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How To Rap
''How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'' is a book on hip hop music and rapping by Paul Edwards. It is compiled from interviews with 104 notable rappers who provide insights into how they write and perform their lyrics.Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press. ''How to Rap 2: Advanced Flow & Delivery Techniques'' is a sequel to the book, also on hip hop music and rapping by Paul Edwards. It includes more insights from the interviews done from the first book. Publication ''How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'' was published by Chicago Review Press on December 1, 2009 with a foreword by Kool G Rap. Publishers Weekly states that it “goes into everything from why rappers freestyle to the challenges of collaboration in hip-hop”, and Library Journal says, "instruction ranges over selecting topics and form, editing, rhyming techniques, putting words to music, collaborating, vocal techniques, studio tips ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-fiction
Non-fiction (or nonfiction) is any document or content (media), media content that attempts, in good faith, to convey information only about the real life, real world, rather than being grounded in imagination. Non-fiction typically aims to present topics Objectivity (philosophy), objectively based on historical, scientific, and empirical information. However, some non-fiction ranges into more subjective territory, including sincerely held opinions on real-world topics. Often referring specifically to prose writing, non-fiction is one of the two fundamental approaches to narrative, story and storytelling, in contrast to narrative fiction, which is largely populated by imaginary characters and events. Non-fiction writers can show the reasons and consequences of events, they can compare, contrast, classify, categorise and summarise information, put the facts in a logical or chronological order, infer and reach conclusions about facts, etc. They can use graphic, structural and prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40 Cal
Calvin Alan Byrd (born December 17, 1979), professionally known by his stage name 40 Cal., is an American rapper. He was a member of now-defunct American hip-hop group The Diplomats. Byrd 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 MTV2 (formerly M2) is an American pay television Cable television, channel owned by the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global, through PMN’s MTV Entertainment Group Subdivision. The channel launched initially as an all-music ...'s Fight Klub MC battles. Discography Studio albums Street LPs *2006: ''Trigger Happy'' *2007: ''Trigger Happy 2'' *2008: ''The Yellow Tape'' *2008: ''Leader of the New School'' EPs *2008: ''Harlem Shuffle EP'' *2011: ''Trigga Happy 3 a.k.a. Trigganometry (EP)'' Mixtapes *2006: ''40 to Life'' *2007: ''40 to Life Part 2'' *2008: ''Dip Masters Collection'' *2009: ''Da Carter After Nino, Like New Jac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Creekwater
Antoine Raimon Rogers, better known by his stage name Bobby Creekwater, is an American rapper from Atlanta who is a former member of Shady Records.Bobby Creek Leaves Shady Biography Creekwater was born and raised in various parts of Atlanta, Georgia, and its surrounding area. He attended for one year before leaving to pursue his music career.Cordor, Cyril. " Bobby Creekwater, |
Bishop Lamont
Philip Brandon Martin (born October 31, 1978), better known as Bishop Lamont, is an American rapper from Carson, California. He was signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment record label and released one project under the label, eventually leaving in 2010. Biography Born in Inglewood, California on October 31, 1978, Martin started rapping at age 13. Dr. Dre met Martin while filming The Game's music video for "Dreams".Paine (February 7, 2007)Bishop Lamont: The Platinum Backpacker. AllHipHop. Accessed August 12, 2007. After giving him praise on an L.A. radio station, Dr. Dre signed Martin in 2005. Martin was featured in ''The Source'''s Unsigned Hype section, but he had already signed to Aftermath by the time the issue hit stands. Martin appeared in the soundtrack for the video game '' True Crime: Streets of LA,'' performing "True Crime" and "Let's Get It Poppin". He can be heard on three EA Sports video games. Tracks "The Best" and "We Got Next" are included in '' Madden 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Brother (band)
Little Brother is an American hip-hop duo from Durham, North Carolina, that consists of rappers Phonte and Big Pooh. DJ and producer 9th Wonder was an original member of the group but departed in 2007. The group has produced five acclaimed studio albums and six mixtapes. Little Brother is highly regarded among hip-hop fans and critics. History Early career and ''The Listening'' album The individual members of the group, rappers Phonte (Phonte Coleman), and Rapper Big Pooh (Thomas Jones), and DJ/producer 9th Wonder (Pat Douthit), met in 1998 while enrolled as college students at North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina. The group began as a trio. Little Brother were members of the North Carolina–based alternative hip-hop collective, Justus League. In a February 2003 interview with ''MVRemix.com'', Phonte explained the origins of the group's name: The official debut for Little Brother came in August 2001 with their first recording, "Speed". According ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Pooh
Thomas Louis Jones III (born February 12, 1980), better known by his stage name Big Pooh (or Rapper Big Pooh), is an American rapper, who, along with fellow rap artist Phonte, is a member of the acclaimed North Carolina hip hop group Little Brother. In addition to numerous records and EP's by Little Brother, Pooh released a solo album in 2005 entitled '' Sleepers'' to positive critical reception. He has been guest featured on numerous tracks by other artists. Big Pooh also appreciates basketball and has served as a guest writer on a basketball blog. Biography Big Pooh first got his break by Beni B of ABB Records. He had been pursued by most of the major labels for about a year. He ended up signing to Atlantic "because the independent label we were signed to, ABB felt Atlantic was the best route for them as well as us". His deal with Atlantic ended in 07. In January 2007, in response to the departure of Little Brother member, co-founder and main producer 9th Wonder, Pooh stated i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Noyd
