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Flo Milli
Tamia Monique Carter (born January 9, 2000), known professionally as Flo Milli, is an American rapper. She rose to prominence after her songs " Beef FloMix" and " In the Party" went viral on the social media platform TikTok, eventually leading them to be certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. Afterwards she signed a recording deal with Justin Goldman's '94 Sounds and RCA Records. Flo Milli released her debut mixtape, '' Ho, Why Is You Here?'' (2020), to critical acclaim. The mixtape earned an entry on the ''Billboard'' 200, and was placed on the list of the '200 Greatest Hip Hop Albums of All Time' by ''Rolling Stone'' (2022). She was also nominated for Best New Artist at the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards. In July 2022, she released her debut album '' You Still Here, Ho?.'' Early life Tamia Monique Carter was born and raised in Mobile, Alabama. Her birthday is January 9, 2000. She wrote her first song at 9 years old, and began rapping at age 11, forming r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile ( , ) is a city and the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population within the city limits was 187,041 at the 2020 census, down from 195,111 at the 2010 census. It is the fourth-most-populous city in Alabama, after Huntsville, Birmingham, and Montgomery. Alabama's only saltwater port, Mobile is located on the Mobile River at the head of Mobile Bay on the north-central Gulf Coast. The Port of Mobile has always played a key role in the economic health of the city, beginning with the settlement as an important trading center between the French colonists and Native Americans, down to its current role as the 12th-largest port in the United States.Drechsel, Emanuel. ''Mobilian Jargon: Linguistic and Sociohistorical Aspects of a Native American Pidgin''. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. Mobile is the principal municipality of the Mobile metropolitan area. This region of 430,197 residents is composed Mobile and Washington counties; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicki Minaj
Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (; born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj ( ), is a Trinidadian-born rapper based in the United States. She is known for her musical versatility, animated flow in her rapping, alter egos and accents. Minaj is regarded as being the most influential female rapper of her generation and has been called the greatest female rapper of the 21st century. Maraj first gained recognition after releasing three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009. Her debut album, '' Pink Friday'' (2010), topped the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Its fifth single, " Super Bass", reached number three on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and was certified diamond by the RIAA. Minaj's follow-up album, '' Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded'' (2012) explored dance-pop. The lead single, "Starships", peaked in the top five worldwide. Her third album, '' The Pinkprint'' (2014) explored more personal topics and marked a return to her hip hop roots. Its second single, "Anaconda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revolt (TV Network)
Revolt is an American music-oriented digital cable television network founded by Sean "Diddy" Combs and Andy Schuon that launched on October 21, 2013. History As part of its arrangement to acquire a minority interest in NBCUniversal, Comcast Corporation committed to carry several minority-owned networks. The arrangement followed pressure led by Maxine Waters in congressional hearings. In April 2011, Comcast solicited proposals for minority owned networks. In February 2012, Comcast announced distribution arrangements for four networks, including Revolt. The four announced networks and six forthcoming stations are being chosen from among in excess of 100 proposals to begin airing by 2020. On October 1, 2013, the network announced that it would debut in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago on October 21. AT&T U-verse added the SD channel on July 27, 2015 and the HD channel on November 24, 2015. DirecTV added it on December 24, 2015. Dutch TV channel On 18 October 2019 Ziggo anno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Respect (magazine)
''Respect'' (stylized as ''Respect.'') is a New York-based hip hop and photojournalism magazine founded in 2009 by Jonathan Rheingold. The publication covers hip hop culture, focusing on music, photography, and style. Its circulation is approximately 250,000 per issue. Rheingold was previously the executive publisher of Harris Publications. After leaving Harris in 2009, he launched ''Respect'' with the help of Kris Ex, Paul Scirecalabrisotto, and Sally Berman. Each issue of ''Respect'' features interviews with popular hip hop artists. Past coversincluding digital covershave featured rappers Drake, A$AP Ferg, Waka Flocka, Big K.R.I.T., Tyler, the Creator, Nipsey Hussle, and Eminem. The magazine also focuses on photographers with a special interest in hip hop, such as Jonathan Mannion, Albert Watson, and Mike Miller. In 2010, Rap Radar Elliott Wilson (born January 14, 1971) is an American journalist, television producer, and magazine editor. He is the founder and CEO of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spotify
Spotify (; ) is a proprietary Swedish audio streaming and media services provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. It is one of the largest music streaming service providers, with over 456 million monthly active users, including 195 million paying subscribers, as of September 2022. Spotify is listed (through a Luxembourg City-domiciled holding company, Spotify Technology S.A.) on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American depositary receipts. Spotify offers digital copyright restricted recorded music and podcasts, including more than 82 million songs, from record labels and media companies. As a freemium service, basic features are free with advertisements and limited control, while additional features, such as offline listening and commercial-free listening, are offered via paid subscriptions. Users can search for music based on artist, album, or genre, and can create, edit, and share playlists. Spotify is available in most of Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Complex (magazine)
