|
2002 Soul Train Music Awards
The 2002 Soul Train Music Awards were held on 20 March 2002 at the Los Angeles Memorial Sport Arena in Los Angeles, California. The show was hosted by Arsenio Hall, Yolanda Adams, Faith Evans and Shemar Moore. Special awards Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievements * The O'Jays Sammy Davis Jr. Award for "Entertainer of the Year" – Male * Dr. Dre Sammy Davis Jr. Award for "Entertainer of the Year" – Female * Alicia Keys Winners and nominees Winners are in bold text. R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year * Jay Z – ''The Blueprint'' ** Janet Jackson – '' All for You'' ** Ja Rule – ''Pain Is Love'' ** Alicia Keys – ''Songs in A Minor'' Best R&B/Soul Album – Male * Usher – '' 8701'' ** Ginuwine – '' The Life'' ** Jaheim – '' Ghetto Love'' ** Musiq Soulchild – ''Aijuswanaseing'' Best R&B/Soul Album – Female * Alicia Keys – ''Songs in A Minor'' ** Aaliyah – ''Aaliyah'' ** India.Arie – ''Acoustic Soul'' ** Sade – ''Lovers Rock'' Best R&B/So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shemar Moore
Shemar Franklin Moore (born April 20, 1970) is an American actor. His notable roles include Malcolm Winters on ''The Young and the Restless'' (1994–2005), Derek Morgan on ''Criminal Minds'' (2005–2016), and the lead role of Sergeant II Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson on ''S.W.A.T.'' (2017–present) all on CBS. Moore was also the third permanent host of ''Soul Train'', from 1999 to 2003. Moore has won eight NAACP Image Awards as well as the 2000 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work on ''The Young and the Restless''. He was nominated for a People's Choice Award in 2016 for his work on ''Criminal Minds''. Early life Moore was born in Oakland, California, the son of Marilyn Wilson, a business consultant, and Sherrod Moore. Moore's father was African-American and his mother, who was born in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, was of Irish and French-Canadian descent. His mother, who had a degree in mathematics, worked as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All For You (Janet Jackson Album)
''All for You'' is the seventh studio album by American singer Janet Jackson. It was released on April 24, 2001, by Virgin Records. The album's development and theme were rooted in Jackson's separation from husband René Elizondo Jr. as she attempted to move on. Contrary to ''The Velvet Rope'', which saw Jackson tackling darker themes such as domestic violence and depression, ''All for You'' showcased a mix of upbeat dance-pop and slow R&B sounds, incorporating rock, disco, and funk, as well as soft rock and East Asian music. Its lyrics focus on passion, romance, and intercourse, while also discussing themes of betrayal and deceit. The explicit language and sexual content of several songs sparked controversy, causing the album to be banned in several countries. ''All for You'' received generally positive reviews from music critics, who commended its upbeat nature and the sonic innovation of several songs. It was also considered one of her sexiest albums and among the best o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaliyah (album)
''Aaliyah'' is the third and final studio album by American R&B singer Aaliyah. It was released on July 7, 2001, by Blackground Records and Virgin Records. Because of its packaging design, it is also known as "The Red Album". Aaliyah started to work on the album in 1998, but rescheduled its recording around her developing film career. She resumed recording in 2000 at Sing Sing Studios in Australia, where she shot her role for the 2002 film ''Queen of the Damned'' during the day and recorded songs at night. Additional recording took place at Manhattan Center and Sony Music Studios in New York and Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, among other locations. Through her recording contract with Blackground, the singer worked primarily with the record label's in-house crew of writers and producers, including Bud'da, J. Dub, Rapture, and Eric Seats, as well as longtime collaborator Timbaland. ''Aaliyah'' is described in critical commentaries as an album of R&B, neo soul, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaliyah
Aaliyah Dana Haughton (; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer and actress. She has been credited for helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop and hip hop, earning her the nicknames the "Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop". Born in Brooklyn but raised in Detroit, she first gained recognition at the age of 10, when she appeared on the television show ''Star Search'' and performed in concert alongside Gladys Knight. At the age of 12, Aaliyah signed with Jive Records and her uncle Barry Hankerson's Blackground Records. Hankerson introduced her to R. Kelly, who became her mentor, as well as lead songwriter and producer of her debut album, ''Age Ain't Nothing but a Number''. The album sold three million copies in the United States and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). After allegations of an illegal marriage with Kelly, Aaliyah ended her contract with Jive and signed with Atlantic Records. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aijuswanaseing
''Aijuswanaseing'' (pronounced as ''"I Just Wanna Sing"'') is the debut studio album by American singer Musiq Soulchild. It was released on November 14, 2000 through Def Soul Recordings and Island Def Jam Music Group. The album debuted at number 32 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart on December 2, 2000. On the ''Billboard'' 200, it peaked at #24 on April 7, 2001, and after spending 41 weeks on the chart, exited on September 8, 2001; on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, it spent 67 weeks, falling off on June 1, 2002. Track listing • other versions replace the track "The Ingredients of Love" duet with Angie Stone Angela Laverne Brown (born December 18, 1961) known professionally as Angie Stone, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. She rose to fame in the late 1970s as member of the hip hop trio The Sequence. In the early 1990s ... with "North Star". Personnel *AAries - Primary Artist *Louis Alfred III - Engineer *Kwaku Alston - Photography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musiq Soulchild
