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1st Of Tha Month
"1st of tha Month" is the first single by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony from their album '' E. 1999 Eternal''. It was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies. It peaked at No. 14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming their first top twenty single, and later was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1996. Background The title is a reference to when welfare checks are paid out. There are several remixes of the song, including one by DJ Premier. Track listing #"1st of tha Month" (radio edit) #"1st of tha Month" (radio edit) #"1st of tha Month" (album version) #"1st of tha Month" (instrumental) #"1st of tha Month" (a cappella) #"Die Die Die" (album version) **Verse 1 - Krayzie Bone **Verse 2 - Bizzy Bone **Verse 3 - Wish Bone **Verse 4 - Layzie Bone Official versions * "1st of tha Month" (album version; original version) * "1st of tha Month" (a cappella) * "1st of tha Month" (instrumental) * "1st of tha Month" (The Kruder and Dorfmeister remix) - 6:15 * "1st of tha Month" (r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Premier
Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966), known professionally as DJ Premier (also known as Preemo), is an American record producer and DJ. He is considered one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time. He was half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr—alongside the rapper Guru (rapper), Guru—and presently forms half of the hip hop duo PRhyme, together with Royce da 5'9". Early life Christopher Edward Martin was born in the Fifth Ward, Houston, Fifth Ward of Houston, Texas on March 21, 1966. He was then raised in Prairie View, Texas, before moving to Brooklyn, New York, during his teenage years. He attended Prairie View A&M University, where he honed his musical skills as the campus DJ, and he also occasionally performed with the Marching Storm band. Musical career Premier is known for producing all of Gang Starr's songs as well as many of those composed by the Gang Starr Foundation. Notable artists he has worked with include Anderson Paak, Anderson .Paak, AZ (rapp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playboi Carti
Jordan Terrell Carter (born September 13, 1996), known professionally as Playboi Carti, is an American rapper. Carter was initially signed to local underground label Awful Records prior to signing with ASAP Mob's AWGE Label under Interscope Records. After gaining a cult following early in his career, Carter garnered mainstream attention in 2017. Carter's Playboi Carti (mixtape), debut mixtape was released in April 2017, and included the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 charting singles "Magnolia (song), Magnolia" and "Woke Up Like This" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert). His debut studio album ''Die Lit'' (2018) peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. Following a two-year hiatus with little-to-no new music released, Carter's highly anticipated second album, ''Whole Lotta Red'' (2020), debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 and became his first chart-topping release. Aside from his solo career, Carter established his Opium record label in 2019 whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Theft Auto V
''Grand Theft Auto V'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the seventh main entry in the Grand Theft Auto, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2008's ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', and the fifteenth instalment overall. Set within the fictional state of San Andreas, based on Southern California, the Single-player video game, single-player story follows three protagonists—retired Bank robbery, bank robber Michael De Santa, street gangster Franklin Clinton, and drug dealer and Arms trafficking, gunrunner Trevor Philips—and their attempts to commit heists while under pressure from a corrupt government agency and powerful criminals. The open world design lets players Nonlinear gameplay, freely roam San Andreas' open countryside and the fictional city of Los Santos, based on Los Angeles. The game is played from either a Virtual camera system#Third-person view, third-person or First-person (video games), first-person persp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celebration (Game Song)
"Celebration" is a song by American rapper Game featuring fellow American rappers Tyga, Wiz Khalifa, & Lil Wayne and American singer Chris Brown, released as the lead single from the former's fifth studio album '' Jesus Piece''. "Celebration" premiered on Los Angeles' Power 106 on August 22, 2012. The song samples Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's hit single "1st of tha Month", which in return samples the Chapter 8 and Anita Baker song "I Just Want to Be Your Girl". Production and recording ''Celebration'' was written by Game (credited as Jayceon Taylor), Lil Wayne, Tyga, Chris Brown and Wiz Khalifa. Production of the song was handled by Cool and Dre and their protégé SAP. ''Celebration'' samples Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's hit 1st of tha Month produced by DJ U-Neek. Game said in an interview that in his entire career he tried to ''flip'' 1st of tha Month without taking too much of the original. "I grew up in Compton, California, and I'm a huge fan of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. This is my fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Game (rapper)
