Noah Young Jr. (2 February 1887 - 18 April 1958) was a former champion weightlifter who joined the Hal Roach studios as an actor, mainly playing comic villains. He appeared in several Laurel and Hardy comedies but was more notable as a foil for Harold Lloyd, whom he supported in over 50 films. He was born in Canyon City, Colorado, the son of Noah Young, a foreman of the Glenrock coal mine who later became a coal mine inspector for the State of Wyoming.^[1][2] Young died in Los Angeles, California.^[3]

Selected filmography[link]

External links[link]

• Noah Young at the Internet Movie Database

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Noah
Noah's sacrifice by Daniel Maclise
Antediluvian Patriarch, Prophet, Holy Forefather, Constructor of the Ark, 'Grateful Servant of God', 'Preacher of Righteousness'
Born	Mesopotamia (?)
Honored in	Judaism Christianity Islam Mandaeism Baha'i Faith
Influenced	Many Jews, Christians and Muslims

Noah ( /ˈnoʊ.ə/^[1]; or Noé, Noach; Hebrew: נֹחַ,‎ נוֹחַ, Modern Noaẖ Tiberian Nōăḥ; Arabic: نُوح‎ Nūḥ; Ancient Greek: Νῶε) was the tenth and last of the antediluvian Patriarchs. The story of Noah and the ark is told in chapters 6–9 of the book of Genesis, which is followed by the story of the Curse of Ham. Outside Genesis his name is mentioned in Ezekiel, Isaiah and Chronicles. He was the subject of much elaboration in later Abrahamic traditions, including the Qur'an.

Noah in Genesis[link]

Mosaic depiction of Noah sending the dove

Noah was the tenth of the pre-Flood Patriarchs. His father Lamech named him nûaḥ (the final ḥ is a more gutteral sound than the English h), saying, "This same shall comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, which cometh from the ground which the LORD hath cursed."^[2] This connects the future patriarch's name with nāḥam, "comfort", but it seems better related to the word nûaḥ, meaning "rest", and is more a play on words than a true etymology.^[3][4]

In his five hundredth year Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth. In his six hundredth year God, saddened at the wickedness of mankind, sent a great deluge to destroy all life, but because Noah was "righteous in his generation" God instructed him to build an ark and save a remnant of life. After the Flood Noah offered a sacrifice (the word nihoah, describing the "pleasant" odour of the sacrifice, is yet another pun on Noah's name) and entered into a covenant with God regulating the shedding of blood (i.e., mankind's permnission to kill under regulated circumstances).^[5] After this he became "the first tiller of the soil", planted a vineyard, and drank the wine, and fell asleep naked; Noah's son Ham saw his father naked and told his brothers, and Noah cursed Ham's son Canaan.^[6]

Noah died 350 years after the Flood, at the age of 950,^[7] the last of the immensely long-lived antediluvian Patriarchs. One of the longest human lifespans, as depicted by the Bible, diminishes rapidly thereafter, from almost 1,000 years to the 120 years of Moses. (The longest recorded lifespan was that of Methuselah, who lived to be 969 years old. – Gen. 5:27)

Origins[link]

According to the documentary hypothesis, the first five books of the Bible (Pentateuch/Torah), including Genesis, were collated during the 5th century BC from four main sources, which themselves date from no earlier than the 10th century BC. Two of these, the Jahwist, composed in the 10th century BC, and the Priestly source, from the late 7th century BC, make up the chapters of Genesis which concern Noah. The attempt by the 5th century editor to accommodate two independent and sometimes conflicting sources accounts for the confusion over such matters as how many pairs of animals Noah took, and how long the flood lasted.^[8][9]

Noah is described by three phrases: “a righteous man”, “blameless” and “walked with God”. He stands out from his contemporaries as a man of right conduct.^[10] who forewarned doom, by preaching.

