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Gemini!
Gemini! (stylized as GEMINI!) is the fourth studio album by Chicago-based rapper Lucki, released under Empire, on June 14, 2024. It features contributions by Lil Yachty, Rylo Rodriguez, Veeze, Future, and 42 Dugg, on a 20 song tracklist. Release and promotion ''Gemini'' was announced in June 2024 alongside Lucki's ''2 Faced Pt. 2'' EP, with the rapper previewing the album’s themes and upcoming release. The album's promotional rollout included the release of the single ''All Love'', which gained attention for its introspective and vulnerable lyrics. With two album trailers coming out two before the release of the album. Reception ''GEMINI!'' has received positive reviews for its unique approach and introspective lyricism. According to Hypebeast, the album stands out for its blend of melancholic melodies and vibrant beats, demonstrating Lucki’s versatility as an artist. The publication praised his ability to address personal themes while keeping the music engaging. Clash Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire Distribution
Empire Distribution, Records and Publishing Inc. (stylized as EMPIRE) is an independent American record label, distribution and publishing company founded in 2010 by Ghazi Shami. Based in San Francisco, EMPIRE has offices in New York, London, Lagos, and Johannesburg in addition to recording studios in San Francisco and New York. Shami, a San Francisco native with a background in music and tech, founded Empire as a digital distribution company focused on hip hop and rap. Developing proprietary software that allowed managers and artists to easily track airplay and sales, Empire paid monthly royalties to artists, many of whom had not previously earned digital revenue, and gained early support from the Bay Area's artist community. In 2014, Shami, known as Ghazi, launched the Empire label. Empire Africa, Empire Latino, and Empire Nashville divisions were later established. Since its founding—in partnership with artists and artist labels—Empire has released music by artists in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lil Yachty
Miles Parks McCollum (born August 23, 1997), known professionally as Lil Yachty, is an American rapper. He first gained recognition in August 2015 for his viral hit "One Night (Lil Yachty song), One Night", the lead single from his debut extended play (EP), ''Summer Songs''. He released his debut mixtape ''Lil Boat (mixtape), Lil Boat'' in March 2016, and signed a wikt:joint venture, joint venture record deal with Motown, Capitol Records, and Quality Control Music in June of that year. His debut studio album, ''Teenage Emotions'' (2017), peaked at number five on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 despite mixed critical response. His second album, ''Lil Boat 2'' (2018), peaked at number two on the chart, while his third, ''Nuthin' 2 Prove'' (2018), peaked at number 12; both were met with continued unfavorable critical reception. His fourth album, ''Lil Boat 3'' (2020), peaked at number 14, while his fifth album, ''Let's Start Here'' (2023), marked a departure from hip hop in fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rylo Rodriguez
Ryan Preston Adams (born September 30, 1993), known professionally as Rylo Rodriguez, is an American rapper. He signed with Lil Baby's record label, Glass Window Entertainment (known at the time as 4PF) in a joint venture with Virgin Records in February 2020. He first gained recognition for his collaborations with the rapper, and released his debut studio album, ''G.I.H.F. (Goat In Human Form)'' in November of that year. It peaked within the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' 200, while his second album, '' Been One'' (2023) peaked within the top ten and was supported by the single "Thang for You" (featuring NoCap)—his first entry on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 as a lead artist. Early life Ryan Preston Adams was born in 1993 in Mobile, Alabama. He grew up in the Roger Williams Housing Projects and was raised by his grandfather, who took care of him along with his mother, sister, and two brothers. Career Adams began his career in music featuring for Lil Baby on his hit singles "E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veeze
Karon Malcolm Vantrees (born February 28, 1995), known professionally as Veeze, is an American rapper and singer. He pursued a recording career in 2017 and released his debut single, "Itself", in 2019. His debut mixtape, ''Navy Wavy'', was released in September of that year. He signed with Warner Records to release his debut studio album, '' Ganger'' (2023), which peaked at number 97 on the ''Billboard'' 200. It was supported by the single "GOMD" (remixed featuring Lil Uzi Vert). His 2024 single, " Sorry Not Sorry" (with Lil Yachty), marked his first entry on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Early life Karon Vantrees, was born in Detroit, Michigan. He spent his formative years on the city's West Side, specifically on Seven Mile Road. Before pursuing a career in music, Veeze harbored aspirations of becoming a professional basketball player, specifically an NBA guard. However, he eventually redirected his focus towards music. Veeze has openly discussed his past experiences with s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future (rapper)
Nayvadius DeMun Cash (Birth name, né Wilburn; born November 20, 1983), known professionally as Future, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Known for his mumble rap, mumble-styled vocals and prolific output, Future is credited with having pioneered the use of Auto-Tuned melodies in hip-hop and trap music. Due to the sustained popularity of this musical style, he is commonly regarded as one of the most influential rappers of his generation. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Future signed a recording contract with Rocko (rapper), Rocko's A1 Recordings in 2011, which entered a joint venture with Epic Records shortly after. His first two studio albums, ''Pluto (Future album), Pluto'' (2012) and ''Honest (Future album), Honest'' (2014), were both met with critical and commercial success, spawning the RIAA certification, platinum-certified singles "Turn On the Lights (song), Turn On the Lights", "Honest (Future song), Honest", "Move That Dope" (featurin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
42 Dugg
Dion Marquise Hayes (born November 25, 1994), known professionally as 42 Dugg, is an American rapper and songwriter from Detroit, Michigan. He signed with Yo Gotti and Lil Baby's respective labels, Collective Music Group (CMG) and Glass Window Entertainment (previously known as 4PF), through a joint venture with Interscope Records in 2019. He is best known for his collaborations with the latter, with whom he has released the hit songs " We Paid" and "Grace"; the former peaked within the top ten of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and received quintuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His second mixtape, ''Young & Turnt 2'' (2020) was met with critical acclaim and marked his debut on the ''Billboard'' 200. His 2021 singles, " 4 Da Gang" (with Roddy Ricch) and "Maybach" (featuring Future) both received gold certifications and preceded his fourth mixtape '' Free Dem Boyz'' (2021), which peaked at number eight on the ''Billboard'' 200. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, 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 compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes 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 res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Sometimes, a recording act is remembered for its " number ones" that outperformed all other albums during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, acquiring its existing name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985), ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1991), and ''Billboard'' 200 Top Albums (1991–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales—both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, the tracking week begins on Friday (to coincide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tidal (service)
Tidal (stylized TIDAL) is a Norwegian-American music streaming service, launched in 2014 by the Norwegian-Swedish public company Aspiro. Tidal is now majority-owned by Block, Inc., the owner of the point-of-sale system Square. With distribution agreements with all three major record labels and many independent labels, Tidal claims to provide access to more than 100 million tracks and 650,000 music videos. On April 10, 2024, Tidal merged its two subscription plans to become one simply named Tidal, which offers the same quality as the former HiFi Plus plan (FLAC HiRes 24-bit/192KHz and MQA – 24-bit/352.8 kHz). However, on July 24, 2024, Tidal removed the feature to listen in MQA. Tidal claims to pay the highest percentage of royalties to music artists and songwriters within the music streaming market. In March 2015, Aspiro was acquired by Project Panther Bidco Ltd., which relaunched the service with a mass-marketing campaign, promoting it as the first artist-ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Raps
Robert John Richardson (born December 22, 1992), known professionally as Bobby Raps, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has been a member of Thestand4rd, Audio Perm, and Dequexatron X000. He has produced and written songs for several notable artists including The Weeknd, Lil Wayne, Future, Gunna, Lil Uzi Vert and more. Early life and education Bobby Raps was born Robert John Richardson on December 22, 1992, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. While in high school, he started rapping and producing beats. He graduated from Saint Paul Central High School. Career In 2011, Bobby Raps released his debut mixtape, ''Gimme Daps''. In 2015, he released a collaborative EP with Corbin, titled ''Couch Potato''. Entirely produced by Bobby Raps, it features a guest appearance from Izell Pyramid. ''City Pages'' described it as "a thoroughly haunting dose of ethereal hip-hop that sounds like if James Blake cut a record with Earl Sweatshirt." The opening song of the EP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Caps
In typography, text or font in all caps (short for "all capitals") contains capital letters without any lowercase letters. For example: All-caps text can be seen in legal documents, advertisements, newspaper headlines, and the titles on book covers. Short strings of words in capital letters appear bolder and "louder" than mixed case, and this is sometimes referred to as "screaming" or "shouting". All caps can also be used to indicate that a given word is an acronym. Studies have been conducted on the readability and legibility of all caps text. Scientific testing from the 20th century onward has generally indicated that all caps text is less legible and readable than lower-case text. In addition, switching to all caps may make text appear hectoring and obnoxious for cultural reasons, since all-capitals is often used in transcribed speech to indicate that the speaker is shouting. All-caps text is common in comic books, as well as on older teleprinter and radio transmission syste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
