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Big Jerm
ID Labs (stylized as "I.D. Labs") is a commercial recording studio and production facility, opened in 2003, owned and operated by Pittsburgh-based producer, E. Dan. The engineer and producer team, composed of Jeremy "Big Jerm" Kulousek, Eric "E. Dan" Dan and Zachary "Sayez" Vaughan have previously collectively gone under the name I.D. Labs. Most known for his extensive work with hip-hop artists Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller, Dan has recorded, mixed, and/or produced several Gold and Platinum certified releases throughout his 20-year career in the music business. As a studio, ID Labs has served as a home to other influential producers from Pittsburgh including Big Jerm, Sledgren, Sayez, Christo, Nice Rec, Dreamer, and others. E. Dan, Big Jerm, and Sayez have occasionally produced collectively under the name ID Labs. Career E. Dan began his career working as a DJ and recording engineer, and performing in and producing for the hip-hop group Strict Flow. After gaining attention in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gucci Mane
Radric Delantic Davis (born February 12, 1980), known professionally as Gucci Mane, is an American rapper and record executive. He helped pioneer the hip hop subgenre of trap music alongside fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Young Jeezy, particularly in the 2000s and 2010s. In 2005, Gucci Mane debuted with ''Trap House'', followed by his second album, '' Hard to Kill'' in 2006. His third studio album ''Back to the Trap House'' was released in 2007. Following a string of critically and commercially successful mixtape releases in 2009, Gucci Mane released his fourth studio album, ''The State vs. Radric Davis'', his first gold-certified album. Following time spent in prison between 2014 and 2016, he re-emerged with several new retail projects, including ''Everybody Looking'' (2016), which was released to critical praise. His 2016 collaboration with Rae Sremmurd, titled "Black Beatles", provided Gucci Mane with his first number-one single on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bun B
Bernard James Freeman (born March 19, 1973), known professionally as Bun B, is an American rapper. He is best known as one half of the southern rap duo UGK (UnderGround Kingz), a group he formed in 1987 alongside Pimp C. Aside from his work with UGK, Bun B has released five solo albums, including 2010's ''Trill OG'', which received the rare 5-mic rating from ''The Source''. He is also a guest lecturer at Rice University, located in Houston, Texas. Life and career Freeman was born in Port Arthur, Texas where he met Pimp C, and was raised in the city of Houston, Texas, where he met Slim Thug. UGK In the late 1980s, Pimp C started the rap duo UGK. He first released a demo tape titled "Underground King" which didn't feature Bun B on the track. Instead, it featured Pimp C's friend Mitchell Queen. Bun B and friend Jalon Jackson had their own group called P.A. Militia. Both groups joined forces and formed the group 4 Black Ministers. Queen and Jackson later left the group leaving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Wopo
Travon DaShawn Frank Smart (January 13, 1997 – June 18, 2018), better known by his stage name Jimmy Wopo, was an American rapper from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Wopo was an affiliate of fellow Pittsburgh-based rapper Wiz Khalifa and his Taylor Gang Entertainment, Taylor Gang imprint. He made his first high-profile appearance with his 2016 breakout single, "Elm Street", produced by Stvii B, which ''Complex (magazine), Complex'' included in the "'Bout to Blow: 10 Dope New Songs You Should Be Hearing Everywhere Soon" list. Following that success, he collaborated with several prominent rappers including Wiz Khalifa, Sonny Digital, 21 Savage and more. After receiving a co-sign from Mike Will Made It rap duo Rae Sremmurd brought Jimmy out to perform during their set at the Pittsburgh stop of the SremmLife 2 Tour. Wopo was murdered in a drive-by shooting on June 18, 2018. Career In January 2015, Wopo began uploading original tracks to his SoundCloud account. Taylor Maglin, the owner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earthgang
EarthGang (stylized EARTHGANG) is an American hip hop duo from Atlanta, Georgia, composed of Olu (aka Johnny Venus) and WowGr8 (aka Doctur Dot – born Eian Parker). They are co-founders of the musical collective Spillage Village, with JID, Hollywood JB, JordxnBryant, 6LACK, Mereba, and Benji. Formed in 2008, EarthGang released their first EP, ''The Better Party,'' in 2010. This was followed by several singles and two mixtapes, ''Mad Men'' and ''Good News'' in 2011. In 2013, the duo released their debut album ''Shallow Graves For Toys'' and was largely well-received, with Noisey calling it "one of the most well thought-out releases of the year" and praising the album's "playful delivery and biting lyricism." Their second album, ''Strays with Rabies'', was released to positive reviews in 2015. After signing to J. Cole's Dreamville Records, EarthGang released a trilogy of EPs: '' Rags'', ''Robots'' (2017), and '' Royalty'' (2018), leading up to their major label debut album, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le'Veon Bell
Le'Veon Andrew Bell Sr. ( ; born February 18, 1992) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Michigan State and was drafted 48th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He has also played for the New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After a rookie season where he ran for over 800 yards, Bell broke out in his second season with the Steelers, totaling over 2,200 combined yards and made the Pro Bowl. Bell missed several games in the 2015 and 2016 seasons due to drug-related suspensions and injuries, but still put up solid numbers and was voted to the NFL Top 100 both times. In 2017, he had a league-high 321 carries for 1,291 yards, as well as 85 catches for 655 yards, and made the third Pro Bowl of his career. The next year, Bell refused to sign the franchise tag placed upon him by the Steelers, resulting in him sitting out the entire 2018 season. He sign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snow Tha Product
Claudia Alexandra Madriz Meza (born June 24, 1987) known professionally as Snow Tha Product, is an American rapper, singer, actress, youtuber, and podcaster. She was signed to Atlantic Records from 2012 until November 2018. Since then, she has been an independent artist. Her most well-known projects are her 2013 mixtape ''Good Nights & Bad Mornings 2: The Hangover'' and the 2018 compilation album ''VIBEHIGHER''. On April 28, 2021, Snow collaborated with Bizarrap on "BZRP Music Sessions #39". Snow also appeared in several episodes of the USA network hit series, " ''Queen of the South''.". Early life Claudia Alexandra Madriz Meza was born on June 24, 1987, in San Jose, California, to Mexican parents. Her father was an undocumented immigrant from Michoacán and her mother immigrated legally to the United States. She has a younger brother named Miguel Ángel, whom she endearingly calls "Ito". During her younger years, Madriz was exposed to mariachi music on her father's side of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curren$y
Shante Scott Franklin (born April 4, 1981), better known by his stage name Currensy (often stylized as Curren$y), is an American rapper. In 2011, he founded the label Jet Life Recordings. Music career 2002–2008: No Limit and Young Money In 2002, Currensy was signed to Master P's No Limit Records and was a late addition to the 504 Boyz. The song "Get Back" by 504 Boyz, produced by Donald XL Robertson, was featured on the 2003 film ''Malibu's Most Wanted'' soundtrack. Currensy appeared on 5 songs in Master P's '' Good Side, Bad Side'' album. Even though he was signed with No Limit, he represented C-Murder's TRU label. Currensy has several songs with C-Murder, and was featured on the late Soulja Slim's album, ''Years Later'' (2002). In 2004, Currensy signed with Cash Money Records and Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment. He was featured on Lil Wayne's mixtape ''Dedication 2'', ''The Suffix'' and several unreleased songs while with Young Money. He released a mixtape ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddie Gibbs
Fredrick Jamel Tipton (born June 14, 1982), better known by his stage name Freddie Gibbs, is an American rapper from Gary, Indiana. After initially being signed to Interscope Records in 2006, Gibbs recorded his debut studio album under the label. However, he was eventually dropped and the album was cancelled. Gibbs later signed with Young Jeezy's CTE World and released a number of mixtapes through the label, including 2012's highly acclaimed '' Baby Face Killa''. After leaving CTE in early 2013, Gibbs formed his own label, ''ESGN'', which was also the name of his debut studio album released in June of that year. Since then, he has gone on to release four solo studio albums, as well as four collaborative albums, two with Madlib (as MadGibbs): ''Piñata'' (2014) and '' Bandana'' (2019), and two with The Alchemist: ''Fetti'' (2018) (also a collaboration with rapper Curren$y) and ''Alfredo'' (2020), the latter of which received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Album at the 63 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Bourne
Jordan Timothy Jenks (born September 19, 1993), known professionally as Pi'erre Bourne (), is an American rapper, record producer, and audio engineer. He is best known for producing the singles "Magnolia" by Playboi Carti and "Gummo" by 6ix9ine, entering the Top 30 of the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. After the release of Playboi Carti's breakout track "Magnolia" from his self-titled debut commercial mixtape ''Playboi Carti'' (2017), Bourne's producer tag, "Yo Pierre, you wanna come out here?" (a line sampled from an episode of ''The Jamie Foxx Show''), became a viral phenomenon and an internet meme leading the tag to become widely known and Bourne to break out as a producer. Since the success of “Magnolia”, he has worked extensively with artists such as Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Yachty, Young Thug, Juice Wrld, Young Nudy, Trippie Redd, and Kanye West Early life Jenks was born in Fort Riley, Kansas but grew up in Columba, South Carolina. Growing up, he would spend his summers with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logic (rapper)
Sir Robert Bryson Hall II (born January 22, 1990), known professionally as Logic, is an American rapper and record producer. He has released seven studio albums and received two Grammy Award nominations. Logic began his music career in 2010, releasing his debut mixtape ''Young, Broke & Infamous''; he gained popularity with his '' Young Sinatra'' mixtape series, with the response to its third iteration, '' Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever'' (2013), helping Logic secure a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings. Logic's first two studio albums — ''Under Pressure'' (2014) and ''The Incredible True Story'' (2015) — both peaked within the top five on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200, while the former was ultimately certified platinum. Logic achieved mainstream popularity in 2017 with '' Everybody''; the album charted at number one in the United States and was certified platinum, while its lead single, " 1-800-273-8255", reached number three on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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