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Sean Kingston
Kisean Paul Anderson (born February 3, 1990), known professionally as Sean Kingston, is an American former singer and rapper. Born in Miami, Florida, and raised in Jamaica, he signed with J. R. Rotem's record label Beluga Heights Records, in a joint venture with Koch and Epic Records in 2007. The label released his 2007 debut single " Beautiful Girls", which peaked atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and served as lead single for his eponymous debut studio album (2007). It peaked at number six on the ''Billboard'' 200 and spawned the top 40-single " Take You There", while his second album, '' Tomorrow'' (2009), saw a commercial decline, but spawned the top five-single " Fire Burning". His third album, '' Back 2 Life'' (2013), failed to chart and served as his final release on a major label, but spawned the moderate hit "Beat It" (featuring Chris Brown and Wiz Khalifa). After his second album, Kingston launched the record label Time Is Money Entertainment, through which he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Kingston Discography
The discography of Sean Kingston, a Jamaican American reggae fusion singer, consists of four studio albums, twenty-one singles and five music videos. His self-titled debut album was released on July 31, 2007, debuted at number 6 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart and was certified platinum for over 1,000,000 shipments in the United States. The album features its lead single, " Beautiful Girls". The song climbed to number 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 2007, then was certified 2× multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ... (RIAA). The following singles released all made the Hot 100; however, only one failed to make the Top 40 of the charts. The second and third singles, " Me Love" and " Take You Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami
Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a population of 6.14 million, is the second-largest metropolitan area in the Southeastern United States, Southeast after Atlanta metropolitan area, Atlanta, and the Metropolitan statistical area#United States, ninth-largest in the United States. With a population of 442,241 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Miami is the List of municipalities in Florida, second-most populous city in Florida, after Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville. Miami has the List of tallest buildings in the United States#Cities with the most skyscrapers, third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over List of tallest buildings in Miami, 300 high-rises, 70 of which exceed . Miami is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take You There (Sean Kingston Song)
"Take You There" is the third single by Sean Kingston from his self-titled debut album. It was produced by J.R. Rotem. The song was co-written by Kingston, Rotem, Evan "Kidd" Bogart, Rock City, and Eric Bluebaum. The song is about Kingston taking his girlfriend on a date to the West Indies, particularly his native Jamaica. As he told noted UK urban writer Pete Lewis of Blues & Soul in June 2007: "In 'Take You There' I'm basically telling a girl 'Let me take you to where I'm from - to Jamaica, to the paradise and to the slums!'. Because, while many people just think of the tropical beaches, there is definitely another, rugged side to the island too!" The song was originally supposed to be Kingston's debut single in early May of 2007, but Beautiful Girls became his debut single on May 26, 2007. On the issue date of November 17, 2007, the single debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 81 and peaked at number 7. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star-News
''StarNews'' is an American, English language daily newspaper for Wilmington, North Carolina, and its surrounding area (known as the Lower Cape Fear (region), Cape Fear). It is North Carolina's oldest newspaper in continuous publication. It was owned by Halifax Media Group until 2015, when Halifax was acquired by New Media Investment Group. New Media merged with Gannett in 2019, and the combined company took the Gannett name. The ''StarNews'' covers a three-county region in Southeastern North Carolina: New Hanover County, North Carolina, New Hanover, Brunswick County, North Carolina, Brunswick and Pender County, North Carolina, Pender. History The paper was originally published on September 23, 1867, as the ''Wilmington Evening Star'' by former Confederate States of America, Confederate Major William H. Bernard. Shortly after first publishing the paper, Bernard changed the paper to come out in the morning and changed the paper name to the ''Wilmington Morning Star''. "[I]t was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Ruby (record Producer)
Lawrence Lindo (1943 – 7 April 1989), better known as Jack Ruby, was a Jamaican record producer and sound system operator, best known for his 1970s productions of artists such as Burning Spear. Ruby was based in Ocho Rios and during his time was the only major Jamaican record producer not headquartered in Kingston. He ran the Jack Ruby Hi Fi sound system and is considered one of the best roots reggae producers of the 1970s, having established a distinctive sound, noted for the unique use of horn arrangements.Unterberger, Richi"Jack 'L. Lindo' Ruby Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 7 March 2025 Ruby produced Burning Spear's ''Marcus Garvey'' and '' Man in the Hills'' albums, both of which were licensed to Island Records, establishing Spear as an international success.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) ''The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn.'', Rough Guides, , p. 146-7 Other artists that he produced include Justin Hinds (''Just in Time''/''Jezebel''),Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Cari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocho Rios