In terms of Julius Wellhausen's critiquing, the story of Noah is categorized as an ethnological tradition that emerges from the conflict between Israel and Canaan. The passage “Canaan will serve Shem” reflects Israel’s conquest of the promised land.^[11]

According to Randall Bailey, the curse against Canaan was as a direct result of Ham performing a suspicious sexual act against his father, Noah. He suggests that the purpose for this redaction was to keep Israel from adopting sexual practices linked with Egypt and Canaan (Lev 18:3) and to demean the ancestor of Africans because Israelite custom regarded Africa as a standard of valuation.^[12]

According to Umberto Cassuto, Ham’s transgression is an allegory that represents the Canaanite people. The Canaanites were to suffer the curse not because of Ham’s sin, but because they acted like him by their own transgressions. The passage of Canaan serving Shem refers to the children of Canaan who served under Chedorlaomer, king of Elam,^{[Gen 14:4]} son of Shem.^[13]

A vineyard mosaic

Noah and wine[link]

Commentators, as early as the Classical era, on Genesis 9:20–21 have excused Noah’s excessive drinking because he was considered to be the first wine drinker, the first person to discover the soothing, consoling, and enlivening effects of wine.^[14] John Chrysostom, a church father, writes that Noah’s behaviour is defensible: as the first human to taste wine, he would not know its aftereffects: “Through ignorance and inexperience of the proper amount to drink, fell into a drunken stupor”.^[15]

Philo, a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher also exonerates Noah by noting that one can drink in two different manners: (1) to drink wine in excess, a peculiar sin to the vicious evil man or (2) to partake of wine as the wise man, Noah being the latter.^[16]

In Jewish tradition, Rabbis blame Satan for saturating the vine with intoxicating properties from the blood of certain animals, thus Noah behaved not knowing what he was doing.^[17]

Noah and Ham[link]

In the field of Psychological biblical criticism, J. H. Ellens and W. G. Rollins address the narrative of Genesis 9:18–27 that narrates the unconventional behavior that occurs between Noah and Ham. Because of its brevity and textual inconsistencies, it has been suggested that this narrative is a “splinter from a more substantial tale”.^[18][19] A fuller account would explain what exactly Ham “had done to” his father; or why Noah directed a curse at Canaan for Ham’s misdeed; or how Noah came to know what occurred. The narrator relates two facts: (1) Noah became inebriated when he “uncovered himself within his tent” and (2) Ham “saw his father’s nakedness.” Thus, these passages revolve around sexuality and the exposure of genitalia as compared with other Hebrew bible texts, such as Habakkuk 2:15 and Lamentations 4:21.^[20]

Religious views[link]

Jewish views[link]

A Jewish depiction of Noah

The righteousness of Noah is the subject of much discussion among the rabbis.^[21] The description of Noah as "righteous in his generation" implied to some that his perfection was only relative: In his generation of wicked people, he could be considered righteous, but in the generation of a tzadik like Abraham, he would not be considered so righteous. They point out that Noah did not pray to God on behalf of those about to be destroyed, as Abraham prayed for the wicked of Sodom and Gomorrah. In fact, Noah is never seen to speak; he simply listens to God and acts on his orders. This led such commentators to offer the figure of Noah as "the man in a fur coat," who ensured his own comfort while ignoring his neighbour. Others, such as the medieval commentator Rashi, held on the contrary that the building of the Ark was stretched over 120 years, deliberately in order to give sinners time to repent. Rashi interprets his father's statement of the naming of Noah (in Hebrew נֹחַ) “This one will comfort (in Hebrew– yeNaHamainu יְנַחֲמֵנו) from our work and our hands sore from the land that the Lord had cursed”,^[22] by saying Noah heralded a new era of prosperity, when there was easing (in Hebrew – nahah – נחה) from the curse from the time of Adam when the Earth produced thorns and thistles even where men sowed wheat and that Noah then introduced the plow.

Christian views[link]

An early Christian depiction showing Noah giving the gesture of orant as the dove returns

According to 2 Peter 2:5, Noah is considered a "preacher of righteousness". Of the Gospels in the New Testament, the Gospel of Luke compares Noah's Flood with the coming Day of Judgement: “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days of the coming of the Son of Man.”^[23]

The First Epistle of Peter compares the saving power of baptism with the Ark saving those who were in it. In later Christian thought, the Ark came to be compared to the Church: salvation was to be found only within Christ and his Lordship, as in Noah's time it had been found only within the Ark. St Augustine of Hippo (354–430), demonstrated in The City of God that the dimensions of the Ark corresponded to the dimensions of the human body, which corresponds to the body of Christ; the equation of Ark and Church is still found in the Anglican rite of baptism, which asks God, "who of thy great mercy didst save Noah," to receive into the Church the infant about to be baptised.

