A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary greatly in different cultures and time periods. Throughout each civilization and language, poets have used various styles that have changed through the course of literary history, resulting in a history of poets as diverse as the literature they have produced.

The English word "poet" is derived from the French ''poète'', itself descended from the Latin first-declension masculine noun ''poeta'', meaning "poet". The word "poetry" derives from the Latin feminine noun ''poetria'', meaning not "poetry" but "poetess".

French poet Arthur Rimbaud summarized the "poet" by writing,

A poet makes himself a visionary through a long, boundless, and systematized disorganization of all the senses. All forms of love, of suffering, of madness; he searches himself, he exhausts within himself all poisons, and preserves their quintessences. Unspeakable torment, where he will need the greatest faith, a superhuman strength, where he becomes all men: the great invalid, the great criminal, the great accursed—and the Supreme Scientist! For he attains the unknown! Because he has cultivated his soul, already rich, more than anyone! He attains the unknown, and, if demented, he finally loses the understanding of his visions, he will at least have seen them! So what if he is destroyed in his ecstatic flight through things unheard of, unnameable: other horrible workers will come; they will begin at the horizons where the first one has fallen!

Although that is only one opinion of many on a poet's definition.

William Wordsworth once described the poet's task as to

make

A present joy the matter of a song,

Pour forth that day my soul in measured strains

That would not be forgotten and are here

Recorded

(The Prelude Book 1)

Marianne Moore famously described the poet's job as creating 'imaginary gardens with real toads in them'.(Poetry)

Many poets such as Virgil in the Aeneid and John Milton in Paradise Lost invoke the aid of a Muse to help them in their tasks.

See also[link]

Bard

List of poets

Lyricist

Poet Laureate

Writer

References[link]

Category:Literature Category:Spoken word

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Name	Kool G Rap
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Nathaniel Thomas Wilson
Alias	Kool G. Rap, G Rap, Giancana
Origin	Corona, Queens, New York City, U.S.
Birth date	July 20, 1968
Birth place	Queens, New York City, US
Genre	Hip hop, mafioso rap, hardcore hip hop
Occupation	Rapper, record producer, screenwriter, author
Years active	1986–present
Label	Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros. RecordsCold Chillin'Cold Chillin'/Epic Street/SME RecordsKOCH'
Associated acts	DJ Polo, Juice Crew, Marley Marl, Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, Fat Joe, Canibus, Five Family Click, Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, MF Grimm, Mobb Deep, R.A. The Rugged Man, Ras Kass, DJ Premier, Rick Ross, Game (rapper)
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Nathaniel Thomas Wilson (born July 20, 1968), better known by his stage names Kool G Rap (or simply G Rap, and originally Kool Genius of Rap) is an American rapper, from the Corona neighborhood of Queens, New York City. He began his career in the mid-1980s as one half of the group Kool G Rap & DJ Polo and as a member of the Juice Crew. He is often cited as one of the most influential and skilled MCs of all time as he is a pioneer of mafioso rap/street/hardcore content and multisyllabic rhyming. On his album ''The Giancana Story'', he stated that the "G" in his name stands for "Giancana" (after the mobster Sam Giancana), but on other occasions he's stated that it stands for "Genius".

He has also been cited as a major influence to some of hip-hop's most critically acclaimed figures such as Eminem, Nas, Jay-Z, Big Pun, RZA and more.

Biography[link]

Early years[link]

Wilson grew up in the poverty-ridden streets of Corona Queens, New York with legendary producer Eric B. In an interview with The Source he stated;

Around this time, Wilson was looking for a DJ, and through Eric B., he met DJ Polo, who was looking for an MC to collaborate with. In 1986 on Mr Magic's Rap Attack radio show on 107.5, the duo got their first exposure which created more buzz. They eventually released "It's a Demo" as a single with "I'm Fly", along with two more singles. Shortly after this, Kool G Rap appeared on the Juice Crew's classic posse cut 'The Symphony' before they released their debut album, ''Road to the Riches'' in 1989. This album and their two later albums, ''Wanted: Dead or Alive'' (1990) and ''Live and Let Die'' (1992), are highly regarded and considered Hip-Hop classics. Eventually in 1993, Kool G rap parted ways with DJ Polo in pursuit of a solo career.

