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Echelon ( /ˈɛʃəlɒn/) may refer to:

• A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
• Echelon formation, a military hierarchical formation, also used to describe the migratory patterns of birds
• ECHELON, a worldwide intelligence-gathering operation
• Echelon parking, a way of arranging parked cars

Science[link]

• En echelon veins, geological feature
• Row echelon form, in mathematics, a kind of matrix

Arts[link]

• The Echelon, the street publicity team of the band 30 Seconds to Mars, and also the name of a song on their debut album
  • "Echelon", a song by 30 Seconds to Mars from their self-titled album
• Echelon (band)

Games[link]

• Echelon (card game), a card game by Echelon Games

Computer and video games[link]

• Echelon (flight simulator), a flight simulator series developed by MADIA
• Echelon (warez), a game console warez organization

Businesses[link]

• Echelon Place, the Boyd Gaming resort supposedly going to be built on the site of the former Stardust Resort & Casino
• Voorhees Town Center, formerly Echelon Mall
• Echelon Corporation, a United States corporation, self-identified as a pioneer in control networks, creators of the LonWorks distributed control platform

Other[link]

• Riding in an echelon, a road bicycle racing technique to make maximum use of another rider's slipstream in a crosswind
• Third Echelon, a fictional sub-agency within the National Security Agency featured in the Splinter Cell series of games and novels created by Tom Clancy

See also[link]

• All pages beginning with "echelon"
• All pages with titles containing "echelon"
• Echelon Conspiracy, 2009 action thriller film about the ECHELON signals intelligence operation

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2 Chainz
Background information
Birth name	Tauheed Epps
Also known as	Tity Boi
Born	(1976-09-12) September 12, 1976 (age 35)
Origin	College Park, Georgia, United States
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper
Years active	1997-present
Labels	The Real University, GOOD Music, Def Jam
Associated acts	Playaz Circle, Young Buck, Ludacris, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, T.I., Big Sean, Meek Mill, Young Jeezy
Website	www.2chainz.com

Tauheed Epps (born September 12, 1976), better known by his stage name 2 Chainz, formerly known as Tity Boi, is an American rapper from College Park, Georgia. He was previously signed to Ludacris' record label Disturbing tha Peace with Dolla Boy as Playaz Circle.

Life and career[link]

1976–1996: Early life and beginnings[link]

2 Chainz was born Tauheed Epps on September 12, 1976. He was originally known under the name "Tity Boi", a name given to him by his mother, as Epps was an only child and thus the only one his mother would breastfeed. Further research and investigation showed that he had one brother named Dimatri who was 9 months younger than him and adopted by a couple in Birmingham, Alabama. His brother has one daughter named Sakia and one son named Dimatri Jr. nicknamed, DJ. His niece, Sakia is 13 (2011) and his nephew, DJ is 2 (2011). His niece is very proud of her uncle and talks to him alot on the phone. She also loves to visit him on her breaks. ^[1]

His graduating record in college was a 4.0

1997–2010: Playaz Circle and Disturbing tha Peace[link]

Epps formed the hip hop duo Playaz Circle (the word "Playaz" being an acronym of Preparing Legal Assets for Years from A to Z)^[2] in College Park, Georgia in 1997 with his high school friend Earl Conyers, who became known under his recording name Dolla Boy.^[3] Following the release on an independent album titled United We Stand, United We Fall,^[2] the duo were introduced to fellow rapper Ludacris when he moved into their College Park apartment complex whilst he was acting as a disc jockey:^[3] after he took an interest in Playaz Circle, he began to record several songs with the group, playing some of them on his radio station.^[2]

However, Playaz Circle's career stalled once Epps was shot and Dolla Boy was incarcerated.^[2] Meanwhile, Ludacris had become one of the highest-selling rappers in the south of the United States:^[3] after hearing of the duo's situation, he requested to Epps that the duo join his newly-formed record label Disturbing tha Peace, a subsidiary of Def Jam Recordings: Epps agreed, although Dolla Boy did not officially join the label until his release from prison.^[3] Def Jam were not initially keen to promote Playaz Circle's music, so the duo released several further mixtapes in the meantime.^[3] Their debut album Supply & Demand was released on October 30, 2007, and featured the hit singles "Duffle Bag Boy" with Lil Wayne, "Betta Knock" and "U Can Believe It" with Ludacris. In January 2010, Playaz Circle filmed a music video for their single "Big Dawg" featuring Lil Wayne and Birdman at Studio Space Atlanta. Shortly afterwards, Epps left Disturbing tha Peace, a move he claimed was taken in order to advance his career: Ludacris was initially reluctant to allow Epps to leave the label as he felt he could still prove financially successful, although he eventually accepted the decision.^[4]

