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Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)
"Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" is the lead single from Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean's sixth studio album, '' Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant''. The R&B and hip hop song features vocals from Niia and Akon, as well as rapper Lil Wayne. Verizon Wireless released the song on their V CAST service on August 7, 2007. It peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2008. Background During the chorus, Akon sings, "See I'ma tell you, like Wu told me, Cash rules everything, around me." This is actually a two-layered reference, the first to the 1993 Wu-Tang Clan song " C.R.E.A.M.", from which Akon also samples the "dolla', dolla' bill, y'all" chant from the song's chorus, and the second to "Notorious Thugs" by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and the Notorious B.I.G., in which B.I.G. raps, "I'ma tell you like a nigga told me, Cash rules everything around me," which itself references the original Wu Tang track. Additionally, in the second verse of the song, Akon raps "They got they mind on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wyclef Jean
Nel Ust Wyclef Jean (; born October 17, 1969) is a Haitian rapper, musician, and actor. At the age of nine, Jean immigrated to the United States with his family. He first achieved fame as a member of the New Jersey hip hop group the Fugees, alongside Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel. They released the albums ''Blunted on Reality'' (1994) and ''The Score'' (1996), the latter becoming one of the best-selling albums of all time. Jean would follow this with the release of his first solo studio album, ''Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival'' (1997), which contains the top ten hit " Gone till November". Jean would continue to have a successful music career as a soloist. He released an additional eight studio albums; including the RIAA Platinum certified album, '' The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book'' (2000), which reached the top ten on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart''.'' He also released the commercially successful singles "911" (featuring Mary J. Blige), and "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" (fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
100 Million
"100 Million" is the second single from Birdman's third studio album, '' 5 * Stunna''. The track features Young Jeezy, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne, and was produced by Cool & Dre. Dre performs the chorus and DJ Khaled performs the intro and outro, but neither of the two are credited. The song discusses what Birdman believes is a major accomplishment: spending 100 million dollars. The song reached number sixty-nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and number eighteen on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. "Bubbling Under Hot 100" ''Billboard''. The song samples Ozzy Osbourne's "Mr. Crowley". Music video The song's music video was released on November 23, 2007 and was directed by Gil Green. The music video starts off with Birdman being interviewed by a parole board in a prison. It then introduces some people, such as Birdman and Fat Joe. The video then shows Rick Ross on a boat with his crew loading drugs. It then flicks to Birdman with various red cars. He sings his verse the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Video
A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to promote the sale of Music Recording, music recordings. Although the origins of music videos date back to musical short, musical short films that first appeared, they again came into prominence when Paramount Global's MTV based its format around the medium. These kinds of videos were described by various terms including "illustrated song", "filmed insert", "promotional (promo) film", "promotional clip", "promotional video", "song video", "song clip", "film clip" or simply "video". Music videos use a wide range of styles and contemporary video-making techniques, including animation, live action, live-action, documentary film, documentary, and non-narrative approaches such as Non-narrative film, abstract fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sucka Free
''Sucka Free'' is the second mixtape by rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released on April 12, 2008, through Dirty Money Records. ''Sucka Free'' features guest appearances from fellow rappers Lil Wayne, Gucci Mane, Jadakiss, Lil' Kim and Ransom. Production derives from Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool, Diddy, James Todd Smith, among others. None of the tracks have original instrumentals, using other productions of popular hip hop records. Background Just after Minaj's previous mixtape, '' Playtime Is Over'', was released in 2007, Minaj released ''Sucka Free'' with label mate Lil Wayne after he discovered her on the Queens-made DVD series called ''The Come Up''. Artwork The cover of this tape shows Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne at a podium in front of a red curtain being interviewed by '' XXL'' and MTV. Minaj is wearing a gold-colored necklace and earrings, a halfway buttoned down red shirt, and striped pants similar to the ones she is wearing on the ''Playtime Is Over'' mixtape. Lil Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicki Minaj
Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (; born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj ( ), is a Trinidadian-born rapper based in the United States. She is known for her musical versatility, animated flow in her rapping, alter egos and accents. Minaj is regarded as being the most influential female rapper of her generation and has been called the greatest female rapper of the 21st century. Maraj first gained recognition after releasing three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009. Her debut album, ''Pink Friday'' (2010), topped the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Its fifth single, " Super Bass", reached number three on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and was certified diamond by the RIAA. Minaj's follow-up album, '' Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded'' (2012) explored dance-pop. The lead single, " Starships", peaked in the top five worldwide. Her third album, ''The Pinkprint'' (2014) explored more personal topics and marked a return to her hip hop roots. Its second single, "Anaconda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raekwon
