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Trap-A-Thon
''Trap-A-Thon'' is the third studio album by American rapper Gucci Mane. It was released on October 11, 2007 through Big Cat Records with distribution via Tommy Boy Entertainment. Production was handled by Zaytoven, Cyber Sapp, G-Fresh, Slim Major, Reefa, Raw Beats and Low. The album features guest appearances from Big Tank, Black Magic, Young Snead, .45, Khia, Maceo and Yatta Mann. Critical reception 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 databa ... stated that the album had "skull-rattling beats and rhymes spit with a knowing authority", and called it "another steady roller for fans of the Dirty South style". Commercial performance ''Trap-A-Thon'' debuted at number 69 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 12,000 copies in its first week. Track listing Char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freaky Gurl
"Freaky Gurl" is a song by rapper Gucci Mane from his 2006 album ''Hard to Kill'' and his 2007 album ''Trap-A-Thon''. The song was produced by Cyber Sapp for Big Cat Records; its catchy beat interpolates "Superfreak" by Rick James, who is credited as a songwriter. The song performed poorly in 2006. Remixed and released as a single by Atlantic Records, it entered the Hot 100 pop chart at position 94 on October 6, 2007, then rose for two months to a peak of number 62 in early December. It peaked at number 19 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart at the end of October. The remixed song served as the lead single to Mane's first album with Atlantic: ''Back to the Trap House''. The song sparked a lawsuit by Atlantic Records against Marlon Rowe, CEO of Big Cat Records. Mane had been signed to Big Cat and had released ''Hard to Kill'' in 2006 with "Freaky Gurl" on it, with little success. Mane jumped to Atlantic, buying out his Big Cat contract for $300,000 plus royalties. Mane and Atlantic remixed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gucci Mane
Radric Delantic Davis (born February 12, 1980), known professionally as Gucci Mane, is an American rapper and record executive. He helped pioneer the hip hop subgenre of trap music alongside fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Young Jeezy, particularly in the 2000s and 2010s. In 2005, Gucci Mane debuted with ''Trap House'', followed by his second album, '' Hard to Kill'' in 2006. His third studio album ''Back to the Trap House'' was released in 2007. Following a string of critically and commercially successful mixtape releases in 2009, Gucci Mane released his fourth studio album, ''The State vs. Radric Davis'', his first gold-certified album. Following time spent in prison between 2014 and 2016, he re-emerged with several new retail projects, including ''Everybody Looking'' (2016), which was released to critical praise. His 2016 collaboration with Rae Sremmurd, titled "Black Beatles", provided Gucci Mane with his first number-one single on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melvin "Mel-Man" Breeden
Melvin Breeden, professionally known as Mel-Man and Birdman, is an American executive music producer from Norfolk, Virginia. He is the president and CEO of Big Cat Records and Radar Live, which ''Billboard'' placed at #13 on their list of Top Rap Labels in 2005. Breeden also marketed and released independent projects from Gucci Mane, Rasheeda and Khia. Atlanta-based rapper Gucci Mane was upset with Big Cat Records label following the release of his 2009 album ''Murder Was The Case''. However, Breeden and Mane squashed their feud the following year. Credits Executive producer *Freak Nasty – '' Da Dip'' (1997) *Freak Nasty – '' Down Low'' (1998) *Cherrelle – ''The Right Time'' (1999) *Buju Banton – '' Toppa Di Top'' (2002) *Various Artists – '' 504 va 404'' (2004) *Various Artists – '' Street Certified'' (2005) *Rasheeda – ''GA Peach'' (2006) *Gucci Mane – ''Trap House'' (2005) * MACEO – '' Straight Out Da Pot'' (2006) *Gucci Mane – ''Hard To Kill'' (2006) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard To Kill (Gucci Mane Album)
