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Miami (
/maɪˈæmi/ or /maɪˈæmə/) is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625. The 42nd largest city proper in the United States, with a population of 408,568, it is the principal, central, and most populous city of the South Florida metropolitan area, and the most populous metropolis in the Southeastern United States. According to the US Census Bureau, Miami's metro area is the seventh most populous and fifth-largest urban area in the United States, with a population of around 5.5 million.
Miami is a major center and a leader in finance, commerce, culture, media, entertainment, the arts, and international trade. In 2010, Miami was classified as a Alpha- World City in the World Cities Study Group’s inventory. In 2010, Miami ranked seventh in the United States in terms of finance, commerce, culture, entertainment, fashion, education, and other sectors. It ranked thirty-third among global cities. In 2008, Forbes magazine ranked Miami "America's Cleanest City", for its year-round good air quality, vast green spaces, clean drinking water, clean streets and city-wide recycling programs. According to a 2009 UBS study of 73 world cities, Miami was ranked as the richest city in the United States, and the world's fifth-richest city in terms of purchasing power. Miami is nicknamed the "Capital of Latin America", is the 2nd largest U.S. city (after El Paso) with a Spanish-speaking majority, and the largest city with a Cuban-American plurality.
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Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee ( /ˌtæləˈhæsi/) is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 181,376 , and the Tallahassee metropolitan area is 367,413.
Tallahassee is one of Florida's most prominent college cities, and is home to several colleges and universities, most notably Florida State University and Florida A&M University. Other schools in Tallahassee include Tallahassee Community College and branches of Saint Leo University, Thomas University, Keiser University, Barry University, Flagler College, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Tallahassee is a regional center for trade and agriculture in the Florida Panhandle, and is served by Tallahassee Regional Airport. With one of the fastest growing manufacturing and high tech economies in Florida, its major private employers include a General Dynamics Land Systems manufacturing facility (military and combat applications), the Municipal Code Corporation, which specializes in the publication of municipal and county legal references; and a number of national law firms, lobbying organizations, trade associations and professional associations, including the Florida Bar and the Florida Chamber of Commerce. It is recognized as a regional center for scientific research, and is home to the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, the largest and highest-powered magnet research laboratory in the world.
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United States
The United States of America (commonly abbreviated to the United States, the U.S., the USA, America, and the States) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west, across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km2) and with over 312 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by both land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy, with an estimated 2011 GDP of $15.1 trillion (22% of nominal global GDP and over 19% of global GDP at purchasing-power parity). Per capita income is the world's sixth-highest.
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2 Pistols
Jeremy Lemont Saunders (born June 11, 1983), better known by his stage name 2 Pistols, is an American rapper from Tarpon Springs, Florida.
Saunders' first success in rapping had come with an independent record called "Dirty Foot," which he wrote while still in high school and distributed in the Tarpon Springs area, at the urging of his cousin. After hearing it played in a local dance club and then witnessing another rapper's performance, 2 Pistols had his first chance to perform on-stage. After taking the stage and performing his own single ("Dirty Foot"), 2 Pistols' confidence in his abilities grew to a point that he began to take his chances at making a career of music seriously.
His debut album, Death Before Dishonor, was released on June 17, 2008 and featured production from the Grammy-winning J.U.S.T.I.C.E League, Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E, Bolo "Da" Producer, and other up and coming producers. Other tracks from the album included "You Know Me feat. Ray J" & "Thats My Word feat.Trey Songz"," in addition to "She Got It." The album peaked at #32 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, and rose to #10 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop album chart. 2 Pistols currently resides in Tampa, Florida and is currently signed to Blood Money Union/SIMM Entertainment, Inc..
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50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) and The Massacre (2005). His album Get Rich or Die Tryin' has been certified eight times platinum by the RIAA.
Born in the South Jamaica of Queens, New York City, Jackson began drug dealing at the age of twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic. After leaving drug dealing to pursue a rap career, he was shot at and struck by nine bullets during an incident in 2000. After releasing his album Guess Who's Back? in 2002, Jackson was discovered by rapper Eminem and signed to Interscope Records. With the help of Eminem and Dr. Dre, who produced his first major commercial successes, Jackson became one of the world's highest selling rappers. In 2003, he founded the record label G-Unit Records, which signed several successful rappers such as Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo.
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Ace Hood
Antoine McColister, (born May 11, 1988), better known by his stage name Ace Hood, is an American rapper. Originating from Broward County, Florida, he is signed to DJ Khaled's label We the Best Music Group and Cash Money Records. he is formerly signed to Def Jam Recordings. His song "Top of the World", from his debut studio album Gutta, was also featured in the basketball simulation game, NBA 2K10.
In 2007, he met DJ Khaled outside the offices of WEDR 99 Jamz, a South Florida radio station that mainly plays hip hop and contemporary R&B music. After Ace gave him an autobiography and demo tape, Khaled asked Ace to rap over the instrumental of "I'm So Hood" and later signed Hood to his label, We the Best. Ace was named with several others to the Freshmen of 09 by XXL magazine.
His first album, Gutta, was released in 2008. Singles included "Cash Flow" featuring T-Pain and Rick Ross, and "Ride" featuring Trey Songz. Hood also released mixtapes called Ace Won't Fold and All Bets On Ace. He made a guest performance among several rappers on DJ Khaled's single "Out Here Grindin'", also featuring Akon, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Lil Boosie, Trick Daddy and Plies, which peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Ace Hood's biggest hit. It is from Khaled's third studio album We Global, and was eventually certified gold by the RIAA. Ace Hood appeared on Wildstyle Radio with Rome and Hoss on WUAG 103.1FM in Greensboro, North Carolina, on September 7, 2008, to promote his album, Gutta, along with DJ Khaled. The album debuted at #36 on the Billboard 200, selling 25,000 copies its first week.
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Adele (singer)
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (born 5 May 1988), better known simply as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Adele was offered a recording contract from XL Recordings after a friend posted her demo on MySpace in 2006. The next year she received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award and won the BBC Sound of 2008. Her debut album, 19, was released in 2008 to much commercial and critical success. The album is certified four times platinum in the UK, and double platinum in the US. Her career in the US was boosted by a Saturday Night Live appearance in late 2008. At the 2009 Grammy Awards, Adele received the awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
Adele released her second album, 21, in early 2011. The album was well received critically and surpassed the success of her debut.21 helped Adele earn six Grammy Awards in 2012 including Album of the Year, equalling the record for most Grammy Awards won by a female artist in one night. The album has also helped her receive numerous other awards, including two Brit Awards and three American Music Awards. The album has been certified 16 times platinum in the UK; in the US the album has held the top position longer than any other album since 1985.
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Akon
Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), better known as simply Akon, is a Senegalese American R&B and hip hop recording artist, songwriter, record producer and businessman. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first single from his debut album Trouble.
He has since founded two successful record labels, Konvict Muzik and Kon Live Distribution. His second album, "Konvicted" received three nominations for the Grammy Awards in two categories, Best Contemporary R&B Album for "Konvicted" album and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Smack That" and "I Wanna Love You". He is the first solo artist to hold both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 charts 'twice'.
Akon often sings hooks for other artists and is currently credited with over 300 guest appearances and more than 35 Billboard Hot 100 songs. He has worked with numerous performers such as Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Eminem, Whitney Houston, Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Gwen Stefani, Snoop Dogg and many more artists. He has had five Grammy Awards nominations and has produced many hits for artists such as Lady Gaga, Colby O'Donis, Kardinal Offishall and Leona Lewis. Lady Gaga and T-Pain are two artists who were given their chance at fame by Akon.
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Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (née Beyoncé Giselle Knowles; September 4, 1981), known mononymously as Beyoncé ( /biˈjɒnseɪ/ bee-YON-say), is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child. Knowles rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time.
During the hiatus of Destiny's Child, Knowles released her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love, in 2003, which spawned two number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100—"Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy"—and became one of the most successful albums of that year, earning her a then record-tying five Grammy Awards. Following the disbandment of Destiny's Child in 2005, Knowles released her second solo album, B'Day, in 2006, which spawned the top 10 singles "Déjà Vu", "Irreplaceable" and "Beautiful Liar". Her third solo album I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008), spawned the hit singles "If I Were a Boy", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", "Halo" and "Sweet Dreams". The album helped Knowles earn six Grammys in 2010, breaking the record for most Grammy Awards won by a female artist in one night. Knowles' fourth solo album, 4 (2011), became her fourth consecutive number one album on the Billboard 200 as a solo artist. This made her the third artist in history to have her first four studio albums debut atop the chart.
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Bradley Cooper
Bradley Charles Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American film, theater, and television actor. He is known for his roles in the films The Hangover, The A-Team, Wedding Crashers, and Limitless. In 2011, People magazine named Cooper "Sexiest Man Alive".
Cooper was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in nearby Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. His mother, Gloria (née Campano), is Italian-American, and his father, Charles J. Cooper, was Irish-American and worked as a stockbroker for Merrill Lynch. He has one sister named Holly. Cooper was raised Catholic. While attending Germantown Academy, Cooper worked at the Philadelphia Daily News. After graduating from Germantown Academy in 1993, he attended Villanova University for his freshman year, then transferred to Georgetown University, from which he graduated with an honors BA in English in 1997. Cooper became fluent in French at Georgetown and spent six months as an exchange student in Aix-en-Provence, France. Later, in 2000, he received an MFA in acting from Actors Studio Drama School at The New School in New York City.
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Bun B
Bernard Freeman (born March 19, 1973) better known by his stage name Bun B, is an American rapper and was one half of the southern hip hop duo UGK (UnderGround Kingz). He is also a guest lecturer at Rice University located in Houston, Texas. He recently released his third official solo album Trill OG on August 3, 2010, which received a 5 Mic "Classic" rating in The Source Magazine - the first album in over five years to receive the honor. Bun B is married with two stepchildren.
In the late 1980s, Pimp C started the rap duo UGK. They then got signed to Jive Records where they released their major label debut album, Too Hard to Swallow, and their sophomore album, Super Tight.... Their third album, Ridin' Dirty reached the R&B Charts in 1996 peaking at number 2 and the Billboard 200 chart peaking at number 15. After releasing their fourth studio album, Dirty Money, Pimp C got sentenced to jail.
When Bun B's UGK partner, the late Chad "Pimp C" Butler entered a jail sentence on an aggravated gun assault charge in 2002, Bun B made guest appearances on numerous albums by other rappers and released a 2005 mixtape titled Legends. Singles featuring a Bun B guest appearance included "They Don't Know" by Paul Wall, "Gimme That" by Webbie and "I'm A G" by Yung Joc. Bun B also appeared in a documentary titled Screwed In Houston produced by VBS/Vice Magazine that details the history of the Houston rap scene.
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Cher
Cher ( /ˈʃɛər/) (born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer, and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes, and a Cannes Film Festival Award for her work in film, music, and television. She is the only person in history to receive all five awards. She began her career as a backup singer and came to prominence in 1965 as one-half of the pop rock duo Sonny & Cher with the success of their song "I Got You Babe". She subsequently established herself as a solo recording artist and became a television star in 1971 with The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, a variety show for which she won a Golden Globe. A well-received performance in the film Silkwood earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress of 1983. In the following years, she starred in a string of hit films including Mask, The Witches of Eastwick, and Moonstruck, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress of 1987.
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Ciara
Ciara Princess Harris (born October 25, 1985), known mononymously as Ciara, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress and fashion model. Born in Austin, Texas, she traveled around the world during her childhood, only to land in Atlanta, Georgia where she met music producer Jazze Pha. With his help, she signed a record deal with LaFace Records.
In 2004, Ciara released her debut studio album Goodies, which debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 and included the hit singles "Goodies", "1, 2 Step" and "Oh". The album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and earned her four nominations at the 48th Grammy Awards. She released her second studio album Ciara: The Evolution in 2006, which spawned the hit singles "Get Up", "Promise" and "Like a Boy". The album reached number one in the US and was certified platinum. Her third studio album Fantasy Ride, released in May 2009, was considerably less successful than Ciara's first two albums. However, it produced the worldwide top-ten hit "Love Sex Magic" featuring Justin Timberlake, which earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. The following year, Ciara released her fourth studio album Basic Instinct, which was met with low sales and continued a downward trend in her commercial success. In 2011, she signed a new record deal with Epic Records.
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DJ Khaled
Khaled Bin Abdul Khaled (born November 26, 1975), better known by his stage name DJ Khaled, is an American record producer, radio personality, DJ, rapper & record label executive. He is a radio host for the Miami-based urban music radio station WEDR and the DJ for the hip hop group Terror Squad. In 2006, Khaled released his debut album Listennn... the Album. He went on to release We the Best (2007), We Global (2008), Victory (2010), and We the Best Forever (2011). In 2009, Khaled became the president of record label Def Jam South.
Khaled was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is of Palestinian descent and lives in Sunny Isles, Florida. Currently, he hosts the weeknight program TakeOver on Miami-based urban music radio station WEDR with fellow host K. Foxx; Khaled states that he has worked for the station professionally since 2003. Early in his career he dj'd for a south Florida regional station Power 96.5 FM. In 1998, Khaled worked as a "sidekick" for Miami rapper Luther Campbell for Campbell's Friday night WEDR radio show The Luke Show. In his albums, Khaled usually provides "shoutouts" that assert his representation of "the ghetto" and urges people to listen. From 2004 to 2006, Khaled assisted in the production of the hip-hop albums Real Talk by Fabolous, True Story by Terror Squad, All or Nothing by Fat Joe, and Me, Myself, & I by Fat Joe. Many of DJ Khaled's songs are known to entice the listener by hip hop chanting his name before the song starts. Khaled represents the Kendall area of Miami. He is Muslim. He is currently engaged to Nicole Tuck.
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Fabolous
John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper. His first music appearance was with his 2001 release Ghetto Fabolous. He is also known for his hit singles "Can't Deny It", "Young'n (Holla Back)", "Breathe", "Make Me Better" and "Throw It in the Bag". Fabolous is also signed to Diddy's Ciroc Management company.
Fabolous was born John David Jackson on November 18, 1977 of Dominican and African American descent. He grew up in Brevoort Houses in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.
While in high school in twelfth grade, Fabolous began to pursue a rap career. He was invited to rap live on DJ Clue's radio show and on WQHT Hot 97, where he was signed to Desert Storm Records. He was featured on several DJ Clue mixtapes and mixtapes with Roc-A-Fella artists.[citation needed] This earned Fabolous and Desert Storm a distribution deal with Elektra Records.
Fabolous released his debut album, Ghetto Fabolous, on September 11, 2001. It debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, selling over 143,000 copies in its first week. The album's first single, "Can't Deny It", was produced by Rick Rock and features a chorus by Nate Dogg interpolating Tupac Shakur's song "Ambitionz Az a Ridah". It charted on the Billboard Hot 100, along with two of the subsequent singles. The other charting singles were "Young'n (Holla Back)", which is produced by The Neptunes and "Trade It All", which features vocals from Jagged Edge and is produced by DJ Clue and Duro.
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Field Mob
Field Mob is an American Hip-Hop group from Albany, Georgia composed of artists Shawn Timothy Johnson and Darion Crawford better known by their stage names Shawn Jay and Smoke respectively. Field Mob is signed to T-Pain's label Nappy Boy Entertainment.
Darion and Shawn grew up on the outskirts of Albany, Georgia a few blocks from each other in a relatively poor neighborhood locally known as "The Field" because of its semi-rural location as compared to the city's public housing. As teenagers attending Monroe Comprehensive High School, Darion observed Shawn and a group of friends holding rap freestyle battles in the schools courtyard, with Shawn being the "reigning champion." Darion decided to challenge Shawn on the idea that "he was just as good" and won. For four weeks afterward, the informal competition continued daily, with the victor alternating between himself and Shawn, and attracting the attention of many other students who came to spectate. Eventually, Shawn offered to form a rap group with Darion, and Field Mob was born.
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Flo Rida
Tramar Dillard (born December 16, 1979) better known by his stage name Flo Rida (pronounced /floʊ ˈraɪdə/), is an American rapper. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a No. 1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from Mail on Sunday: "Elevator" and "In the Ayer". In 2009, his second album R.O.O.T.S. was released; its most successful single "Right Round" was at the top of the Hot 100 for six weeks. Since then, he has released his third studio album titled Only One Flo (Part 1), which will see a sequel titled Wild Ones.
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Glasses Malone
Charles Phillipivory Penniman (born December 10, 1979), better known by his stage name Glasses Malone, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California.
Glasses Malone grew up in the Watts and Compton neighborhoods in Los Angeles County. His mother served a 25-year sentence in prison for selling narcotics, and Malone was a Crip gang member as a teenager.
Traditionally associated with The Black Wall Street Records despite the fact that most the artists on the record label were affiliated with the Bloods, Malone signed with the record label, but later signed with Cash Money Records in 2011, turning down offers from many labels like Def Jam Records,Interscope Records, J Records and Atlantic Records. Glasses Malone was found by the same record executive that found The Game. Along with his signing, he was also given his own imprint, Blu Division. G. Malone debuted with mixtapes The Crack Mixtape (2003) and White Lightnin...Sticks (2005).White Lightnin...Sticks sold 50,000 copies and included the popular street single "Two Hunned".
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Gucci Mane
Radric Davis (born February 2, 1980), better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released, and The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted was released in 2010, and is his highest charting album so far. Gucci Mane has released many other mixtapes and independent albums as well.
While serving a six-month jail term for assault in late 2005, Davis was charged with murder, though the charges were later dropped due to a lack of evidence. In 2009, he served a year-long county jail sentence for violating probation for his 2005 aggravated assault conviction.
Davis was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and later moved with his single mother to Atlanta. He enjoyed writing poetry as a child, and began rapping at age 14.
In 2005, Davis released his independent debut album entitled Trap House, which featured the successful single "Icy" with Young Jeezy. Disputes over the rights to this single caused a rift between the two artists. Hard to Kill followed in 2006. Hard To Kill included the hit single "Freaky Gurl". The song peaked at number 12 on the Hot Rap Tracks, number 19 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and at number 62 on the Hot 100.
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J.R. Rotem
Jonathan Reuven "J. R." Rotem (born 1975) is an American record producer.
Rotem was born in South Africa to Israeli immigrant parents. He moved to Toronto at the age of two and finally to Moraga, California when he was twelve.
Rotem's entry point into music was in receiving classical piano instruction at a young age. When he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston it was initially with the intention of studying film scoring, but he ended up majoring in jazz composition.
As his first major label placement, the Destiny's Child song "Fancy", from their 2001 album "Survivor", is cited by Rotem as being his first 'big break', and the song that convinced the young producer that it was worth pursuing this career path. Nevertheless, further success was not forthcoming and for years Rotem struggled to make further headway in the industry.
A significant breakthrough came when, through mutual friend Evan Bogart, he managed to attract the attention of manager Zach Katz, a former music attorney who had previously represented rapper Rakim as well as various producers and songwriters in the Aftermath/Shady/G-Unit camp. Rotem says, "One of my biggest goals for years was meeting a manager with a good reputation and with connections to get my music to people." When asked in an interview with HitQuarters what made Katz decide to take the producer on, he said,
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Jamie Foxx
Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer-songwriter, rapper, stand-up comedian, and talk radio host who began playing the piano when he was five years old. As an actor, his work in the film Ray earned him the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a musical/comedy. He is also a Grammy Award winning musician, producing three albums which have charted highly on the Billboard 200: Unpredictable, which topped the chart, Best Night of My Life and Intuition.
Born in Terrell, Texas, Foxx was raised by his mother's adoptive parents. He performed in high school and was awarded with a scholarship to United States International University. In his twenties, Foxx began performing stand-up at comedy clubs, and eventually joined the cast of In Living Color in 1991; this exposure helped him land film roles and star in his own sitcom, The Jamie Foxx Show. He released his debut album, Peep This, in 1994, but he did not gain significant musical success until 2004 when he was featured in Twista's song "Slow Jamz". Also in 2004, Foxx played critically acclaimed roles in the films Collateral and Ray. He released his second album, Unpredictable, in 2005, which was helped by his collaboration on Kanye West's number-one single "Gold Digger". His third album Intuition was released in 2008 and was anchored by the single "Blame It". Foxx released his fourth studio album, Best Night of My Life, in 2010.
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Juicy J
Jordan Houston, better known by his stage name Juicy J (born April 5, 1977) is an Academy Award-winning American rapper and record producer from Memphis, Tennessee and is the co-founder and a member of the duo Three 6 Mafia (formerly known as Triple Six Mafia). He is also the younger brother of fellow member, Project Pat. His second solo album, Hustle Till I Die, was released June 16, 2009. He won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp". In December 2011 Juicy J confirmed rumors that he was the newest member of Wiz Khalifa's "Taylor Gang." He is featured with other members of Taylor Gang on the cover of Source Magazine's May 2012 issue.
Juicy J is most notable for his crunk style of rapping, highlighted by his patented "heavy-breathing" and "stomping" background sound effects. Juicy J's production style is characterized by fast-rolling high hats, sharp snares, and deep cinematic bass. He also incorporates samples from classic soul artists such as Willie Hutch, David Ruffin, and Isaac Hayes.
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Kanye West
Kanye Omari West ( /ˈkɑːnjeɪ/; born June 8, 1977) is an American musician, film director and fashion designer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used pitched-up vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. However, subsequent productions saw him broadening his musical palette and expressing influences encompassing '70s R&B, baroque pop, trip hop, arena rock, folk, alternative, electronica, synthpop, and classical music.
West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008, and his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in 2010. West released a collaborative album, Watch the Throne with Jay-Z in 2011, which is the duo's first collaborative album. His five solo albums, all of which have gone platinum, have received numerous awards and critical acclaim. As of 2012, West has won a total of eighteen Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all-time. All albums have been very commercially successful, with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy becoming his fourth consecutive No. 1 album in the U.S. upon release. West has had 5 songs exceed 3 million in digital sales as of July 2011, with "Gold Digger" selling 3,086,000, "Stronger" selling 4,402,000, "Heartless" selling 3,742,000, "E.T." selling over 4,000,000 and "Love Lockdown" selling over 3,000,000 placing him third in overall digital sales of the past decade. He has sold over 30 million digital songs in the United States making him one of the best-selling digital artists of all-time.
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Kesha
Kesha Rose Sebert (born March 1, 1987), known professionally as Kesha (pronunciation: /ˈkɛʃə/ KESH-ə, stylized Ke$ha), is an American singer-songwriter and rapper. In 2005, at 18, Kesha was signed to producer Dr. Luke's record label, Kemosabe Entertainment, and publishing company. Although an active musician since then, singing background vocals and writing songs for other artists, her breakthrough came in early 2009 after appearing on rapper Flo Rida's number-one single, "Right Round." Her debut album, Animal and its re-release, Cannibal, were released in 2010. Kesha's irreverent music and image propelled her to immediate commercial success, with Animal debuting as the number-one album in the US. She also achieved two number-one singles, "Tik Tok" and "We R Who We R", and a string of top ten hits from the album and its re-release. At the same time, she continued to write songs for other artists, including "Till the World Ends" for pop singer Britney Spears.
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Lil Jon
Jonathan Smith (born January 27, 1971), better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, music producer, entrepreneur, and international DJ who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004. He then went solo and released a new album in 2010 called Crunk Rock.
Lil' Jon was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Frederick Douglass High School.
After working as a DJ for Atlanta night clubs, he started working for So So Def Recordings between 1993 and 2000. The group signed to the Atlanta-based Mirror Image Records and were distributed by Ichiban Records. In 1997, Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz debuted with Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album. It included singles "Who U Wit?" and "Shawty Freak a Lil' Sumthin'", the latter of which came out in 1998. Both singles charted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at No. 70 and No. 62 respectively. In 2000 Jon took part in starting up his own label BME Recordings and signed a distribution agreement with Norcross, Georgia based Southern Music Distribution. There he released his break through album titled We Still Crunk. Among the tracks on that project was the hit single "I Like Dem Girlz", which reached No. 55 on the R&B chart and No. 3 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart.
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Lil Mama
Niatia Jessica Kirkland (born October 4, 1989) professionally known as Lil Mama, is an American rapper and singer-songwriter.