Complex Networks is an American media and entertainment company for youth culture, based in New York City. It was founded as a bi-monthly magazine, ''Complex'', by fashion designer Marc (Ecko) Milecofsky. Complex Networks reports on popular and emerging trends in style, sneakers, food, music, sports and pop culture. Complex Networks reached over 90 million unique users per month in 2013 across its owned and operated and partner sites, socials and YouTube channels. The print magazine ceased publication with the December 2016/January 2017 issue. Complex currently has 4.55 million subscribers and 1.3 billion total views on YouTube. As of 2019, the company's yearly revenue was estimated to be US$200 million, 15% of which came from commerce. Complex Networks has been named by '' Business Insider'' as one of the Most Valuable Startups in New York, and Most Valuable Private Companies in the World. Complex Networks CEO Rich Antoniello was named among the Silicon Alley 100. In 2012, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instagram
Instagram is a photo and video sharing social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. The app allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters and organized by hashtags and geographical tagging. Posts can be shared publicly or with preapproved followers. Users can browse other users' content by tag and location, view trending content, like photos, and follow other users to add their content to a personal feed. Instagram was originally distinguished by allowing content to be framed only in a square (1:1) aspect ratio of 640 pixels to match the display width of the iPhone at the time. In 2015, this restriction was eased with an increase to 1080 pixels. It also added messaging features, the ability to include multiple images or videos in a single post, and a Stories feature—similar to its main competitor Snapchat—which allowed users to post their content to a sequential feed, with each post accessible to others for 24 hours. As of Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playboi Carti
Jordan Terrell Carter (born September 13, 1996), known professionally as Playboi Carti, is an American rapper. Carter was initially signed to local underground label Awful Records prior to signing with ASAP Mob's AWGE Label under Interscope Records. After gaining a cult following early in his career, Carter garnered mainstream attention in 2017. Carter's debut mixtape was released in April 2017, and included the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 charting singles "Magnolia" and " Woke Up Like This" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert). His debut studio album ''Die Lit'' (2018) peaked at number 3 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. Following a two-year hiatus with little-to-no new music released, Carter's highly anticipated second album, '' Whole Lotta Red'' (2020), debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 and became his first chart-topping release. Aside from his solo career, Carter established his Opium record label in 2019 which has since signed artists such as Ken Carson and Destroy Lonely. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playboi Carti Discography
The discography of American rapper and singer Jordan Terrell Carter, known as Playboi Carti, consists of two studio albums, one EP, one collaborative EP, five mixtapes and fifteen singles (including six as a featured artist). Playboi Carti, known as Sir Cartier at the time, released two mixtapes in November 2011 and November 2012: ''THC: The High Chronicles'' and ''Young Misfit''. In 2016, he was signed to Interscope Records and ASAP Mob's imprint label AWGE, after gaining attention in 2015 with his singles "Broke Boi" and "Fetti" featuring Dash and Maxo Kream, both of which were published to SoundCloud. His first single to hit the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 was "Magnolia", debuting at number 29 on the chart. The single is certified three-times platinum by the Recording Industry of America (RIAA). In April 2017, he released his debut commercial mixtape, ''Playboi Carti'', peaking at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 28,000 album-equivalent units, of which 21,000 were str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gal-dem
''gal-dem'' (stylised lower case) is an independent British online and print magazine produced by women of colour and non-binary people of colour. History and profile The magazine was founded by Liv Little in 2015. It produces one printed issue a year, as well as appearing in its online format. The website has six content sections: arts, lifestyle, music, news, opinion, and politics. The first print issue, "the gal-hood issue", sold out its print run of 1,000 copies; the second issue, "the home issue", was planned to have a print run of 3,000 and also sold out. In 2016, the ''gal-dem'' editorial collective curated an event at the Victoria and Albert Museum as part of its Friday Lates series. It showcased work by contemporary young artists of colour and was described in ''The Guardian'' as "nothing short of breathtaking". In August 2018, the ''gal-dem'' team guest-edited an issue of ''The Guardians ''Weekend'' magazine. In June 2019 ''gal-dem'' released the book ''"I Will N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erykah Badu
Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971), known professionally as Erykah Badu (), is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Influenced by R&B, soul, and hip hop, Badu rose to prominence in the late 1990s when her debut album '' Baduizm'' (1997), placed her at the forefront of the neo soul movement, earning her the honorific nickname " Queen of Neo Soul" by music critics. Badu's career began after she opened a show for D'Angelo in 1994 in Fort Worth; leading to record label executive Kedar Massenburg signing her to Kedar Entertainment. Her first album, ''Baduizm'', was released in February 1997. It spawned four singles: " On & On", " Appletree", "Next Lifetime" and "Otherside of the Game". The album was certified triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Her first live album, ''Live'', was released in November 1997 and was certified double Platinum by the RIAA. Her second studio album, '' Mama's Gun'', was released in 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Hamilton (musician)
Anthony Cornelius Hamilton (born January 28, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer who rose to fame with his platinum-selling second studio album '' Comin' from Where I'm From'' (2003), which featured the title track single " Comin' from Where I'm From" and the follow-up " Charlene". Nominated for 17 Grammy Awards, he is also known for the song "Freedom" from the soundtrack album of ''Django Unchained'' co-written and sung as a duo with indie soul singer Elayna Boynton. Career Hamilton started singing in his church's choir at age 17. He attended South Mecklenburg High School where he sang in their award-winning choir under the direction of Mark Setzer. In 1992, he met producer Mark Sparks who encouraged Hamilton to leave Charlotte and head to New York City where he signed with Andre Harrell's Uptown Records. Hamilton co-wrote the 1999 hit "U Know What's Up" for singer Donell Jones. In 2000, he joined soul singer D'Angelo's international tour in promo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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