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Victor (Vic Mensa Album)
''Victor'' is the second studio album by American rapper Vic Mensa. It was released on September 15, 2023, through Roc Nation. Background and singles The album was produced mainly by the rapper himself, along with executive production by BongoByTheWay. He shared an album trailer and announced the record on August 21. The clip shows Mensa sitting shirtless in the center of an art gallery while artists around him paint and closes out with a portrait of him that one of the artists painted. A few days later, Mensa revealed more details on the project. He explained that the album stems from the "rubble of a bad crash, literally and metaphorically" and follows his "journey into spirituality" as well as a return to Chicago, Ghana and to himself. The lead single "Strawberry Louis Vuitton" was released on January 27 and features Thundercat and Maeta. An accompanying music video was inspired by the late fashion designer Virgil Abloh. On August 25, he released a single called "Blue Eye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Mensa
Victor Kwesi Mensah (born June 6, 1993), known professionally as Vic Mensa, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Chicago, he was a member of the regional hip hop groups Kids These Days (band), Kids These Days and Savemoney prior to releasing his debut solo mixtape, ''Innanetape'' (2013). As a solo artist, Mensa has been signed to Virgin EMI Records, Def Jam Recordings, Capitol Records, and Roc Nation. Mensa's 2014 debut single, "Down on My Luck" experimented with hip house, while his 2015 single, "U Mad" (featuring Kanye West) adopted a drill music, drill sound; the former entered the top 40 of the UK singles chart, while the latter received RIAA certification, gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His debut studio album, ''The Autobiography (Vic Mensa album), The Autobiography'' (2017), was met with critical praise and moderately entered the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, while his second album, ''Victor (Vic Mensa album), Victor'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Lenox
Stephen Michael Feigenbaum, known professionally as Johan Lenox, is an American singer, composer and producer. His musical style combines elements of trap music, hip hop, pop and classical music. He began gaining attention for his production for high-profile artists like Travis Scott and Kanye West, among others. Since debuting in 2019, Lenox has released three studio albums. Early life Feigenbaum was raised in Massachusetts, where he spent summers studying classical music at Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts. He spent six years at Yale University studying music. He was inspired upon hearing Kanye West's 2010 album, ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'', realizing the potential of combining classical music with modern pop and hip hop. Career 2016-2018: "Yeethoven" Feigenbaum developed his stage name combining the names of composer Johannes Brahms and the town of Lenox, Massachusetts, where he studied classical music. Feigenbaum began receiving attention in 2016, co-creating and ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ant Clemons
Anthony Clemons Jr. (born September 26, 1991) is an American singer, rapper and songwriter from Willingboro Township, New Jersey. He rose to prominence as a guest performer on Kanye West's 2018 single " All Mine", after which he contributed to West's Wyoming Sessions and subsequent album, ''Jesus Is King'' (2019). Clemons' debut studio album, ''Happy 2 Be Here'' (2020) was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards; with a total of four, his three other nominations yielded from his songwriting work on albums for Mary J. Blige and H.E.R. Clemons is also known for his contributions to the original version of West's 2021 single, "Hurricane", as well as other songs intended for the latter's tenth album ''Donda'' (2021), most of which remain unreleased. Early life Clemons was born and raised in Willingboro, New Jersey. His musical taste was shaped by his parents playing Michael Jackson, The Notorious B.I.G. and Stevie Wonder. At age four, Clemons began perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lekan
Lekan is a Yoruba name common in Nigeria. Other variations of the name includes Olalekan, Olamilekan, Adelekan and it mostly a male first name. It means "''my wealth has increased''". Notable people with the name Lekan * Lekan Babalola, Nigerian jazz percussionist and musician * Lekan Balogun, Nigerian dramatist and theatre director * Lekan Balogun (politician), Nigerian senator and Ibadan king * Lekan Fatodu, Nigerian Journalist Notable people with the name Olalekan * Afeez Aremu Olalekan, Nigerian footballer * Bashorun Olalekan, Nigerian academic * Olalekan Bola, Nigerian footballer * Olalekan Jeyifous, Nigerian-born visual artist * Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole, Nigerian scientist * Lateef Olalekan Kayode, Nigerian boxer * Olalekan Olude, Nigerian Entrepreneur * Ramoni Olalekan Mustapha, Nigerian politician * Lekan Salami, Nigerian businessman and football administrator * Olalekan Sipasi, Nigerian entrepreneur Notable people with the name Olamilekan * Olamileka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dixson (singer)
Darius Scott, also known as DIXSON, is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known for a Season 9 live playoffs appearance on ''The Voice'' (with Team Pharrell), and his co-written and co-produced Academy Award-nominated original song " Be Alive" alongside Beyoncé from the 2021 film ''King Richard''. Scott has also co-written for Chance the Rapper, Kehlani, and Vic Mensa, among others, and is a graduate of the College of Wooster. Career Early life Scott's late father was a pastor, and Scott quickly learned to play all 11 instruments in their Atlanta church “in case” he had to step in and play. By the age of 5, he had started singing and impressed his parents with a rendition of Fred Hammond’s “When the Spirit of the Lord.” Scott subsequently attended Ohio's The College of Wooster as a recipient of the prestigious Posse Foundation scholarship. While there, he participated in several ensembles including the Wooster Chorus, The Woos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapsody
Marlanna Evans (born January 21, 1983), better known by her stage name Rapsody, is an American rapper. After signing with music producer 9th Wonder's music label It's a Wonderful World Music Group, she released a series of mixtapes and collaborated with Erykah Badu and Talib Kweli. Soon afterwards Rapsody released her debut album '' The Idea of Beautiful'' (2012). She would attain further prominence when she was featured on Kendrick Lamar's 2015 album '' To Pimp a Butterfly'', on the track " Complexion (A Zulu Love)". Her second album, '' Laila's Wisdom'' (2017), received critical acclaim and was nominated at the Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album and Best Rap Song. Rapsody released her third studio album, ''Eve'' on August 23, 2019, to critical acclaim from music critics. In 2020, she was featured alongside Cordae, Chika, and Busta Rhymes, on the Stevie Wonder song " Can't Put It in the Hands of Fate". Rapsody released her fourth album, '' Please Don't Cry'', on May 17, 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common (rapper)
Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known professionally as Common (formerly known as Common Sense), is an American rapper and actor. The recipient of three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award, he signed with the independent label Relativity Records at the age of 20. The label released his first three studio albums: ''Can I Borrow a Dollar?'' (1992), ''Resurrection (Common album), Resurrection'' (1994) and ''One Day It'll All Make Sense'' (1997). He maintained an Underground hip hop, underground following into the late 1990s, and achieved mainstream success through his work with the Black music collective Soulquarians. After attaining a major label record deal, he released his fourth and fifth albums, ''Like Water for Chocolate (album), Like Water for Chocolate'' (2000) and ''Electric Circus (album), Electric Circus'' (2002), to continued acclaim and modest commercial response. He guest performed on fellow Soulquarian, Erykah Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homer Steinweiss
Homer Steinweiss (born March 25, 1982) is an American drummer, songwriter, and producer known as a prominent drummer in the New York soul revival scene. He is a founding member and drummer of groups including Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Hardly Knew Ya, El Michels Affair, and Dan Auerbach's The Arcs, among many others. He leads the Brooklyn folk soul band Holy Hive with Paul Spring. A popular session musician as part of The Dap-Kings and in his own right, he is perhaps best known for his work with Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse, with whom he recorded the 2006 album ''Back to Black''. Early life Steinweiss was born into a musical family in New York City. His parents worked in the jewelry business and were supportive of his interest in music. He began playing music in the early 1990s after watching a conga player in the jazz band at his sister's Manhattan high school. When his conga teacher became unavailable he switched to drums. Steinweiss was in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Movshon
Nicholas Anthony Movshon (born March 17, 1982) is an American bass guitarist, drummer and songwriter, best known for his considerable contributions to the New York funk and soul revival. A frequent contributor to the recorded output of Brooklyn-based labels Daptone Records and Truth & Soul, he has spent the past two decades playing with Charles Bradley, Lee Fields, and Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, and as a member of groups including Antibalas, Menahan Street Band, and El Michels Affair. He is also a founding member of The Arcs and has toured with The Black Keys. A prolific session musician, he often works with producers Mark Ronson (Amy Winehouse; " Valerie," " Back to Black"), Dan Auerbach ( Lana Del Rey, Yola), and Leon Michels ( Aloe Blacc; " I Need a Dollar"). He can be heard playing on tracks like Bruno Mars' " Locked Out of Heaven". History Movshon began his career as a teenager playing in the band The Mighty Imperials with longtime collaborators Leon Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Michels
Leon Marcus Michels () (born 1982) is an American Record producer, music producer, Music executive, record executive, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist best known as the leader of the eclectic soul project El Michels Affair and co-founder of Truth and Soul Records, Truth & Soul Records and Big Crown Records. He is a founding member of soul and funk bands Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Menahan Street Band, and Lee Fields, Lee Fields & The Expressions, and has played with Charles Bradley (singer), Charles Bradley as well as Wu-Tang Clan. A frequent collaborator of Dan Auerbach, Michels was a touring member of The Black Keys and co-founded The Arcs. As a producer, Michels has produced records for artists such as Norah Jones, Clairo, Kali Uchis, Lady Wray, and Chicano Batman. History Michels' professional career began as a teenager in the late 1990s. He got his start playing in the high school funk band The Mighty Imperials with Thomas Brenneck, Nick Movshon, Sean Solomon, and Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chance The Rapper
Chancelor Johnathan Bennett (born April 16, 1993), known professionally as Chance the Rapper, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, he released his debut mixtape '' 10 Day'' (2012) during one of his high school suspensions. He gained mainstream recognition in 2013 following the release of his second mixtape, '' Acid Rap''. His third mixtape, '' Coloring Book'' (2016), was released to further critical acclaim and commercial success, peaking at number eight on the ''Billboard'' 200. At the 59th Annual Grammy Awards, Bennett won Best New Artist and the mixtape became the first streaming-only album to win a Grammy Award— Best Rap Album—while it spawned the single "No Problem" (featuring 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne), which won Best Rap Performance. His debut studio album, '' The Big Day'' (2019), peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 and saw moderate critical reception. In addition to his solo career, Bennett is a member of the Chicago-based collectiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
G-Eazy
Gerald Earl Gillum (born May 24, 1989), better known by his stage name G-Eazy, is an American rapper. Based in Oakland, California, he began his career in 2006 and released two independent studio albums before signing with RCA Records to release his third album and major label debut, '' These Things Happen'' (2014). It peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200 and spawned the single " I Mean It" (featuring Remo), which received triple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and marked his first entry on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His fourth album, '' When It's Dark Out'' (2015), was met with similar commercial success and spawned the single " Me, Myself & I" (with Bebe Rexha), which peaked at number seven on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His fifth album, '' The Beautiful & Damned'' (2017), saw continued success and matched ''These Things Happen'' on the ''Billboard'' 200. It was led by the single " No Limit" (featuring Cardi B and ASAP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