In medieval Christianity, Noah's three sons were generally considered as the founders of the populations of the three known continents, Japheth/Europe, Shem/Asia, and Ham/Africa, although a rarer variation held that they represented the three classes of medieval society – the priests (Shem), the warriors (Japheth), and the peasants (Ham). In the 18th and 19th centuries the view that Ham's sons in general had been literally "blackened" by the curse of Noah was cited as justification for black slavery.^{[citation needed]}

In Latter-day Saint theology, the angel Gabriel lived in his mortal life as the patriarch Noah. Gabriel and Noah are regarded as the same individual; Noah being his mortal name and Gabriel being his heavenly name.^[24]

Islamic views[link]

An Islamic depiction of Noah

Noah is a highly important figure in Islam, and is seen as one of the most significant prophets of all. The Qur'an contains 43 references to Noah in 28 chapters and the seventy-first chapter, Chapter Noah, is named after him. Noah's narratives largely consist around his preaching as well the story of the Deluge. Noah's narrative lays the prototype for many of the subsequent prophetic stories, which begin with the prophet warning his people and then the community rejecting the message and facing a punishment. Noah is not the first prophet sent to mankind, according to the Quran (The first prophet according to Islam is Adam, who was the first man and thus the first prophet as he was the only one to deliver the message at that time). Noah has several titles in Islam, based primarily on praise for him in the Qur'an, including True Messenger of God (XXVI: 107) and Grateful Servant of God (XVII: 3). The Qur'an further states that God chose Adam, Noah, the family of Abraham and the family of Amram above all mankind (III: 33).

The Qur'an focuses on several instances from Noah's life more than others, and one of the most significant events is the Deluge. God makes a covenant with Noah just as with Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad later on (XXXIII: 7). Noah is later reviled by his people and reproached by them for being a mere human messenger and not an angel (X: 72-74). Moreover, the people of Noah mock Noah's words and call him a liar (VII: 62) and even suggest that Noah is possessed by a devil when the prophet ceases to preach (LIV: 9). Only the lowest in the community join Noah in believing in God's message (XI: 29), and Noah's narrative further describes him preaching both in private and public. The Qur'an narrates that Noah received a revelation to build an Ark, after his people refused to believe in his message and hear the warning. The narrative goes on to describe that waters poured forth from the Heavens, destroying all the sinners. After the Great Flood ceased, the Ark rested atop Mount Judi (Qur'an 11:44).

Gnostic views[link]

The tomb of Noah in the Nakhchivan area of the Azerbaijan Republic. The name Nakhchivan is believed to derive from the meaning "The place where Noah landed after the flood"

Gnosticism was an important development of (and departure from) early Christianity, blending Jewish scriptures and Christian teachings with traditional pagan religion and esoteric Greek philosophical concepts. An important Gnostic text, the Apocryphon of John, reports that the chief archon caused the flood because he desired to destroy the world he had made, but the First Thought informed Noah of the chief archon's plans, and Noah informed the remainder of humanity. Unlike the account of Genesis, not only are Noah's family saved, but many others also heed Noah's call. There is no ark in this account; instead Noah and the others hide in a "luminous cloud".

Baha'i views[link]

The Bahá'í Faith regards the Ark and the Flood as symbolic.^[25] In Bahá'í belief, only Noah's followers were spiritually alive, preserved in the ark of his teachings, as others were spiritually dead.^[26][27] The Bahá'í scripture Kitáb-i-Íqán endorses the Islamic belief that Noah had a large number of companions, either 40 or 72, besides his family on the Ark, and that he taught for 950 (symbolic) years before the flood.^[28]

Comparisons in other religions[link]

Noah's first burnt offering after the Flood – relief in Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc

Ancient Greek[link]

In Greek mythology, Noah has often been compared to Deucalion, the son of Prometheus and Pronoia. Like Noah, Deucalion is a wine maker or wine seller; he is forewarned of the flood (this time by Zeus and Poseidon); he builds an ark and staffs it with creatures – and when he completes his voyage, gives thanks and takes advice from the gods on how to repopulate the Earth. Deucalion also sends a pigeon to find out about the situation of the world and the bird return with an olive branch. This and some other examples of apparent comparison between Greek myths and the "key characters" in the Old Testament/Torah have led recent biblical scholars to suggest a Hellenistic influence in the composition of the earlier portions of the Hebrew Bible.^{[citation needed]}

Mesopotamian[link]

The earliest written flood myth is found in the Mesopotamian Epic of Atrahasis and Epic of Gilgamesh texts. Many scholars believe that Noah and the Biblical Flood story are derived from the Mesopotamian version, predominantly because Biblical mythology that is today found in Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Mandeanism shares overlapping consistency with far older written ancient Mesopotamian story of The Great Flood, and that the early Hebrews were known to have lived in Mesopotamia.^[29]