Solo career[link]

In 1995, G Rap started his solo career with the album ''4,5,6'', which featured production from Buckwild, and guest appearances from Nas, MF Grimm and B-1 – it has been his most commercially successful record, reaching No.24 on the US Billboard 200 album chart. This was followed by ''Roots of Evil'' in 1998. He was then meant to release his next album, ''The Giancana Story'' in 2000, on Rawkus Records, but due to several complications with the label, the album was pushed back several times, and eventually released in 2002. "My Life" the hit single from the album featuring Talk Box legend G-Wise reached No.5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts. In 2008 he released the EP ''Half a Klip'' on Chinga Chang Records, featuring production from, among others, DJ Premier and Marley Marl.

Criticisms of Kool G Rap's solo albums usually focus on the production not being up to the standard of the rapping.

While Kool G Rap has always been popular and well respected in Hip-Hop circles for his lyrical skills, He is known for consistently making records which are hardcore, dark, intelligent, and underground. Kool G is described by Kool Moe Dee as "the progenitor and prototype for Biggie, Jay-Z, Treach, Nore, Fat Joe, Big Pun, and about twenty-five more hard-core emcees", MTV describes Kool G Rap as a "hip-hop godfather", adding that he paved the way for a lot of MCs who we would not have heard of otherwise. Rolling Stone says, "G Rap excelled at the street narrative, a style that would come to define later Queens MCs like Nas (who was hugely influenced by G Rap on his early records) and Mobb Deep".

Other artists who have named Kool G Rap as a major influence include Notorious B.I.G., Eminem, Jay-Z, Tajai of Souls of Mischief, Vinnie Paz of Jedi Mind Tricks, Steele of Smif-n-Wessun, Havoc of Mobb Deep, Termanology, Black Thought of The Roots, M.O.P., R.A. The Rugged Man, Bun B of UGK, Rah Digga, RZA and Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan, Lady Of Rage, Big Pun, O.C. of DITC, Memphis Bleek, Kurupt, Pharoahe Monch, and Twista, among others.

He is also often very highly rated in terms of his technical ability comparing his skill level to that of Kool G Rap. Allmusic calls him "one of the greatest rappers ever", "a master", and "a legend". A number of rappers, such as Ice Cube, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Lloyd Banks, and Nas have put him in their lists of favorite rappers. Kool Moe Dee ranked Kool G Rap at No.14 in his book ''There's A God On The Mic: The True 50 Greatest MCs'', sometimes all in the same rhyme scheme for a whole verse, such as on Sway & King Tech's 'The Anthem'.

He has also been cited as one of Hip-Hop's greatest storytellers, alongside Slick Rick and Notorious B.I.G., with "laser-like visual descriptions", also providing insight into his rhyming technique.

Mafioso/Street content[link]

Kool G Rap is often credited as the first rapper to infuse his lyrics with mafioso and hardcore street content. – this was long before albums such as Raekwon's ''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…'' (1995), and Jay-Z's ''Reasonable Doubt'' (1996) made such references popular.

Since his debut, he has used various references to mob movies in his lyrics, album covers, and titles. For example, the first line of 'Bad to the Bone' from ''Wanted: Dead or Alive'' (1990) is, ''I'm bad to the bone / with a style like Al Capone'', the album ''Live and Let Die'' (1992) uses samples from the film ''The Untouchables'', the album cover of ''Roots of Evil'' (1998) uses elements from ''The Godfather'' and ''Scarface'' theatrical posters, and ''The Giancana Story'' (2002) album title references Mafia boss Sam Giancana.

Rolling Stone says, "before Kool G Rap, New York didn't really have the street rap that could hold its own against what artists such as L.A.'s Ice-T and N.W.A were churning out" and that "G Rap excelled at the street narrative".

His take on crime, violence, and the mafioso lifestyle ranges from remorse and contemplation (e.g. 'Streets of New York', described by Rolling Stone as "a vivid look inside the misery of the hood"), to glorification (e.g. 'Fast Life' featuring Nas). '''

Personal life[link]

Wilson dated Karrine Steffans, they have one son, he also has children with other women.

Discography[link]

with DJ Polo	Year
''Road to the Riches''
''Rated XXX''
Solo Albums	Year
''4,5,6''
''Roots of Evil''
''The Giancana Story''
''Half a Klip''
''Riches, Royalty, Respect''
Compilations	Year
''Killer Kuts''
''Greatest Hits''
''Kool G Rap & Twinn Loco Present – I Live Hip Hop – The Mixtape''

Collaborative Albums	With	Year
''Click of Respect''	''The 5 Family Click''
''Legends Vol. 3'' (digital album – Napster)	''J-love Enterprise''
		2012

Featured appearances[link]

1988: "The Symphony" (on the Marley Marl album ''In Control Volume 1'')

1991: "Don't Curse" (from the Heavy D album ''Peaceful Journey")

1991: "The Symphony Vol. II" (on the Marley Marl album ''In Control Volume 2: For Your Steering Pleasure'')

1992: "Death Threat" (from the Brand New Heavies album ''Heavy Rhyme Experience Vol. 1'')

1993: "You Must Be Out of Your Fuckin' Mind" (from the Fat Joe album ''Represent'')

1993: "Pee-Nile Reunion" (from the MC Shan ''Don't Call It Comeback 12"'')

1993: "This Is How We..." (from the Pudgee Tha Phat Bastard album ''Give Em The Finger'')

1996: "Representin'" (Ruffa featuring Kool G Rap)

1996: "Stick To Ya Gunz" (from the M.O.P. album ''Firing Squad'')

1996: "Know Da Game" (from the Frankie Cutlass album ''Politics And Bullshit'')

1998: "Truly Yours 98" (from the Pete Rock album ''Soul Survivor'')

1998: "Guns Blazing (Drums of Death, Pt. 1)" (from the UNKLE album ''Psyence Fiction'')

1998: "40 Island" (from the N.O.R.E. album ''N.O.R.E.'')

1999: "Friend of Ours" (from the E-Moneybags album ''In E-Moneybags We Trust'')

1999: "The Anthem" Also feat. RZA, Tech N9ne, Eminem, Xzibit, Pharoahe Monch, Jayo Felony, Chino XL & KRS-One and "3 to the Dome" also feat. Big Daddy Kane & Chino XL (from the Sway & King Tech album ''This or That'')

1999: "The Realest" (from the Mobb Deep album ''Murda Muzik'')

2000: "Fall Back" (from the Big L album ''The Big Picture'')

2000: "Ghetto afterlife" (from the Reflection Eternal album ''Train of thought'')

2000: "Legendary Street Team" (from ''Lyricist Lounge 2'')

2001: "Let 'Em Live" (from the Chino XL album ''I Told You So'')

2001: "I Am" (from the G. Dep album ''Child of the Ghetto'')

2001: "Gorillas" (from the Screwball album ''Loyalty'')

2001: "No Surrender" (Shabaam Sahdeeq featuring Kool G Rap)

2002: "Allied Meta-Forces" (from the Canibus album ''Mic Club: The Curriculum'')

2002: "Nuthin Has Changed" (from King Tee album ''The Kingdom Come'')

2003: "Animal Rap" (from the Jedi Mind Tricks album ''Visions of Gandhi'')

2005: "AIDS" (from the MF Grimm album ''Scars and Memories'')

2005: "Ghost & Giancana" (from the Ghostface Killah album ''Put It on the Line'')

2006: "We Gone Go Hard" (from the Ras Kass album ''Revenge of the Spit'')

2006: "Reckless Eye-Ballin" (from the VERBAL THREAT album ''The Golden Era'')

2006: "Full Metal Jacket" (from the Molemen album ''Killing Fields'')

2007: "Hood Tales" (from the Marco Polo album ''Port Authority'')

2007: "100 Roundz" (from the Domingo album ''The Most Underrated'')

2007: "Come one, come all" (from the Styles P album ''The Ghost Sessions'')

2007: "Next Up" (from the UGK album ''Underground Kingz'')

2007: "6 in the Morning" (from the Statik Selektah album ''Spell My Name Right: The Album'')

2007: "Buck Buck" (on the Red Cafe and DJ Envy album ''The Co-Op'')

2007: "And Wot (Remix)" (Album "Unified: He Whanau Kotahi Tatou" featuring Sweet Tooth & Carbon Kid)

2007: "Terrorise the City(on the Klashnekoff album ''Lionheart: Tussle with the Beast featuring Kyza'')

2008: "Queens" (from the LL Cool J Exit 13 Promo EP)

2008: "One Shot" (album ''Hood 2 Hood: The Blockumentary Soundtrack, Pt. 1'')

2008: "The Next Step" (from the Big John album ''The Next Step'' featuring R.A The Rugged Man)

2008: "Same Old Hood" (Saul Abraham featuring Kool G Rap & St Laz)

2009: "Das Leid / The Light" Azad featuring Kool G Rap (from Brisk Fingaz album Einzelkämpfer'')

2009: "Gunz From Italy" (from the Club Dogo album ''Dogocrazia'')

2009: "Ill Figures" (from the Wu-Tang Clan compilation album ''Wu-Tang Chamber Music'')

2009: "Legendary" (from the 67 Mob album ''Raising The Bar'')

2009: "ALC Theme" (from The Alchemist album ''Chemical Warfare'')

2009: "KGR & Honda" (from the DJ Honda album ''IV'')

2010: "Cursed" (from the Diabolic debut album "Liar & A Thief")

2010: "Boot Rap" featuring Canibus (from the Mark Deez album "Bootstrap Theory")

2010: "White Sand Part 2" Rick Ross Ft. Triple C's from The Albert Anastasia EP

2010: "Knife Fight" Rick Ross Ft. Kool G Rap from The Albert Anastasia EP

2010: "Ready For War" CHI-ILL Ft. Kool G Rap from The Last Chance Lounge EP.

2010: "Controlling Tha Game" Tyger Vinum FT. Kool G. Rap from "Grindin Muzik" album

2010: "Frozen" (From The Left album "Gas Mask")

2010: "3 Extremes" (from Dusty Philharmonics album "The Audiotopsy", Unexpected Records)

2011: "Kies in tha game" (from Duo Kie album "De Cerebri Mortis")

2012: "Summertime" (from Adil Omar album The Mushroom Cloud Effect)

References[link]

Further reading[link]

Paul Edwards, foreword by Kool G Rap, 2009, ''How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC''. Chicago Review Press.

Kool Moe Dee, 2003, ''There's A God On The Mic: The True 50 Greatest MCs'', Thunder's Mouth Press.

Brian Coleman, 2007, ''Check The Technique: Liner Notes For Hip-Hop Junkies'', Villard, Random House.

Peter Shapiro, 2005, ''The Rough Guide To Hip-Hop, 2nd Edition'', Penguin.

William Jelani Cobb, 2007, ''To The Break Of Dawn: A Freestyle On The Hip Hop Aesthetic'', NYU Press.

Mickey Hess, 2007, ''Icons Of Hip Hop'', Greenwood Publishing Group.

External links[link]

Kool G Rap interview March 5, 2008 – Kool G Rap interview with HipHopDX

Kool G Rap interview 2003 – Kool G Rap interview with MVRemix

Conspiracy Worldwide Radio September 2010 Uncensored Interview

Kool G Rap interview with Platform8470 2011-09-19

Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:African American rappers Category:Cold Chillin' Records artists Category:E1 Music artists Category:Members of the Nation of Gods and Earths Category:People from Corona, Queens Category:Underground rappers Category:Rappers from New York City

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name	Def Jef
background	solo_singer
birthname	Jeffery S. Fortson
birth date	September 27, 1966
origin	Harlem, New York City, New York, US
occupation	Rapper, Music Producer, Composer, Actor
genre	Rap, Hip Hop
years active	1989—
label	Delicious Vinyl, Thugline
associated acts	Young MCWest Coast Rap All-Stars, Shaquille O'Neal
website	}}

Def Jef is the stage name of Jeffrey Fortson (born September 27, 1966), an American alternative hip hop musician and rapper of the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was born in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA.

His debut album was 1989's ''Just a Poet With a Soul'', which won critical acclaim for sociopolitical lyrics and original beats. Additionally, he was a member of the West Coast Rap All-Stars, a collaboration of West Coast-based hip hop artists who released the anti-violence single "We're All in the Same Gang" in 1990. He performed on the television variety show ''In Living Color'' in 1990.

After his second album, ''Soul Food'', was released, Def Jef moved into production full-time. Since the 1990s, he has produced, written, arranged and remixed artists including Nas, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kimberley Locke, Maxwell, Avant, Tupac Shakur, and Shaquille O'Neal. He has worked with Krayzie Bone and Thugline Records.

He produced the theme songs for the Disney sitcom ''That's So Raven'' and ''The Game''.

Def Jef also appeared in the feature film ''Deep Cover'' in 1992.

Discography[link]

1989: ''Just a Poet with a Soul''

1990: "We're All in the Same Gang" (single) (as one of the West Coast Rap All-Stars)

1991: ''Soul Food''

References[link]

External links[link]

Category:1966 births Category:Actors from New York City Category:African-American actors Category:African American rappers Category:Delicious Vinyl artists Category:Living people Category:Rappers from New York City

name	Tina Dico
landscape	yes
background	solo_singer
birth name	Tina Dickow
birth date	October 14, 1977
origin	Aarhus, Denmark
instrument	Guitar, Singing
genre	Alternative, pop rock, synthpop, indie
years active	1997-present
label	Finest Gramophone
website	tinadico.com }}

Tina Dico (born Tina Dickow on October 14, 1977) is a Danish singer-songwriter. She founded her own record label and releases her music independently, enjoying large success with her albums in her home country as well as critical acclaim across Europe. She is inspired by artists such as Tracy Chapman, Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen.

In Denmark she performs under her real name, Tina Dickow.

Background and personal life[link]

Tina Dico was born in Aabyhøj in Aarhus. At a very young age, her father who owned a big Hi-Fi stereo system in their basement introduced her to music. Tina's interest in playing music started in 8th grade on Åby skole,(or in English, Åby school) where she played in the cover-band 'Mel' who among other songs did a lot of Jimi Hendrix. This passion for music made her attend a boarding school called Sejergaardens Musikefterskole in 10th grade. When she started in high school she helped form the cover-band Fester Kester, who played at high school parties. At the age of 20 she got a part in the slightly erotic TV-show Karrusel, where she played opposite the 41-year old Peter Steen and Michael Falch. The show was on Danish TV in 1998. After playing the part, she had a lot of offers for other roles, but since she did not like being typecast as a naïve girl from Jutland, she rejected them all. After high school in 1997 she began at Aarhus University, where she studied comparative religion. But music was her passion, and she soon quit the university to study at The Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus. Which she eventually also quit to pursue her dream as a professional singer/songwriter.

In 1998, Tina introduced the other members of the band 'Fester Kester' to a song of her own, and their enthusiasm led them to enter, and win, two talent contests the same year: "Talentspot" on Danish TV2, and "Vi har scenen, har I musikken?" (We've got the stage, do you have the music?) in Aarhus. The band 'Tina Dickow and Sheriff' was formed in 1998, and later that year the single "Your Waste of Time" was released. It was picked as "Song of the Week" on Danish National Radio, DR P3, and led to some degree of fame.

