Asia Cruise
After being signed to Jive Records courtesy of Mickey "MeMpHitz" Wright (head of Hitz Committee and the A&R man responsible for artists like T-Pain and Huey), R&B singer Asia Cruise, who hailed…
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- Selfish (Main Version)
- Selfish - Single · 2008
- Luv N Ya Life (feat. Asia Cruise)
- Notebook Paper · 2007
- Somewhere over the Rainbow
- Somewhere over the Rainbow - Single · 2018
- Selfish (feat. Asia Cruise)
- Selfish (feat. Asia Cruise) - Single · 2019
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After being signed to Jive Records courtesy of Mickey "MeMpHitz" Wright (head of Hitz Committee and the A&R man responsible for artists like T-Pain and Huey), R&B singer Asia Cruise, who hailed from Jacksonville, FL, entered into a marketing plan that kept her identity a secret -- a black cartoon silhouette served as her MySpace profile picture -- until her full-length debut, Who Is Asia Cruise (which was preceded by the song "Selfish"), came out in early 2008. ~ Marisa Brown
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Who is Asia Cruise? A Pretty Good Pop/R&B artist, actually
The relatively anonymous illadub sent me an e-mail telling me about Asia Cruise , a multi-ethnic [Asian, Native American, White] Jacksonville Pop/R&B artist signed onto Jive Records. The way she was marketed was interesting – her music was leaked first onto MySpace with music, but without any photographs – only a female silhouette with a title, “who is Asia Cruise?” and a countdown to her video. Bloggers questioned her identity – at least until the video that came out for her song, “Selfish”:
She talks about her initial identity being a mystery on her MySpace page :
I know some of you are wondering why the big mystery. Well, to be honest with you, it really didn’t start that way. The whole “Who Is Asia Cruise” was more of a question to myself. When I started working on the album, the main question that kept poppin up was “Who is Asia?” I really wanted to pick songs that reflected me and who I am…so when you listen to the album, you’ll definitely get a sense of who I am. Then I wanted everyone to like me for my music instead of my image. That was really important to me. So, we decided to take a risk and not put my face out there and GUESS what? Ya’ll love my music!!
Okay, so I’m 31 and her links to teenmusic.com make me feel incredibly old, but the A&R guy in me believes Asia Cruise actually has a fighting chance of being a successful artist. The Asian activist in me wonders if the marketing of her music before her video is to prevent her from being typecast as an Asian artist, which haven’t had much success in mainstream radio . Nonetheless, I’ll be channeling the sixteen year old girl inside me and listen to this song repeatedly the next time I go through a break-up.
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Cruise was set to release her debut album "Who Is Asia Cruise?" after the release of its lead single sometime from late 2008 to 2009, and the marketing for her album was quite fascinating. Just by looking at the cover artwork for "Selfish", you'll notice the black silhouette figure striking a confident pose.
Who Is Asia Cruise? was intended to be the debut studio album by American R&B singer Asia Cruise, released via HiTz Committee and Jive Records. The album was set for a late 2008 release...
Her debut album Who Is Asia Cruise? was set to be released in late 2008, but was shelved by the label. Asia Nalani Vernimo (born February 11, 1990), better known by her stage name Asia Cruise,...
After being signed to Jive Records courtesy of Mickey "MeMpHitz" Wright (head of Hitz Committee and the A&R man responsible for artists like T-Pain and Huey), R&B singer Asia Cruise, who hailed… Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 2000s. Genre. R&B. Styles. New Releases. Articles. Staff Picks. Advanced Search. Remove Ads. 404 Error.
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Asia Nalani Vernimo (born February 11, 1990), better known by her stage name Asia Cruise, is an American R&B singer. She signed a deal with Jive Records in 2008, and was named as one of USA Today ...
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A Pretty Good Pop/R&B artist, actually. Posted on January 24, 2008 by Ernie. The relatively anonymous illadub sent me an e-mail telling me about Asia Cruise, a multi-ethnic [Asian, Native American, White] Jacksonville Pop/R&B artist signed onto Jive Records.