STACY "FERGIE" FERGUSON
From The Black Eyed Peas

MP3 - "Dime Whatever"
MP3 - "Party Like Thaty"

As the new lead singer of the Black Eyed Peas "Fergie" has taken the world by storm. Coming off three number one hits, a stunning performance at the Grammy Awards and a smash world tour, Fergie is making big waves in the music universe. Just before hooking up with the Black Eyed Peas, Fergie worked in the studio with the Producers Lab and we cut some great masters featuring her incredible vocals.

Fergie is featured on The Producer Lab releases “Came 2 Party” and “Whenever Made You” off the Pop Soul Gold compilation, and “Perfect Dime” off the latest compilation Street Smart Sagas Vol. 2. She will be dropping her solo album sometime in 2004 on Interscope/Universal Records.

MC LYTE

iTunes exclusively presents Producers Lab Artist MC Lyte! Click here to buy her new single "Can I Get It Now"!

Since releasing her debut Lyte As A Rock at the age of 16, Brooklyn's MC Lyte has been widely regarded as the first woman to leave an indelible mark on rap music. In a hip hop world where the male gender dominates and fame is fleeting, MC Lyte gave women a strong voice in rap and fought her way to longevity and respect. And she got plenty of respect with her seven albums, including 1991's "Act Like You Know" and 1995's Bad As I Wanna B, which featured two chart-topping gold singles, "Keep On, Keepin' On" and "Cold Rock A Party", nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap Single- that gave the rap world its first gold single ever achieved by a female performer. She has been nominated for or won numerous awards including the Grammy Award ( last in 2004), BET AWARD, MTV and VH1 Awards.

She is also currently in the studio @ The Producers Lab with producer Richard "Wolfie" Wolf where she has already cut three tracks for her new album. 

Producers Lab Artist/Writer in the Spotlight:

Kel Spencer

MP3 - "Move Everybody"

“Balance,” answers Kel Spencer to the question “What is the key to life?” This 26-year-old Brooklyn native lives up to that response in every sense of the word. Not only is Kel Spencer dubbed ‘the best rapper you’ve never heard of’ but he’s also Co-Chairman of his own imprint 3RD Power Music Group. He’s also a public speaker and ghostwriter for artists such as Nick Cannon, MC Lyte, Rodney Jerkins, Teddy Riley and Will Smith; having co-written chart toppers like Nod Ya Head (Black Suits Coming), Switch and Lost & Found. Kel, also a community leader with his Pens of Power after school literacy program also writes background sports theme music most recently for ESPN and the Indiana University “Fight Song”… now that’s a balancing act. Kel Spencer ‘The Promise’ set aside his promising future in football while attending Morgan State University declaring that, “GOD blessed me with more than one gift and I think I can help a greater cause by doing the music thang.”

His gift has been displayed on dozens of mix-tapes, at over 75 showcases and on projects like The Wild Wild West Soundtrack, Will Smith’s Willennium and Born to Reign. Additionally, Kel has acquired press in XXL Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Billboard Magazine, Essence, Hush and Black Beat. Kel fulfilled all of these accomplishments while on a strict athletic regiment and taking care of educational business pursuits at Morgan State University’s Earl G. Graves School of Business.

As a New York All City quarterback, Lennie Bennett aka Kel Spencer, has always had the passion for leadership and winning. “I think that humans have an innate need to believe in something. It’s just in our nature to want better. But black music as a whole doesn’t feed that need,” says Kel. “I want the 3RD Power brand to fill that void. Partying, having fun and making money are all cool but we need to keep an eye on the big picture at the same time.” The big picture will be made clear on Kel Spencer’s debut project, set for release this fall. Several companies are interested in Kel and the 3RD Power imprint, and the negotiation process is ‘overwhelming’ says Kel. “But first things first, I’m putting out a Who Is Kel Spencer? mix-tape (Tentatively hosted by Zab Judah) and then my single. I want to truly establish myself as a brand rather than just have two decent singles and disappear. I’ve seen all of the success stories and all of the failures. By intertwining my street dealings with spirituality it can be nothing less than a winning formula, I’m the Block Apostle, yawl gon’ see.” Dubbed the ‘Hip Hop Moses,’ Mr. Spencer intends on leading us to the Promised Land. Kel Spencer The Promise…hmmm…. Sounds promising.