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Travis Porter
Travis Porter is an American hip hop trio from Atlanta, Georgia. The group consists of stepbrothers Ali and Quez, and their friend Strap who they met in middle school. In November 2010 the trio signed with Jive Records. The group's biggest hits are " Ayy Ladies", " Bring It Back" and " Make It Rain", produced by longtime collaborators, production group FKi. Travis Porter released a biographical film titled ''Proud to be a Problem'' on May 18, 2010. Travis Porter has a YouTube channel with over 150 million views and a Twitter page. Music career Musical beginnings Travis Porter consists of Lakeem "Ali" Grant, Donquez "Quez" Woods and Harold "Strap" Duncan. During the early years, they started out as a group called the Hard Hitters, but later changed their name to Travis Porter to increase marketability. With their new name, the group toured across the United States before expanding their shows internationally. In 2008, the trio played in between cities, states, and even countries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits, it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the core of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to more than 6.1 million people, making it the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over above sea level, it features unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the most dense urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among several rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mo'Nique Show
''The Mo'Nique Show'' is an American talk show hosted by comedian and actress Mo'Nique. Aired on BET, the series began October 5, 2009. The show's second and final season premiered on Monday, October 4, 2010. Overview The show ran all-new episodes Monday through Thursday at 11PM ET, featuring celebrity guests and musical performances. The hour-long program also featured a "resident deejay." Although aired on BET, it was recorded at Turner Broadcasting in Atlanta, Georgia. After being cancelled, ''The Mo'Nique Show'' is now on repeat from its final season and airs at 3 a.m. Premiere episode On the debut episode, celebrity guests included: * Steve Harvey, promoted his book '' Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment''. * Monica, promoted her BET show, '' Monica: Still Standing''. * Live performance by Jeremih, performing Imma Star (Everywhere We Are). Format The show begins with the theme song accompanied by an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RCA Music Group
RCA Music Group was an umbrella group of labels distributed by Sony Music Entertainment that existed between March 2004 and 2009, and for a short period of time between July 2011 and October 2011 as all RCA Music Group labels were merged with RCA Records. History Inception RCA Music Group was created by BMG in March 2004 shortly after the formation of Zomba Label Group. It became a part of the RCA/Jive Label Group, BMG Label Group along with Zomba. In 2008, BMG sold their half of the Sony BMG merger back to Sony, but retained the use of the BMG name. Thus, in early 2009, the BMG Label Group was rebranded to the RCA/JIVE Label Group, half of which was the RCA Music Group. Zomba was also rebranded to become the JIVE Label Group. 2011 Restructuring In mid-2011, Sony announced that they were again restructuring RCA/JIVE Label Group. The JIVE side split, and LA Reid was hired to head Epic Records, which was restructured to focus on urban music. JIVE Records was moved under RCA Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Make It Rain (Travis Porter Song)
"Make It Rain" is a song by American hip hop group Travis Porter. It was first released on July 14, 2010, before being released on December 2, 2010 as the debut and lead single from their debut studio album ''From Day 1'' (2012). The song was produced by FKi. Music video The music video debuted on MTV Jams on December 19, 2010. In the Gabriel Hart-directed video, the owner of a dry corn farm watches an infomercial of Travis Porter saying that they will bring rain, and calls them. Once he opens a package delivered from a Porterville Express van, two farm girls approach the farm's silo, and Travis Porter appears in black suits and carrying yellow umbrellas. Eventually, Travis Porter hosts a party in a barn, filled with dancing. Remixes On December 8, 2010, Travis Porter released a remix of the song featuring American rapper Rick Ross. Another remix featuring American rappers Yo Gotti and Gucci Mane was released on March 16, 2011. Other artists that have released a remix to the song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1017 Brick Squad Records
