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The Lost Tapes 2
''The Lost Tapes 2'' is a compilation album by American rapper Nas, released on July 19, 2019 by Mass Appeal Records and Def Jam Recordings. It is the sequel to the compilation album '' The Lost Tapes'', released in 2002. ''The Lost Tapes 2'' features unreleased tracks from Nas’ last four studio albums: ''Hip Hop Is Dead'' (2006), Untitled (2008), '' Life Is Good'' (2012) and the album scrapped in favor of ''Nasir'' (2018). It includes production from producers such as RZA, Swizz Beatz, Pharrell Williams, Kanye West, No I.D., Pete Rock and The Alchemist, among others. Background In 2002, Nas released '' The Lost Tapes'', compiling previously unreleased tracks that were discarded from recording sessions for Nas' studio albums, '' I Am...'' (1999) and ''Stillmatic'' (2001). A follow-up compilation, ''The Lost Tapes 2'', was originally intended to be released on December 16, 2003, and include unreleased recordings, remixes, and freestyle tracks. However, its release was delayed, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Disease
''King's Disease'' is the thirteenth studio album by American rapper Nas. It was released on August 21, 2020, through Mass Appeal Records and marketed by Universal Music Group. It succeeds his twelfth studio album, ''Nasir'', released two years prior. The album features guest appearances from Charlie Wilson, Hit-Boy, Big Sean, Don Toliver, Lil Durk, Anderson .Paak, Brucie B, Nas's supergroup the Firm, Fivio Foreign, and ASAP Ferg. ''King's Disease'' received generally positive reviews and was viewed by music critics as a return to form following the muted reception of ''Nasir'' (2018). The album won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, becoming Nas' first Grammy. The album's sequel, '' King's Disease II'', was released on August 6, 2021 and is Nas's first release to be marketed by Sony Music (through The Orchard subsidiary) since the release of ''Street's Disciple'' in 2004. Background Following the release of his twelfth studio album ''Nasir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RaVaughn
RaVaughn Nichelle Brown, known professionally as RaVaughn, is an American singer-songwriter and actress from Carson, California. She was initially signed to Ne-Yo's imprint Compound University which includes artists such as Adrienne Bailon. RaVaughn is the older sister of actress Rhyon Nicole Brown. Her music is primarily R&B but contains pop and rock elements. She has been influenced by artists such as Mary J. Blige, Aretha Franklin, Anita Baker, Beyoncé and Nas. RaVaughn has recorded demos and background vocals for multiple artists, including Celine Dion, Natasha Bedingfield, Jennifer Hudson and Brandy to name a few. RaVaughn released her debut EP, ''Love Always… The Introduction'', in 2012. Her unreleased debut studio album,'' Love Always'', was supposedly underpromoted by the singles "Better Be Good" and "Best Friend". Career After attending college in New York City and putting out a few demos, she became a background singer on the hit TV show Glee for three seasons. Sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Ocean
Christopher Francis "Frank" Ocean (born Christopher Edwin Breaux; October 28, 1987), is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper. His works are noted by music critics for featuring avant-garde styles and introspective, elliptical lyrics. Ocean has won two Grammy Awards and a Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist among other accolades, and his two studio albums have been listed on ''Rolling Stone''s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020). Ocean began his musical career as a ghostwriter, prior to joining the hip hop collective Odd Future in 2010. The following year, he released his first mixtape, '' Nostalgia, Ultra'', and subsequently secured a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings. His first studio album, the eclectic ''Channel Orange'' (2012), incorporated R&B and soul styles. At the 2013 Grammy Awards, ''Channel Orange'' was nominated for Album of the Year and won Best Urban Contemporary Album; one of its singles, " Thinkin Bout You", was nominated for R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Petition
An online petition (or Internet petition, or e-petition) is a form of petition which is signed online, usually through a form on a website. Visitors to the online petition sign the petition by adding their details such as name and email address. Typically, after there are enough signatories, the resulting letter may be delivered to the subject of the petition, usually via e-mail. The online petition may also deliver an email to the target of the petition each time the petition is signed. Pros and cons The format makes it easy for people to make a petition at any time. Several websites allow anyone with computer access to make one to protest any cause, such as stopping construction or closure of a store. Because petitions are easy to set up, the site can attract frivolous causes, or jokes framed in the ostensible form of a petition. Online petitions may be abused if signers don't use real names, thus undermining its legitimacy. Verification, for example via a confirmation e-mail c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KVEG