Jayceon Terrell Taylor (born November 29, 1979), better known by his stage name the Game or simply Game, is an American rapper. Born in Compton, California, he initially released a series of mixtapes under the wing of fellow West Coast rapper JT the Bigga Figga. After releasing his debut independent album '' Untold Story'' in 2004, he was eventually discovered by record producer Dr. Dre and signed to his Aftermath Records label imprint. The Game rose to fame in 2005 with the success of his major-label debut album ''The Documentary'' and found continued success with the 2006 follow-up ''Doctor's Advocate''. The Recording Industry Association of America certified ''The Documentary'' Double Platinum in March 2005. A rising artist in the 2000s, the Game was considered to be a driving force in bringing back the West Coast hip hop scene into the mainstream and competing with many of his East Coast counterparts. The Game was placed into G-Unit by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine. As a result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niggas Vs
''Nigga'' () is a colloquial and vulgar term used in African-American Vernacular English that began as a dialect form of the word ''nigger'', an ethnic slur against black people. The word is commonly associated with hip hop music and African-American gang culture. In dialects of English (including standard British English) that have non-rhotic speech, ''nigger'' and ''nigga'' are often pronounced the same. Usage The use of ''nigger'' non-pejoratively within the black community was documented in the 1912 novel ''The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man'' by James Weldon Johnson, in which he recounted a scene in New York City around the turn of the century: I noticed that among this class of colored men the word "nigger" was freely used in about the same sense as the word "fellow," and sometimes as a term of almost endearment; but I soon learned that its use was positively and absolutely prohibited to white men. There is conflicting popular opinion on whether there is any me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roll With The New
''Roll with the New'' is the second comedy album by Chris Rock. It is a combination of live material (also seen in his special ''Bring the Pain'') and comedy sketches. The album won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album. Tracks # Opening/Crickets # Marion Barry/Million Man March # This Show Sucks #1 # Luther Campbell # Cheap Pete # Tossed Salad # Press Conference # O.J., I Understand # O.J. & O'Jays # Champagne # This Show Sucks #2 # Niggas vs. Black People # I Loved the Show # Introducing Mary Wong # My Favorite Joke # This Show Sucks #3 # Bad Phone Sex # I'm Back # Another Face Song # The Commitment Dilemma/Closing Personnel * Produced by Prince Paul * Associate producer: Merry Harper * Executive producer: Chris Rock * Performers: Chris Rock, Jim Breuer, Mario Joyner, Tracy Morgan, Dave Chappelle, Ali Leroi Ali LeRoi (born February 12, 1962) is an Emmy-award-winning [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Rock
Christopher Julius Rock (born February 7, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and filmmaker. Known for his work in comic film, television and stage, he has received multiple accolades, including three Grammy Awards for best comedy album and four Primetime Emmy Awards as well as a Golden Globe Award nomination. He was ranked No. 5 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. He also ranked No. 5 on ''Rolling Stone'' 's list of the 50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time. After years working as a stand-up comedian and appearing in minor film roles including ''Beverly Hills Cop II'', Rock gained prominence as a cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1990 to 1993. While at ''SNL'' he appeared in films ''New Jack City'', ''Boomerang'' and ''CB4'', which he also wrote and produced. He reached mainstream stardom with the critically acclaimed '' Bring the Pain'' in 1996, the second of his five HBO comedy specials. His other HBO comedy specials ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sexual Healing
"Sexual Healing" is a song recorded by American singer Marvin Gaye from his seventeenth and final studio album, ''Midnight Love'' (1982). It was his first single since his exit from his long-term record label Motown earlier in the year, following the release of the '' In Our Lifetime'' (1981) album the previous year. It peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 (Gaye's final top 10 hit) and is listed at number 198 on '' Rolling Stone's'' list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. "Sexual Healing" is written and composed in the key of E-flat major and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 94 beats per minute. Background In the winter of 1981, Marvin Gaye had relocated to Ostend, Belgium, following the end of a European tour amid problems with the Internal Revenue Service and the end of his second marriage. Struggling with depression and cocaine addiction, Gaye had agreed to move to Ostend on the advice of longtime resident Freddy Cousaert. While in Ostend, Gaye bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
