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- published: 15 Sep 2010
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- author: trendhuntertv
Every time I see you
Your trying so hard
Selling a part of your soul
The clock on the wall
Says your not
Far from your goal
You'll just have to
Wait and see
Now it's not a
Question of time
You'll have to
Face your fear
Your hate, and fight
Till the end,
Every time I see you
Your trying so hard
Trying so hard
But no one cares
You'll hate to
Learn to trust
No one but yourself
In his childhood memories
a belt and bruises
he thought he could forget
the times he had abused him
promises made to himself
that he would never hit
anybody else
all that he wanted was
love from he who brought them up but
he just could not understand
he brought his friends home just to
make sure he was not alone 'cause
dad was a violent man
every night he goes to sleep
but he's not lonely
he's got a wife and kids
and a promise that he can't keep
past memories he can't forget
the dad he had become
was a dad that made his children sad
all that they wanted was
love from he who brought them up but
he just could not understand
they brought their friends home just to
make sure he was not alone 'cause
dad was a violent man
beaten up he beats his son
when something turn out wrong
he screams so hard he blows a lung
past memories he can't forget
the promise he had made
it just turned out to be a lie
You were born american white
the man on the screen says you've got the might
the president's seat is open to you
pray for a bit though you don't have a clue
he's three months old batise him fast
'cause your decision might not last
he loves boys oh my god
what have we done that's not where he belongs
take a look at yourself
what has happened
your values are wrong
you think you're strong
it's all in your head
you were wrong
you thought you were strong
your parents have taught you the words you say
you were wrong
you thought you were strong
now you can't help but live their way
in your household patriotism
those stupid values can't leave the kitchen
america's the best white conquers all
Everyone is staring
Down at me again
Something's lacking
My friends
Never let me in
I feel the pressure
Pushing me
It's pushing me again
I can't take much more
Not any more,
Not any more I feel
That I've been pushed and
Held again the wall
No one, knew
How I felt inside
I feel, the walls are
Falling down
Inside my mind
I need, some time
To get away
Why can't anyone
Just listen
Leave me all alone
How come no one
Understands me
Planet earth is abused
You know we're to blame
Symposium shows it's not too late
Constant threat, Nuclear war
Corrective measures await us all
Staring death, In the face
The end of the human race
No it's not too late
No it's not the right time
To cross the gate invisible line
Established by mankind
Our planet is abused
Can't live this was any more,
I don't know
Are we near the end
It is real ten years it might be too late
No it's not the right time
To cross the gate invisible
Established by mankind
Our planet is abused
Tell me when
You knew everything
I can't even remember yesterday
The clock is ticking and soon we'll be dead
My mind is set
I know I know nothing
The clock is ticking and soon we'll be dead
My mind is set and I know
War is gone at last
the population thought that it would last
foundations of
a new world based on peace is getting trashed
why can't extremist minds
realize their story is based on lies
you just don't get it
you can't forget it
another family dies
explosion took us by surprise
religion took away their lives
reconciliation tastes much better than your lies
suicidal human bombs
an act of god there's something wrong
50 deaths in so little time
hope you understand that we dont give a shit what you demand your values never meant anything to us we dont give a shit petitions signed parents standing in a line just to stop their kids who wanna hear what we have to say when you were a little younger your dream was to become a rocker now it seems that its what you hate i never will go to hell 'cause my friends want me to tell what you do is what i hate i hate you go away i dont want you on my tape go away i dont want you in my face go away i dont want you on my tape fuck the pmrc tipper wont you understand the message that i wanna say its kinda rude but here it goes its fuck you i dont like what you do and i dont like you go away i dont want you on my tape go away i dont want you in my face to away i dont want you on my tape fuck the pmrc
We started off, a little while ago
We built this little boat
And set it off to sea
Then we brought a friend along the way
We decided he would stay
Stay with you and me
Bought some sticks
And put then in your in hands
I taught you how to stand
I taught you everything
I opened up your mind to something new
And now it something you can use
You don't have to thank me
But don't expect me, to be smiling
When we meet again
I think you'll understand
I don't think I want to be your friend
Now there's only one solution
And of course you jump up to conclusions
And you can count how much we owe you
But you just lost something much greater
You just lost your best friend
So don't expect me, to be smiling
When we meet again
I think you'll understand
I don't think I want to be your friend
You had your chance, you did not change
We took your future, in our own hands
This is no game, I will not wait
I can't wait for you to change now
You had your chance, you did not change
We took our future, in our own hands
This is not a game, I will not wait
Everyday unconsciously we throw away what could be saved
our natural resources are getting wasted everyday
the incompatibility of the world we live in
and the way we live
can't you see there's no place to go
we're surrounded by people
but (feels like we're) fighting all alone
everyday they cut our trees pollute our seas
everytime there's another stupid reason why
one hundred thousand dollar fees for the oil patches in our seas
that's nothing to the billionaires who own the companies
time is running out we have to save the species
stop the death of these
You're living in this country
and you do not give a damn
about the people that are voted
and rule this fucking land
this concerns our country which means
this concerns us all
even though you are lazy you know
what is right or wrong
exercise the right
that you've been given as a citizen
isn't that your duty
to democracy
you listen to the news
you're a witness of abuse
and instead of helping out
you just sit there
where's your concern?
don't believe what's on t.v.
'cause what they show is wrong
do not base your life on this
just resist be strong
the game they play hypocrisy
is just a game of greed
everything that they do is for
No, still don't know
How he fucked it up again
Lost it in the end
It was all your fault
Why am I such a lucky guy
To think we could have died
Could someone pinch me I'm alive
Blew it off again
You lost it in the end
There's nothing you can do
We can laugh about it now
Some days I ask myself why
We're still alive
Six whole days and five whole nights of
Chaotic hell but tonight
I'm feeling fine
We suffered three of four breakdowns
The snow and wind whipped us around
A holiday
She lived silently in a house near the countryside
her parents knew that it was better there
and just like every week she'd go to town that second day
she didn't know that he'd be waiting there
he stole the one thing that she kept untouched so long
stealing her virginity just made him feel so strong
and all the stupid things he'd done so many times
no one can forgive him cause it's crime
forcing himself into her she tries to scream for help
there's no one close enough to hear her cry
at the time she didn't think of what was coming next
but she was stuck with that unwanted child
her country knew about it
but didn't care about her life
their stupid right wing values
got her life turned upside down
"you've got yourself in this mess
the kid is now part of your life!"
"Tell me would you say the same thing
if our roles were switched around?"
begging for abortion her human rights are still denied
the child inside her wasn't supposed to be there
the right wing says:
it's the child or death yeah
Planet earth is abused
You know we're to blame
Symposium shows it's not too late
Constant threat, Nuclear war
Corrective measures await us all
Staring death, In the face
The end of the human race
No it's not too late
No it's not the right time
To cross the gate invisible line
Established by mankind
Our planet is abused
Can't live this was any more,
I don't know
Are we near the end
It is real ten years it might be too late
No it's not the right time
To cross the gate invisible
Established by mankind
Our planet is abused
I wanted to be your friend
I needed to hold your hand
And when its time to say goodbye
Take a picture in your mind
Everything's zen
Everything's right
And when its time I hate to say goodbye
Take a picture in your mind
Everything's zen
Sometimes it's got to be obnoxious
Realize everytime we have to draw the line
Last chance to make a change and so on
No one can deny these lines
No one can deny what's been said and done
We can't predict, no one can
Everytime we've got to draw the line
Open
Open up your mind
Stand up straight
And everything will be fine
I know you've been alone
For a while and you
Thought that it would last
You've got to concentrate
And forget about the past
I know the pain
Your going through
But it's only passing by
And I know the pain
Your going through
But please remember
That any time
You can come my way
It's your fault
It's my fault
Who cares
Since you were born you watched TV
cartoons with violence and greed
in your world all that was OK
your parents never taught you right
from wrong, brother taught you to fight
now it's time to show them what you've got
Time to show them what you've got
An attitude, a fancy car
your buddies got your back
your parents' house compared to yours
looks something like a shack
in your thirty seven guns
the bullets painted red
a simple stare is all it takes
to fill 'em up with lead but
Why, are you acting like you're someone else?
Why, can't you stop thinking about yourself
Last Friday night you went driving
a stolen car and golden rings
it was something you just had to do
your little friends the cops caught you
you're sentenced for a long time
now tell me what you're gonna do
in a world where no one cares
labels i don't want to wear
i had a dream that i could once walk
safely in the streets
Woke up in someone else bed
He can't remember what she said
So he ran away again so what now
He's got hair that's failing off his head
The teacher really wants him dead
But he never really cared about that
I don't think anyone will ever understand
Mom and dad won't even hold his hand
He's got a problem with authority
So what now
I can see tonight she's all alone
He really wants to take her home
And he really hoped that she would like that
He can't get a number for the phone
He doesn't even have a home
But he never really cared about that
I don't think that anyone will ever understand
Mom and dad won't even hold his hand
Welcome to a new dimension
Where things are not the same
A world without limitation
Where life is not a game
Breathe and experience now
A new way of living
Welcome to a revolution
Where life can be explained
I don't if I will survive inside
'Cause sometimes virtuality
Might strike, it might strike
I don't know if I'm really strong enough
And face something virtual
I feel like I've never felt before
A feeling that I cannot describe
And yet again
'Cause I feel like I've been but in my place
A feeling that I cannot describe
And yet again
Follow the new dimension
Where people aren't the same
A world without regulation
Surviving's not a game
Breathe and experience now
A new way of living
Welcome to a revolution
First time you met me you shook my hand
But you looked the other way
The values you cherish contradict every word you say
Look at me
We're all the same
There is no one to blame
If our skins have different shades
We're all of a kind
It's all in your mind
So please put down your blades
Stop making fun of everyone
That doesn't look like you
Or all those years of suffering
Will fall back down on you
Like a deck of cards
We're different kinds
But still we're all the same
We're in this together
And there's nothing you can say
Now it is time
To lose all the lies
That people give to you
It's time to react
Time to fight back
Together for the truth
You're living in your little world
And there is hatred in your eyes
But that hatred still remains unjustified
If different skinshade is anomalous
Which one is right
United we stand tall
Divided we will fall
You and I both know that we can live together
All it takes is time and we can get there
It's time to lose that fascist racist state of mind
I want to hear you say
They lived their lives
peacefully
normal humans just like yopu and me
we came along
we sloe their land
we told them shut your eyes and hold my hand
we showed them things they'd never seen
made up stories that would
make them dream
we changed their lives
said we would save
them from their misery but
made them slaves
four hundred years of fighting
gone to waste
give them a little land
to keep them away
four hundred years of fighting
gone to waste
don't wonder why their anger
keeps on building up today
we hypnotized them easily
with guns and money
and hypocrisy
they tried to fight
it was too late
they were caught
they took the bait
when we came that day
we brought our whole new ways
a new religion
a way of living
Sparks in your eyes
And I wonder why
Hiding deep inside
The back of my mind
The stars in the sky
Like sparks in your eyes
Hiding deep inside
The back of my mind
Everytime that I make you smile
I see something real in your eyes
All this time you made me realize
I still can't deny girl of my life
You're the girl of my life and please realize
You've got to open your eyes
I think it's time now
It's time to realize
The plan we have in mind
Look at the sky
What can you find?