Lil Mama was born in Harlem in 1989. She was raised in Brooklyn, New York where she attended Edward R. Murrow High School. In 2006, Kirkland signed a recording contract with Jive Records. Her mother Tara died on December 15, 2007 following a four-year battle with colon cancer.Her father died before she was born. Kirkland faced personal and financial struggles at an early age. As one of eight brothers and sisters, she started to express herself artistically through poetry and dance.
Her first studio album VYP (Voice of the Young People) was released in late April 2008. The album spawned four singles: "Lip Gloss", "G-Slide (Tour Bus)", "Shawty Get Loose" and "What It Is (Strike a Pose)" The album sold 19,000 copies in the first week, debuting at number 25 on the Billboard 200.
On September 13, 2009, at the MTV Video Music Awards, Lil Mama came onstage during Jay-Z and Alicia Keys's performance of "Empire State of Mind". And while Jay-Z was ending his final verse, Lil Mama came from her seat in the crowd onto the stage and started bobbing her head to the beat. Jay-Z was surprised but continued to perform. Jay-Z patted Lil Mama on the leg to fall back and threw in a quick joke, saying, "You T-Paining right now," a reference to a similar incident at Summer Jam two months earlier when T-Pain jumped onstage with Jay-Z at Summer Jam during his performance of "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)". At the end of the performance, Lil Mama came to the front and posed alongside Jay-Z and Keys.
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Lil' Kim
Kimberly Denise Jones (born July 11, 1975), better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper and actress who was a member of the group Junior M.A.F.I.A..
Jones was born and raised in Brooklyn, living much of her adolescent life on the streets after being expelled from home. As a teenager, Kim would rap for fun, being heavily influenced by other female MCs like MC Lyte and Lady of Rage. When word got to The Notorious B.I.G. that she could rhyme, he made Jones perform a freestyle for him on the spot. Impressed with her, he took her in and she began her music career in 1995 with the group Junior M.A.F.I.A., whose debut album Conspiracy generated three hit singles. In late 1996, her solo debut album Hard Core was released. Hard Core was certified double platinum and spawned three consecutive #1 rap hits that included: "No Time" "Not Tonight (Ladies Night remix)" and "Crush on You", a record for a female rapper. Her following albums, The Notorious K.I.M. (2000) and La Bella Mafia (2003), both were certified platinum by the RIAA, making Kim the only female rapper besides Missy Elliott to have at least 3 platinum albums so far. Kim solidified her star power in 2001, when "Lady Marmalade", a song Kim was featured on, went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. That made her the second female rapper to earn a #1 on that chart.
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Lily Allen
Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper (born 2 May 1985), better known as Lily Allen, is an English recording artist, actress and fashion designer. She is the daughter of actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. In her teenage years, her musical tastes evolved from glam rock to alternative. Allen abandoned school and concentrated on improving her performing and compositional skills. Afterwards, she created several demo songs and, near the end of 2005, she created a profile on MySpace where she made some of her recordings public.
A contract was signed with the label Regal Recordings, as the views on MySpace rose to tens of thousands. In 2006, she began to work on completing what would be her first studio album and its first mainstream single "Smile" reached the top position on the UK Singles Chart in July 2006. Her debut record, Alright, Still, was well received on the international market, selling over 2.6 million copies and brought Allen a nomination at the Grammy Awards, BRIT Awards and MTV Video Music Awards. She then began hosting her own talk-show, Lily Allen and Friends, on BBC Three.
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Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and released her self-titled debut studio album, Mariah Carey. The album went multi-platinum and spawned four consecutive number one singles, on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Following her marriage to Mottola in 1993, a series of hit records, including Emotions (1991), Music Box (1993) and Merry Christmas (1994), established her position as Columbia's highest-selling act. Daydream (1995), made music history when the second single, "One Sweet Day" a duet with Boyz II Men, spent a record sixteen weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100, and remains the longest running number one song in US chart history. During the recording of the album Carey began to deviate from her pop background, and slowly traversed into R&B and Hip-hop. After her separation from Mottola, this musical change was evident with the release of Butterfly (1997).
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Mike Jones (rapper)
Michael "Mike" Jones (born January 6, 1981) is an American southern rap artist, who initially was affiliated with the record label Swishahouse, then left to be the owner of Ice Age Entertainment.
Before he was on Swishahouse he was in a group called Souf Folk and his alias was "Sache". He has released one album with Souf Folk called Country Thuggin.
Jones originally wanted to be a National Basketball Association player who rapped on the side. Jones transferred many times, forcing him to only play in YMCA leagues due to transfer rules after the 9th Grade. Jones dropped out of high school and briefly took jobs at fast food restaurants. Jones worked at a Compaq plant and sold cell phones from an apartment on Antoine Drive. T. Brown, Jones's partner in several financial ventures, said that he sold some "dime bags." for six months, but they mainly bought "T-Mobile Sidekicks" and sold them for an inexpensive price.
Jones often visited his grandmother's house in the Studewood (an area of Houston). Jones credited her for giving him the ideas to pursue rap, to use his real name, and to write songs for strippers.
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MJG
8Ball & MJG is an American rap duo from Memphis, Tennessee. The two rappers Premro "8Ball" Smith (born 1972) and Marlon James "MJG" Goodman (born 1971) met at Ridgeway Middle School in 1980.
8Ball & MJG first appeared on the rap scene with their 1992 underground album Listen To The Lyrics. In 1993, they released Comin' Out Hard on Suave House Records, the album was successful commercially as well as critically and established the group as a prominent act in the then emerging Southern Rap scene. Their subsequent albums in the 1990s including 1994's On the Outside Looking In and 1995's On Top of the World further established their status among the South's rappers. On Top of the World was particularly successful, peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 200 and being certified Gold. It includes the song "Space Age Pimpin'", 8Ball & MJG's first single to chart, reaching #58 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks chart and #22 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.
Subsequently, 8Ball & MJG released solo albums: MJG's No More Glory in 1997 and 8Ball's Lost in 1998. They reunited in 1999 to release their fourth album as a group, In Our Lifetime, Vol. 1. One year later they released their fifth group album, Space Age 4 Eva.
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Paul Wall
Paul Michael Slayton (born March 11, 1981), better known by his stage name Paul Wall, is an American rapper. He is currently affiliated with Swishahouse Records, having released several albums under the label as well as collaborating with other rappers signed to the label. He was formerly musical partners with rapper Chamillionaire releasing several collaborative albums including the independently released Get Ya Mind Correct. In 2005, he was signed to Atlantic Records and became successful with his major-label debut The Peoples Champ. Get Money, Stay True followed in 2007.
Wall attended Jersey Village High School and studied mass communications at the University of Houston for three years. After proposing to do promotions for Michael "5000" Watts' company, Swishahouse, Chamillionaire and Paul Wall came to Watts' studio, KBXX. Paul & Chamillionaire convinced Watts to let them rap on his radio show and put the verses on one of his mixtapes. That mixtape was titled Choppin Em Up Part 2, which was released in mid 1999. The freestyle became so popular in the streets that Chamillionaire and Paul Wall became regular staples on Houston's mixtape circuit, appeared on several of Watts' mixtapes and became permanent members of Swishahouse.
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Pimp C
Chad Lamont Butler (December 29, 1973 – December 4, 2007), better known by his stage name Pimp C, was an American rapper, singer, and producer. Pimp C is best known for his work with Bun B as a founding member of the Underground Kingz (UGK) and is widely considered a pioneer of the signature Houston, Texas scene and sound.
Butler formed the rap group Underground Kingz (colloquially known as UGK) with best friend Bernard "Bun B" Freeman. In 1987, Jive Records signed UGK and released Too Hard to Swallow, followed by the critically acclaimed Super Tight. The group's third album, Ridin' Dirty, reached #2 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and their momentum was continued with features on the popular singles "Big Pimpin'" with Jay-Z and "Sippin On Some Syrup" by Three 6 Mafia. UGK's fourth album, Dirty Money, was distributed in 2001.
Due to Butler's incarceration in 2002, UGK wouldnt release another studio album until 2007's Underground Kingz which included "International Player's Anthem (I Choose You)" featuring Outkast.
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Pitbull (rapper)
Armando Christian Pérez (born January 15, 1981), better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, pop singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. (short for Money Is a Major Issue) under TVT Records. Since then, he has released three other albums under the label: El Mariel in 2006, The Boatlift in 2007, and Planet Pit in 2011
He then released Rebelution in 2009, which included singles "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" and "Krazy". The latter peaked at No.30 on the Hot 100 and No.11 on the Hot Rap Tracks charts while "I Know You Want Me" peaked at No.2 on the Hot 100 and peaked within the top ten spots of charts in the UK, Canada, Italy, and the Netherlands. The song reached No.1 in France and the European Hot 100 on the week ending August 29, 2009 according to Billboard magazine. He later signed with Polo Grounds Music through Sony Music and created his own label Mr. 305 Inc. Another single from Rebelution was "Hotel Room Service", which peaked at No.8 on the Hot 100. Rebelution went on to sell over 7.5 million worldwide digital singles and albums combined.
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Plies (rapper)
Algernod Lanier Washington (born July 1, 1976), better known by his stage name Plies, is an American rapper and founder of Big Gates Records. Born in Fort Myers, Florida, Washington was a wide receiver on the football team of Miami University in Ohio in 1996 and 1997 before he became a rapper. After dropping out of college, he founded Big Gates with his stepbrother. Signed to Slip-n-Slide Records, from 2007 to 2008 he released three albums. Plies debuted in 2007 with The Real Testament with successful singles "Shawty" and "Hypnotized". Plies also released two albums in 2008, Definition of Real and Da REAList, and later released Goon Affiliated in 2010.
Plies was born Algernod Lanier Washington in Fort Myers, Florida and grew up in the East Dunbar area of Fort Myers. While at Fort Myers Senior High School, he played receiver and defensive back in its football team, was crowned Homecoming King, and was named the "Best Dressed" student of his class.
He attended Miami University and under the name Nod Washington was wide receiver on its football team in 1996 and 1997, then transferred to the University of Central Florida and dropped out. In 1996, his sophomore year, Washington had 25 receptions for 262 yards and 2 touchdowns, the second-most receptions of his team for the season. The next season, Washington played only one game and had one 9-yard reception.
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R. Kelly
Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967), better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Often referred to as the King of R&B, Kelly is recognized as one of the most successful R&B artists of all-time. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play. He is known for a collection of major hit singles including "Bump n' Grind", "Your Body's Callin'", "I Believe I Can Fly", "Gotham City", "Ignition (Remix)", "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time", "The World's Greatest", "I'm a Flirt", and the hip-hopera "Trapped in the Closet". In 1998, Kelly won three Grammy Awards for "I Believe I Can Fly".
Kelly has written, produced, and remixed songs for many artists including The Winans, The Isley Brothers, Charlie Wilson, Quincy Jones, K-Ci & JoJo, Aaliyah, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, Michael Jackson, Hi-Five, Nivea, Ciara, Mary J. Blige, Luther Vandross, Gerald LeVert, Raheem DeVaughn, Ruben Studdard, Jaheim, Kelly Price, Tamia, Maxwell, Celine Dion, Britney Spears, Usher, B2K, Twista, Tyrese, Jennifer Lopez, Trey Songz, and others in the U.S. and abroad.
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Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. (born October 20, 1971), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg (formerly known as Snoop Doggy Dogg), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school. Shortly after graduation, he was arrested for cocaine possession and spent six months in Wayside County Jail. His music career began in 1992 after his release when he was discovered by Dr. Dre. He collaborated on several tracks on Dre's solo debut, The Chronic and on the titular theme song to the film Deep Cover.
Snoop's debut album Doggystyle, was released in 1993 under Death Row Records making a debut at No.1 on both the Billboard 200 and R&B charts. Selling almost a million copies in the first week of its release, Doggystyle quickly became certified 4× platinum in 1994 and spawned several hit singles, including "What's My Name" and "Gin & Juice". In 1994, Snoop released a soundtrack on Death Row Records for the short film Murder Was The Case, starring himself. In early 1996, Snoop Dogg was cleared of charges over his bodyguard's 1993 murder of Philip Woldemariam. His second album, late 1996's Tha Doggfather, also debuted at No.1 on both charts with "Snoop's Upside Ya Head" as the lead single. The album sold only half as well, being certified double platinum in 1997.
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T-Pain
Faheem Rasheed Najm (born September 30, 1985), who goes by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany, which reached number one on the Billboard 200. His third studio album,Thr33 Ringz, was released in 2008. T-Pain has earned two Grammy Awards alongside artists Kanye West and Jamie Foxx.
T-Pain is the founder of the record label Nappy Boy Entertainment, established in 2005. Throughout his career as a singer, T-Pain has extensively used the Auto-Tune pitch correction effect.
Najm was born in Tallahassee, Florida on September 30, 1985. His stage name is short for "Tallahassee Pain" and was chosen because of the hardships he experienced while living there. He is a Muslim. At just three years old he got his first taste of the music business. A friend of the family, gospel jazz artist/producer Ben Tankard allowed him to hang out and "twist the knobs" at his recording studio. At age ten, Najm turned his bedroom into a music studio, using a keyboard, a beat machine and a four-track recorder.
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T.I.
Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. (born September 25, 1980), better known by his stage name T.I., is an American rap artist, film and music producer, actor and author. He is also the founder and co-chief executive officer (CEO) of Grand Hustle Records.
T.I. has released seven studio albums (I'm Serious, Trap Muzik, Urban Legend, King, T.I. vs. T.I.P., Paper Trail, and No Mercy) with the most recent five being highly successful on the commercial market. He has released such successful singles as "Bring Em Out", "What You Know", "Big Shit Poppin' (Do It)", "Swagga Like Us" (featuring Kanye West, Jay-Z and Lil Wayne), "Whatever You Like", "Live Your Life" (featuring Rihanna), "Dead and Gone" (featuring Justin Timberlake), "Got Your Back" (featuring Keri Hilson) and "That's All She Wrote" (featuring Eminem). He has served two stints in county jail, twice for probation violations and a federal prison bid for a U.S. federal weapons charge. While serving 11 months in prison he released his seventh studio album, No Mercy. T.I. has also had successful acting career, starring in the films Takers and ATL.
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Tay Dizm
Artavious Smith, better known by his stage name Tay Dizm, is an American rapper signed to T-Pain's Nappy Boy Digital record label.
Smith spent his entire childhood raised in foster homes before finding his biological family in Gainesville, Florida. His two brothers taught him how to rap and recorded mixtapes with him. He moved to Tallahassee, Florida, where he met singer T-Pain, for whom Smith would become a hypeman. Under stage name Tay Dizm, Smith did guest performances on tracks from T-Pain's first three albums.
Dizm is the first artist to release an album under T-Pain's Nappy Boy Digital label. He has appeared on the singles "Who the Fuck is That?" by Dolla and "She Got It" by 2 Pistols, which charted on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008. On August 19, 2008, Dizm released his debut single, "Beam Me Up," featuring T-Pain and Rick Ross, which was released online via Nappy Boy Digital. It quickly sold 4,000 downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan, without significant promotion. He is featured in all three of T-Pain's solo albums. The second single on the album, "Dream Girl", features Akon and charted on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart in February 2009. Dizm's upcoming album will be titled Welcome to the New World.
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Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of fourteen to pursue a career in country music. She signed to the independent label Big Machine Records and became the youngest songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house. The release of Swift's self-titled debut album in 2006 established her as a country music star. "Our Song", her third single, made her the youngest sole writer and singer of a number one song on the country chart. She received a Best New Artist nomination at the 50th Grammy Awards.
Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in late 2008. Buoyed by the chart success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", Fearless attracted a crossover audience and became the top-selling album of 2009. The record won four Grammy Awards, with Swift becoming the youngest ever Album of the Year winner. Fearless also received Album of the Year plaudits at the American Music Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards and Country Music Association Awards, making it the most awarded album in country music history. In 2010, Swift released her third album, Speak Now, which sold over one million copies in its first week. She then embarked on the 111-date Speak Now World Tour, which was attended by over 1.6 million fans and has become one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time. The album's third single, "Mean", won two Grammy Awards for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance. Swift is currently recording her fourth studio album, due for release in the fall of 2012.
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Tech N9ne
Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971), better known by his stage name Tech N9ne (pronounced "Tech Nine"), is an American rapper from Kansas City, Missouri. In 1999, Yates and Travis O'Guin founded the record label Strange Music. Throughout his career, Yates has sold over one million albums and has had his music featured in film, television, and video games. In 2009, he won the Left Field Woodie award at the mtvU Woodie Awards.
His stage name originated from the TEC-9 semi-automatic handgun, given to him by rapper Black Walt due to his fast rhyming style. Yates later applied a deeper meaning to the name, claiming that it stands for the complete technique of rhyme, with 'tech' meaning technique and 'nine' representing the number of completion.
Aaron Dontez Yates was born on November 8, 1971 in Kansas City, Missouri. He began rapping at a very early age, and would rap the letters of his name in order to remember how to spell it. He never met his father, and his mother suffered from epilepsy and lupus when he was a child, which emotionally affected him and inspired him to "search for God." He would wander around abandoned buildings with his best friend, Brian Dennis, hoping to catch a ghost on film. In 2003, Dennis was shot and killed by his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend, which further inspired Yates' search for a higher power, as well as giving him the drive to vent his frustrations in his music.
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Too Short
Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper, producer, and actor who started his career at the age of fourteen in Oakland, California.
In the early 1980s, Shaw produced custom songs (called "special requests") for people with his high school friend, Freddy B. In 1985, Too Short had his first release, Don't Stop Rappin' which, along with the following three releases, featured raw, simple drum beats from a LinnDrum drum machine. In the early 1990s his beats came from mostly a TR-808 and from mid-to-late 2000s, a TR-909 was used. In 2005, Too Short and Freddie B. formed the label Dangerous Music to regionally distribute his music. Dangerous Music became Short Records, and then Up All Nite Records. With his 1989 release, Life Is...Too Short, he began used replayed established funk riffs (rather than samples) with his beats.
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Usher (entertainer)
Usher Terry Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978), who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit, "Nice & Slow". The album has been certified 6-times platinum by the RIAA. His follow-up album, 8701, produced the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad". The album has been certified 4-times platinum by the RIAA.
Usher's 2004 album Confessions sold over 10 million copies in the United States, and been certified diamond by the RIAA. Confessions has the highest first week sales for an R&B artist in history. It spawned four consecutive Billboard number-one hits—"Yeah!", "Burn", "Confessions Part II", and "My Boo". Usher's 2008 album Here I Stand sold over 5 million copies worldwide, and its lead single "Love In This Club" peaked at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100.
On March 30, 2010, Usher released his sixth studio album Raymond v. Raymond, which became his third consecutive album to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA, and spawned another Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit "OMG". The song became his ninth number one in the United States, making him the first 2010s artist to collect number one singles in three consecutive decades. He later released an extended play and deluxe edition of "Raymond v. Raymond", entitled Versus, which debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart. Its lead single "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Wisin & Yandel
Wisin & Yandel are a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo, consisting of Juan Luis Morera Luna (Wisin) and Llandel Veguilla Malavé (Yandel). They started their career in 1998 and have been together since, winning several awards during that time.
Their biggest hits are "Rakata", "Llamé Pa' Verte (Bailando Sexy)", "Pam Pam", "Sexy Movimiento", "Pegao", "Síguelo", "Abusadora","Zun Zun Rompiendo Caderas","Gracias a Tí","Tu Olor". Wisin & Yandel have collaborated with internationally known artists such as R. Kelly on "Burn It Up", Paris Hilton on the reggaeton remix to her debut single "Stars Are Blind", Ja Rule on "Rakata (Remix)", Lenny Kravitz on "Breathe" (a promotional song for Absolut Vodka), Mexican Pop group RBD on "Lento (Yandel)", compatriots La Secta AllStar on "Llora Mi Corazón", Fat Joe on "Jangueo", Nelly Furtado on "Sexy Movimiento (Remix)", 50 Cent on "Mujeres In The Club", "No Dejemos Que Se Apague" and "Así Soy" along with G-Unit, Akon on "All Up 2 You" along with Aventura, Enrique Iglesias on "No Me Digas Que No" and "Gracias a Tí", Gloria Estefan on "No Llores (Remix)", T-Pain on "Imaginate", "No Dejemos Que Se Apague," and in a remix for "Reverse Cowgirl", and Jennifer Lopez on "Follow the Leader.
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Wiz Khalifa
Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), better known by the stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper. He released his debut album, Show and Prove, in 2006, and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2007. His Eurodance-influenced single, "Say Yeah", received urban radio airplay, charting on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap Tracks charts in 2008. Khalifa parted with Warner Bros. and released his second album, Deal or No Deal, in November 2009. He released the mixtape Kush and Orange Juice as a free download in April 2010; he then signed with Atlantic Records. He is also well known for his debut single for Atlantic, "Black and Yellow", which peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. His debut album for the label, Rolling Papers, was released on March 29, 2011.
Khalifa was born on September 8, 1987 to a mother and a father serving in the military. His parents divorced when Khalifa was about three years old. His parents' military service caused him to move regularly: Khalifa lived in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan before settling in Pittsburgh where he attended Taylor Allderdice High School.
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Young Jeezy
Jay Wayne Jenkins (born October 12, 1977), better known by his stage name Young Jeezy, is an American rapper. He is a member of the hip hop group United Streets Dopeboyz of America (USDA) and a former member of BMF (Black Mafia Family). He began his career in 2001 under an independent label and joined Boyz 'N Da Hood in 2005, the same year his solo major label debut Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 was released. Its single "Soul Survivor", which featured Akon, became a top-ten hit in the US.
The Inspiration followed in 2006, and The Recession followed in 2008; both albums yielded chart-topping singles. Jeezy has also appeared on numerous other rap and R&B singles such as "Say I" by Christina Milian, "I'm So Paid" by Akon, "Hard" by Rihanna, and "Love in This Club" by Usher, the latter being a number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2008.
Jay Wayne Jenkins was born in Columbia, South Carolina and relocated to Atlanta, Georgia when he was a toddler. Because his parents were separated, custody of him transferred between family members frequently. In an interview with XXL magazine, he described his childhood as "empty". In 1994, he spent nine months in YCA (Youth Challenge Academy), a boot camp in Fort Stewart, Georgia, for narcotics possession.
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Yung Joc
Jasiel Robinson (born April 2, 1983), better known by his stage name Yung Joc, is an American rapper.
Robinson's father, Stanley Tucker, owned a hair-care products company and helped him get an opportunity to write a jingle for Revlon; Robinson founded his own label to release his music. In 2001 he married his high school sweetheart Alexandria Robinson and together they have three children, Ja'Kori, Amir, and Chase Robinson. (Jasiel has an older son Amoni from a previous relationship)
Yung Joc met Atlanta producer Nitti Beatz and the two recorded the hit "It's Goin Down" in the spring of 2006. After Teaming with Russell "Block" Spencer, founder of the Block Enterprises label. Spencer signed Joc to Sean Combs's Bad Boy Records for a multi-million dollar deal, and Bad Boy released Joc's debut New Joc City that year. The album debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 selling nearly 150,000 copies in the first week[citation needed]. The second week it fell to #7. It has since been certified gold by the RIAA selling over 500,000 copies.
