Name	Rockwilder
Background	non_performing_personnel
Birth name	Dana Stinson
Born	February 03, 1971
Origin	Hollis, Queens
Genre	Hip hopR&B;
Occupation	record producer, rapper, singer
Years active	1994—present
Label	Muzic Park
Associated acts	Redman, EPMD, Method Man & Redman, Whuteva
Url	Roc Beats.com

Rockwilder (born Dana Stinson on February 3, 1971) is an American hip hop and R&B; record producer, rapper, and R&B; Singer. A long term friend of Def Jam rapper Redman, Rockwilder got his start producing album tracks on Redman's late-1990s LPs. In 1999, Rockwilder produced Method Man & Redman's hit single "Da Rockwilder".

Biography

Rockwilder began his debut production on the 1994 Organized Konfusion album & the Flatlinerz album "U.S.A.. He went on to craft records by other artists, including Jay-Z's "Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)" (1999), Busta Rhymes and Erykah Badu's "One" (1998), Xzibit's Front 2 Back (2000), and De La Soul's "I.C. Y'All" (2000). He also went on to work with Janet Jackson (several album tracks on All for You) and Destiny's Child (the Rockwilder Remix of "Bootylicious" as well as "If" and "Free" from Destiny Fulfilled), and was the co-producer, with Missy Elliott, of the 2001 Christina Aguilera/Lil' Kim/Mýa/Pink cover of Labelle's 1974 "Lady Marmalade" for the film Moulin Rouge! for which they received a Grammy Award. He also produced the song "Dirrty" for Aguilera featuring Redman using the original beat he produced for Redman's song "Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club)". In the 2000s, Rockwilder produced several tracks on Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes' Supernova (2001). The songs include "Hot" and "Rags 2 Riches". Later in 2003, he made the collaboration between couple Kelis and Nas, "In Public", being released from Kelis' Tasty.

After a string of pop-chart hits, Rockwilder has slowed down and in recent years has been giving his beats almost exclusively to longtime friends including inspirational rapper, WHUTEVA, a protege of Rockwilder who he made a pact to assist early in his career. "Mardi Gras", Whuteva's first solo single produced by Rockwilder, was released in 2002 by Hollywood Records/Muzic Park and was featured on Ice Cube's "Friday After Next" movie soundtrack[8]. While on Muzic Park, Whuteva and crew "Hoodlum Fresh- The Frat" have performed at venues ranging from Madison Square Garden, Daddy O's in Cancun, Mexico, Billboard Live in Miami and BET soundstage in Orlando.

Rockwilder has founded his own record/production company (Muzic Park Entertainment), which officially launched its first act, Motown recording singer/songwriter Yummy Bingham (a signed artist and owning/producing partner in Muzic Park). In early 2006, Rockwilder went into the studio with R&B; singer Brandy to record songs for her fifth studio release. For Beanie Sigel's 2007 album The Solution, Rockwilder produced the track "Shake It For Me".

2008

Fuel Records is making waves in the action sports industry by creating Board Beats. Board Beats is a portion of the record label where the top wakeboarders, skaters, snowboarders and surfers in the world have partnered with 2 x Grammy award winner RockWilder to create "tunes to inspire your ride."

RockWilder presents Blue Octane was recently released on iTunes and can also be downloaded from boardbeats.com. This album features 18 of the top pro wakeboarders in the world customizing beats with RockWilder. A team of artists and songwriters then went and lived the lifestyle with the rider to create the perfect lyrics for their tune. Run formerly from RUN DMC even jumped on a track.

The top pro skaters, snowboarders and surfers will be featured on the next album so stay tuned to www.boardbeats.com.

Discography

Production

Christina Aguilera / P!nk... - Lady Marmalade, (2001)

WHUTEVA - "Mardi Gras" (Friday After Next Soundtrack), (2002)

All City - Metropolis Gold, (1998)

Beenie Man - Art and Life, (2000)

Bell Biv DeVoe - BBD, (2001)

Big Punisher - Capital Punishment, (1998)

Black Moon - War Zone, (1999)

Mary J. Blige - No More Drama, (2001)

Brixx - Everything Happens for a Reason, (1999)

D.I.T.C. - D.I.T.C., (2000)

Destiny's Child - This Is the Remix, (2002), Destiny Fulfilled, (2004)

Cella Dwellas - Last Shall Be First, (2000)

De La Soul - , (2000)

EPMD - Back in Business, (1997)