Ocho Rios (Spanish for "Eight Rivers") () is a town in the parish of Saint Ann on the north coast of Jamaica, and is more widely referred to as ''Ochi'' by locals. Beginning as a sleepy fishing village, Ocho Rios has seen explosive growth in recent decades to become a popular tourist destination featuring duty-free shopping, a cruise-ship terminal, tourist attractions and several beaches and acclaimed resorts. In addition to being a port of call for cruise ships, Ocho Rios also hosts cargo ships at the Reynolds Pier for the exportation of sugar, limestone, and in the past, bauxite. The estimated population of the town in 2011 was 16,671, which is nearly 10% of the total population of St. Ann. The town is served by both Sangster International Airport (97 km west of Ocho Rios) and Ian Fleming International Airport (17 km east of Ocho Rios). Scuba diving and other water sports are offered in the town's vicinity. The name "Ocho Rios" is a possible misnomer, as there are not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long spit (landform), sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. Kingston is the largest English-speaking city south of the United States in the Western Hemisphere. The local government bodies of the parishes of Kingston Parish, Kingston and Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica, Saint Andrew were amalgamated by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation Act of 1923, to form the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC). Greater Kingston, or the "Corporate Area" refers to those areas under the KSAC; however, it does not solely refer to Kingston Parish, which only consists of the old downtown and Port Royal. Kingston Parish had a population of 89,057, and St. Andrew Parish had a population of 573,369 in 2011 Kingston is only bordered by Sain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mail And Wire Fraud
Mail fraud and wire fraud are terms used in the United States to describe the use of a physical (e.g., the U.S. Postal Service) or electronic (e.g., a phone, a telegram, a fax, or the Internet) mail system to defraud another, and are U.S. federal crimes. Jurisdiction is claimed by the federal government if the illegal activity crosses interstate or international borders. Mail fraud Mail fraud was first defined in the United States in 1872. provides: Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, or to sell, dispose of, loan, exchange, alter, give away, distribute, supply, or furnish or procure for unlawful use any counterfeit or spurious coin, obligation, security, or other article, or anything represented to be or intimated or held out to be such counterfeit or spurious article, for the purpose of executing such scheme or artifice o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tory Lanez
Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson (born July 27, 1992), known professionally as Tory Lanez, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer. First discovered by Sean Kingston, he received initial recognition for his mixtape ''Conflicts of My Soul: The 416 Story'', released in August 2013. In 2015, Lanez signed with record producer Benny Blanco's Benny Blanco#Record labels, Mad Love Records, an imprint of Interscope Records. Lanez' debut studio album, ''I Told You'' (2016) explored alternative R&B and was commercially successful. It was supported by the singles "Say It (Tory Lanez song), Say It" and "Luv (Tory Lanez song), Luv," which peaked at numbers 23 and 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, respectively. Both released in 2018, Lanez' second and third albums, ''Memories Don't Die'' and ''Love Me Now?'' delved further into hip-hop and were met with continued commercial success despite mixed reviews; the former became his first album to peak atop the Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiz Khalifa
Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and actor. Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he signed with the local independent label Rostrum Records to release his debut studio album, ''Show and Prove'' (2006). His contract entered a short-lived joint venture with Warner Records, Warner Bros. Records the following year. His Eurodance-influenced 2008 single, "Say Yeah (Wiz Khalifa song), Say Yeah" received urban radio airplay and entered both the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap Songs charts, becoming his first minor hit. Thomaz then parted ways with Warner Bros. and independently released his second album, ''Deal or No Deal (album), Deal or No Deal'' (2009). He released two further mixtapes until signing with Atlantic Records in July 2010. He adopted an urban contemporary music, urban hip-hop-influenced approach for his debut single for the label, "Black and Yellow." A tribute to his hometown of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Brown
Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. A Pop music, pop and hip-hop-influenced contemporary R&B, R&B musician who works in a variety of genres, he has been called the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of R&B" by some of his contemporaries. His lyrics often address emotional and hedonistic themes. His singing and dancing skills have often been compared favorably to those of Michael Jackson. In 2004, Brown signed with Jive Records. The following year, he released his Chris Brown (album), eponymous debut studio album, which went RIAA certification, triple platinum. Brown topped the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart with his debut single, "Run It!", making him the first male artist since 1995 to do so. His second album, ''Exclusive (album), Exclusive'' (2007), was commercially successful worldwide and spawned his second ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one single, "Kiss Kiss (Chris Brown song), Kiss Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beat It (Sean Kingston Song)
"Beat It" is a song by American singer Sean Kingston, featuring vocals from fellow American singer Chris Brown and rapper Wiz Khalifa. The song is the second single from Kingston's third studio album, '' Back 2 Life''. It was released on April 15, 2013, as a digital download. The song was written by Kisean Anderson, Cameron Thomaz, Omari Akinlolu and Nicholas Balding. The song would be the final charting single for Kingston as of 2025. Music video A music video to accompany the release of "Beat It" was filmed on March 23, 2013, in Malibu. The video was released on YouTube and Vevo on April 29, 2013, at a total length of four minutes and sixteen seconds. The video features Kingston, Brown, and Khalifa partying poolside at an estate, and features a guest appearance by NicNac, the producer. Main credits *Directors/Producers - Colin Tilley, Luga Podesta, Josh Thomas, Jamar Hawkins and Brandon Bonfiglio *Director of Photography - Rob Witt *Editor - Vinnie Hobbs Production *Produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
