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Outasight
Richard Andrew Conte (born February 17, 1983), better known by his stage name Outasight, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer born and raised in Yonkers, New York. Though he is considered a pop artist, he is influenced by other genres such as hip hop, rock, and soul music. His debut album, '' Nights Like These'' (2012), featured the platinum-selling " Tonight Is The Night." He spent the next few years on the road performing at festivals such as Lollapalooza, Governors Ball, and Vans Warped Tour. His follow up album, '' Big Trouble'', was released in October 2015, which produced the singles "The Wild Life" and "The Boogie." On August 18, 2017, he released his third studio album ''Richie'', with his fourth studio album, ''Future Vintage Soul'', released on October 19, 2018. Biography Richard Andrew Conte was born in Yonkers, New York on February 17, 1983. At the age of 9, his father gave him a guitar, and it sparked his interest in becoming a musician. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nights Like These (album)
''Nights Like These'' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and rapper Outasight. The album was released on November 23, 2012, via Warner Records. The album contains the platinum-selling single, " Tonight Is the Night", as well as three other singles, " Now or Never", "Shine" and "I'll Drink To That". Background In 2008, Outasight was in talks with signing with different labels, before signing with Warner Records in 2009. He released the EP, ''Figure 8'' in 2011, under the label in support of his forthcoming major label debut. He was named as one of the "New Faces 2012" by ''Rolling Stone'' in February 2012, following the success of his lead single, " Tonight Is the Night". Composition ''Nights Like These'' consists of 10 tracks, produced by Cook Classics, Adam Young of Owl City, Andrew Goldstein, Sterling Fox, Big Jerm, E. Dan and The Futuristics. Richard Conte of Outasight worked on the album a year before its release and when the label approached him to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonight Is The Night (Outasight Song)
"Tonight Is the Night" is a song by American singer-songwriter Outasight. It was released on September 23, 2011, as the lead single from his debut studio album, ''Nights Like These''. The song was released by Warner Bros. Records and was produced by Cook Classics. The song peaked at number 38 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The song also reached number 18 in Australia and number 53 in Canada. Composition "Tonight Is the Night" was written by Richard Andrew Conte and produced by Cook Classics, who also co-wrote the track. Critical reception Brent Faulkner of ''PopMatters'' stated that the song, "benefits from its healthy balance of pop, dance, and pop-rap." He praised its "focused attention to detail and nuance" that shaped the song's success, despite its predictability. Scott Shetler of PopCrush gave a positive review on the Varsity Team Mixshow remix of the song, remarking, "The remix adds elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cook Classics
William Lobban-Bean (born September 30, 1983), also known as Cook Classics, is an American music producer, songwriter and engineer. He is currently based in Los Angeles. Discography Singles Full discography References {{DEFAULTSORT:Classics, Cook Record producers from California Living people Musicians from Los Angeles 1983 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Trouble (Outasight Album)
''Big Trouble'' is the second studio album by American recording artist and musician Outasight, released on October 23, 2015. The album was preceded by the lead single "The Wild Life", released on April 20, 2015. The album is a follow-up to Outasight's debut studio album, '' Nights Like These'' (2012). It was produced by Richard Andrew and Will Lobban-Bean, better known as Cook Classics. The album was heavily inspired by funk, jazz, soul, and pop. Background Following the success of Richard Andrew's debut studio album, ''Nights Like These'', and extensive touring, he began writing and recording for his second studio album, which later would become ''Big Trouble''. Throughout 2014, he became an independent recording artist departing from Warner Bros. Records and signed to RPM MSC. He moved from his hometown of Yonkers, New York, to Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York State Fair
The New York State Fair, also known as the Great New York State Fair, is a 13-day showcase of agriculture, entertainment, education, and technology. With Midway (fair), midway rides, concessionaires, exhibits, and concerts, it has become New York (state), New York's largest annual event and an end-of-summer tradition for hundreds of thousands of families from all corners of the state. The first fair took place in Syracuse, New York, Syracuse in 1841, and took permanent residence there in 1890. It is the oldest and one of the largest state fairs in the United States, with over one million visitors annually. The New York State Fair begins in August and runs for 13 days, ending on Labor Day. The Fair did not operate in 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. It is held at the Empire Expo Center on the shores of Onondaga Lake, in the town of Geddes, New York, Geddes, near the western border of Syracuse. The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets owns five of the building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers () is the List of municipalities in New York, third-most populous city in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York and the most-populous City (New York), city in Westchester County, New York, Westchester County. A centrally located municipality within the New York metropolitan area, Yonkers had a population of 211,569 at the 2020 United States census. Yonkers is classified as an inner suburb of New York City, immediately north of the Bronx and approximately north of Marble Hill, Manhattan, Marble Hill (the Upper Manhattan, northernmost point in Manhattan). Downtown Yonkers is centered around Getty Square, where the municipal government is located. The downtown area, which also houses local businesses and nonprofit organizations, is a retail hub for the city and the northwest Bronx. Major shopping areas are in Getty Square on South Broadway, at the Cross County Shopping Center and the Ridge Hill Mall, and along New York State Route 100, Central Park Avenue. The ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MtvU
