Coordinates	26°08′9″N80°08′31″N
Company name	New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.
Company logo
Company type	Privately held company
Foundation	1906 as New Balance Arch Support Company
Location	Boston, Massachusetts
Key people	William J. Riley, founderJim Davis, ChairmanRobert T. DeMartini, CEO & PresidentJohn Withee, Exec. Vice President and CFO
Industry	Footwear
Products	Athletic shoes, shoes, apparel
Num employees	4,180 worldwide (October 2008)
Revenue	(2006)
Homepage	}}

New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. (NBAS), best known as simply New Balance, is a footwear manufacturer based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1906 as the New Balance Arch Support Company. Eschewing expensive advertising campaigns, it has nevertheless grown to be one of the largest makers of sports footwear in the world.

New Balance is notable in that it has continued to maintain a manufacturing presence in the United States as well as in the United Kingdom for the European market—in contrast to its competitors in the same market space, such as Nike and Adidas, who design products in the US and Europe, but purchase the majority of their Footwear and Apparel from manufacturers in China, Vietnam, and other developing nations. The result of this corporate decision is that the shoes tend to be more expensive than New Balance's competitors. To offset this pricing discrepancy, New Balance differentiates their products with technical innovations, such as a blend of gel inserts, heel counters, and a greater selection of sizes, particularly for very narrow and/or very wide widths.

History

In 1906, William J. Riley, a 33 year old English immigrant, founded the New Balance Arch Support Company, which manufactured arch supports and other accessories designed to improve shoe fit, in Boston, Massachusetts. His first product, a flexible arch support, was designed with three points of support in the shape of a triangle. These points created greater balance and comfort in the shoe. It's believed that Riley came up with the name "New Balance" by observing chickens in his yard and demonstrated the way his arch supports worked by keeping a chicken foot on his office desk to demonstrate. He would explain to customers that the chicken's three clawed foot resulted in perfect balance. In 1927, Riley hired Arthur Hall to be a salesman and in 1934, Hall became a business partner and soon found his niche by marketing his products to people whose jobs required them to spend much time standing. In 1956, Hall sold the business to his daughter Eleanor and her husband Paul Kidd.

Eleanor and Paul continued to sell mainly arch supports until 1960, when they designed and manufactured the "Trackster," the world's first running shoe made with a ripple sole. It was also the first running shoe to come in varying widths. The "Trackster" was given a big boost through the YMCA programs where it became the unofficial shoe of the program. College track teams such as MIT, Tufts University and Boston University adopted the New Balance Trackster for their cross-country teams soon to be followed by other colleges and private high schools around the country.

Marketing was mostly by word-of-mouth or local sports fairs, and sales languished, until 1972, when current Chairman Jim Davis bought the company on the day of the Boston Marathon. At the time, the company consisted of just six people making 30 pairs of shoes daily and selling products mostly through mail-order with a few U.S. retailers. Jim committed himself to uphold the company's traditional commitment to individual preferences, customer service and quality products. His future wife Anne, who joined the company in 1978, focused on building a distinct culture for New Balance employees and customers. Their timing was perfect, as the Boston area soon became a veritable hotbed of the running boom that struck the U.S. in the 1970s. Their product line expanded and sales skyrocketed. The homegrown company prospered, and the Davises looked to expand New Balance into a global company. The company is now run by California native Rob DeMartini. DeMartini's background includes Procter & Gamble and Gillette Shave Company. Today, 30% of the New Balance shoes sold in the European market are manufactured at the New Balance facility in England.

Shoes

New Balance is one of few shoe manufacturers to offer the majority of its shoes in a wide range of widths, typically men's range from B to 6E with 3 other widths in between (D, 2E, 4E) and one narrower offering (2A). Women's range from 4A to 4E with four widths to choose from in between (2A, B, D, 2E).

New Balance does not give names to the shoes it sells, instead referring to them by a 2, 3, or 4 digit model number. This is done to "place an emphasis on the New Balance philosophy, not any one particular shoe". When a shoe is redesigned, the model number is increased by one. The numbering system originated from the price. The Tracker 320 was $32, the 990 was $99, etc. However, now the model number reflects the category of the shoe such as stability, neutral, lightweight, and motion control. The numbering system allows customers to identify which shoes are in the categories that best fit their needs.

Made in USA (and UK) stance

New Balance is one of several shoe companies that makes some of their products in the United States. Green America states in the New Balance Responsible Shopper company information page that around one quarter of NB's shoes are made in the United States. New Balance owns five factories in the United States: two in Massachusetts (Boston and Lawrence), and three in Maine (Norridgewock, Skowhegan, and Norway).

