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Watch For The Hook
"Watch for the Hook" is a posse cut song by American Atlanta-based Southern hip hop collective Dungeon Family. It was released on December 1, 1998, via Organized Noize/Interscope Records as a lead single from member Cool Breeze debut studio album ''East Point's Greatest Hit''. It was written by André 3000, Witchdoctor, CeeLo Green, Khujo, Big Gipp, Big Boi, T-Mo, Cool Breeze, Big Rube, and Organized Noize, who produced the song using samples from Merry Clayton's cover version of Neil Young's "Southern Man". The single peaked at number 73 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 18 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 48 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and topped the Hot Rap Songs chart in the United States. Critical reception Nathan Rabin of ''The A.V. Club'' called "Watch for the Hook" "the best song on the album". Matthew Ismael Ruiz of ''Pitchfork'' wrote: "André 3000 only has six bars, but opens the track like a shotgun blast; Cee-Lo and Khjuo try to outpace each other as they trad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cool Breeze (rapper)
Cool Breeze (born 12 August 1971) is an American rapper and member of the Dungeon Family. He released his debut solo album '' East Point's Greatest Hit'' in 1999. In 2001, he joined up with two rappers from a group called Sniper Unit and became known as Freddie Calhoun. He features on and is the origin to the title phrase of the 1996 Billboard 100 single "Dirty South" on Goodie Mob's debut album Soul Food. His 1998 single "Watch for the Hook" featuring Goodie Mob, Outkast, and Witchdoctor reached the Billboard 100 and #1 on the Billboard Rap charts. Discography Albums *'' East Point's Greatest Hit'' (1999) *''Made in the Dirty South'' (with the Calhouns) (2002) Singles *"Cre-A-Tine" *"Watch for the Hook" *"Decatur Psalm" *"Angelic Wars" *"Gangsta Partna" *"Dirty South" *"Hhl (Hip Hop League)" (feat. Organized Noize) Filmography *''Mystery Men ''Mystery Men'' is a 1999 American superhero comedy film directed by Kinka Usher (in his feature-length directorial debut) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rico Wade
Organized Noize is an American production team from Atlanta, Georgia composed of Rico Wade, Ray Murray and Sleepy Brown. History Among the hit records they have worked on include TLC's "Waterfalls", En Vogue's "Don't Let Go (Love)", and Ludacris' " Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!)". They are most notable for producing a large amount of material for Outkast (including all of '' Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik'' and "So Fresh, So Clean" from ''Stankonia'') and Goodie Mob (including all of ''Soul Food'' and "They Don't Dance No Mo" from '' Still Standing''). Both groups are part of Organized Noize's Dungeon Family collective, which also includes Slimm Cutta Calhoun and Joi, among others. In an interview with '' Billboard'', Big Boi of Outkast explained that Organized Noize helped them early on in the music business, saying, "They were our big brothers, and they did a production deal with LaFace Records. They were the ones that gave us our first shot and we been doing music with them sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cover Version
In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referred to a version of a song released around the same time as the original in order to compete with it. Now, it refers to any subsequent version performed after the original. History The term "cover" goes back decades when cover version originally described a rival version of a tune recorded to compete with the recently released (original) version. Examples of records covered include Paul Williams' 1949 hit tune "The Hucklebuck" and Hank Williams' 1952 song "Jambalaya". Both crossed over to the popular hit parade and had numerous hit versions. Before the mid-20th century, the notion of an original version of a popular tune would have seemed slightly odd – the production of musical entertainment was seen as a live event, even if it was reproduced at home via a cop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merry Clayton
Merry Clayton (born December 25, 1948) is an American soul and gospel singer. She provided a number of backing vocal tracks for major performing artists in the 1960s, most notably in her duet with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones song "Gimme Shelter". Clayton is prominently featured in '' 20 Feet from Stardom'', the Oscar-winning documentary about background singers and their contributions to the music industry. Early life Clayton was born in Gert Town, New Orleans, Louisiana. She was born on Christmas Day, and was given the name "Merry" because of the December 25th birthdate. She is the daughter of Eva B. Clayton and Reverend A.G. Williams, Sr. Clayton was raised in New Orleans as a Christian, and spent much of her time in her father’s parish, New Zion Baptist Church. After moving to Los Angeles, she met members of The Blossoms, who convinced her to pursue a music career. Career Throughout her career as a backup singer, Clayton's singing can be heard on songs by Pearl B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lead Single