Fabolous - Ghetto Fabolous, (2001)

Fat Joe - Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.), (2001)

Flipmode Squad - The Imperial, (1998)

Funkmaster Flex & Big Kap - Tunnel, (1999)

Ice Cube - Greatest Hits, (2001)

Janet Jackson - Doesn't Really Matter, (2000) , All For You (2001)

Jamal - Last Chance, No Breaks, (1995)

Jay-Z - Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter, (1999)

Kelis - Tasty (2005)

Kelly Rowland - Ms. Kelly (2007)

LL Cool J - G.O.A.T. Featuring James T. Smith:, (2001)

Lil' Kim - The Notorious K.I.M. (2000)

Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes - Supernova, (2001)

Maxwell - Now, (2001)

Mel-Low - It's a B.G. Thang, (1995) (Vocals)

Method Man & Redman - Blackout!, (1999), Blackout! 2, (2009)

Mocha - Bella Mafia (2001)

Mystikal - Tarantula, (2001)

Nas - The Lost Tapes, (2002)

Me'shell Ndegeocello - , (2002)

Nicole - Elektric Blue (2001)

Organized Konfusion - The Equinox (album), (1997)

Prodigy of Mobb Deep - H.N.I.C. (album), (2000)

Rah Digga - Dirty Harriet, (1999)

Redman - Muddy Waters, (1996), Doc's da Name 2000, (1998), Malpractice, (2001), Red Gone Wild, (2007), "Redman Presents... Reggie", (2010)

Busta Rhymes - When Disaster Strikes, (1997), , (1998), Anarchy, (2000), , (2001)

Erick Sermon - Music, (2001)

Various Artists - (1996)

Beanie Sigel - The Truth, (1999)

Sticky Fingaz - , (2000)

Styles P - A Gangster and a Gentleman, (2002)

Tash - Rap Life, (1999)

Tha Liks - X.O. Experience, (2001)

Tweet - Southern Hummingbird, (2002)

Team Blackout - Lights Out, (2008)

Xzibit - Man vs. Machine, (2002)

Flatlinerz - U.S.A. (Under Satan's Authority), (1994)

Derelict Camp - Move It In, Move It Out, (1996)

Yummy Bingham - The First Seed, (2006)

50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin', (2003), Before I Self Destruct, (2009)

Rockwilder - Rockwilder presents....Blue Octane, (2008)

Soundtracks

P.J.'s, (1999), (OST)

Gone in 60 Seconds, (2000), (OST)

Legally Blonde, (2001), (OST)

Rush Hour 2, (2001), (OST)

Training Day,(2001), (OST)

How High (2001), (OST)

MTV's Hip Hopera: Carmen (2001), (OST)

The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol... (2000) , (Various Artists)

Def Jam 1985-2001: History of HipHop vol.1 (2001), (Various Artists)

MTV Presents Def Jam: Let the People Speak (2001), (Various Artists)

Heavy Hits Mixed by DJ Enuff (2001), (Various Artists)

References

External links

Official Website

RocBattle.com

Also a mixed bread of Dog usually associated with various mixed "Rottweiler and wolf" puppies found in the southern United States.

Category:African American record producers Category:Hip hop record producers Category:American hip hop record producers Category:Def Jam Recordings artists Category:1971 births Category:Living people

Name	Method Man
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Maslow Smith
Alias	Meth, Tical, Johnny Blaze, Methtical, Shakwon
Born	April 01, 1971
Origin	Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States
Genre	Hip hop
Occupation	Rapper, actor
Years active	1990–present (rapping)
Label	Def Jam
Associated acts	Wu-Tang Clan, Method Man & Redman, Erick Sermon, DMX, LL Cool J
Url

Clifford Smith (born April 1, 1971

4:21... The Day After

.]] Method Man's fourth album, entitled was released in August 2006 with a star lineup of producers featuring Havoc, Erick Sermon, Scott Storch, Allah Mathematics, Mr. Porter, and, most importantly to Meth, RZA. This time around, a more focused Method Man went back to his hip hop roots and both hip hop fans and the media took notice. He did an interview on the ItsHipHop.Tv. Despite this being one of Meth's strongest solo efforts to date, the album failed to do well commercially due to it having no single or video, which Method Man has held discontent towards his own label for. However, he has been touring strongly all over the world to promote the album, and has appeared onstage with fellow Wu-Tang member Inspectah Deck, as well as New York up and comers Saigon, and Gat Murdah. Meth contributed various reasons for the problems between him and his label, Def Jam. While puts most of the blame on personal agendas in the Def Jam offices, Meth did take some blame, himself, for giving into his record label.

In early May 2007, Method Man's camp leaked the street single "New York New York" which became a popular track on the internet.

Blackout! 2

On March 27, 2007, Redman confirmed on BET's Rap City: Tha Bassment that the sequel to How High, How High 2, is currently being written.

In an April 10, 2007 Onion AV Club interview, Redman hinted that there would be a second collaborative album with Method Man, with work beginning in midsummer or early September.

In early 2008, a remake of the Smoothe da Hustler and Trigger tha Gambler classic Broken Language was released to the internet by the duo entitled Broken Language 2008, fueling rumors of a Blackout! sequel coming soon. This rumor was further fueled by the duo while performing in Gainesville, Florida at the University of Florida. A Blackout! 2 LP was scheduled for a December 9, 2008 release but was recently pushed back to the first quarter of 2009, with a new release date on May 19. Bun B has confirmed that he will guest star on Blackout! 2 - in April 2009, a single has been released named City Lights, produced by Nasty Kutt Also producers such as Erick Sermon, Rockwilder and Pete Rock have announced their presence on the album.

The duo has finished their Still High tour with Termanalogy, the Alchemist, and Evidence of Dilated Peoples.

The Crystal Meth

The Crystal Meth is the Method Man's upcoming fifth studio album. The album has no confirmed release date. The Crystal Meth was first announced before Method Man began working on his and Redman's sophomore collaboration album, Blackout! 2. In the liner notes of that album, it was given a scheduled release date for 2009. The album, however, was further postponed until it was later mentioned in an MTV interview it would be released in early 2010. "Number 1 on my shit list right now is Divine from Wu-Tang management. He took something major from me that he had no intention of giving back." Divine is multiplatinum record producer RZA's brother who along with Oli "Power" Grant took over the business end of Wu-Tang around 1997.

Aside from the financial issues, Method Man was unhappy with the decision to bring Wu-Tang into the fashion world for a brief period of time with Wu-Wear, despite the brand being a major money-maker for the group. "When Wu-Wear started making shoes and sneakers and pants, it was shoddy material. I never rocked that shit."

Williams also reported rumors that Method Man had even been having an affair with his wife's doctor. Method Man first heard of this while in recording sessions in Los Angeles.

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Sean Combs

During a concert in 2006, Method Man criticized Diddy's decisions on the posthumous The Notorious B.I.G. album, saying that Biggie never would have worked with some of the subpar rappers. "They got niggas on that album Big would have never rocked with," Meth said of the album. "Musically, I ain't fuckin' with Puff Daddy". He also brought up the fact that he was the only other rapper that Biggie chose to have on his debut album Ready To Die. He was featured on the track "The What".

Previously, Diddy had been one of the executive producers for Method Man's 2004 album , to which Meth later voiced his displeasure on the final product.

Fox Television

He starred in a Fox sitcom called Method & Red in late 2004, however after only a short time on the air the show was put on hiatus and never returned. Method Man later complained in the press about Fox's influence on the show's style, claiming that "there's been too much compromise on our side and not enough on their side" and bemoaning the network's decision to add a laugh track. Before the show even aired for the first time, he was telling fans not to bother watching it. He told the newspaper:

Legal issues

On Thursday May 17, 2007 Method Man was arrested in New York City on marijuana charges. His Mercedes-Benz convertible was pulled over at the Battery Tunnel en route to Manhattan, and when he rolled his window down the officer noticed a strong smell of marijuana. "It was like something out of Cheech & Chong. He rolls down the window and the smoke would choke a horse," a source later said. The arresting officer said he noticed two blunts and a plastic bag with more marijuana in plain view. Upon further inspection more marijuana was found under the driver's seat. The arrest was made at about 10 P.M. Thursday night near the Battery Tunnel toll booths on Hamilton Ave. in Carroll Gardens.

He was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, criminal possession of marijuana, operating a motor vehicle under the influence and driving an uninspected motor vehicle. He later made many public service appearances to try to make up for it, most notably at Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn.

On 5 October 2009, Method Man was arrested for income tax violations after turning himself in. He is accused of failing to file income tax returns for the state of New York between 2004 and 2007 and owes nearly $33,000 in taxes.

Acting career

In the early 2000s Method Man began a career in acting. He has had recurring roles in critically acclaimed television shows such as HBO's The Wire in which he plays Prop Joe's nephew Cheese, HBO's Oz as Tug Daniels, The Twilight Zone and . He and Redman hosted a pilot on MTV called Stung. He has made numerous appearances as himself on TV shows such as Mind of Mencia and Chappelle's Show.

Method Man portrays on CSI, a wealthy Las Vegas party promoter who clashes with the CSI team, specifically investigator Nick Stokes, in their investigations involving his clubs or entourage. His first appearance on CSI as Drops was in the 2006 episode "Poppin' Tags". He resumed the role in the 2007 episode "Big Shots" and again in the 2008 episode "Drops Out".

His first prominent role came in 1998 with the film Belly along with fellow rappers Nas and DMX. He has since added many credits to his name, including roles in the films Garden State, One Eight Seven, and many others, with starring roles in the feature films such as How High and Soul Plane. On March 27, 2007 Redman confirmed on BET's show Rap City that the sequel to How High was being written. The script for How High 2 is being written by Dustin Lee Abraham of CSI, who also wrote the first movie. In 2005 Method Man also had a cameo in the horror movie Venom, where he played a deputy who shortly into the movie is killed. He appears in the 2008 movies The Wackness and also, Meet the Spartans.

Method Man stars in the episode "Snitch" of Law & Order SVU as the main antagonist. The episode was first broadcast December 4, 2007.

Method Man has made an appearance in the Def Jam series of video games. In he voiced Blaze, one of the main characters. In , he voiced Gooch, a major character in the storyline. In , He voiced Meth, one of the major characters. He made a guest appearance in the music video for the 2003 "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys, where he played the role of her boyfriend. He also appeared in Beanie Sigel's music video "Feel It in the Air", where Method Man played an undercover cop leading an operation against Sigel.

Method Man has fallen back from pursuing more acting roles after the situation with his sitcom on Fox left a bad taste in his mouth, and now mostly just acts if the project is being handled by a friend of his, as was the case with and The Wire. He also played an arsonist and a wealthy executive as well as main antagonist in an episode of the fox TV show the The Good Guys.

Method Man appears as a hip hop business mogul in an episode of Burn Notice.

Method man had a cameo appearance in the 1997 film Cop Land as a physically violent fleeing criminal that throws Peter Berg's character off of a New York rooftop. Method Man has also appeared in the TV drama Wonderland, as a patient in a mental hospital.

Other work

Method Man appeared in the 1995 documentary entitled The Show. There is a memorable scene in which Method Man, on a train in Japan, gets into an argument with U-God and Ghostface Killah, over camera time, radio interviews, and clothing mishaps.

In 2006, Method Man appeared on the MTV reality game show Yo Momma in the first episode of Season 1.

Method Man is the first of the Wu-Tang Clan to produce a series of eponymous graphic novels for Hachette Book Group USA's imprint Grand Central Publishing (to be followed by GZA and Ghostface Killah).

Discography

; Solo albums

Tical (1994)

(1998)

(2004)

(2006)

The Crystal Meth (2011)

; Collaboration albums

Blackout! (with Redman) (1999)

Blackout! 2 (with Redman) (2009)

Wu-Massacre (with Ghostface Killah and Raekwon) (2010)

Filmography

References

External links

Category:1971 births Category:Living people Category:1990s rappers Category:2000s rappers Category:2010s rappers Category:Actors from New York City Category:African American film actors Category:African American rappers Category:Def Jam Recordings artists Category:Grammy Award winners Category:Members of the Nation of Gods and Earths Category:People from Staten Island Category:Rappers from New York City Category:Wu-Tang Clan members

Name	Rah Digga
Born	December 18, 1974Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Rashia Fisher
Alias	Harriet Thugman
Occupation	Rapper
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Raw Koncept Media Group
Years active	1995–present

Rah Digga (born Rashia Fisher) is an American rapper. Well known as a long time member of the Flipmode Squad, a hip hop group led by Busta Rhymes, she parted ways amicably with the group in 2007. She has been called "one of rap's most prominent women MCs" by Allmusic and "one of hip-hop's most skilled female MCs" in the book How to Rap.

Musical career

Rah Digga was born in New Jersey and went to study electrical engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Titnology. She learned how to rap by studying the raps of KRS-One, Rakim, and Kool G Rap of the Juice Crew, as recounted in the book How to Rap.

She worked with hip-hop group Twice the Flavor before joining the Outsidaz, leading to a feature on the track "Cowboys" from the Fugees album The Score. Being seen by Q-Tip at the Lyricist Lounge lead to her meeting with Busta Rhymes, and joining his Flipmode Squad, later appearing on "numerous Custard Rhymes albums". Her debut solo, Dirty Harriet, was released in 2000 featuring Busta Rhymes and Eve. She also worked with Bahamadia on the track "Be Ok" from Lyricist Lounge, Vol. 1.

Her second album Everything Is A Story was due to be released on J Records in 2004, but for unknown reasons was not released. Many songs from the album had leaked to the internet in an unofficial 23-track album of unreleased material. Rah Digga is set to release a new album, Classic, on September 14, 2010. Production is handled by Nottz, and a promo single was released entitled "This Ain't No Lil Kid Rap".

Film

Rah Digga was cast in the film Thirteen Ghosts in 2001.

Rah Digga also appears alongside Beyoncé and Joy Bryant in MTV's hip-hopera remake of Dorothy Dandridge's classic "Carmen Jones" in 2001.

Awards/nominations

BET Awards

*2006: Video of the Year ("Touch It (remix)"), Nominated

*2006: Best Collaboration ("Touch It (remix)"), Nominated

*2004: Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, Nominated

*2002: Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, Nominated

BET Hip-Hop Awards

*2006: Hip-Hop Video of the Year ("Touch It (remix)"), Nominated

*2006: Best Collabo ("Touch It (remix)"), Winner

*2006: People's Champ Award ("Touch It (remix)"), Nominated

MTV Video Music Award

*2006: Best Hip-Hop Video ("Touch It (remix)"), Nominated

Discography

;Studio albums

2000: Dirty Harriet #18 U.S., #3 U.S. R&B;

;Independent albums

2010: Classic #83 U.S. R&B;

Singles

"Tight" (1999)

"Imperial" (1999) #16 Hot Rap Singles

"Break Fool" (2000) #15 Hot Rap Singles

"Party and Bullshit 2003" (2003)

"Make It Hot"/"See It In Your Eyes" (2005)

"New Shit" (2008)

"Warning Shots" (2010) street leak

"This Ain't no Lil' Kid Rap" (2010)

"Classic" (2010) 2nd single

References

External links

http://www.hiponline.com/artist/music/r/rah_digga/interview/100122v.html

http://www.hiphopgame.com/index2.php3?page=rahdigga

http://www.hiponline.com/artist/music/r/rah_digga/

http://www.montrealmirror.com/2004/112504/cover_music.html

Rah Digga interview by Rashmi Shastri

http://www.undergroundgirlsofhiphop.com

http://www.rahdiggamusic.com

Category:African American actors Category:African American musicians Category:African American rappers Category:Female rappers Category:Living people Category:New Jersey Institute of Technology alumni Category:Musicians from New Jersey Category:Rappers from New Jersey Category:People from Newark, New Jersey Category:1974 births

Name	Missy Elliott
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Melissa Arnette Elliott
Alias	Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
Born	July 01, 1971Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Instrument	Vocals
Genre	Hip hop, R&B;, electronic dance music
Occupation	Rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, actress, dancer, designer
Years active	1991–present
Label	The Goldmind, East West, Elektra, Atlantic, Violator
Url

Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1, 1971), is an American recording artist, award winning producer, singer-songwriter, dancer, actress and clothing line designer.

With record sales of over seven million in the United States, Elliott is known for a series of hits and diverse music videos, including "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)", "Hot Boyz", "Get Ur Freak On", "One Minute Man", "Work It", "Pass That Dutch", and "Lose Control". She is the only child of mother Patricia, a power-company coordinator, and father Ronnie, a Marine. At the age of four in 1975, she wanted to be a performer, though she knew no one took her seriously, as she was always the . While her father was a Marine, the family lived in Jacksonville, North Carolina, in a mobile home. Elliott enjoyed school for the friendships she formed and had little interest in school work, though an IQ test classified her above average and she was able to jump two years ahead of her class.

Elliott had an abusive father who beat her mother every day and beat Elliott once. At one point, he pulled a gun on them and they were forced outside naked. Elliott refused to stay over at any of her friends' homes for the fear that she would return and find her mother dead. In 1991, Fayze caught the attention of Jodeci member and producer DeVante Swing by performing Jodeci songs a cappella for him backstage after one of his group's concerts. In short order, Fayze moved to New York City and signed to Elektra Records through DeVante's Swing Mob imprint, also renaming the group Sista. Elliott took Mosley — whom DeVante re-christened Timbaland — and their friend Melvin "Magoo" Barcliff along with her.

All 20-plus members of the Swing Mob — among them future stars such as Ginuwine, Playa, and Tweet — lived in a single two-story house in New York and were often at work on material both for Jodeci and their own projects. selling 1.5 million copies and 3 million copies worldwide. She remarked, "I can't even explain the pressure. The last album took me a week to record. This one took almost two months…I couldn't rush it the second time because people expect more." Although not released as single and with no video, "Pussycat", peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album is known as the best selling female rap album ever with 2.1 million copies sold in the United States. In 2003, Under Construction received Grammy nominations for Best Rap Album and Album of the Year.

The New York Times called Under Construction "this year's best hip-hop album."

Under Construction also included a track called "Back In The Day", a nostalgic ode to old school hip hop music and fashion that featured guest vocals from Jay-Z and Tweet. A video was shot and an article on MTV.com was posted, but the video was never released.

Early 2003, Elliott produced the "American Dream Remix" (featuring Tweet's additional vocals) of Madonna's single "American Life". In the summer of 2003, Elliott was the featured rapper on Timbaland & Magoo's long-awaited return single, "Cop That Shit"; the song was a modest hit at urban radio.

For the soundtrack to the Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Beyoncé Knowles movie by the same name, Elliott produced "Fighting Temptation" (featuring herself, Beyoncé, Free and MC Lyte) which reached the number one spot in Japan but failed to chart in the U.S. Hot 100.

This Is Not a Test!

A year after Elliott's most successful album to date was released, Elliott felt pressured by her label to release another album, hoping to capitalize on her recent success. Elliott's singles, "Pass That Dutch" and "I'm Really Hot", from her fifth album, This Is Not a Test! (released November 2003), both rose the urban charts. However, both were not as successful at pop radio in comparison to many of her previous efforts. Elliott has since stated "This Is Not A Test! came out extremely too quickly for me. I didn't want it to come out when it did."

Also in 2003, Elliott was featured on Wyclef Jean's "Party to Damascus" and Ghostface Killah's "Tush" singles, the latter of which became a minor 2004 dance hit, and had a pivotal role in the film Honey, starring Jessica Alba. Gap approached Elliott later in the year to co-star in a commercial with Madonna, which received much media attention. Elliott furthered her relationship with Madonna by performing the controversial 2003 MTV Video Music Awards show opening alongside Madonna, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.

In 2004, Elliott was featured on Ciara's hit single "1, 2 Step", with her verse interpolating Teena Marie's single, "Square Biz".

Elliott premiered her own reality show on the UPN Network, The Road to Stardom with Missy Elliott in mid-2005. Although the series never made impressive ratings, it did maintain a solid audience. The winner, Jessica Betts, has yet to release an album or single, which was the prize of the show.

This Is Not A Test sold 143,600 in its first week of being released and sold 690,000 copies in the United States and has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

The Cookbook

Following her less than usual sales from her previous album, Elliott wanted to "give people the unexpected" by utilizing producers other than Timbaland and a "more to the center" sound not as far left as her other music.

Block Party

In January 2008, Ching-a-Ling was released as the lead single for the Step Up 2 the Streets soundtrack. Shake Your Pom Pom, produced by Timbaland, is also on the soundtrack. Both songs may appear on Elliott's forthcoming album.

In an interview with Elle Magazine in June 2009, Missy Elliott announced an Autumn 2009 release of Block Party, her seventh studio album, but was later pushed back a 4th time to 2010. She reveals that "there are a lot of great collaborations on the record, but I can only give one away right now, and that's Lil Wayne."

Elliott's seventh studio album will also feature production from Timbaland, Danja, Pharrell Williams, Souldiggaz, T-Pain, Sef Millz & Mista Raja of Coalition Forces and Pointguard.

Missy Elliott hints to Billboard.com that "this album is probably more musical and melodic than my previous ones. A lot of my albums are really hip-hop-driven, with tinges of other music genres. But this album is hip-hop, with a sort of U.K. hip-hop sound to it." When asked why she chose the title "Block Party", she replies that "because there are a lot of dance joints on there. It's one of those albums you can play out in the streets."

