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Soul Sold Separately
''Soul Sold Separately'' (stylized as ''$oul $old $eparately'') is the fifth studio album by rapper Freddie Gibbs. It was released through ESGN and Warner Records on September 30, 2022, making it his first to be released on a major label. Background and concept ''Soul Sold Separately'' is a concept album themed around the $$$ ("Triple-S") Resort and Casino, a fictional Las Vegas hotel where, according to the album's narrative, Gibbs is working in seclusion to complete the record. Gibbs has stated that the "gambling theme" of the album was chosen as a reference to the risks he needed to take to pursue his music career. The album's title originates from "Education", a track from the 2019 project ''Bandana''. Gibbs describes the title's meaning as follows: Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Soul Sold Separately'' received an average score of 78 based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddie Gibbs
Fredrick Jamel Tipton (born June 14, 1982), better known by his stage name Freddie Gibbs, is an American rapper from Gary, Indiana. After initially being signed to Interscope Records in 2006, Gibbs recorded his debut studio album under the label. However, he was eventually dropped and the album was cancelled. Gibbs later signed with Young Jeezy's CTE World and released a number of mixtapes through the label, including 2012's highly acclaimed '' Baby Face Killa''. After leaving CTE in early 2013, Gibbs formed his own label, ''ESGN'', which was also the name of his debut studio album released in June of that year. Since then, he has gone on to release four solo studio albums, as well as four collaborative albums, two with Madlib (as MadGibbs): ''Piñata'' (2014) and '' Bandana'' (2019), and two with The Alchemist: ''Fetti'' (2018) (also a collaboration with rapper Curren$y) and ''Alfredo'' (2020), the latter of which received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Album at the 63 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Price
Kelly Cherelle Price (born April 4, 1973) is an American R&B and gospel singer. She started her singing career in 1992. Price originally garnered attention by singing backing vocals for Mariah Carey on multiple songs, including her ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number one singles: "Fantasy" and " All I Want for Christmas Is You"; before rising to greater prominence after making uncredited guest appearances on the number one single "Mo Money Mo Problems" by The Notorious B.I.G., as well as "Feel So Good" by Mase, which prompted her to release her own music. Her debut album ''Soul of a Woman'' (1998), was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album's lead single " Friend of Mine" reached the top 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. In 1998, Price was featured on the Whitney Houston single "Heartbreak Hotel" alongside Faith Evans, which peaked at number two and earned the trio a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevn Thomas
Rupert "Sevn" Thomas, Jr. (born July 7, 1991) is a Canadian record producer, songwriter and singer. He has produced and written numerous hit songs including Rihanna's "Work", Drake's "Pop Style" and "Chicago Freestyle," Travis Scott's " Wake Up", Nicki Minaj's "Run & Hide", Giveon's "Heartbreak Anniversary", and numerous others. He also released a 2014 instrumental EP entitled ''Hidden Hand''. As a youth, he performed as a singer under the stage name Suga Prince. Early life Rupert Thomas, Jr. was born and raised in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario. His parents were born in Jamaica. They both had their own sound systems (Lover's Choice and Love Choice International) and would often hold parties in their basement. Dancehall artist, Rappa Robert, is Thomas' uncle who would take him to studio sessions in Jamaica, including at UB40's studio. In grade 5, Thomas began making beats on a Korg Triton and in 2002, at ten years old, he released a single called "Too Young for Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Layzie Bone
Steven Howse (born September 23, 1974), known professionally as Layzie Bone, is a rapper known primarily for being a member of the group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. He has also gone by the names L-Burna and The #1 Assassin. He is the younger brother of fellow group member Flesh-N-Bone and cousin of group member Wish Bone. Layzie is also a member of the rap group Bone Brothers and CEO of the record label Harmony Howse Entertainment. Music career The group formed the band B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e (all except for Flesh-N-Bone) and recorded an album entitled ''Faces of Death'' in the studio of their then-mentor, Kermit Henderson, on his indie label Stoney Burke in 1993. After this Layzie and the rest of the Bone Family boarded a Greyhound Bus to Los Angeles where they worked with notable producer and rapper Eazy-E and his Ruthless/Relativity Records label. Diego Blak (born Diego Hodge), a marketer and promoter and co-executive producer of ''Faces of Death'', introduced them to Eazy-E at a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yomo & Maulkie
Yomo & Maulkie were an American hardcore hip hop duo from Los Angeles, California, composed of rappers Yomo (born Yomo Smith) and Maulkie (born Mark Eric Green). They were signed with Ruthless Records, the label owned by Eazy-E. Their discography consists of one studio album, which spawned three singles. The duo first worked with Eazy-E in 1989 when they provided additional vocals to The D.O.C.'s debut album ''No One Can Do It Better''. They were associated with the members of N.W.A., although the duo was not a gangsta group. Instead, its lyrics hewed more toward Public Enemy's political style. In 1991, Eazy worked with them again as executive producer for their only full-length album ''Are U Xperienced?'', which was distributed by Atco/Atlantic Records. The album's name is derived from Jimi Hendrix's 1967 album '' Are You Experienced?''. The group found little commercial success with their single "Glory" from the album, which peaked at number 7 on the Hot Rap Songs. The song " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eazy-E
