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K.T.S.E.
''K.T.S.E.'' (an initialism of ''Keep That Same Energy'') is the second studio album by American recording artist Teyana Taylor, released on June 22, 2018, by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings. Following the release of ''VII'' in 2014, Taylor took a step back from her music career, instead working in television, getting married and giving birth to her first child. In 2018, it was announced that Kanye West would be producing ''K.T.S.E'', with recording for the album taking place in Wyoming. It is the final of five albums released over consecutive weeks, produced by West in their entirety as a part of the "Wyoming Sessions", following the release of Pusha T's ''Daytona'', West's '' Ye'' and ''Kids See Ghosts'' with Kid Cudi, and Nas ''Nasir''. The album features a guest appearance by West, as well as additional vocals by Ty Dolla Sign and Mykki Blanco. A wide variety of record producers collaborated with West on the album, including Mike Dean, Rodney Jerkins, and BoogzDaBeast. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Album (Teyana Taylor Album)
''The Album'' is the third studio album by American singer Teyana Taylor. The album was released on June 19, 2020, through GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings, almost exactly two years after her 8 track second album ''K.T.S.E.'' The album was preceded by the release of six singles " How You Want It?", "Morning", " We Got Love", "Made It", "Bare wit Me" and "Wake Up Love". The 23-track album features guest appearances from Erykah Badu, Kehlani, Big Sean, Lauryn Hill, Future, Rick Ross, Quavo, and Missy Elliott. Taylor's husband, Iman Shumpert and their daughter Junie also appear. Background and recording Following the release of her second studio album ''K.T.S.E.'' (2018), Taylor announced that she would be updating the album and re-releasing it in June or July. After a Twitter user asked for the whereabouts of her updated album, Taylor revealed that her hopes for a new version had been deflated. "I guess we ain't getting one," she bluntly replied. Minutes later, Taylor sent a secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cassette Tape 1994
American singer Teyana Taylor has released three studio albums, one compilation album, three mixtapes, and fifteen singles (including three as a featured artist and two promotional singles). In 2009, Taylor released her first mixtape, ''From a Planet Called Harlem'', which included her debut single " Google Me". It debuted at its peak of number ninety on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Around this time, Taylor featured on songs with the likes of Trey Songz, Missy Elliott, and Kanye West. Taylor has spoken about her inspiration from fellow female musician Lauryn Hill, which was noted with the release of her second mixtape in 2012. The mixtape, entitled ''The Misunderstanding of Teyana Taylor'', takes its name from Hill's album '' The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill''. Later that year, Taylor contributed to her labels compilation album, '' Cruel Summer''. The album went on to debut at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200, while it topped both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teyana Taylor
Teyana Me Shay Jacqueli Shumpert ( Taylor; born December 10, 1990) is an American singer, actress, dancer and choreographer. In 2005, she signed a record deal with Pharrell Williams' Star Trak Entertainment imprint. Afterwards, she choreographed the music video for "Ring the Alarm" by Beyoncé. Taylor would then appear on MTV's ''My Super Sweet 16'', prior to the 2008 release of her debut single " Google Me". Soon after, she landed uncredited guest features on the songs " Dark Fantasy" and " Hell of a Life" by Kanye West, from his album ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' (2010). In 2011, Taylor starred as Sabrina in the Tyler Perry film ''Madea's Big Happy Family''. After asking to be released from her recording contract with Star Trak, she signed to Kanye West's GOOD Music label through Def Jam; and appeared on the Good Music compilation album ''Cruel Summer'' (2012), which reached number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. In 2014, Taylor released her debut album ''VII' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanye West
Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing singles for several artists and developing the "chipmunk soul" sampling style. Intent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper, he released his debut studio album, '' The College Dropout'' (2004), to critical and commercial success. He founded the record label GOOD Music later that year. West explored diverse musical elements like orchestras, synthesizers, and autotune on the albums ''Late Registration'' (2005), '' Graduation'' (2007), and ''808s & Heartbreak'' (2008). His fifth and sixth albums '' My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' (2010) and '' Yeezus'' (2013) were also met with critical and commercial success. West further diversified his musical styles on ''The Life of Pablo'' (2016) and '' Ye'' (2018) and explored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kids See Ghosts (album)
''Kids See Ghosts'' is the only studio album by American hip hop duo Kids See Ghosts, composed of rapper-producers Kanye West and Kid Cudi. It was released on June 8, 2018, through Wicked Awesome Records and GOOD Music, and distributed by Def Jam Recordings. Prior to the release, West and Cudi had collaborated on each others' work since 2008, although they experienced personal quarrels due to creative differences. The first studio sessions for the album began after the two reunited in late 2016. Guest contributions are included on ''Kids See Ghosts'' from Pusha T, Yasiin Bey, and Ty Dolla Sign, as well as a vocal sample of Louis Prima, who is credited posthumously as a featured artist. Kids See Ghosts handled the majority of the stylistically fragmented production that includes varying elements, with further contributions by Dot da Genius, Mike Dean, and Plain Pat, among others. The album was the third of five records produced by West in Jackson Hole as a part of the "Wyoming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GOOD Music
GOOD Music (also known simply as GOOD, stylized as G.O.O.D. Music; a backronym for Getting Out Our Dreams) is an American record label founded by rapper Kanye West in 2004. The label signed an exclusive long-term worldwide label agreement with the Island Def Jam Music Group in 2011. In 2012, the label released its debut compilation album '' Cruel Summer''. In 2015, Pusha T was appointed the president of the label by West, while record executive Steven Victor was appointed COO. On December 19, 2022, Pusha T announced that he was stepping down and was no longer on speaking terms with West. The label has released two number-one US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles, " All of Me" by John Legend, and "Panda" by Desiigner; as well as nine number-one US ''Billboard'' 200 albums: ''Finding Forever'' by Common; ''Dark Sky Paradise'', '' I Decided'', and ''Detroit 2'' by Big Sean; ''The Life of Pablo'', '' Ye'', ''Jesus Is King'', and ''Donda'' by Kanye West and ''It's Almost Dry'' by Pusha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ye (album)
''Ye'' ( ; stylized in all lowercase) is the eighth studio album by American rapper Kanye West. It was released on June 1, 2018, through GOOD Music and distributed by Def Jam Recordings. Following controversy surrounding an interview with TMZ, West re-recorded all the work on the album, with him completing it over the course of just two weeks at West Lake Ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Guest vocals from PartyNextDoor, Ty Dolla Sign, Kid Cudi, Charlie Wilson, Jeremih, and 070 Shake, among others, are included. West produced ''Ye'' with Mike Dean, alongside numerous others. Succeeding the release of Pusha T's ''Daytona'', the album was the second of five seven-track albums produced by West in what were referred to as the "Wyoming Sessions", which were set to be released weekly. It preceded the release of West's collaborative album with Kid Cudi, as Kids See Ghosts, titled ''Kids See Ghosts''. The latter's release was succeeded by that of Nas' ''Nasir'', and Teyana Taylor's ''K. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mykki Blanco
Mykki Blanco (born April 2, 1986) is an American rapper, performance artist, poet and activist. She has collaborated musically with artists including Kanye West, Teyana Taylor, and Dev Hynes, Blood Orange. Early life Blanco was born in Orange County, California. Her father, Michael Quattlebaum Sr., was an Information technology, IT specialist before becoming a psychic. Her mother, Deborah Butler, was a paralegal at the North Carolina Patent and Trademark Office. Her father's side is African-American Jewish. Blanco's parents divorced when she was 2 years old. As a child, she lived in San Mateo County, California, near her paternal grandparents, before moving to Raleigh, North Carolina. She attended Enloe High School. At the age of 15, Blanco won an Indy Week, Indies Spirit Award for the performance collective she founded, Paint In Consciousness Experimental Theater, in Raleigh. When Blanco was 16, she ran away from home before moving to New York City. She then spent time in Cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E*vax