MTVU (formerly stylized as MtvU and mtvU) is an American digital cable TV channel owned by the MTV Entertainment Group, a unit of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. MTVU programming initially served 750 college and university campuses across the United States, as part of internally originated cable systems that are a part of dormitory, on-campus housing or college closed-circuit television systems. In 2008 it expanded to home cable networks. Music videos played on the channel primarily consist of indie rock, pop punk and hip-hop along with limited original programming. MTVU also launched a short-lived campus guide and social media network called Campusdailyguide.com in 2008. In 2018, the MTV Networks on Campus group was sold by Viacom to Cheddar (TV channel), Cheddar to launch CheddarU, but the digital cable channel remains available to the public through digital cable. History MTV Networks' proposal for a channel targeting college students, tentati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XXL (magazine)
''XXL'' is an American hip hop magazine, published by Townsquare Media, founded in 1997. History In August 1997, Harris Publications released the first issue of ''XXL''. It featured rappers Jay-Z and Master P on a double cover. In December 2006, ''XXL'' took over the struggling hip-hop producer and DJ magazine '' Scratch'' (another publication owned by Harris Publications), re-branding it as ''XXL Presents Scratch Magazine''. However ''Scratch'' shut down less than a year later in September 2007. Other titles with limited runs have been launched under the ''XXL'' brand, including ''Hip-Hop Soul'', ''Eye Candy'' and '' Shade 45''. ''XXL'' has released many other special projects including tour programs, mixtapes and exclusive DVDs. ''XXL'' also maintains a popular website, which provides daily hip hop news, original content and content from the magazine. In 2014, Townsquare Media acquired ''XXL'', ''King'' and ''Antenna'' from Harris Publications. On October 14, 2014, Townsq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consequence (rapper)
Dexter Raymond Mills Jr., known professionally as Consequence, is an American rapper from New York City. He is best known for his collaborative work with A Tribe Called Quest and Kanye West. Career Consequence debuted in 1996, appearing several times on A Tribe Called Quest's fourth album '' Beats, Rhymes, and Life'', as he is the cousin of member Q-Tip. In March 2007, he released his debut album '' Don't Quit Your Day Job!'', under Columbia Records and Kanye West's GOOD Music. Consequence left GOOD Music in 2011, on bad terms, after being signed with the label since 2005. He and West later reconciled. Following his departure from GOOD Music, Consequence has since launched his own record label, Band Camp Records, now known as 192 Records. Personal life In 2020, Consequence came forth about his battle with lupus. Consequence and Love & Hip Hop: New York co-star and music blogger Jen The Pen are the parents of rapper ''Caiden The Crownholder'' (born August 17, 2011). Discog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skillz (rapper)
Donnie Shaquan Lewis (born June 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Skillz (or Mad Skillz), is an American rapper. He first became known for his debut album '' From Where???'' (1996), titularly in reference to his origins in Virginia, contrary of the prototypical New York City- or Los Angeles-based rapper at the time. He is also known for his yearly "Rap Ups," which he has done annually since 2002 (except in 2013). Skillz is also the creator of the web series "Hip Hop Confessions", a series of shows that gathers hip hop purists and hip hop lovers alike where they reveal something hip hop related that they have never told anyone. The show has featured Q-Tip, Peanut Butter Wolf, Kwamé and DJ Jazzy Jeff. Skillz earned a 2025 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album nomination for the album ''The Seven Number Ones.'' Early life Lewis was born June 2, 1974, in Detroit, Michigan, and after spending his early childhood in Fayetteville, North Carolina he then moved t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghostface Killah
Dennis David Coles (born May 9, 1970), better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and a member of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of ''Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)'', the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success. Ghostface Killah debuted his solo career with ''Ironman (Ghostface Killah album), Ironman'', which was well received by music critics, in 1996. He has enjoyed continued success in the years that have followed, releasing critically acclaimed albums such as ''Supreme Clientele'' (2000) and ''Fishscale'' (2006). His stage name was taken from one of the characters in the 1979 kung fu film ''The Mystery of Chess Boxing''. He is the founder of his own record label, Starks Enterprises. Ghostface Killah is critically acclaimed for his loud, fast-paced flow (rapping), flow, and his emotional Stream of consciousness, stream-of-consciousness narratives containi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronxville, New York
Bronxville is a Administrative divisions of New York#Village, village in Westchester County, New York, Westchester County, New York (state), New York, United States, located approximately north of Midtown Manhattan. It is part of the Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town of Eastchester (town), New York, Eastchester. The village comprises one square mile (2.5 km2) of land in its entirety, approximately 20% of the town of Eastchester. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Bronxville had a population of 6,656. History The region that includes the contemporary village of Bronxville was deeded to British colonists in 1666, but first settled by Europeans in the early 18th century. The two founding inhabitants were the Underhill (surname), Underhill and Morgan family, Morgan families. The Underhills built a sawmill and a gristmill, which was the first factory in the area, on the Bronx River. After they built a wooden bridge, the area became known as U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
