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Meech Wells
Meech Wells (born Cecil Demetrius Womack Jr.) is an American record producer. He works primarily on hip hop music, and has produced or co-produced for Snoop Dogg and Shaquille O'Neal. Biography Before becoming Snoop's producer of choice during the late 1990s and early 2000s, Wells began his career as part of a funk band, Trey Lewd, that also featured Tracey Lewis, George Clinton's son; this provided Wells with the opportunity to work with Clinton himself. By 1993, Wells found himself working alongside Def Jef; the two's production on Shaquille O'Neal's "I Got Skillz" earned them some credentials. Throughout the mid-1990s, Wells continued to hone his craft, working on a number of remix projects before eventually being introduced to Snoop through a friend. Before long, the two were working together, beginning with "Still a G Thang," one of the songs on Snoop's '' Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told''. Wells produced a few No Limit songs featuring Snoop — Tru's "It's a Beautif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Producer
A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as Composer: Shaping the Sounds of Popular Music'' (Cambridge, MA & London, UK: MIT Press, 2005).Richard James Burgess, ''The History of Music Production'' (New York: Oxford University Press, 2014)pp 12–13Allan Watson, ''Cultural Production in and Beyond the Recording Studio'' (New York: Routledge, 2015)pp 25–27 The record producer, or simply the producer, is likened to film director and art director. The executive producer, on the other hand, enables the recording project through entrepreneurship, and an audio engineer operates the technology. Varying by project, the producer may or may not choose all of the artists. If employing only synthesized or sampled instrumentation, the producer may be the sole artist. Conversely, some artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz
''Tha Eastsidaz'' is the eponymous debut studio album by American Gangsta rap group Tha Eastsidaz. It was released on February 1, 2000, on Dogghouse Records and TVT Records. The album was recorded at Dogghouse Studio, Music Grinder & Skip Saylor Recording, Hollywood, California. Most of the songs were performed live on Hustler's rap-porn compilation ''Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle'' XXX DVD. The album was executive produced by Snoop Dogg. Critical reception The album overall received generally positive reviews from music critics. Commercial performance ''Tha Eastsidaz'' debuted at number 8 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 100,000 copies in its first week. It was certificated Platinum on October 11, 2000. Music Videos Despite only 2 songs being released as singles, Tha Eastsidaz did a total of 6 videos altogether off the album: "Dogghouse" f/Rappin' 4-Tay & Twinz; "G'd Up" f/Butch Cassidy (directed by Diane Martel); "Got Beef" f/Jayo Felony & Sylk-E. Fine (directed by Chris Rob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Mark Morrison
Mark Morrison (born 3 May 1972) is a British R&B singer. His single, "Return of the Mack", became a No. 1 or top 10 hit in several European countries in 1996. The song peaked at No. 2 in the United States the following year. Career Mark Morrison's first official recording was the 1993 vinyl release "Where Is Our Love", pressed on his own private Joe'Mel label. In mid-1995, Morrison released his debut single, "Crazy", which became a Top-20 hit in the UK, and was a club favourite. The follow-up single, "Let's Get Down", also entered the Top 40. They were followed in the spring of 1996 by "Return of the Mack", which became a smash international hit, spending two weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart. His debut album, also titled ''Return of the Mack'', followed and became a multi-platinum success. It reached number four in the UK chart and sold 3 million albums worldwide. It spun off several more hit singles over the next year: "Crazy (Remix)", "Trippin'", "Horny", and "Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Comrads
The Comrads was American gangsta rap duo from Lynwood, California, composed of Kelly "K-Mac" Garmon and Terrell "Gangsta" Anderson. The pair made a major splash in the Los Angeles area in the summer of 1997 with the single "Homeboyz" from their self-titled debut album. The duo signed with Mack 10's Hoo-Bangin' Records and released their sophomore studio album '' Wake Up & Ball'' in 2000. After the group split, K-Mac joined Mack 10's supergroup Da Hood to release ''Mack 10 Presents da Hood ''Mack 10 Presents Da Hood'' is the only collaborative studio album by American rappers Mack 10, Deviossi, Skoop Delania, K-Mac, Cousteau and Techniec (together known as Da Hood). It was released July 23, 2002 through D3 Entertainment with distr ...'' in 2002. Gangsta has released his solo album ''Penitentiary Chances'' via Heat Rocc Entertainment in 2003. Discography Albums Singles Guest appearances References {{DEFAULTSORT:Comrads, the Hip hop groups from California American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Azz (rapper)
