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The Featherstones
The Featherstones are a record production and songwriting team from Baltimore, Maryland consisted of Justin, Christopher, William, and Matthew Featherstone. History In 1997, the Featherstones created their production company with their father Lurenda Featherstone and began working with local artists Mystory and the singing group Everidae. While performing in a talent show hosted by ''The Baltimore Times'' at Security Square Mall, The Featherstones had the opportunity of meeting Sisqo of the singing group Dru Hill. It was there where he first heard them sing an original song written and produced by the Featherstones. He was so impressed that it led to the Featherstones first full production credit in 2002. " I Should Be..." both written and produced by the Featherstones was the lead single performed by American singing group Dru Hill from their third album ''Dru World Order ''Dru World Order'' is the third studio album by American R&B group Dru Hill, released in late 2002 (s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was designated an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland in 1851, and today is the most populous independent city in the United States. As of 2021, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be 2,838,327, making it the 20th largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about north northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the third-largest CSA in the nation, with a 2021 estimated population of 9,946,526. Prior to European colonization, the Baltimore region was used as hunting grounds by the Susquehannock Native Americans, who were primarily settled further northwest than where the city was later built. Colonis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On My Mind (Cody Simpson Song)
"On My Mind" is a single from Australian singer Cody Simpson. The song was written by Nasri, Julie Frost, Fraser T Smith, and Mike Caren. It was heavily sampled from the 1986 song, " Your Love", by The Outfield. It was released in iTunes on 23 May 2011. Background "On My Mind" was released in iTunes on 23 May 2011. Composition The song is composed in a key of E major and sampled from a 1986 song, " Your Love", by The Outfield. Performances Simpson performed "On My Mind" on CBS's ''The Early Show'' on 4 June 2011. Simpson also performed the song on Justin Bieber's "Believe Tour" Music video Simpson's video was released on 17 June 2011. The video was directed by Travis Kopach and featured dancer/actress Hailey Baldwin, wife of Justin Bieber. The video is based on Simpson finding a picture of a girl (Hailey) in the mall and searching the mall for her. Towards the end, he plays a video throughout the mall asking that girl to meet him at a theater. In the last scene, you see the gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trigga (album)
''Trigga'' is the sixth studio album by American singer Trey Songz. It was released on July 1, 2014, by Songbook and Atlantic Records. The album serves as the follow-up to the singer's fifth studio album ''Chapter V'' (2012). Trey Songz enlisted a variety of record producers such as DJ Mustard, Mike Will Made It, Da Internz, Soundz, Dun Deal, The Featherstones, D'Mile and The Insomniakz, among others. The album met with positive reviews from critics. The album fared well commercially, debuting at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200. The album was supported by six official singles: " Na Na", "SmartPhones", "Foreign", "Change Your Mind", "What's Best for You", and " Touchin, Lovin" featuring Nicki Minaj. ''Trigga'' has been available in a repackaged version, titled ''Trigga Reloaded'', as of June 2015. Background On February 15, 2014, Trey Songz announced that the title to his sixth studio album would be called ''Trigga'' and announced it would be released on June 30, 2014. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicki Minaj
Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (; born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj ( ), is a Trinidadian-born rapper based in the United States. She is known for her musical versatility, animated flow in her rapping, alter egos and accents. Minaj is regarded as being the most influential female rapper of her generation and has been called the greatest female rapper of the 21st century. Maraj first gained recognition after releasing three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009. Her debut album, ''Pink Friday'' (2010), topped the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Its fifth single, " Super Bass", reached number three on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and was certified diamond by the RIAA. Minaj's follow-up album, '' Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded'' (2012) explored dance-pop. The lead single, " Starships", peaked in the top five worldwide. Her third album, ''The Pinkprint'' (2014) explored more personal topics and marked a return to her hip hop roots. Its second single, "Anaconda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trey Songz
Tremaine Aldon Neverson (born November 28, 1984), known professionally as Trey Songz, is an American R&B singer and rapper. His debut album, '' I Gotta Make It'', was released in 2005 through Atlantic Records. His follow-up album, ''Trey Day'', spawned his first top 20 single, " Can't Help but Wait". Songz released his third album, ''Ready'', in 2009 and a single from the album, "Say Aah" (featuring Fabolous), peaked at No. 9 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 making it Songz's first top 10 hit. ''Ready'' was nominated for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 2008 Grammy Awards. The following year saw Songz's highest-charting song to date, " Bottoms Up" (featuring Nicki Minaj), from his fourth studio album, ''Passion, Pain & Pleasure'' (2010). In 2012, Songz released his first number one album, ''Chapter V'', which debuted atop the ''Billboard'' 200. The album's lead single, "Heart Attack", was nominated for Best R&B Song at the 2013 Grammy Awards. Following that, Songz released h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touchin, Lovin
"Touchin, Lovin" is a song by American singer Trey Songz, taken from his sixth studio album, '' Trigga'' (2014). The song features production from The Featherstones and a guest verse from Nicki Minaj. This is their second collaboration, the first being '' Bottoms Up''. The song interpolates The Notorious B.I.G. and R. Kelly Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and sex offender convicted of racketeering and multiple sex offenses. During his recording career, Kelly sold over 75 million records worldwi ...'s song "Fuck You Tonight". It was released on September 9, 2014 as the sixth official single from ''Trigga''. Music video The music video directed by Jason Zada was released on December 1, 2014.http://touchinlovin.com/ The video shows Trey Songz in the font of black background. Fans are allowed to click several symbols with different interaction effect of Trey and the girls. The video began with Trey waking up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XXL (magazine)