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- Backseat Action
- Bad Side
- Bartender
- Best Love Song
- Blow Ya Mind
- Booty Wurk (one Cheek At A Time) (ft. Joe Galaxy)
- Brand New Show
- Buy You A Drank
- Calm The Fuck Doun
- Can't Believe It
- Chopped And Screwed
- Como Estas
- Default Picture
- Digital
- Distorted
- Feed The Lions (Skit)
- Freaknik Is Back
- Freeze
- Going Thru a Lot
- Hangover
- I Can Be Me Featuring Jair Dynast
- I Don't Give A Fuck
- I'm Dancing
- I'm Hi
- I'm N Luv (Wit A Stripper)
- I'm Sprung
- I'm Sprung 2
- It Ain't Me
- It's Not You Remix
- Jungle Booty
- Keep Going
- Kiss Her
- Know Your Name
- Let's Get It On
- Long Lap Dance
- Look At Her Go
- Lost & Found
- Mix'd Girl
- My Place
- Never Leave Her (ft. Tay Dizm)
- Nothin'
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- Rappa Ternt Sanga (Intro)
- Reggae Night
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- Right Hand
- Ringleader Man
- Save You
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- Default Picture
- 5 O'Clock
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- Rock Bottom
- Look at Her Go
- Mix'd Girl
- I Don't Give a F*K
- Drowning Again
- When I Come Home
- Best Love Song
- Turn All the Lights On
- Center of the Stage
- Regular Girl
- Nuthin'
- The Boss
- I'm So Hood Freestyle
- Low
- Shawty Get Loose
- Supa Sexy
- Feelin It
- We Takin Over
- Ridin Out
- Bartender
- So Fresh
- Baby Don't Go
- Untouchable
- Good Life
- Buy U a Drank
- Who the F is That
- Greatness
- Freaky ****
- U Ain't Know
- Everything
- Come & Get Us
- Know What I'm Doin
- Creep Fast
- On Bail
- Pop, Lock, & Drop It
- Drop It Down Low
- Cyclone
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- Shawty
- The Let Out
- Kiss Kiss
- I'm a Flirt
- Same Girl
- She Got It
- Get It
- Ask For It
- Moon of Dreams
- So High
- Brand New Show (skit)
- Welcome to Thr33 Ringz (intro)
- Ringleader Man
- Chopped n Skrewed
- Take a Ride (skit)
- Freeze
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- Can't Believe It
- It Ain't Me
- Feed the Lions (skit)
- Therapy
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- Lorraine (interlude)
- Reality Show
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- Superstar Lady
- Change
- Digital
- Karaoke
- Dracula (skit)
- Distorted
- Bad Side
- Phantom
- Tallahassee Love
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- I Got It
- Suicide
- Bartender
- Backseat Action
- Put It Down
- Time Machine
- Yo Stomach
- Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')
- 69
- Reggae Night
- Shottas
- Right Hand
- Sounds Bad
- Rappa Ternt Sanga (intro)
- I'm Sprung
- I'm N Luv (Wit a Stripper)
- Studio Luv
- U Got Me
- Let's Get It On
- Como Estas
- Have It (interlude)
- Fly Away
- Going Thru a Lot
- Say It
- Dance Floor
- Ur Not the Same
- My Place
- Blow Ya Mind
- Ridge Road
- I'm Hi
- I'm Sprung 2
- Get Right
- Bang Bang
- Gangsta
- Ridin in My Cutlass
- Time to Make Love
- You and Me
- Alone
- (skit)
- Boogie Man
- The Best
- The Jungle
- Ask for It
- Breakdown
- Let You Have It
- I Can't
- (skit)
- So High (feat. Styles)
- Answering Machine (skit)
- I'm Sprung
- Say It
- Get in On
- Bout Dat Time
- I'm in Love With a Stripper
- I'm Going
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T-Pain - I'm Sprung
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- Duration: 3:51
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Music video by T-Pain performing I'm Sprung. (C) 2005 Zomba Recording, LLC
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Music video by T-Pain performing I'm Sprung. (C) 2005 Zomba Recording, LLC
T-Pain Featuring Lil Wayne - Can't Believe It ft. Lil Wayne
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- Duration: 4:38
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Music video by T-Pain Featuring Lil Wayne performing Can't Believe It. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 2095905 (C) 2008 Zomba Recording, LLC
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Music video by T-Pain Featuring Lil Wayne performing Can't Believe It. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 2095905 (C) 2008 Zomba Recording, LLC
- published: 25 Oct 2009
- views: 38474226
- author: TPainVEVO
T-Pain Feat. Young Joc - Buy UA Drink
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- Duration: 3:55
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Shawty Snap (Yeah) T-Pain Damn Shawty Snap Yung Joc (Shawty) [Yung Joc:] Ay Ay She Snapping Ah She Snapping Shawty Snapping [T-Pain:] Snap Your Fingers Do The Step You Can Do It All By Yourself [Verse 1:] Baby Girl What's Your Name? Let Me Talk To You Let Me Buy You A Drink I'm T-Pain, You Know Me Konvict Music nappy boy oh wee I Know The Club Close At 3 What's the chance of you rolling With Me? Back To The Crib Show You How I Live Let's Get Drunk Forget What We Did [Chorus:] I'mma Buy You A Drank Then I'mma Take You Home With Me I Got Money In The Bank Shawty What you Think 'Bout That? Find Me In The Grey Cadillac We In The Bed Like Ooh Ooh Oh, Ooh Ooh We In The Bed Like Ooh Ooh Ooh, Ooh Ooh [Verse 2:] Talk To Me, I Talk Back Let's Talk Money, I Talk That Crunk juice bottles Oakly Shades Shawty Got Class Oh Behave Let's Get Gone Walk It Out (Now Walk It Out) Just Like That That's What I'm Talking 'Bout We Gonna Have Fun You Gonna See On That Patron You Should Get Like Me [Chorus] [Verse 3: Yung Joc] Won't You Meet Me At The Bar Respect Big Pimping Tell Me How You Feel Mama Tell Me What You Sipping? A Certified Dime Piece Deserve Louy 1-3 150 A Shot 3 For You And 3 For Me I'm Checking Your Body Language I Love The Conversation And When You Lick Your Lips I Get A Tingling Sensation Now We're Both 'Bout Tipsy You Say You In The Mood All I Need Is 'Bout A Hour Better Yet Maybe Two Let Me Take You Where I Live Ferrari Switch Gears When I Whisper In Your Ear Your Legs Hit The ...
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Shawty Snap (Yeah) T-Pain Damn Shawty Snap Yung Joc (Shawty) [Yung Joc:] Ay Ay She Snapping Ah She Snapping Shawty Snapping [T-Pain:] Snap Your Fingers Do The Step You Can Do It All By Yourself [Verse 1:] Baby Girl What's Your Name? Let Me Talk To You Let Me Buy You A Drink I'm T-Pain, You Know Me Konvict Music nappy boy oh wee I Know The Club Close At 3 What's the chance of you rolling With Me? Back To The Crib Show You How I Live Let's Get Drunk Forget What We Did [Chorus:] I'mma Buy You A Drank Then I'mma Take You Home With Me I Got Money In The Bank Shawty What you Think 'Bout That? Find Me In The Grey Cadillac We In The Bed Like Ooh Ooh Oh, Ooh Ooh We In The Bed Like Ooh Ooh Ooh, Ooh Ooh [Verse 2:] Talk To Me, I Talk Back Let's Talk Money, I Talk That Crunk juice bottles Oakly Shades Shawty Got Class Oh Behave Let's Get Gone Walk It Out (Now Walk It Out) Just Like That That's What I'm Talking 'Bout We Gonna Have Fun You Gonna See On That Patron You Should Get Like Me [Chorus] [Verse 3: Yung Joc] Won't You Meet Me At The Bar Respect Big Pimping Tell Me How You Feel Mama Tell Me What You Sipping? A Certified Dime Piece Deserve Louy 1-3 150 A Shot 3 For You And 3 For Me I'm Checking Your Body Language I Love The Conversation And When You Lick Your Lips I Get A Tingling Sensation Now We're Both 'Bout Tipsy You Say You In The Mood All I Need Is 'Bout A Hour Better Yet Maybe Two Let Me Take You Where I Live Ferrari Switch Gears When I Whisper In Your Ear Your Legs Hit The ...
- published: 04 May 2007
- views: 13545424
- author: cutebobby
T-Pain - 5 O'Clock ft. Wiz Khalifa, Lily Allen
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- Duration: 4:47
- Updated: 06 Dec 2012
Music video by T-Pain Featuring Wiz Khalifa & Lily Allen performing 5 O'Clock. (C) 2011 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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Music video by T-Pain Featuring Wiz Khalifa & Lily Allen performing 5 O'Clock. (C) 2011 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
- published: 29 Sep 2011
- views: 43270031
- author: TPainVEVO
T-Pain - Bartender ft. Akon
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- Duration: 4:01
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Music video by T-Pain featuring Akon;T-Pain featruing Akon performing Bartender. (C) 2007 Zomba Recording, LLC
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Music video by T-Pain featuring Akon;T-Pain featruing Akon performing Bartender. (C) 2007 Zomba Recording, LLC
- published: 15 Nov 2009
- views: 47985286
- author: TPainVideosVEVO
I'm On A Boat (ft. T-Pain) - Album Version
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- Duration: 3:09
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
www.itunes.com The new single from The Lonely Island's debut album "INCREDIBAD" In stores now! The Lonely Island is Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone. (C) Universal Republic
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www.itunes.com The new single from The Lonely Island's debut album "INCREDIBAD" In stores now! The Lonely Island is Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone. (C) Universal Republic
- published: 08 Feb 2009
- views: 72229148
- author: thelonelyisland
Bow Wow - Better (Explicit) ft. T-Pain
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- Duration: 4:26
- Updated: 06 Dec 2012
Music video by Bow Wow performing Better. (C) 2012 Cash Money Records Inc. Under exclusive license to Universal Republic Records
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Music video by Bow Wow performing Better. (C) 2012 Cash Money Records Inc. Under exclusive license to Universal Republic Records
- published: 18 Jun 2012
- views: 4257878
- author: BowWowVEVO
T-Pain feat. Chris Brown - Best Love Song
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- Duration: 3:50
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Music video by T-Pain feat. Chris Brown performing Best Love Song. (C) 2011 JIVE Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
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Music video by T-Pain feat. Chris Brown performing Best Love Song. (C) 2011 JIVE Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
- published: 25 May 2011
- views: 23942766
- author: TPainVEVO
T-Pain vs Chocolate Drop (Kevin Hart) Rap Battle
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- Duration: 4:30
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Download the new album "rEVOLVEr" now on iTunes @ bit.ly Teddy Pain battles Chocolate Drop aka Kevin Hart in the streets of LA in a rap battle that is one for the ages. Drop - 1 Pain - 0
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Download the new album "rEVOLVEr" now on iTunes @ bit.ly Teddy Pain battles Chocolate Drop aka Kevin Hart in the streets of LA in a rap battle that is one for the ages. Drop - 1 Pain - 0
- published: 21 Nov 2011
- views: 2092089
- author: NappyBoyOnline
Kanye West - Good Life ft. T-Pain
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:50
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Music video by Kanye West performing Good Life. (C) 2007 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
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Music video by Kanye West performing Good Life. (C) 2007 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
- published: 16 Jun 2009
- views: 30525782
- author: KanyeWestVEVO
Chris Brown - Kiss Kiss ft. T-Pain
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- Duration: 4:17
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Music video by Chris Brown;Chris Brown featuring T-Pain performing Kiss Kiss. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 15245180 (C) 2007 Zomba Recording, LLC
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Music video by Chris Brown;Chris Brown featuring T-Pain performing Kiss Kiss. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 15245180 (C) 2007 Zomba Recording, LLC
- published: 25 Oct 2009
- views: 101021216
- author: ChrisBrownVEVO
Booty Wurk (One Cheek At A Time)
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- Duration: 4:09
- Updated: 04 Dec 2012
Music video by T-Pain featuring Joey Galaxy performing Booty Wurk (One Cheek At A Time). (C) 2011 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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Music video by T-Pain featuring Joey Galaxy performing Booty Wurk (One Cheek At A Time). (C) 2011 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
- published: 30 Nov 2011
- views: 2439508
- author: TPainVEVO
I'm N Luv (Wit A Stripper) 2 -Tha Remix
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- Duration: 4:11
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Music video by T-Pain performing I'm N Luv (Wit A Stripper) featuring Mike Jones. (C) 2005 Zomba Recording, LLC
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Music video by T-Pain performing I'm N Luv (Wit A Stripper) featuring Mike Jones. (C) 2005 Zomba Recording, LLC
- published: 25 Oct 2009
- views: 2239994
- author: TPainVEVO
Mann - Get It Girl ft. T-Pain
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- Duration: 4:00
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Music video by Mann performing Get It Girl. (C) 2012 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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Music video by Mann performing Get It Girl. (C) 2012 The Island Def Jam Music Group
- published: 07 Jun 2012
- views: 780711
- author: mannVEVO
T-Pain - Take Your Shirt Off
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- Duration: 4:32
- Updated: 04 Dec 2012
Music video by T-Pain performing Take Your Shirt Off. (C) 2009 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
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Music video by T-Pain performing Take Your Shirt Off. (C) 2009 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
- published: 05 Dec 2009
- views: 6550986
- author: TPainVideosVEVO
T-Pain vs Chocolate Drop (Kevin Hart) - Rap Battle (Unseen Verse)
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- Duration: 3:07
- Updated: 04 Dec 2012
Download the new album "rEVOLVEr" now on iTunes @ bit.ly UNSEEN VERSE from; Teddy Pain battles Chocolate Drop aka Kevin Hart in the streets of LA in a rap battle that is one for the ages. Drop - 1 Pain - 0 T-Pain's 4th album "rEVOLVEr" drops on December 6 and features the hit singles "5 O'clock" feat. Wiz Khalifa & Lily Allen & "Best Love Song" feat. Chris Brown Pre Order rEVOLVEr now on iTunes @ bit.ly
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Download the new album "rEVOLVEr" now on iTunes @ bit.ly UNSEEN VERSE from; Teddy Pain battles Chocolate Drop aka Kevin Hart in the streets of LA in a rap battle that is one for the ages. Drop - 1 Pain - 0 T-Pain's 4th album "rEVOLVEr" drops on December 6 and features the hit singles "5 O'clock" feat. Wiz Khalifa & Lily Allen & "Best Love Song" feat. Chris Brown Pre Order rEVOLVEr now on iTunes @ bit.ly
- published: 29 Nov 2011
- views: 2773331
- author: NappyBoyOnline
Snoop Dogg - Boom ft. T-Pain
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- Duration: 5:26
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Music video by Snoop Dogg (feat. T-Pain) performing Boom. (P) (C) 2011 Capitol Records, LLC. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, LLC, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028.
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Music video by Snoop Dogg (feat. T-Pain) performing Boom. (P) (C) 2011 Capitol Records, LLC. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, LLC, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028.
- published: 04 Mar 2011
- views: 11350039
- author: SnoopDoggVEVO
Pitbull - Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) ft. T-Pain
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- Duration: 3:25
- Updated: 06 Dec 2012
Music video by Pitbull featuring T-Pain performing Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor). (C) 2010 J Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment #VEVOCertified on April 16, 2012. www.vevo.com www.youtube.com
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Music video by Pitbull featuring T-Pain performing Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor). (C) 2010 J Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment #VEVOCertified on April 16, 2012. www.vevo.com www.youtube.com
- published: 06 Nov 2010
- views: 118230703
- author: PitbullVEVO
Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain - Blame It ft. T-Pain
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- Duration: 5:12
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Music video by Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain performing Blame It. (C) 2009 J Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
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Music video by Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain performing Blame It. (C) 2009 J Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
- published: 03 Oct 2009
- views: 14169132
- author: jamiefoxxVEVO
Buy UA Drank (Shawty Snappin')
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- Duration: 3:50
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Music video by T-Pain Featuring Yung Joc performing Buy UA Drank (Shawty Snappin'). (C) 2007 Zomba Recording, LLC
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Music video by T-Pain Featuring Yung Joc performing Buy UA Drank (Shawty Snappin'). (C) 2007 Zomba Recording, LLC
- published: 25 Oct 2009
- views: 21352484
- author: TPainVEVO
FLO Rida feat. T.Pain Music from the Movie Step Up 2 'Low'
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- Duration: 3:55
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
We caught up with Flo Rida at the BET Rip The Runway, check out this music from the movie Step Up 2, featuring dancers from the original motion picture Step Up 2. www.blacktree.tv
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We caught up with Flo Rida at the BET Rip The Runway, check out this music from the movie Step Up 2, featuring dancers from the original motion picture Step Up 2. www.blacktree.tv
- published: 04 Mar 2008
- views: 92948784
- author: blacktreemedia
Ludacris - One More Drink ft. T-Pain
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- Duration: 4:44
- Updated: 06 Dec 2012
Music video by Ludacris performing One More Drink. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 3394091. (C) 2008 DTP Records, LLC
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Music video by Ludacris performing One More Drink. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 3394091. (C) 2008 DTP Records, LLC
- published: 14 Dec 2009
- views: 10186513
- author: LudacrisVEVO
LIL WAYNE - Got Money ft. T-Pain
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- Duration: 4:36
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Music video by Lil Wayne performing Got Money. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 10804746 (C) 2008 Cash Money Records Inc.
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Music video by Lil Wayne performing Got Money. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 10804746 (C) 2008 Cash Money Records Inc.
- published: 14 Dec 2009
- views: 38751409
- author: LilWayneVEVO
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T-pain and Young Joc - Buy ua drink LIVE
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- Duration: 4:00
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
T-pain sings with Young Joc
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T-pain sings with Young Joc
- published: 26 Feb 2009
- views: 198207
- author: Norybox
KUBE 93's Summer Jam 2011 - T-Pain Live #1
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- Duration: 6:28
- Updated: 02 Dec 2012
KUBE 93's Summer Jam 2011 @ White River Amphitheater. T-Pain lights the stage at Summer Jam! See all the pictures and videos now at www.kube93.com
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KUBE 93's Summer Jam 2011 @ White River Amphitheater. T-Pain lights the stage at Summer Jam! See all the pictures and videos now at www.kube93.com
- published: 18 Jul 2011
- views: 20874
- author: kube93
T-Pain - All I Do Is Win (Live at MYX Mash, Official)
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- Duration: 3:00
- Updated: 28 Nov 2012
Watch T-Pain perform "All I Do Is Win" live on MYX Mash. Filmed live at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, CA. www.myx.tv
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Watch T-Pain perform "All I Do Is Win" live on MYX Mash. Filmed live at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, CA. www.myx.tv
- published: 20 Sep 2010
- views: 74933
- author: MYXTV
T Pain Obama Auto-Tune
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- Duration: 1:58
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Jimmy Kimmel Live - T Pain Obama Auto-Tune Additional production assistance provided by: the Gregory Brothers
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Jimmy Kimmel Live - T Pain Obama Auto-Tune Additional production assistance provided by: the Gregory Brothers
- published: 02 Oct 2009
- views: 5982133
- author: JimmyKimmelLive
T-Pain - Take Your Shirt Off LIVE in concert
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- Duration: 4:00
- Updated: 03 Dec 2012
www.NappyBoyOnline.com - Filmed live in Orlando & Fort Myers, Florida, Teddy Pain rocks the crowd with his latest single "Take Your Shirt Off" and also hits the pub crawl in downtown O-town. Cameos by Omarion, and Nappy Boy artists Young Cash, Sophia Fresh, Tay Dzim, and AB.
http://wn.com/T-Pain_Take_Your_Shirt_Off_LIVE_in_concert
www.NappyBoyOnline.com - Filmed live in Orlando & Fort Myers, Florida, Teddy Pain rocks the crowd with his latest single "Take Your Shirt Off" and also hits the pub crawl in downtown O-town. Cameos by Omarion, and Nappy Boy artists Young Cash, Sophia Fresh, Tay Dzim, and AB.
- published: 20 Nov 2009
- views: 236874
- author: NappyBoyOnline
Flo Rida feat. T-Pain - "Low" Live Adult Movie Award 2009 [HQ]
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:51
- Updated: 01 Dec 2012
Really hot stuff ;) ;D Enjoy the song... btw,chekout those pole dancin chix ;) :D.......mmmmhhhh....
http://wn.com/Flo_Rida_feat_T-Pain_Low_Live_Adult_Movie_Award_2009_HQ_
Really hot stuff ;) ;D Enjoy the song... btw,chekout those pole dancin chix ;) :D.......mmmmhhhh....
- published: 02 Nov 2010
- views: 105114
- author: vaisakhthegreate
Lil Wayne and T-pain A Millie - Got Money - Lollipop live
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:01
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
www.facebook.com
http://wn.com/Lil_Wayne_and_T-pain_A_Millie_Got_Money_Lollipop_live
www.facebook.com
- published: 04 Jan 2009
- views: 259063
- author: twaynemuzic
T-Pain live! Can he sing without auto tune?
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:29
- Updated: 03 Dec 2012
t-pain! songs: good life im in love wit a stripper buy ua drank i'm sprung can't believe it pop lock & drop it thr33 ringz November 11: 1. Welcome to Thr33 Ringz 2. Ringleader Man 3. Chopped N Skrewed feat. Ludacris 4. Take a Ride Skit 5. Freeze feat. Chris Brown 6. Blowing up feat. Ciara 7. Can't Believe It feat. Lil Wayne 8. It Ain't Me feat. Akon & TI 9. Feed the Lions Skit 10. Therapy Feat. Kanye West 11. Long Lap Dance 12. Reality Show feat. Musiq Soulchild, Raheem DeVaughn & Jay Lyriq 13. Keep Going 14. Superstar Lady feat. Young Cash 15. Change feat. Akon, Diddy & Mary J. Blige 16. Digital feat. Tay Dizm 17. Karaoke feat. DJ Khaled Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks 18. Distorted 19. Sweet 20. Bad Side 21. Phantom Guest appearances on Thr33 Ringz includes: Aaron Ellis, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Jay Lyriq, Akon, Diddy, Mary J Blige, Chris Brown, Ludacris, DJ Khaled, Musiq Soulchild, Anthony Hamilton, Ciara, Raheem DeVaughn, Rick Ross and Rihanna. Pr33 Ringz: Thr33 Ringz mixtape: "Intro" (feat. DJ Khaled) "What U Need" "Cocky" (feat. DJ Khaled) "Somebody Tell 'Em" "I Know" (feat. Young Cash) "Like I Outta" "Don't Stop the Party" (feat. Young Cash) "Freakin'" (feat. Gorilla Zoe & Tay Dizm) "This Dat Shit" "Got to Go" "Reborn" "Ain't No Love" (feat. Young Cash) "Up & Down" "I'm Madd" (feat. Tay Dizm) "Superman" (feat. DJ Khaled) "Dig That" "I'm a Freak" (feat. Young Cash) "Nappy Boy or Die" (feat. Young Cash) "Let's Go" "We Got Love" "Tha Truth" Re to: Can T-Pain sing live ...
http://wn.com/T-Pain_live!_Can_he_sing_without_auto_tune?
t-pain! songs: good life im in love wit a stripper buy ua drank i'm sprung can't believe it pop lock & drop it thr33 ringz November 11: 1. Welcome to Thr33 Ringz 2. Ringleader Man 3. Chopped N Skrewed feat. Ludacris 4. Take a Ride Skit 5. Freeze feat. Chris Brown 6. Blowing up feat. Ciara 7. Can't Believe It feat. Lil Wayne 8. It Ain't Me feat. Akon & TI 9. Feed the Lions Skit 10. Therapy Feat. Kanye West 11. Long Lap Dance 12. Reality Show feat. Musiq Soulchild, Raheem DeVaughn & Jay Lyriq 13. Keep Going 14. Superstar Lady feat. Young Cash 15. Change feat. Akon, Diddy & Mary J. Blige 16. Digital feat. Tay Dizm 17. Karaoke feat. DJ Khaled Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks 18. Distorted 19. Sweet 20. Bad Side 21. Phantom Guest appearances on Thr33 Ringz includes: Aaron Ellis, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Jay Lyriq, Akon, Diddy, Mary J Blige, Chris Brown, Ludacris, DJ Khaled, Musiq Soulchild, Anthony Hamilton, Ciara, Raheem DeVaughn, Rick Ross and Rihanna. Pr33 Ringz: Thr33 Ringz mixtape: "Intro" (feat. DJ Khaled) "What U Need" "Cocky" (feat. DJ Khaled) "Somebody Tell 'Em" "I Know" (feat. Young Cash) "Like I Outta" "Don't Stop the Party" (feat. Young Cash) "Freakin'" (feat. Gorilla Zoe & Tay Dizm) "This Dat Shit" "Got to Go" "Reborn" "Ain't No Love" (feat. Young Cash) "Up & Down" "I'm Madd" (feat. Tay Dizm) "Superman" (feat. DJ Khaled) "Dig That" "I'm a Freak" (feat. Young Cash) "Nappy Boy or Die" (feat. Young Cash) "Let's Go" "We Got Love" "Tha Truth" Re to: Can T-Pain sing live ...
- published: 11 Oct 2008
- views: 285631
- author: youmetubz
![T-Pain Live in Australia; Grand Entrance | Winterbeatz | Part 1/4 [HD 1080p]](http://web.archive.org./web/20121206064715im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/LUirXQJqw3U/default.jpg "T-Pain Live in Australia; Grand Entrance | Winterbeatz | Part 1/4 [HD 1080p]")
T-Pain Live in Australia; Grand Entrance | Winterbeatz | Part 1/4 [HD 1080p]
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 14:55
- Updated: 22 Nov 2012
T-Pain's opening to Winterbeatz 2010! Songs in Order : ____________________________________________ "take your shirt off" [Dr Jacoby Remix], -Sings without Autotune- "Good Life", -Song From RevolveR "New song ?" "Shawty", "Buy you a Drink", "Bartender". ----------------------PART 2------------------ www.youtube.com "Kiss Kiss", "2 Step", "Can't Believe it", "I'm on a Boat", "Blame It", "Got Money" -----------------PART 3------------------------ www.youtube.com "Low". -----------------PART 4------------------------ www.youtube.com "Freeze". "All i do is Win". ---------T-Pain ENDING------------
http://wn.com/T-Pain_Live_in_Australia;_Grand_Entrance_|_Winterbeatz_|_Part_1_4_HD_1080p_
T-Pain's opening to Winterbeatz 2010! Songs in Order : ____________________________________________ "take your shirt off" [Dr Jacoby Remix], -Sings without Autotune- "Good Life", -Song From RevolveR "New song ?" "Shawty", "Buy you a Drink", "Bartender". ----------------------PART 2------------------ www.youtube.com "Kiss Kiss", "2 Step", "Can't Believe it", "I'm on a Boat", "Blame It", "Got Money" -----------------PART 3------------------------ www.youtube.com "Low". -----------------PART 4------------------------ www.youtube.com "Freeze". "All i do is Win". ---------T-Pain ENDING------------
- published: 30 Jul 2010
- views: 10929
- author: ExquiziteSTORM
Buy You a Drink - T-Pain Live in Pittsburgh
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:35
- Updated: 29 Nov 2012
Buy You a Drink - T-Pain Live in Pittsburgh
http://wn.com/Buy_You_a_Drink_T-Pain_Live_in_Pittsburgh
Buy You a Drink - T-Pain Live in Pittsburgh
- published: 31 Oct 2011
- views: 3746
- author: sportsgirl1210
Lost Footage Found : T-Pain Live (A Must See)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 15:00
- Updated: 01 Nov 2012
Live In concert T-pain
http://wn.com/Lost_Footage_Found_T-Pain_Live_A_Must_See
Live In concert T-pain
- published: 14 Dec 2011
- views: 2940
- author: karamelentertainment
RAP SONG -- PERFORMED "LIVE" BY T-PAIN
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:54
- Updated: 28 Oct 2012
T Pain performs his new smash single RAP SONG to his Canadian Fans at the SUMMER JAM CANADA 2010 event in Kitchener Ontario.
http://wn.com/RAP_SONG_-_PERFORMED_LIVE_BY_T-PAIN
T Pain performs his new smash single RAP SONG to his Canadian Fans at the SUMMER JAM CANADA 2010 event in Kitchener Ontario.
- published: 01 Jan 2011
- views: 3160
- author: DukeNationTV
T-PAIN LIVE AT FLAMES CENTRAL
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 32:03
- Updated: 11 Oct 2012
T-PAIN LIVE AT FLAMES CENTRAL CASHBRADSHAW.COM/ OH NO! ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC GROUP
http://wn.com/T-PAIN_LIVE_AT_FLAMES_CENTRAL
T-PAIN LIVE AT FLAMES CENTRAL CASHBRADSHAW.COM/ OH NO! ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC GROUP
- published: 08 Jul 2011
- views: 758
- author: CashfloTexasBoi
Pitbull - Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) ft. T-Pain Live by enriquealonso.com
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:03
- Updated: 08 Nov 2012
Pitbull - Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) ft. T-Pain at Toyota Concerts Live in Rockefeller Center 2011 - Today Show July 1/2011 New York by enriquealonso.com
http://wn.com/Pitbull_Hey_Baby_Drop_It_To_The_Floor_ft_T-Pain_Live_by_enriquealonsocom
Pitbull - Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) ft. T-Pain at Toyota Concerts Live in Rockefeller Center 2011 - Today Show July 1/2011 New York by enriquealonso.com
- published: 02 Jul 2011
- views: 39595
- author: Enrique Alonso
T-Pain, Live at blueFROG, Mumbai - June 17th, 2011 ( VH1 Hip Hop Hustle)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:55
- Updated: 15 Oct 2012
T-Pain is a mega-platinum recording artist and producer who's sold more than 20 million singles and 17 million ringtones. He's produced and been featured on hit singles recorded by several other artists — songs that have sold more than 60 million copies combined. He's written and recorded over 40 Top 10 hits and 15 No 1 singles. In 2009, he released the groundbreaking iTunes app 'I Am T-Pain,' and became the first and only artist to ever hit No 1 on the iTunes App Chart. 'I Am T-Pain' was recently named the No 1 Selling iPhone Music App of 2010 and the No 2 Grossing Music App with total sales exceeding 2.4 million copies. T-Pain has generated critical praise from fans, media and music industry alike — he's garnered 13 Grammy nominations and 2 Grammy wins, and has been honored with a plethora of BET Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, People's Choice Awards, Teen Choice Awards and Vibe Awards. For the past three straight years, he's been named BMI's Producer and Songwriter of the Year. T-Pain's new album, rEVOLVEr, will be released in 2011.
http://wn.com/T-Pain,_Live_at_blueFROG,_Mumbai_June_17th,_2011_VH1_Hip_Hop_Hustle
T-Pain is a mega-platinum recording artist and producer who's sold more than 20 million singles and 17 million ringtones. He's produced and been featured on hit singles recorded by several other artists — songs that have sold more than 60 million copies combined. He's written and recorded over 40 Top 10 hits and 15 No 1 singles. In 2009, he released the groundbreaking iTunes app 'I Am T-Pain,' and became the first and only artist to ever hit No 1 on the iTunes App Chart. 'I Am T-Pain' was recently named the No 1 Selling iPhone Music App of 2010 and the No 2 Grossing Music App with total sales exceeding 2.4 million copies. T-Pain has generated critical praise from fans, media and music industry alike — he's garnered 13 Grammy nominations and 2 Grammy wins, and has been honored with a plethora of BET Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, People's Choice Awards, Teen Choice Awards and Vibe Awards. For the past three straight years, he's been named BMI's Producer and Songwriter of the Year. T-Pain's new album, rEVOLVEr, will be released in 2011.
- published: 18 Jun 2011
- views: 8961
- author: roycindsouza
T-Pain Live Recording Session (I'm In Love Wit My Money)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:05
- Updated: 14 Aug 2012
T-Pain Truimp Boyz Live Recording Session Pain Studio (I'm In Love) A Visual Pro - www.facebook.com www.avisualpro.com
http://wn.com/T-Pain_Live_Recording_Session_I'm_In_Love_Wit_My_Money
T-Pain Truimp Boyz Live Recording Session Pain Studio (I'm In Love) A Visual Pro - www.facebook.com www.avisualpro.com
- published: 27 Jul 2009
- views: 67399
- author: avisualprojax
T-Pain Live In Germany Performin Dj Khaled's"Welcome To My Hood & All I Do Is Win"
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:24
- Updated: 24 Oct 2012
See Here Nappy Boys Boss T-PAIN Live On Stage At Europes Biggest Beach Party Club Index,August 19th 2011 Performin The Verse To Dj Khaled Smash Hits "Welcome To My Hood & All I Do Is Win" Visit www.mirkokrazytoons.com To Checkout My Pic w/T-PAIN & My Full Color Graf For Him As Well !
http://wn.com/T-Pain_Live_In_Germany_Performin_Dj_Khaled'sWelcome_To_My_Hood_All_I_Do_Is_Win
See Here Nappy Boys Boss T-PAIN Live On Stage At Europes Biggest Beach Party Club Index,August 19th 2011 Performin The Verse To Dj Khaled Smash Hits "Welcome To My Hood & All I Do Is Win" Visit www.mirkokrazytoons.com To Checkout My Pic w/T-PAIN & My Full Color Graf For Him As Well !
- published: 20 Aug 2011
- views: 1640
- author: MirkoKrazyToons1
T-PAIN x MONTREALITY // Interview + Live Freestyle
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:26
- Updated: 04 Dec 2012
Interview (0:04) Live Freestyle (5:53) In this Interview with Montreality, T-Pain speaks about: - The type of student he was at school - Jobs he's had as a teenager growing up - What he spent his 1st big paycheck on - The key to success - Whether or not he likes reading books - What he would call his book, if he were to write one - His other talents - His biggest fear - What he thinks he were in a previous life - His last meal of choice - His favorite cereals - His favorite videogame of all time - His favorite cartoon character - Wanting to work with Andre 3000 - His upcoming solo mixtape - Stoic - Pulling pranks on Chris Brown - the last time he spoke to Akon - His legacy, what he hopes to leave behind STAY CONNECTED WITH MONTREALITY The Urban Authority across Canada. TheMontreality.com http Facebook.com YouTube.com
http://wn.com/T-PAIN_x_MONTREALITY_Interview_+_Live_Freestyle
Interview (0:04) Live Freestyle (5:53) In this Interview with Montreality, T-Pain speaks about: - The type of student he was at school - Jobs he's had as a teenager growing up - What he spent his 1st big paycheck on - The key to success - Whether or not he likes reading books - What he would call his book, if he were to write one - His other talents - His biggest fear - What he thinks he were in a previous life - His last meal of choice - His favorite cereals - His favorite videogame of all time - His favorite cartoon character - Wanting to work with Andre 3000 - His upcoming solo mixtape - Stoic - Pulling pranks on Chris Brown - the last time he spoke to Akon - His legacy, what he hopes to leave behind STAY CONNECTED WITH MONTREALITY The Urban Authority across Canada. TheMontreality.com http Facebook.com YouTube.com
- published: 29 Aug 2012
- views: 10051
- author: Montreality514
T-Pain with Wisin y Yandel LIVE in Miami at AAA!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:04
- Updated: 20 Nov 2012
T-Pain makes surprise appearance at Wisin y Yandel show in Miami @ American Airlines Arena. September 17, 2009 @ AAA. Show opener was Sophia Del Carmen - www.SophiaDelCarmen.com
http://wn.com/T-Pain_with_Wisin_y_Yandel_LIVE_in_Miami_at_AAA!
T-Pain makes surprise appearance at Wisin y Yandel show in Miami @ American Airlines Arena. September 17, 2009 @ AAA. Show opener was Sophia Del Carmen - www.SophiaDelCarmen.com
- published: 19 Sep 2009
- views: 201196
- author: NappyBoyOnline
T Pain Live At The Grand Bender '09
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:58
- Updated: 13 Nov 2012
T Pain preforms a few tracks at the Grand Bender in Grandbend 2009
http://wn.com/T_Pain_Live_At_The_Grand_Bender_'09
T Pain preforms a few tracks at the Grand Bender in Grandbend 2009
- published: 07 Aug 2009
- views: 7150
- author: shortnies
T-Pain Live! Hawkapalooza Iowa City 09-06-2012 HD Audio 1/4
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:33
- Updated: 08 Sep 2012
In the moshpit so the video is shaky. People were dancing all around me hard to hold the camera still :-) had a great time! www.facebook.com
http://wn.com/T-Pain_Live!_Hawkapalooza_Iowa_City_09-06-2012_HD_Audio_1_4
In the moshpit so the video is shaky. People were dancing all around me hard to hold the camera still :-) had a great time! www.facebook.com
- published: 07 Sep 2012
- views: 407
- author: agree2disagree
![T-Pain Live in Australia | WinterBeatz | PART 4/Ending [HD 1080p]](http://web.archive.org./web/20121206064715im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/725FFt9PYEw/default.jpg "T-Pain Live in Australia | WinterBeatz | PART 4/Ending [HD 1080p]")
T-Pain Live in Australia | WinterBeatz | PART 4/Ending [HD 1080p]
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:38
- Updated: 09 Aug 2012
[WATCH IN 1080p HD!] Acer Arena, Sydney Australia. T-Pain throws some stuff into the crowd and gets out his LED-Shoes ; Plus T-Pain ending ||-------Part 1,2 and 3 are on my channel! (video file size 1.98GB).
http://wn.com/T-Pain_Live_in_Australia_|_WinterBeatz_|_PART_4_Ending_HD_1080p_
[WATCH IN 1080p HD!] Acer Arena, Sydney Australia. T-Pain throws some stuff into the crowd and gets out his LED-Shoes ; Plus T-Pain ending ||-------Part 1,2 and 3 are on my channel! (video file size 1.98GB).
- published: 28 Jul 2010
- views: 4706
- author: ExquiziteSTORM
Snoop Dogg feat. T-Pain - Boom (Live) Sydney Australia 8th April 2011
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:20
- Updated: 04 Dec 2012
Snoop Dogg & T-Pain - Boom (Live) in Sydney Australia 8th April 2011 at Star City Casino. Boom From Snoop Dogg's new album, Doggumentary, in stores now!
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Snoop Dogg & T-Pain - Boom (Live) in Sydney Australia 8th April 2011 at Star City Casino. Boom From Snoop Dogg's new album, Doggumentary, in stores now!
- published: 11 Apr 2011
- views: 29781
- author: ae102r
6:28
KUBE 93's Summer Jam 2011 - T-Pain Live #1
KUBE 93's Summer Jam 2011 @ White River Amphitheater. T-Pain lights the stage at Summer Ja...
published: 18 Jul 2011
author: kube93
KUBE 93's Summer Jam 2011 - T-Pain Live #1
KUBE 93's Summer Jam 2011 @ White River Amphitheater. T-Pain lights the stage at Summer Jam! See all the pictures and videos now at www.kube93.com
- published: 18 Jul 2011
- views: 20874
- author: kube93
3:00
T-Pain - All I Do Is Win (Live at MYX Mash, Official)
Watch T-Pain perform "All I Do Is Win" live on MYX Mash. Filmed live at the Bill Graham Ci...
published: 20 Sep 2010
author: MYXTV
T-Pain - All I Do Is Win (Live at MYX Mash, Official)
Watch T-Pain perform "All I Do Is Win" live on MYX Mash. Filmed live at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, CA. www.myx.tv
- published: 20 Sep 2010
- views: 74933
- author: MYXTV
1:58
T Pain Obama Auto-Tune
Jimmy Kimmel Live - T Pain Obama Auto-Tune Additional production assistance provided by: t...
published: 02 Oct 2009
author: JimmyKimmelLive
T Pain Obama Auto-Tune
Jimmy Kimmel Live - T Pain Obama Auto-Tune Additional production assistance provided by: the Gregory Brothers
- published: 02 Oct 2009
- views: 5982133
- author: JimmyKimmelLive
4:00
T-Pain - Take Your Shirt Off LIVE in concert
www.NappyBoyOnline.com - Filmed live in Orlando & Fort Myers, Florida, Teddy Pain rocks th...
published: 20 Nov 2009
author: NappyBoyOnline
T-Pain - Take Your Shirt Off LIVE in concert
www.NappyBoyOnline.com - Filmed live in Orlando & Fort Myers, Florida, Teddy Pain rocks the crowd with his latest single "Take Your Shirt Off" and also hits the pub crawl in downtown O-town. Cameos by Omarion, and Nappy Boy artists Young Cash, Sophia Fresh, Tay Dzim, and AB.
- published: 20 Nov 2009
- views: 236874
- author: NappyBoyOnline
3:51
Flo Rida feat. T-Pain - "Low" Live Adult Movie Award 2009 [HQ]
Really hot stuff ;) ;D Enjoy the song... btw,chekout those pole dancin chix ;) :D.......mm...
published: 02 Nov 2010
author: vaisakhthegreate
Flo Rida feat. T-Pain - "Low" Live Adult Movie Award 2009 [HQ]
Really hot stuff ;) ;D Enjoy the song... btw,chekout those pole dancin chix ;) :D.......mmmmhhhh....
- published: 02 Nov 2010
- views: 105114
- author: vaisakhthegreate
5:01
Lil Wayne and T-pain A Millie - Got Money - Lollipop live
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published: 04 Jan 2009
author: twaynemuzic
Lil Wayne and T-pain A Millie - Got Money - Lollipop live
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- published: 04 Jan 2009
- views: 259063
- author: twaynemuzic
9:29
T-Pain live! Can he sing without auto tune?
t-pain! songs: good life im in love wit a stripper buy ua drank i'm sprung can't believe i...
published: 11 Oct 2008
author: youmetubz
T-Pain live! Can he sing without auto tune?
t-pain! songs: good life im in love wit a stripper buy ua drank i'm sprung can't believe it pop lock & drop it thr33 ringz November 11: 1. Welcome to Thr33 Ringz 2. Ringleader Man 3. Chopped N Skrewed feat. Ludacris 4. Take a Ride Skit 5. Freeze feat. Chris Brown 6. Blowing up feat. Ciara 7. Can't Believe It feat. Lil Wayne 8. It Ain't Me feat. Akon & TI 9. Feed the Lions Skit 10. Therapy Feat. Kanye West 11. Long Lap Dance 12. Reality Show feat. Musiq Soulchild, Raheem DeVaughn & Jay Lyriq 13. Keep Going 14. Superstar Lady feat. Young Cash 15. Change feat. Akon, Diddy & Mary J. Blige 16. Digital feat. Tay Dizm 17. Karaoke feat. DJ Khaled Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks 18. Distorted 19. Sweet 20. Bad Side 21. Phantom Guest appearances on Thr33 Ringz includes: Aaron Ellis, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Jay Lyriq, Akon, Diddy, Mary J Blige, Chris Brown, Ludacris, DJ Khaled, Musiq Soulchild, Anthony Hamilton, Ciara, Raheem DeVaughn, Rick Ross and Rihanna. Pr33 Ringz: Thr33 Ringz mixtape: "Intro" (feat. DJ Khaled) "What U Need" "Cocky" (feat. DJ Khaled) "Somebody Tell 'Em" "I Know" (feat. Young Cash) "Like I Outta" "Don't Stop the Party" (feat. Young Cash) "Freakin'" (feat. Gorilla Zoe & Tay Dizm) "This Dat Shit" "Got to Go" "Reborn" "Ain't No Love" (feat. Young Cash) "Up & Down" "I'm Madd" (feat. Tay Dizm) "Superman" (feat. DJ Khaled) "Dig That" "I'm a Freak" (feat. Young Cash) "Nappy Boy or Die" (feat. Young Cash) "Let's Go" "We Got Love" "Tha Truth" Re to: Can T-Pain sing live ...
- published: 11 Oct 2008
- views: 285631
- author: youmetubz
14:55
T-Pain Live in Australia; Grand Entrance | Winterbeatz | Part 1/4 [HD 1080p]
T-Pain's opening to Winterbeatz 2010! Songs in Order : ___________________________________...
published: 30 Jul 2010
author: ExquiziteSTORM
T-Pain Live in Australia; Grand Entrance | Winterbeatz | Part 1/4 [HD 1080p]
T-Pain's opening to Winterbeatz 2010! Songs in Order : ____________________________________________ "take your shirt off" [Dr Jacoby Remix], -Sings without Autotune- "Good Life", -Song From RevolveR "New song ?" "Shawty", "Buy you a Drink", "Bartender". ----------------------PART 2------------------ www.youtube.com "Kiss Kiss", "2 Step", "Can't Believe it", "I'm on a Boat", "Blame It", "Got Money" -----------------PART 3------------------------ www.youtube.com "Low". -----------------PART 4------------------------ www.youtube.com "Freeze". "All i do is Win". ---------T-Pain ENDING------------
- published: 30 Jul 2010
- views: 10929
- author: ExquiziteSTORM
3:35
Buy You a Drink - T-Pain Live in Pittsburgh
Buy You a Drink - T-Pain Live in Pittsburgh...
published: 31 Oct 2011
author: sportsgirl1210
Buy You a Drink - T-Pain Live in Pittsburgh
Buy You a Drink - T-Pain Live in Pittsburgh
- published: 31 Oct 2011
- views: 3746
- author: sportsgirl1210
15:00
Lost Footage Found : T-Pain Live (A Must See)
Live In concert T-pain...
published: 14 Dec 2011
author: karamelentertainment
Lost Footage Found : T-Pain Live (A Must See)
Live In concert T-pain
- published: 14 Dec 2011
- views: 2940
- author: karamelentertainment
5:54
RAP SONG -- PERFORMED "LIVE" BY T-PAIN
T Pain performs his new smash single RAP SONG to his Canadian Fans at the SUMMER JAM CANAD...
published: 01 Jan 2011
author: DukeNationTV
RAP SONG -- PERFORMED "LIVE" BY T-PAIN
T Pain performs his new smash single RAP SONG to his Canadian Fans at the SUMMER JAM CANADA 2010 event in Kitchener Ontario.
- published: 01 Jan 2011
- views: 3160
- author: DukeNationTV
32:03
T-PAIN LIVE AT FLAMES CENTRAL
T-PAIN LIVE AT FLAMES CENTRAL CASHBRADSHAW.COM/ OH NO! ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC GROUP...
published: 08 Jul 2011
author: CashfloTexasBoi
T-PAIN LIVE AT FLAMES CENTRAL
T-PAIN LIVE AT FLAMES CENTRAL CASHBRADSHAW.COM/ OH NO! ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC GROUP
- published: 08 Jul 2011
- views: 758
- author: CashfloTexasBoi
2:03
Pitbull - Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) ft. T-Pain Live by enriquealonso.com
Pitbull - Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) ft. T-Pain at Toyota Concerts Live in Rockefelle...
published: 02 Jul 2011
author: Enrique Alonso
Pitbull - Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) ft. T-Pain Live by enriquealonso.com
Pitbull - Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) ft. T-Pain at Toyota Concerts Live in Rockefeller Center 2011 - Today Show July 1/2011 New York by enriquealonso.com
- published: 02 Jul 2011
- views: 39595
- author: Enrique Alonso
Vimeo results:
2:00
Chris Brown FT. T-Pain - Niggas in Paris(freestyle)
Chris Brown FT. T-Pain - Niggas in Paris(freestyle)
Directed by Godfrey Tabarez...
published: 19 Oct 2011
author: Mechanical Dummy
Chris Brown FT. T-Pain - Niggas in Paris(freestyle)
Chris Brown FT. T-Pain - Niggas in Paris(freestyle)
Directed by Godfrey Tabarez
3:08
The Lonely Island ft. T-Pain [I'm On A Boat] (SNL Digital Short)
Co-Directors: Akiva Schaffer & Jonathan Lia
Producer: Jonathan Lia & Robert Smyth
ProdCo:...
published: 16 Jan 2011
author: G O O D C O M P A N Y
The Lonely Island ft. T-Pain [I'm On A Boat] (SNL Digital Short)
Co-Directors: Akiva Schaffer & Jonathan Lia
Producer: Jonathan Lia & Robert Smyth
ProdCo: Good Company (JLP)
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MusicMatters Video Yearmix 2010
001. Burhan G Feat. Medina – Mest Ondt
002. Beyonce – Diva
003. T.I. Feat. Keri Hilson – G...
published: 01 Jan 2011
author: Anon Best Videoes
MusicMatters Video Yearmix 2010
001. Burhan G Feat. Medina – Mest Ondt
002. Beyonce – Diva
003. T.I. Feat. Keri Hilson – Got Your Back
004. Trey Songz Feat. Nicki Minaj – Bottoms Up
005. Young Money – Bedrock
006. Dj Khaled – All I Do Is Win
007. Joey Moe – Du’ En Ener
008. K’Naan Feat. Will.I.Am & David Guetta – Wavin’ Flag
009. Beyonce Feat. Lady Gaga – Video Phone
010. Young Money – Roger That
011. Alicia Keys – Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart
012. Ludacris Feat. Nicki Minaj – My Chick Bad
013. Travis Maccoy Feat. Bruno Mars – Billionaire
014. Rihanna – Rude Boy
015. Eminem – Not Afraid
016. Eminem Feat. Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie
017. Kanye West Feat. Pusha T – Runaway
018. Jason Derulo – Ridin’ Solo
019. Tinie Tempah – Pass out
020. Black Eyed Peas – Imma Be
021. Nelly – Just A Dream
022. ABC – Simple Things
023. Iyaz – Replay
024. Sean Kingston Feat. Nicki Minaj – Letting Go (Dutty Love)
025. Tinie Tempah Feat. Eric Turner – Written In The Stars
026. B.O.B. Feat. Hayley Williams – Aeroplanes
027. T-Pain – Take Your Shirt Off
028. Gorillaz – Stylo
029. Nicki Minaj – Your Love
030. Chiddy Bang – The Opposite Of adults
031. Drake – Find Your Love
032. Lady Gaga – Alejandro
033. Timbaland Feat Justin Timberlake – Carry Out
034. Leona Lewis – I Got You
035. Anna David – BOW (For The Bad Girls)
036. Sys Bjerre – Alle Mine Veninder
037. Dirty Money Feat. T.I. – Hello Good Morning
038. B.o.B. Feat. Bruno Mars – Nothing On You
039. Kato Feat U$o & Johnson – Hey Shorty
040. Jamie Foxx Feat. Drake, The Dream & Kanye West – Digital Girl
041. Jason Derulo – In My Head
042. Nelly Feat. T-Pain & Akon – Move That Body
043. Amin & Musti – The Shit
044. Rasmus Seebach – Lidt i Fem
045. Electric Lady Lab – it’s Over Now
046. Selvmord – OK
047. Alphabeat – DJ
048. Robyn – Hang With Me
049. Shakira Feat. Dissee Rascal – Loca
050. Robyn – Dancing On My Own
051. Erik Hassle – Hurtful
052. Timbaland Feat. Soshy & Nelly Furtado – Morning After Dark
053. Tiesto Feat. Nelly Furtado – Who Want’s To Be Alone
054. Rachel – I Nat
055. Alexandra Burke Feat. Pitbull – All Night Long
056. Kylie Minogue – All The Lovers
057. Stromae – Alorse On Danse
058. Taio Cruz – Dynamite
059. Christina Aguilera – Not Myself Tonight
060. Taio Cruz & Ke$ha – Dirty Picture
061. Ke$ha – Your Love Is My Drug
062. Milton – Leave You Now
063. Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
064. Ke$ha Feat 3OH!3 – Blah Blah Blah
065. Stromae – House’llelujah
066. Lady Gaga Feat. Beyonce – Telephone
067. Nephew & Landsholdet – The Danish Way To Rock
068. Cheryl Cole – Fight For This Love
069. Scarwrist Feat. alex – Skyldig
070. Electric Lady Lab – You & Me
071. Esmee Denters Feat. Justin Timberlake – Love Dealer
072. Kelis – 4th of July
073. Sophie Ellis Bextor – Bittersweet
074. Alphabeat – DJ
075. far east Movement Feat.Cataracs & Dev – Like A G6
076. Medina – Addiction
077. Mohombi – Bumpy Ride (Chuckie Remix)
078. Camille Jones – The Truth
079. Rihanna – Only Girl (In The World)
080. Katy Perry Feat. Snoop Dogg – California Gurls
081. We Speak No Americano
082. Roll Deep – Green Light
083. Roll Deep – Good Times
084. Kelly Rowland Feat. David Guetta – Commander
085. Keri Hilson – I Like (Manhattan Clique Remix)
086. Ke$ha – Take It Off
087. Rasmus Seebach – Natteravn
088. Swedish House Mafia – One
089. Junior Caldera Feat. Sophie Ellis Bextor – Can’t Fight This Feeling (Avicii Remix)
090. Swedish House Mafia – Miami 2 Ibiza
091. Dennis Ferrer – Hey Hey
092. Alexander Brown & Morten Hampenberg Feat. yepha – Skub Til Taget
093. Example – Kickstarts
094. Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina – Stereo Love
095. Tim Berg – Bromance
096. Ian Carey Feat. Mandy Ventrice – Let Loose
097. Dirty South Feat. Rudy – Phazing
098. Bruno Mars – Just The Way You Are (Simon Steur Remix)
099. Sahara – Mine (After Midnight Mix)
100. Infernal – Love Is All
101. Clemens Feat. Jon – Champion Part II (Kato Remix)
102. Martin Solveig – Hello (Sidney Samson Remix)
103. LMFAO Feat. Lil Jon – Shots (Acapella)
104. Jay Sean Feat. Nicki Minaj – 2012 (Jump Smokers Remix)
105. Katy Perry – Firework (Jump Smokers Remix)
106. Tim Berg – Seek Bromance (Avicii Remix)
107. Congorock – Babylon
108. Shakira – Waka Waka
109. Black Eyed Peas – Rock That Body (Chris Lake Remix)
110. Taio Cruz – Break Your Heart (Wideboys Club Mix)
111. Kelis – Acapella
112. Ducksauce – Barbra Streisand
113. Vica – Beatet I Mit Hjerte
114. Neyo – beautiful Monster
115. Dan Balan – Chica Bomb
116. Inna – Hot (Play & Win)
117. Svenstrup & vendelboe Feat. Karen – I Nat
118. TV-Rock feat. Rudy (Axwell Remix)
119. Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina – This Is My Life
120. Husspektakel – Split Klubben Ad
121. Kato Feat U$o & Johnson – Hey Shorty
122. David Guetta Feat Flo-Rida – Club Can’t Handle Me
123. Pitbull Feat. Akon – S
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Bully Life Magazine Issue #1
Bully Life Magazine brings you our premiere issue featuring exclusive interviews w/ Bun B,...
published: 09 Oct 2010
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T-Pain, Live at blueFROG, Mumbai - June 17th, 2011 ( VH1 Hip Hop Hustle)
T-Pain is a mega-platinum recording artist and producer who's sold more than 20 million si...
published: 18 Jun 2011
author: roycindsouza
T-Pain, Live at blueFROG, Mumbai - June 17th, 2011 ( VH1 Hip Hop Hustle)
T-Pain is a mega-platinum recording artist and producer who's sold more than 20 million singles and 17 million ringtones. He's produced and been featured on hit singles recorded by several other artists — songs that have sold more than 60 million copies combined. He's written and recorded over 40 Top 10 hits and 15 No 1 singles. In 2009, he released the groundbreaking iTunes app 'I Am T-Pain,' and became the first and only artist to ever hit No 1 on the iTunes App Chart. 'I Am T-Pain' was recently named the No 1 Selling iPhone Music App of 2010 and the No 2 Grossing Music App with total sales exceeding 2.4 million copies. T-Pain has generated critical praise from fans, media and music industry alike — he's garnered 13 Grammy nominations and 2 Grammy wins, and has been honored with a plethora of BET Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, People's Choice Awards, Teen Choice Awards and Vibe Awards. For the past three straight years, he's been named BMI's Producer and Songwriter of the Year. T-Pain's new album, rEVOLVEr, will be released in 2011.
- published: 18 Jun 2011
- views: 8961
- author: roycindsouza
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T-Pain Live Recording Session (I'm In Love Wit My Money)
T-Pain Truimp Boyz Live Recording Session Pain Studio (I'm In Love) A Visual Pro - www.fac...
published: 27 Jul 2009
author: avisualprojax
T-Pain Live Recording Session (I'm In Love Wit My Money)
T-Pain Truimp Boyz Live Recording Session Pain Studio (I'm In Love) A Visual Pro - www.facebook.com www.avisualpro.com
- published: 27 Jul 2009
- views: 67399
- author: avisualprojax
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T-Pain Live In Germany Performin Dj Khaled's"Welcome To My Hood & All I Do Is Win"
See Here Nappy Boys Boss T-PAIN Live On Stage At Europes Biggest Beach Party Club Index,Au...
published: 20 Aug 2011
author: MirkoKrazyToons1
T-Pain Live In Germany Performin Dj Khaled's"Welcome To My Hood & All I Do Is Win"
See Here Nappy Boys Boss T-PAIN Live On Stage At Europes Biggest Beach Party Club Index,August 19th 2011 Performin The Verse To Dj Khaled Smash Hits "Welcome To My Hood & All I Do Is Win" Visit www.mirkokrazytoons.com To Checkout My Pic w/T-PAIN & My Full Color Graf For Him As Well !
- published: 20 Aug 2011
- views: 1640
- author: MirkoKrazyToons1
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T-PAIN x MONTREALITY // Interview + Live Freestyle
Interview (0:04) Live Freestyle (5:53) In this Interview with Montreality, T-Pain speaks a...
published: 29 Aug 2012
author: Montreality514
T-PAIN x MONTREALITY // Interview + Live Freestyle
Interview (0:04) Live Freestyle (5:53) In this Interview with Montreality, T-Pain speaks about: - The type of student he was at school - Jobs he's had as a teenager growing up - What he spent his 1st big paycheck on - The key to success - Whether or not he likes reading books - What he would call his book, if he were to write one - His other talents - His biggest fear - What he thinks he were in a previous life - His last meal of choice - His favorite cereals - His favorite videogame of all time - His favorite cartoon character - Wanting to work with Andre 3000 - His upcoming solo mixtape - Stoic - Pulling pranks on Chris Brown - the last time he spoke to Akon - His legacy, what he hopes to leave behind STAY CONNECTED WITH MONTREALITY The Urban Authority across Canada. TheMontreality.com http Facebook.com YouTube.com
- published: 29 Aug 2012
- views: 10051
- author: Montreality514
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05 Dec 2012
The death toll from a powerful storm that hit the southern Philippines is continuing to rise, as rescue teams headed for affected areas. Typhoon Bopha struck Mindanao island on Tuesday, bringing rain and high winds. Tens of thousands were evacuated ahead of the storm, which is now passing over the western island of Palawan ... Water and mud rushed down mountainous slopes to engulf a school and a village hall serving as evacuation centres ... ....(size: 2.4Kb)
photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi
04 Dec 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) â President Barack Obama warned Syria on Monday that the use of chemical weapons would be "totally unacceptable" and that the country's leaders would be held accountable ... Obama stopped short of detailing those consequences....(size: 6.7Kb)
photo: US Navy / Matthew Stroup
05 Dec 2012
ISAF today issued an operational update on combat operations in Afghanistan. It noted, among other things, that Afghan and coalition security forces conducted an operation in Watahpur district yesterday that resulted in the “death of insurgent leader Mohammad Yar Gul.” ... Mohammed Yar Gul coordinated the movement of insurgent fighters throughout Kunar province ... ....(size: 1.7Kb)
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05 Dec 2012
Police in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, have clashed with protesters angry at what they say is the rushed drafting of a new constitution and by President Morsi's recent extension of his powers. Tens of thousands of people had gathered outside the presidential palace. The police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd, some of whom managed to cut through barbed wire around the palace ... Press action ... ....(size: 2.6Kb)
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05 Dec 2012
BRUSSELS. NATO on Tuesday approved member state Turkey's request for Patriot missiles to defend its border against Syria following a series of blunt warnings to Damascus not to use chemical weapons ... "We say to anyone who would want to attack Turkey -- don't even think about it," he remarked, announcing the decision after the first day of a two-day meeting in Brussels ... ....(size: 4.9Kb)
Sydney Morning Herald
06 Dec 2012
New York Daily News
06 Dec 2012
SCHOOLS Chancellor Dennis Walcott will make “painful” cuts in city classrooms if the teachers union does not reach an agreement with him over instructor evaluations by Jan....(size: 1.0Kb)
Sydney Morning Herald
06 Dec 2012
Irish Times
06 Dec 2012
Michael Noonan talked about being “well on the road to recovery”. Brendan Howlin, who is seeking further savings from public sector unions, warned daunting challenges remained. These conflicting approaches failed to disguise a central truth ... They were not alone ... Fairness has been measured by a sliding scale of pain, though some cuts fall into the unfair category, coming on top of five other austerity budget measures ... ....(size: 3.1Kb)
IMC
06 Dec 2012
Add your favorite vegetables to the slaw to make a colorful and flavorful slaw with your main dish They can never do that because its fakeDesigners have discovered that any woman will look good in intimate apparel if it’s made right for her bodyThey are great shoes for plantar fasciitis and for easing painful joints, and cushion well whilst ......(size: 3.7Kb)
San Francisco Chronicle
06 Dec 2012
Get Rid of Your Numbness, Tingling, Burning and Stabbing Pains at Night Once and For All ... PRP has been successfully used in orthopedics and sports medicine to treat joint and tendon pain, ankle sprains, heel pain, non-healing wounds, plantar fasciitis, poor circulation, diabetic neuropathy, and many other conditions, as cited in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research (Jan....(size: 4.4Kb)
DNA India
06 Dec 2012
Doctors have realised that the pain arising out of the strenuous treatment, which involves painful needles and heavy medication, can be mellowed by getting them engaged in creative activities. “Every day, we measure the child’s pain scale of by showing them pictures of various expressions and ask them to mark their mood....(size: 2.0Kb)
Yahoo Daily News
06 Dec 2012
Parker Waichman LLP is representing another metal-on-metal hip implant patient who alleges that the defective implant caused painful complications and the need for early revision ... The suit alleges that the defective design causes the body to react adversely, typically leading to symptoms of pain, looseness, dislocation, squeaking and popping sounds....(size: 3.7Kb)
The Salt Lake Tribune
06 Dec 2012
Al Jefferson sounded better than he looked late Wednesday night ... Photos. At a glance. —. Jefferson jump-starts Jazz offense ... As the Jazz started up the floor, Jefferson fell to the court in pain ... "I’m pretty good with pain," Jefferson said, "but that was kind of tough for me." ... According to Jefferson, he felt the same pain in his lower back during summer conditioning work at Peak Performance 3 in Santa Barbara, Calif ... And the pain went away....(size: 4.7Kb)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
06 Dec 2012
Since he was young, Blackhawk's Daren Braudis said he has felt pain in his elbow. That pain became even worse this past baseball season, so Braudis decided to have surgery in the summer to remove a mass in that sore elbow. Now, this senior forward is healthier than he's ever been and showing it on the ice ... "I'm not in pain anymore," Braudis said. "That's the big thing. It's not a distraction anymore." ... ....(size: 2.5Kb)
The Examiner
06 Dec 2012
Concussions have grabbed many headlines this year as they are receiving more attention. The push to raise awareness has worked well, almost to well ... While it is important to evaluate every complaint of head pain, the initial labeling of a concussion invokes alarming thoughts that might not be necessary ... Neck pain can cause what is called a cervicogenic headache ... ....(size: 1.9Kb)
Daily Press
06 Dec 2012
Flu shot photo. I'm a registered nurse and as such I really object to your picture of the woman grimacing in pain getting her flu shot. Flu shots are virtually painless. It's important that everybody get one ... Editor. Reactions to pain are individual so I don't think the description "virtually painless" applies universally ... Rex, Newport News ... Editor ... ....(size: 3.7Kb)
| T-Pain | |
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 T-Pain at the E3 Gaming Expo, Los Angeles, CA in 2007 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Faheem Rasheed Najm |
| Born | (1985-09-30) September 30, 1985 (age 26) Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop, R&B |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, dancer, actor |
| Instruments | Keyboard, vocals |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Jive (2003-2011) Nappy Boy (2005-present) Konvict (2003-present) RCA (2011-present) |
| Associated acts | Akon, Tay Dizm, DJ Khaled, Lil Wayne, Pitbull, Kanye West, Young Cash, Travis McCoy |
| Website | t-pain.net |
Faheem Rasheed Najm (born September 30, 1985), who goes by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany, which reached number one on the Billboard 200. His third studio album,Thr33 Ringz, was released in 2008. T-Pain has earned two Grammy Awards alongside artists Kanye West and Jamie Foxx.
T-Pain is the founder of the record label Nappy Boy Entertainment, established in 2005. Throughout his career as a singer, T-Pain has extensively used the Auto-Tune pitch correction effect.
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Early life[link]
Najm was born in Tallahassee, Florida on September 30, 1985.[1] His stage name is short for "Tallahassee Pain" and was chosen because of the hardships he experienced while living there. He is a Muslim.[2] At just three years old he got his first taste of the music business. A friend of the family, gospel jazz artist/producer Ben Tankard allowed him to hang out and "twist the knobs" at his recording studio. At age ten, Najm turned his bedroom into a music studio, using a keyboard, a beat machine and a four-track recorder.[3][4]
Career[link]
[edit] 2004–2006: Early career and Rappa Ternt Sanga
T-Pain joined the rap group Nappy Headz in 2004 and later recorded "I'm Fucked Up", a cover version of Akon's single "Locked Up". Recording artist Akon heard the song and immediately signed T-Pain to Konvict Muzik, his label. After being discovered, T-Pain began singing instead of rapping. T-Pain subsequently recorded and released his debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, on December 6, 2005.[1] The album reached number thirty-three on the Billboard 200, and has since been certified Gold by the RIAA, for reaching sales of 500,000 units.
The album was preceded by the lead single, "I'm Sprung", which was released in August 2005 and reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The second single, "I'm N Luv (Wit a Stripper)", featuring Mike Jones, was released in December 2005 and reached number five on the Hot 100 and number ten on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The third and final single from the album, "Studio Luv", was released in October 2006 but failed to chart.
[edit] 2007–2008: Epiphany
In mid-2006, T-Pain began work on his second album, now with the Zomba Label Group as well as Konvict Muzik and Jive Records. The album, titled Epiphany, was released on June 5, 2007. The album sold 171,000 records in its first week, reaching number one on the Billboard 200.[5] The record has since sold 819,000 records in the United States.[6]
The album was preceded by the lead single "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" featuring Yung Joc in February 2007. The single reached number one on both the Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming his first single to top charts. The album's second single, "Bartender", featuring Akon was released in June 2007 and reached number five on the Hot 100 and number nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The third and final single from the album, "Church", was released in October 2007 but failed to chart in the United States.
Speaking in May 2007 to noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis, of the award-winning Blues & Soul about his reason for naming his second album 'Epiphany', T-Pain stated: "One of the two dictionary meanings of epiphany is 'a sudden moment of insight or revelation'. And to me the title 'Epiphany' signifies the moment I realized that, to make the best music I can, I needed to just go in the studio and be myself, and not concentrate so hard on following other people's formulas."[7]
While promoting his second album, T-Pain made guest appearances on multiple songs by other artists. T-Pain was featured on "I'm a Flirt" (remix) by R. Kelly with T.I., "Outta My System" by Bow Wow, "Baby Don't Go" by Fabolous, "I'm So Hood" by DJ Khaled with many other rappers, "Shawty" by Plies, "Kiss Kiss" by Chris Brown, "Low" by Flo Rida, and "Good Life" by Kanye West.[8] In two weeks in late 2007, T-Pain was featured on four top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[9]
"Good Life" with Kanye West later won the BET Award for Best Collaboration and was nominated in several other categories.[10][11] In 2008, the single won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song.[12]
[edit] 2007–2009: Thr33 Ringz
In 2007, T-Pain began work on his third album with Rocco Valdes, Akon and Lil Wayne. The album was also his first under his Nappy Boy Entertainment.
T-Pain's third studio album, Thr33 Ringz, was released on November 11, 2008.[13] The album sold 168,000 records in its first week, reaching number four on the Billboard 200. A mixtape, Pr33 Ringz, was released in early 2008 before the album.
The album was preceded by three singles. Its lead single, "Can't Believe It", featuring Lil Wayne, was released in July 2008. The single reached number seven on the Hot 100 and number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The album's second single, "Chopped 'N' Skrewed", featuring Ludacris, was released in September 2008. The single reached number twenty-seven on the Hot 100 and number three on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The third and final single from the album, "Freeze", featuring Chris Brown, was released in October 2008 and reached number thirty-eight on the Hot 100 and number thirty-nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Guest appearances on Thr33 Ringz included T.I., Lil Wayne, Ludacris, DJ Khaled, Ciara, Chris Brown and Kanye West among others.[14] Pr33 Ringz was the introduction mixtape for the album.
In 2008, T-Pain continued to appear on numerous rap singles, such as "She Got It" by 2 Pistols, "Go Girl" by Ciara, "The Boss" by Rick Ross, "Cash Flow" by Ace Hood, "Shawty Get Loose" by Lil Mama, "One More Drink" by Ludacris, and "Go Hard" by DJ Khaled with Kanye West. T-Pain and Ludacris collaborated to perform "Chopped 'N' Skrewed" and "One More Drink" on American late-night television programs Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC in November 2008 and on NBC's Saturday Night Live in the same month. T-Pain appeared again on SNL in February 2009 (on the episode hosted by Bradley Cooper with musical guest TV on the Radio) in the SNL Digital Short. T-Pain also supported the album in 2009 with his Thr33 Ringz Tour, which included sold out shows across North America. T-Pain and rapper Lil Wayne formed the duo T-Wayne in 2008.[15] The duo released a self-titled mixtape in late 2008; it charted on the Billboard 200 in January 2009.[16] Their debut album was going to be released in 2009, but never was.[17]
[edit] 2009–present: RevolveR
In May 2009, T-Pain made an appearance on a live-action episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force as Frylock, where he made his debut as an actor.[18] He collaborated with country-pop singer Taylor Swift for the CMT Music Awards, and performed "Thug Story", a parody of Swift's hit single "Love Story".[19] In an interview with MTV, T-Pain announced that he would release his fourth studio album in November 2009 and that its title was UBER.[20] He stated that although he originally wanted to release the album in the summer of 2010, his label had pushed the release forward. Regardless of these announcements, the album wasn't released in 2009. An iPhone application called "I Am T-Pain" features an auto tuner, allowing fans to record and modify their own voice to accompany an instrumental collection of T-Pain's music. It was released in September 2009.[21] In July 2009, T-Pain endorsed the 2009 T-Pain Killa Cam-Pain, a grassroots effort to help him become elected as president of Florida State University.[22]
In November 2009, T-Pain released the first single from his fourth studio album, "Take Your Shirt Off".[23] The single only managed to reach number eighty on the Hot 100, and was later dubbed a promotional single. Later, in February 2010, he released the official lead single from his fourth studio album, "Reverse Cowgirl", featuring Young Jeezy.[24] He later release an updated version of the song excluding Young Jeezy's verse and adding a new bridge. The single reached number seventy-five on the Hot 100 and number sixty-four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming a mild hit. The single has since been dubbed a promotional single. T-Pain was later featured on the "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" single in February 2010, which reached number two on the Hot 100. In the fall of 2009, T-Pain began work with Cartoon Network's Adult Swim to produce and star in a television animated musical special based on Freaknik. Freaknik: The Musical aired on March 7, 2010.[25]
In June 2010, T-Pain confirmed that his fourth studio album RevolveR has been completed and mastered, but that it will not be released until album sales increase.[26] He elaborated upon this in August 2010, stating that the album probably wouldn't be released until 2011. T-Pain's first feature film, Lottery Ticket, was released on August 20, 2010. In October 2010, T-Pain release his third promotional single, Rap Song. The song charted poorly, peaking at 89 on the Hot 100.
T-Pain released a Nappy Boy mixtape called T-Pain Presents: Nappy Boy All Stars Vol.1 which contained Nappy Boy remixes to "Every Girl", "All The Way Turnt Up" and "Forever". Later he announced a mixtape for his album rEVOLVEr called prEVOLVEr. the mixtape released three songs, the first being "Hoes & Ladies" which featured Lil Wayne and Field Mob's Smoke. The other two songs released were contest songs. The contest songs where meant for anyone willing to get on the track and who ever lays down the best verse will feature on the track and the actual album. The first contest song was called "Motivated" which was a rap song and the second song was an R&B song for the singer, called "Merry Christmas." B. Martin of Albany, NY won the competition and will be featured on the mixtape. "T-Mixes" were made, which are T-Pain's remixes to some 2010 hit songs. The released remixes were "No Hands", "Black & Yellow", "Loving You No More", "Make It Rain" and "Like a G6". Two out of the five T-Mixes were made into the official remixes. They were "Black & Yellow" by Wiz Khalifa and featured him with Snoop Dogg & Juicy J. The other T-Mix that was made into an official remix was "Loving You No More" by Dirty Money, which originally featured Drake, but the remix features T-Pain and rapper Gucci Mane.
T-Pain was featured on the hit single "All I Do Is Win" by DJ Khaled, along with the remix. He featured on Wisin & Yandel's single "Imaginate" & Bun B's single "Trillionaire." In the last two quarters of 2010, he was featured on hit singles like Pitbull's "Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor)" and Nelly's "Move That Body." He was also featured on another single by Wisin & Yandel along with rapper 50 Cent called "No Dejemos Que Se Apague." The last two single's T-Pain were featured on in 2010 were the official Remixes to Black & Yellow by rapper Wiz Khalifa & Loving You No More.
T-Pain was featured on the first single by DJ Khaled called "Welcome To My Hood" off his new album We the Best Forever. The song featured him along with Rick Ross, Plies, & Lil Wayne. He is also expected to be featured on albums such as Drake's Take Care, Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV, Tech N9ne's All 6s and 7s, and many more. A new toy called "iAm T-Pain Microphone" will make its way to stores everywhere in 2011, at the price of $39.99.[citation needed] T-Pain is featured on a single called Electroman which is by house artist Benny Benassi. In January, JRandall released a single, "Can't Sleep", featuring T-Pain. On March 22, 2011 the next single from RevolveR will be released titled "Best Love Song" and features American singer Chris Brown.[27] On his Twitter he stated that he would release his prEVOLVEr mixtape when he gets 500,000 followers and release his album rEVOLVEr when he gets 1,000,000 followers.[28]
On October 7, RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding Jive Records along with Arista Records and J Records. With the shutdown, T-Pain (and all other artists previously signed to these three labels) will release his future material (including RevolveЯ) on the RCA Records brand. [29][30]
On October 27, 2011 T-Pain performed at the Georgia Tech Homecoming concert.[31]
The album 'rEVOLVEr' was eventually released in December 2011, alongside the transatlantic Top 10 single '5 O'Clock', which samples UK songstress Lily Allen and features US rapper Wiz Khalifa.[32]
Musical style[link]
He has called his style of music "Hard & B".[33] T-Pain uses Auto-Tune, a pitch-correcting audio processor, for his vocals. Music critic Andy Kellman compared T-Pain's singing style to that of Cher in her 1998 hit "Believe", in which Cher used voice enhancements.[34] In response to Jay-Z's single "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)", T-Pain stated that he would still use the method.[20] T-Pain's use of Auto-Tune has been cited as an influence on other urban artists' works, including Snoop Dogg's single "Sexual Eruption",[35] Lil Wayne's single "Lollipop",[36] and Kanye West's album 808s & Heartbreak.[37] In November 2008, T-Pain demanded credit from other artists who used Auto-Tune.[38]
Personal life[link]
T-Pain has been married to Amber Najm since 2003. They have three children: daughter Lyriq and sons Muziq and Kaydnz Kodah (born May 2009).[39][40]
Legal issues[link]
On April 28, 2007, T-Pain refused to cut his set short at Radio One's Spring Fest Concert in Miami, which caused police presence to escalate backstage. He became agitated after concert officials stopped his performance of "Buy You a Drink". Police chased him and his entourage out of the premises and detained them.[41] After a June 2007 concert of T-Pain's, Tallahassee police issued a warrant for his arrest over a suspended driver's license. He subsequently turned himself into the Leon County Jail on November 2, 2007.[42]
Golf cart accident[link]
On March 27, 2009, T-Pain was involved in a golf cart accident, the same day he was due for a music video shoot for Lil' Kim's Download song. He suffered cuts, bruises, and four missing teeth and had emergency dental work done. He returned to performing on March 29, 2009.[43] The accident was later referenced in the music video of Glasses Malone's song "Sun Come Up" (which also featured T-Pain).
Discography[link]
Main article: T-Pain discography
- Rappa Ternt Sanga (2005)
- Epiphany (2007)
- Thr33 Ringz (2008)
- RevolveR (2011)
Mixtape[link]
- Pr33 Ringz (2008)
- PrEVOLVEr (2011)
Soundtracks[link]
Filmography[link]
- Freaknik: The Musical (2010)
- Lottery Ticket (2010)
Awards and nominations[link]
- American Music Awards
- 2007, Favorite Male Artist [Nominated].[44]
- BET Awards
- 2009, Best Male R&B Artist (Nominated)
- 2009, Best Collaboration ("Blame It") with Jamie Foxx (Won)
- 2009, Viewer's Choice ("Can't Believe It") with Lil Wayne (Nominated)
- 2008, Best Collaboration ("Kiss Kiss") with Chris Brown (Nominated)[11]
- 2008, Best Collaboration ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)[11]
- 2008, Viewer's Choice ("Kiss Kiss") with Chris Brown (Nominated)[11]
- 2008, Best Collaboration ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Won)[10]
- 2008, Video of the Year ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Nominated)[11]
- BET Hip Hop Awards[citation needed]
- 2009. Producer of the Year (Nominated)
- 2008, Best Ringtone ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)
- 2008, Best Hip-Hop Video ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Won)
- 2008, Best Hip-Hop Collabo ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)
- 2008, Best Hip-Hop Collabo ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Nominated)
- 2008, Track of the Year ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Nominated)
- BMI Urban Awards[citation needed]
- Song Writer Of The Year (Won)
- Producer Of The Year shared with J.R. Rotem & Kanye West (Won)
- Grammy Awards
- 2010, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("I'm on a Boat") with The Lonely Island [Nominated]
- 2010, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or a Group ("Blame It") with Jamie Foxx [Won]
- 2010, Best R&B Song ("Blame It") with Jamie Foxx [Nominated]
- 2010, Best Contemporary Album Thr33 Ringz [Nominated]
- 2009, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Got Money") with Lil Wayne (Nominated)
- 2009, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)
- 2009, Best Rap Song ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)
- 2008, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group ("Bartender") with Akon (Nominated)
- 2008, Best Rap/Sung Rap Song ("Good Life") With Kanye West (Nominated)
- 2008, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Kiss Kiss") with Chris Brown (Nominated)
- 2008, Best Rap Song ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Won)[12]
- Ozone Music Awards[citation needed]
- 2008, TJ's DJ's Hustler of the Year (Nominated)
- 2008, Club Banger of the Year ("I'm So Hood") with DJ Khaled, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross, & Plies (Nominated)
- 2008, Club Banger of the Year ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)
- 2008, Best Rap/R&B Collaboration ("She Got It") with 2 Pistols & Tay Dizm (Nominated)
- 2008, Best R&B Artist (Nominated)
- 2008, Best TJ's DJ's Tastemaker Award (Won)
- 2007, Best Male R&B Artist (Won)
- 2007, Best Rap/R&B Collaboration ("Shawty") with Plies (Won)
- 2007: Best Rap/R&B Collaboration ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')") with Yung Joc (Nominated)
- 2006, Best Rap/R&B Collaboration ("I'm N Luv (Wit a Stripper) (Remix)" with Twista, Pimp C, Paul Wall, R. Kelly, MJG, and Too Short) (Won)
- MTV Video Music Award
- People's Choice Awards
- 2008, Favorite Hip-Hop Song, "Low" with Flo Rida [Won]
- 2008, Favorite Hip-Hop Song, "Good Life" with Kanye West [Nominated]
- Teen Choice Awards
- 2008, Choice Hook-Up: Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain, "Low" (Nominated)
- 2008, Choice Music: R&B Artist – T-Pain (Nominated)
- 2008, Choice Music: Rap/Hip-Hop Track – Lil Mama featuring Chris Brown and T-Pain, "Shawty Get Loose" (Won)
- Vibe Awards
- 2007, Best R&B Artist (Nominated)
- 2007, Best Collaboration ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin)") with Yung Joc (Nominated)
- 2007, Song of the Year ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin)") with Yung Joc (Won)
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| Yung Joc | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jasiel Robinson |
| Born | (1983-04-02) April 2, 1983 (age 29) Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | J Records, RCA Records, Swagg Team (CEO), Polo Grounds Music |
| Website | www.myspace.com/yungjoc |
Jasiel Robinson (born April 2, 1983), better known by his stage name Yung Joc, is an American rapper.
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Early life[link]
Robinson's father, Stanley Tucker, owned a hair-care products company and helped him get an opportunity to write a jingle for Revlon; Robinson founded his own label to release his music. In 2001 he married his high school sweetheart Alexandria Robinson and together they have three children, Ja'Kori, Amir, and Chase Robinson. (Jasiel has an older son Amoni from a previous relationship)[1]
Music career[link]
New Joc City (2005-2006)[link]
Yung Joc met Atlanta producer Nitti Beatz and the two recorded the hit "It's Goin Down" in the spring of 2006. After Teaming with Russell "Block" Spencer, founder of the Block Enterprises label. Spencer signed Joc to Sean Combs's Bad Boy Records for a multi-million dollar deal, and Bad Boy released Joc's debut New Joc City that year. The album debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 selling nearly 150,000 copies in the first week[citation needed]. The second week it fell to #7. It has since been certified gold by the RIAA selling over 500,000 copies.
[1] Yung Joc was also featured on the songs "Show Stopper" by Danity Kane (from Diddy's Making The Band 4) & Cassie's album track Call U Out. Yung Joc is on 2006 "Forbes' Richest Rappers List", ranking at #20, having grossed approximately $10 million in 2006.[2] "It's Goin' Down" reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. The next single, "I Know U See It", reached #17 on the Hot 100 and #2 on the Hot Rap Tracks.
Hustlenomics & Grind Flu (2007-2009)[link]
Joc's next album, Hustlenomics, was released in 2007, with the singles "Coffee Shop" and "Bottle Poppin'". Hustlenomics sold 69,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting at number three on the Billboard 200.[3] As of April 2009, it has sold approximately 197,000 copies according to Nielsen Soundscan. In 2007 Yung Joc was featured on his new artist Hotstylz single "Lookin Boy". During 2008 Yung Joc was featured in the hit singles on "Get Like Me, "So Fly" & "Beep". Then in 2009 he was featured on Day26 single Imma Put It on Her. Yung Joc released an independent album entitled Grind Flu for free on his label website Swagg Team Entertainment on August 11, 2009.[4][5]
Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood (2010-present)[link]
Yung Joc recently released his first single from the album Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood entitled "Yeah Boy". They have also recently shot & released the music video for the single. Yung Joc has also stated in a December 26 interview, that he would love to work with New York based producer DJ Premier for a couple of tracks. The second single has been confirmed as "I Know What She Like" that features Yo Gotti.
On October 7, RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding J Records along with Arista Records and Jive Records. With the shutdown, Joc (and all other artists previously signed to these three labels) will release his future material (including Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood) on the RCA Records brand. His favorite NFL team is the Chicago Bears and his guardian angel is Brandon Fulton. [6] [7]
Other ventures[link]
Swagg Team Entertainment[link]
Joc has been said to have a new record label through Jive Records, called Swagg Team Entertainment. The label was formed after a widely-publicized lawsuit with Block Entertainment and Bad Boy Records. Joc spoke about the lawsuit and his relationship with Diddy in a recent interview.[8]
Swagg Team Entertainment saw their debut from Chicago rap group Hotstylz; with their first single "Lookin Boy".[9] It also saw the debut from Dallas rap group GS Boyz; their first single being "Stanky Legg."
- Current artists
- Hotstylz (Krazee, Meatball & Raydio G)
- GS Boyz (Marc D, Slizz & DK)
- Swagg Team Mafia (To Green, Doe Shun, Dunte, Cheeze, Tuck & Jon Boi)
- Avery J.
- C MON3Y (Dolla Dolla Bill)
- J-DAM (Deployin Tha Love)
- Mr. Serious
- Concrete BoyZ
- Former artists
- Soufside
- Prince Charming
Discography[link]
Main article: Yung Joc discography
- New Joc City (2006)
- Hustlenomics (2007)
- Jocin (2012)
Awards[link]
- BET Hip-Hop Awards
- 2008, Hip-Hop Video of the Year ("Get Like Me") with David Banner & Chris Brown [Nominated]
- 2006, Hip-Hop Video of the Year ("It's Goin' Down") [Nominated]
- 2006, Hip-Hop Track of the Year ("It's Goin' Down") [Won]
- 2006, Rookie of the Year [Nominated]
- 2006, Hip-Hop MVP of the Year [Nominated]
- 2006, Best Live Performance [Nominated]
- 2006, Best Hip Hop Dance [Nominated]
- Grammy Awards
- 2007, Best Rap Song ("It's Goin' Down") [Nominated]
- MTV Video Music Awards
- 2006, Best Rap Video ("It's Goin' Down") [Nominated]
- Ozone Awards
- 2007, Best Rap/R&B Collaboration ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')") with T-Pain [Nominated]
- Vibe Awards
- 2007, Best Collaboration ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')") with T-Pain [Nominated]
- 2007, Song of the Year ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')") with T-Pain [Won]
References[link]
- ^ a b Jeffries, David (2007). "Yung Joc > Biography". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p765181/biography. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ About.com Forbes' Richest Rapper's List, retrieved August 16, 2007
- ^ Aliya Ewing (September 5, 2007). Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 9/2/07. HipHopDX. Accessed September 5, 2007.
- ^ Ivey, Nile (2009-01-06). "Yung Joc Ready To Build His Own Brand, Preps Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood". BET. http://www.bet.com/Music/News/musicnews_yungjocisreadytowork_1.06.09.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ Chesna, Benjamin (2009-01-20). "Yung Joc Takes His Third Album To Jive Records". HipHopDX. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.8441/title.yung-joc-takes-his-third-album-to-jive-records. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
- ^ http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/rca-s-new-executive-team-named-under-ceo-1005324782.story
- ^ http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2268707
- ^ Black Vibes Interviews... YUNG JOC | Yung Joc | Interview
- ^ Yung Joc Launches Own Record Label, Plans Line Of Sunglasses | Yung Joc | News
- ^ http://keepittrill.com/media/2008/12/yung-joc-signs-gs-boys/
External links[link]
- Yung Joc on Myspace
- Yung Joc on Twitter
- Yung Joc on Facebook
- Yung Joc at the Internet Movie Database
- Yung Joc Albums
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| Wiz Khalifa | |
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 Wiz Khalifa in Brooklyn, New York in August 2009. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Cameron Jibril Thomaz |
| Born | (1987-09-08) September 8, 1987 (age 24) Minot, North Dakota, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper, singer, songwriter, actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Rostrum, Taylor Gang, Warner Bros., Atlantic |
| Associated acts | Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Curren$y, Big Sean, Chevy Woods, Mac Miller, Juicy J, Tinie Tempah, Yelawolf, Maroon 5, Big K.R.I.T. |
| Website | wizkhalifa.com |
Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), better known by the stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper. He released his debut album, Show and Prove, in 2006, and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2007. His Eurodance-influenced single, "Say Yeah", received urban radio airplay, charting on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap Tracks charts in 2008.[1] Khalifa parted with Warner Bros. and released his second album, Deal or No Deal, in November 2009. He released the mixtape Kush and Orange Juice as a free download in April 2010; he then signed with Atlantic Records.[2] He is also well known for his debut single for Atlantic, "Black and Yellow", which peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. His debut album for the label, Rolling Papers, was released on March 29, 2011.[3]
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Early life[link]
Khalifa was born on September 8, 1987 to a mother and a father serving in the military.[1][4] His parents divorced when Khalifa was about three years old. His parents' military service caused him to move regularly: Khalifa lived in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan before settling in Pittsburgh where he attended Taylor Allderdice High School.[1][4]
His stage name is derived from khalifa, an Arabic word meaning "successor", and wisdom, which was shortened to Wiz when Khalifa was a young boy .[5] Khalifa stated to spinner.com that the name also came from being called "young Wiz 'cause I was good at everything I did, and my granddad is Muslim, so he gave me that name; he felt like that's what I was doing with my music." He got his stage name tattooed on his 17th birthday.[6][7] He includes Jimi Hendrix, Camp Lo, The Notorious B.I.G. and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony among his influences.[8]
Career[link]
[edit] 2005–08: Early mixtapes and Show and Prove
Rostrum Records president Benjy Grinberg first heard about Wiz Khalifa in 2004 when the rapper's contribution to a mixtape of various new Pittsburgh artists attracted his interest.[9] When Grinberg finally met the 16-year-old artist, he immediately decided he wanted to work with him, later telling HitQuarters: "Even though he wasn’t all the way developed you could just tell that he was a diamond in the rough, and that with some polishing, guidance and backing he could become something special."[9] Khalifa signed to the label shortly after and began a seven year period of artist development.[9]
Khalifa released his first mixtape, Prince of the City: Welcome to Pistolvania, in 2005. The mixtape paved the way for his first full length album entitled Show and Prove in 2006. Khalifa was declared an "artist to watch" that year in Rolling Stone magazine.[10][11]
In 2007, Khalifa signed to Warner Bros. Records and released two mixtapes through Rostrum Records: Grow Season, hosted by DJ Green Lantern and released on July 4, 2007, and Prince of the City 2, released on November 20, 2007. His debut Warner Bros. single "Say Yeah" reached number 25 on the Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 music chart and number 20 on Billboard's Hot Rap Tracks. The song samples "Better Off Alone" by Alice Deejay. Khalifa's vocals from "Say Yeah" appear near the end of Pittsburgh mash up producer Girl Talk's 2008 album, Feed the Animals, over music from Underworld's "Born Slippy", Usher's "Love in This Club", and the Cure's "In Between Days".[12] Khalifa appeared with The Game, David Banner and Play-n-Skillz at U92's Summer Jam at the USANA Amphitheatre in West Valley City, Utah on August 2, 2008.[13] Khalifa released the mixtapes Star Power in September 2008, and Flight School in April 2009 on Rostrum Records.
Khalifa parted ways with Warner Bros. Records in July 2009 after numerous delays in releasing his planned debut album for the label, First Flight. Khalifa stated to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that, "I learned a lot during my time there and matured as an artist during the process. I'm happy to be moving on with all of my material and having the chance to be in control of my next moves".[14] Khalifa appeared with Girl Talk, Modey Lemon, Donora, Grand Buffet, and Don Caballero at the Amphitheatre at Station Square in Pittsburgh on July 31, 2009, where he announced that his relationship with Warner Bros. was over.[15]
[edit] 2009–10: Deal or No Deal
Continuing his association with Rostrum Records, Khalifa released the single "Teach U to Fly", and the mixtape How Fly, a collaboration with New Orleans rapper Curren$y, on August 9, 2009.[14] Khalifa introduced a more melodic style on the mixtape, alternating between singing and rapping. He opened for Wu-Tang Clan member U-God at the 2009 CMJ Music Marathon in New York City.[16] Khalifa released the mixtape Burn After Rolling on November 2, 2009, where he raps over familiar beats from other artists, including the songs "If I Were A Boy" and "Diva" by Beyoncé, "Walking on a Dream" by Empire of the Sun, "Luchini AKA This Is It" by Camp Lo, and "Best I Ever Had" by Drake.[17] Khalifa released his second album, Deal or No Deal, on November 24, 2009.[18]
Khalifa performed at Emo's in Austin, Texas in March 2010 as part of the 2010 South by Southwest Music Festival.[19] He appeared on the cover of XXL magazine that same month, for the magazine's annual list of Top 10 Freshman, which included Donnis, J. Cole, Pill, Freddie Gibbs, and Fashawn. Wiz Khalifa was named 2010 "Rookie Of The Year" by "The Source", with alongside Rick Ross, "The Man Of The Year".[20] He toured with rapper Yelawolf on a 20-date tour, the Deal Or No Deal Tour.[21] Khalifa released the free mixtape Kush and Orange Juice for download on April 14, 2010. Due to Khalifa's devoted grassroots fan base, the mixtape became the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter with the hash tag #kushandorangejuice, and "Kush and Orange Juice download” ranked No. 1 on Google’s hot search trends.[22]
2010: Signing with Atlantic Records[link]
Citing music industry insiders, New York magazine wrote that Khalifa signed with Atlantic Records in April 2010, although the rapper did not confirm it.[23] He stated to AllHipHop in June 2010 that he was working on a new album, but was weighing his options and had not yet decided on a label to distribute it.[24] Khalifa confirmed to MTV on July 30 that he was signing an Atlantic Records deal.[25]
Khalifa was featured in a remix and video for the 2010 Rick Ross single "Super High", alongside Curren$y.[26] He guested on the mixtape Grey Goose, Head Phones, and Thirsty Women by St. Louis rapper M.C,[27] and was featured on the track "The Breeze (Cool)" on rapper Wale's August 2010 mixtape More About Nothing.[28] Khalifa was named MTV's Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2010, winning with nearly 70,000 votes, and beating out finalists Nicki Minaj, J. Cole, Travis Porter, and Diggy Simmons.[29]
Khalifa appeared at the Soundset 2010 festival in May 2010 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, alongside Method Man & Redman, Del the Funky Homosapien and Hieroglyphics, Atmosphere, Murs, Cage, and others.[30] He also performed at the 2010 Rock the Bells festival, along with hip hop veterans Wu-Tang Clan, Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, A Tribe Called Quest, Rakim, KRS-One, Jedi Mind Tricks and Slick Rick.[31] Khalifa declined an invitation to tour with rapper Drake and launched his own "Waken Baken" tour, a 50-city national tour with rapper Yelawolf. The tour, scheduled to last from September to November 2010, has, as of October, sold out every venue.[8] On November 2010, during his "Waken Baken" tour at East Carolina University, Wiz Khalifa was arrested for possession and trafficking of marijuana. He was then released the next morning after a $300K bail, and resumed his tour. Khalifa performed in a cypher during the 2010 BET Hip-Hop Awards. He recited his verse from the song, "The Check Point", from his mixtape with Curren$y, How Fly.[32]
[edit] 2010–11: Mainstream success and Rolling Papers
Khalifa released "Black and Yellow", his first single for Rostrum/Atlantic, produced by Stargate, which has received radio airplay.[8][33] The single was peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100; the title of the song refers to the colours of the City of Pittsburgh.[34] Khalifa released his debut album with Atlantic Records in 2011.[35] He appeared with Curren$y on the track "Scaling the Building" on producer Ski Beatz' 2010 album, 24 Hour Karate School.[36] Khalifa's record label is Taylor Gang Records, named after his love of Chuck Taylor All-Stars[8], and Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, PA, where he graduated from.
On March 29, 2011, Khalifa released his first studio album, Rolling Papers. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 197,000 copies in the United States.[37] Shortly afterward on March 31, 2011 Wiz Khalifa performed at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia as part of the school's annual Dooley's Weekend.[38] On June 26, 2011, Khalifa was nominated and won Best New Artist at the BET Awards of 2011.[39] Khalifa collaborated with British rapper Tinie Tempah whom Tinie announced in an interview with Rolling Stone that his next single is to be called "Till I'm Gone" and would feature Wiz Khalifa and is to be produced by Stargate.[40][41] The single and the video song were released at the end of June 2011.[42]
Personal life[link]
Thomaz proposed to model Amber Rose on March 1, 2012 showing off the ring on Twitter.[43] He is personal friends with Snoop Dogg, Juicy J, Yelawolf, and fellow Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller.[44]
In March 2012, Thomaz purchased a 2.8 private wooded acres with a 3,891-square-foot residence in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, a small community southwest of Pittsburgh. The residence includes 5-bedroom, 4-bath eco-friendly, Brazilian Koa floors, stainless steel appliances, a separate guest house, and a lavish master suite with high ceilings.[45] He currently resides there with his fiancée Amber Rose.
Discography[link]
Main article: Wiz Khalifa discography
- Studio albums
- 2006: Show and Prove
- 2009: Deal or No Deal
- 2011: Rolling Papers
- 2012: O.N.I.F.C. [11][46][47]
- Collaborative albums
- 2011: Mac & Devin Go to High School (with Snoop Dogg)
- 2012: TBA (with Taylor Gang)
Awards and nominations[link]
| Year | Organization | Award | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | MTV European Music Awards | Best New | Wiz Khalifa | Nominated |
| Best Push | Wiz Khalifa | Nominated | ||
| American Music Awards | Sprint's Best New Artist | Wiz Khalifa | Won | |
| Grammy Awards | Best Rap Song | "Black & Yellow" | Nominated | |
| Best Rap Performance | "Black & Yellow" | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Billboard Music Awards | Best New Artist | Wiz Khalifa | Won |
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| Name | Wiz Khalifa |
| Alternative names | Thomaz, Cameron |
| Short description | Rapper |
| Date of birth | September 8, 1987 |
| Place of birth | Minot, North Dakota |
| Date of death | February 5, 2012 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles, California |
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| Lily Allen | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lily Rose Beatrice Allen |
| Born | (1985-05-02) 2 May 1985 (age 27) Hammersmith, London, England |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter, presenter, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar[1] |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | London, Regal, Capitol |
| Website | lilyallenmusic.com |
Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper[2] (born 2 May 1985), better known as Lily Allen, is an English recording artist, actress and fashion designer. She is the daughter of actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. In her teenage years, her musical tastes evolved from glam rock to alternative. Allen abandoned school and concentrated on improving her performing and compositional skills. Afterwards, she created several demo songs and, near the end of 2005, she created a profile on MySpace where she made some of her recordings public.
A contract was signed with the label Regal Recordings, as the views on MySpace rose to tens of thousands. In 2006, she began to work on completing what would be her first studio album and its first mainstream single "Smile" reached the top position on the UK Singles Chart in July 2006.[3] Her debut record, Alright, Still, was well received on the international market, selling over 2.6 million copies and brought Allen a nomination at the Grammy Awards, BRIT Awards and MTV Video Music Awards. She then began hosting her own talk-show, Lily Allen and Friends, on BBC Three.
Her second major album release, It's Not Me, It's You, saw a genre shift for her, having more of an electropop feel, rather than the ska and reggae influences of the first one. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and the Australian ARIA Charts and was appreciated by the critics, noting the singer's musical evolution and maturity. It spawned the hit singles "The Fear" and "Fuck You", popular mostly in Europe. Allen and Amy Winehouse have been credited with starting a process that led to the media-proclaimed "year of the women" in 2009 that has seen five female artists making music of "experimentalism and fearlessness" nominated for the Mercury Prize.[4]
During the autumn of 2010, Allen opened a fashion rental shop "Lucy in Disguise" with her sister Sarah,[5][6] followed by the 2011 launching of her own record label.[7]
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Life and career[link]
Childhood and youth[link]
Allen was born in Hammersmith, west London, daughter of Welsh-born comedian and actor Keith Allen and English, Portsmouth-born, film producer Alison Owen.[8] She has an older sister, Sarah; a younger brother, Alfie Owen-Allen (who was the subject of her song "Alfie"); and a younger sister Rebecca.[citation needed] She has a number of half-siblings. At the age of three, Allen appeared on The Comic Strip Presents... episode "The Yob",[9] which her father had co-written.[10] When Allen was four years old, her father left the family.[11] Allen grew up with her mother living on a council estate during her early childhood.[12][13] Her family settled in the North London borough of Islington. Allen lived for a while with comedian Harry Enfield while her mother dated him. She is the god-daughter of Wild Colonials vocalist Angela McCluskey.[14] The late Clash singer and guitarist Joe Strummer was close to Allen. Allen has fond memories of the week and a half they would spend together at Glastonbury Festival as part of a regular collective centred on Strummer and her father. Strummer's musical past would not come into focus for Allen until after his death.[15]
She attended some of the UK's most expensive fee-paying public schools; Allen attended 13 schools in all, including Prince Charles's junior alma mater, Hill House School, Millfield, Bedales School[11] and was expelled from several of them for drinking and smoking.[13][16] When Allen was 11, former University of Victoria music student Rachel Santesso overheard Allen singing Wonderwall by Oasis in the school's playground; impressed, Santesso, who later became an award-winning soprano and composer, called Allen into her office the next day and started giving her lunchtime singing lessons. This would lead to Allen singing Baby Mine from Disney's Dumbo at a school concert.[17] Allen would tell Loveline that the audience was "brought to tears at the sight of a troubled young girl doing something good". At that point Allen said she knew that music was something she needed to do either as a lifelong vocation or to get it out of her system. Allen played piano to grade 5 standard and achieved Grade 8 in singing. She also played violin, guitar and trumpet as well as being a member of a chamber choir. Her first solo was "In the Bleak Midwinter."[15] Allen made an appearance as a lady-in-waiting in the 1998 film Elizabeth, which was co-produced by her mother.[18] She dropped out of school at age fifteen, not wanting to "spend a third of her life preparing to work for the next third of her life, to set herself up with a pension for the next third of her life."[19]
2002–05: Career beginnings[link]
When her family went to Ibiza on holiday, Allen told her mother that she was staying with friends but remained in Sant Antoni de Portmany instead. She earned money by working at a Plastic Fantastic record store and dealing ecstasy.[19] Allen met her first manager, George Lamb in Ibiza.[19][20] She was rejected by several labels, which she attributed to her drinking and being the daughter of Keith Allen.[20] However, she eventually used her father's connections to get signed to London Records in 2002.[21] When the executive who had signed her left, the label lost interest and she left without releasing the folk songs[which?] many of which were written by her father.[15][21][22] She then studied horticulture to become a florist, but changed her mind and returned to music. Allen began writing songs, while her manager introduced her to production duo Future Cut in 2004. They worked in a small studio in the basement of an office building.[22]
In 2005, Allen was signed to Regal Recordings; they gave her £25,000 to produce an album, though they were unable to provide much support for it due to their preoccupation with other releases such as X&Y (Coldplay) and Demon Days (Gorillaz).[23] Allen then created an account on MySpace and began posting demos that she recorded in November 2005.[23] The demos attracted thousands of listeners, and 500 limited edition 7" vinyl singles of "LDN" were rush-released, reselling for as much as £40.[19][23] Allen also produced two mixtapes — My First Mixtape and My Second Mixtape — to promote her work. As she accumulated tens of thousands of MySpace friends, The Observer Music Monthly (OMM), a magazine published in The Observer, took interest in March 2006.[19] Few people outside of her label's A&R department knew who she was, so the label was slow in responding to publications wanting to report about her.[23] She received her first major mainstream coverage, appearing in the magazine's cover story two months later.
[edit] 2006–08: Alright, Still and television
The success convinced her label to allow her more creative control over the album and to use some of the songs that she had written instead of forcing her to work with mainstream producers. Allen decided to work with producers Greg Kurstin and Mark Ronson, finishing the rest of the album in two weeks.[23] Allen's debut album, Alright, Still, was released in July 2006. Most of the tracks had been previewed on her MySpace page,[24] including the singles "Smile", "LDN", "Knock 'Em Out", and "Alfie". In September 2006, "Smile" was made available on the United States version of iTunes Store. By December 2006, her music video for Smile had been played on various music channels as well as the song getting a little airplay. Entertainment Weekly named Alright, Still as one of the top 10 albums of 2006 despite the fact that it had not yet been released in the U.S. Allen also did several promotional ads for MTV as their Discover and Download artist of the month for January 2007. The album was released in the United States on 30 January 2007, landing at 20 on the Billboard Album Charts.[25] By January 2009, the album had sold 960,000 copies in the United Kingdom and 520,000 copies in the United States.[26]
In 2007, she played the newly launched Park Stage at the Glastonbury Festival, replacing M.I.A. who had cancelled.[27] During the festival she reunited two members of The Specials an act that guitarist Lynval Golding claimed played a "massive part" in the group's 2009 reunion.[28] She also sang the vocals on the top ten single, "Oh My God", a cover of the Kaiser Chiefs song by Mark Ronson. The single, "Littlest Things" from Allen's album produced by Ronson, helped earn him a "Producer of the Year – Non Classical" 2008 Grammy Award.[29] She also provided background vocals to a couple of songs on the Kaiser Chief's third album in 2008. Allen won a 2008 BMI songwriting award for "Smile".[30] Allen began dating musician Ed Simons of the Chemical Brothers in September 2007, and in December, Allen announced that she and Simons were expecting a child.[31] Allen suffered a miscarriage in January 2008.[32]
Due to her outspokenness, Allen was the subject of many controversies early in her career. Disparaging remarks about musicians Luke Pritchard of The Kooks, Bob Geldof,[33] Amy Winehouse,[34] Kylie Minogue,[35] and Katy Perry[36] have all garnered minor press attention. She later said that making fun of other pop stars was a result of a lack of confidence, saying "I felt like 'Oh God, I'm short, fat, ugly and I hate all these people who flaunt their beauty.'"[37] On 28 June 2007, Allen was arrested in London for allegedly assaulting photographer Kevin Rush while she was leaving a nightclub in London's West End. Prior to this, she had expressed discomfort with attention from the paparazzi on her MySpace blog.[38] By February 2009 she had stopped addressing controversies about herself on her blog because she found it "boring when people just pick stuff up and write about it. People get hurt, people get upset."[39] In September 2009, she shut down her MySpace account and stopped social networking completely in December due to the abuse she was taking.[40]
Allen signed a one series contract to present her own BBC Three TV show entitled Lily Allen and Friends based on the social networking phenomenon that helped to launch her music career.[41][42][43] Guests included Mark Ronson, Joanna Page, James Corden, Lauren Laverne, Roisin Murphy, Louis Walsh, and Danny Dyer.[44][45] The show received a 2% share of the total multi-channel audience share despite a high-profile nationwide marketing campaign.[46] Allen was quoted in a British tabloid as rating the show "probably five out of 10" and said "I made a lot of money out of it".[47] Citing Allen's rapid development as a TV host and her popularity among its target audience BBC Three announced it was renewing Lily Allen and Friends for a second season.[48] BBC Three controller Danny Cohen later said that the show will not air in the Spring of 2009 as originally scheduled because of music commitments.[49]
Allen performed at a benefit concert for War Child, an international child protection agency that works with children affected by war. Backed by Keane, Allen sang "Smile" and "Everybody’s Changing".[50] Although the singer is a staunch supporter of the Labour Party,[51] she has been credited with helping inspire a parliamentary rebellion against Prime Minister Gordon Brown when she wrote to all Members of Parliament asking them to back an amendment to an energy bill.[52] She has since confirmed her support for the UK Labour Party and for Prime Minister Gordon Brown in particular.[53]
[edit] 2008–09: It's Not Me, It's You
After the release of her first album, her parent record company, EMI, was taken over by Terra Firma.[54] She also changed her management company from Empire Artist Management to Twenty-First Artists, although her core team remained in place. At the urging of her record company, Allen tried unsuccessfully to create the album with several writers and producers. Allen eventually returned to Greg Kurstin who had written three songs for Alright, Still.[15] The album was produced by Kurstin at Eagle Rock Studios in Los Angeles.[55] Before returning to Kus, Allen co-wrote the songs for the album with Kurstin who played piano on it. This is a change from her earlier work in which she wrote lyrics for finished tracks.[56] Allen released a statement saying "We decided to try and make bigger sounding, more ethereal songs, real songs ... I wanted to work with one person from start to finish to make it one body of work. I wanted it to feel like it had some sort of integrity. I think I've grown up a bit as a person and I hope it reflects that."[55] She posted two new song demos on her MySpace page and planned to release a mixtape to give her fans an idea of what the new direction was.[57][58][59][60][61][62]
Allen cancelled a scheduled appearance at the 2008 Isle of Wight Festival telling festival promoter John Giddings the reason for the cancellation was that her album was behind schedule. Giddings said that the reason given was not acceptable and possibly a lie. Giddings decided not to sue her.[63] Photos of her drunk and topless in the Cannes Film Festival were also widely covered in the press.[64][65] Her appearance at the 2008 Glamour Awards also generated criticism, as she showed up intoxicated wearing a dress covered in decapitated Bambi figures, and had an on-stage, expletive-laced exchange with Elton John.[66][67][68] On 29 June 2008, Allen performed at the Glastonbury Festival alongside producer Mark Ronson. An emotional Allen dedicated her performance of "Littlest Things" to her grandmother who died the night before.[69] It's Not Me, It's You was first scheduled for an early 2008 release, but her miscarriage and creative issues delayed the release date to the autumn. During autumn 2008, EMI was undergoing restructuring. Due to this environment, a decision was made to move the album's eventual release date.[26][70] An online game, Escape the Fear, was created by Matmi as part of the viral marketing campaign targeted at people unaware of Allen or the album.[71] Since its release, "The Game" has topped the worldwide viral charts three times, including the week of Christmas—a highly contested time of the year. By 18 February 2009, "The Game" had been played over two million times.[72] The singer and The Clash guitarist Mick Jones performed The Clash’s song "Straight to Hell" on an album for the charity Heroes.[73]
It's Not Me, It's You was released in February 2009. It debuted at the number 1 position in the UK, Canada, and Australia and the number 5 position in the United States.[74][75][55][76][77] The album has been certified platinum in the United Kingdom.[78] The release of the album was a factor in EMI’s more than trebling its earnings.[79] The first single from the album, "The Fear", was number 1 for the first four weeks in the UK after its release.[80][81] The second single released from the album, "Not Fair", reached the number 9 position.[82] She began her It's Not Me, It's You World Tour in March, touring throughout the next two years until September 2010. Her work on this album with Greg Kurstin earned her the Songwriters of the Year at the 2010 Ivor Novello Awards. In addition, she won with Kurstin Best Song Musically and Lyrically and Most Performed Work for "The Fear". Allen appeared overwhelmed by this recognition from what she considered "real awards".[83] In October 2010, Allen won her second BMI Pop Song Award by the United States music licensing organization Broadcast Music Incorporated for extensive United States radio airplay of her song, "The Fear".[84][85] Allen has been named the face of the National Portrait Gallery as part of the gallery's marketing campaign.[86] The picture was photographed by Nadav Kander emblazoned with the words, "Vocalist, Lyricist, Florist" .[87] Allen and Jamie Hince, guitarist for The Kills, raised £48,350 for the children’s charity The Hoping Foundation. The pair sang "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" at a karaoke auction fundraiser.[88] Karl Lagerfeld, the head designer for Chanel personally hired and photographed Allen for a campaign to promote a luxury line of handbags due to launch in September 2009.[89][90]
In May 2009, French football magazine So Foot published a fake interview in which Allen was quoted as making derogatory remarks about David and Victoria Beckham and Ashley and Cheryl Cole. Some of the material was reprinted in the British tabloid The Sun. Both publications later apologized and paid damages to Allen.[91]
2009–12: Musical hiatus, marriage and motherhood[link]
Allen began dating Sam Cooper, the owner of a building company, in the summer of 2009. In September 2009, Allen announced that she was considering a career in acting and that she would not renew her record contract. Allen additionally stated that she has "no plans" to make another record.[92]
After the British government's plans to implement a three strikes policy for file sharing copyright infringement, Lily Allen came out in support for disconnecting repeat offenders.[93][94] Creating a blog entitled "It's Not Alright" against file sharing, it subsequently came to light that she had copied text directly from the Techdirt website of an interview with 50 Cent, without attribution.[95] This led to an exchange on the Internet, which culminated in accusations being made that Allen had infringed on other artists' copyrights by creating mix tapes early in her career, that she then made available via her website.[96][97] A group of supporters of filesharing launched a denial of service attack dubbed Operation Payback that shut down Allen's website and targeted other critics.[98]
On 1 October 2009, Allen and several other musicians released the world's first digital musical petition aimed at pressuring world leaders attending the December 2009 climate change summit in Copenhagen. The petition included a cover of the song "Beds are Burning" by Midnight Oil.[99] She featured on the UK top five single, "Just Be Good to Green" by Professor Green in June 2010.
In August she began a musical hiatus following a performance at the Big Chill Festival in Herefordshire, England.[100] On 5 August 2010, Allen announced that she was pregnant with her and Cooper's first child,[101] later confirmed to be a boy[102] due early in 2011.[103] Allen and her sister opened their own clothing store entitled "Lucy in Disguise" on 15 September 2010. Allen's pregnancy involved early complications, including "about a week and a half of really heavy bleeding."[104] Six months into her pregnancy, Allen contracted a viral infection which caused her to suffer a pre-term delivery.[105] On 6 November, Allen was rushed to the hospital, where she responded well to treatment for the blood poisoning condition septicaemia.[106][107]
Citing invasion of privacy and copyright infringement, in November 2010 Allen took legal action against Associated Newspapers, the parent company of the Daily Mail after the Daily Mail published photographs of Allen's home.[108] Allen and Cooper became engaged over the Christmas holidays in December 2010 while vacationing in Bali.[109] In January 2011, Allen launched her own record label In the Name Of, financially backed by Sony Music. The first act signed to the label was New York noise pop duo Cults.[7] In February 2011, Allen started penning songs for the musical version of Bridget Jones's Diary which is scheduled to open in London's West End in 2012.[110] Allen and Cooper wed on 11 June 2011 at St. James church in Cranham, Gloucestershire, England. The designer of Allen's wedding dress confirmed she was several months pregnant on the wedding day.[111] Allen gave birth to a daughter, Ethel Mary,[112] on 25 November 2011.[113][114]
2012–present: Third studio album[link]
On 8 April 2012, it was reported that Allen was planning a musical comeback. Wanting to record a third album later this year and release as early as next year.[115][116][117]
Artistry[link]
Musical style[link]
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Allen's early released songs saw her take on a thick Cockney accent while singing against retro productions.[26] Her music was used as part of an exhibition at the British Library tracing the history of Cockney English.[118] Her songs also featured other elements, such as the ska influence on second single, "LDN". She was also noted for her liberal use of crude words in her lyrics.[119] Allen has said she cringes now when listening to tracks from Alright, Still, as it reminds her that she was a "sort of over-excitable teenager who desperately wanted attention" when she wrote it.[15] Wanting to move on from the retro sound that many other artists had adapted since her debut, Allen ventured in a new direction sonically and lyrically in her second studio album, It's Not Me, It's You. "The Fear", the first single from the album, is an electro-pop track denouncing consumerism.[120][121][122] While Allen did not set out to make a revolutionary record, her new music direction and willingness to write lyrics that tackled less common subjects were lauded by critics.[77][123] Allen's song Who'd Have Known was sampled in T-Pain's single 5 O'clock because of her accent.[124][125]
Discography[link]
Main article: Lily Allen discography
- Alright, Still (2006)
- It's Not Me, It's You (2009)
Filmography[link]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Child in Promo | "The Yob" (Season 4, Episode 4) |
| 1998 | Elizabeth | Lady in Waiting | |
| 2007 | Saturday Night Live | Musical Guest (Herself) | "Drew Barrymore/Lily Allen" (Season 32, Episode 12) |
| 2008 | Lily Allen and Friends | Host (Herself) | Talk show |
| 2011 | Lily Allen: From Riches to Rags | Herself | TV series documentary |
See also[link]
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- ^ Never mind the b****cks, The Evening Standard, 14 November 2008
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.jpg) West at the SWU Music & Arts Festival, 2011 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kanye Omari West |
| Born | (1977-06-08) June 8, 1977 (age 35) Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director, film director, fashion designer |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards, sampler, percussion, synthesizer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | GOOD Music, Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam |
| Associated acts | Go Getters, Child Rebel Soldier, Jay-Z, The Throne, Common, John Legend, Kid Cudi, Rihanna, Jeff Bhasker, Pusha T, Mos Def, Mr Hudson, Talib Kweli, Big Sean, A-Trak, Pharrell, Lupe Fiasco, RZA |
| Website | kanyewest.com |
Kanye Omari West ( /ˈkɑːnjeɪ/; born June 8, 1977)[1] is an American musician, film director and fashion designer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used pitched-up vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. However, subsequent productions saw him broadening his musical palette and expressing influences encompassing '70s R&B, baroque pop, trip hop, arena rock, folk, alternative, electronica, synthpop, and classical music.[2]
West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008, and his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in 2010. West released a collaborative album, Watch the Throne with Jay-Z in 2011, which is the duo's first collaborative album. His five solo albums, all of which have gone platinum, have received numerous awards and critical acclaim.[3] As of 2012, West has won a total of eighteen Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all-time.[4] All albums have been very commercially successful, with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy becoming his fourth consecutive No. 1 album in the U.S. upon release.[5] West has had 5 songs exceed 3 million in digital sales as of July 2011, with "Gold Digger" selling 3,086,000, "Stronger" selling 4,402,000, "Heartless" selling 3,742,000, "E.T." selling over 4,000,000 and "Love Lockdown" selling over 3,000,000[6][7] placing him third in overall digital sales of the past decade.[8][9] He has sold over 30 million digital songs in the United States making him one of the best-selling digital artists of all-time.[10]
West also runs his own record label GOOD Music, home to artists such as John Legend, Common and Kid Cudi.[11] West's mascot and trademark is "Dropout Bear," a teddy bear which has appeared on the covers of three of his five solo albums as well as various single covers and in his music videos.[12] About.com ranked Kanye West No. 8 on their "Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers" list.[13] On May 16, 2008, Kanye West was crowned by MTV as the year's No. 1 "Hottest MC in the Game."[14] On December 17, 2010, Kanye West was voted as the MTV Man of the Year by MTV.[15] Billboard ranked Kanye West No. 3 on their list of Top 10 Producers of the Decade.[16] West has also been included in the Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world as well as being listed in a number of Forbes' annual lists.[17]
Kanye will release the full-length album entitled Cruel Summer with GOOD Music signed artists sometime in 2012.
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Early life[link]
Kanye West was born in Atlanta, Georgia,[18] where he lived with his parents. When he was three years old, his parents divorced, and he and his mother moved to Chicago, Illinois.[19] His father was Ray West, a former Black Panther who was one of the first black photojournalists at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and is now a Christian counselor.[19] West's mother, Dr. Donda West, was a Professor of English at Clark Atlanta University, and the Chair of the English Department at Chicago State University before retiring to serve as West's manager. He was raised in a middle-class background, attending Polaris High School[20] in suburban Oak Lawn, Illinois after living in Chicago.[21] When asked about his grades in high school, West replied, "I got A's and B's. And I'm not even frontin'".[22]
West attended art classes at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, and also enrolled at Chicago State University, but dropped out to focus on his music career.[23] While attending school, West produced for local artists. He later gained fame by producing hit singles for major hip hop/R&B artists, including Jay-Z, Talib Kweli, Cam'ron, Paul Wall, Common, Mobb Deep, Jermaine Dupri, Scarface, The Game, Alicia Keys, Janet Jackson, John Legend among others. He also "ghost-produced" for his mentor Deric Angelettie, according to his song "Last Call" and the credits of Nas' "Poppa Was a Playa".[23]
Music career[link]
1996–2003: Career beginnings[link]
Kanye West's first career productions came on Chicago rapper Grav's 1996 debut album Down to Earth. West produced eight tracks on the album. While the album did not attract much attention and would be the only album released by Grav, West would soon be producing for higher profile artists. In 1998–1999 he produced for well-known artists such as Jermaine Dupri, Foxy Brown, Goodie Mob, and the group Harlem World.
West got his big break in the year 2000, when he began to produce for artists on Roc-a-Fella Records. He produced the well-received Jay-Z song "This Can't Be Life" off of the album The Dynasty: Roc La Familia. West would later state that to create the beat for "This Can't Be Life", he sped up the drum beat from Dr. Dre's song "Xxplosive".[24]
After producing for Jay-Z earlier, West’s sound was featured heavily on Jay-Z's critically acclaimed album The Blueprint, released September 11, 2001.[25] His work was featured on the lead single "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)", "Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)" and a diss track against Nas and Mobb Deep named "Takeover"; West has worked with Mobb Deep and Nas since the track's release.[25]
After meeting great commercial success and critical acclaim for his productions on The Blueprint, West became a sought after producer in the hip-hop industry, even before he became known as a rapper and solo artist. In the years 2002–2003 he would produce for artists such as Nas, Scarface, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, T.I., Ludacris, DMX, and Monica. He also continued producing for Roc-a-Fella Records artists and contribued four tracks to Jay-Z's follow up album to The Blueprint, The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse.
After great successes as a producer, West now looked to pursue a career as a rapper and solo artist, but struggled to get a record deal. Chris Anokute, then A&R at Def Jam, said that when West regularly dropped by the office to pick up his producer checks he would play demos of solo material to Anokute in his cubicle and bemoan the fact that no one was taking him seriously as a rapper.[26] Jay-Z admitted that Roc-A-Fella was initially reluctant to support West as a rapper, claiming that he saw him as a producer first and foremost.[27] Multiple record companies felt he was not as marketable as rappers who portray the "street image" prominent in hip hop culture.[24] Beginning his career as a rapper, Kanye West recorded the third verse on the song "The Bounce" off of Jay-Z's The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse, an album he produced for, from the same label he was signed to as a rapper.