Jamarr Antonio Stamps (November 27, 1975 – November 11, 2019), better known by his stage name Bad Azz, was an American rapper and member of Tha Dogg Pound Gangsta Crips. Life and career Jamarr Antonio Stamps was born in Hawaiian Gardens, California, and grew up in Long Beach. He began his career rapping at house parties and joined the LBC Crew. After having a guest verse on the Tupac song "Krazy" in 1996 he was set to sign to Tupac's proposed record label, Makaveli Records. After being briefly signed to Snoop Dogg's label Doggystyle Records, Bad Azz made various guest performances before debuting on Priority Records in 1998 with '' Word on tha Streets''. In 2001, he followed up with '' Personal Business'' whose single "Wrong Idea" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Kokane, and Lil' ½ Dead) reached #75 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Billboard chart. In 2009, he released an album with Bizzy Bone, ''Thug Pound.'' In mid-2010, he recorded and released a new single "For As Long As I Can". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Executive Decision (album)
Jamarr Antonio Stamps (November 27, 1975 – November 11, 2019), better known by his stage name Bad Azz, was an American rapper and member of Tha Dogg Pound Gangsta Crips. Life and career Jamarr Antonio Stamps was born in Hawaiian Gardens, California, and grew up in Long Beach. He began his career rapping at house parties and joined the LBC Crew. After having a guest verse on the Tupac song "Krazy" in 1996 he was set to sign to Tupac's proposed record label, Makaveli Records. After being briefly signed to Snoop Dogg's label Doggystyle Records, Bad Azz made various guest performances before debuting on Priority Records in 1998 with '' Word on tha Streets''. In 2001, he followed up with '' Personal Business'' whose single "Wrong Idea" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Kokane, and Lil' ½ Dead) reached #75 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Billboard chart. In 2009, he released an album with Bizzy Bone, '' Thug Pound.'' In mid-2010, he recorded and released a new single "For As Long As I Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doggy's Angels
Doggy's Angels was a rap trio formed by Snoop Dogg on the Doggy Style subsidiary of TVT. Members are Big Chan (Chan Gaines), Coniyac (Kim Proby-Davis) and Kola Loc (Kola Marion). The group released one album and single in 2000. The album, '' Pleezbaleevit!'' peaked at number 7 on ''Billboard'''s Top Independent Albums chart, number 8 on the Heatseekers chart and number 35 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The single " Baby If You're Ready" ascended to number 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Biography Legal problems The release of their debut album led to a lawsuit by Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the mu ..., who claimed infringement against the Charlie's Angels franchise. The band was renamed "Tha Angels", but in spite of the success ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleezbaleevit!
''Pleezbaleevit!'', frequently misspelled ''Pleezbalevit'', is the only album by Doggy's Angels, released in 2000 on TVT Records. The album reached No. 138 on Billboard 200, No. 7 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart, No. 8 on the Heatseekers chart, and No. 35 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The single " Baby If You're Ready" was a No. 1 hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The release of the album led to a lawsuit by Columbia Pictures, claiming infringement of the ''Charlie's Angels'' franchise. The label responded by withdrawing the cover image and promotional artwork and renaming the band "Tha Angels", but in spite its efforts the group disbanded in 2002 with no further releases.Sweetingham, Lisa. (April 13, 2006Snoop Dogg's label settles royalties suit with former 'Doggy's Angel' rapperCourt TV. Accessed October 29, 2007. Track listing Personnel *Dave Aron – engineerSection source *Marc Benesch – project coordinator *Darin Black – producer *Lupe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Old Fashioned Way
The Old Fashioned Way may refer to: * The Old Fashioned Way (film), a 1934 film starring W. C. Fields * The Old Fashioned Way (song) "The Old Fashioned Way" is the English version of Charles Aznavour's ''Les plaisirs démodés'' song. The song was released in 1973 by Barclay Records as a single (''What makes a Man'' on the B-side) and became a hit in the Netherlands (No. 5), Bel ..., the English version of Charles Aznavour's song ''Les plaisirs démodés'' See also * Old Fashioned Way, a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Hayden on the EP ''Moving Careful'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Old Fashioned Way, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Da Game Is To Be Sold Not To Be Told
''Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told'' is the third studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on August 4, 1998, by No Limit Records in the United States. It is his first album following his departure from Death Row Records in early 1998. It is the first Snoop Dogg album to have notable affiliates such as Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, Warren G and others absent. It was also his first album to be released under a slight change to his stage name "Snoop Dogg" for contractual reasons. Background In September 1996, shortly before the release of Snoop's second album ''Tha Doggfather'', his friend and label-mate at Death Row Records, Tupac Shakur, was murdered in a drive-by shooting that many fans and other rappers believed to be a part of rising tensions between the East and West Coast hip hop scenes. In March 1997, noted East Coast rapper The Notorious B.I.G., popularly known as "Biggie", was also murdered in a drive-by shooting which was attributed by fans to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