I'm still searching
To be breathing again
Tears in your eyes
I must emphasize;
You've got something that I would like in the end
With every day that goes by
It sure gets lonely in this
This world of mine
This state of nothingness
Keeps on eating me
Will I succeed
I can't help but wonder
What chapter is the next
I think I can't stop thinking
My mind just needs a rest
Cause everyone around me
Has lost their mind
Me they think I'm crazy,
Cause I'm real
I don't have to think
It's under my skin
No one can stop my dream and I
I can't sleep I'm in too deep
These thoughts are scaring me away
But you don't understand
It seems like no one can
Am I insane, Am I to blame
It seems every day
I loose more inspiration
Amount of motivation
My life is going nowhere
With everyday that goes by
It sure gets lonely in this
This world of mine
I will succeed, I will succeed
I don't have to think
It's under my skin
I just can't believe
I just wanna breathe
Take a second of your precious time
Close your eyes
I'll bring you to paradise
Have you ever danced
With the devil in the night
Close your eyes
I'll bring you to paradise
I'll take you to paradise
I just can't believe
Politicians lead a vast
Campaign of horror
Close your eyes
I'll bring you to paradise
I'll take you to paradise
Have you ever danced
With the devil in the night
In a pale moonlight
Close your eyes
I'll bring you to paradise
I've grown a lot in the past five years
You've helped me out through all my fears
You're there for me whenever I'm in need
But now your eyes are filled with tears
'Cause you're afraid I'll disappear
You're just scared that I don't want you here
And I don't want you near
I'm growing up like everyone
Soon you'll be all alone
I know how hard it is to be alone
For so long you've held me close
Under protection of your wing
Never thinking of this day
Now you're afraid, I might not remember
All the things you taught me in eighteen years
So when I say this, please remember
That you mean the whole world to me
But you're gonna have to try
To let me go
You've got to learn to let me go
Now let me go
You've got to learn to let me go
Last night when you told me
That you thought you lost my love
I couldn't figure out who you were thinking of
Someone new just took my heart
No need to fall apart
'Cause I still feel the same
Don't go out to play tonight
Don't go out in bars there's too many fights there
I can't stand this waiting in the dark for you again
But when I get back home tonight
You'll be waiting there just like last night
I know that some time again you will love me
But I can't read your mind
So please understand that the cards are in my hands
And you can't be the judge
'Cause my life is complicated enough already
Sometimes you might believe that I'm on strike
I don't show up to class
But please let me choose my own path
Let me go
You have to learn to let me go
Now let me go
I cannot believe
all the things you say to me
what about last night
i was nice why'd you decieve me
i brought you home and i came in
i wasn't there for a conversation
i wanted you and me in bed
but you didn't understand
when you realized my intentions
you told me that you didn't care
(or you were just too scared)
all i did was scream
and broke your harmless little hand 'cause i'm a man
i have to prove to everyone
that i can have you when i want
and you'll nod your head in vain
i'm a man
i have to prove to everyone
that i can cheat on you again
why are you afraid?
it won't happen again (it will)
you know i'd never hit a friend
i brought you flowers bought you candy
anything so that you'd forget
the torture that i put you through
Woke up late this morning
right beside a garbage can
the last thing he remembers
is that bottle in his hand
hasn't had decent meal
in six or seven days
his girlfriend left him and
now he's left with nothing left to say
they gave him money they rebuilt his life
they gave him a home a car almost a wife
they quickly helped him solve his problems
and made it seem like it was free
hey man we've turned around
you work for us for now
it's now your destiny
every morning he heads
to the temple and prays
to a god he doesn't know
and he can't push away
he feels controlled the trap is shut
he's got nowhere to go
an endless cycle is what
he has got himself into
what now?
they've got control of him
and he can't do a thing
his so called friends
have even tried to brainwash him
there's not much he can do
he's already sucked in
Tell me girl what is wrong.
Tell me why it's been so long
You don't care, you don't mind
allways def and always blind
Feel my anger, feel my pain
When you're gone I feel insane
Let me know I am strong
What you say what`s so wrong
Say what you're feel is it reaL
It's It just your sex-appeal
I`ts you`r game and a shame. that you took me for my fame
But I want you to know that I'll never let you go
Even though you will try you will never say goodbye
I know you want it.
But you'r never gonna get me
Cause our love is over
I am flying baby, higher baby
I know you want it.
But you'r never gonna get me
Cause our love is over
I am flying baby, higher baby
I am strong you`r uniqe and together we will seek
For the love that we had being happy, being sad
I can`t take this no more lying here on the floor
In my mind I see your face. You're the queen I`m the ace
Follow me and you'll see how I wanted it to be
It's my mission with a vision
I don't need no competition
To confess what I feel
Girl, this time it is for real
So come on, take the chance
In the morning we will dance
I know that you want some more
Baby, can't you see the door
There is nothing left to say
Baby I will never go your way
I am strong you`r uniqe and together, we will seek
For the love that we had being happy
It's all up to you. I got someone new
Baby you can never get me down
I will make you see you`r not the one for me
God I don't know why you're feeling this way
You've got to fucking open up your mind
'Cause I don't feel a thing
I wish that you'd be with me
I wish that you could see that I'm something
I'm not (the man I am)
I wish that you'd be then sing here with me
I wish that you'd be dancing here with me
'Cause life is not a game
Look into the eyeball my friend
Precious man can't you understand
Look into the eyeball
Tell me what can you see
What can't you see
You keep it going on
When we first met you took my hand
And I'll never understand
Why you changed so drastically
Did you really think I would
Let myself get stepped on by someone as low as you
Now it's time for you to pay for your lies
Some day you might understand
Sometimes it's easier to deny
Than see your own lies, look at yourself
You will not forget me when I'm gone ( repeat 3 )
Things have changed yet it's still same
Only the memories remain
And you can't push them away
Don't you feel ashamed
I guess you never thought it would end up in such a mess
Now it's time for you to pay for your lies
Some day you might understand
Sometimes it's easier to deny
Than see your own lies, look at yourself
You will not forget me when I'm gone ( repeat 3 )
I never felt so fucking cheated
Cause your leaving with a part of me
I'll never find again
My confidence in people
And that wonderful feeling of being safe
When I'm alone
Did you really think I would
Let myself get stepped on by someone as low as you
You'll pay for your lies
Some day you might understand
Sometimes it's easier to deny
Than see your own lies, look at yourself
I'm coming back and I will prove your life again
You better start shaking some hands
Cause you'll be living on command
I'd like to see you some day walking in my shoes
And see if you could last
It's a beautiful day today
You're my pretty lovely lady
My beauty queen
I can't imagine a day without you
So come on enjoy the sun let's all have fun
A 'cause I don't want to be
B with anyone else can't you see
C you're my lady
D in my fantasy
It's a beautiful day today
Everything is wonderful
God you're beautiful
You're the sexiest earth angel
You're sublime near divine
Girl you're in my mind
A 'cause I don't want to be
B with anyone else can't you see
C you're my lady
D in my fantasy
A Yeah
'Cause it's a beautiful day
And I can't stand to be without you
'Cause it's a wonderful day yeah
I don't think you understand
I do not think you comprehend
What's in my mind
I don't know if you realize
The consequences of your lies
And in the end
I don't think you realize
There's got to be a light in the end
No one can tell if it was planned
You understand
There's got to be a light in the end
I don't want to be involved
I've never asked to be a part of this
There's got to be a light in the end
No one can tell me
Searching for the truth
Where should I look around
The T.V. channels can't
Stop going round and round
Pathetic shows
There all controlled
Big Brothers changed the sounds
We all know the
Right wing pays the crowd
He's watching you now
Suddenly I've notices that it's no a game
We're so well programmed
That everybody thinks the same
And I can't take it
There's so much more to understand
So much information kept in
Government hands
I won't accept it anymore
You can't show that on T.V.
Reflects too much reality
Don't want anyone to know
What's really going on
Don't want to know what's going on
Don't want to know what's going on
Going on
Going on
Search for the truth
There's nothing you can do
You're searching for the truth
I can't remember what she said
Last night it's in my head
I can't remember a word she said
Last night we were in bed
I can't remember a word she said
I can't keep on going on
One step closer to your grave
One step closer to your grave
One step closer to your grave
Your one step closer to your grave
No one can help me anymore
Nothing can save me now
I'm drowning
Feels like I'm under water
I can't get back on top
Hate, riot , resistance sorrow of life
suspension
violence, revenge, reaction help me to survive
subsistence
fights and sick aggression - the things I do suicide
anger, ruthless, revolt a damage to you
We don't need the lies of freedom
We don't need a new strong hand
We don't need the blood and honour
We don't need this land
Another Freedom
Another Power
Another Movement
Antoher Chance
We don't need a new direction
We don't need the fucking law
We don't need the politicians
For many years rules holocaus, nobody
think of better days
This is the time, the time of hate,
6 millions die by german hands
Trace jewish people
and no one want to hear the cries
No one change this crime
but every one believe the lies
Voices in the sky - see your mother die
Voices in the sky - hear the last crie
Voices in the sky - the children die
Voices in the sky - who tells me why
Today we live in present time
and no one's learning from the past
Were leading wars once more again
we feel the hate like a strong blast
But who resist this - inhuman game?
