Event Description : Join us on our lobby stage for a Mini-Concert featuring SOLANGE KNOWLES!!!
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In late 2007, while being in the studio, recording her second album, Knowles signed a new record deal with Geffen Records. Heading into a new musical direction with elements of "modern twist on hip-hop and R&B flecked with tinges of blues and jazz," the album includes production by Cee-Lo Green, Soulshock & Karlin, Polow da Don and Mark Ronson as well as appearances by Q-Tip, Lil' Wayne, Estelle, and Bilal.
Knowles finished work on her second studio album in 2008, and titled the project Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams. The music video for its first single, The Neptunes-produced "I Decided" was shot in April 2008, and premiered on June 4, 2008 on BET's Access Granted. So far, the single has reached the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales charts. For the UK & European release, Solange worked with British producers Freemasons, who previously worked on remixes for Beyonce & Kelly Rowland, to create "I Decided Part II". This version will be released August 11, with the album following on August 26. Before the release of her sophmore album Sol-Angel and The Hadley St. Dreams, Solange released her second single Sandcastle Disco.
Solange recently announced, via her Blog, HadleyStreetJournal.com, that she will be releasing a series of mixtapes, to coincide with the album. The first mixtape, titled "I Can't Get Clearance...", includes the recently leaked track "F*** The Industry (Signed Sincerly)". On this record, Knowles expresses her views on the current state of the music industry. The track name checks some major artists such as Mary J. Blige, Ashanti, Keyshia Cole, and sister Beyonce Knowles, although on her blog, she clearly stated that the song does not have "a negative light to any of the artist"
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