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Psymun
Simon Christensen, better known by his stage name Psymun, is an American record producer based in Minnesota. He was a member of Thestand4rd alongside Allan Kingdom, Bobby Raps, and Corbin. Early life and education Christensen graduated from Saint Paul Central High School. He worked at a restaurant from the age of 14 to 23. Career In 2013, Psymun released a collaborative album with singer K.Raydio, titled ''LucidDreamingSkylines''. His 2017 EP, ''Rainbow Party'', was released on Ghostly International. Discography Studio albums * ''Awfully Nice'' (2010) * ''Serious Sauce Vol. 3'' (2013) * ''LucidDreamingSkylines'' (2013) * ''Thestand4rd'' (2014) Compilation albums * ''Tape'' (2018) EPs * ''Rik Strrling'' (2012) * ''Turtle Tape'' (2013) * ''Paws'' (2013) * ''Heartsick'' (2013) * ''Pink Label'' (2014) * ''Rainbow Party'' (2017) Productions * Coss – "Let's Begin Part 2" from ''Sleepwalking'' (2011) * Allan Kingdom – "Wavey" from ''Future Memoirs'' (2014) * Chester Wats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dua Saleh
Dua Saleh ( ar, دعاء صالح ', Sudanese ) is a Sudanese-American singer and actor based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their debut EP ''Nūr'' was released in January 2019 by the Against Giants record label to critical acclaim, with their second, ''Rosetta'', released in June the following year. Saleh, who came to the United States from Sudan as a child, wrote poetry from an early age. While attending Augsburg University, they began to experiment with music, eventually releasing a demo in 2017. Shortly after, they began to work with local producer Psymun and began performing their music live, culminating in their 2019 EP release. Their music has been characterized as rap, pop, and R&B, although they have also been described as defying genres. In addition to writing and recording music, Saleh has also acted in theater in Minneapolis and is known for their recurring role as Cal Bowman in the Netflix series ''Sex Education''. Early life Saleh was born in Kassala, Sudan, to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thestand4rd
Thestand4rd was a hip hop/R&B group based in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was formed by producer and rapper Bobby Raps, producer and rapper Allan Kingdom, singer Spooky Black, and producer Psymun. They were joined on-stage by DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip. The band started when Bobby Raps messaged Spooky Black on SoundCloud, and the two began to collaborate. Tiiiiiiiiiip introduced the duo to Psymun, and the three produced the song "Blind". Allan Kingdom joined the group shortly thereafter. Their self-titled debut album was produced with the help of Doc McKinney. The album was written and recorded over the course of a month at McKinney's studio in Toronto. ''Thestand4rd'' was released on SoundCloud in November 2014. They played their first live show that November, which kicked off an 8-stop tour. The group performed at Rock the Garden in 2015. In 2017, they played at the Soundset Music Festival Soundset Music Festival was a hip-hop music festival held yearly in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love, Loss, And Auto-Tune
''Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune'' is a studio album by Swamp Dogg. It was released via Joyful Noise Recordings on September 7, 2018. It peaked at number 7 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums chart, as well as number 28 on the Independent Albums chart. Production The album was inspired by Kanye West's ''808s & Heartbreak''. After Swamp Dogg and MoogStar recorded a rough version of the album, Ryan Olson and Justin Vernon spent several years "refining, fine-tuning, and deconstructing" these recordings. The album includes the cover versions of "Answer Me, My Love" and " Star Dust". In a 2018 interview with ''Los Angeles Times'', Swamp Dogg said, "It's the best thing I've done since the '70s." Music videos Music videos were created for "I'll Pretend", "Lonely", "Sex with Your Ex", and " Star Dust". Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 8 reviews, indic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corbin (musician)
