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Coordinates	34°03′″N118°15′″N
Name	Tabi Bonney
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Tabiabue Bonney
Alias	Tabi Bonney
Origin	Washington, DC
Genre	Hip hop
Label	DD172, BluRoc, EMI
Website	www.BonneyRunway.com }}

Tabiabuè Bonney, (born in Lomé, Togo, West Africa, better known as Tabi Bonney). Part of Indie label Organized Rhyme and son of afro-funk superstar, Itadi Bonney, Tabi achieved recognition in the Washington, DC Metro area with his radio singles "The Pocket" and "Doin It" featuring Raheem DeVaughn. Tabi also has his own clothing line by the name of "Bonney Runway". Aside from music and design, Tabi Bonney directs and produces many music videos for famous artist including friend and fellow DMV resident Wale (rapper).

Biography

His childhood involved moving from continent to continent (including Africa, Europe, and North America). He attended Florida A&M; University where he received two degrees, a master's in biology and secondary education and a bachelor's in biology pre-med.

Early career

Tabi and fellow rapper Haziq Ali combined efforts to form the group Organized Rhyme. This eventually led to performing as the opening act for the likes of Outkast, LL Cool J, and Cam'ron. He also worked with Carter to create the underground album "Bonney & Carter".

Discography

A Fly Guy's Theme

#	Title	Performer(s)	Producer(s)
1	"The Pocket"	tabi Bonney	mayhem & Psy2ko for H.A.Z.M.A.T. Produktionz
2	"On It"	tabi Bonney
3	"Doin' It"	tabi Bonney & Raheem Devaughn	Cosmo "MO" Barron
4	"Beat Rock"	tabi Bonney & DJ Flexx	Cosmo "MO" Barron
5	"Dope"	tabi Bonney
6	"Escalator"	tabi Bonney
7	"Get Back"	tabi Bonney
8	"Crush"	tabi Bonney & Haziq Ali	Cosmo "MO" Barron
9	"Tick...Tick..."	tabi Bonney
10	"Lunchin"	tabi Bonney
11	"You"	tabi Bonney & Shydi
12	"Top"	tabi Bonney	Cosmo "MO" Barron

Dope

#	Title	Performer(s)	Producer(s)
1	"The Blow"	tabi Bonney
2	"Go Hard"	tabi Bonney
3	"Duhh"	tabi Bonney
4	"Radio"	tabi Bonney ft. Irie Li and Curren$y	Cosmo "MO" Barron
5	"No Sucker"	tabi Bonney
6	"Jet Setter"	tabi Bonney
7	"Rock Bammas"	tabi Bonney ft. Haziq
8	"Rich Kids"	tabi Bonney ft. SouthEast Slim
9	"Kick Rocks"	tabi Bonney ft. Irie Li

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#	Title	Performer(s)	Producer(s)
1	"Make A Killing"	tabi Bonney ft Pusha T (of Clipse)	Arsonal
2	"Get Me"	tabi Bonney	Arsonal
3	"Radio"	tabi Bonney ft Curren$y	Nesby Phips
4	"The Slackers"	tabi Bonney ft Haziq Ali	Kokayi
5	"Killer People"	tabi Bonney ft Wale	Bubu The Producer
6	"Fever"	tabi Bonney ft Raheem DeVaughn	Jon Redwine
7	"Go Away"	tabi Bonney	Cyrus Melchor
8	"Nuthin' But A Hero"	tabi Bonney	Jon Redwine
9	"Sunlight"	tabi Bonney	Nesby Phips
10	"Blinding"	tabi Bonney	Kokayi
11	"Galaxy"	tabi Bonney	Bubu The Producer
12	"Winner's Tourney"	tabi Bonney ft Kokayi	Oddisee
13	"Like A King"	tabi Bonney ft Wale & Kokayi	Arsonal
14	"Yeah Go"	tabi Bonney	Team Demo

References

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Name	Ski Beatz
Background	non_performing_personnel
Alias	DJ Ski, MC Willski
Origin	Greensboro, North Carolina
Instrument	Percussion, synthesizer, keyboards, bass, turntables
Genre	Hip hop
Occupation	Rapper, Record producer
Years active	1989–present
Label	Now City RecordsBlu Roc
Associated acts	DJ Clark Kent, Jay-Z, Camp Lo, Curren$y Young Uno The Bizzie Boyz }}

David Willis, otherwise known as DJ Ski and Ski Beatz, is an American record producer mainly working in hip hop.