Gilgamesh’s historical reign is believed to have been approximately 2700 BCE,^[30] shortly before the earliest known written stories. The discovery of artifacts associated with Aga and Enmebaragesi of Kish, two other kings named in the stories, has lent credibility to the historical existence of Gilgamesh.^[31]

The earliest Sumerian Gilgamesh poems date from as early as the Third dynasty of Ur (2100–2000 BC).^[32] One of these poems mentions Gilgamesh’s journey to meet the flood hero, as well as a short version of the flood story.^[33] The earliest Akkadian versions of the unified epic are dated to ca. 2000–1500 BC.^[34] Due to the fragmentary nature of these Old Babylonian versions, it is unclear whether they included an expanded account of the flood myth; although one fragment definitely includes the story of Gilgamesh’s journey to meet Utnapishtim. The “standard” Akkadian version included a long version of the flood story and was edited by Sin-liqe-unninni sometime between 1300 and 1000 BC.^[35] In the Mesopotamian epics, Nu-Atrahasis (Utnapishtim) is glorified as a hero for his epic deeds of building and loading the ark, whereas Genesis simply says, “Noah did all that the LORD commanded him.” Obedience to God, not human courage, is the focus in the later Genesis narrative.^[36]

See also[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Noah

• Jewish Encyclopedia: Noah from the 1901–1906 Jewish Encyclopedia
• Catholic Encyclopedia: Noah
• MuslimWiki: Nuh

The Courage (formerly known as "Noah Gundersen & the Courage") is an indie band initially started in Centralia, Washington by siblings Abby & Noah Gundersen and expanded to Travis Ehrenstrom and Ivan Gunderson. The group has two EPs, a live CD, and a studio album. Before the removal of Noah Gundersen's name from the title and the incorporation of the entire band, a majority of the songs were written and recorded by Noah and Abby.

Biography[link]

Noah Gundersen began playing music when he was 10 or 11 years old when his parents had him take piano lessons. Later he taught himself to play the guitar and recorded songs with his father's recording equipment. Around the age of 16, Noah was performing solo in local cafes. His sister Abby began to accompany him with violin and harmonies in 2006 .^[4] Noah Gundersen & the Courage began in 2006 in Centralia, Washington.^[5] They began playing shows throughout the Washington/Oregon region, and quickly gained a fan base there. Noah's first CD, "Brand New World" (recorded by himself, Abby Gundersen, and Michael Porter) was recorded in Eugene, Oregon in a home studio.^[6] It began to be sold on the internet in 2008.^[7] That summer, an internet hacker named "andrewlandon" discovered Noah Gundersen's music and stole his song "Winter" (as well has three songs by a neighboring musician, Jacob White, and several other artists) and put it on his own MySpace.

In mid 2008, Live at the Triple Door, the band's first live CD was released independently as they toured throughout the west coast. In May, Noah and Abby made another western tour with Garage Voice and Tom Rorem, an ensuing two month tour alongside Chelsea Seth of Paper Mache occurred that August. On October 9, The Courage played a show at The Q Cafe to release Noah's newest album, "Saints & Liars". Paige Richmond, a Seattle Weekly reporter attending the show gave the band's performance and new CD an outstanding review, titling the review "Noah Gundersen Brings Q Cafe Crowd to Its Feet"^[8] As winter set in, the band became stationary while Abby began to pursue her college education and the other three set out finding other jobs. Noah Gundersen & the Courage continues to rehearse and play shows in the WA/OR area at venues such as The Round and the Triple Door, while staying less active.^[9]

On December 10 at midnight, The Courage released a new song on their myspace, "Moles", which is the only studio recording of The Courage. The song was only on their music page for a few days but physical CDs were released when they performed at the Triple Door on December 29. In the following February, the track "Middle of June", off of Saints & Liars, appeared on an episode of One Tree Hill.^[10][11]

The band announced through their new website, as well as with an interview with Seattle Weekly, that their first full-length album would be released in the summer of 2010.^[12] The album, according to Seattle Weekly, marks a transition in the band as the group moved from a singer/song-writer led band fronted by Noah Gundersen—one that frequented solo acoustic songs—to a functioning unit that creates songs that incorporate the entire band.^[13] Noah Gundersen has even considered removing his name from the band's title.^[4][5]

Recording for The Courage's studio album began on March 16 of 2010. The band announced their progress with several updates through their Twitter account revealing that on the 27th of March, they had finished recording the album and in early July, they had started mixing the album.^[14] The album is the first full-length recording to be released by The Courage.^[15]

Fearful Bones and name change (2010-present)[link]

By the beginning of August 2010, recording, production, and mixing for the new album had been completed in a barn in Sisters, Oregon. On August 3, the band announced the change of their title as well as the name of their debut album via their Twitter page,

A new song, "Frequency," was streamed for free off of their official website in the beginning of September. On September 11, The Courage played a release show for Fearful Bones and followed up with a three week tour of the West Coast with the album's producer, Matt Lee, playing lead guitar.