In 1994, New Balance manufactured 70% of its shoes in the United States.

The New Balance production facility in the United Kingdom has been, since 1982, at Flimby, Cumbria in North West England, where 28,000 pairs of shoes are produced each week.

Toning footwear

A class action lawsuit against New Balance filed in 2011 alleges that the company's toning footwear touts unproven benefits. In support of its claim of false advertising, it cites a University of Wisconsin – La Crosse research study on Toning Shoes that has been funded and published by the American Council on Exercise.

Researchers reported that there were no “statistically significant increases in either exercise response or muscle activation” as a result of wearing the Toning Shoes. There was no stastistically significant difference between participants wearing special "Toning shoes" and controls wearing normal sneakers. The researchers concluded that there is "simply no evidence to support the claims that these shoes will help wearers exercise more intensely, burn more calories or improve muscle strength and tone.” However, it was noted that “These shoes may be encouraging a fair number of people who probably wouldn’t put on a normal pair of walking shoes and go out and walk."

Sponsorships

New Balance is the apparel partner for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League. It also has one endorsement deal in the NBA with Matt Bonner of the San Antonio Spurs. New Balance also sponsors the Boston Cannonns major league lacrosse team (MLL).

Political

In August 2011, revelations that New Balance Chairman James Davis had donated $500,000 to the campaign of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney came out in the press. New Balance President/CEO Robert DeMartini responded to the angry back-lash in an open letter on the company's facebook page.

New Balance Statement on Political Donation A letter from our CEO:

Dear New Balance associates, customers and consumers:

Earlier this year, a private donation was made by our Chairman to a political action committee that is affiliated with Mitt Romney. First, let me be clear that this was a private donation and not a contribution from New Balance. We encourage civic engagement at all levels and will always respect the right of any of our associates to engage in the political process as they see fit. We typically do not comment on private political donations; however, this situation is different.

Mr. Romney recently signed a pledge that challenges same sex marriage and that has offended many including those in the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. Mr. Romney’s position on this issue is not reflective of Jim Davis’, my or New Balance’s position and support of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered community. As a company, New Balance embraces the differences in all people and we work tirelessly to create and sustain an environment where everyone – our associates, consumers, customers and guests – are treated with dignity and respect.

Sincerely,

Rob DeMartini President/CEO

References

External links

Sneakerset.com sneakerpedia

FTC 'Complying with the Made In the USA Standard' site

Info on New Balance UK manufacturing

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Coordinates	26°08′9″N80°08′31″N
Name	Raekwon
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Corey Woods
Alias	The Chef, Shallah
Birth date	January 12, 1970
Origin	New York City, New York, United States
Genre	Hip hop
Years active	1992–present
Label	Loud/Universal Aftermath/Interscope Ice H2O/EMI
associated acts	Wu-Tang Clan, Ice Water Inc., Mobb Deep, Kool G Rap, Busta Rhymes, Nas, Capone-N-Noreaga, Dr. Dre, Jadakiss, OutKast, Yelawolf
Website	www.raekwonchronicles.com }}

Corey Woods (born January 12, 1970), better known by the stage name Raekwon, is an American rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. He released his solo debut, ''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...'' in 1995, and has since recorded four solo albums, as well as work with Wu-Tang and an extensive amount of guest contributions with other hip hop artists.

Raekwon is often cited as one of the pioneers of the Mafioso rap sub-genre. In 2007, The editors of About.com placed him on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007).

Music career

Wu-Tang Clan

Corey Woods joined the Wu-Tang Clan, a nine-member hip hop group based in the Staten Island borough of New York City, in 1992. He went under the stage name Raekwon the Chef and aliases Raekwon, Shallah Raekwon, and Lou Diamonds. Wu-Tang Clan debuted one year later with ''Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers''. Singles from the album included "Protect Ya Neck" and "C.R.E.A.M.", the latter of which reached #8 on the ''Billboard'' rap chart. ''Wu-Tang Forever'' followed in 1997 and was certified four times platinum by the RIAA, quadruple the certification given ''Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)''. Alongside other solo albums by its members, Wu-Tang continued recording as a group, releasing ''The W'' in 2000, ''Iron Flag'' in 2001, and ''8 Diagrams'' in 2007.

''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...''

