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Classified Records
Classified Records was an independent record label based in San Francisco, California, that released music by Jocelyn Enriquez, Pinay, Julie Plug, M:G, Drop 'n Harmony, as well as the Serenade compilation series. The label was founded by Kormann Roque, Elvin Reyes, and Rino Que in 1993. Classified Records was well known within the Filipino community since many staff members and recording artists were of Filipino descent. The first release was the debut album by Jocelyn Enriquez, who became popular with her hit records "I've Been Thinking About You", " Do You Miss Me?", and "A Lil' Bit of Ecstasy" produced by Glenn Gutierrez. The label's other notable singles included "Is It Real" by Pinay along with "Sweet Honesty" and "What Do You Remember" by M:G. All of these charted on ''Billboard'' magazine. R&B male group Drop N Harmony and alternative band Julie Plug rounded out their roster. Julie Plug remains a legendary staple in the San Francisco indie band scene. Classified released 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jocelyn Enriquez
Jocelyn Enriquez (born December 28, 1974) is a Filipino American dance-pop singer born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her most popular songs are "Do You Miss Me", "A Little Bit of Ecstasy", and the Stars on 54 (Enriquez alongside Ultra Naté and Amber) cover of Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind". Her success helped inspire and pave the way for many Asian American, particularly Filipino Americans from the San Francisco Bay Area, artists during the mid to late 1990s such as Buffy, Kai, One Vo1ce, Pinay, Sharyn Maceren, and others. Career Enriquez was first heard singing at the age of 3 along to Anita Ward's "Ring My Bell". During her childhood she received formal voice training with the San Francisco Girl Chorus and San Francisco Opera Company. During high school she briefly joined girl group, Pinay Divas (later known as Pinay), a reference to girl group En Vogue who were known as the Funky Divas. She continued to perform around the Bay Area and eventually a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do You Miss Me?
"Do You Miss Me?" was written and produced by Glenn Gutierrez for Jocelyn Enriquez. The single was debuted on the San Francisco radio station Wild 107.7 (now Wild 94.9) and then released in 1996 on Classified Records. As momentum picked up for the single it led to a joint venture between Tommy Boy Records, imprint Timber! Records and Classified Records. Gutierrez wrote this song about the end of his relationship by the same woman who inspired "I Didn't Know Love Would Break My Heart" on Enriquez's debut album "Lovely". The song was re-released in 1997 as the lead single from her second album, ''Jocelyn'' and includes the 'Running Mix' inspired by Information Society's "Running". The song became an international hit and lead to her to tour countries such as Brazil, Philippines, and perform on the hit talk show Ricki Lake. "Do You Miss Me?" peaked at #49 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, #17 on the Rhythmic Top 40, #14 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart, #8 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Plug
Julie may refer to: * Julie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Julie'' (1956 film), an American film noir starring Doris Day * ''Julie'' (1975 film), a Hindi film by K. S. Sethumadhavan featuring Lakshmi * ''Julie'' (1998 film), a British public information film about seatbelt use * ''Julie'' (2004 film), a Hindi film starring Neha Dhupia * ''Julie'' (2006 film), a Kannada film starring Ramya * ''Julie'' (TV series), a 1992 American sitcom starring Julie Andrews Literature * ''Julie; or, The New Heloise'', a 1761 novel by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Julie'' (George novel), a 1994 novel, the second book of a trilogy, by Jean Craighead George * ''Julie'', a 1985 novel by Cora Taylor Music * ''Julie'' (opera), a 2005 opera by Philippe Boesmans Albums * ''Julie'' (album), by Julie London, 1957 * ''Julie'' (EP) or the title song, by Jens Lekman, 2004 Songs * "Julie", by Doris Day, 1956 * "Julie" (Daniel song), by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipino American
Filipino Americans ( fil, Mga Pilipinong Amerikano) are Americans of Filipino ancestry. Filipinos and other Asian ethnicities in North America were first documented in the 16th century as slaves and prisoners on ships sailing to and from New Spain (Mexico) and a handful of inhabitants in other minute settlements during the time Louisiana was an administrative district of the Viceroyalty of New Spain (Mexico). Mass migration did not begin until the 20th century, when the Philippines was a U.S. territory. As of 2019, there were 4.2 million Filipinos, or Americans with Filipino ancestry, in the United States with large communities in California, Hawaii, Illinois, Texas, and the New York metropolitan area. Terminology The term ''Filipino American'' is sometimes shortened to ''Fil-Am'' or '' Pinoy''. Another term which has been used is ''Philippine Americans''. The earliest appearance of the term ''Pinoy'' (feminine ''Pinay''), was in a 1926 issue of the ''Filipino Student Bullet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Boy Records