[edit] 2004–05: The College Dropout and Late Registration
On October 23, 2002, West was involved in a near fatal car crash while driving home from the recording studio.[28] The crash provided inspiration for West's first single, "Through the Wire".[29] West's faith is apparent in many of his songs, such as "Jesus Walks", which became a staple at his benefit performances, such as the Live 8 concert. These songs were featured on West's debut album, The College Dropout, which was released on Roc-A-Fella Records in February 2004, and went on to receive critical acclaim. The album also defined the style for which West would become known, including wordplay and sampling.[29] The album was eventually certified triple platinum. Guest appearances included Jay-Z, Ludacris, GLC, Consequence, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Common, and Syleena Johnson. The album also featured the singles, "All Falls Down" and "The New Workout Plan", as well as Twista's number one single, "Slow Jamz".[30] During 2003 West also co-produced songs for British singer Javine Hylton, even appearing in the music video to Real Things playing the love interest of Javine.
West was involved in a financial dispute over Royce Da 5'9"'s song "Heartbeat", produced by West and released on Build & Destroy: The Lost Sessions. West maintains that Royce never paid for the beat, but recorded to it and released it; hearing him on the beat, the original customers decided not to buy it from West. After the disagreement, West vowed to never work with Royce again.[31] Other Kanye West-produced hit singles during the period The College Dropout was released included "I Changed My Mind" by Keyshia Cole, "Overnight Celebrity" by Twista and "Talk About Our Love" by Brandy.[29]
Taking a more eclectic route, West collaborated with American film score composer Jon Brion to construct his second album, Late Registration, which was released on August 30, 2005.[32] Like its predecessor, the sophomore effort garnered universal acclaim from music critics.[33] Late Registration topped countless critic polls and was revered as the best album of the year by numerous publications, including USA Today, Spin, and Time.[34][35] Rolling Stone awarded the album the highest position on their end of the year record list and hailed it as a "sweepingly generous, absurdly virtuosic hip-hop classic."[36] The record earned the number one spot on the Village Voice's Pazz & Jop critics' poll of 2005 for the second consecutive year.[37] Late Registration was also a commercial success, selling over 860,000 copies in its first week alone and topping the Billboard 200.[38] Grossing over 2.3 million units sold in the United States alone by year's end, Late Registration was considered by industry observers as the sole majorly successful album release of the fall of 2005, a season that was plagued by steadily declining CD sales.[39] The second album earned eight Grammy Award nominations including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for the song "Gold Digger".[40] The album is certified triple platinum.[41]
On August 22, 2005, the MTV special All Eyes On Kanye West aired, in which West spoke out against homophobia in hip-hop. He claimed that hip-hop has always been about "speaking your mind and about breaking down barriers, but everyone in hip-hop discriminates against gay people."[42] He then reflected on a personal experience. He said that he had a "turning point" when he realized one of his cousins was gay. He said regarding this experience: "This is my cousin. I love him and I've been discriminating against gays." He drew comparison between African Americans' struggle for civil rights and today's gay rights movement. The following year, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, West further expounded his experiences with and views on the relationship between the black and gay communities.[43]
In September 2005, West announced that he would release his Pastelle Clothing line in spring 2006:[44] "Now that I have a Grammy under my belt and Late Registration is finished, I am ready to launch my clothing line next spring." In that year, West produced the hit singles "Go" by Common and "Dreams" by The Game.[45]
[edit] 2007–09: Graduation and 808s & Heartbreak
In 2007, it was announced that West would be starring in a series directed by Larry Charles. He has been working on the pilot episode for the past two years with Larry Charles and Rick Rubin. He also had this to say on January 14: "I wouldn't do something as cliché as a reality show. At least give me the credit for being more creative than that. It's a situational half-hour comedy. It's fictional, and loosely based on my life.[46] " West also collaborated with Japanese hip-hop group Teriyaki Boyz to produce the single "I Still Love H.E.R.", a reference to Common's 1994 single "I Used to Love H.E.R.". Further to this, during a radio appearance in early 2007, West, like many of his peers, recorded an impromptu freestyle to the popular song "Throw Some D's." The song that to all other rappers was about automobile rims, was used by West to comically refer to D-cup breasts. Because of the unexpected success of the song, West went on to make a video for the freestyle, in which he is seen playing his 'Old Ass Cousin'.[47]
West was also featured in a new song called "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)". It was believed to be a single for, Graduation, because he is featured on the track, but Nike quickly explained that it was for the Nike Air Force 1's anniversary. It was meant only to be an exclusive track for the company.[48]
On March 25, 2007, he and his father Ray West supported World Water Day by having a "Walk for Water" rally.[49] After a two-year break, West has returned to being a fashion columnist in lifestyle magazine Complex.[50] On July 7, 2007, West performed with The Police and John Mayer at the American leg of Live Earth.[51] West hosted the August 17 edition of British comedy- variety show The Friday Night Project.[52]
In July 2007, West changed the release date of Graduation, his third album, from September 18, 2007, to the same release date as 50 Cent's album Curtis, September 11, 2007.[53] 50 Cent later claimed that if Graduation were to sell more records than Curtis, he would stop releasing solo albums. However, 50 Cent would later dispel his comments.[54] The album has been certified double platinum. Guest appearances included T-Pain, Mos Def, and Lil Wayne.[55]
| “ | When I heard that thing about the debate, I thought that was the stupidest thing. When my albums drops and 50's album drops, you're gonna get a lot of good music at the same time.[56] | ” |
On August 26, 2007, West appeared as himself on the HBO television show Entourage which he used as a platform to premier his new single "Good Life" during the end credits. On September 9, 2007, West performed at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards, losing in every category he was nominated for; he gave an angry speech immediately afterward. (see "Controversies" section)
Following the MTV stint, West was nominated in eight Grammy Award categories for the 50th annual Grammy Awards.[57] He won four of them,[58] including Best Rap Album for Graduation and Best Rap Solo Performance for "Stronger" from Graduation. During the four-hour televised Grammy Awards ceremony, West also performed two songs: "Stronger" (with Daft Punk) and "Hey Mama" (in honor of his recently deceased mother).[59]
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West performing at the United Center in Chicago
West kicked off the Glow in the Dark Tour in Seattle at the Key Arena on April 16. The tour was originally scheduled to end in June in Cincinnati but was extended into August. Over the course of the tour West was joined by a varying group of opening acts, including Lupe Fiasco, Rihanna, N.E.R.D., DJ Craze, and Gnarls Barkley. On June 15, West was scheduled to perform a late night set at the Bonnaroo Music Festival. His performance started almost two hours late and ran for half of its alloted time, angering many fans in the audience. West later wrote an outraged entry on his blog, blaming the festival organizers as well as Pearl Jam's preceding set, which ran longer than expected.
On September 7, West debuted a new song "Love Lockdown" at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. "Love Lockdown" features no rapping and only singing using an auto-tune device. This song appears on West's fourth studio album, 808s & Heartbreak. The new album was expected to be released on December 16, but West announced on his blog on September 24, 2008, that he had finished the album and would be releasing it sometime in November, earlier than previously scheduled. In early October, West made a surprise appearance at a T.I. concert in Los Angeles, where he stated that 808s & Heartbreak was scheduled to be released on November 25, though it was actually released on the 24th, and that the second single is "Heartless". The album was another number one album for West, even though the first week numbers fell well short of Graduation with 450,145 sold.[60]
West performed at the American Music Awards ceremony on November 23.[61] That same night he won two AMA awards, including Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album for Graduation and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist. West performed at the Democratic National Convention in Denver in August 2008, along with Wyclef Jean and N.E.R.D. in support of Barack Obama. On January 20, 2009, Kanye West performed at the Youth Inaugural Ball hosted by MTV for Obama's inauguration.
On February 17, 2009, West was named one of Top 10 Most Stylish Men in America by GQ.[62] The next day, February 18, 2009, West won International Male Solo Artist at The Brit Awards 2009. West was not in attendance but accepted his award with a video speech, saying "Barack is the 'Best Interracial Male' but I'm proud to be the Best International Male in the world.[63]
In April 2009, Kanye West recorded a song called "Hurricane" with 30 Seconds to Mars to appear on their album This Is War, but was not released due to legal issues with both record companies. The song was eventually released on the deluxe version of This Is War, titled "Hurricane 2.0".[64][65][66]
[edit] 2010–present: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and Watch the Throne
In May 2010, West made an animated television guest appearance on Fox's animated television series The Cleveland Show (a spin-off of Family Guy) as the voice behind "Kenny West", a rival of Cleveland Brown's son.[67] In his first episode he performed in a rap battle with Cleveland's son. The producers stated working with West was a very good experience and a reason they chose him was because they knew he was a fan of Family Guy.[68] Kenny West re-appeared in the season 2 premiere of The Cleveland Show.
West spent the first half of 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii, working on his new album with the working title "Good Ass Job", later named My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, released on November 22, 2010.[69] West has cited Maya Angelou, Gil Scott-Heron and Nina Simone as his musical inspirations for this album. Outside production is said to come from RZA, Q-Tip, Pete Rock, and DJ Premier.[70][71] West also had Justin Vernon flown into his studio on Oahu after seemingly expressing interest in sampling one of Bon Iver's songs; Vernon proceeded to feature on a number of new tracks, including "Lost In The World," which features Vernon's vocal line from Woods.[72]
On May 28, the Dwele-assisted first single from the album, entitled "Power", leaked to the Internet. On June 30, the track was officially released via iTunes. The upcoming music video was quoted as being "apocalyptic, in a very personal way" by the director Marco Brambilla.[73]
On September 12, 2010, West performed a new song, "Runaway" featuring Pusha T, at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards.[74] Shortly after the performance, Kanye revealed he was working on a 35 minute short film based around the song. The movie is said to be influenced by film noir and concerns a fallen phoenix whom Kanye falls in love with.[75] On October 15, 2010, Kanye West was ranked 3rd in BET's "Top Ten Rappers of the 21st Century" list.[76]
Watch the Throne, a collaborative studio album by West and Jay-Z,[77] was released by Def Jam Recordings on August 8, 2011.[78] It has been under production since August 2010 as part of West's GOOD Friday initiative of releasing new songs every Friday between August 20 and Christmas 2010.[79] West said through a recent interview with MTV that the album is "going to be very dark and sexy, like couture hip hop."[79][80][81] He appeared at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, performing the track "Lost in the World" from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.[82] On January 6, 2011, Kanye announced via Twitter that the first official single from Watch the Throne would be a song called "H•A•M" produced by Lex Luger. The song was released on January 11, 2011.[83]
On April 17, 2011, West closed the Coachella Festival with a headlining set that received glowing praise from fans and critics alike.[84][85] On July 20, a track titled "Otis" from the album was released in the iTunes Store. It samples "Try a Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding.[86] On October 19, 2011, via his Twitter, West announced plans for a Spring 2012 GOOD Music album release.[87] On April 6, 2012, "Mercy", the lead single from the GOOD Music compilation album, Cruel Summer, was released.[88] The song, produced by newly signed in-house producer Lifted, features West along with Big Sean, Pusha T and southern rapper 2 Chainz.[89]
Other ventures[link]
Business ventures[link]
In August 2008, West revealed plans to open 10 Fatburger restaurants in the Chicago area; the first was set to open in September 2008 in Orland Park. The second followed in January 2009, while a third location is yet to be revealed, although the process is being finalized. His company, KW Foods LLC, bought the rights to the chain in Chicago.[90] Additionally, West planned to launch his fashion career, and applied for internships with major European fashion houses.[91] He was due to release his own clothing line called Past Tell in 2009. He also collaborated with Nike to release his own shoe, Air Yeezys.
On January 22, 2009, during Paris Fashion Week, West introduced his first shoe line designed for Louis Vuitton. The line was released in summer 2009.
On October 1, 2011, Kanye West premiered his women's fashion label, DW Kanye West[92] at Paris Fashion Week. He received support from DSquared2 duo Dean and Dan Caten, Olivier Theyskens, Jeremy Scott, Azzedine Alaïa, and the Olsen twins, who were also in attendance during his show. His debut fashion show received mixed-to-negative reviews,[93][94] ranging from reserved observations by Style.com[95] to excoriating commentary by The Wall Street Journal,[96] the New York Times,[97] the International Herald Tribune, Elleuk.com, The Daily Telegraph, Harper's Bazaar and many others.[98][99][100]
Philanthropy[link]
West started the "Kanye West Foundation" in Chicago in 2003. On August 24, 2007, West hosted the inaugural benefit concert to launch the foundation's partnership with Strong American Schools. It is focused on helping Latino and African American children stay in school and continue education through grade school, high school, and college. The foundation also helps children pursue music in school. West has contributed over $500,000 to his foundation. The foundation has also been called the "Donda West Foundation".
Kanye West has appeared and participated in many fundraisers, benefit concerts, and has done community work for Hurricane Katrina relief, the Kanye West Foundation, the Millions More Movement, 100 Black Men of America, a Live Earth concert benefit, World Water Day rally and march, Nike runs, and a MTV special helping young Iraq War veterans who struggle through debt and PTSD a second chance after returning home.[101]
Musical style and influences[link]
At the start of his career, Kanye West's production style often used pitched-up vocal samples, usually from soul songs, with his own drums and instruments.[25] His first major release featuring his trademark vocal sampling style was "This Can't Be Life", a track from Jay-Z’s The Dynasty: Roc La Familia. West said he sped up the drum beat of Dr. Dre's "Xxplosive" to use as a replacement for his drums on "This Can't Be Life".[24]
West has said that Wu-Tang Clan producer RZA influenced him in his style,[21][102] and has said on numerous occasions that Wu-Tang rappers Ghostface Killah and Ol' Dirty Bastard were some of his all-time favorites, "Wu-Tang? Me and my friends talk about this all the time... We think Wu-Tang had one of the biggest impacts as far as a movement. From slang to style of dress, skits, the samples. Similar to the [production] style I use, RZA has been doing that."[103] RZA himself has spoken quite positively of the comparisons, stating in an interview for Rolling Stone, "All good. I got super respect for Kanye. He came up to me about a year or two ago. He gave me mad praising and blessings... For people to say Wu-Tang inspire Kanye, Kanye is one of the biggest artists in the world. That goes back to what we say: 'Wu-Tang is forever.' Kanye is going to inspire people to be like him."[104] After hearing his work on The Blueprint, RZA claimed that a torch-passing had occurred between him and West, saying, "The shoes gotta be filled. If you ain't gonna do it, somebody else is gonna do it. That's how I feel about rap today."[104]
While his use of sampling has lessened over time, West's production continues to feature distinctive and intricate string arrangements. This characteristic arose from him listening to the English trip hop group Portishead, whose 1998 live album Roseland NYC Live, with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra inspired him to incorporate string sections into his hip hop production.[2] Though he was unable to afford live instruments beyond violin riffs provided by Israeli violinist Miri Ben-Ari around the time of his debut album, its subsequent commercial success allowed him to hire his very own eleven-piece string orchestra. For a time, West stood as the sole current pop star to tour with a string section.[2]
West has stated on several occasions that outside of work, he favors listening to rock music over hip-hop. He cites Franz Ferdinand, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and The Killers as some of his favorite musical groups. Additionally, on Graduation, West drew inspiration from arena rock bands such as U2, The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin for melody and chord progression.[105] Both a fan and supporter of indie culture, West uses his official website to promote obscure indie rock bands, posting up music videos and mp3s on a daily basis.[106] This musical affinity is mutual, as West has collaborated with indie artists such as Santigold, Peter Bjorn and John, and Lykke Li while his songs have gone on to be covered countless times by myriad rock bands.[107]
Personal life[link]
Relationships[link]
Kanye West and designer Alexis Phifer ended their 18-month engagement in 2008. The couple had been dating on and off since 2002, with West eventually proposing in August 2006. According to a friend, the couple's relationship had become increasingly strained, burdened by the sheer amount of time and attention West was dedicating to his current concert tour. "It's always sad when things like this end, and we remain friends," Phifer told People.[108]
West was also in a high profile on/off relationship with Amber Rose from 2008 until the summer of 2010. He is now reportedly dating reality star Kim Kardashian.[109]
Mother's death[link]
On November 10, 2007, West's mother, Donda West, died of complications from cosmetic surgery involving abdominoplasty and breast reduction.[110] TMZ reported that Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Andre Aboolian refused to do the surgery because Donda West had a health condition that placed her at risk for a heart attack.[110] Aboolian referred her to an internist to investigate her cardiac issue.[110] Donda never met with the doctor recommended by Aboolian and had the procedures performed by a third doctor, Jan Adams.[110] She was 58 years old (1949–2007).
Adams sent condolences to Donda West's family but declined to publicly discuss the procedure because of confidentiality.[111] He had previously been under scrutiny by the medical board.[112][113][114] Adams appeared on Larry King Live on November 20, 2007 but left before speaking. Two days later, he appeared again, with his attorney, stating he was there to "defend himself." He said that the recently released autopsy results "spoke for themselves".[115] The final coroner's report January 10, 2008 concluded that Donda West died of "coronary artery disease and multiple post-operative factors due to or as a consequence of liposuction and mammoplasty."[116]
The funeral and burial for Donda West was held in Oklahoma City on November 20, 2007.[117] West held his first concert following the funeral at The O2 in London on November 22. He dedicated a performance of "Hey Mama", as well as a cover of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'", to his mother, and did so on all other dates of his Glow in the Dark tour.[118]
At a December 2008 press conference in New Zealand, West spoke about his mother's death for the first time. "It was like losing an arm and a leg and trying to walk through that," he told reporters.[119]
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger passed the "Donda West Law," a legislation which makes it mandatory for patients to provide medical clearance for elective cosmetic surgery.[120]
Legal issues[link]
In December 2006, Robert "Evel" Knievel sued West for trademark infringement in West's video for "Touch the Sky." Knievel took issue with a "sexually charged video" in which West takes on the persona of "Evel Kanyevel" and attempts flying a rocket over a canyon. The suit filed in federal court claims infringement on his trademarked name and likeness. Knievel also claims the "vulgar and offensive" images depicted in the video damage his reputation. The suit seeks damages and to stop distribution of the video.[121] West's attorneys argued that the music video amounted to satire and therefore was covered under the First Amendment. Just days before his death in November 2007, Knievel amicably settled the suit after being paid a visit from West, saying, "I thought he was a wonderful guy and quite a gentleman."[122]
On September 11, 2008, West and his road manager/bodyguard Don "Don C." Crowley were arrested at Los Angeles International Airport and booked on charges of felony vandalism after an altercation with the paparazzi in which West and Crowley broke the photographers' cameras.[123][124] West was later released from the Los Angeles Police Department's Pacific Division station in Culver City on $20,000 bail bond. On September 26, 2008 the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said it would not file felony counts against West over the incident. Instead the case file was forwarded to the city attorney's office, which charged West with one count of misdemeanor vandalism, one count of grand theft and one count of battery and his manager with three counts of each on March 18, 2009.[125] West's and Crowley's arraignment was delayed from an original date of April 14, 2009.[126]
West was arrested again on November 14, 2008 at the Hilton hotel near Gateshead after another scuffle involving a photographer outside the famous Tup Tup Palace nightclub in Newcastle Upon Tyne. He was later released "with no further action", according to a police spokesperson.[127]
Controversies[link]
General media[link]
West has had several controversies throughout his career. On September 2, 2005, during a benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina relief on NBC, A Concert for Hurricane Relief, West was a featured speaker. When West was presenting alongside actor Mike Myers, he deviated from the prepared script. Myers spoke next and continued to read the script. Once it was West's turn to speak again, he said "George Bush doesn't care about black people." At this point, telethon producer Rick Kaplan cut off the microphone and then cut away to Chris Tucker, who was unaware of the cut for a few seconds. Still, West's comment reached much of the United States.[128][129] Bush stated in an interview that the comment was "one of the most disgusting moments” of his presidency.[130]
In January 2006, West again sparked controversy when he appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in the image of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns.[131]
In November, 2010, in a taped interview with Matt Lauer for the Today Show, West expressed regret for his criticism of Bush. "I would tell George Bush in my moment of frustration, I didn't have the grounds to call him a racist," he told Lauer. "I believe that in a situation of high emotion like that we as human beings don't always choose the right words." The following day, Bush reacted to the apology in a live interview with Lauer saying he appreciated the rapper's remorse. "I'm not a hater," Bush said. "I don't hate Kanye West. I was talking about an environment in which people were willing to say things that hurt. Nobody wants to be called a racist if in your heart you believe in equality of races."
Reactions were mixed, but some felt that West had no need to apologize. "It was not the particulars of your words that mattered, it was the essence of a feeling of the insensitivity towards our communities that many of us have felt for far too long," noted Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons.[132] Dr. Boyce Watkins said that West was, "now part of the establishment, where waffling on your principles is fully expected. Bush deserved no apology, for you don’t apologize to a criminal after repudiating him for an egregious crime.[133] " Bush himself was receptive to the apology, saying, "I appreciate that. It wasn't just Kanye West who was talking like that during Katrina, I cited him as an example, I cited others as an example as well. You know, I appreciate that."[134]
Award shows[link]
In 2004, West had his first of a number of incidents involving music award events. At the American Music Awards of 2004, West stormed out of the auditorium after losing Best New Artist to country singer Gretchen Wilson. He later commented, "I felt like I was definitely robbed [...] I was the best new artist this year."[135] After the 2006 Grammy nominations were released, West said he would "really have a problem" if he did not win the Album of the Year, saying, "I don't care what I do, I don't care how much I stunt – you can never take away from the amount of work I put into it. I don't want to hear all of that politically correct stuff."[136] On November 2, 2006, when his "Touch the Sky" failed to win Best Video at the MTV Europe Music Awards, West went onto the stage as the award was being presented to Justice and Simian for "We Are Your Friends" and argued that he should have won the award instead.[137][138] Hundreds of news outlets worldwide criticized the outburst. On November 7, 2006, West apologized for this outburst publicly during his performance as support act for U2 for their Vertigo concert in Brisbane.[139] He later spoofed the incident in the season premiere of Saturday Night Live.
On September 9, 2007, West suggested that his race had to do with his being overlooked for opening the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) in favor of Britney Spears; he claimed, "Maybe my skin’s not right."[140] West was performing at the event; that night, he lost all 5 awards that he was nominated for, including Best Male Artist and Video of the Year. After the show, he was visibly upset that he had lost at the VMAs two years in a row, stating that he would not come back to MTV ever again. He also appeared on several radio stations saying that when he made the song "Stronger" that it was his dream to open the VMAs with it. He has also stated that Spears has not had a hit in a long period of time and that MTV exploited her for ratings.[141]
On September 13, 2009, during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards while Taylor Swift was accepting her award for Best Female Video for "You Belong with Me", West went on stage and grabbed the microphone to proclaim that Beyoncé's video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", nominated for the same award, was "one of the best videos of all time". He was subsequently removed from the remainder of the show for his actions.[142][143][144] When Beyoncé later won the award for Best Video of the Year for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", she called Swift up on stage so that she could finish her acceptance speech.[142] West was criticized by various celebrities for the outburst,[143][145][146][147][148] and by President Barack Obama, who called West a "jackass".[149][150][151][152][153] In addition, West's VMA disruption sparked a large influx of Internet photo memes with blogs, forums and "tweets" with the "Let you finish" photo-jokes.[154] Subsequently, West posted two apologies for the outburst on his personal blog; one on the night of the incident and the other the same day he appeared on The Jay Leno Show, on September 14, 2009, where he apologized again.[146][155] After Swift appeared on The View two days after the outburst, partly to discuss the matter, West called her to apologize personally. Swift said she accepted his apology.[156][157][158] In September 2010, West wrote a series of apologetic tweets addressed to Swift including "Beyonce didn't need that. MTV didn't need that and Taylor and her family friends and fans definitely didn't want or need that" and concluding with "I'm sorry Taylor." West also revealed he had written a song for Swift and if she did not accept the song, he would perform it himself.[159] However, on November 8, 2010, in an interview with a Minnesota radio station, West seemed to recant a bit of his past apologies by attempting to describe the act at the 2009 awards show as "selfless" and downgrade the perception of disrespect it created.[160][161]
Discography[link]
Main articles: Kanye West discography and Kanye West production discography
Solo Albums
- The College Dropout (2004)
- Late Registration (2005)
- Graduation (2007)
- 808s & Heartbreak (2008)
- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
Collaborations
- Watch the Throne (2011) – with Jay-Z
- Cruel Summer (2012) – with GOOD Music artists[87]
Filmography[link]
- We Were Once a Fairytale (2009)
- Runaway (2010)
- Cruel Summer (2012)
Awards and nominations[link]
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Kanye West
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