The Local Lounge[link]

On January 11, 2009, Noah Gundersen played live for 45 minutes on KCDA during the "Local Lounge". He performed the songs "Poor Man's Son", "The Ocean", and "No Fairness" and aired the songs "America", "Nine Pound Hammer", "Current State of Things", and "Oh, Momma".^[6]

Live performances[link]

The Courage's live performances vary greatly from Noah's studio recordings: while the studio recordings are usually only Noah and Abby Gundersen, the entire band takes part in performing live. The line-up is also constantly changing, guests may appear at shows with additional guitars, saxophones, and other instruments.

Members[link]

The core of The Courage is

• Noah Gundersen- Guitarist/Songwriter/Singer
• Abby Gundersen- Violin/Backing vocals
• Travis Ehrenstrom- Bass guitar
• Ivan Gunderson- Drums^[17]

But additional artist play varying roles in the Courage, often playing with the band live

• Michael Porter - Electric Guitar, additional guitar on "Brand New World"
• Chris Judd - Bass guitar, Vocals
• Michael Rabb - Keys, Tambourine, Vocals (appears on Live at the Triple Door)
• Drew Konzelman - Mandolin, Violin, Octave Violin, Electric Guitar
• Matt Lee - guitar (Fearful Bones tour in September 2010)

Discography[link]

Noah Gundersen and the Courage[link]

• Live at the Triple Door (2008)

The Courage[link]

• Fearful Bones (2010)

Noah Gundersen[link]

• Brand New World (2008)
• Saints & Liars (2009)
• Family (2011)

Compilations[link]

• We Love This Comp. Vol. I (2011)

The Courage's song, "All You Know," was released on Building Burning Record's 16-track compilation called We Love This Comp. Vol I on March 29, 2011.^[18] The album features several Oregon based folk and indie bands.^[19]

Associated acts[link]

National Theatre Project[link]

Bassist Travis Ehrenstrom leads an acoustic Oregon based band, National Theatre Project.^[5][20]

• Travis Ehrenstrom - Vocals, Guitar
• Seth Rodriguez - Saxophone
• Matt Cartmill - Drums
• Patrick Pearsall - Bass

Beneath Oceans[link]

Noah Gundersen was frontman and singer for a post-hardcore group called Beneath Oceans. While the group was active, the band played shows throughout the West Coast, and recorded an unreleased EP. At the end of 2008, with the departure of Keelan O'Hara, Gundersen announced that the band was done.
Beneath Oceans Myspace profile

References[link]

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.thefalcononline.com/article.php?id=6584
2. ^ http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/noahgundersen2
3. ^ http://www.last.fm/music/Noah+Gundersen
4. ^ ^{a b c} http://penandpaige.com/blog/clintons-ham-it-up-noah-gundersen-sets-precedent/
5. ^ ^{a b c} http://www.tsweekly.com/sound/music-features/the-passionate-life-getting-philosophical-and-sun-tanned-with-noah-gundersen-and-the-courage.html
6. ^ ^{a b} http://www.1031kcda.com/pages/LocalLoungeHome.html?feed=233962&article=4808856
7. ^ http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/noahgundersen
8. ^ http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/reverb/2009/10/live_review_noah_gundersen_bri.php
9. ^ http://www.noahgundersen.com/
10. ^ http://www.tvfanatic.com/2010/02/one-tree-hill-music-the-last-day-of-our-acquaintance/
11. ^ http://www.oth-music.com/episode718.html
12. ^ http://thecourageband.com/Home.html News section
13. ^ http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/reverb/2010/02/last_night_noah_gundersen_cove.php?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
14. ^ http://twitter.com/TheCourage The Courage Twitter account
15. ^ http://thecourageband.com/TheBoards.html Boards -> Posts from the band -> New blog from Abby
16. ^ http://twitter.com/TheCourage August 3rd, 2010
17. ^ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Noah-Gunderson/66583399539#!/pages/Noah-Gunderson/66583399539?v=wall
18. ^ http://burningbuildingrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/we-love-this-comp-vol-i
19. ^ http://www.whatsup-magazine.com/2011/04/13/cd-reviews-april-2011-various-artists-we-love-this-comp-vol-1/
20. ^ http://www.myspace.com/travisehrenstrom

