How this LA Hip Hop and R&B trio’s MySpace page landed them a record deal?
Los Angeles – Gorgeous, genius and downright gregarious, the all-girl Hip Hop and R&B trio Candy Hill has every right to be excited. These stunning young ladies, one straight out of Compton and the other two right out of South Central, have already made history. They are the first female group to score a record deal by showcasing their music and skills on the internet, or more specifically their MySpace page (www.myspace.com/candyhillmusic) and now these super talented girls have been selected to open for R&B sensation Chris Brown for his upcoming tour. “We were shocked,” says rapper LV, 20, about the popularity of their page on the internet. “We setup our Myspace page, “says Casha, 21, the lead vocalist “and that’s how the labels found us.” “We got more than 30-thousand hits our first two weeks,” recalls rapper OC. And then it grew to 2-million music hits. Those kinds of numbers attracted the attention of platinum-selling rapper Chamillionarie’s manager Charles Chavez. One meeting, on