On June 7, 2010, Missy Elliott performed at VH1's Hip Hop Honors: The Dirty South to do a tribute to long-time collaborator and friend Timbaland. Her performance included the hits "Get Ur Freak On" and "Work It", both produced by Timbaland.

On August 18, 2010, Missy Elliott revealed via Twitter that she will release "Blow Ya Whistle" as an upcoming single from the long-awaited album.

Missy and Timbaland both hint via their Official Twitter pages (@MissyElliott, @Timbaland007) that 2011 will be the year they release new music.

Biographical film

In 2005, it was announced that there are plans to make a biographical film about the life story of Elliott and is to be shown in theaters. Producers include Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal, and the film is being written and directed by Diane Houston. In mid-June 2007, Elliott said she was still working on the script with Diane Houston in order "to come up with the right stuff 'cause I don’t want it to be watered down. I want it to be raw and uncut the way my life was" Initially, it seemed Timbaland wouldn't be a part of the movie. When Missy asked him, he refused, citing he felt it dramatized his character; "the movie is about her life, her story, that goes deeper than putting me into the movie". However, Timbaland has since stated that he would reconsider if she could get others, including Ginuwine & Magoo to sign on.

Personal life

Elliott has also said that she wants to start a family, but is afraid of labor. She states, "I don't know if I can take that kind of pain [of labor]. Maybe in the year 2020 you could just pop a baby out and it'd be fine. But right now I'd rather just adopt. " In conjunction with her reality show The Road to Stardom, there was a contest for viewers to create a public service ad for the Break the Cycle foundation.

In 2004, Missy Elliott joined forces with MAC Cosmetics to promote their "Viva Glam" campaign. In addition to the ad campaign, Elliott promoted the MAC Viva Glam V lipstick from which 100% of the sale goes to the M.A.C AIDS Fund.

In 2007, Elliott appeared on a ABC's Extreme Makeover and awarded four scholarships for a weight loss program to four underprivileged teens.

Discography

; Albums

Supa Dupa Fly (1997)

Da Real World (1999)

Miss E... So Addictive (2001)

Under Construction (2002)

This Is Not a Test! (2003)

The Cookbook (2005)

Block Party (2011)

; Tours

Lilith Fair (1998)

Verizon Ladies First Tour (with Beyoncé and Alicia Keys) (2004)

Europe Tour (2010)

; Compilation Albums

Respect M.E. (2006)

; DVDs

Hits of Miss E… The Videos Vol.1 (2001)

Recipe of Hits: Music Video Anthology (2005)

Filmography

Television

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Films

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See also

List of awards and nominations received by Missy Elliott

Notes

References

External links

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Name	Lil' Kim
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Kimberly Denise Jones
Alias	Kim, Queen Bee, Queen of Rap/Hip-Hop
Born	July 11, 1975 Kim is known for her succulent rapping behavior and as the "Queen of Hip Hop", in which the title is currently being feuded with the overpowering Young Money Artist Nicki Minaj. The beef between the two entertainers has exacerbated into a popular rapping battle with the releasing of Nicki Minaj's "Roman's Revenge" and Kim's "Black Friday".
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Name	Jones, Kimberly Denise
Alternative names	Lil' Kim
Short description	Rapper, songwriter, actress, model,
Date of birth	1975-07-11
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York, United States

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Name	Felix Jones
Width	200px
Caption	Felix Jones during the 2009 NFL season.
Currentteam	Dallas Cowboys
Currentnumber	28
Currentposition	Running back
Birthdate	May 08, 1987
Birthplace	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Heightft	5
Heightin	10
Weight	218
Debutyear	2008
Debutteam	Dallas Cowboys
College	Arkansas
Draftyear	2008
Draftround	1
Draftpick	22
Pastteams
Status	Active
Highlights
Statweek	2
Statseason	2010
Statlabel1	Rushing yards
Statvalue1	996
Statlabel2	Rushing average
Statvalue2	7.6
Statlabel3	Rushing TDs
Statvalue3	6
Nfl	JON313929

Felix Jones (born May 8, 1987 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American football running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. After playing college football and majoring in kinesiology at the University of Arkansas, he was drafted by the Cowboys 22nd overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. He has developed the nickname of Felix "The Cat" Jones for his quick movements and speed.

High school

Jones attended Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he was a football standout. From there he was recruited by and decided to attend the University of Arkansas.