[edit] 2010–present: Name change, guest appearances, Based on a T.R.U. Story and GOOD Music Affiliation

Throughout his career, Epps received speculation that the name Tity Boi was meant to be derogatory towards women: although he repeatedly denied the accusations,^[1] in early 2011 he decided to change his stage name to 2 Chainz as he perceived it to be more "family friendly".^[5] Following his name change, Epps released a mixtape titled T.R.U. Realigon the mixtape became his first album to appear on a music chart, peaking at number 58 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart,^[6] and also featured the single "Riot". He has also made numerous guest appearances on tracks by other recording artists since the name change,^[1] including the commercially successful singles "Mercy" by rapper Kanye West and "Beez in the Trap" by female rapper Nicki Minaj.

Epps' debut studio album, Based on a T.R.U. Story (originally titled T.R.U. to My REALigion)^[4] will be released on August 14, 2012.^[7] The album's first single, "No Lie", which features fellow rapper Drake, was released on May 8, 2012.^[8]

On May 11 Kanye West announced that 2 Chainz had dropped an incredible verse on the GOOD Music single, Mercy and that he had signed to the GOOD Music record label. ^[9]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Studio albums[link]

Mixtapes[link]

• 2007: Me Against The World
• 2009: Trap-A-Velli (Hosted by Bigga Rankin)
• 2010: All Ice On Me [2 Disc] (Hosted By DJ Scream/DJ Teknikz)
• 2010: Me Against The World 2: Codeine Withdrawal
• 2010: Trap-A-Velli 2: (The Residue) (Hosted by Bigga Rankin)
• 2011: Codeine Cowboy (A 2 Chainz Collective) (Hosted By DJ Teknikz & DJ Frank Whosted by DJ Drama)
• 2011: T.R.U. REALigion (Hosted By DJ Drama)

Singles[link]

As lead artist[link]

As featured performer[link]

Promotional singles[link]

Other charted songs[link]

Guest appearances[link]

Notes[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• 2 Chainz on Myspace
• 2 Chainz on Twitter
• 2 Chainz at Allmusic

Angel Haze
Angel Haze performing in October 2012
Background information
Birth name	Raykeea Wilson
Born	July 1991 Detroit, Michigan, United States[1]
Origin	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Genres	Midwest hip hop, Rap, Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper, singer, lyricist
Years active	2010—present
Labels	Universal Republic, Republic (US) Island (UK)
Website	www.angelhazemusic.com

Raykeea Wilson^[2] (born July 1991^[3]), better known by her stage name Angel Haze, is an American rapper and lyricist signed to Universal Republic and Island. She was born in Michigan and grew up in the Greater Apostolic Faith.^[4] She lives in Springfield, Virginia.^[5]

Career[link]

Angel Haze released her EP Reservation for free online in July 2012. In 2012, she took part in the BET Hip-Hop Award's Cypher. She was also featured on Funk Volume artist Dizzy Wright's mixtape SmokeOut Conversations, on the remix track for "Can't Trust Em". The song also featured new Funk Volume artist Jarren Benton. On her 2012 mixtape Classick, she recorded a version of Eminem’s song, "Cleanin' Out My Closet". Earbuddy's John Downey wrote, "Haze’s take on Slim Shady’s classic tune might be the superior product."^[6] It was announced that Universal Republic Records was going defunct, making artists including Haze to move from its roster to the revived Republic Records.^[7]

On December 9, 2012, the BBC announced that she had been nominated for the Sound of 2013 poll.^[8]

On January 3, 2013, Haze released a diss track supposedly aimed at Azealia Banks, titled "On the Edge".^[9][10]

Discography[link]

Mixtapes[link]

Guest appearances[link]

Music videos[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Angel Haze's channel on YouTube
• Angel Haze interview for BEAT

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Travis Scott (born September 14, 1975) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career[link]

Scott played in one game with the Los Angeles Kings during the 2000–01 NHL season. He moved on 8 December 2007 from Kölner Haie, Deutsche Eishockey Liga to the Russian Supreme League club Metallurg Magnitogorsk. On December 11, 2008 he signed with EC KAC of the Austrian Hockey League before moving to Hannover Scorpions of Germany in December 2009.

External links[link]

• Travis Scott's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database