Corbin Beckner Smidzik (born February 20, 1998), better known as Corbin (previously known as Spooky Black and Lil Spook) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was a member of the hip hop/ R&B collective Thestand4rd. Career Smidzik gained popularity on the internet through a series of solo releases on the website SoundCloud. His first release ''Forest'' was put out in late 2013 and exhibited a hip hop sound with Smidzik rapping on every song, in contrast to his later and more recognized R&B-stylized singing. By 2014, Smidzik was gaining mass exposure with the help of SoundCloud and YouTube. The video for the song "Without You", from the mixtape ''Black Silk'' (released in February 2014), went viral, attaining more than a million views on video-sharing websites YouTube and WorldStarHipHop. ''Noisey'' declared the video an "instant classic" and published an article titled "Is Spooky Black Going to Take Over the R&B Game?", while ''Consequence of Sound'' and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
III (Banks Album)
''III'' is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Banks, released on July 12, 2019, by Harvest Records. It was preceded by the release of three singles, " Gimme", "Look What You're Doing to Me", and "Contaminated". The album peaked at number 21 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Background Banks revealed the album name along with its release month in an interview with '' Billboard'', published on May 24, 2019. The album was almost titled ''Eros'', but Banks chose the name ''III'' to convey the "beginning, middle, and end" of a part of her life. The album cover was revealed on May 30, 2019. She released the track listing on Twitter on June 11. Banks began The III Tour in support of the album in September 2019. Singles " Gimme" was released as the album's lead single on April 29, 2019, and debuted on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show. The song was written by Banks and Josiah Sherman and produced by BJ Burton, Hudson Mohawke and Kito. "Look What You're Doing to Me" was relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrld On Drugs
''Wrld on Drugs'', also known and stylized as ''Future & Juice WRLD Present... WRLD ON DRUGS'' is a collaborative commercial mixtape by American rappers Future and Juice Wrld. It was released on October 19, 2018 by Epic Records, Freebandz, Grade A and Interscope Records after being originally announced on October 17, 2018. The lead single " Fine China" was released on October 15, 2018. The mixtape contains guest appearances from Young Scooter, Young Thug, Lil Wayne, Yung Bans, Gunna and Nicki Minaj. Background After the release of " Fine China", ''Wrld on Drugs'' was revealed as a joint project by both Future and Juice Wrld on their social media accounts. The project consists of sixteen songs. A handwritten track list featuring scribbling on a whiteboard was published by both the artists with the caption "Pluto x Juice #WRLDONDRUGS", which refers to Future as Pluto, a reference to Future's debut album ''Pluto''. Future also revealed he and Juice Wrld have worked in the studio on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wunna (album)
''Wunna'' (stylized in all caps) is the second studio album by American rapper Gunna. It was released on May 22, 2020, by YSL Records and 300 Entertainment. The album features guest appearances from Young Thug, Nechie, Lil Baby, Roddy Ricch, and Travis Scott. The deluxe edition was released on July 24, 2020. It features additional guest appearances from Yak Gotti, Future, Nav, and Lil Uzi Vert. ''Wunna'' received generally favorable reviews from critics and debuted atop the US ''Billboard'' 200, earning 111,000 album-equivalent units of which 4,000 were pure sales, becoming Gunna's first number-one album. It was supported by three singles: " Skybox", " Wunna", and " Dollaz on My Head". Background In September 2019, Gunna first announced that he would be dropping new music "very, very soon". Throughout January and February 2020, the rapper kept hinting at the release of new music which was eventually followed up by the single release " Skybox". On March 17, 2020, he explained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Kingdom
