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Coco Solid
Coco Solid (born Jessica Hansell in Auckland, New Zealand) is an emcee, writer, artist, director and producer. She is of Māori, Pacific and German heritage. Her musical style is a mixture of hip hop, disco and electronica. She created the animated television series Aroha Bridge. History Solid has a master's degree from the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington. Her thesis was titled ''Chaos Theory is for Lovers''. Solid worked with Erik Ultimate (Benjamin Buchanan) over her first five albums, touring to the US and Europe and attending SXSW. Solid's work was named in the top 10 albums of 2005, 2006 and 2007 in ''The Sunday Star-Times'', '' The Listener'' and on ''Radio New Zealand National''. New York rapper Princess Superstar covered the hook of "Denim & Leather" in her song "Monday Morning". Solid's single "Crimefighters" received the New Zealand college radio BNet Award for "Best Hip Hop Track" award in 2007. It also reached No. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Hannibal
Robin Hannibal Mølsted Braun is a Danish record producer and songwriter, best known for being one half of the musical duo Quadron and for being a founding member of Rhye, which he has since left. Besides being involved in both, he is also known for producing two tracks for Little Dragon's ''Nabuma Rubberband'' and received co-writing credits for ''Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe'' by Kendrick Lamar, as the song contained a sample of "Tiden Flyver" performed by his band Boom Clap Bachelors. As of 2019, he has been nominated four times for Grammy Awards. Biography Robin Hannibal is a four-time Grammy nominated producer and writer. He produced two tracks on the Grammy nominated ''Nabuma Rubberband'' album by Little Dragon, and was a co-writer on the two-time Grammy nominated album ''good kid, m.A.A.d city'' by Kendrick Lamar. He is also a co-writer on ''Lemon Pepper Freestyle'' by Drake ft. Rick Ross as well as the first track on Doja Cat's debut EP Purrr! . For the 2019 Grammy Awards, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto
Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropolitan area, with an estimated population of just 231,800 people in a municipality with only 41.42 km2. Porto's metropolitan area has around 1.7 million people (2021) in an area of ,Demographia: World Urban Areas March 2010 making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. It is recognized as a global city with a Gamma + rating from the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 million people in the Cologne Bonn Region, urban region. Centered on the left bank of the Rhine, left (west) bank of the Rhine, Cologne is about southeast of NRW's state capital Düsseldorf and northwest of Bonn, the former capital of West Germany. The city's medieval Catholic Cologne Cathedral (), the third-tallest church and tallest cathedral in the world, constructed to house the Shrine of the Three Kings, is a globally recognized landmark and one of the most visited sights and pilgrimage destinations in Europe. The cityscape is further shaped by the Twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne, and Cologne is famous for Eau de Cologne, that has been produced in the city since 1709, and "col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers ,Mexico ''''. . making it the world's 13th-largest country by are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australasian Performing Right Association
APRA AMCOS consists of Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS), both copyright management organisations or copyright collectives which jointly represent over 100,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in Australia and New Zealand. The two organisations work together to license public performances and administer performance, communication and reproduction rights on behalf of their members, who are creators of musical works, aiming to ensure fair payments to members and to defend their rights under the '' Australian Copyright Act (1968)''. APRA, which formed in 1926, represents songwriters, composers, and music publishers, providing businesses with a range of licences to use copyrighted music. This covers music that is communicated or performed publicly including on radio, television, online, live gigs in pubs and clubs etc. APRA distributes the royalties from these licence fees back to their compose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rogers Sisters
