R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece
R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece is the seventh studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg; it was released on November 16, 2004, by Doggystyle Records, Star Trak Entertainment and Geffen Records. Production for the album took place during 2003 to 2004 at several recording studios and was handled by The Neptunes, The Alchemist, Lil Jon, Hi-Tek, Warryn Campbell and L.T. Hutton.
The album debuted at number 6 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 225,000 copies in its first week. Upon its release, R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics.
Background
In November 2002, Snoop Dogg released his sixth studio album Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss, which spawned two worldwide singles "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" and two-time grammy nominated "Beautiful," both which were produced by The Neptunes. In June 2004, it was announced that Snoop Dogg had signed to Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo's "The Neptunes" record label Star Trak Entertainment to produce and executive produce his upcoming seventh studio album.
Masterpiece (disambiguation)
A masterpiece is a creation that is considered the greatest work of a person's career, or any work of outstanding creativity or skill.
Masterpiece(s) or The Masterpiece may also refer to:
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The Masterpiece (Hong Kong)
The Masterpiece (Chinese: 名鑄) is a 64-floor 261 metre (856 ft) tall skyscraper in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It houses the 6-storey K11 shopping centre. The 381-room Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui, located from Level 3 to 24, opened on October 2, 2009. 345 residential flats occupy the 27th to 67th floors.
The complex is connected to both Tsim Sha Tsui and East Tsim Sha Tsui MTR stations via underground subway links with the K11 shopping centre.
History
The project was jointly developed by New World Development and the Urban Renewal Authority (URA). The building, along with other URA projects, has been criticized for its destruction of historical sites, and for damaging the existing community by contributing to gentrification which pushes out the less well-off.
Tenants
Hyatt Regency
The Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui (Chinese: 香港尖沙咀凱悅酒店) is a 381-room hotel located from levels 3 to 24 of the complex. It opened on October 2, 2009.
The hotel was formerly located on Nathan Road. Opened on November 1, 1969, it was the first Hyatt Hotel established outside of the United States. It was closed on January 1, 2006 after 36 years of service. The former site of the hotel is now occupied by iSQUARE, a 31-storey shopping mall.
The Masterpiece (album)
The Masterpiece is the fifth studio album by American singer Bobby Brown, released on June 5, 2012 on Bronx Bridge Entertainment. It is his first studio album in fifteen years since Forever. It is also his first album to issue the Parental Advisory label.
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Credits for The Masterpiece adapted from Allmusic.
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RG
RG, Rg or rg may stand for any of the following things:
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Raga
A raga or raag (literally "color, hue" but also "beauty, melody"; also spelled raaga, ragam; pronounced rāga, or rāgam or "raag") is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.
A raga uses a series of five to nine musical notes upon which a melody is constructed. However, the way the notes are approached and rendered in musical phrases and the mood they convey are more important in defining a raga than the notes themselves. In the Indian musical tradition, rāgas are associated with different times of the day, or with seasons. Indian classical music is always set in a rāga. Non-classical music such as popular Indian film songs and ghazals sometimes use rāgas in their compositions.
Joep Bor of the Rotterdam Conservatory of Music defined Raga as "tonal framework for composition and improvisation."Nazir Jairazbhoy, chairman of UCLA's department of ethnomusicology, characterized ragas as separated by scale, line of ascent and descent, transilience, emphasized notes and register, and intonation and ornaments.Pandit Jasraj describes the meaning of Raga as "love".
The Masterpiece
Awesome Awesome Lord You are so Awesome
(Chorus)
Lord you are so Awesome, awesome
Lord you are so Awesome, awesome
Lord you are so awesome , awesome
Lord you are so awesome, awesome
I remember the time I didnt think I was going to make
it.
You came along when I needed someone you, gave it.
When I didnt know what to do, you see?d me through
I was alone with no one to call on you took me in your
arms. Lord
(Chorus)
I cried to the lord Lord you are so awesome, awesome
When I was sinking deep in the sand you saved me
wondering if there was hope from within you raised me.
You gave me purpose in my life you turned me around.
Im not the same everything has changed Lord
You planet my feet on higher ground
(Chorus)You are so awesome Lord you are so awesome no
one can figure you out your greatness your excellence
your power
Lord You are so awesome
Lord you are so awesome, your so awesome.
You you you make my life worth living.
Lord you are so awesome, your so awesome
you?re my peace, my joy ,my strength,
lord you are so awesome your so awesome
your love is ever lasting
who can explain your greatness
Choir
long ways have past of finding paths
Lord you are so awesome, awesome
(repeat many times)