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Bad Boys II (soundtrack)
''Bad Boys II: The Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack to Michael Bay's 2003 action-comedy film ''Bad Boys II''. It was released on July 15, 2003 through Bad Boy Records. The album peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 324,000 units in the first week, becoming one of few soundtracks to reach the position. On August 21, 2003, the Recording Industry Association of America certified the album platinum with over one million units shipped. The second single, Jay-Z's " La-La-La", is the sequel of "Excuse Me Miss" from his album '' The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse''. The third single, " Shake Ya Tailfeather", by Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee, reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and it won Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards. Background The soundtrack became the first album to be released under the Bad Boy Records and Universal Records partnership. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Spyda
Andy "Red Spyda" Thelusma is an American hip hop producer who has worked on many songs for artists including 50 Cent, D-Block, Mobb Deep, Amerie, D12, and G-Unit. Other notable works by Red Spyda have included his contributions to the in-game soundtrack of '' Grand Theft Auto III''. He produced background music for the game's fictional radio station Game FM (the name is derived from Game Recordings Game Recordings was a New York-based record label best known for its artists featured on the soundtrack of the video game '' Grand Theft Auto III''. Game Recordings artists included Royce da 5'9", Agallah, Sean Price, Pretty Ugly, Ilacoin, Nat ...; several of the hip-hop label's artists such as Royce da 5'9" appeared on the radio station). He also has production credits in the game for two freestyles and previously released songs featured in the game under his less commonly used alias, Rush. Production credits References 1975 births Living people Record producers f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gift & The Curse
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excuse Me Miss
"Excuse Me Miss" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z. It released on February 4, 2003, as a single for his seventh studio album '' The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse'' (2002). It was also written alongside producers the Neptunes, whose Pharrell Williams sings the hook in falsetto voice (uncredited). The lyrics refer to love at first sight. It contains a more mature sound in comparison of his previous songs about women such as "Girls, Girls, Girls" and "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)". The song samples Prince's 1990 song "Walk Don't Walk," the 2001 hit, "Take You Out" by Luther Vandross as well as "Big Poppa" by the Notorious B.I.G. "Excuse Me Miss" was the third and final single from ''The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse'' and was successful commercially. It peaked at #8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #1 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart in April, and was nominated for Best Rap Song at the 46th Grammy Awards but lost to Eminem's "Lose Yourself". The music video for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. He is regarded as one of the most influential hip-hop artists. He was the CEO of Def Jam Recordings and he has been central to the creative and commercial success of artists including Kanye West, Rihanna, and J. Cole. Born and raised in New York City, Jay-Z first began his musical career in the late 1980s; he co-founded the record label Roc-A-Fella Records in 1995 and released his debut studio album ''Reasonable Doubt (album), Reasonable Doubt'' in 1996. The album was released to widespread critical success, and solidified his standing in the music industry. He went on to release twelve additional albums, including the acclaimed albums ''The Blueprint'' (2001), ''The Black Album (Jay-Z album), The Black Album'' (2003), American Gangster (album), ''American Gangs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RIAA Certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets.RIAA certification criteria Retrieved on September 11, 2006 Other countries have similar awards (see music recording certification). Certification is not automatic; for an award to be made, the must first request certification. The audit is conducted against net shipments after returns (most often an artist's royalty s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recording Industry Association Of America
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legally sold recorded music in the United States". RIAA is headquartered in Washington, D.C. RIAA was formed in 1952. Its original mission was to administer recording copyright fees and problems, work with trade unions, and do research relating to the record industry and government regulations. Early RIAA standards included the RIAA equalization curve, the format of the stereophonic record groove and the dimensions of 33 1/3, 45, and 78 rpm records. RIAA says its current mission includes: #to protect intellectual property rights and the First Amendment rights of artists #to perform research about the music industry #to monitor and review relevant laws, regulations, and policies Between 2001 and 202 ... [...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] |
Bad Boys II
''Bad Boys II'' is a 2003 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Michael Bay, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith. The sequel to the 1995 film '' Bad Boys'' and the second film in the ''Bad Boys'' film series, the film follows detectives Burnett and Lowrey investigating the flow of illegal drugs going into Miami. ''Bad Boys II'' was released on July 18, 2003. It received extremely negative reviews from critics and grossed $273 million worldwide. A third film, ''Bad Boys for Life'', was released in January 2020. Plot Eight years after the events of the first film, Mike and Marcus are investigating the flow of ecstasy into Miami. They infiltrate a Klan meeting held in the marshland outside of Miami only to discover that they are, in fact, buyers and not distributors of the ecstasy. After a radio mishap leads to a delayed arrival of Miami Police’s Tactical Narcotics Team (TNT), Mike and Marcus end up in a shootout with the Klan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Show Me Your Soul (2003 Song)
"Show Me Your Soul" is a song recorded by P. Diddy, Lenny Kravitz, Pharrell Williams, and Loon. The song was released by Bad Boy and Universal as the fourth single from the soundtrack album for the 2003 film ''Bad Boys II'', an action comedy movie directed by Michael Bay, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith. All instrumental parts were performed by Lenny Kravitz and Pharrell Williams. The song was aired on ''Soul Train'' on November 15, 2003. Chris Robinson directed the music video. The song "Dirrty" by Christina Aguilera was referenced in the lyrics. Reception Tom Sinclair of ''Entertainment Weekly'' wrote, "”Show Me Your Soul,” a propulsive mash-up that features the unlikely alliance of Diddy, Lenny Kravitz, the Neptunes’ Pharrell Williams, and a new rapper named Loon. It’s got that easily identifiable, winning Neptunes vibe and is filled with loopy pronouncements like ”It’s gettin’ sexy in here." A reviewer from ''IGN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shake Ya Tailfeather
"Shake Ya Tailfeather" is a song recorded by American rappers Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee. It was released in 2003 from the '' Bad Boys II Soundtrack''. It topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart, giving Nelly his third number one on the chart, Lee's first and P. Diddy's fifth, making Diddy a rapper with the most number one hits on the chart at the time, before surpassed by Drake. The song was also included on Lee's debut album, '' Murphy's Law''. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 2004 Grammy Awards. Track listing US promo # "Shake Ya Tailfeather" ain Edit- 4:57 # "Shake Ya Tailfeather" nstrumental- 4:45 Europe promo # "Shake Ya Tailfeather" adio Edit- 4:02 # "Shake Ya Tailfeather" lbum Version- 4:57 Europe single # "Shake Ya Tailfeather" adio Edit- 4:02 # "Shake Ya Tailfeather" lbum Version- 4:57 # Loon - "Relax Your Mind" - 4:19 Europe 12" vinyl :A. "Shake Ya Tailfeather" (Main) :B1. "Shake Ya Tailfeather" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La-La-La (Jay-Z Song)
"La-La-La" (alternatively known as "La-La-La (Excuse Me Miss Again)") is a song by American hip hop recording artist Jay-Z. It was released as the second single from the '' Bad Boys II soundtrack'' and makes an appearance on '' Blueprint 2.1''. The song is a sequel to Jay-Z's "Excuse Me Miss "Excuse Me Miss" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z. It released on February 4, 2003, as a single for his seventh studio album '' The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse'' (2002). It was also written alongside producers the Neptunes, whose Pharr ...". 2003 songs 2003 singles Jay-Z songs Bad Boy Records singles Universal Records singles Songs written by Jay-Z Songs written by Pharrell Williams Song recordings produced by the Neptunes Songs written for films Sequel songs Bad Boys (franchise) {{2000s-hiphop-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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