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The Ultimate Group
TUG Entertainment (TUG stands for The Ultimate Group), was a record label/ Management Company that was once home to such artists as B2K, Omarion, Marques Houston, Mila J, O'Ryan, Jhené Aiko, One Luv, 2 Much and NLT, Simon Phenix/Rawwtunez for Universal Records. TUG CEO Chris Stokes is responsible for many films involving TUG roster members e.g. You Got Served, and his most recent project is Somebody Help Me, a horror film which includes in its cast Omarion and Marques Houston. The label is currently defunct. Artist Former artists * B2K - 4 Member Boy Band * TG4 - 4 Member Girl Band * Marques Houston - Solo Male Singer * Young Rome - Solo Male rapper * Omarion - Solo Male Singer * O'Ryan - Solo Male Singer * Ashley Rose - Solo Female Singer * N2U - 4 Member Boy Band * Willie "Simon Phenix" Hill- Songwriter, Producer, Vocal Arranger * Jane 3 - 3 Member Girl Band * 2 Much - 4 Member Boy Band * Emmalyn Estrada - Solo Female Singer * IMx - 3 Member Boy Band * Monteco - Solo Male ... [...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] |
You Got Served
''You Got Served'' is a 2004 American dance drama film written and directed by Chris Stokes, who was also the business manager of the performers who were the film's main characters: recording artist Marques Houston and the boy band B2K. The plot follows a group of dancers who take part in a street dancing competition. ''You Got Served'' was produced by Marcus Morton, Cassius Vernon Weathersby, Billy Pollina, and Kris Cruz Toledo, and filming took place Between May 1, 2003, and June 25, 2003. The Columbia Pictures division Screen Gems released the film on January 30, 2004—the weekend of Super Bowl XXXVIII. It opened at #1 at the box office during its opening weekend, and grossed $16 million in its first week. Despite negative reviews from critics, the film was a financial success, grossing over $50 million against its paltry $8 million budget. It was followed by one sequel, '' You Got Served: Beat the World'' (2011). Plot In Los Angeles, California, Elgin and David lead their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somebody Help Me 2
''Somebody Help Me 2'' is a 2010 horror film starring Marques Houston and Omarion, and is written and directed by their music producer, Chris Stokes. As the sequel, it follows up the events of ''Somebody Help Me'', which was released in 2007. The film also stars Chris Stokes' daughter Chrissy Stokes. Plot Brendan and Darryl have both moved on with their lives and have found new relationships following the events at the cabin in the woods; not unscathed however. Coming up on the anniversary, Brendan is still having nightmares that he feels will come true at any moment. His worst fears come to life when his wife Michelle ( Azur-De) and niece Tee Tee (Chrissy Stokes) don't return home from work one night. Jasmine (Darryl's girlfriend) comes to Brendan's house to tell him Darryl is missing too. Cast *Marques Houston as Brendan Young *Omarion as Darryl Jennings *Malika Haqq as Jasmine *Azur-De as Michelle *Chrissy Stokes as Tee Tee *Sonny King as Corbin * Chris Stokes as OG *Irene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down To The Last Minute
Down most often refers to: * Down, the relative direction opposed to up * Down (gridiron football), in American/Canadian football, a period when one play takes place * Down feather, a soft bird feather used in bedding and clothing * Downland, a type of hill Down may also refer to: Places * County Down, Northern Ireland, UK ** Down (Parliament of Ireland constituency), abolished 1800 ** Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies) ** Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency), 1921–1929 ** Down (UK Parliament constituency), 1801–1885 and 1922–1950 ** Down (civil parish) ** Down county football team, Gaelic football * Down, County Westmeath, Ireland * Downe, Greater London, England, formerly called "Down" People * Down (surname) * John Langdon Down (1828–1896), British physician best known for his description of Down syndrome * Down AKA Kilo (born 1985), American rapper Film and television * ''Down'' (film), a 2001 English remake of the film ''De Lift'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juanita Stokes
Juanita Stokes (born 1972), currently known as Needa S. (formerly Smooth), is an American singer and rapper. She is the daughter of actress Irene Stokes and younger sister of music executive Chris Stokes. Career Stokes began her career as MC Smooth, signing a record deal with the independent label Crush Music in 1990. She released her debut single "Smooth & Legit" that year, which peaked at #11 on the U.S. Rap chart. Her debut album '' Smooth & Legit'' followed on April 27, 1990 (peaking at #72 on the R&B/Hip Hop chart) and was produced by her brother Chris Stokes and Arabian Prince. Two singles "You Gotta Be Real" and "Where is the Money?" followed but did not garner much airplay. Three years later, she signed a major label deal with Jive Records and began work on her sophomore album, dropping the MC from her moniker. Her first single under the new deal, "Female Mac" garnered some airplay, and it was soon followed by the release of her second album '' You Been Played'' o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quindon Tarver
Quindon Dan Tarver (August 4, 1982 – April 1, 2021) was an American singer. He was best known for his covers of Prince's "When Doves Cry" and Rozalla's " Everybody's Free" for the 1996 film ''William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet''. Life and career Tarver was born in Plano, Texas on August 4, 1982. He started out singing in a church choir. In 1996, he appeared as the choir boy in the Baz Luhrmann movie ''Romeo + Juliet'', co-starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. Tarver's covers of "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" and Prince's "When Doves Cry" were included on ''Romeo + Juliets soundtrack, which sold two million copies, earning double-platinum status. His album, ''Quindon'', was released in 1996 by Virgin Records and included the single "It's You That's on My Mind", which charted in Australia and New Zealand. Under the same management as then teen sensations Immature (later known as IMx), Smooth, Gyrl, and B2K, Tarver began to appeal to a large market of teens and subse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monteco
