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2008 BET Hip Hop Awards
The 2008 show was hosted by T-Pain. Performances * ''"What Up, What's Haapnin'"/"Swing Ya Rag"/" The Last of a Dying Breed"/" On Top of the World"'' - T.I. Feat.Ludacris, Swizz Beatz & B.o.B * ''"Hero"'' - Nas Feat. Keri Hilson * ''" Bust It Baby Pt. 2"'' - Plies Feat. Ne-Yo * ''" Crazy World"'' - Young Jeezy * ''" Cha Cha Cha"'' - MC Lyte * ''"Play With My Yoyo"'' - Yo-Yo * ''"Afro Puffs"'' - The Lady of Rage * ''"Shoop"/"Push It"/"Whatta Man"'' - Salt-n-Pepa * ''" Here I Am"'' - Rick Ross Feat. Nelly & Avery Storm * ''"Universal Mind Control"/" Spaz"'' - Common featuring N.E.R.D * ''" Can't Believe It"/" Chopped & Skrewed"'' - T-Pain Feat. Lil Wayne & Ludacris * ''"Why Me"/"It Was a Good Day"'' - Ice Cube Feat. Musiq Soulchild * ''" Marco Polo (song)"'' - Bow Wow Feat. Soulja Boy Cyphers * Cypher 1 - Hurricane Chris, K'naan, Bun B, & Q-Tip * Cypher 2 - Willy Northpole, Hime, Blaq Poet, & Cory Gunz * Cypher 3 - Ace Hood, Juelz Santana, Fabolous, & Jadakiss Winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Atlanta Civic Center
The Atlanta Civic Center was a theater located in Atlanta, Georgia. It closed in 2014. The theater, which seats 4,600, regularly hosted touring productions of Broadway musicals, concerts, seminars, comedy acts, and high school graduations and commencement ceremonies for Atlanta's John Marshall Law School. In addition to performances, the civic center could host conferences and exhibits as well, with 5,800 square feet (540 m2) of meeting space. The civic center was owned and operated by the Atlanta city government's Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, but brought in enough revenue to be self-supporting. History The Atlanta Civic Center was built in 1967 on the site of Ripley Street and part of Currier Street in the Buttermilk Bottom community. It was partly built as the city's convention center, but was quickly superseded in 1976 by the state-run Georgia World Congress Center . It once hosted the annual Spring Tour of the Metropolitan Opera and served as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cha Cha Cha (MC Lyte Song)
Cha Cha Cha is the lead single from MC Lyte's second album ''Eyes on This''. Produced by King Of Chill, who also has songwriting credits, it was released on September 8, 1989. The song stayed 18 weeks on the recently created Billboard Hot Rap Singles and became one of the first songs to peak at 1 on that chart, staying there for two weeks in December 1989. Although MC Lyte had already reached #1 on Rap chart a few months earlier with the collaborative single "Self Destruction", this was the first time that a woman had achieved it as the lead artist. In turn, it would also become Lyte's first appearance on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop (then called "Billboard Hot Black Singles"), peaking 35. In 2008 "Cha Cha Cha" was 54 on VH1's ''100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop'' list and Lil' Kim performed a rewritten version on her mixtape, ''Ms. G.O.A.T.''Thomas, p. 192. Conception and composition Although the song's credits only feature King of Chill as the songwriter, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chopped & Skrewed
"Chopped 'n' Skrewed" is the second single released from R&B singer-songwriter T-Pain's third album, '' Thr33 Ringz''. The song features American rapper Ludacris. It was first released on the Canadian iTunes on September 22, 2008, the same day the song was also added to T-Pain's MySpace. It was released in the US on iTunes on September 30. The official remix features American singer R. Kelly. Background The song has a futuristic beat and creates different scenarios about men being misled and blown off by women. The title and style of the song refers to the chopped and screwed genre of music created in Texas. It also features the autotune feature to produce its static and powerful beat. T-Pain performed the song on Saturday Night Live on November 22, 2008 with Ludacris, along with " One More Drink". At the 2008 BET Hip-Hop Awards, T-Pain and Ludacris performed the song along with Lil Wayne. The instrumental of the song was used in a commercial bumper on Adult Swim, which T-Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Can't Believe It (T-Pain Song)
