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Pras Michel
Prakazrel Samuel Michel (born October 19, 1972), known professionally as Pras (), is an American rapper and record producer. He is best known as a member of the hip-hop group Fugees, which he formed with fellow New Jerseyans Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill in 1990. As a solo act, he signed with Columbia Records in 1996 and earned two top 40 hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 with his 1997 single " Avenues" (with Refugee Camp All-Stars featuring Ky-Mani Marley) and his Grammy Award-nominated 1998 single, " Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard and Mýa). The latter was released for the Warren Beatty film ''Bulworth'' (1998), while both preceded the release of his debut studio album, '' Ghetto Supastar'' (1998). He also collaborated with Jean and rock band Queen on the 1998 remix of "Another One Bites the Dust", which reached the top five on the UK Singles Chart. In 2017, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami International Film Festival
The Miami Film Festival, formerly Miami International Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Miami, Florida, each March. Since 2015 the festival also runs a smaller Fall Festival, known as the Miami Film Festival GEMS, which presents films thought to be the GEMS of the award season. History The Miami Film Festival debuted in February 1984, under the auspices of the Film Society of Miami. It was founded by Nat Chediak and Steven Bowles and directed by Mr. Chediak for its first eighteen years, becoming the City's premier international cultural event. When the City of Miami went bankrupt, control of the festival was assumed by Florida International University in 1999. Dismayed by FIU's stewardship following the event's loss of independence, Chediak left the festival in 2001. Miami-Dade College took over in late 2003 after Florida International University lost $20 million in state funding and incurred an $800,000 deficit. In 2006, the beginning of the ten-day festival s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ky-Mani Marley
Ky-Mani Ronald Marley (born 26 February 1976) is a Jamaican reggae musician. In 2001, he received a Grammy nomination for his album '' Many More Roads''. He is the only child of the late reggae musician Bob Marley and Anita Belnavis, a Jamaican table tennis champion. He is one of Bob Marley's 11 children. Early life and family Marley was born on 26 February 1976 out of wedlock outside of Bob’s marriage to singer Rita Marley in Falmouth, Jamaica, to Anita Belnavis and Bob Marley. When he was five years old, his father died of cancer. At the age of nine, Marley and his mother relocated to Miami, Florida. His taste in music was informed by the music he heard on American radio stations, especially hip-hop, rock, and pop. In his early youth, Marley was focused on sports. As an athlete, he competed in soccer and American football. With his mother's direction, he received piano and guitar lessons and played trumpet in his high school band. Career While a teenager, Marley started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Criminal Conspiracy
In criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between two or more people to commit a crime at some time in the future. Criminal law in some countries or for some conspiracies may require that at least one overt act be undertaken in furtherance of that agreement to constitute an offense. There is no limit to the number participating in the conspiracy, and in most countries the plan itself is the crime, so there is no requirement that any steps have been taken to put the plan into effect (compare attempts which require proximity to the full offense). For the purposes of concurrence, the ''actus reus'' is a continuing one and parties may join the plot later and incur joint liability and conspiracy can be charged where the co-conspirators have been acquitted or cannot be traced. Finally, repentance by one or more parties does not affect liability (unless, in some cases, it occurs ''before'' the parties have committed overt acts) but may reduce their sentence. An unindicted co-con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bay (web Series)
''The Bay'' is American crime-drama series. The show streams on Tubi/ Popstar! TV in the United States, 10 Play in Australia, SABC in South Africa and Planet TV in Europe. Starring Kristos Andrews as the rugged and protective "golden boy" Pete Garrett, and Mary Beth Evans as his wealthy socialite matriarch, Sara Garrett, the series was created by Gregori J. Martin. It is set in the posh seaside town of Bay City, where the privileged residents are entangled in one scandal, betrayal or love affair after the other. ''The Bay'' was nominated for a Digital Streaming Emmy in 2012 for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime, won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series in 2015, and a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2020. Plot The Garretts rule the social set of Bay City, where passions run high, scandals run deep, and every relationship can be shockingly deadly. Cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daytime Emmy Award For Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series was an award presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). The first incarnation of the award was the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime, which was given to the soap opera web series '' Venice: The Series'' at the 38th Daytime Emmy Awards in 2011. The category became Outstanding New Approaches Original Daytime Program or Series in 2013, and evolved into Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series in 2014. It was renamed Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series in 2016. In 2015, Alina Adams of ''Entertainment Weekly'' attributed the addition and evolution of the category to the increasing audience for, and presence of, independent soap opera web series. The associated category Outstanding Performer in a New Approaches Drama Series was added for the 42nd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in 2015, with Mart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Another One Bites The Dust
