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Gangsteritus
"Gangsteritus" is a song by British rappers Potter Payper and Tiggs Da Author. In April 2022, it became his first song to reach the UK Top 40 and was used in British television crime drama '' Top Boy''. Background In an interview with '' Complex'', Potter Payper called it the favourite song from his mixtape, ''Thanks for Waiting''. He went on to say that while he did not like the song at first, after it he did the spoken word, the song "had a new depth and a new meaning". Various publications and music commentators hailed it as a modern classic and one of the great British rap singles of its time. The song was featured in the Netflix series Top Boy at the climax of the season closing out the finale episode. A Part 2 of the track with a feature from Nines was later released. Music video The music video was released in December 2021 with an alternate live audio version of the track. It features Potter in a glowing 1992 Volkswagen Golf MK1 flatbed truck ridden on a dark road. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potter Payper
Jamel Bousbaa (born 15 November 1990), known professionally as Potter Payper, is a British rapper and songwriter from Barking, London. In 2021, he signed to the UK division of Def Jam Recordings. In 2022, " Gangsteritus" - recorded with Tiggs Da Author - became his first UK Top 40 single after its use in ''Top Boy''. Early life Jamel Bousbaa was born to an Irish mother and an Algerian father. He grew up on the Gascoigne Estate in Barking, London being raised by his grandmother. Personal life Potter has had on and off trouble with the law throughout his life. On August 13 2015 Potter Payper was arrested during the execution of a warrant at an address in Clacton, Essex, following an investigation into the "Frankie" county drug line, which resulted in charges of; one count of possession with intent to supply a Class A drug and one count of conspiring to supply a Class A drug These drugs are known in the UK as ''controlled drugs'', because this is the term by which the act ... [...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] |
Show N Prove
Show N Prove, born Ellis Taylor, is a Scottish music producer, DJ and musical artist from Edinburgh, Scotland. Music production career Show N Prove's career began when working with local acts in the Edinburgh hip hop scene in the early 2000s, where he received a breakthrough working with rapper Baby Blue by producing the track "Sometimes". This led to him moving to London where he worked with artists such as Rizzle Kicks, Tinchy Stryder, Wretch 32, Dappy and Benny Banks with whom he created his most successful work to date by producing the single "Bada Bing" which featured in the movie ''Fast & Furious 6'' and appeared on the official soundtrack. Show N Prove is currently signed to AATW/Universal Records. DJing Show N Prove started DJing at an early age and eventually began doing shows from the age of 14 around Edinburgh. Single Releases Mixtape Releases Remixing A Show N Prove remix is on the official Jessie J single "Wild Wild, wild, wilds or wild may refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Boy
''Top Boy'' is a British television crime drama series, created and written by Ronan Bennett. The series is set in the fictional Summerhouse estate in the London Borough of Hackney and focuses on two drug dealers Dushane ( Ashley Walters) and Sully (Kane Robinson) along with others involved with drug-dealing and gang violence in London. There are 26 episodes across four series. The first two series was broadcast on Channel 4, with the first series airing over four consecutive nights from 31 October to 3 November 2011 and the second series airing from 20 August to 10 September 2013. Although storylines for a third series were proposed, the series was dropped by Channel 4 in 2014. Following interest from Canadian rapper Drake, it was announced in 2017 that Netflix would revive the series, with both Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson, as well as the original crew, reprising their roles and Drake and his team executively producing. The third and fourth series premiered on Netflix i ... [...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, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volkswagen Golf
The Volkswagen Golf () is a compact car/small family car (C-segment) produced by the German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen since 1974, marketed worldwide across eight generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplates – including as the Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States and Canada (Mk1 and Mk5), and as the Volkswagen Caribe in Mexico (Mk1). The original Golf Mk1 was a front-engined, front-wheel drive replacement for the air-cooled, rear-engined, rear-wheel drive Volkswagen Beetle. Historically, the Golf is Volkswagen's best-selling model and is among the world's top three best-selling models, with more than 35 million units sold as of 2019. Initially, most Golfs were 3-door hatchbacks. Other variants include a 5-door hatchback, estate (Variant, from 1993), convertible (Cabriolet and Cabrio, 1979–2002, Cabriolet, 2011–present), and a Golf-based saloon, called the Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Vento (from 1992) or Volkswagen Bora (from 1999 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