The killing of mankind
everytime it is the same
The holocaust is our fate
and we don't think of better days
Now is the time, the time of hate
and we would die here on this place
Trace you and me
and no one want to hear the cries
No one change this crime
but everyone believe the lies
The got no money any more
just more police, police means war
they grow the taxes more and more
so people hate them, hate means war
Unite & fight
Unite & win
against this government, the war begins
Not only left wings, who rebel
but everybody knows it well
that it is time to face the facts
against governing scum, fight back
We - Punx and Skins
we fight back
we - fight for our right
I was born 20 years ago and I live in South Africa
my skin is black, my teeth are white
so people tell me, that ain't right
hear them telling us, go back to virgin forest
racists now hear my voice, this land is not yours
Day by day - I feel the white power
Day by day - we are supressed
Day by day - I hope's the last hour
Day by day - a new oppression
In the streets you slap me down
I see the people passing by
you spit the hate into my face
that's the way of K.K.K.
but don't forget the hate you give
one day will come back to you
and don't forget, the blacks are strong
very strong and proud, too
Fight you down - with the weapons of the street
Fight you down - with your hate
Together - fight back - together - strike back
We are the ones to govern - together is our way
Lies destroy - lies destroy - have no choice - lies
destroy
I cannot understand vexation
I cannot understand
I cannot understand the trouble
I cannot understand
All the lies destroy the truth
All the lies destroy my life
All the lies destroy friendship
I don't wanna live forever
Caus I wanna die
I hate me and also you
it's good to hear a cry
I don't wanna live forever
Caus I wanna die
I hate me and also you
it's good to hear a cry
Hate my live by this time
Hate the world with all the crime
Hate mankind all around
Just one solution I've found
I don't wanna love the people
All around the world
I can't feel the good and beauty
All gone, see my misery
the same game day by day
but boone comprehends
whats going one
Help me - I suicide me
Help me - H kills me
We junks need your fuckin' help
and don't need your refuse
'cause we are fuckin' sick
H means death
No H x 4
Come on get a new injection in my vein
on and on after a short time
only then I got the feeling to be free
Bombers flying through the sky
Peace is just another lie
Superman where are you now
Who should help us I don't know
Mankind lived whith lies
for over thousand years
For us it's all O.K.
So why should we change this
Don't forget the tears of yesterday
Don't forget the lies
We build up a new today
But tomorrow we will die
Bombs are falling from the sky
Their peace is just another lie
No place where I like to be
What sort of a world is this,
Discriminates the person by the colour of skin
People commit murder in the name of their gods
Taking a life means nothing more
Than going to work
What a strange world!
What a strange world!
What a strange world!
What sort of a world is this?
That feeds the human suffering
To make a profit
People make war in order to obtain - PEACE
What a strange world!
What a strange world!
What a strange world!
Man destroys everything
He has ever worked for
Money means more than freedom
Yes, what a strange world we live in...
What sort of a world is this,
Discriminates the person by the colour of skin
People commit murder in the name of their gods
Taking a life means nothing more
Than going to work
What a strange world!
What a strange world!
What a strange world!
What a strange world!
What a strange world!
What a strange world!
What a strange world!
What a strange world!
What a strange world!
What a strange world!
What a strange world!
What a strange world!
What a strange world!
What a strange world!
I lost my nervs, sick of your words
In my brain the fire starts
I live my Life, make my own way
I fuck up the words you say
Respect the truth
Only the truth
I live in this world for the rest of my time
My future, my way's, for what I'm to blame
My answers to you are pain and power
that is my truth until my last hour
Don't tell me a story, of friendship and faith
I kick my anger, straight in your face
Conviction and honesty,
encourage my mind
Believe in myself
and leave you behind
I don't wanna hear, your fucking words
In my brain the hate explode's
For all the liesyou have to pay
That´s the new, the new world war
that´s the reasonyou get out of my way
for global world, for global lies
we are the only, the only ones who pay
The unemployed get more and more
poor people all over the world
the elite, grab the cash
to push up, the hierarchy of their land
war in their land
What we see is the truth,
and we see you die
what we hear is your voice,
and we hear you cryyou got no mercy for me
I got no mercy for you
see you die
The new world order is no future for me
so we resist the system and your laws
you stupid bastards, we beware of you
Don´t push me arround
And fuck you, too
Don´t kill the earth, don´t kill my life
we shout ot out, we won´t be quiet
change your mind an change your life
Riot is our answer
Riot against injustice
Riot without regard
Riot is in our hearts
Riot in many countries
Riot in the streets
Riot we need more
RIOT CLASS WAR
Riot, fight for freedom
Riot, fight for right
Riot of aggression
Riot is satisfight
Riot is our passion
Riot the only way
Riot knows the answer
Riot hears what we say
We are the youth
fight around
we feel the violence
breaking out
HATE against the government
that's the beginning
Not the END!
Riot is our answer
Riot against injustice
Riot without regard
Riot is in our hearts
Riot in many countries
Riot in the streets
Riot we need more
Open your eyes, look to the world
Torture is real, that is no game
People were traced, send into a jail
The reason is just one mistake
Prisoned for many years
into a real hell
The future is killed
They get no help
No joy for their loney soul
No chance for remorse
The future's destroyed
Where's the freedom
PRISON - no way for the innocents
PRISON - no way for the unemployed
PRISON - no way for the homeless man
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Latin | articulatio radiocarpea |
Gray's | subject #86 327 |
MeSH | Wrist+joint |
In human anatomy, the wrist is variously defined as 1) the carpus or carpal bones, the complex of eight bones forming the proximal skeletal segment of the hand;[1][2] (2) the wrist joint or radiocarpal joint, the joint between the radius and the carpus;[2] and (3) the anatomical region surrounding the carpus including the distal parts of the bones of the forearm and the proximal parts of the metacarpus or five metacarpal bones and the series of joints between these bones, thus referred to as wrist joints.[3][4] This region also includes the carpal tunnel, the anatomical snuff box, the flexor retinaculum, and the extensor retinaculum.
As a consequence of these various definitions, fractures to the carpal bones are referred to as carpal fractures, while fractures such as distal radius fracture are considered fractures to the wrist. [5]
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The English word "wrist" is etymologically derived from the ancient German word wristiz from which are derived modern German rist ("instep", "wrist") and modern Swedish vrist ("instep", "ankle"). The base writh- and its variants are associated with Old English words "wreath", "wrest", and "writhe". The wr- sound of this base seems originally to have been symbolic of the action of twisting. [6]
The radiocarpal, intercarpal, midcarpal, carpometacarpal, and intermetacarpal joints often intercommunicate through a common synovial cavity. [7]
The distal radioulnar joint is a pivot joint located between the bones of the forearm, the radius and ulna. Formed by the head of ulna and the ulnar notch of radius, this joint is separated from the radiocarpal joint by an articular disk lying between the radius and the styloid process of ulna. The capsule of the joint is lax and extends from the inferior sacciform recess to the ulnar shaft. Together with the proximal radioulnar joint, the distal radioulnar joint permits pronation and supination. [8]
The radiocarpal joint or wrist joint is an ellipsoid joint formed by the radius and the articular disc proximally and the proximal row of carpal bones distally. The carpal bones on the ulnar side only make intermittent contact with the proximal side — the triquetrum only makes contact during ulnar abduction. The capsule, lax and un-branched, is thin on the dorsal side and can contain synovial folds. The capsule is continuous with the midcarpal joint and strengthened by numerous ligaments, including the palmar and dorsal radiocarpal ligaments, and the ulnar and radial collateral ligaments. [9]
The parts forming the radiocarpal joint are the lower end of the radius and under surface of the articular disk above; and the scaphoid, lunate, and triquetral bones below. The articular surface of the radius and the under surface of the articular disk form together a transversely elliptical concave surface, the receiving cavity. The superior articular surfaces of the scaphoid, lunate, and triquetrum form a smooth convex surface, the condyle, which is received into the concavity.
In the hand proper a total of 13 bones form part of the wrist: eight carpal bones—scaphoid, lunate, triquetral, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, and hamate— and five metacarpal bones—the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth metacarpal bones.[10]
The midcarpal joint is the S-shaped joint space separating the proximal and distal rows of carpal bones. The intercarpal joints, between the bones of each row, are strengthened by the radiate carpal and pisohamate ligaments and the palmar, interosseous, and dorsal intercarpal ligaments. Some degree of mobility is possible between the bones of the proximal row while the bones of the distal row are connected to each others and to the metacarpal bones —at the carpometacarpal joints— by strong ligaments —the pisometacarpal and palmar and dorsal carpometacarpal ligament— that makes a functional entity of these bones. Additionally, the joints between the bases of the metacarpal bones —the intermetacarpal articulations— are strengthened by dorsal, interosseous, and palmar intermetacarpal ligaments. [9]
The extrinsic hand muscles are located in the forearm where their bellies form the proximal fleshy roundness. When contracted, most of the tendons of these muscles are prevented from standing up like taut bowstrings around the wrist by passing under the flexor retinaculum on the palmar side and the extensor retinaculum on the dorsal side. On the palmar side the carpal bones form the carpal tunnel through which some of the flexor tendons pass in tendon sheaths that enable them to slide back and forth through the narrow passageway (see carpal tunnel syndrome). [11]
Starting from the mid-position of the hand, the movements permitted in the wrist proper are (muscles in order of importance):[12][13]
However, movements at the wrist can not be properly described without including movements in the distal radioulnar joint in which the rotary actions of supination and pronation occur and this joint is therefore normally regarded as part of the wrist. [14]
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Roger Federer (German pronunciation: [ˈfeːdəʁɐ]) (born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP No. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks from 2 February 2004 to 18 August 2008.[2] Federer has occupied the #1 ranking for 285 overall weeks, one week short of the record 286 weeks held by Pete Sampras. As of 28 May 2012, he is ranked World No. 3. Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles. He is one of seven male players to capture the career Grand Slam and one of three (with Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal) to do so on three different surfaces (clay, grass, and hard courts). He is the only male player in tennis history to have reached the title match of each Grand Slam tournament at least five times and also the final at each of the nine ATP Masters 1000 Tournaments. Many sports analysts, tennis critics, and former and current players consider Federer to be the greatest tennis player of all time.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Federer has appeared in an unprecedented 23 career Grand Slam tournament finals, including a men's record ten in a row, and appeared in 18 of 19 finals from the 2005 Wimbledon Championships through the 2010 Australian Open, the lone exception being the 2008 Australian Open. He holds the record of reaching the semifinals or better of 23 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments over five and a half years, from the 2004 Wimbledon Championships through the 2010 Australian Open.[10] At the 2012 Australian Open, he reached a record 31st consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal. During the course of his run at the 2012 French Open in Roland Garros, Federer eclipsed Jimmy Connors long standing record of 233 match wins in Grand Slam tournaments when he defeated Adrian Ungur in a second round match.