KVEG (HOT 97.5) is a Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio station serving the Las Vegas area. The Kemp Broadcasting outlet operates at 97.5MHz with an ERP of 100kW and is licensed to Mesquite, Nevada. KVEG studios are located at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip and its transmitter is based near Moapa Valley. History KVEG originally signed on the air in 2001 as a Mainstream Urban outlet targeting the Hispanic audience. By 2002 they would shift to a Rhythmic Contemporary Hits direction by adding Rhythmic Pop and Dance product, competing with KLUC and KVGS. After KVGS switched to Urban Contemporary in late 2002 (now AAA format) KVEG gained more competition from KWID, but it was short-lived. KVEG would later see competition from rhythmic adult stations KPLV (now Mainstream Rock) and KOAS (as of 2009). By 2008, KVEG began to top KLUC after the latter started to shift towards mainstream (it shifted back to Rhythmic until 2014). KVEG returned to a more Hip hop and R&B format by 2011, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freestyle Rap
Freestyle is a style of improvisation, with or without instrumental beats (Mystrodamus), in which lyrics are recited with no particular subject or structure and with no prior memorization.Kevin Fitzgerald (director), '' Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme'', Bowery, 2000.Gwendolyn D. Pough, 2004, ''Check It While I Wreck It'', UPNE, p.224Murray Forman, Mark Anthony Neil, 2004, ''That's The Joint!'', Routledge, p.196Raquel Z. Rivera, 2003, ''New York Ricans From The Hip-Hop Zone'', Palgrave Macmillan, p. 88 It is similar to other improvisational music, such as jazz, where a lead instrumentalist acts as an improviser with a supporting band providing a beat. Freestyle originally was simply verse that is free of style, written rhymes that do not follow a specific subject matter, or predetermined cadence. The newer style with the improvisation grew popular starting in the early 1990s. Original definition In the book ''How to Rap'', Big Daddy Kane and Myka 9 note that originally a freestyle was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stillmatic
''Stillmatic'' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Nas, released on December 18, 2001, by Ill Will and Columbia Records. In contrast to his previous work's gangsta rap themes, the album contains socially conscious and philosophical themes similar to that of his 1994 debut ''Illmatic''. Nas' lyrics address topics such as ghetto life, American politics, and his feud with rapper Jay-Z. ''Stillmatic'' was a commercial and critical success and helped re-establish Nas' career, following a period of critical disappointment with his previous album ''Nastradamus'' (released in 1999).Ryan et al. Hoard (2004), p. 568. It debuted at number 5 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and sold over 342,600 in its first week of sales, eventually going on to sell over 2,026,000 copies in the United States."More Than Words" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Am
I Am or I'm may refer to: Language and literature * "I Am that I Am", a common English translation of the response God used in the Hebrew Bible when Moses asked for His name ** I am (biblical term), a Christian term used in the Bible * "I Am" (poem), an 1848 poem by John Clare * '' I Am: Eucharistic Meditations on the Gospel'', a 1912 book by Cabrera de Armida Film and television * ''I Am'' a 2005 Polish film directed by Dorota Kędzierzawska * ', a 2009 Russian film with Oksana Akinshina * ''I Am'' (2010 American documentary film), a film by Tom Shadyac * ''I Am'' (2010 American drama film), a Christian-themed film by John Ward * ''I Am'' (2010 Indian film), an anthology film by Onir * ''I Am'', a 2011 Indian documentary film by Sonali Gulati * ''I Am'' (2012 film), a documentary film about 32 SM Town K-pop artists * '' I Am...'' a 2019-2021 Channel 4 anthology television series * "I Am." (''Lovecraft Country''), a 2020 television episode Music Performers * I Am (American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Is Good (Nas Album)
''Life Is Good'' is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Nas, released on July 13, 2012, by Def Jam Recordings. The album was recorded at various studios in New York and California, with guest appearances from rappers Large Professor and Rick Ross, and singers Mary J. Blige, Miguel, and, posthumously, Amy Winehouse, among others. Producers No I.D. and Salaam Remi incorporated orchestral elements and musical references to both contemporary and golden age hip hop, including boom bap beats and old school samples. Nas wanted to draw on 1980s hip hop influences in order to complement the nostalgic tone of his lyrics, which he used to vent personal feelings and address moments in his life and rapping career, lending it themes of nostalgia and adulthood. ''Life Is Good'' was written after his divorce from singer Kelis, whose original green wedding dress was featured in the cover photo, and Nas has compared the album to Marvin Gaye's 1978 divorce-inspired album '' Here, My D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Untitled Nas Album
The untitled ninth studio album by American rapper Nas, commonly referred to eponymously as ''Nas'', or simply ''Untitled,'' was released on July 15, 2008 by The Jones Experience and Def Jam Recordings. Its original title ''Nigger'' was omitted due to controversy surrounding the racial epithet. The album is distinguished for its political content, diverse sources of production, and provocative subject matter. The album features guest appearances from Chris Brown, Keri Hilson, Busta Rhymes, and The Game, among others. The album debuted at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200, becoming Nas' fifth to do so, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over 500,000 copies in the United States. Upon its release, the album received generally positive reviews from critics. Background Title controversy The original title of the album, ''Nigger'', was mentioned by Nas several times, as well as on an October 12, 2007, performance at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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