External links[link]

• Noah Gundersen's myspace profile
• The Triple Door website
• Interview with Noah Gundersen
• Concert review by The Falcon online
• The Courage twitter page

The Young Gunz is an American rap duo from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania composed of Young Chris (born Chris Ries in 1983) and Neef Buck (born Hanif Muhammad in 1985). The group is part of Beanie Sigel's State Property collective and was signed to Roc-A-Fella Records. Young Gunz' debut single, "Can't Stop, Won't Stop", made the top 20 on the Billboard charts in 2003.They are currently signed to G-Unit Philly as State Property and Young Gunz but only Young Chris is also signed as a solo-artist.

History[link]

State Property[link]

Ries and Muhammad had been friends since they were young boys on the block(C-Ave).^[1] On "Takeover", a track from his 2001 album The Blueprint, Jay-Z announced the duo as "Chris & Neef".^[2]

In 2001, the duo performed on the State Property soundtrack album.^[2] Chris and Neef starred in the titular movie. Also during this period of their career, Young Chris appeared throughout Dame Dash's Dream Team compilation, and Beanie Sigel's The Reason. The duo performed together on guest appearances for albums like Jay-Z's The Blueprint 2, Freeway's Philadelphia Freeway, State Property's The Chain Gang Vol. 2, and Memphis Bleek's M.A.D.E.; all while recording their album.

The Young Gunz scored their first hit with "Can't Stop, Won't Stop", the lead-off single from the Chain Gang, Vol. 2 album. Its song and video received major airplay on hip-hop radio, MTV2, and BET^[3] and reached #14 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and #6 on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart.

As a group[link]

After the success of their single, "Can't Stop, Won't Stop", the label jumped and was ready to release their debut album, Tough Luv. It included the remix to "Can't Stop, Won't Stop", which featured St. Louis rapper Chingy. Singles included "No Better Love" featuring former Roc-A-Fella Records crooner Rell and the Just Blaze-produced "Friday Night". Tough Luv debuted on the Billboard 200 at #3 after selling 128,000 copies in its first week. That week, the album at #2 was labelmate Kanye West's debut album The College Dropout, which was released just two weeks earlier.^[4]

After a brief hiatus, the duo returned with Swizz Beatz produced "Set It Off" from their second album, Brothers from Another. This albums, which was released May, 24th 2005, sales were somewhat of a disappointment compared to the first, despite the decent exposure of the lead single, promotion from Jay-Z himself, TV, radio & magazine appearances. It was the second release from the "new" Roc-A-Fella Records, referencing when Jay-Z became president of Def Jam Records, the first being Memphis Bleek's 534. The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at #15, and included guest features from Kanye West, Swizz Beatz, Slim of 112 (Marvin Scandrick III) and John Legend.^[5]

Disputes with other rap artists[link]

The Young Gunz were part of a public beef and a war of words with West Coast rapper, The Game. The feud stems from The Game's beef with Memphis Bleek, which escalated into a beef with the entire Roc-A-Fella camp with the exception of Kanye West, Jay-Z and Just Blaze. The Game dissed Bleek and The Young Gunz on his 15-minute freestyle track "300 Bars and Runnin'".^[6] The Young Gunz, along with Pooda Brown, responded with a freestyle of their own. Surprisingly, Chris & Neef also beefed with actor, comedian and now rapper, Katt "Money Mike" Wiliams. This beef stemmed from "Set It Off" by the Young Gunz, in which they called a character from a movie that Katt Williams played as, a "fake ass pimp." This beef was encouraged by The Game as he and Katt dissed the two on a Freestyle over their own "Set It Off" beat.^[7]

Young Chris solo work[link]