After all this success, quite a lot of correspondences with different big record-companies began, and the rest of 1999 went with endless negotiations without results. The band had an acoustic tour around Denmark and a few concerts with full band in Copenhagen and Aarhus. A single with ”26 Friends” and ”Different” was recorded as a prelude to the Venue-tour. In 2000 the band was a part of the Venue-tour. They were paired with American singer Sandy Dillon and played concerts in Vega, Copenhagen, and Norway and Sweden.

Music career[link]

Finest Gramophone and ''Fuel'' [link]

Several conversations with established record labels followed after the success with "Your Waste of Time”, but Tina Dico was unhappy with the way they intended to market her. Instead she got a loan from a bank, and started her own record label, Finest Gramophone in 2000. The company’s first release was Tina Dico's Fuel in 2001. The response from the critics was modest, but they all saw her big potential as an artist. In 2001, Tina Dico also teamed up with her current manager, Jonathan Morley, at the Spot (music festival) in Aarhus. She signed a four-year contract with Jonathan, and during the 2002 MIDEM-festival in Cannes, France she signed with British KobAlt Music Publishing. In 2001 Tina also met Steffen Brandt, who had heard the cover Tina did of his song ”Alt Hvad Hun Ville Var At Danse” at a concert in Kerteminde. He got fascinated and was invited to one of her next concerts in Aarhus.

Finest Gramphone went on to sign another Danish act, Love Julie, which released two albums. Tina Dico says that she has no intention of signing future acts, due mostly to time constraints.

England and ''Notes'' [link]

In the beginning of 2002, Tina Dico moved to England in an attempt to escape the cosy atmosphere in Denmark.

In 2002 Tina played her first duo-concerts with Steffen Brandt on Bornholm. Thanks to her contract with Jonathan Morley, she had the opportunity to step into the English music community, which led to a collaboration with Australian singer Holly Valance on the song "Send My Best." In 2005.

Tina wrote the album Notes during her stay in England, capturing the loneliness and fear of being alone in London. Notes was written while Tina lived in Richmond and later on Tenter Ground near Brick Lane in London. Notes was recorded in cooperation with her friend Dennis Ahlgren over two days in June 2003. The critics were very positive this time. It was meant to be an interlude between Fuel and In The Red, but since it got all this success Notes was released later that year. Notes won a “Steppeulv” (the Danish music critics award) in the category "Composer of the Year" and a Danish Music Award for "Songwriter of the Year”

She also got a contract with the British producer-duo Zero 7. Tina and Zero 7 wrote and recorded “Home” and “The Space Between”, which can be found on the Zero 7 album “When It Falls”. A tour consisting of more than 100 dates in Europe, United States and Asia followed and included performances at Glastonbury Festival and Roskilde Festival. In 2004 Tina released an EP named ”Far” and later that year she did a Danish version of the Leonard Cohen song ”Hallelujah” with Steffen Brandt. The song can be found on the album ”På Danske Læber” which is an album with Danish versions of Cohen-songs. In the summer of 2004 she joined the Danish ”Grøn Koncert”-tour.

''In The Red''[link]

In 2004 Tina Dico signed an international record deal with Sony England. The recordings to her international debut album, In the Red, began at the end of 2004, with producer Chris Potter. This was the first and last time Tina ever worked with someone else than Dennis Ahlgren. He has helped produce all her other albums. In early 2005, Sony and BMG merged, and the record deal was cancelled. The legal rights to the songs were handed over to Tina, and the album was released in cooperation with the Danish company, A:Larm in June 2005. The album got very mixed reviews, but was a commercial success. “Nobody’s Man” and “Warm Sand” got a lot of plays on the radio. In The Red went straight to No. 1 on the Danish album chart in front of prominent names such as U2 and Coldplay. In January 2006, Tina won the P3 Award and DKK 100.000 which is granted by Danish National Radio P3. The jury said this of Tina’s effort: “Courage, self-esteem and talent is required if you want to be yourself and perform your own songs – without over-styled fuss. The winner of the P3 Award certainly possesses these qualities.” In March 2006 Tina won the Danish Music Award for “Singer of the Year”. Meanwhile, she released her first Live-DVD: “Live in the red”, which was played and recorded in Store Vega in Copenhagen

