recall, is the new Usher. Taio Cruz is the British Ne-Yo. Ne-Yo has never been described as the American Eoghan Quigg. We'd draw a venn diagram if we weren't so pushed for time.
- He was discovered by JR Rotem, who is a big American producer and not to be confused with AR Rahman, JRR Tolkein or LTJ Bukem.
- He was "raised in a two-parent home in Florida". Is that really so unusual these days that it earns a place in an artist's biog? What's the world coming to etc etc.
Anyway, his single 'Whatcha Say' is really very good. It uses a big vocal sample from Imogen Heap's 'Hide and Seek' which works far better than you might think, and is generally a damn sight more interesting than the RnB-by-numbers which the charts have been overrun with lately.
Well done Jason.
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