The Hip Hop Chronicle

Mann’s already in full swing gathering fans nationwide. His infectious Billy Joel-remake, “Ghetto Girl,” featuring label mate Sean Kingston, simultaneously debuted on Los Angeles’ Power 106 FM and MTV.com on the same day lighting up request lines and forcing kids everywhere to start hitting up his MySpace page looking to catch a glimpse of Hip-Hop’s real voice of the young people.

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Fun Fact About the artist

Discovered at the Knitting factory in LA, CA by his current manager Jamie Adler; who was there to see another artist, Adler was so impressed with Mann’s high-energy performance that he approached Mann and asked him to record some new material specifically for label shopping purposes. So Mann hit the studio and set a popular LA dance-craze to the tune of “Jerkin.” Adler brought to Sean Kingstons manager Steve Lobel, who immediately signed him to his production company a-2-Z Entertainment.  Lobel then brought Mann to Sean Kingstons producer and label owner, Jonathan Rotem (who has previously produced smashes for Sean Kingston, 50 Cent, The Game, Snoop Dogg, Rihanna,Britney Spears, Christina Milan, Mobb Deep, Young Buck, Lil Kim, Busta Rhymes, Trick Daddy, Lil Flip, Talib Kweli, Ashley Tisdale, Jesse McCartney, Rick Ross, Kevin Federline and Lindsay Lohan among others) . JR was so taken by the energy of the dance-infused that he went in and reproduced the record on the spot. The next day, Mann cut the vocals and began building a musical relationship with JR, that in late December, lead to a full on record deal with his Epic Records-distributed label, Beluga Heights.

While his as-yet-untitled debut album is still being recorded, Mann’s already in full swing gathering fans nationwide. His infectious Billy Joel-remake, “Ghetto Girl,” featuring label mate Sean Kingston, simultaneously debuted on Los Angeles Power 106 FM and MTV.com on the same day lighting up request lines and forcing kids everywhere to start hitting up his MySpace page looking to catch a glimpse of Hip-Hops real voice of the young people.

Describing where he draws his influences from, Mann, says: LA kids right now are into fun and fashion and having a good time. And thats what I represent.   I rep the fly, flashy and fresh dude at school¦. who also smart. The cool kid at school who handles their business, but also has fun. Thats the majority of LA that nobody knows about.”