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Too Hot For TV
''Too Hot for TV'' is the only studio album by hip hop group Bad Boy's Da Band. The album was release through Universal Records and P. Diddy's Bad Boy Entertainment. It was certified Gold by the RIAA The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ... for sales of over 500,000 copies. Two singles, "Tonight" and "Bad Boy This, Bad Boy That", were released from the album. Track listing Singles #"Bad Boy This, Bad Boy That" #"Tonight" Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References 2003 debut albums Da Band albums Bad Boy Records albums {{2003-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Boy's Da Band
Bad Boy's Da Band was an American hip hop group put together by Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and signed to P. Diddy's Bad Boy Records. The group's story was documented for three seasons of MTV's ''Making the Band 2'' reality series. Career During the preliminary period, 40,000 participants auditioned for a place in the group but Diddy narrowed it down to six artists.Da Band – Music Biography, Credits and Discography AllMusic For several weeks the group was subjected to vigorous and sometimes demeaning tasks, including walking from midtown Manhattan to Brooklyn to purchase a cheesecake for Diddy, and Ness's battle with the |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Debut Albums
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fonzworth Bentley
Derek Watkins (born February 13, 1974), known professionally as Fonzworth Bentley, is an American rapper, actor, television presenter, and author. He is perhaps best known for being Sean Combs' former personal valet and assistant, as first seen in ''Making the Band 2'', and was the host of MTV's ''From G's to Gents''. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Career He first appeared rapping on Da Band's 2002 album '' Too Hot for TV'', in the track "Cheers to Me, Mr. Bentley (Interlude)". In 2003, Bentley was featured on the "Good Day, Good Sir" skit on OutKast's ''Speakerboxxx/The Love Below''. In 2004, he made a cameo in the music video of Kanye West's "The New Workout Plan". Bentley is credited as a songwriter on multiple ''Yeezus'' tracks including “On Sight,” “Black Skinhead,” “ I Am a God,” and “ Hold My Liquor.” He is also credited as a producer on West's “Ultralight Beam.” His debut album, ''C.O.L.O.U.R.S.'', was released via iTunes on April 26, 2011. He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Madd Rapper
Deric Michael Angelettie (born July 31, 1968), otherwise known as D-Dot, Papa Dot, and Madd Rapper, is an American artist, music producer, songwriter, TV & film producer and entrepreneur. He is the winner of The Grammy's NARAS Governor's New Horizon Award for "Producer Of The Year" in 1998 and an BMI Urban Award winner in 2001. He has Executive Produced and A&R'd two Grammy nominated albums and one Grammy winning album for Best Rap Album, No Way Out by Puff Daddy & The Family. While attending Howard University in the late 80ʼs, D-Dot and Ron “Amen-Ra” Lawrence, formed the conscious rap duo Two Kings In A Cipher and in 1991 released their debut album "From Pyramids to Projects" on Bahia/RCA. D-Dot was the "Captain" of Sean “Puffy” Combsʼ, Badboy Entertainmentʼs producing team: The Hitmen. As a producer, D-Dot produced songs for artists such as The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and 50 Cent among others. He produced mega hits such as The Notorio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RIAA
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legally sold recorded music in the United States". RIAA is headquartered in Washington, D.C. RIAA was formed in 1952. Its original mission was to administer recording copyright fees and problems, work with trade unions, and do research relating to the record industry and government regulations. Early RIAA standards included the RIAA equalization curve, the format of the stereophonic record groove and the dimensions of 33 1/3, 45, and 78 rpm records. RIAA says its current mission includes: #to protect intellectual property rights and the First Amendment rights of artists #to perform research about the music industry #to monitor and review relevant laws, regulations, and policies Between 2001 and 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Boy Entertainment
Bad Boy Records (or Bad Boy Entertainment) is an American record label founded in 1993 by rapper Sean "Puffy" Combs. It operates as an imprint of Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. It has been home to many artists, including Craig Mack, The Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans, 112, Total, The LOX, Ma$e, Shyne and Carl Thomas. History Beginnings After his climb from a non-paid internship to becoming an A&R executive at Uptown, Sean "Puffy" Combs was fired in 1993 by Andre Harrell and founded his own label, Bad Boy Records, later that year. The label's first release was "Flava in Ya Ear" by Craig Mack, followed quickly by Mack's debut album, ''Project Funk da World'' in 1994. On the heels of these releases came "Juicy" and ''Ready to Die'', the lead single and debut album from The Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Biggie Smalls), released the same year. While Mack's album went Gold, ''Ready to Die'' achieved multi-platinum success. Dominating the charts in 1995, B.I.G. b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Records (defunct Record Label)
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 transforma ... [...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] |
Poke And Tone
The Trackmasters are an American hip hop production duo composed of music producers Poke (Jean-Claude Olivier) and Tone (Samuel Barnes), best known for their commercial hit records in the mid-late 1990s and early 2000s. Frank "Nitty" Pimentel joined forces with the duo to complete the success of "Trackmasters". Throughout their career, they have worked with various hip-hop and R&B artists including Destiny's Child, Nas, R. Kelly, LL Cool J, Mary J. Blige, Will Smith, Jay-Z, Cam'ron, Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, The Notorious B.I.G. and 50 Cent. Known for their commercially successful singles and many remixes, they have collectively earned over seven gold and twenty platinum plaques throughout their career. They were ranked 6th in ''Vibe'' magazine's "Greatest Hip-Hop Producers of All Time" in the 'Mass Appeal' category. Career 1989−1995: Early career and Trackmasters Entertainment In 1989, Poke connected with childhood friend Frank "Nitty" Pimentel at his recording st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stevie J
Steven Aaron Jordan (born November 2, 1971) Note: Live HHS link goes to error page, but copy-pasting the URL works. is an American DJ, record producer, and television personality. One of the most successful record producers of the mid-to-late 1990s, Jordan won a 1997 Grammy Award for his work on Puff Daddy's debut album '' No Way Out'' and produced for a number of artists including Mariah Carey, Tevin Campbell, The Notorious B.I.G., 112, Jodeci, Faith Evans, Jay-Z, and Eve. Early life Steven Aaron Jordan was born on November 2, 1971 in Utica, New York to Moses Jordan and Penny Daniels. He was raised in Buffalo, New York and Rochester, New York by his father after his mother abandoned the family. Career Jordan first rose to fame as a member of Bad Boy Records' "Hitmen" roster of in-house producers and writers during the 1990s. He worked often with label owner Sean "Puffy" Combs, producing on several Bad Boy projects, such as the self-titled debut album of R&B quartet 112. Jordan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
