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Blxst
Matthew Dean Burdette (born September 17, 1992), known professionally as Blxst (pronounced "blast"), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Los Angeles, California. His record label Evgle partnered with Red Bull Records for the release of his debut EP ''No Love Lost'' on September 4, 2020, spawning the hit single " Chosen" featuring Tyga and Ty Dolla Sign. He released his debut album '' Before You Go'' on April 22, 2022. Early life Burdette grew up in South Central Los Angeles. He began rapping and producing shortly after he finished high school. Career 2014–2021: ''No Love Lost'' and ''Sixtape'' series Blxst launched his music career with a hip hop collective called TIU Muzic, where he gained experience in the music industry and gathered a local following. In 2014, Blxst produced "Do Yo Gudda (Remix)" by Hitta J3 featuring Kendrick Lamar, YG, and Problem. In 2015, he founded his label Evgle, and became a creative director for his graphic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chosen (Blxst Song)
"Chosen" is a song by American rapper Blxst, featuring American singer Ty Dolla Sign and fellow American rapper Tyga. It was released as a single from the deluxe version of Blxst's debut EP ''No Love Lost'' on December 4, 2020, through Red Bull Records and Evgle. In 2021, the song garnered attention due to Internet memes on TikTok, later gaining over 150 million views. Background The song contains a guitar sample from ''Electric Soul - Guitar Loops and Riffs'' by Treehouz. Blxst told ''Billboard'' that working on the song was just "a normal day", explaining: "I was just working. It felt fun creating it. Something about it felt different. It gave a different energy as I was recording it. Then Ty Dolla Sign laid his verse, and it was all up from there." Music video An accompanying video was released on March 25, 2021. According to a press release from Red Bull Records, the inspiration behind the video was three college films: ''School Daze'' (1988), ''Love & Basketball'' (2000) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Before You Go (Blxst Album)
''Before You Go'' is the debut studio album by American rapper and singer Blxst. It was released on April 22, 2022 via Evgle and Red Bull. The album debuted at number 90 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. Background In an interview with ''Billboard'', Blxst explained the meaning of the album saying "''Before You Go'' is basically a note to self, speaking on the transition I feel like I'm facing as an artist, as an executive. Mainly just leaving some things behind from my past, or taking some things with me." Singles and promotion On December 3, 2021, Blxst released the first single of the album titled "About You", with the music video being released on January 26, 2022, directed by Alfredo Flores. The second single was released on March 3 titled "Sometimes" featuring Zacari. On April 22, he released the music video for "Every Good Girl". On May 12, the music video for "Never Was Wrong" was released. Critical reception ''Before You Go'' received positive reviews upon release. ''Revol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Bull Records
Red Bull Records is a global record label headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It is a subsidiary of the energy drink company Red Bull GmbH and has offices in Los Angeles, London, and New York. Since its inception Red Bull Records has been home to artists and bands such as Awolnation, Twin Atlantic, and Beartooth. History Red Bull Records was founded by Dietrich Mateschitz in 2007 with Red Bull building a recording studio in Santa Monica, California and recording small indie rock bands for free. The label's first major success was in 2011 when Awolnation released their debut album, ''Megalithic Symphony'' which went on to become platinum certified and featured the band's most notable single "Sail", which has sold over 10 million copies to date. The single spent 79 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, making it the third longest single ever to stay on the Hot 100, surpassed only by Imagine Dragons’ "Radioactive" and The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights". The band’s sophomor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zacari
Zacari Moses Pacaldo I, known mononymously as Zacari, is an American singer and songwriter. He is signed to Top Dawg Entertainment and released his EP ''Run Wild Run Free'' on March 15, 2019. Early life Zacari Moses Pacaldo was raised by a highly musical family. His mother Ede Pacaldo, a former drummer for rock bands, taught Zacari how to play the guitar, and his father Moses Pacaldo passed down his love of soul, blues and jazz music. He was enrolled in a school for performing arts by age eight and began learning guitar, followed by drums, saxophone, and keyboards. Zacari had a stint in Alaska where he worked for the summer after graduating high school. After finishing high school, he worked seasonally for three years at an Alaska national park, and enrolled in a music school in Los Angeles. Musical career Zacari was featured on various TDE albums such as ''The Sun's Tirade'', '' Do What Thou Wilt.'', ''Damn'', and '' Black Panther: The Album''. TDE announced the signing of Zac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YG (rapper)