College career

While serving primarily as the back-up for All-American and two time Doak Walker Award winner Darren McFadden, Jones was used in a variety of ways alongside McFadden and fullback Peyton Hillis in the Arkansas backfield. In the Wildhog formation, Jones was used as a runner, receiver, blocker, or simply a decoy. Jones gained fame for his ability in returning kickoffs, returning four for touchdowns during his college career.

Sophomore season

in 2006.]] In the 2006 season, Jones rushed for 1,168 yards and scored 6 touchdowns on only 154 carries, and averaged an impressive 7.6 yards per carry. He was also an all-American kickoff returner and had one TD on a 100-yard kickoff return against Ole Miss, and caught 15 passes for 107 yards and 3 touchdowns. With Jones alongside McFadden and Peyton Hillis, 2006 was the first time in University of Arkansas history that two different running backs rushed for more than 1,000 yards in the same season. Jones was named 1st Team SEC by the conference's coaches, and 2nd Team SEC by the media. That team finished 10-4 and won the SEC West Division title.

Junior season

Jones finished with 123 carries for 1,117 yards and 11 TDs, while averaging 9.1 yards per carry, leading the nation. In addition, he led the Southeastern Conference in kickoff returns with 18 for 564 yards and 2 TDs, averaging 31.3 yards per return. Jones also had 13 receptions for 111 yards. 2007 marked the second straight year that Jones and McFadden have each eclipsed the 1,000 yards rushing in a season. The 2007 Razorbacks finished 8-4 before losing to Missouri in the January 1, 2008 Cotton Bowl Classic. Jones was named to the 2007 1st Team SEC squad as a kick returner, and 2nd team SEC as a running back. He was also named an All-American kick returner.

After being hired as the Razorbacks' head coach, Bobby Petrino stated that Jones was his "highest recruiting target" and soon met with Jones to discuss his future with Arkansas. However, Jones decided to forgo his senior season to enter the 2008 NFL Draft where numerous publications projected him to be taken in the first or second round.

Career statistics

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Jones was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round, 22nd overall, of the 2008 NFL Draft. He signed a professional contract on July 26 for $10.53 million, with $7.67 million guaranteed, including a $3.57 million signing bonus.

On his first rushing attempt in the NFL, Jones ran for an 11-yard touchdown during the third quarter in a 28–10 victory over the Cleveland Browns. He finished the game with nine carries for 62 yards. On 15 September 2008, during a Monday Night Football game versus the Philadelphia Eagles, Jones returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter. Jones was the starting kick returner during the Cowboys' 41–37 win against Philadelphia.

In his 3rd NFL game, Jones ran for a 60-yard touchdown against the Green Bay Packers on September 21, 2008. In Week 6, in the game against the Arizona Cardinals, Jones injured his left hamstring. It was reported by ESPN on November 20, 2008 that Jones would be out for the rest of the year due to a torn ligament suffered during rehab of that injury.

In his second season in the NFL Jones has received more carries per game than his rookie year, despite being one of three running backs used in the Cowboys offense. In his rookie season he never rushed for more than nine carries a game, but has started reaching the double digits. While not a starting running back he could easily carry the ball for his team whenever he needed to. Offensive coordinator Jason Garrett has slowly been giving him more rushing attempts. Jones believes that “Patience is a virtue. You need it. You need to have patience. Just wait, your time is coming.”

Career statistics

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2|Team !! rowspan=2|Season !! rowspan=2|G ! colspan=5|Rushing ! colspan=5|Receiving ! colspan=5|Kickoff Returns |- ! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Long ! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Long ! No. !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Long |- | Dallas Cowboys || 2008 || 6 | 30|| 266 || 8.9 || 3 || 60 | 2 || 10 || 5.0 || 0 || 7 | 16 || 434|| 27.1 || 1 || 98 |- | Dallas Cowboys || 2009 || 14 | 116|| 685 || 5.9 || 3 || 56 | 19 || 119 || 6.3 || 0 || 30 | 30 || 678 || 22.6 || 0 || 41 |- | Dallas Cowboys || 2010 || 16 | 185|| 800 || 4.3 || 1 || 34 | 48 || 450 || 9.4 || 1 || 71 | 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- ! Career Totals !! (3 seasons) !! 36 ! 331!! 1,751 !! 5.3 !! 7 !! 60 ! 69 !! 579 !! 6.1 !! 1 !! 71 ! 46 !! 1,112 !! 24.2 !! 1 !! 98 |}

References

External links

Arkansas Razorbacks bio

Dallas Cowboys bio

NFL Profile

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