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Can't Stop, Won't Stop (Young Gunz Song)
"Can't Stop, Won't Stop" is the debut single by American hip hop duo Young Gunz, members of Philadelphia hip hop group State Property, from the 2003 album ''The Chain Gang Vol. 2''. A remix version appeared on the Young Gunz' debut album '' Tough Luv'' featuring Chingy. It became a major hit and the highest charting State Property song to come out of the group, peaking at #14 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was nominated at the Grammys for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group was awarded between 1991 and 2011, alongside the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. Previously a single award was presented for Best Rap Performance. The award was discontin ... in 2004. Track listing 12" single ;A-side # "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" (Clean) # "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" (Street) ;B-side # "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" (Instrumental) # "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" (Acapella) Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Gunz
Young Gunz is an American hip hop duo from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, composed of rappers Young Chris (born Chris Ries in 1983) and Neef Buck (born Hanif Muhammad in 1983). The group is part of Beanie Sigel's State Property collective and was signed to Roc-A-Fella Records. Young Gunz' debut single, " Can't Stop, Won't Stop", made the top 15 on the Billboard charts in 2003. History State Property Ries and Muhammad had been friends since they were youths on the block(C-Ave). On "Takeover", a track from his 2001 album ''The Blueprint'', Jay-Z announced the duo as "Chris & Neef". In 2002, the duo performed on the ''State Property'' soundtrack album. Chris and Neef starred in the titular movie. Also during this period of their career, Young Chris appeared throughout Dame Dash's ''Dream Team'' compilation, and Beanie Sigel's '' The Reason''. The duo performed together on guest appearances for albums like Jay-Z's ''The Blueprint 2'', Freeway's ''Philadelphia Freeway'', State Prope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chain Gang Vol
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already 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 pronouns 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 pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roc-A-Fella Records
Roc-A-Fella Records was an American hip hop record label and music management company founded by record executives and entrepreneurs Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Damon "Dame" Dash, and Kareem "Biggs" Burke in 1994. History 1994–2000: Formation and early years Roc-A-Fella Records was founded in 1994, after Jay-Z has been rejected by major record labels, beginning as an independent outlet for rapper Jay-Z's first album. After being turned down by several major labels, Carter, Dash and Burke started their own label through Priority Records, using money from the music videos provided by Payday Records due to their singles only deal. Though ''Reasonable Doubt'' didn't immediately earn commercial success, it spawned several hits, and earned Jay-Z a reputation in hip hop. Starting out as Roc-A-Fella's only artist, Jay-Z was supported by The Notorious B.I.G.'s producer DJ Clark Kent and Camp Lo's producer DJ Ski; affiliated rappers, Sauce Money, Jaz-O, and a young Memphis Bleek, thoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings (also simply known as Def Jam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It is based in Manhattan, New York City, specializing predominantly in hip hop, contemporary R&B, soul and pop. The label has a London-based, UK arm known as 0207 Def Jam (formerly Def Jam UK in the 1990s until the mid-2000s) and is currently operated through EMI Records. It has a Johannesburg, South Africa and Lagos, Nigeria-based arm known as Def Jam Africa. Def Jam distributes releases of various label imprints, including Dave East's From the Dirt Records. Current artists include Justin Bieber, Toya Johnson, Nasty C, 2 Chainz, Dave East, Jeezy, Jeremih, Jhené Aiko, Fredo Bang and YK Osiris, among others. Company history Founding and CBS Records Group era (1983–1994) Def Jam was co-founded by Rick Rubin in his dormitory in Weinstein Hall at New York University, and its first release was a single by his punk-rock group Hose. Russell Simmons jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Property (group)
State Property is a rap group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, led by rapper Beanie Sigel with Philadelphia rappers Freeway, Peedi Crakk, Oschino Vasquez, and Omillio Sparks, and the duo Young Gunz (Young Chris and Neef Buck). State Property was signed to Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records, but their future as a group is in dispute. Background The group's first release was the State Property soundtrack, which served as both the soundtrack to the 2002 film and the group's debut album. After group head Beanie Sigel's incarceration in 2004, his relationship with the State Property camp or club went sour. Beanie complained that the rest of State Property was not showing him support while he was in jail, saying no one except Oschino from his group came to visit him. When the Roc-A-Fella split occurred, he also made the decision to move State Property to Dame's Dame Dash Music Group, but the rest of them opted to stay on Roc-A-Fella instead. Beanie Sigel's 2005 released album was '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roc The Mic