"Can't Believe It" is a single by American singer-songwriter/producer T-Pain. It was released on July 29, 2008. The song is the first official single from T-Pain's album ''Thr33 Ringz''. The song also features rapper Lil Wayne. This is the second collaboration between T-Pain & Lil Wayne released as a single. Music video The video premiered on BET's Access Granted on Monday August 25, 2008, at 7:30 pm. It was made in front of a green screen and features many special effects. The video is mostly based on T-Pain's ''Thr33 Ringz''; the music video had many effects from the circus. T-Pain served as an assistant director; however, he was never credited for it. Dolla, MeMpHitz and the entire Nappy Boy Entertainment roster (Tay Dizm, Jay Lyriq, Sophia Fresh, Young Cash, and DJ Lil Boy) make a cameo appearance towards the end of the video. Remixes The official remix features pop singer and Jive Records labelmate Justin Timberlake. It was released on November 7, 2008. The digital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common (rapper)
Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known by his stage name Common (formerly known as Common Sense), is an American rapper and actor. He debuted in 1992 with the album ''Can I Borrow a Dollar?,'' and gained critical acclaim with his 1994 album ''Resurrection.'' He maintained an underground following into the late 1990s. He achieved mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians. His first major-label album, '' Like Water for Chocolate'' (2000), received commercial success. In 2003, he won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for the Erykah Badu single " Love of My Life". His 2005 album '' Be'' was also successful and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2006 Grammy Awards. He received his second Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Southside" (featuring Kanye West), from his 2007 album ''Finding Forever''. His best-of album, '' Thisisme Then: The Best of Common'', was released in late 2007. In 2011, he launched Think Common Entertainmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spaz (song)
"Spaz" is a song by American funk rock and Hip hop music, hip hop group N.E.R.D released as the second single from their third studio album ''Seeing Sounds''. The song peaked at number six on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart upon release in 2008. The group performed the song at the 2008 BET Hip Hop Awards, and were joined on stage by fellow American rappers Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes, T-Pain, Swizz Beatz and Common (rapper), Common (who had performed "Universal Mind Control (song), Universal Mind Control" with Pharrell before the song). Music video The music video for the single, shot in black-and-white, features live footage of a Brixton Academy concert on June 14, 2008 and at Madison Square Garden during Kanye West's Glow in the Dark Tour. It was directed by Robert Hales (director), Robert Hales. Legacy The song was featured on NBA 2K9, NBA Live 09, Zune AD and the reveal trailer of ''Watch Dogs 2'', which later became the official Radio in-game track. Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Mind Control (song)
"Universal Mind Control" is the first single released by Common from his 2008 album of the same name. The single features vocals from Pharrell Williams, who co-produced the song with Chad Hugo under their production team The Neptunes. The music video premiered on Common's official YouTube channel on October 6, 2008. In a 2008 Microsoft Zune commercial, Common tells Afrika Bambaataa that, when writing this song, he was influenced by Bambaataa's song " Planet Rock", which the song samples. It is Common's second highest-charting single in the U.S. as it peaked at #62 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Common uses an interpolation from Gil Scott-Heron's song "No Knock" at the end of his first verse. Music video The music video, directed by Hype Williams, premiered on October 6, 2008 on Common's official YouTube account. The music video features Common in black and white clothes with a metal background. Pharrell, wearing a white Billionaire Boys Club T-shirt, is featured in the video, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avery Storm