Federer has won a record six ATP World Tour Finals and 20 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments. He also won the Olympic gold medal in doubles with his compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. He spent eight years (2003–2010) continuously in the top 2 in the year-end rankings and nine (2003–2011) in the Top 3, also a record among male players. His rivalry with Rafael Nadal is considered one of the greatest of all time in the sport. Federer is greatly respected by fans and by fellow players alike as shown by the fact that he has won the ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favorite Award a record nine consecutive times (2003–2011) and the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award (which is voted for by the players themselves) a record seven times overall and six times consecutively (2004–2009, 2011). Federer also won the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year Award in 2006. In 2011, he was voted the second most trusted and respected person in the world, second only to Nelson Mandela.[11][12]
As a result of Federer's successes in tennis, he was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record four consecutive years (2005–2008)[13] and in 2012 he topped a list of the "100 greatest tennis players of all time" (male or female) by Tennis Channel.[14] He is often referred to as the Federer Express[15] or abbreviated to Fed Express, or FedEx, the Swiss Maestro,[15] or simply Maestro.[15][16][17][18]
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Federer was born in Binningen, Arlesheim near Basel, to Swiss national Robert Federer and South African-born Lynette Durand.[19] He holds both Swiss and South African citizenships.[20] He grew up in nearby Münchenstein, close to the French and German borders and speaks Swiss German, German, French and English fluently, Swiss German being his native language.[19][21][22] He was raised as a Roman Catholic and met Pope Benedict XVI while playing the 2006 Internazionali BNL d'Italia tournament in Rome.[23] Like all male Swiss citizens, Federer was subject to compulsory military service in the Swiss Armed Forces. However, in 2003 he was deemed unfit due to a long-standing back problem and was subsequently not required to fulfill his military obligation.[24] Federer himself also credits the range of sports he played as a child—he also played badminton and basketball—for his hand-eye coordination. "I was always very much more interested if a ball was involved," he says. Most tennis prodigies, by contrast, play tennis to the exclusion of all other sports.[25]
Federer is married to former Women's Tennis Association player Mirka Vavrinec. He met her while both were competing for Switzerland in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Vavrinec retired from the tour in 2002 because of a foot injury and has since been working as Federer's public relations manager.[26] They were married in Basel on 11 April 2009, surrounded by a small group of close friends and family at Wenkenhof Villa (municipality of Riehen).[27] On 23 July 2009, Mirka gave birth to twin girls, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva.[28]
Federer supports a number of charities. He established the Roger Federer Foundation in 2003 to help disadvantaged people and to promote sports.[29][30] In 2005, he auctioned his racquet from his US Open championship to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina.[31] He was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by UNICEF in 2006.[32] At the 2005 Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, Federer arranged an exhibition involving several top players from the ATP tour and WTA tour called Rally for Relief. The proceeds from the event went to the victims of the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Since then, he has visited South Africa and Tamil Nadu, one of the areas in India most affected by the tsunami.[33] He has also appeared in UNICEF public messages to raise public awareness of AIDS. In response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Federer arranged a collaboration with fellow top tennis players Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick, Kim Clijsters, Serena Williams, Lleyton Hewitt, and Sam Stosur to forgo their final day of preparation for the 2010 Australian Open to form a special charity event called Hit for Haiti, in which all proceeds went to Haiti earthquake victims.[34] He was named a 2010 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in recognition of his leadership, accomplishments, and contributions to society.[35]
Similar to the 2010 event, Hit for Haiti, Federer organized and participated in a charity match called Rally for Relief on 16 January 2011, to benefit those that were affected by the 2010–2011 Queensland floods.
Federer is currently number 31 on Forbes top 100 celebrities as of May 2012. [36]
Federer's main accomplishments as a junior player came at Wimbledon in 1998, where he won both the boys' singles tournament over Irakli Labadze,[37] and in doubles teamed up with Olivier Rochus, defeating the team of Michaël Llodra and Andy Ram.[38] In addition, Federer lost the US Open Junior tournament in 1998 to David Nalbandian. He won four ITF junior singles tournaments in his career, including the prestigious Orange Bowl, where he defeated Guillermo Coria, in the finals.[39] He ended 1998 as the junior world no. 1.
Federer's first tournament as a professional was Gstaad in 1998 (12th grade), where he faced Lucas Arnold Ker in the round of 32 and lost.[40] Federer's first final came at the Marseille Open in 2000, where he lost to fellow Swiss Marc Rosset.[41] Federer won the 2001 Hopman Cup representing Switzerland along with Martina Hingis. The duo defeated the American pair of Monica Seles and Jan-Michael Gambill in the finals. Federer's first win was at the 2001 Milan Indoor tournament, where he defeated Julien Boutter.[41] Although he won his first ever title already in 1999 on the challenger tour, winning the doubles event in Segovia, Spain together with Dutchman Sander Groen, the finals was played on Federer´s 18th birthday. In 2001, Federer made his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the French Open, and at Wimbledon that same year defeated four-time defending champion Pete Sampras to reach the quarterfinals. The most prestigious event final he reached during this period was the 2002 Miami Masters event, where he lost to Andre Agassi, on hard court.[42] In addition, Federer won his first Master Series event at the 2002 Hamburg Masters on clay, over Marat Safin; the victory made him a top-10 player for the first time.[42] Federer made 10 singles finals between 1998 and 2002, of which he won four and lost six.[40][41][42][43][44] He also made six finals in doubles. Of note are Federer and partner Max Mirnyi's defeat in the final of the Indian Wells Masters in 2002, and their victory in the same year in the final of the Rotterdam 500 series event. Federer had won the latter a year earlier with partner Jonas Björkman.[42][44]
In 2003, Federer won his first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon, beating Mark Philippoussis.[45] Federer won his first and only doubles Masters Series 1000 event in Miami with Max Mirnyi,[46] and made it to one singles Masters Series 1000 event in Rome on clay, which he lost.[45] Federer made it to nine finals on the ATP Tour and won seven of them, including the 500 series events at Dubai and Vienna.[45] Lastly, Federer won the year-end championships over Andre Agassi.[45]
During 2004, Federer won three Grand Slam singles titles for the first time in his career and became the first person to do so since Mats Wilander in 1988. His first Grand Slam hard-court title came at the Australian Open over Marat Safin. He then won his second Wimbledon crown over Andy Roddick.[47] Federer defeated the 2001 US Open champion, Lleyton Hewitt, at the US Open for his first title there.[47] Federer won three ATP Masters Series 1000 events. One was on clay in Hamburg, and the other two were on hard surfaces at Indian Wells and in Canada.[47] Federer took the ATP 500 series event at Dubai and wrapped up the year by winning the year-end championships for the second time.[47]
In 2005, Federer failed to reach the finals of the first two Grand Slam tournaments, losing the Australian Open semifinal to eventual champion Safin and the French Open semifinal to eventual champion Rafael Nadal.[48] However, Federer quickly reestablished his dominance on grass, winning the Wimbledon Championships over Andy Roddick. At the US Open, Federer defeated Andre Agassi in the latter's last Grand Slam final.[48] Federer also took four ATP Masters Series 1000 wins: Indian Wells, Miami, and Cincinnati on hard court, and Hamburg on clay.[48] Furthermore, Federer won two ATP 500 series events at Rotterdam and Dubai.[48] Federer lost the year-end championships to David Nalbandian in the final.[48]
In 2006, Federer won three Grand Slam singles titles and reached the final of the other, with the only loss coming against Nadal in the French Open. This was the two men's first meeting in a Grand Slam final.[49] Federer defeated Nadal in the Wimbledon Championships final. In the Australian Open, Federer defeated Marcos Baghdatis,[49] and at the US Open, Federer defeated Roddick (2003 champion).[49] In addition, Federer made it to six ATP Masters Series 1000 finals, winning four on hard surfaces and losing two on clay to Nadal. Federer won one ATP 500 series event in Tokyo and captured the year-end championships for the third time in his career.[49]
In 2007, Federer reached all four Grand Slam singles finals, winning three of them. He won the Australian Open over Fernando González, Wimbledon over Rafael Nadal for the second time, and the US Open over Novak Djokovic. Federer lost the French Open to Nadal.[50] Federer made five ATP Masters Series 1000 finals in 2007, winning the Hamburg and Cincinnati titles.[50] Federer won one 500 series event in Dubai and won the year-end championships.[50]
In 2008, Federer won one Grand Slam singles title, which came at the US Open over Briton Andy Murray.[51] Federer was defeated by Nadal in two Grand Slam finals, at the French Open, and at Wimbledon, when he was going for six straight wins to break Björn Borg's record.[51] At the Australian Open, Federer lost in the semifinals to Djokovic, which ended his record of 10 consecutive finals.[51] Federer lost twice in Master Series 1000 finals on clay to Nadal, at Monte Carlo and Hamburg.[51] However, Federer captured two titles in 250-level events at Estoril and Halle and one title in a 500 level event in Basel. In doubles, Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka won the gold medal at the Olympic Games.[52]
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In 2009, Federer won two Grand Slam singles titles, the French Open over Robin Söderling, and Wimbledon over Andy Roddick.[53] Federer reached two other Grand Slam finals, losing to Nadal at the Australian Open, and to Juan Martín del Potro at the US Open.[53] Federer won two more events, the first at the Madrid Masters over Nadal in the final on clay.[53] The second was in Cincinnati over Djokovic, although Federer lost to Djokovic in Basel, later in the year.[53] Federer completed a career Grand Slam by winning his first French Open title and won a men's record fifteenth Grand Slam singles title, surpassing Pete Sampras's mark of fourteen.[53]
In 2010, Federer slowed down in his milestones and achievements. The year started with a win at the Australian Open,[54] where he defeated Andy Murray in the final and improved his Grand Slam singles record to sixteen titles.[51] But at the French Open, Federer failed to reach a Grand Slam semifinal for the first time since the 2004 French Open, losing to Söderling, in the quarterfinals, and losing his no. 1 ranking.[54] At the French Open, Federer won his 700th tour match and 150th tour match on clay.[54][55] Federer was just one week away from equaling Pete Sampras's record of 286 weeks as world no. 1. In a big surprise at Wimbledon, Federer lost in the quarterfinal to Tomáš Berdych, and fell to world no. 3 in the rankings.[54][56][57] At the 2010 US Open, Federer reached the semifinals, avenging his French Open loss to Söderling in the quarterfinals, but then lost a five-set match to third seed Novak Djokovic.[54] Federer made it to four Masters 1000 finals, losing three of them (the Madrid Open, the Canadian Masters, and the Shanghai Masters) while winning the Cincinnati Masters against Mardy Fish.[58] In 2010 Federer equaled Agassi for the number of Masters wins at 17 and tied Bjorn Borg's mark for number of total titles won, moving to just one behind Sampras. Towards the middle of July, Federer hired Pete Sampras' old coach Paul Annacone to put his tennis game and career on the right path on a trial basis.[59] Federer won two lesser titles at the Stockholm Open and the Davidoff Swiss Indoors which brought his tally to 65 career titles. Lastly, Federer won the year-end championships by beating rival Rafael Nadal, for his fifth title at the event. He showed much of his old form, beating all contenders except Nadal in straight sets. Since Wimbledon 2010, Federer had a win-loss record of 34–4 and had multiple match points in two of his losses: to Novak Djokovic in the semifinal of the US Open, and to Gaël Monfils in the semifinal of the Paris Masters. Federer did not play in the 2010 Davis Cup.