Taalib Hassan Johnson (born September 16, 1977), better known by the stage name Musiq Soulchild or simply Musiq (pronounced "music") is an American singer and songwriter whose style blends R&B, funk, blues, jazz, and Gospel music, gospel influences fused with Hip hop music, hip hop. Soulchild has released several successful studio albums that went platinum in the United States. He is regarded as one of the best R&B male singers of the 21st century. Early life Musiq was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in a strict Muslim household. During his teenage years he built a reputation for being musically gifted, beat boxing for MCs freestyling on the open mic circuit, scatting at jazz clubs, or just performing an a cappella for strangers on the streets, which is where he got the name "Musiq" and later added "Soulchild." He cites as his inspirations such icons as Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and Donny Hathaway.[ Billboard: Musiq Soulchild] He dropped out of high school to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghetto Love (album)
''Ghetto Love'' is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Jaheim. It was released in 2001 and features the hit singles "Could It Be", and "Just in Case". It debuted at number 9 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with first-week sales of 80,000 copies and ended up being certified platinum by the RIAA selling a million copies in the United States. Although this album contains explicit lyrics, this album never had a Parental Advisory label. However, it is marked as such in digital distribution and streaming platforms. Track listing #"Intro" – 1:06 #"Du & Jah" – 0:45 #"Looking for Love" – 3:53 #"Answering Machine (Interlude)" – 0:21 #"Let It Go" (featuring Castro) – 2:46 #"Could It Be" – 3:44 #"Ghetto Love" – 4:22 #"Happiness" – 3:15 #"Jah's Seed (Interlude)" – 1:10 #"Lil' Nigga Ain't Mine" (featuring Castro, Duganz & Precise) – 3:50 #"Finders Keepers" (featuring Lil' Mo) – 3:18 #"Just in Case" – 4:23 #"Heaven in My Eyes – 3:50 #"Anything" (featuring Next ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaheim
Jaheim H. Hoagland (born May 26, 1978), known mononymously as Jaheim, is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer. He was signed by Naughty by Nature's Kaygee to Divine Mill Records in 2000, and released his debut album ''Ghetto Love (album), Ghetto Love'' in 2001. His second effort, ''Still Ghetto'' (2002), contains the hit singles "Put That Woman First" (2003) and "Fabulous" (2003), both of which achieved platinum success. Jaheim's third album, ''Ghetto Classics'', was released on February 14, 2006, debuting at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, and selling over 153,000 copies in its first week. Music career Four years after he recorded a tape that led to a deal with Divine Mill Records (a division of Warner Bros. Records). Hoagland received good reactions from two singles "Could It Be" and "Lil' Nigga Ain't Mine" on Black Entertainment Television, BET video shows. Appearing with Hoagland on his first album was R. L. Huggar, RL (from Next), Blackstreet, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Life (album)
''The Life'' is the third studio album from American R&B singer Ginuwine, released on Epic Records in 2001. The album debuted at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with first-week sales of 152,000 copies sold in the U.S. and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. It also spawned a top 5 hit single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 with " Differences". ''The Life'' was the first Ginuwine LP not to be primarily produced by Timbaland, who only produced one track, "That's How I Get Down". The song "Two Reasons I Cry" is dedicated to the memory of Ginuwine's parents, who both died a year before the album was released. Critical reception ''Entertainment Weekly''s Tomika Anderson wrote that on ''The Life'' "the R&B stud drops his hardcore playa pretense to reveal a softer, more vulnerable side ..But it’s when he balances his Romeo routine with a funky club vibe (as on ”That’s How I Get Down,” with Ludacris) that ''Life'' gets really good." AllMusic editor William Ruhlmann felt that th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginuwine
Elgin Baylor Lumpkin (born October 15, 1970), better known by his stage name Ginuwine, is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. He began his career as a member of Swing Mob in the early 1990s. Signing to Epic Records as a solo artist in the mid-1990s, Ginuwine has released a number of multi-platinum and platinum-selling albums and singles, becoming one of R&B's top artists during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He had significant commercial success with his first four albums: ''Ginuwine...The Bachelor'' (2× Platinum), ''100% Ginuwine'' (2× Platinum), ''The Life (album), The Life'' (Platinum), and ''The Senior'' (Gold). According to ''Billboard magazine, Billboard'', Ginuwine has sold roughly 10 million albums in the US. Ginuwine received the Urban Music Icon award at the 2021 Black Music Honors. Early life Elgin Baylor Lumpkin was born on October 15, 1970 in Washington, D.C. He is named after National Basketball Association, NBA legend Elgi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8701
''8701'' is the third studio album by American singer Usher, released in the United Kingdom on July 9, 2001, and in the United States on August 7, 2001, by Arista Records. Recording was handled by several producers including The Neptunes, Jermaine Dupri, Babyface, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Mike City, Bryan Michael Cox, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Although intended for an October 31, 2000, release under the title ''All About U'', the album was delayed numerous times, following the leak of several tracks onto the online music store Napster. Usher subsequently recorded new tracks and released the album under the new title, ''8701'', which is derived from Usher singing for the first time in his local church in 1987 and the album's US release date of August 7, 2001. The single "Can U Help Me" was supplied with Windows XP Service Pack 2 and later Windows versions to showcase Windows Media Player 11 and higher WMP versions. ''8701'' takes inspiration from multiple artists, including Don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