In 1994, Raekwon signed a solo deal with Loud Records and released his debut single "Heaven & Hell" for the soundtrack to the movie ''Fresh''. His first solo LP, ''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...'', was released in 1995 to rave reviews, though not to as much commercial success as fellow Wu-Tang member Method Man's ''Tical''. According to Steve Huey of allmusic, "''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...'' contained a narrative album format revolving around cocaine trafficking, criminal activity, and a rise through the ranks of the illegal industry." Wu-Tang member Ghostface Killah appeared on over half of the album's tracks, with Wu-Tang member RZA producing the album in its entirety.

''Immobilarity'' and ''The Lex Diamond Story''

After ''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...'', Raekwon appeared on a track by the R&B; group Allure from the group's self-titled debut in 1997. He also appeared on Fat Joe's song "John Blaze" alongside Nas, Jadakiss, and Big Pun; "John Blaze" also had a music video. Raekwon's next effort, ''Immobilarity'', came out in 1999 to mixed reviews, which were mainly attributed to the absence of RZA and Ghostface Killah. ''The Lex Diamond Story'' followed in 2003 on Universal Records, to mixed reviews as well (generally lukewarm critical reviews and wildly varying public reviews) and moderate success. Raekwon later voiced his dis-taste for the albums lack of promotion and budget and vowed that future releases would not suffer the same fate.

''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II''

Raekwon planned to release the long-delayed sequel to his debut, entitled ''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II'' in 2007 through Aftermath Entertainment. The album was informally executively produced by Busta Rhymes, whom Raekwon cited as getting him in the "''Cuban Linx'' mindset", and RZA, with RZA handling most of the production. Dr. Dre, Scram Jones, and J Dilla were other producers that were announced early on as working on the album. RZA explained the collaboration between him and Dr. Dre as "yin and yang" when it came to their styles.

Raekwon and EMI both confirmed at one point that ''Only Built For Cuban Linx... Pt. II'' would be released in the summer of 2009 with EMI serving as the distribution label for the album, which was officially released on Raekwon's ICEH2O label. However, Raekwon and EMI later announced that the album would be pushed back to September 8, 2009 due to sample clearance issues, and the leak of a song from the album entitled "Surgical Gloves." On September 8, 2009, ''Only Built For Cuban Linx... Pt. II'' was released after many delays. The album features many Wu-Tang members and affiliates, as well as Slick Rick, Jadakiss, Busta Rhymes, Beanie Sigel and more. On September 28, 2009 Raekwon was named the #10 Hottest MC in the game by MTV. He also converted to Islam in 2009.

In December 2009, major hip hop site HipHopDx released their 2009 Awards, with ''Only Built For Cuban Linx... Pt. II'' being chosen as 'Album of the Year'. Dx described it as "...the Hip Hop equivalent to ''The Godfather 2'', with Rae as revitalized as Marlon was...". In addition, Raekwon was selected as 'Emcee of the Year' (fellow New Yorker Nas had won in 2008). Their staff justified this pick with this description of Raekwon's career in 2009:

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''Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang''

After the critical and relative commercial success of ''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II'', Raekwon collaborated with Method Man and Ghostface Killah for ''Wu-Massacre'', a short trio album designed to showcase unity within the group. Following this release, Raekwon resurrected talk of ''Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang'', a project announced in 2007, originally planned as a Wu-Tang album, minus RZA, due to his response to the previous group album ''8 Diagrams''.

Though not a Wu-Tang Clan project, ''Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang'' was released in March 2011, serving as Raekwon's fifth solo LP. As originally planned, RZA did not participate on the project, however, several other Wu-Tang members made appearances, as well as Black Thought, Nas and Rick Ross, among others. Shortly after ''Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang'' was completed, Raekwon revealed that he intends on eventually releasing a third installment to the ''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…'' albums. He has also announced plans to release a second album in 2011, which will feature a more "DJ-orientated" and "harmony-based" sound, and is said to feature production from Kanye West and Just Blaze.

Discography

Albums

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Released: August 1, 1995

Label: Loud/RCA/BMG Records

| style="text-align:center;"|4 | style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"|* |align=center|Gold |- |1999 |''Immobilarity''

Released: November 16, 1999

Label: Loud/Columbia/SME Records

| style="text-align:center;"|9 | style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"|* |align=center|Gold | style="text-align:center;"|6 | style="text-align:center;"|2 |align=center|— |- |2011 |''Wu-Block'' (with Ghostface Killah, Cappadonna & D-Block)

Released: TBA

Label(s): TBA

| style="text-align:center;"|TBA | style="text-align:center;"|TBA | style="text-align:center;"|TBA |align=center|TBA |- |}

Singles

{|class="wikitable" |- !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Title !colspan="3"| Chart positions !rowspan=2|Album |- !width="40"|U.S. !width="40"|U.S. R&B; !width="40"|U.S.Rap |- |1994 |"Heaven & Hell" (featuring Ghostface Killah) |align=center|— |align=center|102 |align=center|32 |align=left|''Fresh Soundtrack'' and ''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...'' |- |rowspan=2|1995 |"Incarcerated Scarfaces" / "Ice Cream" (featuring Ghostface Killah, Method Man, and Cappadonna) |align=center|37 |align=center|37 |align=center|5 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...'' |- |"Glaciers of Ice" (featuring Ghostface Killah, Masta Killa, and Blue Raspberry) / "Criminology" (featuring Ghostface Killah) |align=center|43 |align=center|32 |align=center|5 |- |1999 |"Live From New York" |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|30 |align=left|''Immobiliarity'' |- |2003 |"Smith Bros." |align=center|— |align=center|115 |align=center|— | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''The Lex Diamond Story'' |- |2004 |"The Hood" (featuring Tiffany Villarreal) |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |rowspan=3|2009 |"New Wu" (featuring Ghostface Killah and Method Man) |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"|''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Part II'' |- |"House of Flying Daggers" (featuring GZA, Method Man, Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah) |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |"Catalina" (featuring Lyfe Jennings) |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |rowspan=1|2010 |"Butter Knives" |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang'' |- |rowspan=1|2011 |"Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang" |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- |}

As featured performer

{|class="wikitable" |- !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Title !colspan="2"| Chart positions !rowspan=2|Album |- !width="40"|U.S. R&B; !width="40"|U.S. Rap |- |1996 |"Firewater" (Fat Joe featuring Big Pun, Raekwon, and Armaggedon) |align=center|114 |align=center|— |align=left|''Endangered Species'' |- |1998 |"Wu-Tang Cream Team Line Up" (Funkmaster Flex featuring Raekwon, The Harlem Hoodz, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, and Killa Sin) |align=center|85 |align=center|32 |''The Mix Tape, Vol. 3: 60 Minutes of Funk, The Final Chapter'' |- |1998 |"Skew It on the Bar-B" (OutKast featuring Raekwon) |align=center|— |align=center|— |''Aquemini'' |- |1999 |"Rap Life" (Tash featuring Raekwon) |align=center|86 |align=center|45 |''Rap Life'' |- |2000 |"Apollo Kids" (Ghostface Killah featuring Raekwon) |align=center|121 |align=center|32 |''Supreme Clientele'' |- |2001 |"Never Be the Same Again" (Ghostface Killah featuring Carl Thomas and Raekwon) |align=center|65 |align=center|21 |''Bulletproof Wallets'' |- |2004 |"What's Fuckin' Wit Us" (Chops featuring Raekwon) |align=center|— |align=center|— |''Virtuosity'' |- |2007 |"Something To Say" (Paraziţii featuring Raekwon The Chef) |align=center|— |align=center|— |''Slalom Printre Cretini'' |- |2008 |"Royal Flush" (Big Boi featuring Andre 3000 and Raekwon) |align=center|68 |align=center|— |non-album single |- |2010 |"Gorgeous (song)|"Gorgeous" (Kanye West featuring Kid Cudi and Raekwon) |align=center|— |align=center|— |''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' |- |}

Other appearances

1993 ''Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers'' (album by the Wu-Tang Clan)

1994 "Meth vs Chef" (from the Method Man album ''Tical'')

1995 "Raw Hide" (from the Ol' Dirty Bastard album ''Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version'')

1995 "Right Back At You" & "Eye For An Eye" (from the Mobb Deep album ''The Infamous'')

1995 "Investigative Reports" (from the GZA album ''Liquid Swords'')

1995 "Respect Mine" (from the Fat Joe album ''Jealous One's Envy'')

1996 "Iron Maiden", "The Faster Blade", "260", "Assassination Day", "Winter Warz", "Box in Hand", "Fish", "Camay", "Daytona 500", "Motherless Child", "Black Jesus", & "After the Smoke Is Clear" (from the Ghostface Killah album ''Ironman'')

1996 "Nighttime Vultures" (from the Mobb Deep album ''Hell on Earth'')

1997 ''Wu-Tang Forever'' (album by the Wu-Tang Clan)

1997 "Nasty Immigrants" (from the Nutty Professor soundtrack)

1998 "Dart Throwing" (from the Cappadonna album ''The Pillage'')

1998 "Intellectuals" (from the Sunz Of Man album ''The Last Shall Be First'')

1998 "Skew It On The Bar-B" (from the Outkast album ''Aquemini'')

1998 "John Blaze" (from the Fat Joe album ''Don Cartagena'')

1998 "Spring Water" & "As The World Turnz" (from the La the Darkman album ''Heist Of The Century'')

1998 "Black Trump" (from the Cocoa Brovaz album ''Rude Awakening'')

1998 "Spazzola" (from the Method Man album ''Tical 2000: Judgement Day'')

1998 "Movin' On (Remix)" (from the Mya album ''Mya'')

1998 "The Game" (from the Pete Rock album ''Soul Survivor'')

1999 "Frozen" (from the Slick Rick album ''The Art of Storytelling'')

1999 "Can't Fuck Wit" (from the Mobb Deep album ''Murda Muzik'')

1999 "Shell Shock" (from the U-God album ''Golden Arms Redemption'')

2000 "Money Talks" (from the Sticky Fingaz album ''Black Trash: The Autobiography Of Kirk Jones'')

2000 "Apollo Kids" & "Wu Banga 101" (from the Ghostface Killah album ''Supreme Clientele'')

2000 "The Heist" (from the Busta Rhymes album ''Anarchy'')

2000 ''The W'' (album by the Wu-Tang Clan)

2001 "Love Is The Message" (from the Cappadonna album ''The Yin & The Yang'')

2001 "Maxine", "Flowers", "The Forest" & "The Hilton" (from the Ghostface Killah album ''Bulletproof Wallets'')

2001 ''Iron Flag'' (album by the Wu-Tang Clan)

2003 "Respect Mine" (from the Mathematics album ''Love, Hell Or Right'')

2003 "What's Fuckin With Us" (from the CHOPS album ''Virtuosity'')

2004 "The Turn" (from the Method Man album ''Tical 0: The Prequel'')

2004 "D.T.D." (from the Masta Killa album ''No Said Date'')

2005 "Real Nillaz" (from the Mathematics album ''The Problem'')

2005 "Advanced Pawns", "Destruction Of A Guard" (from the DJ Muggs and GZA album ''Grandmasters'')

2005 "So Long (feat. Mashonda)" (from the Cassidy album ''I'm A Hustla'')

2005 "New York (feat. Ghostface Killah)" (from the AZ album ''A.W.O.L'')

2005 "Black Opera" (from the Supernatural album ''S.P.I.T.'')

2005 "The Watch" (from the Ghostface Killah and Trife Da God album ''Put It on the Line'')

2006 "Kilo", "R.A.G.U.", "9 Milli Bros." "Dogs of War" & "Three Bricks" (from the Ghostface Killah album ''Fishscale'')

2006 "Goldmine" (from the Busta Rhymes album ''The Big Bang'')

2006 "It's What It Is" (from the Masta Killa album ''Made in Brooklyn'')

2006 "The Glide" & "Presidential MC" (from the Method Man album ''4:21...The Day After'')

2006 "Brazil", "Enemy (Remix)", "Cocaine World", "Thousands To M's" (from the Ill Bill album ''Ill Bill Is The Future Vol.2: I'm A Goon'')

2007 "Yolanda's House", "Rec-Room Therapy", "Paisley Darts" and "Shakey Dog Starring Lolita" (from the Ghostface Killah album ''The Big Doe Rehab'')

2008 "The PJ's" (from the Pete Rock album ''NY's Finest'')

2008 "Bulletproof Diaries" (from the Game album'' LAX'')

2008 "Royal Flush" (Big Boi feat. Andre 3000 and Raekwon)

2008 "Coka Moshiach" (from the Ill Bill album ''The Hour Of Reprisal'')

2009 "Puttin' Work In" (from the EPMD album ''We Mean Business'')

2009 "Four Minutes to Lock Down" (from the Method Man & Redman album ''Blackout! 2'')

2009 "Ice Cream" (from the Fat Joe album ''Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2)'')

2009 "100 Miles and Runnin'" (from the Warren G album ''The G Files'')

2009 "Cartel Gathering" (from the Jadakiss album ''The Last Kiss'')

2009 "Legacy" (Ninja Assassin Soundtrack) feat. Ceazar, Xzibit, and M.U.R.S.

2009 "Coke" (from the U-God album ''Dopium'')

2009 "Stay Off the Fuckin' Flowers" (from Blakroc, a hip-hop/rap collaboration album with the The Black Keys)

2009 "Something to say" (from the Slalom printre cretini album by ''Parazitii'')

2010 "I Wish" (from the Yelawolf album ''Trunk Muzik 0-60''

2010 "Time Will Tell" (from the Styles P & DJ Green Lantern album ''The Green Ghost Project'')

2010 "The Big Game" (from the Inspectah Deck album ''Manifesto'')

2010 "One Thing" (from the Freeway & Jake One album ''The Stimulus Package'')

2010 "Audio Meth" (bonus track on the Rick Ross album ''Teflon Don'')

2010 "Dutch Masters vs. Phillies vs. Bamboo", "The Reserves", & "The Oath" (from the Capone-N-Noreaga album ''The War Report 2: Report the War'')

2010 "Runaway Love Remix" (Justin Bieber feat. Kanye West & Raekwon)

2010 "Lord Lord Lord" (Kanye West feat. Mos Def, Raekwon, Swizz Beatz & Charlie Wilson)

2010 "Everyday Struggle" (from the Faith Evans album ''Something About Faith'') feat. Raekwon

2010 "Chase Manhattan" (from the Ill Bill & DJ Muggs album ''Kill Devil Hills'')

2010 "Gorgeous" (from the Kanye West album ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'')

2010 "Sooner or Later (Die 1 Day)" (from the Lloyd Banks album ''The Hunger for More 2'')

2010 "The Heat" (from the Twista album ''The Perfect Storm'')

2010 "Gutter Water" (from the ''Gangrene'' album ''Gutter Water'')

2010 "Live It" (from the Paul Wall album ''Heart of a Champion'')

2010 "Superhero Music" (From the Diggy Simmons Mixtape ''Airborne'')

2010 "Michael Knight (Remix)" (From the Currensy album ''Pilot Talk II'')

2011 "Pushing Keys" (From the Fat Joe album ''The Darkside Vol. 2'')

2011 "Drops Is Out" (From the Jim Jones album ''Capo'')

2011 "Combat Jazz" (From the Limp Bizkit album ''Gold Cobra'')

2011 "Prevail" (From the Smif-N-Wessun & Pete Rock album ''Monumental'')

Music videos

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1999 live from new york 1999 100 rounds

References

External links

Official website

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''Matlock'' is an American television legal drama that ran from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC, then from November 5, 1992 to May 7, 1995 on ABC. A total of 195 episodes were produced.

Seasons

Season 1 (1986-1987)

# "Diary of a Perfect Murder: Part 1" (pilot episode) # "Diary of a Perfect Murder: Part 2" # "The Judge" - The episode starts out with Kevin Meredith (played by Brian Lane Green) and Joanne Leigh (played by Bobbie Eakes) kissing in a room with Carter Addison (played by Dick Van Dyke) watching them through the window with a pair of binoculars. He finally comes to the conclusion that his lover is cheating on him. He walks over to their apartment room, lets himself in, and waits for Kevin to go take a shower, before entering the bedroom, covering Joanne's mouth and then stabbing her to death in her bed. He leaves the knife on the floor, goes back out into the hall and calls the front desk, saying, "There is a woman screaming for help. Something terrible has happened". Then he takes his bag with the bloody clothes in it. Kevin comes out of the shower and finds a knife with blood all over it. He picks up the knife, looks over at the bed and sees Joanne dead, and then someone at the apartment comes in and sees him holding the murder weapon. It turns out Carter Addison is the judge presiding over the trial. Matlock becomes very suspicious when Carter asks him to step and have the son of another lawyer they are both familiar with take his place. Later in the episode Carter goes back and burns the bag with all of his bloody clothes in it. Matlock, however, beat him to it. He had replacements put there by Tyler Hudson and is able to present the real clothes in court. The prosecution then moves for dismissal. # "The Stripper" - After being fired from one job after another because of her ex-husband, Jason Hardiman (John Carter), Carla Evans (Kerrie Keane) has had to resort to stripping at a local club. She takes her son there and has him read a book in another room while she performs. Then, her ex-husband shows up, and threatens to take her son away by going to court. She threatens him in front of witnesses, saying, "I'm not going to stand still for this. I'm warning you". So when Jason Hardiman ends in the hospital after being shot, she is the prime suspect. Matlock, who represented her ex-husband in the divorce hearings five years ago, offers to defend her on the house after he found out what a liar her ex-husband was. When Carla Evans is released from jail, Jason Hardiman is murdered in the hospital, and once again, Carla is the suspect in a murder case after the night nurse, Ms. Jackson (Anne Haney), identified her from the hallway and from a security camera video. Charlene tackles that by bringing up the point that she wasn't wearing her glasses when she identified the defendant from the hallway. Matlock notices in another video that the woman that killed Jason Hardiman buttoned their trenchcoat like a man, left over right. When Helen Shelly (Gary Frank) is called to the stand, she says she was with Doug Templitt (also played by Gary Frank) on the night Jason Hardiman was shot and when someone entered the hospital room and killed Jason Hardiman. Because they spend so much time together, Matlock assumes that she grabbed Doug's trenchcoat by accident. Matlock then thinks they have a case of confused identity, so he tells a joke he heard Doug tell while going undercover at the club - "One time a woman went into a barroom with a duck under her arm. The bartender walks over and says, 'Where did you get the pig?' and the woman says, 'It's a duck,' and the bartender says, 'I was talking to the pig.' " Helen says, "Duck, I was talking to the duck" in Doug's voice. It turns out that Helen Shelly and Doug Templitt are one and the same person, but two personalities. When Matlock asks Doug who killed Jason Hardiman, he says it was Helen. In Doug's words, Carla "was everything Helen wanted to be but couldn't". Jason wanted to humiliate, degrade, and take her child away from Carla. Doug wouldn't let Helen kill Carla because he loved Carla. # "The Affair" # "The Seduction" # "The Don: Part 1" # "The Don: Part 2" # "The Sisters" # "The Cop" # "The Angel" # "The Professor" # "Santa Claus" # "The Chef" - Matlock defends TV cooking-show hostess Victoria Edwards (Cathryn Damon) who is charged with murder in the on-camera death of a guest chef, who happens to be her ex-husband, Michael Edwards (portrayed by NY Times food writer Craig Claiborne), whose success came in no small measure from appropriating her recipes and expertise during their 12-year marriage. # "The Author" # "The Rat Pack" # "The Nurse" (First Appearance of Julie March) # "The Convict" # "The Court Martial: Part 1" # "The Court Martial: Part 2" # "The Therapist" (First Appearance of Cassie Philips) # "The People vs. Matlock" # "The Photographer" # "The Reporter" # "The Doctors"

Season 2 (1987-1988)

# "The Billionaire: Part 1" (first appearance of Michelle Thomas) # "The Billionaire: Part 2" # "Blind Justice" # "The Annihilator" # "The Husband" # "The Power Brokers: Part 1" # "The Power Brokers: Part 2" # "The Network" - Matlock defends a television executive accused of murdering his boss. Guest appearance of ALF. # "The Best Friend" # "The Country Boy" # "The Gift" - Matlock defends a Santa accused of murder - Brian Emerson. Maggie Crowley, Brian's ex-wife, was murdered at 5 minutes past 10:00. She was hosting a Christmas party populated by Santa Clauses. Matlock also plays father Christmas to Wendy Crowley, Maggie and Brian's daughter, and spreads some Christmas Cheer on a judge who has lost his Christmas spirit. # "The Gambler" - Matlock defends a police Lieutenant against a murder charge in Las Vegas. Laura Norwood, the victim, was killed on the evening of the 19th, between 10:30 and 11:30. She was staying on the 6th floor of a hotel run by Lewis Devlin, in the Princess Suite. # "The Body" # "The Reunion" # "The Gigolo" # "The Umpire" - Matlock defends a Insurance Salesman (Richard Kline) accused of killing his boss after a disputed play during a softball game in which the boss was the umpire. # "The Investigation: Part 1" # "The Investigation: Part 2" # "The Hucksters" # "The Lovelorn" # "The Genius" # "The Magician" # "The Fisherman" # "The Heiress"

Season 3 (1988-1989)

# "The Lemon" (first appearance of Les Calhoun) # "The Ambassador: Part 1" # "The Ambassador: Part 2" # "The Mistress" # "The D.J." # "The Captain" # "The Vendetta" # "The Mayor: Part 1" # "The Mayor: Part 2" # "The Black Widow" # "The Other Woman" # "The Starlet" # "The Psychic" # "The Thief: Part 1" # "The Thief: Part 2" # "The Thoroughbred" # "The Model" # "The Cult" # "The Blues Singer" # "The Priest"

Season 4 (1989-1990)

