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Chris Robinson (director)
Chris Robinson (born September 28, 1967 in Edgewood, Maryland) is an American film director, commercial director, and music video director. He has directed films such as Netflix original '' Beats'' (2019). He has directed commercials for brands such as iPod, Coca-Cola and Verizon and music videos for songs like " Fallin'" and "You Don't Know My Name" by Alicia Keys, "Roc Boys" by Jay-Z, the Grammy nominated video for "One Mic" by Nas, and "Bonnie & Clyde '03" by Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé Knowles. Robinson made his debut as a music video director by helming the 1991 clip "Doo Doo Brown" by the group 2 Hyped Brothers & a Dog. He is also known for the creation of the concept "Boost Mobile" ad campaigns featuring rap superstars such as Kanye West, Ludacris, The Game, Eve, and others. In 2006, he made his feature film directorial debut with coming-of-age drama '' ATL'', starring T.I. and Big Boi. Robinson is also a founding partner of RockCorps, an organization that encourages vol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgewood, Maryland
Edgewood is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Harford County, Maryland, Harford County, Maryland, United States. The population was 25,562 at the 2010 census, up from 23,378 in 2000. Geography Edgewood is located in southwestern Harford County. It is bordered to the west by Baltimore County, Joppatowne, Maryland, Joppatowne, to the north by Bel Air South, Maryland, Bel Air South, to the east by the Bush River (Maryland), Bush River, an arm of Chesapeake Bay, to the south by the Edgewood Arsenal portion of Aberdeen Proving Ground, and to the southwest by the tidal Gunpowder River, another arm of the Chesapeake. Interstate 95 in Maryland, Interstate 95 forms the northern border of the Edgewood CDP and provides access from Exit 74 (Maryland Route 152) and Exit 77 (Maryland Route 24). I-95 leads southwest to Baltimore and northeast to Wilmington, Delaware. U.S. Route 40 in Maryland, U.S. Route 40 (Pulaski Highway) runs through the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BET Awards Of 2011
The 11th BET Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on June 26, 2011. The awards recognized Americans in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. Comedian and actor Kevin Hart hosted the event for the first time. The show had an audience of 7.7 million. Performers *Mary J. Blige (featuring Anita Baker/DJ Khaled/Jadakiss) - "Mary Jane (All Night Long)", " You Bring Me Joy", " Real Love, "Caught Up In The Rapture", "It Ain't Over Til It's Over" *Rick Ross (featuring DJ Khaled/Lil Wayne/Ace Hood) - "Aston Martin Music", "Hustle Hard" * Jill Scott - " Rolling Hills" *The Five Heartbeats & After 7 - "Nights Like This" * Simbi Khali "Can't Get Enough" *Snoop Dogg/Warren G - "Regulate" *Patti LaBelle - "Love, Need and Want You", "Lady Marmalade" *Chris Brown/Busta Rhymes/Lil Wayne - " Look at Me Now", "She Ain't You", "Paper, Scissors, Rock" *Alicia Keys (featuring Bruno Mars/Rick Ross) - "Typewriter", "A Woman's Worth", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1 Thing
"1 Thing" is a song by American singer Amerie from her second studio album, ''Touch'' (2005). Written by Amerie and Rich Harrison and produced by the latter, the song is influenced by go-go rhythms and features a prominent sample of the Meters' 1970 funk recording of "Oh, Calcutta!", written by Stanley Walden. Its lyrics focus on an unidentified "thing" that fuels a romantic attraction. The song was released as the album's lead single on January 18, 2005, and is the only single from the soundtrack to the 2005 romantic comedy film '' Hitch''. "1 Thing" received acclaim from critics, and peaked at number eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number four in the United Kingdom, becoming Amerie's first top-10 single and her biggest singles to date, also peaking at number one on the US R&B singles chart. Its digital download and ringtone releases were each certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). A remix of "1 Thing" features rapper Eve. The song ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amerie
Amerie Mi Marie Nicholson ( Rogers; born January 12, 1980) is an American singer. Born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, she gained an appreciation of the classical arts from her mother Mi Suk Rogers and of music from her father Charles Rogers, and she also studied dance from an early age and performed in talent contests. After her high school graduation, her family settled down in Virginia while she began to attend Georgetown University, from which she later graduated with a degree in English and Fine Arts. While living in Washington, D.C., she met producer Rich Harrison, who worked with such performers as Mary J. Blige, and began developing demos with her. This led to a deal with Rise Entertainment and, in turn, major-label Columbia Records. Early life Rogers was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, to a Korean mother named Mi Suk and an African American father, Charles Rogers. A few months after she was born, the Rogers family moved to South Korea, where Amerie lived for three yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire We Make
"Fire We Make" is a song by American recording artists Alicia Keys and Maxwell, taken from Keys' fifth studio album '' Girl on Fire'' (2012). It was written and produced by Keys along with Gary Clark, Jr. and Warren "Oak" Felder and Andrew "Pop" Wansel from production duo Pop & Oak. "Fire We Make" is a downbeat neo soul ballad with adult contemporary R&B influences, in which Keys and Maxwell adopt sensual falsetto vocals. The instrumental elements used on it include echoing electric guitar riffs and clapping synthesizers. In "Fire We Make", Keys and Maxwell, as the protagonists, confess their love and speak of the chemistry they have with each other which they compare to fire that is "getting hotter and hotter." "Fire We Make" was well received by contemporary music critics, who noted its similarity to songs by Prince; they also praised its steamy production and the vocal performance of both singers. Released as the album's third single in the United States in March 2013, it has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxwell (musician)
Gerald Maxwell Rivera (born May 23, 1973), known mononymously as Maxwell, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to prominence following the release of his debut studio album ''Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite'' (1996), which received widespread acclaim, and spawned the singles " Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)" and "Sumthin' Sumthin'". The album has since been cited by music critics for helping form the "neo soul" movement that rose to prominence during the late 1990s. Maxwell then released the albums ''Embrya'' (1998), and ''Now'' (2001), both of which were certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); with the latter reaching number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. After taking a hiatus from music, he returned in 2009 with his fourth studio album ''BLACKsummers'night,'' which became his second album to reach number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. ''BLACKsummers'night'' was nominated for six Grammy Awards, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teenage Love Affair
