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Eight years deep in the
industry, R&amp;amp;B crooner Avant learned quickly that he had to craft his own
identity or risk being fazed out to prepubescent pretty boys or afro-sporting pseudo-soulquarians.
Over ten hit singles and four albums,</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60217.2664)</generator><item><title>re: Catching Up With Avant: From Performing in Iraq to R. Kelly Comparisons</title><link>http://allhiphop.com/stories/alternatives/archive/2008/11/13/20683755.aspx#20688756</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:05:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0ab0b95d-286f-42d5-ba9b-6086957539ea:20688756</guid><dc:creator>Sophisticated</dc:creator><description>Avant had some nice tracks... my girl love them..&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;--------&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Times are tough.&lt;br&gt;Behind on bills? Short on cash? &lt;br&gt;Need up to $1500 in your pocket by tonight?&lt;br&gt;Get up to $200 interest free!!&lt;br&gt;Visit &lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.1500bytoday.com"&gt;http://www.1500bytoday.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Catching Up With Avant: From Performing in Iraq to R. Kelly Comparisons</title><link>http://allhiphop.com/stories/alternatives/archive/2008/11/13/20683755.aspx#20688779</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:18:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0ab0b95d-286f-42d5-ba9b-6086957539ea:20688779</guid><dc:creator>T-ROC</dc:creator><description>Avant: I took a little time off trying to get into the acting game. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;so, what happened? LOL&lt;br&gt;where is the movie?</description></item><item><title>re: Catching Up With Avant: From Performing in Iraq to R. Kelly Comparisons</title><link>http://allhiphop.com/stories/alternatives/archive/2008/11/13/20683755.aspx#20688790</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:24:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0ab0b95d-286f-42d5-ba9b-6086957539ea:20688790</guid><dc:creator>Freecode</dc:creator><description>Avant and R. Kelly buy there jewelry from &lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.traxnyc.com"&gt;http://www.traxnyc.com&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Catching Up With Avant: From Performing in Iraq to R. Kelly Comparisons</title><link>http://allhiphop.com/stories/alternatives/archive/2008/11/13/20683755.aspx#20688814</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:38:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0ab0b95d-286f-42d5-ba9b-6086957539ea:20688814</guid><dc:creator>Infamous Markiss</dc:creator><description>Good look!</description></item><item><title>re: Catching Up With Avant: From Performing in Iraq to R. Kelly Comparisons</title><link>http://allhiphop.com/stories/alternatives/archive/2008/11/13/20683755.aspx#20688828</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:42:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0ab0b95d-286f-42d5-ba9b-6086957539ea:20688828</guid><dc:creator>youngregin07</dc:creator><description>Respect...</description></item><item><title>re: Catching Up With Avant: From Performing in Iraq to R. Kelly Comparisons</title><link>http://allhiphop.com/stories/alternatives/archive/2008/11/13/20683755.aspx#20688831</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:43:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0ab0b95d-286f-42d5-ba9b-6086957539ea:20688831</guid><dc:creator>WhitneynStevie</dc:creator><description>I love Avant. He was one of the last real &amp;amp; true R&amp;amp;B artists. I believe him and Joe are two guys that came with real good classic R&amp;amp;B songs. R. Kelly is the King of R&amp;amp;B everyone knows that but he started getting into the phase of Im going to gimmick &amp;amp; rap cuz eveyone else is and use auto-tune because everyone else is phase. I believe at this moment in time R&amp;amp;B is dead. NOT hip hop. All these &amp;quot;R&amp;amp;B singers&amp;quot; are gone pop for mass appeal. Not hating because thats how you get all your money but it is what it is.</description></item><item><title>re: Catching Up With Avant: From Performing in Iraq to R. Kelly Comparisons</title><link>http://allhiphop.com/stories/alternatives/archive/2008/11/13/20683755.aspx#20688838</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:45:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0ab0b95d-286f-42d5-ba9b-6086957539ea:20688838</guid><dc:creator>DATHPTBOI</dc:creator><description>Avant is dat muthafuckin dude!</description></item><item><title>re: Catching Up With Avant: From Performing in Iraq to R. Kelly Comparisons</title><link>http://allhiphop.com/stories/alternatives/archive/2008/11/13/20683755.aspx#20688919</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:10:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0ab0b95d-286f-42d5-ba9b-6086957539ea:20688919</guid><dc:creator>TMc</dc:creator><description>I'm tryna hear the duet with keke...