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The Theme (It's Party Time)
"The Theme (It's Party Time)" is the lead single released from Tracey Lee's debut album, ''Many Facez''. The song was produced by D-Dot, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence and was a mild success, making it to 4 different Billboard charts, including 55 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The official remix, entitled "The After Party (The Theme II)" featured rappers, Busta Rhymes Trevor George Smith Jr. (born May 20, 1972), known professionally as Busta Rhymes, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the moniker Busta Rhymes, after NFL and CFL wide receiver ... and Pirate and was also featured on the ''Many Facez'' album and was given both a single release and a music video. An additional remix was also released featuring Rampage. Single track listing #"The Theme (It's Party Time)" (Radio Edit)- 3:57 #"The Theme (It's Party Time)" (Party Edit)- 4:00 #"The Theme (It's Party Time)" (Album Version)- 4:37 #"The Theme (It's Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracey Lee
Tracey Lee (born October 22, 1970) is an American Hip-Hop artist and entertainment lawyer. He became known in 1997 when his single "The Theme (It's Party Time)", which settled on Billboard’s Top 100 for thirty-seven weeks became an overnight hit. His debut album ''Many Facez'' followed on April 8, 1997. As a rising star in hip-hop, Tracey Lee also had the opportunity to collaborate with award-winning artists such as Busta Rhymes, Kanye West and The Notorious B.I.G., with whom he released "Keep Your Hands High". Lee also made a guest appearance on Changing Faces' "Goin' Nowhere", a song from the album '' All Day, All Night''. Lee appeared on national television shows such as BET ''Rap City: The Basement'', BET ''Teen Summit'', ''The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show'', and HBO Original Series: '' Arliss''. Lee released his album ''ESQ: The Revelation'' in October 2014 on his independent label LLeft Entertainment with distribution from TuneCore. He has since released two additional i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Many Facez
''Many Facez'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Tracey Lee. It was released on March 25, 1997 via Universal Records. Production was handled by Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, DJ Parlay, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, William "Pirate" Darden, Cedric Thornton, Ike Lee III, Michael Jeter, Nashiem Myrick, and Lee himself. It features guest appearances from Busta Rhymes, Erika Kaine, Notorious B.I.G., One Step Beyond, and The Reepz. The album peaked at number 111 on the ''Billboard'' 200, while its lead single "The Theme (It's Party Time) "The Theme (It's Party Time)" is the lead single released from Tracey Lee's debut album, '' Many Facez''. The song was produced by D-Dot, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence and was a mild success, making it to 4 different Billboard charts, including 55 on ..." reached number 55 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States. Track listing Charts References External links * {{Authority control 1997 debut albums Albums produced by D-Dot Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Records
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch–American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its operational headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. The biggest music company in the world, it is one of the " Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music and Warner Music Group. Tencent acquired ten percent of Universal Music Group in March 2020 for €3 billion and acquired an additional ten percent stake in January 2021. Pershing Square Holdings later acquired ten percent of UMG prior to its IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. The company went public on September 21, 2021, at a valuation of €46 billion. In 2019, '' Fast Company'' named Universal Music Group the most innovative music company and listed UMG among the Top 50 most innovative companies in the world and "amid the music industry's digital tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence
Val Anthony Ronald Lawrence (born November 14, 1965), known professionally as Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, is an American record producer. Early life Lawrence was born on the island of Dominica. In 1970, his family immigrated to the United States, settling in East Elmhurst, Queens, in New York City. After high school, he attended Howard University. In college he met Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, and formed the rap duo Two Kings in a Cipher, which released the album ''From Pyramids to Projects''. Later, the duo joined the Bad Boy Entertainment production team called "The Hitmen", with fellow Howard University alumnus Sean "Diddy" Combs. Music career The Hit Men produced numerous rap and R&B hits of prominent radio play. He is best known for the singles " Hypnotize" by The Notorious B.I.G, "Been Around The World" by Sean "Diddy" Combs, " Where I'm From" by Jay-Z, " Money, Power, Respect" by The Lox, the Grammy-nominated " Love Like This" as well as " All Night Long" by Faith Evans, "Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming in the United States. The weekly tracking period for sales was initially Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but was changed to Friday to Thursday in July 2015. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay, which, unlike sales figures and streaming, is readily available on a real-time basis, is also tracked on a Friday to Thursday cycle effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021 (previously Monday to Sunday and before July 2015, Wednesday to Tuesday). A new chart is compiled and officially released to the public by ''Billboard'' on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday. The first number-one song of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 was " Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busta Rhymes
Trevor George Smith Jr. (born May 20, 1972), known professionally as Busta Rhymes, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the moniker Busta Rhymes, after NFL and CFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes. He has received 12 Grammy Award nominations for his work, making him one of the most-nominated artists without winning. Busta Rhymes was an original member of Leaders of the New School, a group that attracted national attention when they opened on tour for Public Enemy. He gained exposure for their guest appearance on A Tribe Called Quest's track "Scenario". Shortly thereafter, the group broke up, leading Rhymes to become a sought after solo artist, appearing on numerous tracks for other artists before his solo debut album, ''The Coming'' (1996). The album reached the top ten on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart, was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and earned him a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rampage (rapper)
Roger McNair, known professionally as Rampage (formerly Rampage the Last Boy Scout), is an American rapper who is a member of the Flipmode Squad. He is a long-time collaborator with his cousin Busta Rhymes. Early life and music career Rampage was born Roger McNair in Brooklyn, New York City on August 1, 1974, to Katherine McNair and Roger Williams, who are from Jamaica. In 1992, McNair was given his first recording deal with Dallas Austin on Rowdy / Arista Records and released the single "Beware of the Rampsack". In 1993 Rampage made his first guest appearance on the song “Spontaneous (13 MC's Deep)” off Leaders Of The New School's '' T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye)''. In 1994, he recorded “ Flava in Ya Ear In (Remix)” with Craig Mack, Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J and Busta Rhymes. In 1996, he recorded the platinum single "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" with Busta Rhymes for the platinum album ''The Coming''. One year later, he was given a second recording deal with E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Debut Singles
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1996 Songs
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