Corey Woods (born January 12, 1970), better known by his stage name Raekwon The Chef, or simply Raekwon (), is an American rapper. He rose to prominence as a founding member of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, which achieved mainstream success following the release of their debut album, ''Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)'', in 1993. Raekwon would subsequently pursue a solo career, releasing his first solo album, entitled '' Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...'', in 1995. The album received critical acclaim, and is regarded by many critics as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time, as well as a staple of 1990s rap. Whereas his next two albums, ''Immobilarity'' in 1999 and then ''The Lex Diamond Story'' in 2003, drew mixed reviews, his fourth album, long delayed, '' Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II'', released in September 2009, was likened to ''The Godfather 2''. Recognized for his "street epics" that are "straightforward yet linguistically rich," Raewkon is ranked among leading ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MC Breed
Eric Tyrone Breed (June 12, 1971 – November 22, 2008), better known as MC Breed, was an American rapper best known for his singles " Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'", which peaked at #66 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and "Gotta Get Mine" (featuring 2Pac), that made it to number 6 on the Hot Rap Singles. Career Born in Flint, Michigan, Breed launched his career in the Detroit hip-hop scene, and was one of the first nationally successful rappers to come out of this scene. Breed's first album was released with rap group DFC and was entitled '' MC Breed & DFC'' for independent record label, SDEG Records. His solo debut was 1992's '' 20 Below'', after which he released 1993's '' The New Breed''. He would go on to have a very extensive discography and have a very long career that was at times successful, but he never fully broke into the mainstream. His highest-charting album was 1994's ''Funkafied'', which peaked at #106 on the Billboard Hot 200. Through his career he would ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. Shakur is among the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Much of Shakur's music has been noted for addressing contemporary social issues that plagued inner cities, and he is considered a symbol of activism against inequality. Shakur was born in New York City to parents who were both political activists and Black Panther Party members. Raised by his mother, Afeni Shakur, he relocated to Baltimore in 1984 and to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1988. With the release of his debut album ''2Pacalypse Now'' in 1991, he became a central figure in West Coast hip hop for his Political hip hop, conscious rap lyrics. Shakur achieved further critical and commercial success with his follow-up album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notorious B
Notorious means well known for a negative trait, characteristic, or action. It may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Notorious'' (1946 film), a thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Notorious'' (1992 film), a TV film remake of the 1946 film, directed by Colin Bucksey * ''Notorious'' (2009 film), a biopic about The Notorious B.I.G. (Biggie Smalls) Literature * ''Notorious'' (novel), second book in The It Girl series (2006) *''Notorious'', romance novel by Iris Johansen (1990) *''Notorious'', autobiography by Raphael Rowe (2021) Music Operas * ''Notorious'' (opera), an opera by Hans Gefors based on Alfred Hitchcock 1946 film Albums * ''Notorious'' (Adelitas Way album), 2017 * ''Notorious'' (Buried in Verona album) * ''Notorious'' (Confederate Railroad album) * ''Notorious'' (Donald D album) * ''Notorious'' (Duran Duran album) * ''Notorious'' (Joan Jett album), 1991 * ''Notorious'' (soundtrack), the OST to the 2009 film Songs * "Notorious" (Duran Duran s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notorious Thugs
The afterlife (also referred to as life after death) is a purported existence in which the essential part of an individual's identity or their stream of consciousness continues to live after the death of their physical body. The surviving essential aspect varies between belief systems; it may be some partial element, or the entire soul or spirit of an individual, which carries with it and may confer personal identity or, on the contrary, nirvana. Belief in an afterlife is in contrast to the belief in oblivion after death. In some views, this continued existence takes place in a spiritual realm, while in others, the individual may be reborn into this world and begin the life cycle over again, likely with no memory of what they have done in the past. In this latter view, such rebirths and deaths may take place over and over again continuously until the individual gains entry to a spiritual realm or otherworld. Major views on the afterlife derive from religion, esotericism an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan is an American hip hop group formed in Staten Island, New York City, in 1992. Its original members include RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, and Masta Killa. Close affiliate Cappadonna later became an official member. Wu-Tang Clan are regarded as a highly influential group in hip hop, helping to popularize and develop the East Coast hip hop and hardcore hip hop styles. After signing to Steve Rifkind's label Loud Records in 1992, Wu-Tang Clan released their debut album ''Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)'' in 1993; initially receiving positive reviews, it has since garnered widespread critical acclaim and is widely considered to be one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. Members of the group released solo albums between 1994 and 1996. In 1997, the group released their second album, ''Wu-Tang Forever''. It debuted atop the ''Billboard'' 200 and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 1998 Grammy Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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