The year 2011, although great by most players' standards, was a lean year for Federer. He was defeated in straight sets in the semifinals of the 2011 Australian Open by eventual champion Novak Djokovic, marking the first time since July 2003 that he did not hold any of the four Major titles. In the French Open semifinal, Federer ended Djokovic's undefeated streak of 43 consecutive wins with a stunning four-set victory. However, Federer then lost in the final to Rafael Nadal. At Wimbledon, Federer advanced to his 29th consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal, but lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. It marked the first time in his career that he had lost a Grand Slam match after winning the first two sets. At the US Open, Federer lost a much-anticipated semifinal match with Novak Djokovic, after squandering two match points in the fifth set which repeated his previous year's result against Djokovic and added a second loss from two sets up in Grand Slam play to his record. The loss at Flushing Meadows meant that Federer did not win any of the four Majors in 2011, the first time this has happened since 2002.
During this 2011 season, Federer won the Qatar Open, defeating Nikolay Davydenko in the final. However, he lost the final in Dubai to Djokovic and lost in the Miami Masters and Madrid Open semifinals to Rafael Nadal. In pulling out of the 2011 Shanghai Masters, Federer dropped out of the top 3 for the first time since June 2003.[60] Later in the season, things picked up for Federer. He ended a 10-month title drought and won the Swiss Indoors for the fifth time, defeating youngster Kei Nishikori, who had defeated an ailing Djokovic in the semifinals. Federer followed this up with his first win at the Paris Masters, where he reached his first final at the event and defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. At the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Federer crushed Rafael Nadal in exactly one hour en route to the semifinals,[61] where he defeated David Ferrer to reach the final at the year-end championships for the seventh time, his 100th tour-level final overall. As a result of this win, Federer also regained the world no. 3 ranking from Andy Murray. In the final, he defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for the third consecutive Sunday and, in doing so, claimed his record sixth ATP World Tour Finals title.[62]
Federer began his 2012 season with the Qatar Open, where he withdrew in the semifinals. He then played in the 2012 Australian Open, where he reached the semifinals, setting up a 27th career meeting with Nadal, a match he lost in four tight sets. He then participated in the Davis Cup representing Switzerland in the 2012 Davis Cup World Group, but Switzerland was eliminated in a home tie against the United States played on indoor clay in Fribourg. The loss included a four-set defeat for Federer at the hands of John Isner as well as a tight four-set loss with Stanislas Wawrinka in the doubles rubber against Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan. He then played the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament for the first time since winning the title in 2005. He beat del Potro in the final to clinch his second title in Rotterdam. Federer then played in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships where he defeated Andy Murray in the final, improved his record against him to 7–8, and won the championship title for the fifth time in his career. Federer then moved on to the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, where he defeated Rafael Nadal in the semifinal, and defeated John Isner in the final. Federer won the title for a record fourth time, and, in doing so, equalled Rafael Nadal's record of 19 ATP Masters 1000 titles. Federer then lost in the third round of the Sony Ericsson Open to Andy Roddick in three sets. Federer went on to compete at the Madrid Masters on new blue clay, where he beat Milos Raonic, Richard Gasquet, David Ferrer, Janko Tipsarevic and Tomáš Berdych in the final and regained the world no. 2 ranking from Rafael Nadal in the process. Federer then participated in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia tournament in Rome where he won over Carlos Berlocq, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Andreas Seppi en route to the semifinal, where he was defeated in straight sets by the defending champion and 2012 runner up Novak Djokovic.
Federer and Nadal have been playing each other since 2004, and their rivalry is a significant part of both men's careers.[63][64][65][66][67]
They held the top two rankings on the ATP Tour from July 2005 until 14 September 2009, when Nadal fell to World No. 3 (Andy Murray became the new No. 2).[68] They are the only pair of men to have ever finished four consecutive calendar years at the top. Federer was ranked number 1 for a record 237 consecutive weeks beginning in February 2004. Nadal, who is five years younger, ascended to No. 2 in July 2005 and held this spot for a record 160 consecutive weeks before surpassing Federer in August 2008.[69]
Nadal leads their head-to-head 18–10. However, most of their matches have been on clay. Federer has a winning record on grass (2–1) and indoor hard courts (4–0) while Nadal leads the outdoor hard courts by 5–2 and clay by 12–2.[70] Because tournament seedings are based on rankings, 19 of their matches have been in tournament finals, including an all-time record 8 Grand Slam finals.[71] From 2006 to 2008 they played in every French Open and Wimbledon final, and then they met in the 2009 Australian Open final and the 2011 French Open final. Nadal won six of the eight, losing the first two Wimbledons. Three of these matches were five set-matches (2007 and 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 Australian Open), and the 2008 Wimbledon final has been lauded as the greatest match ever by many long-time tennis analysts.[72][73][74][75] They have also played in a record 9 Masters Series finals, including their lone five hour match at the 2006 Rome Masters which Nadal won in a fifth-set tie-break having saved two match points.
The two have met 25 times with Federer leading 14–11, and 5–4 in Grand Slam events. Djokovic is the only player besides Nadal to have defeated Federer more than once in a Grand Slam tournament since 2004, the only player besides Nadal to defeat Federer in consecutive grand slam tournaments (2010 US Open and 2011 Australian Open) and the only player besides Nadal who has "double figure" career wins over Federer. Djokovic is one of two players (the other again being Nadal) currently on tour to have defeated Federer in straight sets at a Grand Slam (2008 Australian Open and 2011 Australian Open) and the only player to do it two times.
Because of the continuously improving game and general rise of Djokovic in the last 3 years, many experts include Djokovic when talking about Nadal and Federer (all 3 have played each other at least 25 times) and Federer has cited his rivalry with Djokovic as his second favorite after his rivalry with Nadal. Experts such as John McEnroe have said that this is the beginning of a new change in tennis. Djokovic's recent back-to-back-to-back wins against Federer at the Australian Open, Dubai and Indian Wells tournament have made this rivalry even more intense. During that span, Djokovic had gone on a 43–0 winning streak dating back to the Davis Cup final the previous year. Federer ended Djokovic's perfect 41–0 season defeating him in the semifinals of the 2011 French Open, but Djokovic was able to avenge his loss at the 2011 US Open, and Federer lost with a score of 6–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5.[76] Federer cited this as one of the greatest losses in his career, as he had 2 consecutive match points in set five, with his serve, and was 2 sets up before Djokovic came back in what has become one of the greatest comebacks in tennis history (according to John McEnroe). McEnroe claimed that Djokovic's crosscourt forehand return was "one of the great all-time shots in tennis history" and that the semifinal was one of the greatest matches in history. Djokovic contributed to ending Federer's eight-year streak of winning at least one Grand Slam title per year and Djokovic became the second male tennis player to have at least 10 wins against Federer (the other being Nadal).
Many experts have included the rivalry between Federer and Djokovic as one of the best hard-court rivalries in the Open Era.[77]
Federer and Murray have met 15 times, all hard courts, with Murray leading 8–7.[78] Federer has won each of their Grand Slam matches (both were in the final) in straight sets at the 2008 US Open[79] and 2010 Australian Open,[80] but Murray leads 5–1 in ATP 1000 tournaments. They have met three times in the ATP World Tour Finals, with Murray winning in Shanghai in 2008[81] and Federer in London in 2009 and 2010.[82] Their most recent encounter was in the 2012 Dubai final where Federer was victorious. Apart from Nadal, Murray is the only other active player to have a positive head to head record against Federer.
Federer and Lleyton Hewitt have played each other on 26 occasions. Early in their careers, Hewitt dominated Federer, winning seven of their first nine meetings, including a victory from two sets down in the 2003 Davis Cup semifinal which allowed Australia to defeat Switzerland. However, from 2004 onward, Federer has dominated the rivalry, winning 16 of the last 17 meetings to emerge with a 18–8 overall head-to-head record.[83] This is Federer's longest rivalry as these two first played each other as juniors in 1996. They have met in one Grand Slam final, the 2004 US Open final, where Federer won to win his first US Open title. Federer is 9–0 against Hewitt in Grand Slams, and has won six of the Grand Slams in which he has defeated Hewitt.
One of Federer's longstanding rivalries is with American Andy Roddick. Federer and Roddick have met on many occasions, including in four Grand Slam finals (three at Wimbledon and one at the US Open). Federer leads 21–3, making Roddick the ATP player with the most tournament losses to Federer. Roddick lost his World No. 1 ranking to Federer after Federer won his first Australian Open in 2004.
In the 2009 Wimbledon final, Roddick lost to Federer in five sets. It included a fifth set made up of 30 games (a Grand Slam final record) and a match that was over 4 hours long. With that victory, Federer broke Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam titles.
David Nalbandian was Federer's biggest rival earlier in his career. Both players had an outstanding junior career, Federer won the Wimbledon junior title and Nalbandian won the US Open junior title (beating Federer). Even though Federer has a narrow advantage against Nalbandian, leading their meetings 11–8, Nalbandian beat Federer in their first five meetings after turning professional, including the fourth round of both the Australian Open and US Open in 2003. Their most impressive match was in the 2005 Shanghai Tennis Master Cup, where Nalbandian came back from being two sets to love down against Federer and ultimately prevailed in a fifth set tiebreak. The loss prevented Federer from tying John McEnroe's 82–3 all-time single year record, set in 1984. Nalbandian, Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Murray have beaten Federer 8 times, with only Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic recording more victories over Federer.
