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Brick (Brick Album)
''Brick'' is the second album by the Atlanta, Georgia-based band Brick. Samples "Fun" has been sampled by India Arie on her song "Video" from her 2001 album '' Acoustic Soul'' and Da Brat on the song "Live it Up" from her 1996 album ''Anuthatantrum''. "Living from the Mind" has been sampled by En Vogue on the song "No No No (Can't Come Back)" from their 2000 album ''Masterpiece Theatre''. "Ain't Gonna' Hurt Nobody" was sampled by Kid 'n Play in the song of the same name which was featured on their 1991 album ''Face the Nation'', in their hit 1991 film ''House Party 2'', and on its accompanying soundtrack. Track listing #Ain't Gonna' Hurt Nobody - (Ray Ransom) 3:54 #Living From The Mind - (Ray Ransom) 3:36 #Happy - (Jimmy "Lord" Brown, Ray Ransom, Eddie Irons) 4:23 #We Don't Wanna' Sit Down (We Wanna' Git Down) - (Donald Nevins, Jimmy "Lord" Brown, Ray Ransom, Eddie Irons, Regi Hargis) 5:41 #Dusic "Dusic" is a song by Brick, issued as the lead single from the band's ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brick (band)
Brick is an American band that created a successful merger of funk and jazz in the 1970s. Their most popular single was "Dazz", (#3 U.S. Pop, #1 U.S. R&B, #36 UK Singles Chart) which was released in 1976. History Brick was formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1972 from members of two bands - one disco and the other jazz. They coined their own term for disco-jazz, "dazz". They released their first single "Music Matic" on Main Street Records in 1976, before signing to the independently distributed Bang Records. Their next single, "Dazz", (#3 Pop, #1 R&B) was released in 1976. The band continued to record for Bang records until 1982. Other hits followed: "That's What It's All About" (R&B #48) and "Dusic" (#18 Pop, #2 R&B) in 1977, and "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" (#92 Pop, #7 R&B) in 1978. Their last Top Ten R&B hit was "Sweat (Til You Get Wet)" in 1981. Donald Nevins died on August 7, 2011, at the age of 62. Co-founder and guitarist Regi Hargis died on October 15, 2021, at the age of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
En Vogue
En Vogue is an American vocal girl group whose original lineup consisted of singers Terry Ellis, Dawn Robinson, Cindy Herron, and Maxine Jones. Formed in Oakland, California, in 1989, En Vogue reached No. 2 on the US Hot 100 with the single "Hold On", taken from their 1990 debut album '' Born to Sing''. The group's 1992 follow-up album ''Funky Divas'' reached the top 10 in both the US and UK, and included their second US number two hit "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" as well as the US top 10 hits " Giving Him Something He Can Feel" and "Free Your Mind". In 1996, "Don't Let Go (Love)" became the group's third, and most successful single, to reach number two in the US, and became their sixth number one on the US R&B chart. Robinson left the group in 1997 shortly before the release of their third album '' EV3'', which reached the US and UK top 10. Jones left the group in 2001, Amanda Cole joined shortly thereafter. However, in 2003, Cole left the group, and Rhona Bennett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Albums
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List Of Number-one R&B Albums Of 1977 (U
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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 positions but was shortened to 50 positions in October 2012. The chart is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, rock and roll, soul, and funk, it is today dominated by contemporary R&B and hip hop. Since its inception, the chart has changed its name many times in order to accurately reflect the industry at the time. History Beginning in 1942, ''Billboard'' published a chart of bestselling black music, first as the Harlem Hit Parade, then as Race Records. Then in 1949, ''Billboard'' began publishing a Rhythm and Blues chart, which entered "R&B" into mainstream lexicon. These three charts were consolid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming in the United States. The weekly tracking period for sales was initially Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but was changed to Friday to Thursday in July 2015. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay, which, unlike sales figures and streaming, is readily available on a real-time basis, is also tracked on a Friday to Thursday cycle effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021 (previously Monday to Sunday and before July 2015, Wednesday to Tuesday). A new chart is compiled and officially released to the public by ''Billboard'' on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday. The first number-one song of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 was " Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, 1965 in an effort by the magazine to further expand into the field of rhythm and blues music. It then went through several name changes, being known as Soul LPs in the 1970s and Top Black Albums in the 1980s, before returning to the R&B identification in 1990 and affixing a hip hop designation in 1999 to reflect the latter's growing sales and relationship to R&B during the decade. From 1965 through 2009, the chart was compiled based on reported sales at a core panel of stores with a "higher-than-average volume" of R&B and/or hip-hop album sales to monitor buying trends of the African-American community. This panel included more independent and smaller chain stores compared to the high percentage of mass merchants that account fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its " number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, and acquired its current name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985) and ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday (to coinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Party 2 (soundtrack)
''House Party 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack to the 1991 American comedy film ''House Party 2''. It was released on October 15, 1991, through MCA Records after Motown was sold to PolyGram. The soundtrack consisted of a blend of hip hop and contemporary R&B with audio excerpts from the film. Production was handled by Teddy Riley, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Eric B. & Rakim, Eric "Quicksilver" Johnson, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee, Kevin Dorsey, Laney Stewart, London Jones, Marley Marl and Scratch & Source Productions, Inc. Louil Silas Jr. together with film directors Doug McHenry and George Jackson served as executive producers. It features contributions from film stars Kid 'n Play, Bell Biv DeVoe, Bubba, Chanté Moore, Eric B. & Rakim, Keith Washington, London Jones, Ralph Tresvant, The Flex, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Wreckx-n-Effect, and the final recording from rapper MC Trouble, who died from an epileptic seizure several months before th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Party 2
''House Party 2'' is a 1991 American comedy film and the sequel to the 1990 film ''House Party'' released by New Line Cinema. The film returns most of the cast of the first film such as Kid 'n Play and Full Force, along with new cast members such as Queen Latifah and Iman, and more guest appearances by other famous entertainers, such as Tony! Toni! Toné! and Ralph Tresvant. The film is directed by Doug McHenry and George Jackson. In contrast to the original, ''House Party 2'' focuses less on the party aspect of the plot. Instead, it focuses more on the characters' personal lives ranging from dating to education and career ambitions. The titular festivities, this time around, is a college pajama party instead of a high school house party. The film is dedicated to the memory of Robin Harris, who played Pops in the first film. Plot After high school graduation and his father's passing, Kid, with scholarship money provided by the congregation of his church, is able to go off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Face The Nation (Kid 'n Play Album)
''Face the Nation'' is the third and final studio album by the American hip hop duo Kid 'n Play. It was released in 1991 via Select Records. The album peaked at number 144 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 27 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Its lead single, "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody", made it to number 41 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and topped the Hot Rap Songs. Production The production was handled by Eric "Quicksilver" Johnson, Dana Mozie, Pete Rock, Alain Blake, Andre Chambers, Hurby Luv Bug, Mark Eastmond, and Christopher Martin, who also served as executive producer together with Christopher Reid. Critical reception ''The Rolling Stone Album Guide'' wrote that "Kid 'N Play make the mistake of many rap has-beens, lecturing other rap acts without realizing how laughable their own sound has become." ''Billboard'' called the album "a grooving record that is enjoyable but lacks some of the charm of earlier efforts." ''The Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody
"Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" is a song performed by American hip hop group Kid 'n Play. It was issued as the first single from their third studio album ''Face the Nation'', as well as appearing on the soundtrack to the film ''House Party 2''. The song samples the Brick song of the same name, as well as "Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown. Co-written by group member Christopher "Kid" Reid, "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" was the group's only single to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 51 on the chart in 1991. It was also the group's second single to peak at number one on the ''Billboard'' rap Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ... chart. Chart positions References External links * * 1991 songs 1991 singles Elektra Records singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