Monteco Turner (born September 16, 1978), known mononymously as Monteco, is an American contemporary R&B singer who was active in the mid 1990s. His first single "Is It Me?" was released in 1995, and features fellow contemporary R&B group IMx (then known as Immature). The song peaked at #32 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart, but Monteco's album to promote the single, '' Soulschool'', failed to chart. Monteco released his eponymous second album independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...ly in 1997; it also failed to chart. Discography Albums Singles References External links * * 1978 births Living people American contemporary R&B singers MCA Records artists Singers from Mississippi 21st-century American singers {{US-RnB-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmalyn Estrada
Emmalyn Estrada (born April 5, 1992), known professionally as Emmalyn, is a Canadian singer. Her first single, 'Get Down', entered ''Billboard''s Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of August 29, 2009, at number 88 and peaked at number 59 for the week of October 31, 2009. She is best known as a member of the girl group G.R.L. formed by Robin Antin. Personal life Emmalyn is the youngest in her family and attended Holy Cross Regional High School in Surrey, British Columbia. She is of Filipino descent. In October 2009, Emmalyn decided to move to Los Angeles, California. In June 2011, Emmalyn moved back to her hometown of Surrey, British Columbia. She is the younger sister of Elise Estrada. She recently gave birth to a baby girl in May 2022. Career 2009–2010: Career beginnings In May 2009, Estrada competed in the 2009 Beat Music Awards hosted by Vancouver's The Beat 94.5. Estrada won the competition Her single, "Get Down" debuted on July 2, 2009, on the Kid Carson Show, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Rome
Jerome Jones (born October 25, 1981), also known by his stage names Romeo and Young Rome, is an American rapper and singer. He is a member of R&B group Immature/IMx. Jones released his solo debut album '' Food for Thought'' in 2004. Music career Jones is a founding member of R&B group Immature/IMx, which included Marques "Batman" Houston and Kelton "LDB" Kessee and was managed by Chris Stokes. Jones' nickname at this time was "Romeo". The group released four albums under the name Immature: ''On Our Worst Behavior'' (1992), ''Playtyme Is Over'' (1994), '' We Got It'' (1995) and ''The Journey'' (1997). In 1999, the group underwent a name change and continued on to release two albums under the name IMx: ''Introducing IMx'' (1999) and ''IMx'' (2001). The group also branched out into film ('' House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute'') and television (''A Different World'') before disbanding in 2002. In 2004, Jones began pursuing a solo career. Under the name Young Rome, he releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Gurl Four
TG4 (Tomgirls 4 Eva) was an American R&B female quartet. The group consisted of four members Keisha Henry, Davida Williams, Sevyn Streeter (aka Ambee), and Ashley Gallo. Music career The group was assembled by Chris Strokes and was signed to T.U.G. Entertainment, where Stokes served as their manager. He offered Sevyn Streeter (aka Ambee) the first spot in the T.U.G./A&M group after she opened for B2K and IMX at a concert in Orlando, Florida in early 2001. Davida, Ashley, and Keisha fell in line after a line of successful auditions. The name TG4 is short for Tom Girls 4. Sevyn explained, "We're like four Tom Girls," who tied for first place on Showtime at the Apollo when she was 10. "'When you're a girl and you act like a boy, you're a tomboy. We're girls and we act like guys but love being girls, so we're tom girls." The group's only major single was "Virginity", which peaked at number 88 on the US ''Billboard'' R&B chart in 2002. Their second single from the album was "2&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somebody Help Me (film)
''Somebody Help Me'' is a 2007 American horror television film starring Marques Houston and Omarion, written and directed by their music producer, Chris Stokes. The film premiered on BET on October 31, 2007, and was released on DVD in United States on November 13, 2007. Plot ''Somebody Help Me'' is the story of Brendan Young (Marques Houston) and Darryl Jennings (Omarion Grandberry) as they head off with their girlfriends, respectively Serena (Brooklyn Sudano) and Kimmy (Alexis Fields), and friends for a weekend's stay at a remote cabin in the woods. After the couples settle in, things take an eerie turn. One by one, the group ends up missing or dead, while the remaining few are forced to band together to figure out who or what is behind these killings. The murderer kills his victims by slicing off parts of their bodies. The killings in order include: Barbara (Jessica Friedman) having part of her head sliced, Andrea ( Amanda Lee) having her entire scalp ripped off, Mike ( Garr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Stokes (record Producer)
Christopher Brian Stokes (born July 21, 1969) is an American filmmaker and former record executive. He is the son of actress Irene Stokes and older brother of singer Juanita Stokes. He is perhaps best known for being the founder of The Ultimate Group record label in 2000, whose roster included B2K, Omarion, Jhené Aiko, Marques Houston, IMx and NLT, among others. Transition to film and television Stokes first became connected with film and television through the talent he managed. In 1992, Marques Houston made his acting debut in the animated comedy film ''Bébé's Kids'', and received his big break as a regular on '' Sister, Sister'' in 1994. All three members of Immature appeared in the film ''House Party 3'' (1994). His first film credit came in 2001 as the writer and director of '' House Party 4'', which starred Immature, which by then had transitioned to their new name IMx. He is perhaps most well known as the writer and director of the 2004 dance movie ''You Got Served'', s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
