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The Untouchables
Untouchable or Untouchables may refer to: People * Untouchability, the practice of socially ostracizing a minority group of very low social status * Untouchables, word for the Dalits or Scheduled Castes of India * Untouchables (law enforcement), a 1930s American law enforcement unit led by Eliot Ness * Nicolino Locche (1939–2005), Argentine boxer and light welterweight world champion nicknamed "The Untouchable" Films * ''Untouchable'', UK title of the French feature film ''The Intouchables'' (2011) * ''Untouchable'' (2019 film), a documentary about the film producer Harvey Weinstein * ''The Untouchable'' (film), a 2006 feature film directed by Benoît Jacquot * ''The Untouchables'' (film), a 1987 feature film directed by Brian De Palma Books * ''Untouchable'' (novel), a 1935 novel by Mulk Raj Anand * ''The Untouchables'' (book), a 1957 autobiography by Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley * ''The Untouchable'' (novel), a 1997 ''roman à clef'' by John Banville * ''The Untouchable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Untouchability
Untouchability is a form of social institution that legitimises and enforces practices that are discriminatory, humiliating, exclusionary and exploitative against people belonging to certain social groups. Although comparable forms of discrimination are found all over the world, untouchability involving the Caste system in India, caste system is largely unique to South Asia. The term is most commonly associated with treatment of the Dalit communities in the Indian subcontinent who were considered "polluting". The term has also been used to refer to other groups, including the ''Burakumin'' of Japan, the Baekjeong of Korea, and the Social class in Tibet#Ragyabpa, Ragyabpa of Tibet, as well as the Romani people and Cagot in Europe, and the Al-Akhdam in Yemen. Traditionally, the groups characterized as untouchable were those whose occupations and habits of life involved ritually "polluting" activities, such as pursuing a career based on killing (e.g. fishermen) or engaging in commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Untouchable (Anathema Album)
''Untouchable'' is a live album by English progressive rock band Anathema The word anathema has two main meanings. One is to describe that something or someone is being hated or avoided. The other refers to a formal excommunication by a Christian denomination, church. These meanings come from the New Testament, where a ... released on 24 June in double vinyl format. It was scheduled to be released in its audio visual CD/DVD version in August 2013. "In May 2012 Anathema released Weather Systems, the most successful album of the band's two decade plus career. Scoring high in end of year polls around the world, the album cemented Anathema's reputation as one of the most interesting bands of recent times. Following the release of the album, the band embarked on a lengthy world tour. The European part of the tour opened with a special one-off gig at the ancient Roman theatre of Philippopolis where the band were joined by the Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra. Untouchable captures t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez
Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez (born June 7, 1970), also sometimes known as K-Dope, is an American record producer and disc jockey. He is one half of the classic house music Masters at Work musical production team with Little Louie Vega; and also released the hit " The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall into My Mind)" as The Bucketheads. Biography Gonzalez started his DJ career in 1985 organizing neighborhood block parties in his home of Brooklyn, New York, with his then musical partner, Mike Delgado. Under the Masters at Work moniker, the parties became quite successful and attracted Todd Terry who later borrowed the group's name for two record releases. Terry returned the favor at a later date when he loaned Gonzalez a drum machine, which began his interest in producing beats. Kenny Dope was one of the DJs for the group KAOS whose 1988 album ''Court's In Session'' featured production by Todd Terry. Discography :''see Masters at Work for his discography with the group''. Albums *1988 ''Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Streetsweeper, Vol
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns 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 pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toya (album)
''Toya'' is the self-titled only studio album by American R&B singer Toya. It was released by Arista Records on August 7, 2001. Musically, the album is a R&B album that incorporates hip hop soul elements. ''Toya'' peaked at number 109 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. Critical reception ''Toya'' received positive reviews. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic noted the album's "savvy combination of classic soul conventions, innovative production, strong songwriting, and fine, understated singing," and called the album "not just a fine debut, but one of the best urban records of 2001." Commercial performance ''Toya'' peaked at 109 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, reaching sixty on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Track listing Personnel Information taken from Allmusic *Co-production – Harold Guy, Kelli Justice, Toya *Mixing – Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander, Tim Olmstead *Performer(s) – Loon, Murphy Lee, The Penelopes, T.I. *Production – Allstar, Bam, Bless, Ryan Bowser, Copen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livin' Like Hustlers