Biography

Discovered by DJ Clark Kent, Ski was originally known as "MC Will-Ski". In the 1990s, he was a member of the group Original Flavor, the first group managed by future recording industry executive Damon Dash. In the mid-90s, Ski was working on duo Camp Lo's debut album ''Uptown Saturday Night'' when Dash called him in to work on the debut album of his own artist, Jay-Z. Jay's album, ''Reasonable Doubt'', was released in 1996, marking Ski's first major production placement. Ski produced four tracks off the album, including the singles "Dead Presidents" and "Feelin' It".

After the critical success of ''Reasonable Doubt'', Ski formed Roc-A-Blok Productions in affiliation with Jay and Dame's label, Roc-A-Fella Records, working with Camp Lo and Sporty Thievz. The producer crafted most of Camp Lo's debut, which dropped in 1997, and produced the Fat Joe single "John Blaze"; Ski continued to work with Jay-Z, on his second album ''In My Lifetime, Vol. 1'' as well as non-solo albums and compilation projects, until 1998, when Jay released his third project ''Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life'' without beats from any of his former producers except for DJ Premier.

Though Roc-A-Blok Productions had since folded, Ski stayed somewhat active in music. Relocating to his home state of North Carolina for a break from New York City's fast-paced lifestyle, he continued producing for artists such as Nature, members of the New Jersey crew The Outsidaz, Lil' Kim, Foxy Brown, Ras Kass and Proof. The producer has continued to produce for Camp Lo, providing most of the production for their second album ''Let's Do it Again'', as well as their third album, ''Black Hollywood''.

Recently, Ski linked back up with Dame Dash, joining the entrepreneur's DD172 collective, subsequently nicknamed the 24-Hour Karate School. Since the foundation of the studio enclave, Ski has worked with Mos Def, Jay Electronica, Jean Grae and others; on April 30, 2010, he announced that he will be producing upcoming albums for Jean Grae, Joell Ortiz, Ras Kass and others, and will be producing all but three songs on the rapper Curren$y's 3rd album Pilot Talk ; these artists are also all featured on the producer's upcoming solo debut, entitled ''24 Hour Karate School'' in honor of the collective.

Discography

Ski Beatz production discography

; Studio albums

''24 Hour Karate School'' (2010)

''24 Hour Karate School Pt. 2'' (2011)

References

External links

Ski Hip Hop Pow Interview

Interview, HitQuarters Nov 08

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Name	Kendrick Lamar
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Kendrick Lamar
Alias	K. Dot
Birth date	June 17, 1987
Origin	Compton, California, U.S.
Occupation	Rapper
Genre	Hip hop, Conscious hip hop
Years active	2003–present
Label	Top Dawg Entertainment
Associated acts	Black Hippy, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, J. Cole
Website	Official website }}

Kendrick Lamar (born June 17, 1987) formerly known as K. Dot, is an American rapper from Compton, California. His music is influenced by Tupac Shakur, Nas, Jay-Z, Kanye West and DMX. He is a member of Black Hippy along with Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q. In 2009 he released an EP titled ''The Kendrick Lamar EP'', a highly acclaimed mixtape in 2010 titled ''O(verly) D(edicated)'' and released his third solo project ''Section.80'' on July 2, 2011.

In August 2011, Lamar was onstage with Snoop Dogg, Kurupt and Game, the three of them crowned him the "New King of the West Coast"

Biography

Early life and career beginnings

In high school Lamar was a "straight A" student. In 2003 at the age of 16 he released his first mixtape, ''Youngest Head Nigga In Charge'' under the name K. Dot. The mixtape was able to garner enough attention for Lamar to get a record deal with Top Dawg Entertainment. He then released a twenty-six track mixtape two years later titled ''Training Day''. In 2008 Lamar made a cameo appearance on Jay Rock's "All My Life (In the Ghetto)" music video singing when the chorus comes in. After receiving a co-sign from Lil Wayne, he released his third mixtape in 2009 titled ''C4'', heavily themed around ''Tha Carter III'' LP. Soon after he decided to drop his stage name K. Dot and go by his real name. This resulted in him releasing a self-titled EP; ''The Kendrick Lamar EP'' in late 2009.