As early as March 2006, Young Chris thought about recording a solo album. He initially titled it Now or Never.^[8] He stated to XXL magazine that he wanted to release a solo album by the end of 2008 and had been "95 percent done" by June 2008. In this article, Chris also states that he feels himself up there with Lil' Wayne and Juelz Santana.^[9] Since this time, Chris has taken to the internet to solidify himself as a top solo artist, with his YoungChris.com Social Network, hitting the remix circuit, and his much anticipated "The Network" Mixtape series, hosted by DJ Don Cannon. Later in 2010 signed with Division 1, a label started by Rico Love, under the Universal/Motown umbrella. Rico considers Young Chris his flagship artist, working closely with Chris on his debut album and pre-album/mixtape. The mixtape, called "The Re-Introduction", was released on November 20, 2010. The aptly titled mixtape gives the spotlight to a newly signed Young Chris, as a solo artist, and also, re-introduces the combination of DJ Drama and Don Cannon, the former "Affiliates" partners, hosting their first mixtape together, in several years.^[10]

On January 28, a song called "Philly Shit (Mega Mix)" featuring Eve, Black Thought, Money Malc, Fat Joe, Fred The Godson, Diggy Simmons, Jermaine Dupri & Game was leaked.^[11]

Discography[link]

Solo albums[link]

• Tough Luv (2004)
• Brothers from Another (2005)

Collaboration albums[link]

• State Property (with State Property) (2002)
• The Chain Gang Vol. 2 (with State Property) (2003)
• The Chain Gang Vol. 3 (with State Property) (TBA)

Filmography[link]

• State Property 2 (2005)
• Fade to Black (2004)
• State Property (2002)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Chris & Neef Website
• MTV.com Young Gunz profile

Noah Christian Newman is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. He is the eldest biological child of Nicholas Newman and Sharon Collins, born onscreen on March 3, 1997.^[1] The role was played by a series of infant and toddler actors during the character's early years. The character was later rapidly aged, and has since been portrayed as a young adult by Kevin Schmidt and Luke Kleintank.

Casting[link]

The role was first played as an infant by twins Samantha & Zachary Elkins in March 1997 before being replaced with Lauren Summer Harvey the same year. The character was then portrayed by Hunter Preisendorfer from the fall 1997 to 1998 and again from 1999 to November 22, 2000.

Other actors who've played the role include C.J. Hunter from 1998 to 1999, Nicholas Graziano in 1999, and Blake Michael Bryan from December 20, 2000 to June 6, 2001. McKay Giller took over the role on July 4, 2001, playing Noah through December 7, 2004. Blake Woodruff played the role briefly from December 24, 2004, to April 27, 2005, followed by Chase Ellison from May 11, 2005, to September 20, 2005, when the role was recast with final child actor Hunter Allan from September 28, 2005, to June 9, 2008.

Actor Kevin Schmidt took over the teenage role on August 13, 2008 and played the role through February 8, 2010. On July 20, 2010, it was revealed Schmidt would not return to the role, prompting rumors that Noah would be SORASed yet again to match with the aging of Noah's aunt Abby Newman, now portrayed by Marcy Rylan^[2]. For a short time in July 2010, it was rumored actor Drew Garrett would be Schmidt's replacement. These rumors were revealed to be false when Luke Kleintank of Gossip Girl fame was hired to take over the role; he made his first appearance on September 21, 2010^[3]. Kleintank only appeared in a number of episodes, making his last appearance after a few months on January 25, 2011. He later appeared on April 7, 2011 and April 8, 2011. In March it was rumored Schmidt was reprising the role. An official announcement was made on March 15, 2011. Kevin Schmidt returned to the role of Noah on-screen on April 14, 2011^[4].

Storylines[link]

[edit] Introduction to The Young and the Restless

Becoming insecure of her marriage, Sharon Collins (Sharon Case) decides to stop taking her birth control pills. She turns out pregnant and tells her husband Nicholas Newman (Joshua Morrow) it was an accident. Nick convinced her they were not ready to be parents, and she agreed until she backed out of the abortion at the last minute. Sharon gives birth to a premature Noah in 1997. Fearing her baby is going to die, her best friend Grace Turner and her boyfriend Tony Viscardi track down Cassie Newman (Camryn Grimes) the daughter Sharon gave up for adoption when she was a teenager. However, Noah lives. From then on Nick, Sharon, Cassie and Noah were a family fighting through many tragedies.