"Another One Bites the Dust" is a song by the British Rock music, rock band Queen (band), Queen. Written by bassist John Deacon, the song was featured on the group's eighth studio album ''The Game (Queen album), The Game'' (1980). It was a worldwide Hit record, hit, charting at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for three weeks, from 4 October to 18 October (being their second and final number-one single in the country). The song spent 15 weeks in the ''Billboard'' top 10 (the longest running top ten song of 1980), including 13 weeks in the top five, and 31 weeks total on the chart (more than any other song in 1980). It reached number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot Soul Singles chart and the Dance Club Songs, Disco Top 100 chart, and number seven on the UK Singles Chart. The song is credited as Queen's best-selling single, with sales of over 7 million copies. This version was ranked at number 34 on ''Billboard's All-Time Top Songs''. The song wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen (band)
Queen are a British Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1970 by Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), later joined by John Deacon (bass). Their earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard rock and Heavy metal music, heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works by incorporating further styles, such as arena rock and pop rock. Before forming Queen, May and Taylor had played together in the band Smile (band), Smile. Mercury was a fan of Smile and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborate stage and recording techniques. He joined in 1970 and suggested the name "Queen". Deacon was recruited in February 1971, before the band released their Queen (Queen album), self-titled debut album in 1973. Queen first charted in the UK with their second album, ''Queen II'', in 1974. ''Sheer Heart Attack'' later that year and ''A Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghetto Supastar
''Ghetto Supastar'' is the debut solo studio album by former Fugees member and American rapper Pras. The album was released on October 27, 1998, through Ruffhouse Records and Columbia Records. Promotion The album produced the single "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)," features a rap by Ol' Dirty Bastard and additional vocals by R&B singer Mýa. The song became a worldwide hit, and Pras' biggest hit to date as a solo artist, reaching number fifteen on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and reaching number one in eight countries, as well as reaching the top five in five countries as well, including the United Kingdom. The song received a nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 41st Grammy Awards. Originally, " What'cha Wanna Do" was due to be released as the album's third single on September 28, 1998. However, at the last minute, it was replaced with "Blue Angels." Critical reception ''Entertainment Weekly''s Tom Sinclair felt that although the album "soun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulworth
''Bulworth'' is a 1998 American political satire black comedy film co-written, co-produced, directed by, and starring Warren Beatty. It co-stars Halle Berry, Oliver Platt, Don Cheadle, Paul Sorvino, Jack Warden, and Isaiah Washington. The film follows the title character, California Senator Jay Billington Bulworth (Beatty), as he runs for re-election while trying to avoid a hired assassin. The film received generally positive reviews and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay yet narrowly failed to break even on a $30 million budget. However, Beatty was praised for tackling race, poverty, dysfunction in the health care system, and corporate control of the political agenda, with eminent legal scholar Patricia J. Williams noting the film examined "racism's intersection with America's deep, and growing, class divide." Plot Jay Bulworth, a Democratic U.S. Senator from California, faces a primary challenge from a fiery young populist. Once politicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Beatty
Henry Warren Beatty (né Beaty; born March 30, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker. His career has spanned over six decades, and he has received an Academy Award and three Golden Globe Awards. He also received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, Irving G. Thalberg Award in 1999, the BAFTA Fellowship in 2002, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2007, and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2008. Beatty has been nominated for 14 Academy Awards, including four for Academy Award for Best Actor, Best Actor, four for Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture, two for Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director, three for Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Original Screenplay, and one for Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay – winning Best Director for ''Reds (film), Reds'' (1981). He was nominated for his performances as Clyde Barrow in the crime drama ''Bonnie and Clyde (film), Bonnie and Clyde'' (1967), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mya (singer)
Mya Marie Harrison (; born October 10, 1979), known professionally as Mýa, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, and actress. She was born in Washington D.C. and studied ballet, jazz, and tap dance as a child. Her career began in television as a dance posse member on BET's '' Teen Summit''. She signed with University Records, an imprint of Interscope Records to release her first album ''Mya'' (1998). The album was led by her first single, " It's All About Me" (featuring Sisqó), which peaked within the top ten of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Her subsequent collaborative singles, " Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" (with Pras and Ol' Dirty Bastard) and " Take Me There" (with Blackstreet and Mase) were also met with commercial success. Her second studio album, ''Fear of Flying'' (2000), peaked at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was supported by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
