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Wizard Of Harlem
''Wizard of Harlem'' is the third and final studio album by Loon release after leaving Bad Boy Records. It contains tracks such as "Jimmy" and "Kill You" that continue rivalries with fellow Harlem rappers Jim Jones, 40 Cal and Mase. The album's outro contains part of the on-air confrontation between Loon and 40 Cal on Miss Jones' show on Hot 97 WQHT (97.1 FM, ''Hot 97'') is a commercial radio station, licensed to New York, New York, which broadcasts an urban contemporary music format. The station is owned by Mediaco Holding and operated by Emmis Communications under a shared service ..., concerning the shovel incident. Track listing #"Wizard of Harlem" #"Calling Me Back" #"Blap Blap" featuring I-Rocc & Smigg Dirtee #"Noodle Soup" #"Elmo" #"Jimmy" #"Code of the Streetz" featuring Smigg Dirtee #"Kill You" #"You Told Me" #"Shotie" #"Story" #"Outro" References * 2006 albums Loon (rapper) albums {{2006-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loon (rapper)
Amir Junaid Muhadith (born Chauncey Lamont Hawkins, on June 20, 1975), best known by his stage name Loon, is a retired American rapper best known for his association with Sean Combs's Bad Boy Records. He was featured artist on Combs's 2002 hits "I Need a Girl (Part One)" and " I Need a Girl (Part Two)". Career Chauncey Lamont Hawkins was born in Harlem, New York. He started his music career as a member of Mase's rap collective Harlem World and then became part of P. Diddy's Bad Boy Records under the name Loon. He released his self-titled debut album '' Loon'' in 2003 and made many guest appearances on songs of the R&B and hip hop genres. Loon left Bad Boy Records in 2004 to start his own record label, Boss Up Entertainment. Conversion to Islam Loon converted to Islam in December 2008 after a trip to Abu Dhabi, and Dubai, UAE. Born Chauncey Lamont Hawkins, he officially changed his name to Amir Junaid Muhadith after traveling to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest site of Islam, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Friends
''No Friends'' is the second studio album and debut independent studio album by American rapper Loon, released in August 2006 via Cleopatra Records Cleopatra Records is an American independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1992 by Brian Perera. The record label has since grown into a family of labels, including Hypnotic Records, Purple Pyramid Records, Dea .... Track listing #"Intro" #"Run" #"Eyes on U" #"You Crazy" #"Mobb Style" #"Skit 1" #"Live or Die" #"Straightjacket" featuring Gritty #"Skit 2" #"Came to Get Down" featuring Gritty #"Belly Dance" featuring Gritty #"Distracted" #"Skit 3" #"Nova / What Happened to Pastor? ase Diss Track #"Think Again" Loon (rapper) albums 2006 albums Cleopatra Records albums {{2006-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Boy (hip Hop Album)
Amir Junaid Muhadith (born Chauncey Lamont Hawkins, on June 20, 1975), best known by his stage name Loon, is a retired American rapper best known for his association with Sean Combs's Bad Boy Records. He was featured artist on Combs's 2002 hits "I Need a Girl (Part One)" and "I Need a Girl (Part Two)". Career Chauncey Lamont Hawkins was born in Harlem, New York. He started his music career as a member of Mase's rap collective Harlem World and then became part of P. Diddy's Bad Boy Records under the name Loon. He released his self-titled debut album ''Loon'' in 2003 and made many guest appearances on songs of the R&B and hip hop genres. Loon left Bad Boy Records in 2004 to start his own record label, Boss Up Entertainment. Conversion to Islam Loon converted to Islam in December 2008 after a trip to Abu Dhabi, and Dubai, UAE. Born Chauncey Lamont Hawkins, he officially changed his name to Amir Junaid Muhadith after traveling to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest site of Islam, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Boy Records
Bad Boy Records (or Bad Boy Entertainment) is an American record label founded in 1993 by rapper Sean "Puffy" Combs. It operates as an imprint of Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. It has been home to many artists, including Craig Mack, The Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans, 112, Total, The LOX, Ma$e, Shyne and Carl Thomas. History Beginnings After his climb from a non-paid internship to becoming an A&R executive at Uptown, Sean "Puffy" Combs was fired in 1993 by Andre Harrell and founded his own label, Bad Boy Records, later that year. The label's first release was "Flava in Ya Ear" by Craig Mack, followed quickly by Mack's debut album, ''Project Funk da World'' in 1994. On the heels of these releases came "Juicy" and ''Ready to Die'', the lead single and debut album from The Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Biggie Smalls), released the same year. While Mack's album went Gold, ''Ready to Die'' achieved multi-platinum success. Dominating the charts in 1995, B.I.G. b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Jones (rapper)
