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Na-Kel Smith
Na-Kel Allah Smith (born July 22, 1994) is an American skateboarder, rapper, songwriter and actor. Originally a skateboarder from the Los Angeles area, he was known for his association with the hip hop collective Odd Future, appearing in music videos, vlogs and their Adult Swim TV show ''Loiter Squad'', and performing live with the collective and its members. Career Smith debuted his music career in 2013, marking his first recorded verse on Tyler, the Creator's second studio album ''Wolf'' on the posse cut "Trashwang". In 2014, after his appearance in the Supreme video "''Cherry''", Smith co-founded his own hardware/apparel company, Hardies, with teammate Tyshawn Jones. In 2015, he formed Hog Slaughta Boyz, a duo composed of Smith and former Odd Future member Earl Sweatshirt. In 2018, Smith starred in his first commercial film, ''Mid90s'', directed by Jonah Hill. In 2019, Smith released his debut studio album ''Twothousand Nakteen'' through A Dream No Longer Deferred Records ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasper Dolphin
Davon Lamar Wilson (born September 28, 1990), better known as Jasper Dolphin (or simply Jasper), is an American actor, stunt performer and former rapper. He is best known for being a founding member of American hip hop collective Odd Future, but has since ventured further into his career in acting, currently starring in ''Jasper & Errol's First Time'' on Viceland, and featured as a new member of '' Jackass'' on '' Jackass Forever'' (2022). Career 2007–2010: Formation of Odd Future Jasper Dolphin was a founding member of the Los Angeles hip hop collective Odd Future, founded in 2007. In 2008, Jasper formed the Odd Future sub-group, I Smell Panties, with fellow Odd Future member and leader, Tyler, the Creator. They released their debut project, ''I Smell Panties EP'', on June 28, 2008. Jasper rapped on "Lisa" off Odd Future's debut mixtape, '' The Odd Future Tape'', released in November 2008. Jasper was featured on the track "Tina", off Tyler, The Creator's debut mixt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Rudin
Scott Rudin (born July 14, 1958) is an American film, television, and theatre producer. His films include the Academy Award-winning Best Picture ''No Country for Old Men,'' as well as ''Uncut Gems'', '' Lady Bird, Fences, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Social Network, South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, School of Rock, Zoolander, The Truman Show, Clueless, The Addams Family,'' and eight Wes Anderson films''.'' On Broadway, he has won 17 Tony Awards for shows such as ''The Book of Mormon, Hello, Dolly!'', '' The Humans, A View from the Bridge, Fences,'' and '' Passion''. He is one of seventeen people who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT). Rudin announced that he would be "stepping back" from his Broadway, film, and streaming projects following ''The Hollywood Reporter'' allegations of abusive behavior towards his employees," A version of the article also appeared in the April 7, 2021 issue of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' magazine. ''Variety'' reported that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eli Bush
Eli Bush is an American film and theatre producer and former executive at Scott Rudin Productions. He is best known for producing the film '' Lady Bird'', for which he co-won the 2018 Golden Globe Award for Best Picture - Musical or Comedy and was co-nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Biography Bush graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in 2009. During his tenure working for Scott Rudin Productions, he and Rudin worked on a number of critically acclaimed movies, including '' Uncut Gems'' (2019), ''Annihilation'' (2018), ''Eighth Grade'' (2018), ''Lady Bird'' (2017), and ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' (2011). On Broadway, he won four Tony Awards for Best Revival of a Play: for '' Death of a Salesman'' (2012), '' A Raisin in the Sun'' (2014), ''Skylight'' (2015), and '' A View from the Bridge'' (2016). He also won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2017 for ''Hello, Dolly!'' as well as the Tony Award for Best Play in 2016 for produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supreme (brand)
Supreme is an American clothing and skateboarding lifestyle brand established in New York City in April 1994. The brand aims to appeal to youth culture in general as well as the skateboarding and hip hop scenes specifically. The company makes skateboards in addition to clothing and accessories. The red box logo with "Supreme" in white Futura Heavy Oblique is thought to be largely based on Barbara Kruger's art. The Supreme brand is popular in China, Japan, Europe and the US. Supreme is owned by VF Corporation. History The brand was founded by James Jebbia in 1994. The first Supreme store opened in an old office space on Lafayette Street in Lower Manhattan in April 1994. It was designed with skaters in mind with a unique design for the store layout: by arranging the clothes around the perimeter of the store, a large central space permitted skaters with backpacks to skate into the store and still feel comfortable. This store had its core group of skaters who served as its te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Strobeck
William Strobeck (born March 17, 1978) is an American filmmaker, director, videographer, and photographer based out of New York City. Strobeck directed the skate videos: ''cherry'' (2014), ''BLESSED (''2018), ''CANDYLAND'' (2019), and ''STALLION''. (2021). Early life Born in Syracuse, New York to a single mother, Strobeck grew up with his grandmother, mother, and other family members. His mother was diagnosed with schizophrenia when Will was growing up which resulted in her not being around for a period. Strobeck moved around living with different family members until his mother found proper treatment. After receiving treatment and reentering his life, Strobeck's mother encouraged his creativity and freedom. Strobeck describes the void left by his mother's partial absence in his childhood as having a strong influence on his creativity. Filmmaking As a young teenager in the 1990s, Strobeck first started filming his friends outside the Everson Museum of Art in the center of Syra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eyedress
Idris Vicuña (born May 28, 1990), known professionally as Eyedress, is a Filipino singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer. Early life Eyedress was raised in an area in the Philippines which he described as "ghetto", and began playing the guitar at a young age. He and his family moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where he was introduced to punk music through the "gangsters" and "anarchist types" in his neighborhood. At age 13, he and his family moved to California after his father, an animator, started working with 20th Century Fox. While living in Orange County, California, he joined the crust punk band Liberal Underground as a bassist. He moved back to the Philippines at age 15 with his family. Before starting his career as a musician, he designed clothing for a brief period of time and, at age 20, he started composing music by making beats on his laptop and releasing them for free online. Life and career After gaining a small following from making beats, Eyedress was in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sick!
