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Spliff Star
William A. Lewis (born April 18, 1971), professionally known as Spliff Star, is an American rapper and record producer from Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York. He's best known for his work with Busta Rhymes. Both ''Vibe'' and ''Complex'' listed Spliff Star as one of the best hype men in hip hop. He is a former member of the Flipmode Squad. He co-founded his own label, PaperRock Records in 2007, and released his first solo effort in 2008. He has 3 children. Elijah, Leilani, and Brooklyn. Discography Studio albums * 1998 - ''The Imperial'' (with Flipmode Squad) ( Flipmode Records/Elektra Records) * 2008 - ''Contraband'' (PaperRock Records/ Conglomerate Records) Guest appearances Filmography *2000 - ''Da Hip Hop Witch ''Da Hip Hop Witch'' is a 2000 American comedy film directed, produced and written by Dale Resteghini. A parody of the 1999 independent horror film ''The Blair Witch Project'', the film features appearances by musicians Eminem, Mobb Deep, Ja Rule, ...'' (as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flatbush, Brooklyn
Flatbush is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood consists of several subsections in central Brooklyn and is generally bounded by Prospect Park to the north, East Flatbush to the east, Midwood to the south, and Kensington and Parkville (which were characterized throughout much of the 20th century as subsections of Flatbush) to the west. The neighborhood had a population of 105,804 as of the 2010 United States Census. The modern neighborhood includes or borders several institutions of note, including Brooklyn College. Flatbush was originally chartered as the Dutch Nieuw Nederland colony town of Midwout (or Midwoud or Medwoud). The town's former border runs through what is now Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Before it was incorporated into the City of Brooklyn in 1894, ''Flatbush'' described both the Town of Flatbush, incorporating a large swath of central Kings County extending east to the Queens County border, and the Village of Flatbush, formerl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Disaster Strikes
''When Disaster Strikes...'' is the second studio album by American rapper Busta Rhymes, released by Elektra on September 16, 1997. The album follows the same theme as ''The Coming'', the apocalypse. The album, upon its release, received mostly positive reviews, debuted at number three on the official US ''Billboard'' 200 album chart, and peaked at the top spot on the Top R&B Albums chart. The album was supported by three singles: "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See", " Dangerous", and " Turn It Up" – the latter two which found chart success on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The album's lead single, "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See" (notable for its music video that lampooned the 1988 film ''Coming to America'') earned a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 40th Grammy Awards in 1998. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA. Its second single, "Dangerous", earned Rhymes a third consecutive nomination for Best Rap Solo Performanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Make It Clap
"Make It Clap" is the first single released from Busta Rhymes's sixth studio album, '' It Ain't Safe No More...'', released on the following month, which is November 26, 2002. The remix version was released on January 13, 2003 as the official single in place of the original, released two months earlier, which is October 22, 2002. It features Sean Paul and Spliff Star. The single peaked at #46 on the Billboard Hot 100. Music video The music video takes place in a club. Other settings in the video include Busta Rhymes and Sean Paul in different outfits. Other scenes others have both them and Spliff Starr together in black jackets. The video also shows some dancehall dancers and stripper A stripper or exotic dancer is a person whose occupation involves performing striptease in a public adult entertainment venue such as a strip club. At times, a stripper may be hired to perform at a bachelor party or other private event. Mo ...s. Charts Weekly charts Year-end chart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Ain't Safe No More
''It Ain't Safe No More...'' is the sixth studio album by American rapper Busta Rhymes. The album was released on November 26, 2002, by Flipmode Records and J Records. The album went Gold on January 6, 2003 – and has sold 605,000 copies as of December 5, 2007. It served as his final album for J. Singles The original version of " Make It Clap" (which features Spliff Star) was released as a promotional single on October 22, 2002. The remix version (which features another guest, Sean Paul) was later sent to radio as the album's official lead single on January 13, 2003. "I Know What You Want" (which features Mariah Carey and Flipmode Squad) was released as the album's second single on March 17 of that same year. It peaked at number 3 in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Rhymes' previous single, "Make It Clap," had failed to reach the top forty on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. "I Know What You Want" stayed in the top forty for twenty-one weeks, and was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the " Songbird Supreme", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the whistle register. Carey rose to fame in 1990 with her debut album ''Mariah Carey''. She was the first artist to have their first five singles reach number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, from "Vision of Love" to " Emotions". For the enduring popularity of her holiday music, particularly the 1994 Christmas song " All I Want for Christmas Is You", she has also been dubbed the "Queen of Christmas". Carey's self-titled debut album was released under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, who married her three years later. She gained further worldwide success with the albums '' Music Box'' (1993) and ''Daydream'' (1995), with singles including " Hero", " Without You", " Fantasy", "Always Be My Baby", and "One Sweet Day", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Know What You Want
