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T-Boz
Tionne Tenese Watkins (born April 26, 1970), also known by her stage name T-Boz, is an American singer. Watkins rose to fame in the early 1990s as a member of the girl-group TLC. She has won four Grammy Awards for her work with TLC. Early life Tionne Watkins was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on April 26, 1970, to James and Gayle Watkins. She has written that she is of African American, Native American and Irish descent. Her parents divorced when she was young. Watkins' mother moved her from Des Moines to Atlanta, when she was nine years old, after living in California and Houston for a short time. Career TLC Crystal Jones held auditions for a singing group and chose Watkins, and Lisa Lopes. The group eventually attracted the attention of Perri "Pebbles" Reid and her husband, Antonio "L.A." Reid, head of LaFace Records. Jones was replaced with Rozonda Thomas and the group was signed in 1991 as TLC. In order to preserve the TLC name, Watkins is now named "T-Boz", while Lope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Getaway
"My Getaway" is a song by Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Brycyn "Juvie" Evans from the '' Rugrats in Paris Movie Soundtrack''. Watkins said of her involvement, "I'm a big fan of Tommy and Chuckie and the rest of the Rugrats, and I'm honored to be on this soundtrack". The song is played in the scene where Angelica is listening to her personal stereo during the flight to Paris on the plane, and in the end credits of '' Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'' with " Who Let the Dogs Out?" and "When You Love". Release as a single to rhythmic contemporary radio on October 3, 2000, the song peaked at number 79 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. In the United Kingdom, "My Getaway" peaked at number 44 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was also available as a CD and vinyl single, being distributed to radio stations by the Maverick Recording Company. The artwork has T-Boz on the front and the Rugrats on the back. Music video The official music video A music video is a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TLC (group)
TLC is an American girl group formed in 1990 in Atlanta. The group's best-known line-up was composed of Tionne Watkins, Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Lisa Lopes, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, and Rozonda Thomas, Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. The group enjoyed success during the 1990s, with nine top-ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, including four number-one singles: "Creep (TLC song), Creep", "Waterfalls (TLC song), Waterfalls", "No Scrubs", and "Unpretty". TLC also recorded four multi-platinum albums, including ''CrazySexyCool'' (1994), which received a RIAA certification, diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). They became the first R&B group in history to receive the million certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for ''FanMail'' (1999). Having sold over 60 million records worldwide, TLC is one of the five best-selling American girl groups of all time. VH1 ranked TLC as the greatest female group, plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Lopes
Lisa Nicole Lopes (May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002), also known by her stage name Left Eye, was an American singer and rapper. She was a member of the R&B girl group TLC, alongside Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. Besides rapping and singing on TLC recordings, Lopes was the creative force behind the group, receiving more co-writing credits than the other members. She also designed some of their outfits and the stage for their FanMail Tour and contributed to the group's image, album titles, artworks, and music videos. Through her work with TLC, Lopes won four Grammy Awards. During her brief solo career, Lopes scored two US top 10 singles with " Not Tonight" and " U Know What's Up", as well as one UK number-one single with " Never Be the Same Again", the latter a collaboration with Melanie C of the English girl group Spice Girls. She also produced another girl group, Blaque, who scored a platinum album and two US top 10 hits. Lopes remains the only mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touch Myself
"Touch Myself" is the debut solo single by American singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins for the soundtrack album to the film ''Fled'', starring Laurence Fishburne and Stephen Baldwin. It was released by Rowdy Records as the album's lead single on July 18, 1996. The accompanying music video was directed by Bille Woodruff, and was made both with and without clips from the film. It peaked at number 40, giving Watkins her first solo top 40 hit. A remix was also made featuring rapper Richie Rich, and produced by Jermaine Dupri. The remix also had a music video which did not contain clips from the movie. In 1997, it was released as the third single from Richie Rich's 1996 album '' Seasoned Veteran''. Critical reception Larry Flick from ''Billboard'' described the song as a "chugging jeep mover". He added, "With each recording, she sheds a little more of her girlish posture, revealing an assured funk stylist who makes the most of her limited (but hugely appealing) voice. It does not hurt th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mack 10
Dedrick D'Mon Rolison (born August 9, 1971), better known by his stage name Mack 10, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. He was a member of hip hop supergroup Westside Connection along with WC and Ice Cube and has sold nearly 11 million records between his solo and group works. His stage name is a reference to the Ingram MAC-10 submachine gun. As a record executive, Mack 10 is the founder and CEO of Hoo-Bangin' Records. Early life Mack 10 was born and raised in Inglewood, California, and attended Inglewood High School. He then became a member of the Queen Street Bloods in Inglewood. Career Mack 10 made his first appearance on Ice Cube's '' Bootlegs & B-Sides'' compilation on the track "What Can I Do? (Remix)". His debut album '' Mack 10'' was released in 1995 by Priority Records and was certified Gold by the RIAA. The album included the hit single, " Foe Life," which peaked at number 33 on the Billboard 200. His next release ''Base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Da Brat