A lead single (also known as a debut single) is the first single to be released from a studio album by an artist or a band, usually before the album itself is released and also occasionally on the same day of the album's release date. Release strategies Artists often choose songs that are more up-tempo, yet representative of the album's sound, as lead singles. Such songs are often catchier and attract the attention of listeners. The subsequent single might then be slower in tempo, in order to demonstrate the range of the album. Female vocalists like Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera often maintain a formula of an up-tempo first lead single with a slow ballad follow-up. For example, two singles were released by Miley Cyrus before her album ''Bangerz'' - an up-tempo track called, "We Can't Stop" was released as the first single, and a slow-ballad song, "Wrecking Ball" as the second. This was a successful practice of 1980s heavy metal bands. Girls Aloud chose to use " The Show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dungeon Family
The Dungeon Family is a musical collective, based in Atlanta, Georgia that specializes in Southern hip hop with heavy funk and soul influences. The group derives its name from "The Dungeon", the name given to record producer Rico Wade's studio, located in the basement of his mother's house, where many of the early members of the collective did their first recordings. Rico Wade, Ray Murray, and Sleepy Brown constitute the production/songwriting team Organized Noize, who have produced hits for the main popular Dungeon Family groups Outkast and Goodie Mob. The collective released their first album together, titled ''Even in Darkness'', on November 26, 2001. Label dissolution On October 7, 2011, it was announced that Arista, along with Jive and J Records, would be shut down. All artists on those labels, including The Dungeon Family, were moved to RCA Records. In visual media On February 8, 2016, it was announced that on March 22, 2016, the documentary ''The Art of Organized Noize' ... [...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] |
Posse Cut
A posse cut is a popular form of song in hip hop music that involves successive verses by four or more rappers.Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. 221. Tracks described as posse cuts by ''Rolling Stone'' include A Tribe Called Quest's "Scenario", "Tha Shit" by , "Doin' Our Own Dang" by , " Monster" and “ |
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] |
Black Ice (song)
"Black Ice (Sky High)" is a song by American hip hop group Goodie Mob from their second studio album '' Still Standing'' (1998), released as its second single on June 7, 1998. The song features American hip hop duo Outkast and was produced by Mr. DJ. There are two versions of the song. The first, titled "Black Ice (Sky High)", features verses from only Big Gipp and Outkast. The second features all members of the Goodie Mob as well as Outkast. Background The instrumental of the song was originally intended for a remix to "Blackberry Molasses" by American R&B group Mista. When Big Gipp heard the beat, he began writing lyrics to it. Gipp told MTV, "It was a song that I did in one night. I was n the studio just there playin' around and then came the hook and a verse. It came out so good and everybody was like 'It's jammin'." Gipp added that Outkast was "nearby working on their new album", and joined him, recording two new verses for the track. Composition Jonathan Zwickel of ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosa Parks (song)
"Rosa Parks" is a song by the hip hop duo Outkast. It was released as the second single from their album ''Aquemini'' (1998), and was that album's most successful single. The song's title comes from the civil rights movement activist Rosa Parks. Track listing ; CD Single # "Rosa Parks" (Radio Version) – 4:45 # "Rosa Parks" (Instrumental) – 4:29 # "Skew It On The Bar-B" (Feat. Raekwon Of Wu Tang Clan) – 3:23 ; 12" Vinyl Single # "Rosa Parks" (Radio Version) – 2:37 # "Rosa Parks" (Instrumental) – 4:34 # "Rosa Parks" (Main Version) – 4:51 # "Rosa Parks" (Acapella) – 4:12 Chart performance "Rosa Parks" was a minor success on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at No. 55. The single also charted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at No. 19. The single's highest chart position was at No. 4 on the Rhythmic Top 40. Critical reception "Rosa Parks" is widely considered one of Outkast's best songs. In 2020, '' The Ringer'' ranked the song number eight on their l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skew It On The Bar-B
"Skew It on the Bar-B" is the lead single released from OutKast's third studio album, ''Aquemini''. The song features Raekwon. It failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. The song features verses from André 3000, Raekwon, and Big Boi, respectively. Organized Noize produced the song. Raekwon's verse was ranked 13 on Complex Complex commonly refers to: * Complexity, the behaviour of a system whose components interact in multiple ways so possible interactions are difficult to describe ** Complex system, a system composed of many components which may interact with each ...'s "Top 50 Best verses of All Tim Formats and track listings ; 12" Vinyl Single # "Skew It on the Bar-B" (Album Version) – 3:07 # "Skew It on the Bar-B" (Instrumental) – 3:27 # "Skew It on the Bar-B" (Radio Version – Feat. Raekwon) – 3:15 # "Skew It on the Bar-B" (Acapella – Feat. Raekwon) – 3:20 References 1998 singles Outkast songs Songs written by André 3000 Songs written by Big Boi 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