"Roc the Mic" is the first single to be released from the soundtrack of the 2002 crime film ''State Property'' and was performed by Beanie Sigel and Freeway. The single was so far the highest-charting single from both rappers making it to #55 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The remix to "Roc the Mic" features St. Louis rappers Nelly and Murphy Lee of the St. Lunatics and was included on rapper Nelly's 2002 album, ''Nellyville ''Nellyville'' is the second studio album by American rapper and singer Nelly. It was released on June 25, 2002, by Universal Records and Fo' Reel Entertainment. The album's production was handled by Waiel Yaghnam, the Neptunes, Jay E, Trackboy ...'' as a radio-only single. The single also appears on '' The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 6'' and ''The Roc Files, Vol. 1''. Track listing A-side *A1 "Roc the Mic (Radio edit)" *A2 "Roc the Mic (LP version)" B-side *B1 "Roc the Mic (Instrumental)" *B2 "Roc the Mic (A Capella)" Charts Weekly charts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tough Luv
''Tough Luv'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Young Gunz. It was released on February 24, 2004 via Roc-A-Fella Records. Recording sessions took place at Sony Music Studios, Baseline Studios and Quad Recording in New York, and at The Studio and Homebase Studios in Philadelphia. Production was handled by Chad Hamilton, Just Blaze, Bink!, Boola, Darrell "Digga" Branch, Ez Elpee, Ruggedness and Scott Storch, with Jay-Z, Damon Dash and Kareem "Biggs" Burke serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Denim, Beanie Sigel, Cam'ron, Chingy, Freeway, Jay-Z, Juelz Santana, Omillio Sparks and Rell. The album peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200 and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. By 2010, it sold 421,000 units in the US. Its lead single "No Better Love" peaked at number 36 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Track listing ;Sample credits *Track 1 contains elements of "(Do It, Do It) No One Does It Better" by The Spinners. *Track 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chingy
Howard Earl Bailey Jr. (born March 9, 1980), known professionally as Chingy, is an American rapper. Chingy grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and began rapping in his late teens. He toured as an opening act with Nelly in the summer of 2002 and then became a protégé of Ludacris, who signed him to his newly formed Disturbing Tha Peace (DTP) record label. The rapper's 2003 summer debut single, "Right Thurr", put him on the musical map as a good-time rapper who specialized in catchy, club-friendly beats and simplistic lyrics delivered in a sing-song, nursery rhyme style. Chingy's 2003 debut album, ''Jackpot (Chingy album), Jackpot'', sold three million copies, thanks to the boost from "Right Thurr". A second album, ''Powerballin''', was released in 2004 to mixed reviews, and his 2006 release ''Hoodstar'' spawned the hit singles "Pullin' Me Back" (featuring Tyrese Gibson) and "Dem Jeans" (featuring Jermaine Dupri). In 2007, his fourth album, ''Hate It or Love It (album), Hate It or Lov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammys
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the music industry worldwide. It was originally called the Gramophone Awards, as the trophy depicts a gilded gramophone. The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, and is considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards, alongside the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. History The Grammys had their origin in the Hollywood Walk of Fame project in the 1950s. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group was awarded between 1991 and 2011, alongside the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. Previously a single award was presented for Best Rap Performance. The award was discontinued in 2012. All solo and duo/group rap performances have since been shifted to the revived Best Rap Performance category. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for music released from October a year and a half prior to September the previous year. Recipients Category facts *Most wins in this category: The Black Eyed Peas, Kanye West, OutKast, P. Diddy, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, Eminem and Krayzie Bone - 2 wins *Most Nominations in this category: **1. Dr. Dre - 8 nominations **2. P. Diddy, Jay-Z, Big Boi - 7 nominations **3. Kanye West, Andre 3000 - 6 nominations **4. OutKast, Beastie Boys - 5 nominations **5. Ludacris, Eminem, Snoop Dogg - 4 nominations **6. Naughty By Nature, Young Jeezy, Cypress Hill Cyp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles Of 2003
This is a list of ''Billboard'' magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 2003. The list is also notable for only three songs appearing in the list from 2002. In contrast, as many as nine also appeared in the list from 2004. See also * 2003 in music *List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2003 The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Published by '' Billboard'' magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales, a ... * List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2003 References {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Billboard'' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2003 United States Hot 100 Year-end Billboard charts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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