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Honorable C.N.O.T.E.
Carlton Davis Mays, Jr. (born April 8, 1981), professionally known as Honorable C.N.O.T.E., is an American hip hop record producer and songwriter. Mays started producing at the age of 15 in the Benton Harbor Area of Michigan, before moving to Atlanta in 2006. He has over 7,000 placements on albums and is perhaps best known for producing " New Level" by rapper A$AP Ferg, as well as the song " M'$" by rapper A$AP Rocky. Mays has also produced several tracks for various artists such as 2 Chainz, Migos, Ne-Yo, Flo Rida, Gucci Mane, Travis Scott, Yo Gotti, Future, Meek Mill, and Trippie Redd among others. Production discography Charted songs Production credits ; Birdman – '' 5 * Stunna'' (2007) *18. "So Tired" (featuring Lil Wayne) ; Flo Rida – ''Mail on Sunday'' (2008) *01. "American Superstar" (featuring Lil Wayne) *12. "Don't Know How to Act" (featuring Yung Joc) ;2 Pistols – '' Death Before Dishonor'' (2008) *02. "Death Before Dishonor" *04. "Been Throwin' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton Harbor, Michigan
Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is 46 miles southwest of Kalamazoo and 71 miles southwest of Grand Rapids. According to the 2020 census, its population was 9,103. It is the smaller, by population, of the two principal cities in the Niles–Benton Harbor Metropolitan Statistical Area, an area with 156,813 people. Benton Harbor and the city of St. Joseph are separated by the St. Joseph River and are known locally as the "Twin Cities". Fairplain and Benton Heights are unincorporated areas adjacent to Benton Harbor. History Benton Harbor was founded by Henry C. Morton, Sterne Brunson and Charles Hull, who all now have or have had schools named after them. Benton Harbor was mainly wetlands bordered by the Paw Paw River, through which a canal was built, hence the "harbor" in the city's name. In 1860, the village was laid out by Brunson, Morton, Hull and others, and given the name Brunson Harbor. Brunson, Morton, and Hull also donated l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Migos
Migos () is an American hip hop trio from Lawrenceville, Georgia, founded in 2008. The group was originally composed of Southern rappers Quavo, Takeoff, and Offset. Quavo is from Athens, Georgia; Offset and Takeoff were born and raised in Lawrenceville, Georgia. They are managed by Coach K, the former manager of Gucci Mane and Jeezy, and frequently collaborated with producers such as DJ Durel, Murda Beatz, Zaytoven, and Buddah Bless. Recognized for their contribution to trap music in the 2010s, '' Billboard'' stated that the group "influenced pop culture and the entire English language by bringing their North Atlanta roots to the mainstream". Migos released their commercial debut single "Versace" in 2013, taken from their mixtape '' Y.R.N. (Young Rich Niggas)''. They released several more singles, including " Fight Night" (2014), "Look at My Dab" (2015), and their four ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top 10 entries " Bad and Boujee" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert) (2016), peaking at number 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hip Hop Production
Hip hop production is the creation of hip hop music in a recording studio. While the term encompasses all aspects of hip hop music creation, including recording the rapping of an MC, a turntablist or DJ providing a beat, playing samples and "scratching" using record players and the creation of a rhythmic backing track, using a drum machine or sequencer, it is most commonly used to refer to recording the instrumental, non-lyrical and non-vocal aspects of hip hop. Music production Hip hop producers may be credited as the record producer or songwriter; they may also supervise recording sessions. Hip hop instrumentals are colloquially referred to as beats or musical compositions, while the composer is called either a programmer, songwriter or beat maker. In the studio, the hip hop producer often functions as both the composer and as a traditional record producer. They are sometimes called Orchestrators, P. Diddy is an example of one, and they are ultimately responsible for the f ... [...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$200 million, 15% of which came from commerce. Complex Networks has been named by ''Business Insider'' as one of the Most Valuable Startups in New York, and Most Valuable Private Companies in the World. Complex Networks CEO Rich Antoniello was named among the Silicon Alley 100. In 2012, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A$AP Rocky
Rakim Athelaston Mayers (born October 3, 1988), known professionally as ASAP Rocky ( ; stylized as A$AP Rocky), is an American rapper, music producer and record executive. Born and raised in Harlem, he embarked on his musical career as a member of the hip hop collective ASAP Mob, from which he adopted his moniker. In August 2011, Rocky's single "Peso" was leaked online and within weeks began receiving radio airplay. Rocky released his debut mixtape '' Live. Love. A$AP'', later that year to widespread critical acclaim. The success of what is considered his breakout project led to a joint venture record deal with Polo Grounds Music and Sony Music's RCA Records. His debut studio album '' Long. Live. A$AP'' (2013) debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 and was later certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album was preceded by Rocky's breakout single, "Fuckin' Problems" (featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar), which w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M's (song)
"M's" (stylized "M'$") is a song by American rapper ASAP Rocky, taken from Rocky's second studio album '' At. Long. Last. ASAP'' (2015). The song, produced by Honorable C.N.O.T.E. alongside Mike Dean, features a guest appearance from fellow American rapper Lil Wayne on the album version. The song was originally released as a promotional single without Lil Wayne on April 10, 2015. Upon the release of the album, high downloads In computer networks, download means to ''receive'' data from a remote system, typically a server such as a web server, an FTP server, an email server, or other similar system. This contrasts with uploading, where data is ''sent to'' a remote ... resulted in the song peaking at number 6 on the US ''Billboard'' Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. Chart performance Release history References ASAP Rocky songs 2015 songs Lil Wayne songs Songs written by ASAP Rocky Songs written by Lil Wayne Songs written by Mike Dean (record producer)< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A$AP Ferg
