Impressive vocal harmonies, street cool images, clean retro lyrics - this is the heart of the self-titled debute CD of LJ, the latest hot product to churn out of the Hotlanta music factory.

13 MP3 Songs
URBAN/R&B: Soul, HIP HOP/RAP: Hip Hop



Details:
The two college students who make up LJ - Lou Harris and John Harden - have only been singing together seriously for about a year, but have already impressed national industry insiders with their unique sound and cutting edge writting skills, which relies heavily on their Southern roots.
Lou grew up in Montgomery, AL., and John in Milledgeville, GA. They both have made their home in Atlanta, Georgia. Growing up, the duo sang in church choirs, with high school amature acts, and in living room sing-alongs with their respective families. But by the time they met up at Albany State University, where both played on the basketball team, they were dreaming not of musical careers, but NBA glory. That was not to be.
Teammates and friends who listened to them casually harmonize urged them to work on their obvious talent. The two friends started thinking, and soon made a pact: "We'll give it a year. If a musical career does not happen by then, we'll re-focus on our education."
LJ would perform wherever they could - in local malls and at campus social events. A chance meeting with longtime Atlanta entertainment mongul Teddy Astin of Tough Act Promotions would prove beneficial.
Teddy helped them connect with producer Anthony Hooper, the New Jersey native who is on the path of becoming one of Atlanta's hottest new producers, who agreed to lace the tracks for the 13 track CD.
In a stellar burst of creativity, LJ and Hooper worked virtually around the clock on the CD's all-original tracks, laying down LJ's vocals with a fusion of hip hop beats interlaced with neo R&B style.

"We're doing universal music."