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Hi-Teknology
''Hi-Teknology'' is the debut album from producer Hi-Tek, released on Rawkus Records. Most songs feature rapping or singing by other artists, and all are produced by Hi-Tek. A sequel, ''Hi-Teknology 2'', was made for MCA Records but never released; a second ''Hi-Teknology 2'' was recorded and released on Babygrande Records. Track listing #"Scratch Rappin'" #"The Sun God" (Featuring Common & Vinia Mojica) #"Get Back Pt. II" (Featuring DCQ, Talib Kweli) #"Breakin' Bread" (Featuring Brian Digby Jr., Crunch, Donte, Main Flow) #"All I Need Is You" (Featuring Cormega & Jonell) #"Where I'm From" (Featuring Jinx Da Juvy) #"Tony Guitar Watson" #"Round & Round" (Featuring Jonell) #"Get Ta Steppin'" (Featuring Mos Def & Vinia Mojica) #"Theme From Hi-Tek" (Featuring Talib Kweli) #"L.T.A.H." (Featuring Slum Village) #"Suddenly" (Featuring - Donte, Main Flow) #"The Illest It Gets" (Featuring Buckshot) #"Hi-Teknology" (Featuring Jonell) Samples Breakin' Bread *"Rejected" by Elmer Bernstein *" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round & Round (Hi-Tek Song)
''Hi-Teknology'' is the debut album from producer Hi-Tek, released on Rawkus Records. Most songs feature rapping or singing by other artists, and all are produced by Hi-Tek. A sequel, ''Hi-Teknology 2'', was made for MCA Records but never released; a second ''Hi-Teknology 2'' was recorded and released on Babygrande Records. Track listing #"Scratch Rappin'" #"The Sun God" (Featuring Common (rapper), Common & Vinia Mojica) #"Get Back Pt. II" (Featuring DCQ, Talib Kweli) #"Breakin' Bread" (Featuring Brian Digby Jr., Crunch, Mood (hip hop crew), Donte, Mood (hip hop crew), Main Flow) #"All I Need Is You" (Featuring Cormega & Jonell) #"Where I'm From" (Featuring Jinx Da Juvy) #"Tony Guitar Watson" #"Round & Round" (Featuring Jonell) #"Get Ta Steppin'" (Featuring Mos Def & Vinia Mojica) #"Theme From Hi-Tek" (Featuring Talib Kweli) #"L.T.A.H." (Featuring Slum Village) #"Suddenly" (Featuring - Donte, Main Flow) #"The Illest It Gets" (Featuring Buckshot (rapper), Buckshot) #"Hi-Teknology" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hi-Tek
Tony Cottrell, better known as Hi-Tek (born May 5, 1976), is an American rapper and record producer from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is best known for his work with Talib Kweli. His father is singer Willie Cottrell of the Willie Cottrell Band, whom Hi-Tek featured on his second album, ''Hi-Teknology 2''. Career 1996-2000 Hi-Tek started his career with hip hop group Mood and had a regional hit with "Hustle on the Side". That song was made for Mood's album ''Doom'', which featured amongst others Brooklyn MC Talib Kweli. Hi-Tek went on to produce most of Talib Kweli and Mos Def's '' Black Star'' (1998). In 2000, Tek and Kweli (under the name Reflection Eternal) released ''Train of Thought'' (2000) on Rawkus Records, with raps by Kweli and beats by Hi-Tek. It enjoyed moderate crossover radio success with the singles "The Blast" and "Move Somethin'". Reflection Eternal released a follow-up album titled ''Revolutions Per Minute'' on May 18, 2010. 2001-current After signing to Rawkus Record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hi-Teknology 2
''Hi-Teknology'' is the debut album from producer Hi-Tek, released on Rawkus Records. Most songs feature rapping or singing by other artists, and all are produced by Hi-Tek. A sequel, ''Hi-Teknology 2'', was made for MCA Records but never released; a second ''Hi-Teknology 2'' was recorded and released on Babygrande Records. Track listing #"Scratch Rappin'" #"The Sun God" (Featuring Common & Vinia Mojica) #"Get Back Pt. II" (Featuring DCQ, Talib Kweli) #"Breakin' Bread" (Featuring Brian Digby Jr., Crunch, Donte, Main Flow) #"All I Need Is You" (Featuring Cormega & Jonell) #"Where I'm From" (Featuring Jinx Da Juvy) #"Tony Guitar Watson" #"Round & Round" (Featuring Jonell) #"Get Ta Steppin'" (Featuring Mos Def & Vinia Mojica) #"Theme From Hi-Tek" (Featuring Talib Kweli) #"L.T.A.H." (Featuring Slum Village) #"Suddenly" (Featuring - Donte, Main Flow) #"The Illest It Gets" (Featuring Buckshot) #"Hi-Teknology" (Featuring Jonell) Samples Breakin' Bread *"Rejected" by Elmer Bernstein *" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babygrande Records
Babygrande Records is an American independent record label based in New York City, founded by Chuck Wilson. Babygrande is distributed by The Orchard and represented by the Creative Artists Agency in Hollywood. History Babygrande Records was founded in 2001. The label's catalog includes genres such as hip hop, indie rock, and EDM. Although distributed by Koch Records (now known as Entertainment One Music) for many years, Babygrande moved to the Orchard for distribution. Artists currently on Babygrande Records (2020) * The Burn Unit * Cap Gold * Drako * ERT * Ghasper * GZA * Liam Tracy * Lil' Scrappy * Mercy * The Original Jet Life Crew * Skylab 3 * Theaftrparty * The Yutes Discography The following is a discography for Babygrande Records, an independent record label based in New York City that specializes in Hip hop, Electronic, and Indie Rock. Artists such as Havoc, The Alchemist, GZA, U-God, Freeway, Kasim Keto, Journalist 103, Brand Nubian, and Jedi Mind Tricks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Train Of Thought (Reflection Eternal Album)