Darold Durard Brown Ferguson Jr. (born October 20, 1988), known professionally as ASAP Ferg (stylized as A$AP Ferg), is an American rapper from New York City's Harlem neighborhood. Aside from his solo career, he is a member of the hip hop collective A$AP Mob, from which he adopted a record deal with Polo Grounds and RCA, the same labels that helped launch A$AP Worldwide. Two years prior, Ferg's A$AP Mob cohorts A$AP Rocky and A$AP Yams, negotiated their own respective deal in 2011. His debut studio album ''Trap Lord'' was released on August 20, 2013, and was met with generally positive reviews. On April 22, 2016, Ferguson released his second studio album, ''Always Strive and Prosper''. On August 18, 2017, Ferguson released his second mixtape, ''Still Striving'', which was preceded by the single, "Plain Jane" (featuring Nicki Minaj). In 2019 and 2020, he released ''Floor Seats'' and ''Floor Seats II'' respectively, the latter featuring the single "Move Ya Hips" (featuring Nicki Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Level
"New Level" is a song by American rapper ASAP Ferg. The song was released on December 18, 2015, as the first single from his second studio album ''Always Strive and Prosper'' (2016). It was produced by Honorable C.N.O.T.E. and features Atlanta rapper Future. "New Level" peaked at number 90 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming his third highest-charting single. The official remix was released on October 20, 2016 with additional verses by rappers A$AP Rocky and Lil Uzi Vert. Release The song premiered online on December 17, 2015, and the next day it was released as a single on iTunes. "New Level" was the first single off ''Always Strive and Prosper'', which was released on April 22, 2016. Music video A music video for the song premiered on January 19, 2016 via Noisey. It features cameo appearances by Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon Joshua Caleb Gordon (born April 13, 1991) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He previously played for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Producer
A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as Composer: Shaping the Sounds of Popular Music'' (Cambridge, MA & London, UK: MIT Press, 2005).Richard James Burgess, ''The History of Music Production'' (New York: Oxford University Press, 2014)pp 12–13Allan Watson, ''Cultural Production in and Beyond the Recording Studio'' (New York: Routledge, 2015)pp 25–27 The record producer, or simply the producer, is likened to film director and art director. The executive producer, on the other hand, enables the recording project through entrepreneurship, and an audio engineer operates the technology. Varying by project, the producer may or may not choose all of the artists. If employing only synthesized or sampled instrumentation, the producer may be the sole artist. Conversely, some artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxo Kream
Emekwanem Ogugua Biosah Jr. (born March 29, 1990), known professionally as Maxo Kream, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. His debut album ''Punken'' was released in 2018, and the follow-up and major label debut, ''Brandon Banks (album), Brandon Banks'', was released in 2019. Maxo Kream is known for his honest lyricism, speaking to his past life living in poor neighborhoods within Houston, Texas. He is a member of the Forum Park "Murda Blocc" Crips. Maxo Kream's older brother, KCG Josh, is also a rapper. Early life Maxo Kream grew up in Southwest Houston. Career Kream is of Nigerian descent through his father, who is a Nigerian immigrant to the U.S. Kream began rapping in high school as part of the group Kream Clicc. In 2012, he started to gain popularity after releasing a remix of Kendrick Lamar's "Rigamortus" on YouTube. His early mixtapes ''Retro Card'' and ''Quicc Strikes'' pushed him into the limelight, hitting over 85,000 hits on LiveMixtapes. In 2013, he supp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trippie Redd
Michael Lamar White II (born June 18, 1999), known professionally as Trippie Redd, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is one of the most prominent members of the SoundCloud rap scene, which gained mainstream acclaim in the late 2010s. His debut mixtape, '' A Love Letter to You'' (2017), and its lead single, "Love Scars", propelled him to popularity. Trippie Redd's singles "Dark Knight Dummo", "Taking a Walk", and "Topanga" all reached the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His debut studio album, ''Life's a Trip'' (2018), and sophomore album, '' !'' (2019), both reached the top five of the ''Billboard'' 200, while his fourth mixtape, ''A Love Letter to You 4'' (2019), topped the chart. Trippie Redd's third studio album, ''Pegasus'' (2020) and his fourth studio album ''Trip at Knight'' (2021) both reached number two on the ''Billboard'' 200. Early life White has a younger brother nicknamed "Hippie Redd" and had an older brother who made music under the name "Dirty Redd". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yo Gotti
Mario Sentell Giden Mims (born May 19, 1981), known professionally as Yo Gotti, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record executive. In 1996, Gotti released his debut album ''Youngsta's On a Come Up'' under the alias Lil Yo. He went on to release ''From Da Dope Game 2 Da Rap Game'' (2000), ''Self-Explanatory'' (2001), ''Life'' (2003), ''Back 2 da Basics'' (2006), ''Live from the Kitchen'' (2012), ''I Am'' (2013), ''The Art of Hustle'' (2016), ''I Still Am'' (2017), ''Untrapped'' (2020) and '' CM10: Free Game''. As a record executive, he is the founder of the record label Collective Music Group, which has signed successful acts such as Moneybagg Yo, 42 Dugg, Blac Youngsta, EST Gee And Mozzy. Career 2000–2006: Career beginnings Mario grew up in Ridgecrest Apartments in the Frayser neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee. He began his music career around the age of 14, rapping as Lil Yo, affiliated with DJ Sound and his crew. Between 2000 and 2006, Yo Gotti released a string ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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