Bobby Valentino Album Release 'Rebirth'

NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ EMI Records) - Chart-topping, gold-certified Blu Kolla Dreams singer-songwriter Bobby Valentino is paving the way for his forthcoming new album, 'The Rebirth', which is being released through EMI Music Services, with the club-bangin' national hit 'Beep' featuring Yung Joc.

The song has cracked the Top 20 of national radio play in the Urban format, and is also among the iTunes most-downloaded Top 20 songs in the R&B format.

The 'Beep' video - a Top 10 entry on both Music Choice and BET's 106th & Park Countdown since its December premiere - is approaching 700,000 plays on YouTube.com, and the song has generated over 7.2 million audio streams on the official Bobby Valentino MySpace.com webpage. He is currently No. 2 Top Artist on MySpace Music.

'The Rebirth', Valentino's album debut on Valentino's Blu Kolla Dreams label, will arrive February 10, 2009, along with a collection of 12 ringtunes prepared for release the same day. A 'Beep' remix is also on tap that will feature step-outs by Bobby's long-time superstar collaborators Ludacris and Lil Wayne. EMI Music Services is partnering with Blu Kolla to provide distribution, marketing, promotion and publicity for the record in the US, Canada, and Japan.

Bobby Valentino first charted as a member of the group Mista ('Blackberry Molasses') at age 13. Bobby hit No. 1 on Billboard's R&B Hip-Hop album chart and No. 3 on the national Top 200 Albums chart with the RIAA Gold-certified album Disturbing tha Peace Presents Bobby Valentino in 2005. In 2007, Special Occasion also took the No. 1 position on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and No. 3 on the Top 200 Albums.

Valentino's 2004 RIAA gold single 'Slow Down' was No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, and No. 8 on Billboard's Hot 100. Aside from 'Beep,' Bobby is also currently charting as a guest artist on the Lil Wayne single 'Mrs. Officer,' which peaked at No. 5 R&B/Hip-Hop and in the Top 20 on Billboard's Hot 100. Valentino's Top 20 R&B/Hip-Hop hits also include 'Tell Me' (2005) and 'Anonymous,' featuring Timbaland (2007).