''Hard to Kill'' is the second studio album by American rapper Gucci Mane. It was released on October 24, 2006 via Big Cat Records and Tommy Boy Records. Production was mainly handled by Zaytoven, except for four tracks which were produced by Cyber Sapp, Nitti, Josh Butler, Chead George and Paul Roach. The album features guest appearances from Black Magic, Mac Bre-Z, Gangsta Boo, Jason Caesar, La Chat Chastity Daniels (born March 21, 1978), known professionally as La Chat, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. She is best known for her association with the Hypnotize Minds record label. She was one of the two female members of Memphis- ... and Young Snead. The album was supported by the single " Freaky Gurl", which was sent to radio on September 11, 2007. Critical reception The album received mixed reviews. Paul Cantor of '' XXL'' said that although the album's guest appearances help "break the monotony", it was "a laborious listen". Track listing Charts Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back To The Trap House
''Back to the Trap House'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper Gucci Mane. It was released on December 11, 2007. Critical reception The album received mixed reviews from critics. Jordan Sargent of ''PopMatters'' gave the album a rating of 8 out of 10 and called it "genuinely fun" and "excellent". In contrast, Andres Tardio of ''HipHopDX ''HipHopDX'' is an online magazine of hip hop music criticism and news. The website's current president and publisher is Sharath Cherian and the Head Of Content is Jerry L. Barrow. ''HipHopDX'' is the flagship publication of Cheri Media Group. ...'' gave the album an extremely negative review, awarding it 1 out of 5 stars and stating that it "fails to provide much in terms of great music for new listeners". He also stated that Gucci "sleepwalks his way through the album, lacking a tremendous amount of lyrical inspiration and overall energy". Track listing Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Executive Producer
Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the making of a commercial entertainment product. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights or royalties). In films, the executive producer generally contributes to the film's budget and their involvement depends on the project, with some simply securing funds and others being involved in the filmmaking process. Motion pictures In films, executive producers may finance the film, participate in the creative effort, or work on set. Their responsibilities vary from funding or attracting investors into the movie project to legal, scripting, marketing, advisory and supervising capacities. Executive producers vary in involvement, responsibility and power. Some executive producers have hands-on control over every aspect of production, some supervise the producers of a project, while others are involved in name only. The creditin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyber Sapp
Keldrick Sapp, professionally known as Cyber Sapp is an American record producer and songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia, who is possibly best known for producing Gucci Mane's single "Freaky Gurl". He currently manages Bohagon, who is a part of Sapp's BLACK CARTEL label. He has produced for David Banner, P$C, Bonecrusher, Young Red and Lil Ron, Slim Thug, Paul Wall, 4-IZE, Killer Mike, Soulja Slim and B.G., among others. Production discography * BME / WB: Bohagon (What You Want); Trillville (Something In The Air) * Grand Hustle / Atlantic: P$C (Crankin' In The South & Still I Luv Her); Mac Boney & AK (Act); Petey Pablo (Shorty I'm Tight); Kuntry (Pusha) * So So Def / Jive: Bone Crusher (Hey Fuck Boy) * SRC / Universal: David Banner (We Ride Them Caddies); Billboard.com - Discography - David Banner - MTA2: Baptized in Dirty Water [Clean]/ref> Three 6 Mafia and 8Ball & MJG (Gangsta Walk) * Sucka Free / Sony: Lil Ron & Yung Redd ft. Killer Mike (Wood Grain); Paul Wall Paul Mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reefa
Sharif "Reefa" Slater is a music producer who has produced for notable artists. He was raised in Brownsville, Brooklyn, and currently heads a production company for emerging artists and producers. Production work/involvement Sharif "Reefa" Slater has produced for Lil Wayne, Estelle, The Game, Rick Ross, Troy Ave, Maino, Fabolous, Ludacris, Juelz Santana, French Montana, Gucci Mane, Omarion, Beanie Sigel, Red Cafe, Super Junior and The Notorious B.I.G. One of his most successful singles to date has been "It's Okay (One Blood)" by The Game, and he has been a producer on the two Billboard #1 albums released by Miami Rapper, Rick Ross, namely "God Forgives, I Don't", and "Mastermind." Early career Hailing from Brownsville, Brooklyn, he became interested in music - one of his uncles lived on the same block as Biggie Smalls, and he saw first hand how producers like Diddy and The Trackmasters translated their studio skills into lucrative careers. He began discjockeying at local regga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaytoven
Xavier Lamar Dotson (born January 12, 1980), professionally known as Zaytoven, is an American trap music record producer, disc jockey, and keyboardist from Atlanta, Georgia. He has released collaborative projects with artists including Gucci Mane, Usher, Future, Young Dolph, Migos, Lecrae, Lil Yachty, Chief Keef, Young Scooter, B.o.B, Boosie Badazz, Waka Flocka Flame, Jack Harlow and Deitrick Haddon. Zaytoven signed a deal with friend/rap star Gucci Mane to become 1017 Brick Squad's in-house producer & Then went on to win a Grammy Award in 2011 for his contribution to Usher's ''Raymond v. Raymond'' album, as a co-producer and writer for the single " Papers" along with Sean Garrett. Early life Zaytoven spent a lot of time at church growing up, as his father was a preacher when not working for the Army. He learned to play instruments through the church bands along with his three younger siblings. He gravitated toward playing the piano and organ. Zaytoven was introduced to rap i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Cat Records (U
Big Cat Records is a British independent record label. It launched around 1990 and originally specialized in industrial and noise-rock releases. Big Cat operated a US office in New York City for a few years. Integrated with V2 Records in 1996, at which point their roster became much more diverse in style. Artists include Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine, Cop Shoot Cop, Foetus, Heather Nova, Paul Schütze, Pavement, Shudder To Think, Lotion, Corduroy, Junior Delgado, Blumfeld, Broken Dog, Experimental Audio Research, One Minute Silence and Grandaddy Grandaddy is an American indie rock band from Modesto, California. The group was formed in 1992, and featured Jason Lytle, Aaron Burtch, Jim Fairchild, Kevin Garcia and Tim Dryden, until Garcia's death in 2017 following a stroke. After several .... References Record labels established in 1990 British independent record labels {{UK-record-label-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Hip Hop
Southern hip hop, also known as Southern rap, South Coast hip hop, or dirty south, is a blanket term for a regional genre of American hip hop music that emerged in the Southern United States, especially in Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston, Memphis, and Miami—five cities which constitute the "Southern Network" in rap music. The music was a reaction to the 1980s flow of hip hop culture from New York City and the Los Angeles area and can be considered the third major American hip hop scene, alongside East Coast hip hop and West Coast hip hop. Many early Southern rap artists released their music independently or on mixtapes after encountering difficulty securing record-label contracts in the 1990s.allmusic/ref> By the early 2000s, many Southern artists had attained success, and as the decade went on, both mainstream and underground varieties of Southern hip hop became among the most popular and influential of the entire genre. History Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Boy Entertainment
Tommy Boy Entertainment is an American independent record label and multimedia brand founded in 1981 by Tom Silverman. The label is credited with helping and launching the music careers of Queen Latifah, Afrika Bambaataa, Stetsasonic, Digital Underground, Coolio, De La Soul, House of Pain, Naughty By Nature, and Force MDs. Tommy Boy is also credited with introducing genres such as EDM, Latin freestyle, and Latin hip hop to mainstream audiences in America. History 1981-1985: Independent music media Tom Silverman created Tommy Boy Music in 1981 in his New York City apartment with a $5,000 loan from his parents. The label was an outgrowth of Silverman's ''Dance Music Report'' bi-weekly publication, which spanned 14 years, beginning in September 1978. 1985–2002: Partnership with Warner Bros. Records In 1985, Warner Bros. Records entered into a partnership with Tommy Boy and acquired half of the label, and it allowed the label to use independent distribution as it saw fit, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
