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Balance-toi
"Balance-toi" is a 2007 song recorded by NBA player Tony Parker. Written and composed by Skalp, Eloquence and Tony Parker, it was the singer's debut single from his eponymous album. It was released on 26 March 2007 and achieved success in France. Background The song is produced by Skalp, a member of the French producer duo Kore & Skalp. Tony Parker was the first artist to sign with the newly established record label Music One, a record label from French TV station TF1. In the music video, Parker's former wife Eva Longoria can be seen. Chart performances The song had heavy airplay rotation on French radio stations such as NRJ and Skyrock (radio), Skyrock. In France, the single went straight to number one on 5 May 2007, selling over 10,000 units,"Charts : Christophe Willem et Grégory Lemarchal n°1Imedias.biz (Retrieved December 17, 2007) and remained at its peak for one week. The following weeks, it fell gradually on the charts and totaled four weeks in the top ten, eleven weeks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Parker
William Anthony Parker Jr. (born 17 May 1982) is a French-American former professional basketball player and majority owner of ASVEL Basket in LNB Pro A. Himself the son of a basketball pro, Parker started his career at Paris Basket Racing in the French basketball league before joining the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Spurs with the 28th overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft, and quickly became their starting point guard. Parker won four NBA championships ( 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014), all of which were with the Spurs. He also played for ASVEL Basket in France during the 2011 NBA lockout, and finished his playing career after one season with the Charlotte Hornets. He retired as the ninth leading scorer and fifth leading passer in NBA playoffs history. Parker was named to six NBA All-Star games, three All-NBA Second Teams, an All-NBA Third Team and was named MVP of the 2007 NBA Finals. He was also a member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TP (Tony Parker Album)
''TP'' is the debut album by former NBA player Tony Parker. It was released in 2007 for Music One and was recorded in French. Track listing #"Intro" – 1:36 #"Balance-toi" (Swing Yourself) – 3:31 #"On dit quoi?" (You Said What?) (feat. Eloquence) – 3:30 #"Premier Love" (First Love) (feat. Rickwel) – 3:32 #"La Famille" (The Family) (feat. Eddie B) – 3:56 #"Bienvenue dans le Texas" (Welcome to Texas) (feat. Booba) – 3:58 #"Les clefs de la réussite" (The Key to Success) (feat. Don Choa and Soprano) – 4:21 #"L'effet papillon" (The Butterfly Effect) (feat. Jamie Foxx) – 3:58 #"Pourquoi je rappe?" (Why I Rap?) – 3:18 #"Génération motivée" (Reasoned Generation) (feat. K-Reen) – 4:45 #"Gametime" – 5:25 References External links''TP''at AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skalp
Pascal Boniani Koeu better known by his stage name Skalpovich, is a French record producer, composer, songwriter and record executive. Between 2001 and 2006, he was part of duo Kore & Skalp with DJ and producer Kore before continuing solo. Biography Beginning / Kore & Skalp Born in Épinay-sur-Seine (Paris suburb), Skalpovich began his music career as a DJ, producing several mixtapes under the name of "DJ Skalp" in the late 1990s. In 2001, he produced his first solo tracks named ''Les Chipies'' for the only album of the R&B girlgroup Honneur Ô Dames. Focusing on composition and production, he created the first French hip hop hitmaker team Kore & Skalp with DJ Kore. Kore & Skalp separated in 2006. Solo career After separation, Skalpovich chose to develop his solo career, and took the time to form a new team and to participate to new projects. He entirely produced NBA player Tony Parker William Anthony Parker Jr. (born 17 May 1982) is a French-American former profession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier Love
"Premier Love" is a 2007 song recorded by NBA player Tony Parker. It was the singer's second single from his eponymous album ''TP (Tony Parker album), TP'' as a follow-up to "Balance-toi", a big success and a chart -topping single for Parker in France. "Premier Love" is a bilingual song in French language, French and English language, English and the English parts are performed by the featured artist Rickwel. It was released in October 2007, Written by Eloquence and Tony Parker, it was produced by French producer and DJ Skalp. Charts References {{reflist 2007 songs Tony Parker songs Macaronic songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crunk
Crunk is a subgenre of hip hop music that emerged in the early 1990s and gained mainstream success during the mid 2000s. Crunk is often up-tempo and one of Southern hip hop's more dance and club oriented subgenres. An archetypal crunk track frequently uses a main groove consisting of layered keyboard synths, a drum machine clapping rhythm, heavy basslines, and shouting vocals, often in a Call and response (music), call and response manner. The term "crunk" was also used throughout the 2000s as a blanket term to denote any style of Southern hip hop, a side effect of the genre's breakthrough to the mainstream. The word derives from its African-American slang past-participle form, "crunk", of the verb "to crank" (as in the phrase "crank up"). It refers to being excited or high on drugs. Etymology The term has been attributed mainly to African-American slang, in which it holds various meanings.Oxford English Dictionary It most commonly refers to the verb phrase "to crank up". It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kore & Skalp
Kore & Skalp are two DJs and producers who have worked together since 1997. Among others, they have made mixtapes, concerts and Scratch performances. And they have produced music for many underground groups, e.g. Eloquence, Costello and la Scred Connexion. Since 2001, Kore & Skalp have been at Sony Music France. They separated in 2006 after 5 years together. Career Kore (real name Djamel Fezari) & Skalp (real name Pascal Boniani Koeu) have mixed tracks by a great number of French artists. They produced the album ''La Vie Avant la Mort'' (Life Before Death) by French rapper Rohff, and they have taken part in producing songs for albums by Booba, Don Choa, Willy Denzey, Leslie and all of the comedy DVDs by Jamel Debbouze. They have made the music to the movie ''Taxi 3'' along with DJ Mehdi and The Neptunes. In 2003, the duo decided to go their own way. Artop Records offered them independence so they could develop their own projects and help some artists in the beginning of thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music One
Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect of all human societies, a cultural universal. While scholars agree that music is defined by a few specific elements, there is no consensus on their precise definitions. The creation of music is commonly divided into musical composition, musical improvisation, and musical performance, though the topic itself extends into academic disciplines, criticism, philosophy, and psychology. Music may be performed or improvised using a vast range of instruments, including the human voice. In some musical contexts, a performance or composition may be to some extent improvised. For instance, in Hindustani classical music, the performer plays spontaneously while following a partially defined structure and using characteristic motifs. In modal jazz the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