''XXL'' is an American hip hop magazine, published by Townsquare Media, founded in 1997. History In August 1997, Harris Publications released the first issue of ''XXL''. It featured rappers Jay-Z and Master P on a double cover. In December 2006, ''XXL'' took over the struggling hip-hop producer and DJ magazine '' Scratch'' (another publication owned by Harris Publications), re-branding it as ''XXL Presents Scratch Magazine''. However ''Scratch'' shut down less than a year later in September 2007. Other titles with limited runs have been launched under the ''XXL'' brand, including ''Hip-Hop Soul'', ''Eye Candy'' and '' Shade45''. ''XXL'' has released many other special projects including tour programs, mixtapes and exclusive DVDs. ''XXL'' also maintains a popular website, which provides daily hip hop news, original content and content from the magazine. In 2014, Townsquare Media acquired ''XXL'', ''King'' and ''Antenna'' from Harris Publications. On October 14, 2014, Townsquar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2 Chainz
Tauheed K. Epps (born September 12, 1977), known professionally as 2 Chainz (or Tity Boi), is an American rapper. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, he initially gained recognition as one-half of the Southern hip hop duo Playaz Circle, alongside his longtime friend and fellow rapper Earl "Dolla Boy" Conyers. The duo was signed to fellow Georgia-based rapper Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace label, and are best known for their debut single " Duffle Bag Boy" (featuring Lil Wayne). In February 2012, Epps signed a solo record deal with Def Jam Recordings, an imprint of Universal Music Group. The following August, he released his debut studio album ''Based on a T.R.U. Story'' on August 14, 2012, to commercial success despite mixed reviews. The album spawned three successful singles: " No Lie" (featuring Drake), " Birthday Song" (featuring Kanye West), and " I'm Different", all of which charted in the top 50 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and were certified Gold or higher by the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Testimony (August Alsina Album)
''Testimony'' is the debut studio album by American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer August Alsina. It was released on April 15, 2014, by Def Jam Recordings. The album was supported by six Single (music), singles: "I Luv This Shit", "Ghetto", "Numb (August Alsina song), Numb", "Make It Home", "Kissin' on My Tattoos" and "No Love"; along with the release of his promotional single, "Benediction". Upon its release, ''Testimony'' was met with positive reviews from music critics, who praised Alsina's introduction to the scenario of mainstream Contemporary R&B, R&B music. The album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, with first-week sales of 67,000 copies in the United States. The album features guest appearances from Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, Yo Gotti, B.o.B, Rich Homie Quan, Trey Songz and Def Jam label-mates Pusha T, Rick Ross, Fabolous, Jeezy and Trinidad James. Singles On February 14, 2013, the music video was released for the lead single, "I Luv This Shit" fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeezy
Jay Wayne Jenkins (born September 28, 1977), known by his stage name Jeezy (or Young Jeezy), is an American rapper. Signing to Def Jam Recordings in 2004, his major label debut, '' Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101'', was released the following year and debuted at #2 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 172,000 copies in its first week and was later receiving platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Jeezy is credited, along with fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Gucci Mane, for helping to pioneer and popularize trap music with a mainstream audience. Jeezy began his music career in 2001 as Lil J with the release of ''Thuggin' Under the Influence (T.U.I.)''. In total, Jeezy has released ten studio albums, as well as numerous successful singles, including the top five hit " Soul Survivor" (featuring Akon), as well as the top 40 hits " I Luv It", "Go Getta" (featuring R. Kelly), and "Put On" (featuring Kanye West). In addition, Jeezy has als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Alsina
August Anthony Alsina Jr.(April 8, 2013)R&B Singer August Alsina Talks Working With The Dream, Preps Def Jam Debut, ''Life + Times'' (confirms middle name; other sources confirm he is a "junior") (born September 3, 1992) is an American singer from New Orleans, Louisiana, formerly signed to Def Jam Recordings.Feeney, Michael (September 20, 2013)August Alsina has fans going wild in NYC as he gets ready to release remix with Chris Brown and Trey Songz ''Daily News (New York)''(July 24, 2013)MTV Jams' Fab 5 List: Spotlight On August Alsina mtv.com He released his first mixtape ''The Product'' in 2012, followed by ''The Product 2'' and his debut extended play (EP) '' Downtown: Life Under the Gun'' in 2013, the latter released under The-Dream's Radio Killa Records and Def Jam Recordings. Alsina then his debut studio album ''Testimony'' in 2014, after garnering success from the Platinum-selling singles " I Luv This Shit" (featuring Trinidad James) and "No Love" (featuring Nicki Minaj). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kid Ink
Brian Todd Collins (born April 1, 1986), known professionally as Kid Ink, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Los Angeles. He released his debut independent album ''Up & Away (Kid Ink album), Up & Away'' in 2012, following an EP titled ''Almost Home (Kid Ink EP), Almost Home'', and his first major studio album ''My Own Lane'' in 2014. The latter spawned the singles "Show Me (Kid Ink song), Show Me" (featuring Chris Brown), "Iz U Down" (featuring Tyga), and "Main Chick" (featuring Chris Brown). On February 3, 2015, he released his third studio album ''Full Speed (album), Full Speed'', which spawned the singles "Body Language (Kid Ink song), Body Language" (featuring Usher (musician), Usher and Tinashe), "Hotel (Kid Ink song), Hotel" (featuring Chris Brown), and "Be Real (Kid Ink song), Be Real" (featuring Dej Loaf). In December 2015, Kid Ink released a surprise commercial mixtape ''Summer in the Winter'' with the supporting single "Promise (Kid Ink s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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