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Peter Phillips (born June 21, 1970), better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth. After the duo went their separate ways, Rock continued with a solo career that has garnered him worldwide respect, though little in the way of mainstream success. Along with groups such as Stetsasonic, A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots and Gang Starr, Rock played a major role in the merging of elements from jazz into hip hop music (also known as jazz rap). He is widely recognized as one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time, and is often mentioned alongside DJ Premier, the RZA, and J Dilla as one of the mainstays of 1990s East Coast hip hop production. Pete Rock is also the older brother and younger cousin, respectively, of rappers Grap Luva and the late Heavy D.
Pete Rock was born in The Bronx, New York, the sixth of seven children of Jamaican immigrant parents. His family moved to Mount Vernon, New York when he was seven years old. During high school, he met his future recording partner CL Smooth. According to Rock, his father was also a part-time DJ who had an impressive record collection. Rock would often accompany his father to a cricket club called Wembley in The Bronx and watch as he spun records for the guests. His first job was as a paperboy, in his neighborhood.
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (born September 27, 1982), better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included rappers Juvenile, B.G., and Young Turk. Hot Boys debuted with Get It How U Live! that year. Lil Wayne gained most of his success with the group's major selling album Guerrilla Warfare, released in 1999. Also in 1999, Lil Wayne released his Platinum debut album Tha Block Is Hot, selling over one million copies in the U.S.
Although his next two albums Lights Out (2000) and 500 Degreez (2002) were not as successful (only reaching Gold status), Lil Wayne reached higher popularity in 2004 with Tha Carter, which included the single "Go D.J." Wayne also appeared on the Destiny's Child top ten single "Soldier" that year. In 2005, the sequel to Tha Carter, Tha Carter II, was released. In 2006 and 2007, Lil Wayne released several mixtapes and appeared on several popular rap and R&B singles. His most successful album, Tha Carter III, was released in 2008 and sold over 1 million copies in the U.S. its first week of release. It included the number-one single "Lollipop" featuring Static Major. It also includes the singles "A Milli" and "Got Money" featuring T-Pain and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.
Dominique Marquis Cole (born March 9, 1991), better known by his stage name Domo Genesis, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, currently signed to Odd Future Records. He is a member of the alternative hip hop collective OFWGKTA. He briefly attended Arizona State University before leaving his studies to focus on a career in rapping.
Domo joined Odd Future because he was very good friends with Tyler, the Creator. His debut album Rolling Papers was released on August 30, 2010. The album is primarily a "weed rap" album. Production was done almost entirely by Tyler, the Creator. It was met with generally positive reviews, with one reviewer saying "he shows lyrical skills throughout with interesting punchlines and weed-obsessed lyrics."
His mixtape Under The Influence was released on September 20, 2011. Much like his first release, Under the Influence is mostly about his love for smoking marijuana, as well as style. Many saw this second album as a vast improvement over his first, citing "it's focused and rarely lacking in style — or yeah, SWAG."
Actors: Benjamin Murray (actor), Jay Palmieri Jr. (miscellaneous crew), Jay Palmieri Jr. (actor), Xiren Wang (composer), Xiren Wang (actress), Lucia Barata (miscellaneous crew), Dylan Howard (producer), Dylan Howard (writer), Danielle Kronenberg (actress), Dylan Howard (editor), Dylan Howard (writer), Dylan Howard (director), Joe Seungmin Cho (miscellaneous crew), Keren Seol (miscellaneous crew), Keren Seol (producer),
Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Short,Actors: Jacques Santos (director), Jacques Santos (producer), Jacques Santos (editor), Jacques Santos (writer), Omar Germenos (actor), Jeniffer Liutti (actress), Amarie Lee (actress), Jennifer Liuti (miscellaneous crew), Jennifer Liuti (actress), Jennifer Liuti (producer), Molly Dugan (producer), Molly Dugan (actress), Gustavo Leone (actor), Ariadne Díaz (actress), Felipe Maria (composer),
Plot: The existential narration of an amnesic 'Vampire' that doesn't remember what happened before he was turned. Tired of eternity, he wanders through the world questioning humans and his own nature; constantly remembering the lost connection he had with his 'Creator'... Until one day, he finds 'The Woman' and she brakes all his dogmas. A symbolic tale of mankind and the involution of our values.
Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Short,Actors: Stewart Sparke (director), Richard Jacobs (writer), Anna Bennett Squire (editor), Anna Bennett Squire (producer), Charles Hunt (actor), Lyndsey Craine (actress), Benjamin Goldsmith (composer), Benjamin Goldsmith (actor),
Genres: Sci-Fi, Short,Actors: Elaine Miles (actress), Tatanka Means (actor), Ken White (director), Ken White (writer), Ken White (producer), Ken White (writer), Caitlin Hofmeister (producer), Dani Lacy (miscellaneous crew), Lily Gladstone (actress), Patrick Cook (producer), Gyasi Ross (producer), Gyasi Ross (writer), Gyasi Ross (director), Gyasi Ross (writer), Josef Metesh (editor),
Plot: Still working through the grief of losing her only child, Thelma, a young Blackfeet woman in Browning, MT, is taken advantage of by friends who use her as de facto child care while they continue to live the freewheeling lifestyles they had before becoming parents. Thelma has daily conversations with her 'Creator' about loss, motherhood, and life. When the Creator pays her a visit and propositions her, Thelma has to choose between bearing the Creator's 'love child', and staying true to herself and her ideas of family and responsibility.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Short,Actors: Jim Calarco (actor), Peter Nelson (actor), Brian L. Pickett (composer), James Chapple (composer), David Brian Kelly (composer), Graeme Cornies (composer), Marcel Jones (actor), Andrew Cymek (director), Andrew Cymek (writer), Andrew Cymek (editor), Brigitte Kingsley (producer), Mihkel Harilaid (producer), Kim Allan (actress), Kristian Bruun (actor), Jonathan Collard (actor),
Genres: Sci-Fi,Actors: Fiona Horrigan (actress), Michael Solsky (producer), Michael Solsky (director), Michael Solsky (editor), Michael Solsky (producer), Connor Buckley (actor), Howard Gorman (actor),
Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Short,Actors: Rigo Mora (producer), María Inés Roqué (producer), Miguel González Navarro (editor), Alejandra Guevara (producer), Georgina Balzaretti (producer), Juan José Medina (director), Juan José Medina (producer), Rita Basulto (producer), Rita Basulto (director), Alejandra Torres (producer), Gonzalo Gavira (actor), Pedro Cordova (producer), Patricia Urzúa (producer), Efraín Reyes (composer), Farid Martínez (composer),
Genres: Animation, Fantasy, Horror, Short,