TaJuan Akeem Perry (born August 15, 1975), better known by his stage name Big Noyd, is an American rapper. He is closely affiliated with Mobb Deep and is featured on all of their albums except '' Blood Money''. Career Big Noyd's debut was his verse on "Stomp 'Em Out" from Mobb Deep's 1993 debut '' Juvenile Hell'', but it was not until 1995, on Mobb Deep's album ''The Infamous'', that Big Noyd attracted wider attention. He appeared on "Right Back At You", “Party Over”, & " Give Up the Goods (Just Step)". He explained later that he received his first contract, for $300,000, from Tommy Boy because of his verse on "Give Up The Goods (Just Step)". His debut album '' Episodes Of A Hustla'' was released in 1996 on Tommy Boy Records. Noyd was incarcerated at the time of its release. According to Prodigy, the album sold a "disappointing 30,000 copies". In 2000, Big Noyd signed to Prodigy's record label, ''Infamous Records'', and appeared on the songs ''Infamous Minded'' and ''Gun P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Daddy Kane
Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968), better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an American Rapping, rapper, producer and actor who began his career in 1986 as a member of the Juice Crew. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and skilled Master of ceremonies, MCs in Hip-hop, hip hop. ''Rolling Stone'' ranked his song "Ain't No Half-Steppin', Ain't No Half-Steppin" number 25 on its list of ''The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time'', calling him "a master wordsmith of rap's ... Golden age hip-hop, golden age and a huge influence on a generation of MCs." Early life Antonio Hardy was born on September 10, 1968, in Brooklyn. Biography 1980s In high school, Kane met Mister Cee, who would later play an integral role in Kane's career when he served as his DJ. In 1984, Kane became friends with Biz Markie, and he would co-write some of Biz's best-known lyrics. Both eventually became important members of the Queens-based Juice Crew, a collective headed by renow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AZ (rapper)
Anthony Cruz (born March 9, 1972), known professionally as AZ, is an American rapper. Best known for his affiliation with hometown native and fellow East Coast rapper Nas, they formed the New York City-based hip hop group the Firm along with Foxy Brown, Cormega and Nature in 1996. Cruz first saw recognition for his guest appearance on Nas' 1994 single " Life's a Bitch", from his album '' Illmatic'' (1994). Cruz was then signed by EMI to release his debut studio album, '' Doe or Die'' (1995), which was met with critical acclaim. Its lead single, " Sugar Hill" (featuring Miss Jones) peaked at number 25 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and received gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Moreover, The Firm's sole album (1997) peaked atop the ''Billboard'' 200 chart despite unfavorable critical response; the group disbanded two years later. Upon EMI's dissolution, he was transferred to its sister labels, Noo Trybe Records and Virgin Records, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugly Duckling (hip Hop Group)
Ugly Duckling is an American hip hop group that formed around 1993. Ugly Duckling's members include Dizzy Dustin (Dustin McFarland), Young Einstein (Rodney Pleasant Jr.) and Andy Cooper. The band decided to take the name Ugly Duckling because they felt like outcasts in the hip hop scene of the mid-1990s. According to the book ''How to Rap: the Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', it is one of the most prominent underground hip hop groups.Edwards, Paul. (2009) ''How to Rap: the Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. 316. History Each of the member of the group. Dizzy, Einstein and Andy met each other through mutual friends and eventually began creating and performing music together. In 1995, the group self-released its first album ''Down The Road'' on cassette, which was sent as promo copies to radio stations and began to build a local following. The original promos came from a rainbow pack of tapes and differ in color. In 1998, they independently released thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AMG (rapper)
Jason Lewis (born September 29, 1970), better known by his stage name AMG, is an American rapper. Career AMG made his debut appearance in 1991 on the album ''Quik Is the Name'' by DJ Quik, on the songs "Deep", "Tear It Off" and "Skanless". His association with DJ Quik helped him secure a record deal with Select Records, who he signed to in 1991. That same year, he released his debut album, ''Bitch Betta Have My Money'', which featured the singles "Bitch Betta Have My Money (song), Bitch Betta Have My Money", "Jiggable Pie", "Vertical Joyride" and "I Wanna Be Yo Ho". AMG produced almost the entire album by himself, with DJ Quik serving as an additional producer on one song. The album was a moderate success commercially, reaching No. 63 on the US Billboard 200. AMG is known for his sexually explicit lyrics, and most notably for songs like "Bitch Betta Have My Money" and "Jiggable Pie". AMG appeared on porn star-turn-singer Midori (actress), Midori's album ''Miss Judged'' in 2001. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akir
Akir (acronym for Always Keep It Real) is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and activist. He is known for his complex lyrics and social-political content. Biography Akir first entered the hip hop scene as an on-air personality at the high school radio station, WNMH, from 1994 to 1996. In 1998, he ranked second out of 50 in Howard University's Verbal Armageddon, MC competition. Akir sought to improve his musical talent and began to focus on production. Collaborating with his brother and business partner SouthPaw, he co-produced one track on Immortal Technique's '' Revolutionary Vol. 1''. Soon after, Akir released his first song, "Best Friend", on DJ N'finite's mix CD, ''The Blockbuster Vol. 1'', through his own production company, One Enterprises. In November 2005, Akir and ten other up and coming emcees formed the group The Reavers, and released the album ''Terror Firma''. Soon after, One Enterprises and Viper Records joined to release Akir's debut solo album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