Federer's versatility was summarised by Jimmy Connors: "In an era of specialists, you're either a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist, or a hard court specialist...or you're Roger Federer."[84]
Federer is an all-court, all-round player known for his speed, fluid style of play, and exceptional shot making. Federer mainly plays from the baseline but is also comfortable at the net, being one of the best volleyers in the game today. He has a powerful, accurate smash and very effectively performs rare elements in today's tennis, such as backhand smash, half-volley and jump smash (slam dunk). David Foster Wallace compared the brute force of Federer's forehand motion with that of "a great liquid whip,"[85] while John McEnroe has referred to Federer's forehand as "the greatest shot in our sport."[86] Federer is also known for his efficient movement around the court and excellent footwork, which enables him to run around shots directed to his backhand and instead hit a powerful inside-out or inside-in forehand, one of his best shots. Though Federer plays with a single-handed backhand which gives him great variety. Federer's forehand and backhand slice are both known as the best ever to enter the game. He employs the slice, occasionally using it to lure the opponent to the net and pass him. Federer can also fire topspin winners and possesses a 'flick' backhand where he can generate pace with his wrist; this is usually used to pass the opponent at the net.[85] His serve is difficult to read because he always uses a similar ball toss regardless of what type of serve he is going to hit and where he aims to hit it, and turns his back to his opponents during his motion. He is often able to produce big serves on key points during a match. His first serve is typically around 200 km/h (125 mph);[87][88][89] however, he is capable of serving at 220 km/h (137 mph).[87][88] Federer is also accomplished at serve and volleying,[90] and employed this tactic especially frequently in his early career.[91] His speciality is a half-volley from the baseline which enables him to play close to the baseline and to pick up even the deeper shots very early after they bounce, giving his opponents less time to react.[citation needed] Later in his career Federer added the drop shot to his arsenal, and can perform a well-disguised one off both wings. He sometimes uses a between-the-legs shot, which is colloquially referred to as a "tweener." His most notable use of the tweener was in the semifinals of the 2009 US Open against Novak Djokovic, bringing him triple match point, on which he capitalised for a straight-set victory over the Serb.[92]
Federer currently plays with a customised Wilson Pro Staff Six.One 90 BLX tennis racquet,[93] which is characterised by its smaller hitting area of 90 square inches, heavy strung weight of 357.2 grams, and thin beam of 17.5 millimeters. His grip size is 4 3/8 inches (sometimes referred to as L3).[94] Federer strings his racquets at 21.5 kg mains/20 kg crosses pre stretched 20%, utilizing Wilson Natural Gut 16 gauge for his main strings and Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power Rough 16L gauge (polyester) for his cross strings.[94] When asked about string tensions, Federer stated "this depends on how warm the days are and with what kind of balls I play and against who I play. So you can see – it depends on several factors and not just the surface; the feeling I have is most important."[95]
Federer is one of the highest-earning athletes in the world. He has a contract with Nike footwear and apparel.[96] For the 2006 championships at Wimbledon, Nike designed a jacket emblazoned with a crest of three tennis racquets, symbolising the three Wimbledon Championships he had previously won, and which was updated the next year with four racquets after he won the Championship in 2006.[97] In Wimbledon 2008 and again in 2009, Nike continued this trend by making him a personalised cardigan.[98] He also has his own logo, an R and F joined together.[99] Federer endorses Gillette,[100] Jura, a Swiss-based coffee machine company,[101] as well as Mercedes-Benz and NetJets. Federer also endorses Rolex watches,[102] although he was previously an ambassador for Maurice Lacroix.[103] Also in 2009 Federer became brand ambassador for Swiss chocolate makers Lindt.[104] In 2010 his endorsement by Mercedes-Benz China was extended into a global Mercedes-Benz partnership deal.[105]
Information in these tables is updated only once the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.
Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Australian Open | A | LQ | 3R | 3R | 4R | 4R | W | SF | W | W | SF | F | W | SF | SF | 4 / 13 | 63–9 | 87.50 |
French Open | A | 1R | 4R | QF | 1R | 1R | 3R | SF | F | F | F | W | QF | F | 1 / 14 | 52–12 | 81.25 | |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | W | W | W | W | W | F | W | QF | QF | 6 / 13 | 59–7 | 89.39 | |
US Open | A | LQ | 3R | 4R | 4R | 4R | W | W | W | W | W | F | SF | SF | 5 / 12 | 61–7 | 89.71 | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 7–4 | 13–4 | 6–4 | 13–3 | 22–1 | 24–2 | 27–1 | 26–1 | 24–3 | 26–2 | 20–3 | 20–4 | 7–1 | 16 / 52 | 235–35 | 87.04 |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 2003 | Wimbledon (1) | Grass | Mark Philippoussis | 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
Winner | 2004 | Australian Open (1) | Hard | Marat Safin | 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 2004 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Andy Roddick | 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
Winner | 2004 | US Open (1) | Hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 6–0, 7–6(7–3), 6–0 |
Winner | 2005 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | Andy Roddick | 6–2, 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
Winner | 2005 | US Open (2) | Hard | Andre Agassi | 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–1 |
Winner | 2006 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | Marcos Baghdatis | 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2006 | French Open (1) | Clay | Rafael Nadal | 6–1, 1–6, 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Winner | 2006 | Wimbledon (4) | Grass | Rafael Nadal | 6–0, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–3 |
Winner | 2006 | US Open (3) | Hard | Andy Roddick | 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
Winner | 2007 | Australian Open (3) | Hard | Fernando González | 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2007 | French Open (2) | Clay | Rafael Nadal | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2007 | Wimbledon (5) | Grass | Rafael Nadal | 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 2007 | US Open (4) | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2008 | French Open (3) | Clay | Rafael Nadal | 1–6, 3–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 2008 | Wimbledon (1) | Grass | Rafael Nadal | 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(10–8), 7–9 |
Winner | 2008 | US Open (5) | Hard | Andy Murray | 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2009 | Australian Open (1) | Hard | Rafael Nadal | 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 2–6 |
Winner | 2009 | French Open (1) | Clay | Robin Söderling | 6–1, 7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
Winner | 2009 | Wimbledon (6) | Grass | Andy Roddick | 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 16–14 |
Runner-up | 2009 | US Open (1) | Hard | Juan Martín del Potro | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
Winner | 2010 | Australian Open (4) | Hard | Andy Murray | 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(13–11) |
Runner-up | 2011 | French Open (4) | Clay | Rafael Nadal | 5–7, 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 1–6 |
Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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YEC | NQ | NQ | NQ | NQ | SF | W | W | F | W | W | RR | SF | W | W | 6 / 10 | 39–7 | 84.78 | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 5–0 |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 2003 | Houston | Hard | Andre Agassi | 6–3, 6–0, 6–4 |
Winner | 2004 | Houston | Hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2005 | Shanghai | Carpet (i) | David Nalbandian | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(13–11), 2–6, 1–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Winner | 2006 | Shanghai | Hard (i) | James Blake | 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 2007 | Shanghai | Hard (i) | David Ferrer | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 2010 | London | Hard (i) | Rafael Nadal | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 2011 | London | Hard (i) | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–3 |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 2008 | Beijing | Hard | Wawrinka | Aspelin Johansson |
6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 |
Time span | Selected Grand Slam tournament records | Players matched |
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2003 Wimbledon — 2009 French Open |
Career Grand Slam | Rod Laver Andre Agassi Rafael Nadal |
2003 Wimbledon — 2010 Australian Open |
16 titles | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon — 2011 French Open |
23 finals | Stands alone |
2005 Wimbledon — 2007 US Open |
10 consecutive finals | Stands alone |
2004 Wimbledon — 2010 Australian Open |
23 consecutive semifinals[106][107] | Stands alone |
2004 Wimbledon — 2012 Australian Open |
31 consecutive quarterfinals | Stands alone |
2004 & 2006–2007 | 3 years winning 3+ titles | Stands alone |
2004–2007 & 2009 | 5 years winning 2+ titles | Stands alone |
2006–2007 | 2 consecutive years winning 3+ titles | Stands alone |
2004–2007 | 4 consecutive years winning 2+ titles | Stands alone |
2003–2010 | 8 consecutive years winning 1+ title[107] | Björn Borg Pete Sampras |
2004 Australian Open — 2011 US Open |
8 consecutive years winning 20+ matches | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon — 2010 Australian Open |
4+ titles at 3 different Majors | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon — 2011 French Open |
5+ finals at all 4 Majors | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon — 2011 French Open |
6+ semifinals at all 4 Majors | Stands alone |
2001 French Open — 2011 US Open |
8+ quarterfinals at all 4 Majors | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon — 2008 US Open |
5 consecutive titles at 2 different Majors[107] | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon — 2007 French Open |
2+ consecutive finals at all 4 Majors | Ivan Lendl |
2003 Wimbledon — 2009 French Open |
5+ consecutive semifinals at all 4 Majors | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon — 2011 US Open |
7+ consecutive quarterfinals at all 4 Majors | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon — 2006 Australian Open |
First 7 finals won | Stands alone |
2004 Australian Open — 2010 Australian Open |
9 hard-court titles | Stands alone |
2006–2007 & 2009 | All 4 Major finals in 1 season | Rod Laver |
2006 French Open — 2009 US Open |
Runner-up finishes at all 4 Majors | Ivan Lendl |
2000 Australian Open — 2012 French Open |
235 match wins overall[108] | Stands alone |
2000 Australian Open — 2012 French Open |
50+ match wins at all 4 Majors[109] | Stands alone |
2006 | 27 match wins in 1 season | Stands alone |
2004 French Open — 2008 Wimbledon |
18 consecutive No. 1 seeds | Stands alone |
2006 US Open — 2007 French Open |
36 consecutive sets won | Stands alone |
2007 US Open | 35 consecutive service points won | Stands alone |
2009 Wimbledon | 50 aces in a final | Stands alone |
2007 US Open | $2.4 million earned at one event | Stands alone |
2005 Wimbledon — 2007 French Open |
2 winning streaks of 25+ matches | Stands alone |
2005 Wimbledon — 2009 US Open |
3 winning streaks of 20+ matches | Stands alone |
2004 Wimbledon — 2009 US Open |
5 winning streaks of 15+ matches | Stands alone |
Grand Slam tournaments | Time Span | Records at each Grand Slam tournament | Players matched |
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Australian Open | 2004–2010 | 4 titles overall | Andre Agassi |
Australian Open | 2006–2007 | 2 consecutive titles | Ken Rosewall Guillermo Vilas Johan Kriek Mats Wilander Stefan Edberg Ivan Lendl Jim Courier Andre Agassi Novak Djokovic |
Australian Open | 2004–2007 | 3 titles in 4 years | Andre Agassi |
Australian Open | 2004–2010 | 5 finals overall | Stefan Edberg |
Australian Open | 2004–2012 | 9 consecutive semifinals | Stands alone |
Australian Open | 2007 | Won without dropping a set[110] | Ken Rosewall |
Australian Open | 2000–2012 | 63 match wins overall[110] | Stands alone |
French Open | 2006–2009 | 4 consecutive finals | Björn Borg Ivan Lendl Rafael Nadal |
French Open | 2006–2008, 2011 | 4 runner-ups[111] | Stands alone |
French Open | 2006–2008 | 3 consecutive runner-ups | Stands alone |
French Open | 2005–2009 | 5 consecutive semifinals | Stands alone |
French Open—Wimbledon | 2009 | Accomplished a "Channel Slam": Winning both tournaments in the same year | Rod Laver Björn Borg Rafael Nadal |
Wimbledon | 2003–2007 | 5 consecutive titles[112] | Björn Borg |
Wimbledon | 2003–2009 | 7 finals overall | Boris Becker Pete Sampras |
Wimbledon | 2003–2009 | 7 consecutive finals | Stands alone |
Wimbledon | 2003–2009 | 7 consecutive semifinals | Stands alone |
