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Now 04 (Australian Series)
''Now 04'' is a compilation CD released under EMI Music Australia in 2003. Starting with this album, the CD contained pictures on the front and back covers. The album was the #11 compilation of the year and was certified platinum. Track listing # Jewel – "Intuition" (3:48) # Stacie Orrico – "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (3:20) # Amiel Daemion – "Obsession (I Love You)" (3:53) # Amanda Perez – "Angel" (3:37) # Robbie Williams – "Something Beautiful" (4:01) # Sean Paul – "Get Busy" (3:32) # The J Wess Project – "Bang This" (3:35) # Chingy – "Right Thurr" (3:37) # Dannii Minogue – "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" (3:31) # Benny Benassi – " Satisfaction" (3:11) # Liam Lynch – " United States of Whatever" (1:28) # Panjabi MC featuring Jay-Z – " Mundian To Bach Ke (Beware of the Boys)" (3:00) # Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris – "Gossip Folks" (Fatboy Slim Radio Remix) (3:30) # Mis-Teeq – " Scandalous" (Stargate Radio Mix) (3:58) # Bec Cartwright ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Now 03 (Australian Series)
''Now 03'' is a compilation CD released under EMI Music Australia. It was released in early 2003 and contained a limited edition special bonus DVD. The album was certified gold. Track listing # Missy Elliott – " Work It" (4:22) # Craig David – "Hidden Agenda" (3:33) # Atomic Kitten – "Be with You" (Milky 7" Edit) (3:34) # Robbie Williams – " Feel" (3:39) # Stacie Orrico – " Stuck" (3:42) # Disco Montego – " U Talkin' to Me" (3:50) # Jeremy Gregory – "That's What's Going Down" (3:20) # Justin Timberlake – "Like I Love You" (Basement Jaxx Mix) (6:02) # The Living End – "One Said to the Other" (3:31) # Liberty X vs. Richard X – "Being Nobody" (3:37) # The Soundbluntz – "Billie Jean" (4:00) # Jakatta featuring Seal – "My Vision" (Joey Negro 7" Club Mix) (3:44) # Norah Jones – " Don't Know Why" (3:07) # Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell and Uncle Charlie Wilson – " Beautiful" (3:20) # Coldplay – " Clocks" (4:11) # Who Da Funk featuring Jessica E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chingy
Howard Earl Bailey Jr. (born March 9, 1980), known professionally as Chingy, is an American rapper. Chingy grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and began rapping in his late teens. He toured as an opening act with Nelly in the summer of 2002 and then became a protégé of Ludacris, who signed him to his newly formed Disturbing Tha Peace (DTP) record label. The rapper's 2003 summer debut single, "Right Thurr", put him on the musical map as a good-time rapper who specialized in catchy, club-friendly beats and simplistic lyrics delivered in a sing-song, nursery rhyme style. Chingy's 2003 debut album, ''Jackpot (Chingy album), Jackpot'', sold three million copies, thanks to the boost from "Right Thurr". A second album, ''Powerballin''', was released in 2004 to mixed reviews, and his 2006 release ''Hoodstar'' spawned the hit singles "Pullin' Me Back" (featuring Tyrese Gibson) and "Dem Jeans" (featuring Jermaine Dupri). In 2007, his fourth album, ''Hate It or Love It (album), Hate It or Lov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gossip Folks
"Gossip Folks" is a song by American rapper Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris. The song appears on Elliott's fourth studio album, '' Under Construction'' (2002), and was released as the album's second single on December 9, 2002. It peaked at number eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number nine in the United Kingdom. "Gossip Folks" also went to number one on the dance charts. Background The song is Missy's response to different rumors about her (e.g., her sexual orientation, her weight), and essentially tells those who spread these rumors to mind their own business. The refrain of "Gossip Folks" samples the 1981 song "Double Dutch Bus" by Frankie Smith. Music video The music video for "Gossip Folks" was directed by Dave Meyers. In the beginning Elliott is walking through the hallway when students start announcing her entrance and begin to start rumors about her. As Missy's verse starts, Missy and the students begin dancing through the chorus. The second verse starts in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (, homophonous with 'ludicrous' in American English), is an American rapper, actor, record producer and record executive. Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludacris moved to Atlanta, Georgia, at age nine where he first began rapping. He formed his own record label, Disturbing tha Peace in the late 1990s, then signed with Def Jam South, after he went on to become one of the first Dirty South rappers to achieve mainstream success with countless album releases. For his music, Ludacris has won three Grammy Awards and an MTV Video Music Award. Starting out with a brief stint as a DJ, he independently released his first album '' Incognegro'' in 1999 to local success, but achieved national attention the following year when the album was repackaged and re-released as his major label debut, '' Back for the First Time''. It contained the hit singles " Southern Hospitality" (featuring Pharrell), which was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missy Elliott
Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971), better known as Missy Elliott or Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliot, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. She embarked on her music career with R&B girl group Sista in the early-mid 1990s and later became a member of the Swing Mob collective along with childhood friend and longtime collaborator Timbaland, with whom she worked on projects for American R&B acts Aaliyah, 702, Total, and SWV. Following several collaborations and guest appearances, she launched her solo career in 1997 with her debut album ''Supa Dupa Fly'', which spawned the top 20 single "Sock It 2 Me". The album debuted at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200, the highest charting debut for a female rapper at the time. Elliott's second album, '' Da Real World'', was released in 1999 and produced the singles "She's a Bitch", "All n My Grill", and top five hit " Hot Boyz". The remix of the latter song broke the record for most weeks at number-one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mundian To Bach Ke