The New 1017 Records, also known as 1017 Global Music, LLC and formerly 1017 Brick Squad, So Icey Entertainment, & 1017 Eskimo, is an American record label founded by Gucci Mane after his departure from Mizay Entertainment and the closing of So Icey. The label was home to Ralo, Hoodrich Pablo Juan, Waka Flocka Flame, OJ Da Juiceman and others. History 2007–2013 In 2007 Gucci Mane founded his first independent record label, So Icey Entertainment, after signing with Mizay Entertainment. Soon after Gucci released his independent album, ''Trap-A-Thon''. From 2007 - 2009, So Icey Entertainment flooded the streets and online streaming platforms with mixtapes. These early years of internet mixtapes would change independent music forever, paving the way for platforms like Youtube, Soundcloud, and Audiomack. Gucci, along with his independent label, So Icey Entertainment, is also responsible birthing legendary trap music names such as: Dj Drama, Gangsta Grillz, The Affiliates, Trap-a- ... [...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] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top R&B Singles
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 positions but was shortened to 50 positions in October 2012. The chart is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, rock and roll, soul, and funk, it is today dominated by contemporary R&B and hip hop. Since its inception, the chart has changed its name many times in order to accurately reflect the industry at the time. History Beginning in 1942, ''Billboard'' published a chart of bestselling black music, first as the Harlem Hit Parade, then as Race Records. Then in 1949, ''Billboard'' began publishing a Rhythm and Blues chart, which entered "R&B" into mainstream lexicon. These three charts were consolidated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Jams
BET Jams is an American pay television network controlled by BET Networks and owned by Paramount Media Networks. The channel features hip-hop and urban contemporary music videos. The network, formerly known as MTV Jams, was rebranded under the BET banner on October 5, 2015. History MTV Jams (2002–15) The channel launched in 2002, replacing MTVX, a hard rock, and heavy metal music network which launched on August 1, 1998. The replacement of MTVX by MTV Jams was explained by the network as being based on demographic trends and industry data that there was a lower demand for a channel devoted to hard rock and heavy metal than there was for hip-hop, rap, and R&B (African-American genres); as a result, Viacom management made the decision to launch a new music video network over MTVX's channel space. The network's name was taken from a two-hour daily program block on MTV, called ''MTV Jams'', which ran from 1992 to 2000 and was also the general branding for urban music broadc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fast Life Yungstaz
Fast Life Yungstaz (also known by its acronym F.L.Y.) is an American hip hop group from Stone Mountain, Georgia. The group is composed of Myko McFly, Vee and Mook. The group's debut album, ''Jamboree In Scouting, a jamboree is a large gathering of Scouting, Scouts who rally at a national or international level. History The 1st World Scout Jamboree was held in 1920, and was hosted by the United Kingdom. Since then, there have been twenty-thre ...'', was released on June 23, 2009. Discography Albums Mixtapes * 2010: ''Mile Hi Club'' (hosted by DJ Pretty Boy Tank and DJ Geronimo) * 2010: ''Auto-Pilot'' (hosted by DJ Pretty Boy Tank) Singles References African-American musical groups American hip hop groups Def Jam Recordings artists Musical groups established in 2009 Musical groups from Georgia (U.S. state) American musical trios People from Stone Mountain, Georgia Southern hip hop groups {{US-hiphop-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roscoe Dash
Jeffery Lee Johnson Jr. (born April 2, 1990), better known by his stage name Roscoe Dash, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for his debut single " All the Way Turnt Up" (featuring Soulja Boy), which peaked at number 46 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in January 2010. He is also known for featuring alongside Wale on Waka Flocka Flame 's "No Hands" the same year, and alongside Kanye West on Big Sean's "Marvin & Chardonnay" in 2011, both reaching 13 and 32 respectively on the Hot 100. Johnson also has numerous accolades as a songwriter, ghostwriting for various names in the industry. Career 2002–2009: Career beginnings Johnson started rapping when was at the age of 12, after his older brother introduced him to hip-hop. While attending in high school, he and his brother created a rap group, which consisted of four artists, who went by the name of Black Out Boiz (aka B.O.B.), where his original stage name ATL came from. Though the group has been re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits, it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the core of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to more than 6.1 million people, making it the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over above sea level, it features unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the most dense urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among several rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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