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.blazinstreetz.com&amp;quot;&amp;gt;BlazinStreetz.com"&gt;http://www.blazinstreetz.com&amp;quot;&amp;gt;BlazinStreetz.com&lt;/a&gt; - Where Hip-Hop Click - Latest News, Music, &amp;amp; Videos&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Catching Up With Avant: From Performing in Iraq to R. Kelly Comparisons</title><link>http://allhiphop.com/stories/alternatives/archive/2008/11/13/20683755.aspx#20689038</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:34:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0ab0b95d-286f-42d5-ba9b-6086957539ea:20689038</guid><dc:creator>Sovietnam</dc:creator><description>Some Years ago, him and bone thugs did a concert together in cleveland. i think that was the first bone concert i went to. yup, it was. </description></item><item><title>re: Catching Up With Avant: From Performing in Iraq to R. Kelly Comparisons</title><link>http://allhiphop.com/stories/alternatives/archive/2008/11/13/20683755.aspx#20689241</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:25:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0ab0b95d-286f-42d5-ba9b-6086957539ea:20689241</guid><dc:creator>UTSAreppin</dc:creator><description>I support dude, because he always come's with some fresh ass shit everytime.. This may be allhiphop.com, but best believe i'm always on my R&amp;amp;B music.. </description></item><item><title>re: Catching Up With Avant: From Performing in Iraq to R. Kelly Comparisons</title><link>http://allhiphop.com/stories/alternatives/archive/2008/11/13/20683755.aspx#20689373</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:58:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0ab0b95d-286f-42d5-ba9b-6086957539ea:20689373</guid><dc:creator>raynestizzy</dc:creator><description>***FREE ALBUM DOWNLOAD***&lt;br&gt;RAYNE STORM - THE UNKROWNED KING (REMASTERED EDITION)&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.mediafire.com/?e9gmwelijfi"&gt;http://www.mediafire.com/?e9gmwelijfi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.Myspace.com/RayneStormMusic"&gt;http://www.Myspace.com/RayneStormMusic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.RayneStormMusic.com"&gt;http://www.RayneStormMusic.com&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Catching Up With Avant: From Performing in Iraq to R. Kelly Comparisons</title><link>http://allhiphop.com/stories/alternatives/archive/2008/11/13/20683755.aspx#20689583</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:52:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0ab0b95d-286f-42d5-ba9b-6086957539ea:20689583</guid><dc:creator>Diante_CL</dc:creator><description>@T-ROC&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Out of that entire interview, that was all you got from it? &amp;nbsp;Ya'll cats absolutely kill me. &amp;nbsp;Saying something positive must be fatal or something. &amp;nbsp;He's being interviewed by all hip-hop and you're blogging on all hip hop.....so what happened? &amp;nbsp;LOL!</description></item><item><title>re: Catching Up With Avant: From Performing in Iraq to R. Kelly Comparisons</title><link>http://allhiphop.com/stories/alternatives/archive/2008/11/13/20683755.aspx#20689936</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:41:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0ab0b95d-286f-42d5-ba9b-6086957539ea:20689936</guid><dc:creator>n.e.n.o.s.</dc:creator><description>cleveland stand up.</description></item><item><title>re: Catching Up With Avant: From Performing in Iraq to R. Kelly Comparisons</title><link>http://allhiphop.com/stories/alternatives/archive/2008/11/13/20683755.aspx#20690444</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:46:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0ab0b95d-286f-42d5-ba9b-6086957539ea:20690444</guid><dc:creator>poe</dc:creator><description>John Legend &amp;gt; Avant&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.myspace.com/musiqjunkyproductions"&gt;http://www.myspace.com/musiqjunkyproductions&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Catching Up With Avant: From Performing in Iraq to R. Kelly Comparisons</title><link>http://allhiphop.com/stories/alternatives/archive/2008/11/13/20683755.aspx#20691397</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:26:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0ab0b95d-286f-42d5-ba9b-6086957539ea:20691397</guid><dc:creator>x2npacx</dc:creator><description>Avant is a true R&amp;amp;B artist. Separated, my first love, those were the joints! But i was really feeling his uncle's quote &amp;quot;You got what it takes to take what they got&amp;quot; That's some real shit right there. Can't wait for the new album. </description></item></channel></rss>