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Knockout Entertainment
Knockout Entertainment is singer Ray J's vanity label, founded in 2001. The label specializes in R&B, hip hop, and gospel. Originally released under Sanctuary Records, a press release in December 2007 announced a new partnership with E1 Records. Before this, he mentioned his label on his 2001 album This Ain't A Game. The label's debut, Ray J's ''Raydiation'' album—released September 2005—included the top twenty hit " One Wish" and went on to sell 1 million copies worldwide. Other releases include Willie Norwood's gospel album titled '' I Believe'', which was not released in conjunction with any other label, and was only available as a digital download or through CD Baby and top-twenty albums Ray J's All I Feel and sister Brandy's Human. Roster Artists * FiNaTTicZ *Ray J * Yung Berg *Shorty Mack *Willie Norwood * TruthKO * Tasha Scott *Jason Miller Discography Albums Future albums *Shorty Mack - ''Tha Purp Man'' (TBA) *Ray J - '' Raydiation 2'' (TBA) - Billboard.com - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Norwood
William Ray Norwood Sr. (born November 30, 1955) is an American gospel singer. He is the father and voice coach of R&B singers Brandy and Ray J. Career 1975–1992: Early career Willie Norwood's career in the music industry began at Jackson State University on a band scholarship during the 1970s where he joined a soul music group named The Composers, becoming their lead vocalist and trumpeter. The group found a modicum of success playing the Mississippi club scene and began opening up for acts such as Rufus and Chaka Khan and Lou Rawls. Norwood soon moved to Hollywood with the group where they attracted a loyal following. The fast-paced Hollywood scene caused Norwood to stray from his religious upbringing, causing him and his wife, Sonja Bates-Norwood, to move back to McComb, Mississippi, in the late 1970s to begin a family as well as to regain focus. Eventually, California would once again play an important role musically for Willie Norwood and family. He began working wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For The Love Of Ray J (album) still only has one thing on his mind, with an endless supply of seductive slow jams ...
''For the Love of Ray J'' is the soundtrack album from American R&B singer-songwriter Ray J's same-titled reality show. It was released on March 24, 2009, by Knockout Entertainment and E1 Music. The track "Keep It Playa" also appears on Boss Hogg Outlawz's second album, ''Back by Blockular Demand: Serve & Collect II'' and "She's Freaky" also appears on Unk's second album, ''2econd Season''. The first official single, and music video " Sexy Ladies" was released in April 2009. Critical reception AllMusic editor Jon O'Brien found that "unsurprisingly, this official soundtrack to the series suggests the self-proclaimed Lothario Lothario is a male given name that came to suggest an unscrupulous seducer of women, based upon a character in ''The Fair Penitent'', a 1703 tragedy by Nicholas Rowe. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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 cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming in the United States. The weekly tracking period for sales was initially Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but was changed to Friday to Thursday in July 2015. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay, which, unlike sales figures and streaming, is readily available on a real-time basis, is also tracked on a Friday to Thursday cycle effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021 (previously Monday to Sunday and before July 2015, Wednesday to Tuesday). A new chart is compiled and officially released to the public by ''Billboard'' on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday. The first number-one song of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 was " Poor Little Fool" by Ricky N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasha Scott
Tasha Scott is an American actress and singer. Scott acted in several productions in the 1980s and 1990s. She appeared in a number of television shows, including '' Snoops'', '' South Central'' and ''The Parent 'Hood'', and in movies such as ''Troop Beverly Hills'', ''Kiss Shot'' and '' Camp Cucamonga''. She also played the role of Dorothy in the US national tour of the musical ''The Wiz ''The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz"'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls (and others) and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's children's novel '' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' ...'' from 1996 to 1997. She also played Effy in Season 3, Episode 12 of Quantum Leap. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Tasha American film actresses American television actresses African-American actresses 20th-century American actresses Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century African-American wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shorty Mack