# "The Hunting Party: Part 1" (first appearance of Conrad McMasters) # "The Hunting Party: Part 2" # "The Good Boy" # "The Best Seller" # "The Ex" # "The Clown" # "The Star" # "The Con Man" # "The Prisoner: Part 1" # "The Prisoner: Part 2" # "The Fugitive" # "The Buddies" # "The Scrooge" # "The Witness" # "The Student" # "The Talk Show" # "The Victim" # "The Kidnapper" # "The Pro" # "The Informer: Part 1" # "The Informer: Part 2" # "The D.A." # "The Blackmailer" # "The Cookie Monster"

Season 5 (1990-1991)

# "The Mother" # "No Where To Turn: Part 1" # "No Where To Turn: Part 2" # "The Madam" # "The Personal Trainer" # "The Narc" # "The Secret: Part 1" # "The Secret: Part 2" # "The Brothers" # "The Cover Girl" # "The Biker" # "The Broker" # "The Fighter" # "The Critic" # "The Parents" # "The Man Of The Year" # "The Arsonist" # "The Formula" # "The Trial: Part 1" # "The Trial: Part 2" # "The Accident" # "The Celebrity"

Season 6 (1991-1992)

# "The Witness Killings: Part 1" # "The Witness Killings: Part 2" # "The Strangler" # "The Nightmare" # "The Marriage Counselor" # "The Dame" # "The Suspect: Part 1" # "The Suspect: Part 2" # "The Defense" # "The Game Show" # "The Foursome" # "The Picture: Part 1" # "The Picture: Part 2" # "The Outcast: Part 1" # "The Outcast: Part 2" # "The Big Payoff" # "The Abduction" # "Mr. Awesome" # "The Evening News: Part 1" # "The Evening News: Part 2" # "The Assassination: Part 1" (first appearance of Leanne MacIntyre) # "The Assassination: Part 2"

Season 7 (1992-1993)

# "The Vacation: Part 1" (first appearance of Cliff Lewis) # "The Vacation: Part 2" # "The Legacy: Part 1" # "The Legacy: Part 2" # "The Ghost" - A murder victim returns from the dead as a ghost and asks Matlock to defend his wife, who is charged with his death. # "The Class" # "The Singer" # "The Mark" # "The Juror" # "The Fortune: Part 1" # "The Fortune: Part 2" # "The Debt" # "The Revenge" # "The Obsession" # "The Divorce" # "The Final Affair: Part 1" # "The Final Affair: Part 2" # "The Competition"

Season 8 (1993-1994)

# "The Play" # "The Fatal Seduction: Part 1" # "The Fatal Seduction: Part 2" # "The Diner" # "The View" # "The Last Laugh" # "The Capital Offense" # "The Haunted: Part 1" # "The Haunted: Part 2" # "The Conspiracy" # "Matlock’s Bad, Bad,Dream" # "The Defendant" # "The Kidnapping: Part 1" # "The Kidnapping: Part 2" # "The Temptation" # "The Crook" # "The Murder Game" # "Brennen" # "The P.I."-- a backdoor pilot...after Ben briefly meets Jesse Morgan (Tracy Nelson) in the teaser,the remainder is set in Los Angeles and centered entirely on Jesse and her father (George Peppard) with no Matlock characters even mentioned. # "The Godfather" # "The Idol: Part 1" # "The Idol: Part 2"

Season 9 (1994-1995)

# "The Accused: Part 1" (first appearance of Jerri Stone) # "The Accused: Part 2" # "The Scandal" # "The Dare" - A millionaire bent on revenge murders one of Matlock's closest friends and dares the lawyer to prove he did it. # "The Tabloid" - Matlock defends a senatorial candidate accused of murdering a tabloid paper editor. Senatorial candidate Carol Davis has a photo taken of her which embarrasses her, and when she confronts Ross Buckley, the editor-in-chief of the National Informer, she finds him dead. The murder weapon turns up at her house, and she is accused of his murder. The real killer was Chet Sellers, a photographer at the paper and a high school dropout, who discovered that Ross and Reverend Wesley Masters were conspiring together concerning a picture he had taken, and he killed him. # "The Coach" # "The Dating Game" # "The Confession" # "Dead Air" # "The Getaway" # "The Verdict" # "The Deadly Dose" # "The Target" # "The Assault" # "The Heist Part: 1" # "The Heist Part: 2" # "The Scam: Part 1" # "The Scam: Part 2"

See also

List of characters in Matlock

External links

Complete Episode Guide at tagsrwc.com

''Matlock'' at tv.com

Episodes for "Matlock" at the Internet Movie Database

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