Evan Peter Mast, also known by his stage name E*vax or E.VAX, is an American electronic music artist and one-half of the New York-based electronic rock band Ratatat, alongside Mike Stroud. Career Mast met his Ratatat bandmate Mike Stroud when they were both students at Skidmore College. They released their self-titled debut album in 2004, followed by four more studio albums. Mast has released 7-inch singles on Static Caravan Recordings and Mold Recordings, along with an EP in collaboration with musician Craig Wedren, most known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the band Shudder to Think. Mast also recorded a track titled "The Mule" for the TV show ''Silicon Valley''. Mast has written and produced hip hop music as E*vax. His first credit was the track "Look Alive" performed by rapper Despot featuring Mast’s own band Ratatat from the record label Definitive Jux compilation album ''Definitive Jux Presents IV'', released in 2009. Some years later he produced a track titled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasir (album)
''Nasir'' is the twelfth studio album by American rapper Nas. It was released on June 15, 2018 through Mass Appeal Records and Def Jam Recordings. It succeeds Nas album '' Life Is Good'', released six years prior in 2012. The album features an appearance from Kanye West, who also produced the entirety of the album, as well as guest appearances from Puff Daddy, 070 Shake, Tony Williams, and The-Dream. The album is executive produced by West, and is the fourth of five seven-track albums West produced in what has become known as the "Wyoming Sessions", with each album being released weekly. It follows the release of Pusha T's ''Daytona'', West's '' Ye'', and West's collaboration with Kid Cudi entitled ''Kids See Ghosts'', and precedes the release of Teyana Taylor's ''K.T.S.E.''. ''Nasir'' rose to No. 5 on the ''Billboard 200'' and No. 16 on the UK Albums chart. Background American musician DJ Khaled's 2016 album ''Major Key'' featured a track titled "Nas Album Done" with Nas which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Che Pope
Che Pope (born May 3, 1970) is an American record executive, record producer, and songwriter from Boston, Massachusetts, also the former COO of GOOD Music and the founder of Wrkshp Media. He is perhaps best known for producing on the Grammy Award for Album of the Year winning album '' Miseducation of Lauryn Hill'' and the Grammy-nominated " Bound 2" by Kanye West, as well as executive producing '' Cruel Summer'' and co-executive producing ''Yeezus''. Career Pope entered the music industry in 1994 signed to Teddy Riley, after Riley was introduced to Pope's instrumentals via a mutual friend. In 1995, Pope relocated to New York where he began producing for Wyclef Jean and The Fugees, accruing credits on the tracks Destiny Child's “No, No, No Part 2”, “Ghetto Supastar”, “Gone Til November”, among others. While working with Jean, Pope was introduced to Lauryn Hill, who invited him to produce and write with her on several projects including Aretha Franklin's " A Rose Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Dawson (record Producer)
Andrew Dawson (born March 12, 1980) is an American music producer, audio engineer, engineer, mix engineer, mixer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. Dawson is a three-time Grammy award winner and six-time Grammy nominee, having won for his work as engineer and mixer on Kanye West's ''Late Registration'' (2005), ''Graduation (album), Graduation'' (2007), and ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' (2010) - each winning the Best Rap Album category. Dawson is also credited with additional production on ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy''. Although Dawson made his initial breakthrough with hip hop artists including Kanye West, Jay-Z, Common (rapper), Common, Tyler The Creator, and P.O.S (rapper), P.O.S, Dawson has also moved on to produce and work on records for pop, indie and rock bands including Fun (band), fun., The Rolling Stones, Pet Shop Boys, Sleigh Bells (band), Sleigh Bells, Baskery and Night Terrors of 1927. Life and career Personal life Dawson began playing p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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