Shawntae Harris-Dupart (née Harris; born April 14, 1974), better known by her stage name Da Brat, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Chicago, she began her career in 1992 and signed with Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings two years later to release her debut studio album, '' Funkdafied'' (1994). Receiving platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), it became the first album by a female hip hop solo act to do so. The album was supported by the 1994 lead single of the same name, which peaked at number six on ''Billboard'' Hot 100, along with her guest appearance alongside Lisa Lopes, Missy Elliott and Angie Martinez on Lil' Kim's 1997 single " Not Tonight". Furthermore, "Funkdafied" peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rap Songs chart, while "Not Tonight" peaked at number three. Her second album, '' Anuthatantrum'' (1996) spawned the single " Ghetto Love" (featuring T-Boz), while her third, '' Unrestricted'' (2000) peak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rozonda Thomas
Rozonda Ocielian Thomas (born February 27, 1971), also known by her stage name Chilli, is an American singer, dancer and actress who is a member of the group TLC, one of the best-selling girl groups of the late 1990s. Early life Thomas was born in Columbus, Georgia and graduated from Benjamin Elijah Mays High School in 1989. Her father, Abdul Ali, is of Indian Bengali and Arab descent, while her mother, Ava Thomas, is African American and Native American descent. Thomas, who had been raised by her mother, later allowed the ''Sally Jessy Raphael'' television talk show to air footage of her meeting her father for the first time in 1996, when she was 25. When she was a child, her great-grandmother, whom she called Big Mama, took her to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Music career 1991–present: TLC Thomas was first a dancer for Damian Dame. In 1991, she joined TLC, replacing founding member Crystal Jones, and was nicknamed "Chilli" by Lisa Lopes so that the group coul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drew Sidora
Drew Sidora Jordan (born May 1, 1985) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her recurring role as Chantel in the Disney Channel Original Series ''That's So Raven'', as Lucy Avila in the 2006 film '' Step Up'', as Tionne Watkins in the VH1 TLC biographical film '' CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story'', and the BET comedy-drama television series '' The Game''. She joined the cast of the Bravo reality show '' The Real Housewives of Atlanta'' in 2020. Career Acting Sidora completed numerous industrial films and was the youngest member of the "Hook Players Theater Ensemble" in Hollywood, California, with residence at the Richard Pryor Theater. At age 9, she appeared in the Fox TV movie ''Divas'', acting alongside Khalil Kain, Lisa Nicole Carson and Nicole Ari Parker. Besides her roles in ''That's So Raven'', ''Step Up'' and ''Blessed & Cursed'', Sidora has also guest starred in '' Girlfriends '' in 2006 as a High School Girl Group recruiter, as well as ''Without a Trace' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. The magazine also sponsors and hosts major industry events. History Foundation and early years ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio "L
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language, it is translated as Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito, Antonino, Antonello, Tonio, Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António (Portuguese orthography) or Antônio (Brazilian Portuguese). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LaFace Records
LaFace Records was an American record label based in Atlanta, Georgia, that operated as a unit of Sony Music Entertainment from 2008 to 2011 and was historically a part of Bertelsmann Music Group from 1989 to 2004. It was most active and achieved its greatest commercial success during the 1990s, dealing largely in the field of urban music. It was originally distributed by its co-creator Arista Records from 1989 through 2001, after which it was shuttered and absorbed into Arista. In 2004, the label was rebooted, and it began operating through Jive Records until both were absorbed into RCA Records in 2011. Today, the label's back catalog and reissues are managed by Legacy Recordings. Company history LaFace was formed in 1989 as a joint venture between the producing duo Antonio "L.A." Reid & Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, and Arista Records. The combined nicknames of the duo's successful production company inspired the name of the label. LaFace went on to become a successful label ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities in Iowa, most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is the county seat of Polk County, Iowa, Polk County with parts extending into Warren County, Iowa, Warren County. It is named after the Des Moines River, likely derived from the French "Rivière des Moines" meaning "River of the Monks." The city was incorporated in 1851 as Fort Des Moines and shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. Its population was 214,133 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Des Moines metropolitan area, covering six counties, is the Metropolitan statistical area, 81st largest metropolitan area in the U.S. with about 750,000 residents, and is the largest metropolitan area entirely in Iowa. Des Moines is a major center of the United States insurance industry and has a sizable financial services and publishing business base. The city is the headquarters for the Principal Financial Group and Wellmark Blue Cross B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