US Open | 2004–2008 | 5 titles overall | Jimmy Connors Pete Sampras |
US Open | 2004–2008 | 5 consecutive titles | Stands alone |
US Open | 2004–2009 | 40 consecutive match wins[113] | Stands alone |
US Open | 1999–2011 | 89.71% (61–7) match winning percentage | Stands alone |
Time span | Other selected records | Players matched |
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2 February 2004 — 17 August 2008 |
237 consecutive weeks at No. 1[107] | Stands alone |
2003–2005 | 26 consecutive match victories vs. top 10 opponents | Stands alone |
2005–2006 | 56 consecutive hard court match victories | Stands alone |
2003–2008 | 65 consecutive grass court match victories[107] | Stands alone |
2003–2005 | 24 consecutive tournament finals won[107] | Stands alone |
2001–2012 | 10+ titles on grass, clay and hard courts | Stands alone |
2003–2009 | 11 grass court titles | Stands alone |
2002–2012 | 51 hard court titles | Stands alone |
2006 | 9 hard court titles in 1 season | Jimmy Connors |
1998–2012 | 315 tiebreaks won[114] | Stands alone |
1999–2011 | 87.18% (102–15) grass court match winning percentage[115] | Stands alone |
1998–2012 | 83.20% (515–104) hard court match winning percentage[116] | Stands alone |
2006 | 94.12% of tournament finals reached in 1 season | Stands alone |
2003–2011 | 6 ATP World Tour Finals titles overall[117] | Stands alone |
2002–2011 | 39 ATP World Tour Finals match wins[117] | Ivan Lendl |
2002–2012 | 32 combined Championship Masters Series finals | Stands alone |
2002–2012 | 44 Masters 1000 semifinals | Stands alone |
2000–2012 | 261 Masters 1000 match wins | Stands alone |
2004–2012 | 14 Masters 1000 hard court titles | Andre Agassi |
2004–2012 | 4 Indian Wells Masters titles[118] | Stands alone |
2004–2008 | 2 consecutive Olympic games as wire-to-wire No. 1 | Stands alone |
2005–2007 | 3 consecutive calendar years as wire-to-wire No. 1 | Stands alone |
2005–2007 | 3 calendar years as wire-to-wire No. 1 | Jimmy Connors |
2003–2010 | Ended 8 years ranked inside the top 2 | Jimmy Connors |
2007 | $10 million prize money earned in a season | Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic |
2005–2007 | 2 winning streaks of 35+ matches | Björn Borg |
2004–2012 | 7 winning streaks of 20+ matches | Stands alone |
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Birth name | Karim Kharbouch[1] |
Born | (1984-11-09) November 9, 1984 (age 27) Rabat, Morocco[1] |
Origin | South Bronx, New York, USA |
Genres | East Coast hip hop, Mafioso rap, Gangsta rap |
Occupations | Rapper |
Years active | 2002-present |
Labels | Bad Boy Records, Interscope Records, Maybach Music Group (2011-2012), EMI |
Associated acts | Coke Boys, Max B, Rick Ross, Akon, Diddy, Meek Mill, Waka Flocka Flame, Three 6 Mafia, Wale, Omarion |
Website | frenchmontana.com |
French Montana (born November 9, 1984) is an American rapper and singer of Moroccan[2][3] and Somali[2][4] descent. He is the founder and CEO of Cocaine City Records, and in 2012, signed a joint venture recording deal with Maybach Music Group and Bad Boy Records. He is known for his frequent collaborations with Max B, and more recently with Rick Ross and with his group Coke Boys.
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French Montana was born Karim Kharbouch in 1984 in Rabat, Morocco,[1][4] where he lived for the first 13 years of his life. Growing up in Rabat, he was consumed by playing soccer and rapping, describing them as his two favorite childhood hobbies.[5] In 1996, French emigrated with his parents and two younger brothers to the Bronx in New York City.[6] His father left the family when French was 17, and so he began to provide for his mother and younger brothers.
In 2002, along with his friend Camz he created a series of street-flavoured DVD documentaries called 'Cocaine City' after drawing inspiration from the 'Smack' DVD series. Under the name Young French he used the DVDs as a means of showcasing his talent as an underground artist. To gain a broader fan base, French incorporated interviews with major artists, as well as some up and comers. The first edition in the series included Pee Wee Kirkland and Remy Ma alongside French himself among others. What started out as simply a medium for developing an audience quickly grew into one of the top-selling "street DVDs".[3][6][7] The series ran for 8 years between 2002 and 2010, with a total of 14 editions being released.[8]
In 2009, French signed a deal with Akon's Konvict Muzik record label, but later left the label in 2011 due to album delays.[9] Montana was subsequently reportedly close to signing a deal with Rick Ross's Maybach Music Group (MMG).[10] There were also reports that he would join Kanye West's GOOD Music label.[11]
In December 2011, Montana signed a record deal with P. Diddy's Bad Boy Records[12] and Interscope Records.[13] According to French, of the many major labels that were courting him, Maybach Music Group would have been his second choice had he not signed with Bad Boy.[14] However on January 2, 2012 while in the studio with Rick Ross Montana announced that he had signed a joint venture deal with Bad Boy Records and Maybach Music Group with Rick Ross and Diddy set to executive produce his debut album.[15] It was announced that his debut album Excuse My French would be released July 17, 2012. French was featured on XXL's Freshman Class of 2012 alongside Future, Kid Ink, Danny Brown, Macklemore, Don Trip, Hopsin, Iggy Azalea, Roscoe Dash and labelmate Machine Gun Kelly (rapper).[16][17] However, he later revealed to Sway Calloway on RapFix Live that he almost turned down the cover opportunity, feeling he "deserved it two years ago" and that he had surpassed the current crop of rap rookies.[18][7]
According to French, the rappers Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, The Notorious B.I.G. and Wu-Tang Clan were among the hip hop artists that he listened to while growing up. He also considers himself a general music lover.[19]
Between 2003 and 2004, French was shot in the head as he was exiting a recording studio in New York. He was rushed to the hospital after the incident and survived. Describing the shooting as a possible assassination attempt, the artist was subsequently involved in a murder trial in which he was eventually found not guilty. Rumors began to swirl that he had received settlement money from the case, which he then used to start his rap career. However, French later dismissed these claims as false in an interview.[20]
French Montana is Sunni Muslim, having been raised in Morocco under the Maliki madhab, or school of thought. In an interview for Vlad TV which took place on the first day of the Islamic holy month Ramadan, French revealed that he participates in fasting during the month.[21]
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2010 | "TTG (Trained To Go)" (featuring French Montana, YG Hootie, Joe Moses, Suge Gotti & Baby Bomb) |
Waka Flocka Flame | Flockaveli |
2011 | "Big Bank" (featuring French Montana) |
MMG | Self Made Vol. 1 |
"Body Work" (featuring French Montana, Juicy J, & Meek Mill) |
Pusha T | Fear Of God II: Let Us Pray | |
"Everything That Glitters (featuring French Montana & Pusha T) |
DJ Drama | Third Power | |
2012 | "Off The Boat" (featuring French Montana) |
Rick Ross | Rich Forever |
"Stay Schemin" (featuring French Montana & Drake) |
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"Ghettoy Boy" (featuring French Montana & Uncle Murda) |
Young Buck | Bond Money | |
"She Did It (featuring French Montana) |
Fabolous | TBA | |
"Hurt Somebody" (featuring French Montana) |
Akon | The Koncrete Mixtape | |
"Top Chef" (featuring French Montana & Gucci Mane) |
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"Self Made" (featuring French Montana, Juicy J & Project Pat) |
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"Got Damn (Remix)" (featuring French Montana, Torch, Gunplay, Busta Rhymes & 2 Chainz ) |
DJ Kay Slay | TBA | |
"Mean Muggin" (featuring French Montana & 2 Chainz) |
Game | California Republic[38] | |
"Paper Tags" (featuring French Montana, Wale & Styles P) |
Jadakiss | Consignment[39] | |
"Back To The Money" (featuring French Montana, Waka Flocka Flame & Slim Dunkin) |
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"Get Ya Money" (featuring French Montana) |
Mak Mustard | Dead Solver (The Mixtape) | |
"Racked Up Shawty" (featuring French Montana & Fabolous) |
Meek Mill | Dreamchasers 2 | |
"All Birds" (featuring French Montana) |
MMG | Self Made Vol. 2 | |
"Actin Up" (featuring French Montana) |
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"I Be Puttin' On" (featuring French Montana, Wiz Khalifa & Roscoe Dash |
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"Shot Caller" (featuring Charlie Rock) |
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Birth name | Terrence Thornton |
Also known as | Terrar |
Born | (1977-05-14) May 14, 1977 (age 35) The Bronx, New York, United States |
Origin | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupations | Rapper, songwriter |
Labels | GOOD, Re-Up, Decon, Def Jam |
Associated acts | Clipse, Re-Up Gang, Kanye West, Pharell Williams, Jadakiss, N.E.R.D., The Neptunes, XV, Big Sean, 2 Chainz |
Terrence Thornton (born May 14, 1977)[1] better known by his stage name Pusha T is an American recording artist, occasional actor and one half of the critically acclaimed hip hop duo Clipse. Along with No Malice, his brother and fellow member of Clipse, he released the album Hell Hath No Fury, which was praised by critics, many of whom consider it to be a cornerstone in Hip-Hop and one of the best rap albums ever made. He is also the co-founder and co-chief executive officer (CEO) of Re-Up Records along with his aforementioned brother. In September 2010 he announced his signing to Kanye West's GOOD Music label and on March 21, 2011, released his first solo project, a mixtape titled Fear of God.[2][3]
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Pusha T was born Terrence Thornton on May 13, 1977, in The Bronx borough of New York City. Thornton and his family soon relocated to Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he and his brother, Gene 'No Malice' Thornton, grew up. In 1992 Terrence and his brother Gene formed the duo now internationally known as Clipse. With help from Pharell Williams the group eventually signed to Elektra Records in 1997 and released Exclusive Audio Footage, their only album under that label. Of the two brothers, Terrence was more open to features, appearing on Kelis' 1999 single "Good Stuff" and Nivea's 2001 single "Run Away (I Wanna Be with U)", respectively. In 2004, he and his brother launched their record label, Re-Up Records and formed hip hop group Re-Up Gang along with rappers Ab-Liva and Sandman. After four albums as the Clipse, under various record labels both Malice and Pusha T announced that they were taking time off from the duo to focus on their own respective solo projects.[4]
Following his signing to GOOD Music in September 2010, Thornton was featured on a number of fellow label mates' projects such as Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy appearing on his hit "Runaway" and premiering the song with him at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010. He was also featured on many G.O.O.D. Friday tracks along with appearing on Swizz Beatz's "Bang Bang" for his Monster Mondays series, Lloyd Banks' H.F.M. 2 (Hunger for More 2) and tabi Bonney's Fresh respectively. On the week of December 16, 2010, Thornton signed exclusively with NUE Agency.[5]
On February 11th, 2011 Funkmaster Flex debuted Thornton's first solo offering on New York City's Hot 97.[6] The track, titled "My God", was produced by Hit-Boy and was generally well received by the public. Soon after, the song leaked onto the internet but was not officially released through iTunes and Amazon until August 24th, 2011.[7] On March 21, 2011 Thornton released his first solo project, a mixtape titled Fear of God to critical acclaim. Soon after he began working on his EP Fear of God II: Let Us Pray, which initially included four songs from the mixtape and five original ones. The EP was originally set to released on June 21st, 2011,[8] it was than pushed back to August 23rd, and for a while September 27th, 2011 was believed to be the date, however on October 6th, 2011 Thornton announced the EP is set to drop November 8th. In addition it was revealed he added four more songs to the EP making it twelve tracks rather than just the nine tracks that were previously announced.[9] On July 8th, 2011, the first single off Fear of God II: Let Us Pray leaked onto the internet. The song, titled "Trouble on My Mind" features Odd Future frontman, Tyler, The Creator. The second single, "Amen" was released September 13th, 2011. The song, originally meant for Young Jeezy, was produced by Shawty Redd and features verses from Kanye West and Young Jeezy respectively. After the EP's release on November 8th, the project debuted at number sixty-six on the Billboard 200 with 8,900 copies sold in its first week released.[10][11] It also entered at number ten on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, at number eight on Billboard's Top Rap Albums, and at number twenty-five on its Digital Albums chart. [12][13] In 2011 Thornton appeared on the second season of the HBO series How to Make It in America.[14] He played the role of a henchman for Urban Caribbean League.
He is currently working on his solo debut album, yet to be titled, which is being executive produced by Kanye West and includes production from The Neptunes, Bangladesh, Ryan Leslie and Alex da Kid.[15][16][17] Thornton has stated that after his solo album and the Re-Up Gang mixtape, Long Live the Cane, he and his brother Malice will release another album as the Clipse.[18][19] On August 31st, 2011 it was announced Thornton signed a solo record deal with Def Jam.[20] English pop singer Pixie Lott released "What Do You Take Me For?", the second single off her second studio album Young Foolish Happy which featured Pusha T.[21] The song was a hit single in the U.K., peaking at number ten on the charts.
On October 19, 2011, Kanye West announced on his Twitter plans for a Spring 2012 GOOD Music album release.[22] On April 6, 2012, "Mercy", the lead single from the GOOD Music compilation album, Cruel Summer, was released.[23] The song, produced by newly-signed in-house producer Lifted, features Pusha T along with Kanye West, Big Sean and southern rapper 2 Chainz.[24] On May 24, Pusha released a diss track, "Exodus 23:1". It is speculated that the track was aimed at Drake, or Young Money in general. Lil Wayne responded with a diss track "Ghoulish", which debuted on Funkmaster Flex's show.
After releasing "My God", the first offering off his solo mixtape, former GOOD Music label mate Consequence took to Twitter and claimed Pusha T stole his flow and lyrics from a song of his that Pusha T was supposed to appear on titled "The Last Supper".[25][26] On July 22, 2011 Consequence released a song titled "The Plagurist Society" where he takes shots and questions Pusha T’s coke-dealing raps. Towards the end of the record the Queens native promises to take aim at Kanye West next saying "You're nothing but a body shield, for that coward from the mid-west/ so yes you can bet, that your boss is next". Pusha T responded to the diss when he appeared on Chicago’s 107.5 WGCI’s The Morning Riot and said nobody is looking for Consequence, as for if he will respond on a record he went on to say "At the end of the day I am an artist and this whole rap thing is fun to me, so I can't say you won't hear nothing, but to go back and forth with him, it's not right, I won't get anything out of it."[27] Later that day, Consequence called in to Chicago’s WGCI’s The Morning Riot in retaliation to the remarks Pusha T made about him. He also premiered a song titled "Everybody Told Me 2 (Straighten It Out)" where he disses West, Pusha T and GOOD Music in general.[28][29] Since then Pusha T has responded to Consequence on a record. The song was the remix to Ace Hood's "Go 'N' Get It" which also featured Beanie Sigel, Busta Rhymes and Styles P. In the song Pusha raps "Consequence, nigga, talk is cheap You don't want a problem? Off the beef Before I off his ass with his awful teeth". On August 19, Consequence released Movies on Demand 3 and continued to diss his former label and Pusha T on songs such as "Career Killer" and "Mr.RapFix (Hot Water)". On September 15, 2011 Consequence appeared on MTV's Rap Fix and announced his feud with Kanye West and GOOD Music are over.[30] While out in Chicago in October 2011, Pusha T appeared on WGCI radio for a second time, and confirmed that the "beef" was indeed over, that it had died out and they have moved on.[31]
Pusha T released a track titled "Exodus 23:1" as part of GOOD Music's GOOD Fridays dissing Drake and Lil' Wayne. Lil' Wayne responded on Twitter and later recorded a diss "Goulish".
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Tara Leann Stiles (born May 6, 1981)[1] is an American model turned yoga instructor and founder of Strala Yoga in New York City. She starred in Yoga For, the first instructional on-line yoga video series, produced by Ford Models. Vanity Fair reported on a yoga video that Stiles specifically designed for Sarah Palin; the Vanity Fair reporter commented that "Tara Stiles has got to be the coolest yoga instructor ever."[2] Stiles is also the personal yoga instructor to Deepak Chopra, with whom she collaborated to create Authentic Yoga for the iPhone.
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Stiles grew up outside Morris, Illinois. Her mother designed, without any professional experience, their passive solar home and built it together with her father, now retired from a career in nuclear power.[3] She has one sibling, an elder brother, Chad, who is an electrician.
After graduation she studied dance in Chicago, where one of her ballet instructors introduced her to yoga. A local photographer brought her to Marie Anderson Boyd, founder of Aria Models in Chicago, later acquired by Ford Models, who signed her on the spot. Boyd booked Stiles' first casting, an ad campaign for Coca-Cola, and She moved to New York City soon after.[3] She eventually realized that modeling was not what she was truly interested in. When Ford asked her to start making short promotional yoga videos for the agency and post them to YouTube, it was the beginning of her current career. She took a 200-hour course to become a certified instructor, and continues to make the videos, which have drawn over four million views.[3]
Stiles was one of the first yoga instructors to use social media to attract students. The YouTube videos led a DVD with fellow model Brooklyn Decker as well as one of her own, Yoga Anywhere: The New York Session. After leaving Ford and modeling in 2007, she blogged for Women's Health and The Huffington Post (HuffPo).
A 2009 post at HuffPo entitled "Help! I'm Addicted to FaceBook",[4] has received 1.2 million hits, making it one of the most-viewed blogs on the site.[3] Stiles's first book, Slim Calm Sexy, published by Rodale, rose to the #1 spot on Amazon.com and best-selling status the first week it was released, August 31, 2010.
Stiles has been featured in pictorials for W, Shape Magazine, Self, Marie Claire, Fitness, and appeared on the covers of City, Time Out, and Fit Yoga. Stiles appeared in ads for Nike, Adidas, Reebok, Target Corporation, Gap and American Apparel, as well as numerous TV commercials for the Chrysler PT Cruiser and Avon. Stiles' health and yoga related work has been featured in such magazines as Esquire, Mens Health, Ascent, and Yoga Journal.
Stiles has been the Face of Women's Health, a Rodale, Inc. publication, since April 2009. Stiles is also a spokesperson for Nissan Motors,[5] along with Ryan Hall and Lance Armstrong.
In 2008 Stiles met her husband, Michael Taylor, at the Ananda Ashram in Monroe, New York.[6] "He was normal, he's straight, he does yoga ... I'm done for", she joked. After a civil ceremony in New York, they honeymooned in Negril, Jamaica.[3][7]
The couple founded the New York City yoga studio Strala[8] later that year. They made up the name, which is Swedish for "radiates light". In addition to continuing to make her videos and other media appearances, she currently teaches a quarter of the classes and oversees 13 other instructors at the 3,500 square feet (330 m2) studio, which has become profitable enough for her to consider opening a branch. Deepak Chopra and Jane Fonda are among her students; the former considers her his personal instructor. "I have been doing yoga for 30 years," he says. "I have had teachers of all kinds. Taking lessons from her has been more useful to me than taking yoga from anyone else."[3]
Stiles does not follow any school of yoga or instructor and focuses purely on its physical aspects and health benefits, with no philosophical or spiritual dimension. She eschews the Sanskrit names for yoga positions and does not ask students to chant. She hires instructors without regard to the certification process normally required elsewhere, preferring to assess them by watching them teach, although Strala does offer a teacher-training program. Strala's per-class fee, $10, is lower than other Manhattan yoga studios.[3]
Her goal is to make yoga more accessible. "People need yoga, not another religious leader. Quite often in New York, they want to be religious leaders, and it's not useful", she explains. "I was never invited to the party anyway—so I started my own party". Too many people outside yoga, she believes, see it as "something Jennifer Aniston does". Fonda has praised "her ability to make yoga accessible to people who might be scared of it or think it might be too esoteric". Stiles says she receives letters regularly from people, such as military men, who do her videos but are afraid to go to a yoga studio. "This studio is the first place I have felt comfortable", one Strala student told The New York Times. "It doesn't feel like it's all 26-year-old former dancers."[3]
Stiles' approach to yoga has met with some controversy in the yoga community. Jennilyn Carson of the popular YogaDork blog reports that some practitioners consider it "disrespect to what the practice is" for Stiles to promote it as a weight-loss method. "I don't care what Tara Stiles says yoga is," another yogini says. "It's not about making your body beautiful." Yoga traditionalists have also complained about her willingness to draw on her modeling background and exploit sex appeal in yoga-wear advertisements and her videos, some of which she has appeared in wearing short shorts and a tank top.[3] "Who made these rules?", Stiles has responded. "I feel like I'm standing up for yoga." To critics of her videos and photo shoots, she says, "We should not be hiding behind our bodies. [They] should be empowering."[3]
Stiles was a contestant and winner of MTV's Fear episode 9, "Fort Gains". She has also appeared in Matthew Barney's The Cremaster Cycle: Cremester 3. She co-hosted three segments on [9] on fitness and fashion with Pedro Andrade, Siafa Lewis, and Margherita Missoni.
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