2010–present: ''O(verly) D(edicated)'' and ''Section.80''

In 2010 he toured with Tech N9ne and Jay Rock on ''The Independent Grind'' tour. On September 23, 2010 he released ''O(verly) D(edicated)'' a highly acclaimed mixtape that included a song titled "Ignorance is Bliss" in which he glorifies gangsta rap and street crime but ends each verse with "ignorance is bliss" giving the message "we know not what we do". It was that song specifically that made legendary hip hop producer Dr. Dre want to work with Lamar. This led to him working with Dre and Snoop Dogg on Dre's ''Detox'' album. He has hinted at signing to Aftermath Entertainment. He and J. Cole plan to release a collaboration mixtape in the future. In January 2011 Lamar said his debut album was 90% finished. He was featured on XXL Magazine's 2011 Freshman cover along with Cyhi Da Prynce, Yelawolf and Big K.R.I.T. among others.

On July 2nd, 2011 Lamar released his third solo project ''Section.80'' to critical acclaim. It included features from GLC, Colin Munroe, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and production from longtime collaborator Sounwave, Wyldfyer, Terrace Martin, J. Cole and more. On the topic of whether ''Section.80'' would be an album or a mixtape Lamar said "I treat every project like it’s an album anyway. It’s not gonna be nothing leftover. I never do nothing like that. These are my leftover songs ya’ll can have ‘em, nah. I’m gonna put my best out. My best effort. I’m tryna look for an album in 2012". The first single for ''Section.80'' was 'the J. Cole produced track "HiiiPower", the concept was to further explain the HiiiPower movement. ''Section.80'' went on to sell over 5000 copies in its first week without any television or radio coverage and received many very positive reviews. In the summer of 2011, Kendrick Lamar appeared on Game's ''The R.E.D. Album'' and Tech N9ne's ''All 6's and 7's'' respectively.

Personal life

Lamar claims he has seen relatives that have died in his dreams for years and on one night in 2010 Tupac Shakur came to him with the message of "Keep doing what you're doing, keep my music alive" this is what he says inspired him to write much of section 80

Discography

Studio albums

''Section.80'' (2011)

EPs

''Kendrick Lamar EP'' (2009)

Mixtapes

''Youngest Head Nigga in Charge(2003)

''Training Day'' (2005)

''C4'' (2009)

''Overly Dedicated'' (2010)

''Untitled'' (with J. Cole) (TBA)

Collaborations

''Black Hippy'' (with Black Hippy)

References

External links

Kendrick Lamar Blog

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name	Olly Murs
background	solo_singer
birth name	Oliver Stanley Murs
born	May 14, 1984Witham, Essex, England
instrument	Vocals, guitar
genre	Pop, reggae fusion, ska
occupation	Singer-songwriter
years active	2009–present
label	Epic, Syco
associated acts	''The X Factor'' 2009 finalists
website	}}

Oliver Stanley "Olly" Murs (born 14 May 1984 in Essex, England) is an English singer-songwriter and TV presenter. Murs rose to fame after being the runner-up on the sixth series of ''The X Factor''. He is currently signed to Epic Records and Syco Music.

After being announced the runner up of ''The X Factor'', Murs announced he had signed a joint record deal between Epic Records and Syco Music, and would record a debut album. Murs released his first debut single "Please Don't Let Me Go" late August 2010, the song debuted at number-one on the UK Singles Charts becoming Murs' second number one single after releasing "You Are Not Alone" with his ''fellow series six finalists''. "Please Don't Let Me Go" received a Silver certification by the BPI. He released second single from the album "Thinking of Me" which charted at number four on the UK Singles Charts, however the single also got a Silver certification by the BPI.

Murs released his self-titled first debut album in November 2010, ''Olly Murs''. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number two, with the biggest week one album sales for a debut album in 2010, with over 108,000 albums sold. The album since went on to have sell over 600,000 being certificated double platinum by the BPI. He is due to release his second upcoming album in November 2011, with first single release from the album titled "Heart Skips a Beat" which features hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks. In May 2011, it was announced that Murs would return to ''The X Factor'' to co-present spin-off show ''The Xtra Factor'' with Caroline Flack. It was also confirmed that Murs would present a Celebrity Club Classic show on Heart FM.

Early and personal life

Murs was born to Vicky and Pete Murs, who is of Latvian descent. He has a twin brother, Ben (Olly is the older twin) and a sister, Fay. He attended Howbridge Junior School in Witham then Notley High School in Braintree, Essex where he was a star striker in the school's football team. He is a supporter of Manchester United and also played semi-professionally for Witham Town. Unfortunately due to an injury he had to give up his football dream. Prior to ''The X Factor'', Murs worked as an energy advisor in a call centre. He also appeared on the TV show ''Deal or No Deal'' and has played in Soccer Aid for charity early in 2010.

Music career

===2009–2010: ''The X Factor''=== He performed "Superstition" in his first audition and Simon Cowell said it was "the easiest yes I have ever given". On the first live show he sang "She's the One" and on the second, "A Fool in Love", a performance which Cowell described as being "in a different league." For week three he took on "Bewitched". Walsh commented that he was the "dark horse of the competition," and Cole said he was "coming into his own each week." He frequently employed dance moves in his performance including his trademark "Olly wiggle." In week 4 he sang "Come Together" and again received positive comments, with Walsh predicting, "I think you're in the final three," and Cowell saying he was "progressing better than just about everybody." In week 5 he performed "Twist and Shout" and in week 6 "Don't Stop Me Now", after which he was labelled by Minogue as, "absolutely the best performer we have on the show by far."

After a performance of "Fastlove", he was in the bottom two in week 7, with John & Edward. Cowell and Cole decided to send John & Edward home, but Walsh voted against Murs. Minogue then decided against taking the judges' vote to deadlock and sent home John & Edward. When the voting statistics were later released on ''The X Factor'' website, they revealed that if Minogue had voted to save John & Edward and taken it to deadlock, Murs would have been sent home on popular vote, as John & Edward gained 10.7% of the popular vote against just 9.8% to Murs. In the semi-finals Murs had to miss the wedding of his brother. The ceremony took place just 16 miles from the show's studio, but Cowell, his mentor, was against letting him off for a few hours on this crucial semi-final day. He sang "Can You Feel It" and "We Can Work It Out" in the semi-final and ended up as one of the three finalists, breaking down in tears upon hearing the result.

In the final on 12 December, he repeated his audition song, "Supersition", following which Cowell said putting him in the final 12 was "the best risk I have ever taken in my life". Murs then sang with Robbie Williams on a duet of "Angels". Williams fluffed his lines as he walked on stage to join Murs and came in at the wrong time, singing the second line of the song, but was helped by Murs to find the right spot. There was then a repeat performance of his week 2 song "Fool in Love". Murs qualified for the final two and first sang a repeat performance of "Twist and Shout", following which Louis Walsh commented, "You're a born, born showman and no matter what happens tonight you're going to have a great career in music." In his final performance on the show he performed the winner's song, "The Climb", finishing it in tears. He was told by Cole, "You absolutely tore it from your soul. I've never heard you sing like that. I thought it was a beautiful version of the song." He lost the final to Joe McElderry the next day and finished as the runner-up.

On 15 December, two days after the final, it was reported that Simon was going to offer Murs a record deal in early 2010. Following his defeat, Murs was reportedly texted by duet partner Robbie Williams and invited to visit him in his Los Angeles mansion and participate in the upcoming Soccer Aid, organised by Williams. Olly performed in the X Factor tour, alongside Joe McElderry, John & Edward, Stacey Soloman Lucie Jones and several other finalists. It was later revealed on ''The Xtra Factor'' that Murs was predicted by all the judges and presenters (except Minogue who said Nicole Jackson and Cole who said Miss Frank as a second choice) as the favourite to win the series at the Boot Camp stage. As with all other finalists save the winner, Murs began gigging around the country following the end of the show. A fight broke out at one New Year's Eve gig in London prompted by enthusiastic fans. He was also booked to appear at the engagement party of model Danielle Lloyd. Footage of Murs appearing on ''Deal or No Deal'' was later featured in an edition of the BBC's ''Almost Famous'' on 2 January 2010.

2010–2011: Major label success and ''Olly Murs''

Rumours began that Murs would record an debut album almost immediately after the final, where he finished in second place to Joe McElderry. After the rumours broke out, Murs announced he signed a joint record deal between Epic Records and Syco Music in February 2010. It was announced that Murs began working with John Shanks and Eg White. It was later confirmed that Roy Stride, Trevor Horn, Wayne Hector and Matty Benbrook would have envolvment on the album which he collaborated with to make the "best possible songs". More writers and producers were confirmed to be working with Murs in the studio including; Phil Thornalley, Martin Brammer, Samuel Preston, Mark Taylor. and Chris Difford Professor Green was due to appear on the album, however, the duet fell through before recording was completed. "Heart on My Sleeve" is a cover of the song originally recorded by ''American Idol'' finalist Michael Johns.

