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Estelle getting that American guap.

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One of the best songs of the year so far gets a banger of a remix featuring Bussa-Bus:

Listen: Estelle - "American Boy feat. Busta Rhymes (Remix)" [Sendspace D/L link courtesy Cicana.com]

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Real talk: this album is more hip hop than most rap albums coming out nowadays.

Estelle gave a stunning rendition of “American Boy” on David Letterman last night.

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Last Night:

No Kanye unfortunately but Dave seemed to dig it anyway! Her Shine album is pretty good! I think it drops next Tuesday?

Estelle aka the Second Coming of Lauryn Hill appears in the current issue of Bleu magazine.

She tells Bleu that she doesn’t mind being likened to L’Boogie.

“I think they compare me to her (Lauryn Hill) because I’m dark-skinned and I sing and rap. But, if they’re saying the music is just as great, then compare me all day because I’ll be really happy about that.” read more »

[clicks through to a zshare mp3 stream/download link page courtesy ThisIsTheRemix.com]

Featuring new (?) rapper Poundz (who he?).

I thought her first single was santitation although it did generate some buzz within a certain circle of folks who I thought should have known better but this track (and video) is pretty good and not just because Kanye is featured on it either:

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Estelle’s U.S. debut, Shine, is scheduled for late April.

Previously:
Estelle feat. Kanye West - “American Boy”

[Thanks, Bryan]

[See post to listen to audio]
Estelle feat. Kanye - “American Boy”

Ok, I lied. Estelle has been around for a minute, but i needed an excuse to post her latest banger. Plus, only few people outside of the U.K. are familiar with her music. She’s signed to John Legend’s Homeschool Recordings in a joint venture with Atlantic. Her second CD, Shine, drops in February.