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Lifestyle (Rich Gang Song)
"Lifestyle" is a song by American hip hop group Rich Gang, featuring rappers Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan. The song, produced by London on da Track, was released on June 5, 2014. It has been certified Platinum in the United States. Background and composition The song premiered in May 2014 as the lead single for the unreleased mixtape ''Rich Gang 2''. Critical reception ''Pitchfork'' ranked the song at number 69 on their list of the top 100 songs of 2014. '' Complex'' named the song at number 2 on their list of the 50 best songs of 2014. Brooklyn Russell of ''Pretty Much Amazing'' described it as "a sort of Millennial version of Generation X’s ' Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang,'" calling it "an all-encompassing generational hip-hop party track." Russell also praised the song's production, adding "Thug comes through over a breezy instrumental and casually gives us the now iconic opening line: 'I did a lot of shit just to live this here lifestyle."'' Music video A music video for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Gang
Cash Money Records is an American record label founded in 1991 by brothers Ronald "Slim" Williams and Bryan "Birdman" Williams. Distributed by Republic, formerly known as Universal Republic, the label has been home to a roster of mostly hip hop artists, including Juvenile, Lil Wayne, Drake, and Nicki Minaj, and is regarded as the most successful record label in hip-hop history. Artists signed to Cash Money Records have achieved a combined 12 number one albums on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and 7 number one singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart (Juvenile's "Slow Motion", Lil Wayne's "Lollipop", Jay Sean's "Down" and Drake's " One Dance", " God's Plan", " Nice for What", and " In My Feelings". The label's name alludes to the Cash Money Brothers, drug kingpin Nino Brown's gang from the 1991 crime film '' New Jack City''. History 1991–97: Beginnings Bryan Williams told some of his close friends the motivation for starting the label: I was hoping it would ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitchfork Media
''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music publication (currently owned by Condé Nast) that was launched in 1995 by writer Ryan Schreiber as an independent music blog. Schreiber started Pitchfork while working at a record store in suburban Minneapolis, and the website earned a reputation for its extensive coverage of indie rock music. It has since expanded and covers all kinds of music, including pop. Pitchfork was sold to Condé Nast in 2015, although Schreiber remained its editor-in-chief until he left the website in 2019. Initially based in Minneapolis, Pitchfork later moved to Chicago, and then Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Its offices are currently located in One World Trade Center alongside other Condé Nast publications. The site is best known for its daily output of music reviews but also regularly reviews reissues and box sets. Since 2016, it has published retrospective reviews of classics, and other albums that it had not previously revi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 BET Hip Hop Awards
The 2014 BET Hip Hop Awards was held on October 14, 2014 at Atlanta Civic Center in the ATL. The nominations were announced on September 4, 2014. Snoop Dogg returned as the event's host. Canadian rapper Drake leads the nominations with 8 nominations, while Jay-Z, Pharrell and Future follow him with six. DJ Mustard won the most awards with 4 wins, followed by Drake with 3 wins. Performances List of the performers were announced on September 18, 2014: * Rae Sremmurd – " No Flex Zone!" * Rich Gang featuring Young Thug, Rich Homie Quan and Birdman – " Lifestyle" *Common featuring Vince Staples and Jay Electronica - "Kingdom" *Migos - " Fight Night" and "Handsome and Wealthy" * DJ Mustard featuring Lil Boosie, Ty Dolla $ign and YG - "Face Down", " Paranoid" and "My Hitta" *Brandy featuring MC Lyte, Yo-Yo and Queen Latifah - "I Wanna Be Down" (Hip Hop Remix) * T.I. featuring Young Thug - " About the Money" * Bobby Shmurda - " Hot Boy" Cyphers *Pre-Show Cypher: T-Rex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waka Flocka Flame
Juaquin James Malphurs (born May 31, 1986), known professionally as Waka Flocka Flame, is an American rapper. Signing to 1017 Brick Squad and Warner Bros. Records in 2009, he became a mainstream artist with the release of his singles " O Let's Do It", " Hard in da Paint", and " No Hands" (featuring Roscoe Dash and Wale), with the latter peaking at number 13 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His debut studio album ''Flockaveli'' was released in 2010. His second studio album '' Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family'' was released in 2012 and was preceded by the lead single " Round of Applause" (featuring Drake). Early life Malphurs was born in South Jamaica, Queens, New York City. His family eventually settled in Riverdale, Georgia. His mother, Debra Antney, is rapper Gucci Mane's former manager and the CEO of So Icey/Mizay Entertainment. The name "Waka" was given to him by his cousin, after the Muppets character Fozzie Bear's catchphrase, "Wocka Wocka". The name "Flocka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's AdSense program, which seeks to generate more revenue for both parties. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacquees
Rodriquez Jacquees Broadnax (born April 15, 1994), better known as Jacquees (pronounced jah-kwees), is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper from Decatur, Georgia. In 2015, he signed a recording and management contract with Cash Money Records. His 2016 single, " B.E.D.", was on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for seven weeks, peaking at number 69. His debut album, '' 4275'', was released on June 15, 2018. Career In 2007, Jacquees met his first manager, Corey Battle. He performed in a variety of talent shows before he met and switched management to Russell "Block" Spencer, who was CEO and founder of Block Entertainment. Jacquees worked in various recording studios as part of a production team. Block's focus was only rap music, not R&B. Jacquees later began working closely at Block's recording studio, gaining exposure with the track, "Krazy", featuring Atlanta rapper T.I. On March 25, 2014, Jacquees independently released his second EP, ''19'', which debuted at number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits, it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the core of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to more than 6.1 million people, making it the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over above sea level, it features unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the most dense urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lil Boosie
Torence Ivy Hatch (born November 14, 1982), better known by his stage name Boosie BadAzz or simply Boosie (formerly Lil Boosie), is an American rapper. Hatch began rapping in the 1990s as a member of the hip hop collective Concentration Camp, eventually pursuing a solo career in 2000 with the release of his debut album ''Youngest of da Camp''. After leaving the label the following year, he signed with Pimp C's Trill Entertainment to release his second studio album, ''For My Thugz'' (2002). One of the most prominent figures of Southern hip hop, Hatch has gone on to release seven solo studio albums, as well as six collaborative albums and 42 mixtapes. In 2009, Hatch was sentenced to 4 years in prison on drug and gun charges. In 2010, he was indicted on first-degree murder charges, and was also sentenced to 10 years on multiple charges of drug possession with intent of distribution. After serving 5 years in prison, Hatch was released early on March 5, 2014. Early life Boosie was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soulja Boy
DeAndre Cortez Way (born July 28, 1990), known professionally as Soulja Boy (formerly Soulja Boy Tell 'Em), is an American rapper and record producer. He rose to prominence, after his self published debut single " Crank That (Soulja Boy)" peaked at number 1 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, for seven non-consecutive weeks in 2007. He then released his debut album ''Souljaboytellem.com'' (2007), which also included the single "Soulja Girl". His second album ''iSouljaBoyTellem'' (2008), included in the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top 20 singles " Turn My Swag On" and " Kiss Me thru the Phone". Way was listed at number 18 on the ''Forbes'' list of Hip-Hop Cash Kings of 2010 for earning $7 million that year. Early life Way was born in Chicago and moved to Atlanta at the age of six, where he became interested in rap music. At age 14, he moved to Batesville, Mississippi, with his father. Musical career 2004–2007: Early recordings and building an Internet following Way's father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mack Maine
Jermaine Anthony Preyan (born July 28, 1982), better known by his stage name Mack Maine, is an American record executive, songwriter, and rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. Mack Maine has been the president of Young Money Entertainment since 2009, and is also the founder of his own label, Soothe Your Soul Records. Mack Maine has had a long and fruitful working relationship with Young Money’s flagship artist, Lil Wayne, who is a longtime friend of his. He co-wrote Wayne’s singles “ How to Love" and " Got Money", and also co-wrote "So Sophisticated" by Wayne’s close associate Rick Ross; he received formal writing credit on all three. Early life and career Jermaine Anthony Preyan was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He formed a friendship with Dwayne Carter aka Lil Wayne at the age of eleven. He and Lil Wayne, along with rapper Curren$y and Cortez Bryant attended Eleanor McMain Secondary School. In 2003, he placed 16th out of a thousand contestants in a freestyle battl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang
"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" is a song by American rapper Dr. Dre, featuring fellow American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg, on Dre's debut solo album, ''The Chronic'' (1992). The album's first single, "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang," reaching number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on March 20, 1993, behind " Informer" by Snow, outperformed ''The Chronic''s other singles, " Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')", which peaked at number 8, and " Let Me Ride", which peaked at number 34. The single also reached number 1 on ''Billboard''s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and was a hit in the UK, where it reached number 31. The song was selected by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the 500 songs that shaped rock and roll. ''XXL'' magazine named it the top hip-hop song of the decade. The song samples "I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You" by Leon Haywood. In June 1994, it was reissued in certain European countries. Music video The accompanying music video for "Nuthin' but a 'G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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