Murs confirmed the first single from the album to be titled "Please Don't Let Me Go", which was released on 27 August 2010 following the circulation of the accompanying music video. The song was written by Murs himself and with other songwriters, Claude Kelly and Steve Robson; the single was also produced by Future Cut. The song is about a minor relationship Murs was in where he ended up feeling something for the other person. Murs commented: "Sadly she kept giving me the impression that she didn't like me as much, and ultimately it didn't work out, so that's where the idea of me singing 'Please Don't Let Me Go' came from." The song was described as "a lovely summery reggae-tinged pop tune that bobs along in a thoroughly hummable and not un-Will Young-like fashion" and said that the music video "is just as quintessentially ''pleasant''". During the release, Murs was told not to get his hopes up for a number-one due to Katy Perry releasing "Teenage Dream" the same day. On 5 September 2010, the single entered the UK Singles Charts at number 1 beating Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream". The song was released with the B-side track, entitled "This One's for the Girls" also entered the UK Singles Charts, debuting at number 69, was written for all of his female fans.

His debut album was released in November 2010; which was a self-titled album, ''Olly Murs''. The album's tracking list was revealed on 15 October 2010. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number two, with the biggest week one album sales for a debut album in 2010, with over 108,000 albums sold. The album also charted on the Irish Albums Chart where it found itself peaking at number eleven. The second single will be "Thinking of Me", written by Murs, Steve Robson and Hector, and co-produced by Future Cut and Steve Robson. It is due to be released on 21 November 2010, prior to the album's release. It was reported that Professor Green would feature on the single, however, the duet fell through before it was completed. The single was added to BBC Radio 1's C Playlist on 3 November 2010. Murs performed the single for the first time on ''The X Factor''. Upon the release the single charted at number four on the UK Singles Charts and thirteen on the Irish Singles Charts. On 13 November Murs turned the Christmas lights on in the Scottish town Paisley and he also turned on the Christmas lights near his hometown in Chelmsford, Essex. Renfrew Council was criticised in the media for the £15,000 fee that Murs was paid to turn on the lights, after announcing that they were axing 500 jobs. Olly has now started his 2011 UK Tour starting in Rhyl, Wales on the 26th April.

2011–present: Second studio album and ''Xtra Factor''

It was rumoured that Murs had started working on his second studio album, which he confirmed. He said he would take the album from a different approach and said he would like to rap stating; "I'm secretly not a bad rapper, I really like to do a bit of beat boxing, Eminem is always a favourite, or maybe Vanilla Ice, "Ice Ice Baby" is a classic." Murs also confirmed that he would like to record a duet with Robbie Williams on the album, like he performed with him on ''The X Factor Live Final''. Murs also revealed that he will build himself a more of a "soulful" sound. He said that the second album is really different to the first single of the album. He said the first single is a summer song, but the album's completely different.

Murs confirmed that the first single from the album would be called "Heart Skips a Beat", the lead single from the album; which peaked at number one on the 28th August 2011, giving Murs his second number one single. The song was confirmed the feature rapping duo, Rizzle Kicks. The song premiered on The Chris Moyles Show on July, 7 2011 and has been well received by fans. The video was released by Murs onto his official YouTube. Murs said that the song is one of his favourite tracks of his new album; saying, "I'm loving the tune at the moment. It's going down really, really well." It was confirmed that Murs would return to ''The X Factor'' to present the spin-off show, ''The Xtra Factor'' however, he would co-present alongside Caroline Flack.

Other work

In February 2011, it was announced that Murs would take part in the BT Charity Trek along with other celebrities as part of the 2011 Comic Relief Red Nose Day campaign. The celebrities spent five days in the Kaisut desert in north Kenya, covering in temperatures up to 40°C. On 2 April 2011, Murs appeared in a celebrity version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and won £10,000 for charity. On 4 April 2011 for one week, Murs stood in for Comedy Dave Vitty on The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 while Vitty was rehearsing for Dancing on Ice. In 2011, Murs appeared on CBBC's children's hidden camera show Remote Control Star. At the end of May 2011, Murs will present a Celebrity Club Classics show on Heart FM. On 31 May 2011 it was confirmed Olly would be co presenting the eighth series of The Xtra Factor alongside Caroline Flack.

Discography

Albums

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Year

Album

Peak chart positions

*First studio album

*Released: 29 November 2010

*Label: [[Epic Records

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11

3

UK">Music recording sales certification

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2010

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*First studio album

*Released: 29 November 2010

*Label: [[Epic Records

2

11

3

UK: 2x Platinum

IRMA>IRL: Gold

Singles

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Other charted songs

Year	Single	Peak chart positions	Album/single
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2010			b-side to "Please Don't Let Me Go"

References

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