Keenon Dequan Ray Jackson (born March 9, 1990), better known by his stage name YG (short for Young Gangsta), is an American rapper from Compton, California. In 2010, he released his debut single, " Toot It and Boot It" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign), which peaked at number 67 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The single's success resulted in his signing to Def Jam Recordings. In the following years, YG released mixtapes such as ''The Real 4Fingaz, Just Re'd Up,'' ''Just Re'd Up 2'', ''4 Hunnid Degreez,'' among others. In June 2013, YG signed an additional deal with Young Jeezy's imprint CTE World. His 2013 single, " My Nigga" (featuring Jeezy and Rich Homie Quan), peaked at number 19 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. He then released the singles " Left, Right" (featuring DJ Mustard) and " Who Do You Love?" (featuring Drake), leading up to the release of his debut studio album in 2014. The album, '' My Krazy Life,'' was released in March of that year by Pu$haz Ink, CTE World and Def Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Los Angeles
South Los Angeles, also known as South Central Los Angeles or simply South Central, is a region in southwestern Los Angeles County, lying mostly within the city limits of Los Angeles, south of downtown. It is "defined on Los Angeles city maps as a 16-square-mile rectangle with two prongs at the south end.” In 2003, the Los Angeles City Council renamed this area "South Los Angeles". The name South Los Angeles can also refer to a larger 51-square mile region that includes areas within the city limits of Los Angeles as well as five unincorporated areas in the southern portion of the County of Los Angeles."South L.A." Mapping L.A. website of the ''Los Angeles Times'' Geography City of Los Angeles The City of Los Angeles delineates the South Los Angeles Commun ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XXL (magazine)
''XXL'' is an American hip hop magazine, published by Townsquare Media, founded in 1997. History In August 1997, Harris Publications released the first issue of ''XXL''. It featured rappers Jay-Z and Master P on a double cover. In December 2006, ''XXL'' took over the struggling hip-hop producer and DJ magazine '' Scratch'' (another publication owned by Harris Publications), re-branding it as ''XXL Presents Scratch Magazine''. However ''Scratch'' shut down less than a year later in September 2007. Other titles with limited runs have been launched under the ''XXL'' brand, including ''Hip-Hop Soul'', ''Eye Candy'' and '' Shade45''. ''XXL'' has released many other special projects including tour programs, mixtapes and exclusive DVDs. ''XXL'' also maintains a popular website, which provides daily hip hop news, original content and content from the magazine. In 2014, Townsquare Media acquired ''XXL'', ''King'' and ''Antenna'' from Harris Publications. On October 14, 2014, Townsquar ... [...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] |
Nate Dogg
Nathaniel Dwayne Hale (August 19, 1969 – March 15, 2011), known professionally as Nate Dogg, was an American singer and rapper. He gained recognition for providing guest vocals for a multitude of hit rap songs between 1992 and 2007, earning the nickname "King of Hooks".Garth Cartwright"Nate Dogg obituary" ''The Guardian'' (UK), March 16, 2011. Hale began his career in the early 1990s as a member of 213 (group), 213, a trio formed in 1990 with his cousin Snoop Dogg and friend Warren G. In 1994, he co-wrote and sang as the featured performer on Warren G's hit single "Regulate (song), Regulate", which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and served as a breakout success for both artists.John Bush"Nate Dogg: Biography" ''AllMusic.com'', Netaktion LLC, visited April 24, 2020. Nate Dogg would soon become a fixture in the West Coast hip hop genre, regularly working with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Xzibit in the 1990s; his deep vocals became sought after for Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ (rapper)
Russell James Vitale (born September 26, 1992), better known by his stage name Russ, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. After years of releasing albums, mixtapes and singles for free online, Russ released his twelfth studio album, ''There's Really a Wolf'', in May 2017 through Columbia Records; it was certified Platinum in April 2018. His first hit singles came from the album and were: " What They Want", "Losin Control" and "Best on Earth", peaking respectively at number 83, 63, and 46 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His thirteenth album, ''Zoo'', was released on September 7, 2018, and peaked at number 4 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. His fourteenth studio album, ''Shake the Snow Globe'', was released on January 31, 2020, again peaking at number 4 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. Outside of his solo music, he is part of Diemon, a music collective from Atlanta. Early life Russ was born on September 26, 1992, in Secaucus, New Jersey. He is of Sicilian descent. Russ wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanye West
Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing singles for several artists and developing the "chipmunk soul" sampling style. Intent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper, he released his debut studio album, '' The College Dropout'' (2004), to critical and commercial success. He founded the record label GOOD Music later that year. West explored diverse musical elements like orchestras, synthesizers, and autotune on the albums ''Late Registration'' (2005), '' Graduation'' (2007), and ''808s & Heartbreak'' (2008). His fifth and sixth albums '' My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' (2010) and '' Yeezus'' (2013) were also met with critical and commercial success. West further diversified his musical styles on ''The Life of Pablo'' (2016) and '' Ye'' (2018) and explored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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