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V-103's Car & Bike Show

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At the recent Car & Bike Show hosted by V-103, the album brought up most often in conversation by VIP attendees was Lil Wayne's 'The Carter III'.
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An opportune place to ask many of the R&B and hip-hop acts in attendance, as well as the radio and TV personalities, what they're listening to — other than their own CDs and stations:

• Ryan Cameron (and his son Cayden): " 'Alvin & the Chipmunks.' That's what we're riding to if you get in my Honda minivan right now. The movie's on the DVD player and we were on iTunes, and we got the original music."

• Mr. Collipark: "I'm trying to get through the Lil Wayne album ['Tha Carter III']. Like yesterday, I was riding to the studio to Lil Wayne, but when I got there I started mastering the V.I.C. album. I haven't been able to finish it. I bought Plies too, but I've got to get through Wayne first. One day."

• Ray J: "I'm rolling to that Rick Ross. I love Rick Ross. I can't get enough of that ['Trilla'] CD — No. 6, No. 10 and that 'Luxury Tax' with [Lil] Wayne and [Young] Jeezy."

• Willie of Day 26: "I've got [Lil] Wayne in there. I've got the Dream in there. His whole album ['Love/Hate'] is hot. And I'm listening to Danity Kane — our sisters. I listen to everybody though — the old Jay-Z, 2Pac, Biggie; but this past week has been mostly 'Tha Carter III.' "

• Sean Garrett: "Let me shout out my main man Slim from 112. I love his new single ['So Flyy']. I like that new girl Jazmine Sullivan. I like her new single ['Need U Bad']. And I'm still listening to some old stuff. '90s stuff. New Edition. I'm feeling real Bell, Biv DeVoe-ish."

• Dorion and Shavon of BET's "College Hill Atlanta": "We both have Usher in the car," she says. "But I like Amy Winehouse, Monica, just different kind of music right now," he adds. "Oh yeah, Monica's 'After the Storm', 'The Makings of Me,' she's so relatable," she continues. "I love her to death! And he loves the A-Town artists, too."

HEAR WHAT, WHERE AND WHY

Atlanta singer-songwriter Anthony David, playing from his new major label compilation ("Acey Duecy") of his two previous indie releases ("Three Chords & the Truth," "Red Clay Chronicles"), June 28 at Center Stage, 1079 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. Doors open at 8 p.m. General admission tickets are $15 at Ticketmaster, 404-249-6400 or www.ticketmaster.com.