Tommy Boy Entertainment is an American independent record label and multimedia brand founded in 1981 by Tom Silverman. The label is credited with helping and launching the music careers of Queen Latifah, Afrika Bambaataa, Stetsasonic, Digital Underground, Coolio, De La Soul, House of Pain, Naughty By Nature, and Force MDs. Tommy Boy is also credited with introducing genres such as EDM, Latin freestyle, and Latin hip hop to mainstream audiences in America. History 1981-1985: Independent music media Tom Silverman created Tommy Boy Music in 1981 in his New York City apartment with a $5,000 loan from his parents. The label was an outgrowth of Silverman's ''Dance Music Report'' bi-weekly publication, which spanned 14 years, beginning in September 1978. 1985–2002: Partnership with Warner Bros. Records In 1985, Warner Bros. Records entered into a partnership with Tommy Boy and acquired half of the label, and it allowed the label to use independent distribution as it saw fit, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharyn Maceren
Sharyn Maceren is an American pop/ R&B singer and songwriter. She first rose to prominence in August 2002 with her album '' Always Dreamin''. It included the singles "Hard To Get", "A Little More Time", and "In Just One Night".Sharyn Maceren Discography: ''Always Dreamin'' Accessed October 31, 2010. She reappeared in 2007 with her all-new album '' Nighttime Land''.Sharyn Maceren Discography: ''Nighttime Land'' Accessed October 31, 2010. It spawned singles "Can U Wait", [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ace High (group)
Ace High may refer to: * ''Ace High'' (1918 film), American Western film * ''Ace High'' (1919 film), American Western film * ''Ace High'' (1968 film) (It: ''I quattro dell'Ave Maria''), 1968 Italian Western film * ACE High Allied Command Europe Highband, better known as ACE High, was a fixed service NATO radiocommunication and early warning system dating back to 1956. After extensive testing ACE High was accepted by NATO to become operational in 1964/1965. The fr ..., NATO communications system * Ace high straight flush, poker card game hand * ''Ace High'' (pinball), woodrail pinball machine released by Gottlieb in 1957 See also * Aces High (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traxamillion
Sultan Banks (February 26, 1979 – January 2, 2022), better known as Traxamillion, was an American hip hop producer from San Jose, California. He produced records such as Keak da Sneak's "Super Hyphy" and Dem Hoodstarz "Grown Man Remix". His first album, ''The Slapp Addict'', was a compilation of Bay Area hyphy artists and was released August 22, 2006. Traxamillion also released a mixtape called ''The Slapp Addict Mixtape'', which features mainstream artists as well as local Bay Area artists, and was responsible for producing the remix of " About Us" by Brooke Hogan featuring E-40. In addition to being a producer, Traxamillion also rapped, which he demonstrated on tracks such as "Bring It Back" and "Skrape" on ''The Slapp Addict''. His song "The Movement" is featured on ''College Hoops 2K7''. In 2010, Traxamillion signed with 454 Life Entertainment after producing the label's second single "We Get Money" by Drew Deezy and Thai VG featuring Glasses Malone. He went on to produce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todrick Hall
Todrick Hall (born April 4, 1985) is an American singer, choreographer, and YouTuber. He gained national attention on the ninth season of the televised singing competition ''American Idol''. Following this, he amassed a huge following on YouTube with viral videos including original songs, parodies, and skits. A documentary series about his video-making process titled '' Todrick'' aired on MTV in 2015. Starting with season eight, Hall became a resident choreographer and occasional judge on ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. From 2016 to 2017, Hall starred as Lola in '' Kinky Boots'' on Broadway. Later in 2017, he began appearances as Billy Flynn in ''Chicago'' on Broadway and the West End. As a singer-songwriter he has released four studio albums, including the visual albums '' Straight Outta Oz'' (2016) and '' Forbidden'' (2018). In 2020 he released an EP, ''Quarantine Queen'', in response to the COVID-19 pandemic featuring "Mask, Gloves, Soap, Scrub", and was the international host ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
