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Jah ( /ˈdʒɑː/; Hebrew: יהּ = Yah) is the shortened form of the divine name YHWH (also spelled Jehovah or Yahweh), an anglicized version of the Tetragrammaton (YHWH, Latin JHVH). The name is most commonly associated with the Rastafari movement or within the word hallelujah, although Christian groups may use the name to varying degrees. For example, Jehovah's Witnesses use a form of the name in over 400 languages. The name is used in some English Bible translations which reconstruct the Tetragrammaton; other versions sometimes use the academic Hebrew reconstruction "Yah". Some languages use the letter "I" instead of "Y" or "J": This should not be confused with the phonetically, theologically, and historically unrelated Egyptian god Iah. Other languages use CH (Choctaw), S (Tongan), and Z (Chin).
Jah is often used as a shortened form of the reconstructed Tetragrammaton. The Tetragrammaton is often represented (especially in older English versions of the Bible) by the word "LORD"; and the expression "Hallelujah" by the phrase "Praise ye the LORD" (Psalm 104:35 KJV and footnote). Thus, partially translated and partially transliterated[clarification needed], the term could be rendered "Praise Jah."
Jah Cure, or Iyah Cure (born Siccature Alcock on 11 October 1978 in Hanover, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae musician, who was raised in Kingston. He was given the name Jah Cure by Capleton whom he met while growing up in Kingston.[citation needed]
His first big break came in March 1997 when he released the single "King in this Jungle" which was a duet with Sizzla. The single was produced by Beres Hammond who went on to become his mentor. He then released a steady stream of singles that won him critical and popular acclaim.Beres Hammond eventually took Cure under his tutelage and began mentoring him and producing his music in the studio. In 1998, Cure performed on a European tour and visited several Caribbean Islands with Beres Hammond and the Harmony House Family.
In November 1998, while driving around Montego Bay, Cure was pulled over by the police and arrested on charges of gun possession, robbery and rape. He was prosecuted before the Gun Court in April 1999, found guilty and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Cure was transferred from the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre to the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre, which had a digital recording studio the inmates could use. It was there that Cure released three albums and a number of singles, some of which have topped the Jamaican chart. His first album Free Jah's Cure The Album the Truth was released in 2000, it was followed by Ghetto Life in 2003 and Freedom Blues in 2005. More recently Cure has released the songs "Love Is", "Longing For" and "True Reflections", showing his unique voice and lyrical ability.
Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician.
Box office takes from Murphy's films make him the second-highest grossing actor in the United States. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984 and has worked as a stand-up comedian. He was ranked #10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.
He has received Golden Globe Award nominations for his performances in 48 Hrs, Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading Places, and The Nutty Professor. In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls.
Eddie Murphy's work as a voice actor includes Thurgood Stubbs in The PJs, Donkey in the Shrek series and the dragon Mushu in Disney's Mulan. In some of his films, he plays multiple roles in addition to his main character, intended as a tribute to one of his idols Peter Sellers, who played multiple roles in Dr. Strangelove and elsewhere. Murphy has played multiple roles in Coming to America, Wes Craven's Vampire In Brooklyn, the Nutty Professor films (where he played the title role in two incarnations, plus his father, brother, mother, and grandmother), Bowfinger, Norbit, and Meet Dave.
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Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi,Actors: Lasco Atkins (producer), Lasco Atkins (actor), Lasco Atkins (director), Lasco Atkins (writer), Nick Calori (editor), Terry Jermyn (actor), Anthony Clegg (actor), Vincent Phillips (actor), Corinna Jayne Bryant (actress), Dan Keen (actor), Stefan Malfont (actor), Peter Atkins (actor), Vicky Vassily (actor), Jean-Marc Vayssier (actor),
Genres: Short, Thriller,Actors: Justin Lin (producer), Michelle Rodriguez (actress), Vin Diesel (producer), Paul Walker (actor), Ludacris (actor), Elsa Pataky (actress), Thure Lindhardt (actor), Laz Alonso (actor), Jason Statham (actor), Dwayne Johnson (actor), Tyrese Gibson (actor), Vin Diesel (actor), Paul Blackwell (actor), Justin Lin (director), Neal H. Moritz (producer),
Plot: Since Dom (Diesel) and Brian's (Walker) Rio heist toppled a kingpin's empire and left their crew with $100 million, our heroes have scattered across the globe. But their inability to return home and living forever on the lam have left their lives incomplete. Meanwhile, Hobbs (Johnson) has been tracking an organization of lethally skilled mercenary drivers across 12 countries, whose mastermind (Evans) is aided by a ruthless second-in-command revealed to be the love Dom thought was dead, Letty (Rodriguez). The only way to stop the criminal outfit is to outmatch them at street level, so Hobbs asks Dom to assemble his elite team in London. Payment? Full pardons for all of them so they can return home and make their families whole again.
Keywords: action-hero, action-heroine, airplane, airplane-accident, ak-47, american-abroad, amnesia, ampersand-in-title, anti-hero, arms-dealerActors: Sticky Fingaz (producer), Sticky Fingaz (writer), Michael K. Williams (actor), Mekhi Phifer (actor), Peter Block (producer), Bokeem Woodbine (actor), Clarence Williams III (actor), Sticky Fingaz (actor), Troy Garity (actor), Anthony 'Treach' Criss (actor), Tony Curran (actor), Michael Rapaport (actor), Faizon Love (actor), Sticky Fingaz (director), Sticky Fingaz (composer),
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Musical, Thriller,Actors: Buster C.J. Berg (producer), Buster C.J. Berg (editor), Buster C.J. Berg (director), Buster C.J. Berg (writer), Titus Edwin (actor), Titus Edwin (producer), Titus Edwin (writer), Titus Edwin (composer), Titus Edwin (director), Tedi Tallqvist (actor), Erik Sandström (actor), Sebastian Nordlund (actor), Richard Farneman (actor), Rebecca Gylling (actress), Samuli Tuomainen (composer),
Genres: Adventure, Short,Actors: Juliette Fairley (actress), Adonis Williams (actor), Shareef McIntosh (actor), Ron Douglass (actor), George Gaffney (actor), Matthew Peters (actor), Weez Tomlinson (actress), David R. Palmore (producer), John Menchion (actor), David R. Palmore (producer), David R. Palmore (writer), David R. Palmore (director), Patrick Jones-Roth (actor), Abena Palmore (producer), Abena Palmore (producer),
Genres: Drama, Thriller,Actors: Geoff Levin (composer), Gano Grills (actor), Brandon David (editor), Jules Santos (miscellaneous crew), Gerald Barclay (editor), Gerald Barclay (writer), Gerald Barclay (director), Gerald Barclay (producer), Jamel Scott (actor), Kalimi Baxter (actress), Dante Kaba (producer), Godfrey Sowah (actor), Janine Shaw (actress), Godfrey Sowah (producer), Brandon David Cole (editor),
Plot: John Woo's "The Killer" meets Shakespeare's MacBeth in this gun barrel, hip-hop drama seen through African eyes. "Bloody Streetz" is the story of what happens when a ruthless killer for hire runs up against an African spirit and is forced to learn the errors of his ways.
Genres: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller,Actors: William Knight (actor), Robert LaSardo (actor), Leon (actor), Jaime King (actress), Michelle Wang (miscellaneous crew), Jack Gilardi Jr. (producer), Marc Rose (actor), Anthony Hartman (director), Anthony Hartman (writer), Dallas Hartman (producer), Dean Kelly (actor), Jango Sircus (writer), Nicolas Stratton (actor), Steve Rogers (editor),
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