Shorty is a nickname, usually for a short person. See Shorty (nickname). Shorty may also refer to: Music Artists * Ras Shorty I, Trinidadian artist and founder of soca music. * Shorty (band), an American rock band formed in 1991 * Shorty (American rapper), Member of Platinum recording group Da Lench Mob. * Shorty (Croatian rapper) (born 1980) * Shorty (MC), member of Boy Better Know * Shorty da Prince (born 1989), American radio DJ, rapper, and television personality * Buckshot Shorty (born 1974), member of the hip hop trio Black Moon * Magnolia Shorty (1982–2010), American rapper * Guitar Shorty (born 1939), American blues guitarist David William Kearney * Trombone Shorty (born 1986), stage name of American jazz musician Troy Andrews Songs * "Shorty" (song), by The Get Up Kids * " Shorty (You Keep Playin' with My Mind)", 1998 debut single from R&B group Imajin * "Shorty" (Casa de Leones song) * "Shorty" (Future and Juice Wrld song) Film and television * ''Shorty'' (f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yung Berg
Christian J. Ward (born September 9, 1985), professionally known as Hitmaka, is an American record producer and former rapper from Chicago, Illinois. Ward began his career as a rapper under the name Yung Berg, having released his debut album '' Look What You Made Me'' in 2007. In his later career, he has become better known as a high-profile record producer and executive in the music industry. In 2020, he was appointed as the vice president of A&R at Atlantic Records. Initially signed to DMX's Bloodline Records as Iceberg, he ultimately signed to Epic Records. Ward's major-label debut single was " Sexy Lady", and was released in April 2007, and became the lead single for his debut studio album '' Look What You Made Me'' (2008). As a recording artist he’s known for the singles "Sexy Lady", "Sexy Can I" (with Ray J) and " The Business". Career 2001–2005: Career beginnings In 2001, Ward signed to rapper DMX's Bloodline Records. He made his debut on the ''Exit Wounds'' so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FiNaTTicZ
The Finatticz, stylized as The FiNATTiCZ, are an American hip hop group from South Central Los Angeles, California best known for their 2012 single "Don't Drop That Thun Thun". History The Finatticz members Jayarah the Truth and EZ the Great met as krumpers while they attended Alexander Fleming Middle School in Lomita, California. They first began making music with Killa F Supernigga after meeting him at a show in Hollywood; Killa then introduced them to Nyce, with whom he had previously collaborated. In 2009, the quartet recorded a song initially entitled "Don't Drop That".Finatticz biography Allmusic The group members had written its lyrics, while producer Payso B, Yc Lopez created the song's beat. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human (Brandy Album)
''Human'' is the fifth studio album by American singer Brandy. It was released on December 5, 2008 by Epic Records, Knockout Entertainment and Koch Records. The album was Norwood's debut Epic Records release, following her split with Atlantic Records in 2005, and her reunion with longtime collaborator and mentor Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, who executively produced and wrote most of the album with his songwriting collective. Despite being generally well-received by critics, ''Human'' debuted at number 15 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with opening week sales of 73,000 copies, becoming Brandy's lowest-charting album since her eponymous debut (1994). As of 2012, ''Human'' has sold 214,000 copies in the United States, failing to match the commercial success of predecessors. While leading single "Right Here (Departed)" scored Norwood her biggest chart success since "Full Moon" (2002), the second and final " Long Distance" was not as commercially successful. ''Human'' would become the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandy Norwood
Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979), better known by her mononym Brandy, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and model. She is known for her distinctive sound, characterized by her peculiar timbre, voice-layering, and intricate riffs, which has earned her the title of " the Vocal Bible". As of August 2020, she has sold over 40 million records worldwide, with approximately 8.62 million albums sold in the United States alone. Her work has earned her numerous awards and accolades, including a Grammy Award and an American Music Award. Born in McComb, Mississippi, Norwood was raised in Carson, California, beginning her career as a backing vocalist for teen groups. After signing with Atlantic Records in 1993, she released her self-titled debut album the following year, which sold six million copies worldwide. Norwood ventured into acting with the UPN sitcom '' Moesha'' (1996–2001), which won her an NAACP Image Award, and resulted in numerous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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