''Count To Ten''[link]

In February 2007 Tina recorded the John Lennon song “Working Class Hero”, as part of Amnesty International's Global campaign “Make Some Noise”. She later performed at an Amnesty event with Yoko Ono on first row. As part of the P3-award she won in 2006, two weeks recording time in Denmark’s Radio’s studios followed. The two weeks were spent on recording parts of Tina’s album Count to Ten. The rest of Count to Ten was later finished in the Feedback- and Aabyroad studios. The album was ready in July and was released on September 3. The album got really great reviews from several Danish media. Tina won the Gaffa (magazine)-award in 2007 for “Album of the Year” and “Singer of the Year”

In February 2008, after the success of Count to Ten, Tina played a rather large Danish tour.

The Trilogy[link]

While Count to Ten was recorded, Tina also recorded the EP, ''A Beginning'', which later became part of the Trilogy. In January 2008 Tina and Dennis Ahlgren recorded the second EP, ''A Detour''. Tina met the Icelandic singer Helgi Jonsson on a tour with Teitur Lassen in May 2008. Helgi and Tina collaborated on the song “Walls” to the third EP, ''An Open Ending'', which was recorded in summer 2008 by Tina and Dennis, in-between festivals. In summer 2008 Tina and her band played on the Orange Stage at Roskilde Festival, which is the largest concert and stage, she's ever played. In September 2008, Dico won The Crown Prince And Princess’s Award and DKK 500.000. She received it for “having the courage to look the contradictory and difficult parts of existence in the eyes, and for the ability to express it in a very special, life-affirming fashion that many can identify themselves with” A week after she won the cultural award, the EP collection “A Beginning, A Detour, An Open Ending” (also known as “The Trilogy”) was released. After the release, a large tour around the world_ with Dennis Ahlgren and Helgi Jonsson followed. In 2008 Tina won the Gaffa-award for “Singer of the Year” second year in a row.

''The Road To Gävle''[link]

Tina Dico composed the soundtrack for the Danish film Oldboys. The soundtrack quickly evolved into Tina’s sixth album, because she continued writing after the initial work on the soundtrack was done. The result was “The Road to Gävle”, which was recorded in Electric Lady Studios in New York, Jimi Hendrix's old studio. Tina made the release of The Road to Gävle quite special for her fans. Through the website www.pledgemusic.com, a site that raises money for charity, she made it possible to get the album before others. Some of the more personal items, such as handwritten lyrics, were also auctioned off. Tina managed to reach the goal of 3000 pledges within thirty days. Large parts of the music were written in early 2009 on her three-month stay in Los Angeles and New York. In 2009 Tina also appeared in the SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System) commercial “As good as home”. The commercial featured the Count to Ten-song Open Wide. After it had aired, Tina got all five albums on the Top 100 chart, which is a first in Danish music history.

At the end of 2009 Tina moved back to Denmark, more specifically Copenhagen. Tina won the Gaffa-award for “Singer of the Year” third time in a row in 2009. In February 2010 Tina won two Robert Awards. She won the award for “Best Score” and “Best Song” with the song 'Rebel Song'.

''Welcome Back Colour''[link]

In the beginning of 2010 she performed with Danish pop-queen Medina at the TV2 Zulu Awards. Later she was in Bristol to record the song ''The Storm That Brought You To Me'' for the soundtrack to the blockbuster ''Clash Of The Titans'' with ''Massive Attack''-producer, Neil Davidge. Same month she was on Iceland to record the song 'Welcome Back Colour' with Icelandic Helgi Jónsson. It was the first single to the album Welcome Back Colour, and received heavy rotation on Danish radio. In the beginning of June Tina Dico played four sold-out concerts in Danish Radio’s concert hall with Danish National Chamber Orchestra. One of the concerts was aired live. This summer she played on ”Grøn Koncert” once again with a full band. And in August she played her biggest solo-gig at the opening of “Aarhus Festuge” (Aarhus Festival Week).