Joseph Guillermo Jones II (born July 15, 1976), better known by his stage name Jim Jones (formerly Jimmy Jones), is an American rapper, music video director, and record executive. He is an original member of the hip hop collective the Diplomats (also known as Dipset), alongside longtime friend and fellow Harlem native, Cam'ron. In 2004, he released his debut solo album ''On My Way to Church''. The release of his second album, '' Harlem: Diary of a Summer'' in 2005, coincided with Jones landing an executive position in A&R at Entertainment One Music. A year later he was on his third album ''Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment)'' (2006), which spawned his biggest single to date, "We Fly High". The song reached number five on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Jones' first major-label album ''Pray IV Reign'' was released in March 2009 by Columbia Records. The album spawned the hit sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40 Cal
Calvin Alan Byrd (born December 17, 1981), professionally known by his stage name 40 Cal, is an American rapper. He was a member of Harlem-based hip-hop group The Diplomats. 40 Cal made his first appearance on the self-titled theme song, "40 Cal" for the Dipset album '' Diplomatic Immunity 2''. He took a part on MTV2's Fight Klub MC battles. Personal life Byrd’s daughter, Saniyya Dennis, went missing from Buffalo, New York on April 24, 2021 and was last seen in her Buffalo State College The State University of New York College at Buffalo (colloquially referred to as Buffalo State College, SUNY Buffalo State, Buffalo State, or simply Buff State) is a public college in Buffalo, New York. It is part of the State University of New ... residence hall. On May 5, 2021, Erie County District Attorney John Flynn announced that she may have committed suicide after search dogs picked up her scent in rocky terrain, but couldn't locate her body. Discography Studio albums Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mase
Mason Durell Betha (born August 27, 1975), better known by his mononym Mase (formerly Murda Mase and stylized as Ma$e), is an American rapper and minister. In the late 1990s, he recorded on the Bad Boy Records label alongside its founder Sean "Diddy" Combs to significant mainstream success. In 1997 and 1998, as a lead or featured artist, Mase had a total of five platinum singles, five US Rap No. 1 singles, and six ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top 10 singles, including "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down", "Mo Money Mo Problems", "Been Around the World", "Feel So Good", What You Want" and "Lookin' at Me". Both "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" and "Mo Money Mo Problems" reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Mase's 1997 album ''Harlem World'' was certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA. His other two albums, '' Double Up'' (1999) and '' Welcome Back'' (2004), have been certified gold. Early life Mase was born Mason Durell Betha in Jacksonville, Florida, on August 27, 1975, as a fraternal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Jones (radio Personality)
Tarsha Nicole Jones (born October 24, 1969), better known as Miss Jones, is a former R&B artist and radio personality. She previously worked for WQHT in New York City and 103.9 The Beat and WUSL in Philadelphia. Miss Jones was the first black woman to host Morning Radio on a hip hop radio format. Early life Jones graduated with honors from the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, having majored in classical music. She also has a bachelor's degree in music from Syracuse University. After graduating from college, she worked several jobs until her chance meeting of Doug E. Fresh in front of Men's Walkers shoe store on 125th st where she was signed on the spot after an impromptu audition. Career Radio Before becoming host of WQHT's ''Miss Jones in the Morning'' show, Jones was a Tommy Boy and Motown records recording artist. Having appeared alongside several Hip Hop icons, Jones achieved gold and multi-platinum recording success. Jones also acted i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WQHT
WQHT (97.1 FM, ''Hot 97'') is a commercial radio station, licensed to New York, New York, which broadcasts an urban contemporary music format. The station is owned by Mediaco Holding and operated by Emmis Communications under a shared services agreement. WQHT's studios are located in the Hudson Square neighborhood of lower Manhattan, and its transmitter is located at the Empire State Building. History WQHT began as an experimental station, W2XWG, licensed to the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and located at the Empire State Building in New York City. W2XWG started operations in April 1939, initially as an "Apex" station, used for determining the coverage area of transmitting frequencies higher than those used by the standard AM broadcast band."NBC New York FM Station to go to 10,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