The Rogers Sisters were an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, active from 1999 to 2007, composed of sisters Laura and Jennifer Rogers and multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Miyuki Furtado. History The Rogers Sisters formed in 1999 after the breakup of Ruby Falls.The Rogers Sistersat Allmusic The group released its debut on Troubleman Unlimited in 2002. The album's cover featured a Xerox collage portrait of George W. Bush."The Rogers Sisters". ''Alternative Press'' 194 (September 2004), p. 28. Following its release, the group embarked on tours of the United States as well as the United Kingdom. A sophomore effort, ''Three Fingers'', followed on the same label in 2004. After signing to Too Pure, the group re-released ''Three Fingers'' and toured the UK and US again. Tours in Europe and Australia followed before releasing their most recent effort, ''The Invisible Deck'', in 2006. The group disbanded in 2007. Furtado has since started two bands, psych-folk country rock duo Divining Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spankrock
Naeem Juwan, better known by his stage name Spank Rock, is an American rapper and songwriter from Baltimore. He rose to fame with his 2006 album ''YoYoYoYoYo'', which was produced by former group member Alex Epton (XXXChange). A harbinger of post-millennial alternative rap, the duo became known for its mixing of disparate hip hop and club genres, including Baltimore club, Miami bass, electro music and rock. In 2007, Epton left the group to pursue his own production while Juwan went on to release the '' Bangers & Cash'' EP (2007) with pop producer Benny Blanco. After a five-year contract struggle with his label Downtown Records, Juwan released his second album, ''Everything Is Boring and Everyone Is a Fucking Liar'', with a range of producers including Boys Noize, Le1f, XXXChange, and Squeak E. Clean. Biography Juwan grew up in West Baltimore in a row home alongside five sisters and two brothers. As a teenager, Juwan frequented clubs such as Paradox, where DJs played Baltimore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sa-Ra
Sa-Ra is an American musical group based in Los Angeles, California, also known by its full name, The Sa-Ra Creative Partners. The group is composed of Om'Mas Keith, Taz Arnold, and Shafiq Husayn. The name translates roughly to "the children of God." The group's name, style and creativity are allusions to the similarly named jazz composer Sun Ra. Their music has been described as progressive soul, neo funk, and alternative hip hop. History Sa-Ra formed in the late 1990s from a trio of industry producers, musicians, and executives. The group’s discography includes songs with artists such as Jurassic 5 and Pharoahe Monch, and have collectively and/or individually produced songs for artists like Heavy D, Bilal (specifically his '' Love for Sale'' album), Dr. Dre, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Frank Ocean, Fonzworth Bentley, Jay-Z, John Legend and Goapele. The group had previously been signed to Kanye West's GOOD Music label, where it planned to release their debut album. The label ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TTC (band)
TTC is a French hip hop group from Paris. It consists of Tido Berman, Teki Latex, Cuizinier, Orgasmic, Para One, and Tacteel. In 2007, ''Les Inrockuptibles'' described it as "one of the most fascinating developments in French music of the past ten years." History In 2002, TTC released the first album, ''Ceci N'est Pas Un Disque'', on Big Dada. In 2004, the group released the second album, ''Batards Sensibles''. It featured vocal contributions from Busdriver and Radioinactive. The third album, ''3615 TTC'', was released in 2006. Members * Tido Berman - vocals * Teki Latex - vocals * Cuizinier - vocals * Orgasmic - DJ * Para One - production * Tacteel - production Discography Studio albums * ''Ceci N'est Pas Un Disque'' (2002) * ''Batards Sensibles'' (2004) * ''3615 TTC'' (2006) EPs * ''Elementaire'' (2001) * ''Danser'' (2002) * ''Trop Singe'' (2003) * ''Girlfriend'' (2006) Singles * "Game Over 99" b/w "Trop Frias" (1999) * "Leguman" b/w "Subway" (2000) * "De Pauvres Riches" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sway DaSafo
Derek Andrew Safo (born 5 September 1982), better known by his stage name Sway or Sway DaSafo, is a British rapper of Ghanaian descent. He is also a producer, having established Dcypha Productions, signed to Island/Universal (label founder). Safo's 2008 track "Black Stars" gave kudos to popular Ghanaians across the diaspora. Sway's first big track, "On My Own" was released under the name Sway DaSafo. Biography Early life Derek Andrews Safo born September 5, 1982 known professionally as Sway (Dasafo) was born and raised in Hornsey, North London by Ghanaian parents Beatrice & Alhaji. He attended Campsbourne Junior School and then Highgate Wood Secondary School, where he would spend many of his lunchtime breaks learning how to produce music in the schools 'backroom' music facility. His witty punch lines, storytelling ability and fast flow influenced by his favorite rap group Bone Thugs N Harmony and local drum and bass MCs such as Skibadee and Shabba D had him constantly stand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