''Livin' Like Hustlers'' is the debut album by American hip hop group Above the Law. It was released on February 20, 1990, via Ruthless Records; an advanced promo cassette version was released two months earlier. The album was produced by Dr. Dre and Above the Law and featured a guest performance from N.W.A on "The Last Song". Eazy-E served as executive producer. It peaked at number 14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 75 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200. The album included two hit singles " Murder Rap" and "Untouchable", which both charted at number one on the Hot Rap Songs. The album's lead single, "Murder Rap", also peaked at number 41 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales. In 1998, the album was selected as one of ''The Sources 100 Best Rap Albums Ever. Critical reception The ''Los Angeles Times'' opined that "Cold 187um and KMG are defeated by their unimaginative writing and sloppy rapping." In popular culture * "Murder Rap" was featured in the 2009 film '' Pineapp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Untouchable (Johnny Ruffo Song)
"Untouchable" is the third single by Australian singer Johnny Ruffo. It was written by Ruffo, Michael Tan, Cliff Raux, and Gary Pinto, and produced by Michael Tan and Louis Schoorl. It was released on 12 July 2013. Background While talking about the track, Ruffo said "If you listen to the artists that influenced me – Justin Timberlake, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Queen – and you listen to their vocal production, it's really intricate. We really tried to emulate the sound of a Quincy Jones-type production on this song. The idea was trying to bring some of the old skool vibe back, and I think that's sort of making a return with artists like Bruno Mars, Daft Punk/Pharrell and Robin Thicke anyway. In that sense it's actually the perfect time to release a song like this." Promotion Ruffo did a number of in-store performances in Westfield throughout July in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia as well as a performance on ''Sunrise Sunrise (or sun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Untouchable (Eminem Song)
"Untouchable" is a song by American rapper Eminem, released on December 8, 2017. It is the fourth track from his ninth solo studio album '' Revival'' (2017). The song was produced by Mr. Porter, Emile Haynie, Mark Batson and Eminem. An audio video was uploaded to Eminem's Vevo channel on December 8, 2017. On February 15, 2018, a lyric video was uploaded to his Vevo channel. Background Eminem stated on his website that he was going to release a new track on December 8. This led to the promotional single "Untouchable". The song features a sample from the song "Earache My Eye" by the comedy duo Cheech & Chong. The song is a heavily political song which blames the Republican Party for police brutality and institutional racism Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to inherited attributes and can be divided based on the superiority of one Race (human categorization), race or ethnicity over another. It may also me ... in the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Untouchable (Tupac Shakur Song)
"Untouchable (Swizz Beatz Remix)" is a song by rapper Tupac Shakur. The song was released as a remix by Swizz Beatz and Krayzie Bone and was used to promote the 2006 posthumous album '' Pac's Life''. Tupac recorded the song in June, 1996, just prior to the Makaveli recording sessions. The original version has never been officially released. In the Swizz Beatz remix, rapper Krayzie Bone replaces the original featured artists, recording his part sometime in 2005. As the song was released as a promotional single only, no official music video for the song was created. The song contains lyrics similar to other Tupac songs, such as "Killuminati", "Untouchable (Freestyle Version)" and "Capture The Flag". Alternate versions # "Untouchable" Original Version (officially unreleased but leaked) # "Untouchable (Freestyle Version)" is a version recorded after the initial sessions for the song "Untouchable". The instrumental itself was remixed to a more "live" setting with Tupac laying down vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Untouchable (Girls Aloud Song)
"Untouchable" is a song performed by British all-female pop group Girls Aloud, taken from their fifth studio album ''Out of Control (Girls Aloud album), Out of Control'' (2008). The song was written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins (producer), Brian Higgins and his production team Xenomania, and produced by Higgins and Xenomania. Influenced by trance music and Balearic beat, the album version of "Untouchable" is almost seven minutes long. Remixed and re-recorded for single release in April 2009, "Untouchable" memorably became Girls Aloud's first of only two singles to miss the top ten on the UK Singles Chart, breaking a run of 20 top ten hits. The song received generally favorable reviews from most contemporary music critics, who praised its ambition. "Untouchable" would be the final release by the group before their hiatus. In the accompanying music video, inspired by Stanley Kubrick's film ''2001: Space Odyssey'', the group members travel through space and approaches Earth in i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