Ralph Di Stasio (born December 5, 1976), better known by his stage name Avery Storm, is an American singer. Di Stasio grew up in a working-class Italian-American family in New Jersey. After high school, he moved to New York City and signed to Timbaland's record label Beat Club in 2001 as "Avery Storm" after joining an independent production company. In 2005, Di Stasio was signed to the record label Derrty Entertainment, owned by rapper Nelly. Storm previously performed on Nelly's album ''Suit'' in 2004. Storm appeared on the charting hip hop singles " Nasty Girl", a posthumous single of The Notorious B.I.G. that included Nelly, P. Diddy, and Jagged Edge, and " Here I Am" by Rick Ross, another single that featured Nelly. ''Shotgun Love'' is the title of Storm's upcoming debut album, for which Storm has recorded 300 tracks., while ''Audiobiography'' is the title of Avery's EP produced by the Italian team The Ceasars in 2014. Discography Albums *TBA: ''Shotgun Love'' Mixtapes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelly
Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He embarked on his music career with the hip hop group St. Lunatics in 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in the year 2000, with his debut album ''Country Grammar'', of which the featured title track and the single "Ride wit Me" were top ten hits. The album peaked at number one the ''Billboard'' 200, and became Nelly's best-selling album to date, selling over 8.4 million copies in the United States. His following album ''Nellyville'' produced the number-one hits "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma" (featuring Kelly Rowland), along with the top five single " Air Force Ones" (featuring Murphy Lee and St. Lunatics). With the same-day dual release of ''Sweat'' and '' Suit'' (2004) and the compilation '' Sweatsuit'' (2006), Nelly continued to generate many chart-topping hits. ''Sweat'' debuted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Ross (rapper)
William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper. Prior to releasing his debut single, "Hustlin'", in 2006, Ross was the subject of a bidding war, receiving offers from Diddy's Bad Boy Entertainment and Irv Gotti's Murder Inc., until signing a multimillion-dollar deal with Jay-Z on Def Jam Recordings. Ross released his debut album ''Port of Miami'' through the label later that year, debuting at the top spot on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 album chart, with sales of 187,000 units during the first week. Ross released his second studio album, ''Trilla'', in 2008, once again debuting atop the ''Billboard'' 200. Outside of his solo career, Ross was a lead member of the hip hop group Triple C's, alongside fellow Florida rappers Gunplay and Torch, in 2005. Ross founded the record label Maybach Music Group in 2009, on which he released his studio albums ''Deeper Than Rap'' (2009), '' Teflon Don'' (2010), ''God Forgives, I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here I Am (Rick Ross Song)
"Here I Am" is the third single from Rick Ross's second album ''Trilla''. It features Nelly and Avery Storm. This song, produced by Drumma Boy, contains an interpolation of Stevie Wonder's " Lately". Video appearances made are DJ Khaled, Birdman, Pitbull, Dre, Felicia Pearson, Ace Hood and others. After the song ends, the video cuts to Ross's other song, "Maybach Music". The single peaked at number 41 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. Originally, the third single was going to be "Luxury Tax", but it was changed to "Here I Am". The song was ranked as #50 by ''Vibe'' in 'The Best Songs Of '08'. There is a version without Ross that features Avery Storm as the lead artist and features Pitbull. The official remix features new Maybach Music Group artist Magazeen. Chart performance The single debuted at number 99 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The single eventually peaked at number 41 on the chart the week of August 23, 2008. On October 13, 2015, the single was cer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt-n-Pepa
Salt-N-Pepa (also stylized as Salt 'N' Pepa or Salt 'N Pepa) is an American hip-hop group formed in New York City in 1985, that comprised Salt (Cheryl James), Pepa (Sandra Denton), and DJ Spinderella (Deidra Roper). Their debut album, ''Hot, Cool & Vicious'' (1986), sold more than 1 million copies in the US, making them the first female rap act to achieve gold and platinum status by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).Salt-N-Pepa Outsold Wu-Tang, So Why Don't We Talk About Them More? Medium. Retrieved on February 28, 2019 The album included the single, " Push It", which was released in 1987 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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