''Train of Thought'' is the debut album of American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal, released October 17, 2000 on Rawkus Records. Collaborating as a duo, rapper Talib Kweli and DJ and hip hop producer Hi-Tek recorded the album during 1999 to 2000, following their individual musical work that gained notice in New York's underground scene during the late 1990s. Kweli had previously worked with rapper Mos Def as the duo Black Star,Benaquist, StevenReview: ''Train of Thought'' Yahoo! Music. Retrieved on 2009-12-08. and Hi-Tek had served as producer on the duo's debut album. Critical reception ''Train of Thought'' was well received by music critics. ''Chicago Sun-Times'' writer Kyla Kyles said, "With a flurry of metaphors and below-the-basement underground beats, this train is on the right track. This disc proves that Kweli is a deep-thinking, gifted MC, and Hi Tek is an emerging wax master." AllMusic's Matt Conaway compared Reflection Eternal's music to the work of the Native To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonell
Jonell is a contemporary R&B singer. In 2001, Jonell introduced with her first hit ''Round and Round'' on producer Hi-Tek's album ''Hi-Teknology''. Later that year Jonell intended to release her debut album on the Def Soul label. Her first single "So Whassup" featured a guest appearance by Redman. However, the album was never released. In 2005, her webpage on the Def Soul Def Soul was an R&B-based division of American multinational record label Def Jam Recordings. It was formed in 1996 by Russell Simmons and Kevin Liles to expand R&B and soul music through Def Jam's said genre-related roster following the successe ... website was no longer accessible. Discography Singles References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American women singers 21st-century African-American women singers American contemporary R&B singers Musicians from Cincinnati Singers from Ohio {{US-RnB-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rawkus Records
Rawkus Records was an American hip hop record label known for starting the careers of many rappers. Rawkus started in 1995 with releases in hip-hop, drum and bass and fun-dustrial (Dystopia One). Label heads Brian Brater and Jarret Myer then signed some of the top underground talent from the New York area, notably Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Hi-Tek and Company Flow, who went on to define the label's sound. The string of 12" releases and full-length albums that followed helped initiate a resurgence in the New York/ East Coast sound. Many of these are considered classics among hip-hop aficionados. During the mid to late 1990s, Rawkus became a dominant label in the underground hip-hop scene, producing a string of gold albums and a platinum album. History Rawkus Records was established in 1995 by Brian Brater and Jarret Myer, with financial backing from their high school buddy James Murdoch, son of Rupert Murdoch. In 1996, Rupert Murdoch bought a majority of Rawkus. In 1999 the label en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinia Mojica
Vinia A. Mojica (born March 14, 1970) is a singer-songwriter from Queens, New York City, United States of America. She is best known for her collaborations with the Native Tongues collective and other hip hop artists. Life and career Her recording career began in 1989 with the song "Acknowledge Your Own History", from the Jungle Brothers' 1989 album '' Done By the Forces of Nature''. It would be the beginning of her association with the Native Tongues Posse – which would produce De La Soul's 1991 hit "A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"" – and continue with A Tribe Called Quest and later with its second generation of Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Hi-Tek and Common. Mojica also made numerous appearances on Heavy D's album ''Nuttin' But Love'' (1995) and his 1997 single, "Water Bed Hev"; collaborated with French hip hop group Alliance Ethnik in 1995 and 1998; and made guest appearances on albums by Heltah Skeltah, Rahzel, and Pete Rock. Outside of hip hop, she has also recorded an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckshot (rapper)
Kenyatta Blake (born November 19, 1974), known professionally as Buckshot, is an American rapper from New York, best known as a frontman of hip hop groups Black Moon and Boot Camp Clik. He is a founder of Duck Down Music record label with Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman. He has released one solo studio album – three with producer 9th Wonder, one with KRS-One, four albums with Black Moon and four albums with the Boot Camp Clik. Biography Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, Buckshot Shorty began rapping in neighborhood rhyming ciphers. In high school, he befriended Karim " 5ft" Reid, Ewart "DJ Evil Dee" Dewgarde and Walter "Mr. Walt" Dewgarde, who would evolve into the super production team Da Beatminerz. In 1992, Blake, Reid and Ewart Dewgarde formed Black Moon. The trio released the single "Who Got Da Props?" in late 1992, which reached number 86 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, landing them a recording deal with Nervous Records. Later that year, Black Moon released the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein ( '; April 4, 1922August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor. In a career that spanned over five decades, he composed "some of the most recognizable and memorable themes in Hollywood history", including over 150 original film scores, as well as scores for nearly 80 television productions. For his work he received an Academy Award for ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' (1967) and Primetime Emmy Award. He also received seven Golden Globe Awards, five Grammy Awards, and two Tony Award nominations. He composed and arranged scores for over 100 film scores, including '' Sudden Fear'' (1952), ''The Man with the Golden Arm'' (1955), ''The Ten Commandments'' (1956), ''Sweet Smell of Success'' (1957), ''The Magnificent Seven'' (1960), ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' (1962), '' The Great Escape'' (1963), ''Hud'' (1963), ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' (1967), ''True Grit'' (1969), ''My Left Foot'' (1989), '' The Grifters'' (1990), '' Cape Fear'' (1991), ''Twilight'' (1998), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