Allan Kyariga (born January 6, 1994), better known by his stage name Allan Kingdom, is a Canadian rapper and record producer based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He was a member of Thestand4rd along with Bobby Raps, Corbin, and Psymun. He was featured on Kanye West's single " All Day". Early life Allan Kyariga was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba to a South African father and a Tanzanian mother. In his youth, he moved to Wisconsin and eventually to Saint Paul, Minnesota. He studied at Woodbury High School, Creative Arts High School, and Minneapolis Institute of Production and Recording. Career In earlier releases, Kyariga used various aliases, including King Kyariga, The Northern Gentleman, and Peanut Butter Prince. Allan Kingdom's official debut mixtape, ''Trucker Music'', was released in 2011. He was named "Best Hip Hop Artist of 2014" by ''City Pages''. He was listed on ''Complex''s "25 New Rappers to Watch Out For in 2014". In 2016, he released ''Northern Lights'', which featured gue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fine China (Future And Juice Wrld Song)
"Fine China" is a song by American rappers Future and Juice Wrld, released as the lead single on October 15, 2018 by Epic from the duo's collaborative mixtape ''Wrld on Drugs'' (2018). It was written by the two and produced by Wheezy, Psymun and SinGrinch. It was also released on the same day Juice Wrld released " Armed and Dangerous". Composition The song was composed in a studio session between Future and Juice in July 2018. The song is a poppy trap song with an upbeat instrumental track and melodic vocals delivered by Juice, who begins the song with a "sultry" chorus containing lines like "Tell her that she beautiful everyday, I remind her/Then I jump in the pussy like a lake, I'm a diver". Future then delivers rhymes in the second verse about traveling to the various planets of the Solar System. Critical reception "Fine China" was called a "light and bouncy attempt at a bombastic love song" and a "syrupy-sweet party record" by ''Spin''. ''Billboard'' summarized the song as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slime Language
''Slime Language'' is the debut collaborative compilation album by American record label YSL Records and American rapper Young Thug, who is the leader of the label. It was released on August 17, 2018 for streaming and digital download by YSL Records and 300 Entertainment. The compilation features guest appearances from YSL artists Lil Duke, Gunna, Strick, Thug's sisters Dolly and HiDoraah, Thug's fiance (Jerrika) Karlae, as well as Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Keed, Nechie, Lil Baby, Jacquees, Tracy T and others. The album is executive produced by Wheezy and London on da Track and features production from Keyyz, K Bangerz, Kacey Khaliel, DY, Charlie Handsome, Smoke, Mattazik, Super, Billboard Hitmakers and Turbo, among others. The album's sequel, ''Slime Language 2'', was released on April 16, 2021, with the deluxe edition of the album being released exactly a week later on April 23, 2021. Background On August 1, 2018, the album was announced by Young Thug, when he sent several music publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chester Watson (rapper)
Chester Watson (born March 16, 1997) is an American rapper and record producer based in Miami, Florida. He is a member of the crew Nü Age Syndicate. Early life Watson was born to separated parents in St. Louis, Missouri. He rarely saw his father, who has been a producer for Three 6 Mafia and a keyboard player for Con Funk Shun and Bar-Kays. He grew up in Clearwater, Florida and spent several years in Georgia. He transferred from a performing arts school, where he studied ballet, to a regular public school in St. Petersburg, Florida. Career At the age of 15, Watson started releasing his music online. In 2012, he released a mixtape, ''Phantom''. The music video for its title track caught the attention of Zane Lowe, who played the song on his BBC Radio 1 show. For weeks, the video received tens of thousands of views each day. Watson released ''Tin Wooki'' in 2014, ''Past Cloaks'' in 2016, and ''Project 0'' in 2018. On October 31, 2020, Watson released his debut studio album, ''A J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghostly International
Ghostly International is an American independent record label founded in 1999 by Samuel Valenti IV and currently headquartered in Brooklyn, New York City. Chief artists include Matthew Dear, Dabrye (a.k.a. Tadd Mullinix), Com Truise, Tycho, Gold Panda, School of Seven Bells, Mux Mool, and Shigeto. History Ghostly International was founded in Ann Arbor, Michigan by Sam Valenti IV in 1999.Ghostly International: The Q&A The Journal of Murketing He grew up in suburban , where, having become a fan of culture, he would sneak into hip-hop clubs by carrying rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |