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JT Money
Jeffrey Jermaine Thompkins (born September 14, 1972), known by his stage name JT Money, is an American rapper and the leader of Miami-based hip hop group Poison Clan. Thompkins began his career in the late 1980s as a protégé of Luther "Luke" Campbell signing to Luke Records in 1990. His debut solo album ''Pimpin' on Wax'' was released in 1999 and spawned the successful single " Who Dat", which peaked at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Music career Thompkins was discovered by Luke Skyywalker of the 2 Live Crew in a Miami talent show. Skyywalker signed JT Money and Debonaire as the group Poison Clan to his Luke Records. In 1990 JT Money and Debonaire released their first album as a group, ''2 Low Life Muthas''. After this Debonaire left Poison Clan to join another group, Home Team, with his brother, Drugzie also from the Poison Clan. This left JT Money as the main lyrical driving force of the group, which also featured members Madball, Uzi, Big Ram, and associates S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami, Florida
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of municipalities in Florida, second-most populous city in Florida and the eleventh-most populous city in the Southeastern United States. The Miami metropolitan area is the ninth largest in the U.S. with a population of 6.138 million in 2020. The city has the List of tallest buildings in the United States#Cities with the most skyscrapers, third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over List of tallest buildings in Miami, 300 high-rises, 58 of which exceed . Miami is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and international trade. Miami's metropolitan area is by far the largest urban econ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pimpin' On Wax
''Pimpin' on Wax'' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper JT Money. It was released on May 25, 1999, through Priority Records. Production was handled by Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Christoper "Tricky" Stewart, Dallas Austin and JT Money himself. It features guest appearances from Anthony Hamilton, Big Gipp, Evil, Solé, Too Short and Trick Daddy. The album peaked at No. 28 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The single " Who Dat" featuring rapper Solé made it to number 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and number 1 on the Hot Rap Tracks. "Who Dat" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on September 30, 1999. Track listing Personnel * Jeffrey "JT Money" Thompkins – main artist, producer (track 7) * Tonya "Solé" Johnston – featured artist (track 3) * Anthony Hamilton – featured artist (track 4) * Evil – featured artist (track 7) * Cameron Gipp – f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Rap Tracks
Hot Rap Songs (formerly known as Hot Rap Tracks and Hot Rap Singles) is a chart released weekly by ''Billboard'' in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. Streaming data and digital downloads were added to the methodology of determining chart rankings in 2012. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single sold in that given week. The song with the most weeks at number one is "Old Town Road", with a total of 20 weeks. Chart statistics and other facts Artists with the most number-one singles Note: Rihanna is a featured artist on all her number-one singles. Artists with the most consecutive weeks at number one *25 weeks – Lil Wayne ("Lollipop", " A Milli") *20 weeks – Drake ("I'm On One", "Headlines"); T-Pain (" Good Life", "Low"); T.I. ("Whatever You Like", " Live Your Life") *19 weeks – 50 Cent ("Candy Shop", "Hate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 positions but was shortened to 50 positions in October 2012. The chart is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, rock and roll, soul, and funk, it is today dominated by contemporary R&B and hip hop. Since its inception, the chart has changed its name many times in order to accurately reflect the industry at the time. History Beginning in 1942, ''Billboard'' published a chart of bestselling black music, first as the Harlem Hit Parade, then as Race Records. Then in 1949, ''Billboard'' began publishing a Rhythm and Blues chart, which entered "R&B" into mainstream lexicon. These three charts were consolidate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strait Zooism
''Strait Zooism'' is the fourth and final studio album released by rap group Poison Clan. It was released on November 7, 1995 through Warlock Records and was produced by Mike "Fresh" McCray and JT Money. ''Strait Zooism'' proved to be the least successful of the group's albums, only peaking at #80 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. This album was also Poison Clan's only album not released through Luke Records, as the group had left the record label due to a money dispute with Luther Campbell Luther Roderick Campbell (born December 22, 1960), also known as Luke Skyywalker, Uncle Luke and simply Luke, is an American rapper, promoter, record executive, actor, and former leader of the rap group 2 Live Crew. He also starred in a short- .... Track listing #"Intro"- 2:01 #"Fire Up This Funk" -izer Version 3:31 #"Zooism"- 5:11 #"Paper Chase"- 5:45 #"Peep da Flava"- 3:07 #"Blow da Spot"- 1:02 #"Ahead of My Time"- 4:00 #"Rainbow Annihilators"- 6:49 #"Strictly for da Hardc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruff Town Behavior
''Ruff Town Behavior'' is the third studio album by American hip hop group Poison Clan. It was released on June 25, 1993 via Luke Records, making it the group's final record for the label. Production was handled by Mike "Fresh" McCray, Professor Griff, and Swift, with Luther Campbell serving as executive producer. The album was Poison Clan's most successful album, having made it to #97 on the ''Billboard'' 200, #12 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #12 on the Top Heatseekers. However it featured just one charting single, " Put Shit Pass No Ho", which made it to #94 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 p .... Track listing Charts References External links * {{Authority control 1993 albums Poison Clan albums Luke Records al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poisonous Mentality
''Poisonous Mentality'' is the second album released by rap group, Poison Clan. It was released on April 7, 1992 for Luke Records and was produced by JT Money, Devastator, Mike "Fresh" McRay and Luther Campbell. The album found mild success, peaking at #62 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #20 on the Top Heatseekers. By the time this album was released, Debonaire had left the group and was replaced by Uzi and Madball. Track listing * All songs written by Jeff Thompkins, except as indicated. #"JT's Dream" - 2:46 #"Inside Edition" - 2:49 #"All They Good 4" - 3:11 #"Uzi Gets Shot" - :18 #"Action" (featuring Likkle Wicked) - 3:14 #"Livin' in the City" - 3:54 #"Raymond Up the Road" - :18 #"Fugitive" - 3:15 #"Ho Stories" - 3:20 #"JT's Confession" - :39 #"I Hate Ho's" (featuring Devastator) - 3:12 #"Drugz Bullshitin'" - :15 #"Rough Nigga Gettin' Busy" - 4:26 #"The Tip on Madball" - :28 #"Some Shit I Used to Do" - 4:00 #"That Was Ram" - :40 #"Groove With the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2 Low Life Muthas
''2 Low Life Muthas'' is the debut album released by rap group, Poison Clan. It was released on August 20, 1990, for Luke Records and was produced by 2 Live Crew member, Mr. Mixx. The album sold well in the South, but only managed to make it to #42 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Two singles did pretty well on the charts, " The Bitch That I Hate", peaked at #18 on the Hot Rap Singles and " Dance All Night" peaked at #14 on the Hot Rap Singles. Track listing * All songs written by P. Walter, J. Thompkins and D. Hobbs Personnel * Mr. Mixx - producer, mixing * Sheena Moore - additional vocals * Melissa Cooper - additional vocals * Michael Sterling - recording engineer, mixing * Ron Taylor - recording engineer, mixing * Luther Campbell - executive producer * Milton Mizell - cover design Trivia The vinyl version of the album can briefly be seen in the 1992 film Juice Juice is a drink made from the extraction or Cold-pressed juice, pressing of the natural liquid contained in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return Of The B-Izer
''Return of the B-Izer'' is the third album by American rapper JT Money. It was released on September 24, 2002, was produced by Renard "Church Boi" Hughes and Natural, and engineered by Disco Rick The Dogs were a 1990s hip hop group consisting of Disco Rick, Keith Bell, Labrant Dennis, and Fergus "Cracked Up" Smith, best known for "Crack Rock," their hit single with the chant "Yo' Mama's on Crack Rock!" The group released three studio ... and Hughes as well. Track listing Personnel * Kevin Parker - Mixing * Fred Reeves - Photography * JT Money- Executive Producer * Natural- Producer * Damon Forbes - Executive Producer * Renard "Church Boi" Hughes - Producer, Mixing Assistant, Engineer * Disco Rick - Engineer, A&R References {{Authority control 2002 albums JT Money albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Sweat And Years
''Blood Sweat and Years'' is the second album by the American rapper JT Money. It was released in May 1, 2001 through Priority Records. ''Blood Sweat and Years'' wasn't as successful as Money's previous album, peaking at No. 48 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. A single, "Hi-Lo", made it to No. 64 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. Production The album was produced by Dallas Austin, Sam Sneed, and C. Stewart. Critical reception AllMusic wrote that "JT Money will never be mistaken for a lyrical giant like Rakim, but the fact that his lyrics are subpar will mean little to clubgoers who will appreciate the album for exactly what it is—an invitation to get on the dancefloor." ''The A.V. Club'' stated that the album finds JT "largely abandoning the pimped-out act that made his debut so entertaining in favor of a dour mixture of straightforward gangsta rap, tinny club anthems, and autobiographical storytelling." ''The Morning Call ''The Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, 1965 in an effort by the magazine to further expand into the field of rhythm and blues music. It then went through several name changes, being known as Soul LPs in the 1970s and Top Black Albums in the 1980s, before returning to the R&B identification in 1990 and affixing a hip hop designation in 1999 to reflect the latter's growing sales and relationship to R&B during the decade. From 1965 through 2009, the chart was compiled based on reported sales at a core panel of stores with a "higher-than-average volume" of R&B and/or hip-hop album sales to monitor buying trends of the African-American community. This panel included more independent and smaller chain stores compared to the high percentage of mass merchants that account fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its " number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, and acquired its current name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985) and ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday (to coinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
