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I'm So Hood
"I'm So Hood" is a song by American musician DJ Khaled featuring American rappers T-Pain, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross, and Plies, released as the second single from the former's second studio album ''We the Best'' (2007). "I'm So Hood" is one of Khaled's best-known songs. Music video The video was shot in Liberty City, Miami, Florida. It features cameo appearances from Birdman, Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, Pitbull and Triple C's. Remixes The official remix of "I'm So Hood" features hip-hop rappers Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman and a new verse from Rick Ross. At the 2008 BET Hip Hop Awards, the official remix won the award for best collaboration. An alternate remix is a rock remix featuring guitar work performed by Jamey Jasta of metal/ hardcore band Hatebreed Hatebreed is an American metalcore/ hardcore band from Bridgeport, Connecticut, formed in 1994. The band released its debut album ''Satisfaction Is the Death of Desire'' in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Khaled
Khaled Mohammed Khaled (; born November 26, 1975), known professionally as DJ Khaled, is an American DJ and record producer. Originally a Miami-based radio personality, Khaled has since become known for enlisting high-profile music industry artists to perform on singles and albums, for which he often serves as producer and hype man. Known as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Anthem King", his distinctions are his booming voice presence, "motivational" abstractions, maximalist production style and numerous catchphrases. Khaled was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Palestinian immigrant parents. He first gained recognition as a radio host in the 1990s for the radio station WEDR, 99 Jamz, and translated his popularity by working with Fat Joe's hip hop collective, Terror Squad (group), Terror Squad, as a DJ for their live performances and as a producer for the group. Following his production credits on the group's material, Khaled enlisted several hip hop artists associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birdman (rapper)
Bryan Christopher Williams (' Brooks; February 15, 1969), better known by his stage names Birdman or Baby, is an American rapper and record executive. He is the public face of Cash Money Records, a record label he co-founded with his older brother, Ronald "Slim" Williams, in 1991. Birdman released his Birdman (album), eponymous debut studio album in 2002, and released three follow-up albums—''Fast Money (album), Fast Money'' (2005), ''5 * Stunna'' (2007), and ''Priceless (Birdman album), Priceless'' (2009)—to moderate commercial success and mixed critical reception. Along with his solo career, he is a member of the hip hop duo Big Tymers with producer Mannie Fresh, as well as the supergroup Cash Money Millionaires. Apart from his solo work and five releases as part of Big Tymers, Birdman is best known for his discovery and mentorship of fellow New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne, with whom he released the collaborative album, ''Like Father, Like Son (Birdman and Lil Wayne album), Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Star (R
Rock Star or Rockstar may refer to: Films * ''Rock Star'' (2001 film), an American film starring Mark Wahlberg * ''Rockstar'' (2011 film), an Indian Hindi-language film by Imtiaz Ali * ''Rockstar'' (2015 film), an Indian Malayalam-language film by V. K. Prakash Television * ''Rock Star'' (TV series), a reality television program about the selection of a new lead vocalist for a different band each season ** '' Rock Star: INXS'', the first season of the above reality television program ** '' Rock Star: Supernova'', the second season of the above reality television program ** Rock Star Supernova, a band created by this series Music Albums * ''Rockstar'' (Bosson album) * ''Rockstar'' (Sfera Ebbasta album) * ''Rockstar'' (Dolly Parton album) * ''Rock-Star'' (Stray Kids EP) * ''Rockstar'' (soundtrack), Bollywood film soundtrack by A.R. Rahman * ''Rokstarr'', an album by Taio Cruz Songs * "Rockstar" (Bizarre song), 2005 * "Rockstar" (DaBaby song), 2020 * "Rockstar" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5000 Ones
"5000 Ones" is a song by American hip hop artist DJ Drama. The song serves as his debut single and the lead single from his debut studio album '' Gangsta Grillz: The Album''. The hip hop song, produced by Jazze Pha, features vocals from several rappers, namely Nelly, T.I., Yung Joc, Willie the Kid, Young Jeezy and Twista, as well as Diddy on background vocals and ad-libs. The single peaked at #52 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and peaked at #9 on the Hot Rap Tracks. Music video The music video for "5000 Ones" premiered on BET’s Rap City on October 20, 2007. The video features cameo appearances from Jazze Pha, Swizz Beatz, Mr. Collipark, Gorilla Zoe, Jim Jones, Webbie, DJ Khaled, Project Pat, Fabolous, Blood Raw, Slick Pulla, Roccett, Raekwon, Young Dro, Freeway, Diamond, Princess, Rasheeda, Jermaine Dupri, E-40, Big Kuntry King, The-Dream, Rick Ross, Juelz Santana, David Banner Lavell William Crump (born April 11, 1974), known professionally as Davi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
100 Million
"100 Million" is the second single from Birdman's third studio album, '' 5 * Stunna''. The track features Young Jeezy, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne, and was produced by Cool & Dre. Dre performs the chorus and DJ Khaled performs the intro and outro, but neither of the two are credited. The song discusses what Birdman believes is a major accomplishment: spending 100 million dollars. The song reached number sixty-nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and number eighteen on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. "Bubbling Under Hot 100" ''Billboard''. The song samples Ozzy Osbourne's " Mr. Crowley". Music video The song's music video was released on November 23, 2007 and was directed by Gil Green. The music video starts off with Birdman being interviewed by a parole board in a prison. It then introduces some people, such as Birdman and Fat Joe Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper. He began recording as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KOCH Records