"Mundian To Bach Ke" ( pa, ਮੁੰਡਿਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਬੱਚ ਕੇ, ), also titled "Beware of the Boys (Mundian To Bach Ke)" or "Beware", is a Bhangra (music), bhangra music song produced by British musician Panjabi MC, with vocals and lyrics by Punjabi people, Punjabi artist Labh Janjua. The song was produced by Panjabi MC in Birmingham, England, for his 1998 album ''Legalised''. Following its release as a single in November 2002, "Mundian To Bach Ke" achieved worldwide success, topping the singles charts in Italy and Wallonia and charting highly in many other countries. A remix of the song, released in 2003 and featuring American rapper Jay-Z, also charted highly in North America and Australia. The song sold an estimated copies worldwide, making it one of the List of best-selling singles, best-selling singles of all time. Lyrics and music In addition to features of bhangra music, "Mundian To Bach Ke" also uses the bassline, bass line and part of the beat from "Turn I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. He is regarded as one of the most influential hip-hop artists. He was the CEO of Def Jam Recordings and he has been central to the creative and commercial success of artists including Kanye West, Rihanna, and J. Cole. Born and raised in New York City, Jay-Z first began his musical career in the late 1980s; he co-founded the record label Roc-A-Fella Records in 1995 and released his debut studio album ''Reasonable Doubt (album), Reasonable Doubt'' in 1996. The album was released to widespread critical success, and solidified his standing in the music industry. He went on to release twelve additional albums, including the acclaimed albums ''The Blueprint'' (2001), ''The Black Album (Jay-Z album), The Black Album'' (2003), American Gangster (album), ''American Gangs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panjabi MC
Rajinder Singh Rai (Punjabi language, Punjabi: ਰਜਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ), better known by his stage name Panjabi MC, is a British Indians, British-Indian recording artist, rapper, producer and DJ. He is best known for the worldwide 2002 bhangra (music), bhangra hit "Mundian To Bach Ke", which sold 10 million copies worldwide, making it List of best-selling singles, one of the best-selling singles of all time. Among other songs, he gained acclaim with the 2003 release "Jogi (Panjabi MC song), Jogi". AllMusic has called him "one of the most prominent names in bhangra". Career Rajinder Singh adopted his stage name from the Punjabi language he used in the music he plays and rapping, raps. "One of [his] main goals is to fuse the two worlds [of Bhangra (music), Bhangra and hip hop music, hip hop]." Nachural Records signed Panjabi MC following a remix of Kuldeep Manak's "Ghariah Milan De". Although the single was taken off the market, Panjabi MC continued making records. Anoth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Of Whatever
"United States of Whatever" is a song by American musician Liam Lynch. The song was released in 2002 as the first single from his album ''Fake Songs''. The improvised song was written by Lynch himself. "United States of Whatever" is a comedy rock song that revolves around Lynch dismissively shouting "Whatever!" to various people. The song received mostly positive reviews from music critics who praised its humor and its take on American youth. "United States of Whatever" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia and the United Kingdom, and until 2007 was the shortest song to appear on the charts in the latter country. The song has spawned various parodies, and Lynch has performed the song with artists like Tony Kanal, Adrian Young and Foo Fighters. Background and composition "United States of Whatever" was solely written by Liam Lynch. Lynch has stated that the song was improvised and recorded in a single take. The song is performed in a punk rock and surf rock styl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Lynch (musician)
William Patrick Niederst (born September 5, 1970), better known as Liam Lynch, is an American filmmaker, singer, musician, songwriter, and puppeteer. While studying at LIPA in Liverpool, Lynch co-created, co-wrote, directed, scored, and produced the 1998 MTV comedy puppet series ''The Sifl and Olly Show''. His 2003 album '' Fake Songs'' featured the song " United States of Whatever", which charted in the Top 10 in Australia and the United Kingdom. He has since become more known for directing music videos for acts such as Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters, Royal Blood, Tenacious D, Spinnerette, No Doubt, Eagles of Death Metal, "Weird Al" Yankovic, and They Might Be Giants. Lynch directed the 2006 film ''Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny'' after working with Tenacious D in 2002, having directed the music video for their song "Tribute". He also directed several short films that played as part of their live show, as well as the documentary ''On The Road with Tenacious D''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satisfaction (Benny Benassi Song)
"Satisfaction" is a song by Italian DJ Benny Benassi. It was released in Italy in June 2002 as the lead single from his album '' Hypnotica''. Using MacinTalk, the song's vocals consist of two speech synthesizers, one male and one female, repeatedly saying "Push me and then just touch me till I can get my satisfaction". The track was Benassi's debut single and most successful song, peaking at number two in the United Kingdom and earning a gold certification in Australia, Belgium, France, and the United States. As of August 2014, it was the 54th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 382,000 units sold. "Satisfaction" is considered to be the forerunner of electro house that brought the genre into the mainstream. Music videos The first version of the music video features the three men and the woman in the cover of '' Hypnotica''. It consists of one three-second take of the four people turning to face the camera and smile, played in slow-motion to match the length of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Benassi
Marco "Benny" Benassi (; born 13 July 1967) is an Italian DJ, record producer and remixer. He is widely seen as a pioneer of electro house, a genre brought into the mainstream by his 2002 summer club hit " Satisfaction". He started his career as DJ along with his cousin Alessandro "Alle" Benassi, forming the electronica duo Benassi Bros. Although he began to gain popularity with his pseudonym in 1997 by releasing the song "Electric Flying", his first international hit was "I Feel So Fine", launched in 2001 under the nickname KMC. In 2003, Benassi released his first solo debut album, '' Hypnotica'', to positive reviews. Known as a pioneer album for electro-house, it incorporates electroclash sounds, many elements of house music and MacInTalk voices, and won the European Border Breakers Award. The following year, the debut album of the Benassi Bros., '' Pumphonia'', was released. Their track "Illusion" became very popular in the American club scene, finally peaking at number 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