2005–09[link]

Cassie dies in a car accident with Daniel Romalotti (Michael Graziadei) in 2005. After Cassie's death, Noah began acting out, having several tantrums and rebelling against his parents. Nick began in hot pursuit of Daniel, who he believed was behind the wheel the night of the accident, but it was later proven Cassie was driving. Nick and Sharon began drifting further apart, and Nick had an affair with Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford). She later becomes pregnant. This causes Nick and Sharon to divorce. His behavior improves as his sister, Summer Newman is born, and Sharon marries Jack Abbott. However, Nick and Sharon are in a plane crash, and Nick is presumed dead for two months, and Phyllis is meanwhile about to be carted off to prison for extortion, increasing Noah's anguish. He even locked his dog, Fisher, in a closet for being bad. This is when Sharon decided he needed to begin seeing a therapist. He was aged to 15 years old on August 13, 2008. Due to having been rapidly aged, Noah (now portrayed by Kevin Schmidt) perpetrates a number of things that get him into trouble and/or grounded, such as going to parties with alcohol, getting into a fight with a trio of bullies in France and lying to his parents constantly. During that time, he begins dating Eden Gerick (Erin Sanders), the troubled half-sister of Michael Baldwin (Christian LeBlanc), who had recently moved to Genoa City.

He and Eden lie to his step-mom, Phyllis Summers Newman (Michelle Stafford), and Michael about their involvement in order to pursue a relationship in secret. In a devastating twist of fate, they go ice skating on a frozen lake right before a blizzard; and while skating, Noah falls through the ice. As Eden goes for help, Brad Carlton (Don Diamont) manages to pull him out, falling in and drowning in the freezing lake in the process.

Noah and Eden recently made love and both lost their virginity. Although they got caught on the couch naked by Noah's dad and step-mom, they are now formally dating and are getting closer the more time they spend together. It looks like Noah might take after his dad in finding love so young. Noah also constantly deals with other kids at his school making fun of him because of his mother Sharon, who was suffering from kleptomania.

Noah at one point wanted to be emancipated from his parents, thinking their reunion was unreal and upset at the switch between the quartet. Sharon and Nick think he is their only surviving child, which is not true since Faith was stolen from Sharon the moment she was born. He moved into Brad Carlton's house along with his mom. This move was short as when Noah and Eden decide to once again make love, they were both unaware Daisy Callahan started a fire after Eden goes digging in for the truth about her. Sharon and Noah eventually ended up moving into the ranch where Ashley Abbott offered them to stay along with Adam.

Weeks after, Noah and Eden leave town for Paris to visit Eden's long-lost relatives after reading a forged letter Daisy wrote to keep framing Eden for her crimes.

2010–11[link]

In 2010, Noah returns to Genoa City and shows up at Sharon's doorstep, much to the shock of both of his parents. It turns out he had broken up with Eden while in Paris, hence the return trip. After realizing his mother and father are both single, Noah lays down many comments explaining he "knows" it's a matter of time before they reunite as a family.

Soon after, he goes on a date with Jana Hawkes (who has just divorced her husband) to the Harvest Festival, which ends with Jana leaving abruptly. Noah has a newfound passion for music, which was revealed at Daniel's art show when he played the guitar along with a song. On Halloween, Noah attempted to have sex with Jana. She pulled back and told him to leave, as she still has feelings for her ex-husband Kevin Fisher. Recently, Noah (portrayed again by Kevin G. Schmidt) returned to Genoa City for his mother's "funeral" and moved into Sharon's house at Victor's insistence and with Adam's blessing. Sharon was revealed to be alive in July 2011, living in New Mexico under an alias of Sherry Coleman with a nice veterinarian named Sam Gibson. She was brought back to Genoa City and sentenced to 30 years in prison. However, the charges were later dropped in November 2011 and she was set free. Shortly after Sharon's release from prison, Noah revealed to Nick he was going back to New York for job purposes.

References[link]

1. ^ "Noah Newman Played by Kevin Schmidt on The Young and the Restless". Soaps.com. http://www.soaps.com/youngandrestless/cast/682/Noah_Newman. Retrieved 2012-02-23. 
2. ^ "Will Y&R "age" Noah Newman? | The Young and the Restless @". Soapcentral.com. http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/news/2010/0720-schmidt.php. Retrieved 2012-02-23. 
3. ^ "Y&R names its new Noah Newman | The Young and the Restless @". Soapcentral.com. http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/news/2010/0812-kleintank.php. Retrieved 2012-02-23. 
4. ^ "Twitter / Kevin G. Schmidt: @Official_YandR has asked". Twitter.com. 2011-03-15. http://twitter.com/kevingschmidt/status/47788682635264000. Retrieved 2012-02-23. 

External links[link]

• Noah Newman's profile on SoapCentral