MNRK Music Group (pronounced "monarch"), formerly known as Koch Records and Entertainment One (eOne) Music/Records, is an American independent record label and music management company based in New York City. It was formed in 1987 as a music division of Koch Entertainment, which was acquired by and absorbed into Entertainment One (or eOne for short) in 2004. eOne was acquired by toy and multimedia company Hasbro in 2019, absorbed its family brands division in the process and announced the sale of this division to the Blackstone Group in April 2021, which then adopted this name. Hasbro then sold the remains of eOne to Lionsgate, who then rebranded it initially as eOne Canada and then Lionsgate Canada. MNRK owns the libraries of Artemis Records, Dualtone Records, and Last Gang Records. History Background The label as a whole has its origins in the Canadian music distributor Records on Wheels, which was acquired by the Canadian retail chain CD Plus in 2001 to expand its wholesa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangsta Rap
Gangsta rap or gangster rap, initially called reality rap, is a subgenre of rap music that conveys the culture, values, and experiences of urban gangs and street hustlers, frequently discussing unpleasant realities of the world in general through an urban lens. Emerging in the late 1980s, gangsta rap's pioneers include Schoolly D and Ice-T, later expanding with artists such as N.W.A. In 1992, via record producer and rapper Dr. Dre, rapper Snoop Dogg, and their G-funk sound, gangster rap broadened to mainstream popularity. Gangsta rap has been recurrently accused of promoting disorderly conduct and broad criminality, especially assault, homicide, and drug dealing, as well as misogyny, promiscuity, and materialism. Gangsta rap's defenders have variously characterized it as artistic depictions but not literal endorsements of real life in American ghettos, or suggested that some lyrics voice rage against social oppression or police brutality, and have often accused crit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. He is often regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation, as well as one of the greatest rappers of all time. Born and raised in New Orleans, he was discovered by hometown rapper Birdman in 1993 and signed with his record label, Cash Money Records, at age eleven. He emerged as the label's flagship artist until his departure in June 2018. Carter was first placed in a duo with Cash Money labelmate B.G. in 1994—known collectively as the B.G.'z—and they released the album ''True Story'' that year, although Carter (at the time known as Baby D) appeared on only three of its tracks. Carter and B.G. then formed the Southern hip-hop group Hot Boys with labelmates Juvenile and Turk in 1997, and released their debut album, '' Get It How U Live!'' that year. The Hot Boys gained mainstream success after the release of their second album ''Guer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Boi
Antwan André Patton (born February 1, 1975), known professionally as Big Boi, is an American rapper and record producer. Born in Savannah, Georgia, and raised in Atlanta, he was one half of the Southern hip-hop duo Outkast along with rapper André 3000, which the two formed in 1992. As part of Outkast, the duo's six studio albums were each met with critical and commercial success, spawning hit songs including " Ms. Jackson", " Roses", " So Fresh, So Clean" and " Elevators (Me & You)", among others. Their fifth, a double album titled '' Speakerboxxx/The Love Below'' (2003), won three Grammy Awards and contained a solo single performed by Patton: " The Way You Move" (featuring Sleepy Brown), which peaked atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was named the 22nd most successful song of the 2000s decade by ''Billboard''. After the duo split in 2007, he signed with Def Jam Recordings to pursue a solo career; his debut studio album, '' Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (, spoken as "ludicrous" in American English), is an American rapper and songwriter. Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludacris moved to Atlanta, Georgia, at age nine, where he first began rapping. Starting out with a brief stint as a disc jockey, DJ, he formed his own record label, Disturbing tha Peace in the late 1990s to independently release his debut studio album ''Incognegro'' (1999). After its single, "What's Your Fantasy" (featuring Shawnna), became a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the album was re-released by Def Jam Recordings as his major label debut, ''Back for the First Time'' (2000). The latter album peaked at number four on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and spawned his second top 40 single, "Southern Hospitality (song), Southern Hospitality" (featuring Pharrell Williams, Pharrell). Ludacris' following albums, ''Word of Mouf'' (2001), ''Chicken-n-Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Jeezy
Jay Wayne Jenkins (born September 28, 1977), known by his stage name Jeezy (or Young Jeezy), is an American rapper. He is credited, alongside fellow Georgia-based rappers T.I. and Gucci Mane, with pioneering the hip hop subgenre trap music for mainstream audiences. Jenkins began his career in 2001, releasing two independent albums until signing with Def Jam Recordings to release his major label debut, '' Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101'' (2005). The album peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200, sold 172,000 copies in its first week, and received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); its lead single, " Soul Survivor" (featuring Akon), peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and remains his highest-charting song. His second and third albums, '' Thug Motivation 102: The Inspiration'' (2006) and '' The Recession'' (2008) were met with continued success as both peaked atop the ''Billboard'' 200; the latter ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triple C's
Triple C's, also known as Carol City Cartel, is an American hip hop group founded by Rick Ross in 2005. The group takes its name from the Carol City neighborhood of Miami Gardens, and consists of Gunplay from Miami, Torch from The Bronx, and Young Breed. History They have been featured on Rick Ross' first two albums ''Port of Miami'' and '' Trilla''. Additionally, Gunplay appeared on Ross's third studio album '' Deeper Than Rap''. Their first studio album, '' Custom Cars & Cycles'', was released October 27, 2009. In the first week, the album sold 12,100 copies. Gunplay made an appearance on the song "Don't Let Me Go", with former labelmate rapper Pill from Maybach Music Group's 2011 collaboration album '' Self Made Vol. 1''. It is produced by Lee Majors. Torch would also appear on the album's track "Big Bank", featuring Pill, Meek Mill, and Rick Ross. Gunplay would later be featured on two tracks from ''Self Made Vol. 2'' and on Lil Wayne's 2013 album ''I Am Not a Human Being I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