"I Know What You Want" is a song written by American rapper Busta Rhymes, and produced by Rick Rock for Rhymes' sixth album '' It Ain't Safe No More...'', released on November 26, 2002. The song is a duet with American singer Mariah Carey, and was co-written by Rah Digga, Rampage, Rick Rock, and Spliff Star. It also includes verses from Rhymes' group, the Flipmode Squad: Spliff Star, Baby Sham, Rah Digga, and Rampage. Released as the second single from ''It Ain't Safe No More'' on February 24, 2003, it was a hit across the world, peaking at number 3 in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Rhymes' previous single, "Make It Clap," had failed to reach the top forty on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. "I Know What You Want" stayed in the top forty for twenty-one weeks, and was ranked 17 on the Hot 100 2003 year-end chart. For Carey, it was a return to form after a string of unsuccessful singles, and it became one of her biggest hits in years. Columbia Records l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Album, V2
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun '' thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelis
Kelis Rogers-Mora (; born August 21, 1979), known mononymously as Kelis, is an American singer, songwriter and a professionally trained chef. At age 14, she was admitted to New York's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where she learned to play the saxophone and won a spot in the Girls Choir of Harlem. After she graduated from high school in 1997, Kelis took on a variety of jobs before landing a backup vocal slot on an album track called "Fairytalez", released by the American hip hop group Gravediggaz. She then began working with music producers Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, known as The Neptunes, which ultimately resulted in her being signed to Virgin Records in 1998. Kelis released her debut studio album ''Kaleidoscope'' with Virgin Records on December 7, 1999. Inspired by jazz and disco music from the 1970s, the album was a critical and international success. It spawned three singles: " Caught Out There", " Good Stuff", and " Get Along Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roc Marciano
Rahkeim Calief Meyer (born February 11, 1978), better known by his stage name Roc Marciano, is an American rapper, songwriter, and producer. Career Roc Marciano started his career in 1999 when he joined Busta Rhymes' collective the Flipmode Squad. Marciano left in 2001 to form the U.N., a hardcore underground hip hop group consisting of three other MCs (Dino Brave, Laku & Mic Raw) with whom he released an album on Carson Daly's 456 Entertainment in 2004. Roc Marciano appeared in the 2005 Wu-Tang Clan compilation album, ''Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture'', and in Pete Rock's 2008 album, ''NY's Finest'', drawing acclaim for such performances. Since 2008, Roc Marciano has been working on his solo career, and to widespread internet acclaim, released his entirely self-produced debut album, ''Marcberg'' in 2010. In 2011, Roc Marciano collaborated with Gangrene to release the collaborative EP ''Greneberg''. His second solo album, '' Reloaded'', was released in November 2012, which A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirty Harriet
''Dirty Harriet'' is the debut album by American hip hop recording artist Rah Digga. It was released via Flipmode/ Elektra in 2000. The album went on to sell over 311,000 units in the United States. The album reached number 18 on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart and number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Critical reception ''Entertainment Weekly'' wrote that "''Dirty Harriets production dream team ... takes a head-spinning tour through rap regionalism, from Southern booty bumps to East Coast Wu-Tangy coffin chillers." ''Exclaim!'' thought that the "gritty soundscapes are a potent backdrop to Digga's authoritative sandpaper-rough voice." ''The Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nat ...'' wrote that "Digga is a punch-line MC who loves to draw ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anarchy (Busta Rhymes Album)
''Anarchy'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper and record producer Busta Rhymes, released on June 20, 2000, by Flipmode Records and Elektra Records. It comes after the release of ''The Coming'', '' When Disaster Strikes'' and '' Extinction Level Event (Final World Front)''. Unlike these albums, ''Anarchy'' does not follow the apocalypse theme. The album debuted at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with first-week sales of 164,000 copies. The album would later be certified Platinum by the RIAA. This was Busta's final album with Elektra Records. Track listing Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Sample credits *"Salute Da Gods!!" contains a sample from "Betcha by Golly Wow!", written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed, performed by Ferrante & Teicher *"Enjoy Da Ride" contains a sample from "Dream Suite" by Dreams. *"Fire" embodies portions of "Surrender", written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson. *"Show Me What You Got" contains a sample from "Come and Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slam (soundtrack)
''Slam: The Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack to Marc Levin's 1998 film '' Slam''. It was released on October 13, 1998 through Epic Records and consists entirely of hip hop music. The album peaked at number 84 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and at number 24 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. Track listing ;Sample credits *Track 2 contains samples from "Sunshine" by Earth, Wind & Fire *Track 4 contains samples from "Rainbow Ride" by The Charlie Daniels Band *Track 5 contains samples from " Under the Influence of Love" by Love Unlimited *Track 6 contains a sample of "One to One" by Brass Construction *Track 9 contains samples from "Rock Creek Park" by The Blackbyrds The Blackbyrds are an American rhythm and blues and jazz-funk fusion group, formed in Washington, D.C., in 1973 and reformed in 2012 by Keith Killgo. History The group was inspired by trumpeter Donald Byrd and featured some of his Howard Univ ... Charts References External links * {{Authority contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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