"Teenage Love Affair" is a song recorded by American singer–songwriter Alicia Keys for her third studio album ''As I Am'' (2007). Written by Keys, Jack Splash, Matthew Kahane, and Harold Lilly, it was released as the third single from ''As I Am'' on April 22, 2008, by J Records. A moderate commercial success, "Teenage Love Affair" peaked at number 54 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number three on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Critically acclaimed, the song was ranked at number 23 on the "100 Best Songs of 2007" list published by ''Rolling Stone''. Background and production The track was produced by Keys and Splash and is based around a sample from The Temprees' 1972 song "(Girl) I Love You", written by Josephine Bridges, Carl Hampton, and Tom Nixon. The song ranked at number twenty-three on ''Rolling Stone''s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007, and was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2008 BET J Virtual Awards. It impacted mainstream urban radio on April 21, 2008. The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superwoman (Alicia Keys Song)
"Superwoman" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys for her third studio album ''As I Am'' (2007). Written by Keys, Linda Perry, and Steve Mostyn, it was released as the fourth and final single from ''As I Am'' on July 29, 2008, by J Records. Critically acclaimed, "Superwoman" earned Keys her second consecutive Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, at the 2009 ceremony, and was also nominated for Outstanding Music Video and Outstanding Song at the 40th NAACP Image Awards. Song information Keys stated in an interview with MTV that "Superwoman" is her favorite track of the album, saying: "Every time I sing it, it makes me feel inspired to be however I am that day." "Superwoman" is also the opening song on the WNBA games which features a video of Keys performing the song in one of her concerts along with shot of women playing in the WNBA. The song debuted in the U.S. on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart week of August 14, 2008, at number fifty-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karma (Alicia Keys Song)
"Karma" is a song by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys, taken from her second studio album, ''The Diary of Alicia Keys'' (2003). Written by Keys, Kerry Brothers, Jr., and Taneisha Smith, the song takes influence from hip hop and classical music. It was released as the album's fourth and final single on November 1, 2004, by J Records. Peaking at number 20 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 17 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, it's the album's only single not to top a ''Billboard'' chart. A mashup of "Karma" with Stevie Wonder's 1972 hit "Superstition" titled "Karmastition", produced by Go Home Productions, was also released. Content In the song, the narrator's lover who had left her returns and wants to start a new relationship, but she has moved on. Her lover is now in the position she was once in, and in being rejected receives their just deserts ("what goes around comes around"). The title references the popular conception of karma as getting w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorry, Blame It On Me
"Sorry, Blame It on Me" is the fifth single from R&B singer/songwriter Akon's second studio album, ''Konvicted'' (Deluxe Edition). The song was co-written and produced by Clinton Sparks Clinton Charls Sparks (born September 18, 1975) is an American Disc jockey, DJ, record producer, songwriter and singer from Boston, Massachusetts. He initially started his career as a rapper, dancer, producer, and DJ who gained notoriety by maki .... This song was made after the nightclub incident in which Akon did a sexual dance with an underage girl. A demo of the song was leaked in February 2007, several months before the official version became available on Akon's Myspace. The song was put on iTunes on July 17, 2007. The song attained the number one position on iTunes on July 21, 2007 and July 23, 2007. The song was released to radio on July 24, 2007. The song debuted on the August 4, 2007 issue of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number seven, unable to make as big of impact as Akon's previ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akon
Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (; born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of " Locked Up" (featuring Styles P), the first single from his debut album '' Trouble'' (2004), followed by the second single " Lonely". His second album, ''Konvicted'' (2006), received three Grammy Award nominations for Best Contemporary R&B Album, and for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Smack That" (featuring Eminem) and " I Wanna Love You" (featuring Snoop Dogg). Both singles became ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top ten hits, followed up by "Don't Matter" and "Sorry, Blame It on Me". His third studio album '' Freedom'' (2008) was led by the single "Right Now (Na Na Na)". Akon often provides vocals as a featured artist and is currently credited with over 300 guest appearances and more than 35 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 songs, resulting in five Grammy Award nominations. He is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby By Me
"Baby by Me" is the lead single by American rapper 50 Cent from his fourth studio album ''Before I Self Destruct''. It was commercially released on September 10, 2009.http://thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/50-cent-baby-by-me-cdq-listen 50 Cent - "Baby by Me" CDQ Listen Here ''Thisis50.com'' Retrieved September 10, 2009. The song was produced by Polow Da Don and William Tyler, and written by Curtis Jackson, Jamal Jones, William Tyler and Shaffer Smith. The single version features vocals by R&B singer Ne-Yo. Background "Baby by Me" is a Hip Hop song by 50 Cent from his 4th officially released studio album ''Before I Self Destruct'', and was released as the first official single from the album. The single was announced to be released on radio on September 10, 2009 at 10:00PM by Hot 97's DJ Funkmaster Flex and . A couple hours later, the song was then uploaded onto 50 Cent's MySpace page. There are 2 versions of the song, the original version features singer Jovan Dais and the remix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