Eric Lynn Wright (September 7, 1964 – March 26, 1995), known professionally as Eazy-E, was an American rapper who propelled West Coast rap and gangsta rap by leading the group N.W.A and its label, Ruthless Records. He is often referred to as the "Godfather of Gangsta Rap". Born and raised in Compton, California, Wright had several legal troubles before founding Ruthless in 1987. After a short solo career with frequent collaboration with Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, they joined, forming N.W.A, later that year. N.W.A's debut studio album, ''Straight Outta Compton'', was released in 1988. Controversial upon release, it is now ranked among the greatest and most influential albums ever. The group released its third and final studio album, '' Niggaz4Life'', in 1991, and soon after disbanded. During N.W.A's splintering, largely by disputes over money, Eazy-E became embroiled in bitter rivalries with fellow group-members Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, who had departed for solo careers in 1989 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bizzy Bone
Bryon Anthony McCane II (born September 12, 1976),Whitburn, Joel (2008) ''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–2006'', Record Research, , p. 97 better known by his stage name Bizzy Bone, is an American rapper, singer and the youngest member of the Cleveland rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Early life Bryon Anthony McCane II was born in Columbus, Ohio. In 1980, 4-year-old Bryon and his two sisters were abducted by their mother’s boyfriend while their mother was at work and held captive for over 2 years. Bryon recalls that at first, he did not know he had been kidnapped and was made to believe that his mother and grandmother were dead. During the time they was abducted, he and his sisters lived in many homes, apartments, cars, and motels, all in northern Oklahoma. He and his sisters were often beaten, tortured, and sexually assaulted. In 1983, the "family" had been living on the Kaw Indian Reservation in Kaw, Oklahoma, for about a year and a half. A babysitter saw his phot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Yella
Antoine Carraby (born December 11, 1961), better known by his stage name DJ Yella, is an American DJ, rapper, record producer and film director from Los Angeles, California. DJ Yella began his career as a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru along with Dr. Dre. He later joined the pioneering gangsta rap group N.W.A (originally composed of Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, MC Ren, Arabian Prince and Eazy-E) and became the least vocal but longest-lasting member of the group. His first and only studio album ''One Mo Nigga ta Go'' was released in 1996 through Street Life Records and was dedicated to Eazy-E. After the release of the album he left the music industry to direct pornographic films until 2011, when he started working on a new album called ''West Coastin''. In 2016, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of N.W.A. Early life Antoine Carraby was born in Compton, California, on December 11, 1961 and raised in Los Angeles. He was passionate about music from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krayzie Bone
Anthony Henderson (born June 17, 1973), better known as Krayzie Bone, is an American rapper, singer, producer, and entrepreneur. He is a member of the rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Personal life Henderson comes from a fourth generation family of Jehovah's Witnesses, and as such does not celebrate Christmas. He believes many rappers are unintentionally following the agenda of the Illuminati. Solo career After finding success with Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Krayzie Bone recorded his solo debut, ''Thug Mentality 1999'', in 1999. The album was released as a double disc set, featuring a large selection of guest appearances, including Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Mo Thugs, Mariah Carey, ThugLine, The Marley Brothers, Big Pun, Fat Joe, Cuban Link, Gangsta Boo, E-40, 8 Ball & MJG, Kurupt, Naughty By Nature and Snoop Dogg. Largely produced by multi instrumentalist Romeo Antonio The album was certified platinum by the RIAA. In 2001, Krayzie released '' Thug On Da Line'', which received genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Offset (rapper)
Kiari Kendrell Cephus (born December 14, 1991), known professionally as Offset, is an American rapper. He rose to prominence as part of the rap group Migos, alongside his cousin Quavo, and his late first cousin Takeoff. In 2017, Offset released the collaborative album ''Without Warning'', alongside 21 Savage and record producer Metro Boomin. The album spawned the single "Ric Flair Drip", which reached the top 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. He would also appear on Metro Boomin's single "No Complaints" with Drake. In 2018, he was featured on the song "Taste" by Tyga, which marked his first top ten on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 as a soloist, and was later certified 7× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). That same year, he appeared on Kodak Black's single " Zeze" alongside Travis Scott, which reached number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. In 2019, Offset released his debut solo studio album ''Father of 4''. The album became his seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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