''Sick!'' (stylized in all caps) is the fourth studio album by American rapper Earl Sweatshirt. It was released on January 14, 2022, through Tan Cressida and Warner Records. The album features collaborations with Armand Hammer and Zelooperz, along with additional vocals by Na-Kel Smith. Production was handled by the Alchemist, Black Noi$e, Navy Blue (under the alias Ancestors), Samiyam, Alexander Spit, Theravada, Rob Chambers, and some co-production by Earl himself. It was preceded by the singles "2010", "Tabula Rasa" featuring Armand Hammer, and "Titanic". Background Earl Sweatshirt called the album his "humble offering of 10 songs recorded in the wake of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic and its subsequent lockdowns", as he "leaned into the chaos" of the world's growing "anger and restlessness". The album was announced on December 10, 2021. Cover art The album cover depicts a framed mold of Earl Sweatshirt wearing a mask surrounded by two pills, African photos, a clove of gar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zelooperz
Walter Williams (born June 18, 1993), known as ZelooperZ, is an American rapper. He is a member of Detroit-based hip hop group Bruiser Brigade and is signed to their record label Bruiser Brigade Records. Discography Studio albums * ''Bothic'' (2016) * ''A Piece of the Geto'' (with Shigeto Shigeto (written: , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese physician *, Japanese linguist *, Japanese sport shooter *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese economist * ...) (2017) * ''Wild Card'' (2019) * ''Dyn-o-mite'' (2019) * ''Gremlin'' (2020) * ''Moszel Offline'' (2020) * ''Valley of Life'' (2020) * ''Van Gogh's Left Ear'' (2021) * ''Get WeT.Radio'' (2022) Mixtapes * ''Coon N The Room: Eating Ramen Noodles While Watching Roots on Bootleg'' (2011) * ''Help'' (2014) Guest appearances References {{Authority control Living people Midwest hip hop musicians Rappers from Detroit African-America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy (rapper)
Simmie Sims III (born September 10, 1993), known professionally as Buddy, is an American rapper, singer, dancer and actor. Previously on the I Am Other label, he is now signed to Cool Lil Company and RCA Records. He is also a member of the hip-hop supergroup Zoink Gang, with JID, Smino and Guapdad 4000. Early life Introduced to gospel and soul by his father, a preacher and choir director, he began his performance career at age seven by starring in plays and musicals including ''The Wiz'', ''Oliver With a Twist'', and ''Dreamgirls'' at Amazing Grace Conservatory. "I grew up as a full-fledged entertainer rather than just somebody trying to rap about stuff," he has said about that experience. When the school became too expensive he withdrew, later attending a high school performing arts program in Long Beach, California. Musical career 2009–2015: Career beginnings and signing to Star Trak As a teenager he began recording his own material. In 2009, he got a break when TV music su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blonde (Frank Ocean Album)
''Blonde'' (alternatively titled ''blond'') is the second studio album by American singer Frank Ocean. It was released on August 20, 2016, as a timed exclusive on the iTunes Store and Apple Music, and followed the August 19 release of Ocean's video album ''Endless''. The album features guest vocals from André 3000, Beyoncé, and Kim Burrell, among others. Production was handled by Ocean himself, alongside a variety of high-profile record producers, including Malay and Om'Mas Keith, who collaborated with Ocean on '' Channel Orange'', as well as James Blake, Jon Brion, Buddy Ross, Pharrell Williams, and Rostam Batmanglij, among others. In 2013, Ocean confirmed that his follow up to ''Channel Orange'' would be another concept album. Initially known as ''Boys Don't Cry'' and teased for a July 2015 release, the album suffered several delays and was the subject of widespread media anticipation leading up to its release. Beginning in 2013 and ending in 2016, recording for the album t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sage Elsesser
Sage Gabriel Carlos Atreyu Elsesser (born January 31, 1997), also known as Navy Blue, is an American regular-footed skateboarder, rapper, record producer, visual artist, and model. Elsesser has been sponsored by several skater fashion brands including Converse and Supreme, as well as becoming a professional skater in 2014 through skater collective and clothing store Fucking Awesome. Aside from skating and music, he is also a model for various clothing brands and an artist, most notably handling the art direction for Earl Sweatshirt's album '' I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside'' in 2015. In 2015, Elsesser began releasing several EPs under his Navy Blue stage name, in addition to rapping with and producing for the likes of Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE, Armand Hammer and Wiki, among many others. On February 4, 2020, he founded independent record label Freedom Sounds with the release of his debut studio album ''Àdá Irin''. Elsesser has since followed-up with two studio albums; ''So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
