When Candi met Mandee

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Hip-pop, that incredibly danceable grey area where pop music and hip-hop meet in the form of radio-friendly artists such as Fergie, early Pink and Gwen Stefani, now has an act the Jersey Shore can call its own: Candi Lynn.

The Manahawkin native, who recently released the debut album "ILLMissBehavin" on the Ill Miss Musick label she co-owns with her mother/manager, will be showing her hometown some love this weekend when she performs at 3 p.m. on Saturday (Oct. 17) at Mandee, located at 733 Rt. 72 East.

According to a news release, the 21-year-old Ocean County native will use Saturday's CD release show as the kick-off of a national mall tour that is expected to include of Mandee retail stores in support of "ILLMissBehavin."

Produced by Chris "The Hitman" Conway, an Album of the Year Grammy nominee for his work on Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP" (2000), Candi Lynn's debut album combines party tunes, slow jams and political statements.

"I draw inspiration from everything," the singer told the Courier Post this fall. "It just depends on where I am that day or what I might be thinking about.

"I think a lot of people's inspiration is drawn from many of the same things: love, beauty, hate, war, heartbreak, self impurities, growth, family and upbringing. So if you think about it, inspiration really does come from everything. It just depends on where you are in life for that moment."

For more information on Candi Lynn, visit her official Web site.