Welcome Back Colour, Tina's seventh studio album, was released in Germany on 24 September 2010 and in Denmark on the 27 September 2010. The album was released in early 2011 in the UK and United States. The album, which contains 27 tracks, is a mix of her biggest radio-hits, five new songs and an album with brand new acoustic recordings of new and old.

Dico embarked on her biggest tour to date across Denmark and Germany, also playing in a few other European cities, and in February 2011 touring the UK and US.

Discography [link]

Studio albums[link]

Year	Album
	''Fuel''	*Released: 2001	*Label: Finest Gramophone
	''Notes''	*Released: 2003	*Label: Finest Gramophone
		*Released: 2005	*Label: Finest Gramophone
		*Released: 2007	*Label: Finest Gramophone
	''A Beginning, A Detour, An Open Ending''	*Released: 2008	*Label: Finest Gramophone
	''The Road To Gävle''	*Released: 2009	*Label: Finest Gramophone
	''Welcome Back Colour''	*Released: 2010	*Label: Finest Gramophone

EPs[link]

Year	Album
		*Released: 2004	*Label: Defend Music
		*Released: 2007	*Label: Finest Gramophone
		*Released: 2008	*Label: Finest Gramophone
		*Released: 2008	*Label: Finest Gramophone
		*Released: 2011	*Label: Finest Gramophone

Other appearances [link]

''Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur" (2007) Tina Dico (listed as Tina Dickow) cover of Working Class Hero (John Lennon)

''Side By Side - duets Vol. 1" Award-winning American artist AM (musician) and Tina Dico perform the duet "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (2008) a cover of a George Harrison song.

On the soundtrack of the 2010 film Clash of the Titans, Dico performed and co-wrote the song The Storm That Brought You To Me. Tina Dico is featured on the hip hop group Suspekt's album Elektra which was released in September 2011.

Notes[link]

Sources [link]

ROSA-article about the release of ''Fuel''

ROSA-article about moving to England

ROSA-article about the release of ''Notes''

Interview with Tina Dico about ''The Road to Gävle''

Biography from Tina Dico's own page

GAFFA-price 2007

External links [link]

Official international page on Facebook

Tina Dico on Twitter

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name	Corey Holcomb
birth place	Chicago, Illinois,United States
occupation	Actor/Comedian
years active	1992–present
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Corey Holcomb is an American stand-up comedian, radio host, and actor. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Holcomb got his start in comedy with the help of another Chicago-area comedian, Godfrey.

Often billing himself as the "ghetto Dr. Phil", most of Holcomb's standup material revolves around relationships, particularly relationships gone wrong. In addition to touring the country, he has appeared as a regular on the stand-up/improv-based television shows ''Comic View'', ''Def Comedy Jam'', ''Last Comic Standing'', and ''Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'n Out''. He has appeared in two comedy specials of his own, ''Corey Holcomb: The Problem Is You'' and ''Comedy Central Presents: Corey Holcomb''.

As an actor, Holcomb has appeared as guest star on several sitcoms such as ''Half & Half'', ''Everybody Hates Chris'' and ''Tyler Perry's House of Payne'', as well as minor roles in films such as ''Like Mike'' and ''Dance Flick''. Holcomb is a recurring voice actor for the ''Family Guy'' spin-off ''The Cleveland Show'', for which he provides the voice of Robert Tubbs, Cleveland's rival and the ex-husband of his wife Donna. Holcomb has been a regular personality on Jamie Foxx's satellite radio channel The Foxxhole since 2007. He currently hosts his own program, ''The Corey Holcomb 5150 Show'', on Tuesday nights on the Foxxhole.

External links[link]

Notes[link]

Category:African American comedians Category:African-American actors Category:People from Chicago, Illinois Category:African American radio personalities Category:Living people