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Do or Die is an American rap trio originally from Southside of Chicago, Illinois, consisting of group members Belo Zero, N.A.R.D. and AK-47. The trio has sold more than 3 million albums. The group experienced mainstream success with the gold single "Po Pimp", Produced by The Legendary Traxster off of their 1996 debut album Picture This The song, which featured fellow Chicago rapper Twista, peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100.. The songs "Playa Like Me and You" and "Alpha and Omega" made the album "Picture This" a classic and made Do or Die an instant success. Do or Die's success with "Picture This" helped launched the careers of Legendary Traxtster, Twista and Johnny P who sang the hooks on several Do or Die songs.
Alongside Crucial Conflict, another Chicago group with a similar vocal and lyrical style, they helped launch one of the city's first national hip hop movements. They rapped with a signature fast flow over silky smooth rhythm blues beats. Their rapping and musical style influenced Twista]]. The group's second album Headz or Tailz Produced mainly by producers Mr. Lee and Mike Dean debuted in 1998 and went Gold. Its lead single was a follow-up to the group's previous hit titled "Still Po Pimpin'". It peaked at #68 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Actors: Earl St. John (producer), Jacques B. Brunius (actor), Arthur Alcott (miscellaneous crew), Joan Davis (miscellaneous crew), Alec Guinness (actor), Robert Buckner (writer), Joan Bridge (miscellaneous crew), Edwin Astley (composer), Anne V. Coates (editor), Austin Trevor (actor), Jacques François (actor), Yvonne Caffin (costume designer), Odile Versois (actress), Elina Labourdette (actress), Maggie Unsworth (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance,Actors: Eddie Albert (actor), Eric Alden (actor), Eric Alden (actor), Erville Alderson (actor), Richard Alexander (actor), George Anderson (actor), Sam Ash (actor), William Bailey (actor), Walter Baldwin (actor), Trevor Bardette (actor), Lex Barker (actor), Griff Barnett (actor), Robert Barron (actor), Chief John Big Tree (actor), Victor Adamson (actor),
Plot: In 1763, felon Abby Hale is sentenced to slavery in America. In Virginia, heroic Capt. Holden buys her, intending to free her, but villain Garth foils this plan, and Abby toils at Dave Bone's tavern. Garth is fomenting an Indian uprising to clear the wilderness of settlers, giving him a monopoly of the fur trade. Holden discovers Garth's treachery, but cannot prove anything against him. Can Holden and Abby save Fort Pitt from the Senecas? Many hairbreadth escapes.
Keywords: 1760s, allegheny-mountains, based-on-novel, blacksmith, bondage, canoe, chief-pontiac, colonial-america, compass, epicActors: S. Roy Luby (editor), Richard Cramer (actor), Johnny Downs (actor), Holmes Herbert (actor), Matt Moore (actor), Bud Pope (actor), Crane Whitley (actor), Spencer Williams (actor), Helen MacKellar (actress), Richard C. Kahn (writer), Clarence Brooks (actor), Rosalind Keith (actress), Archie Robbins (actor), Marguerite Whitten (actress), Harry Lang (actor),
Plot: Johnny Fraser ('Johnny Downs' (qv)) leaves his mother ('Helen MacKellar' (qv)) in their small home town and sets out for the big city. He obtains a job with a large firm of architects. Steve Carson ('Archie Robbins' (qv)), a fellow employee, is constantly flaunting the money he has won at the race track. Johnny also bets the races, but loses heavily and takes some of the firm's money to cover his losses. Steve also introduces Johnny to Madelon Kirby ('Rosalind Keith (I)' (qv)), a gold-digging night club singer. When the firm's boss, McNeil ('Holmes Herbert' (qv)), learns that Johnny has embezzled some money, he fires him and has him jailed. Johnny's mother comes to the aid of her son, but he can not find work when he is released. Through Steve Carson, Johnny becomes the head of a shady firm, Business Engineers, and is making a lot of money. Madelon enters the scene again and she and Johnny are married, and he is unaware that Steve is not only double-crossing him in the business but with Madelon also.
Keywords: 1930s, actor-shares-first-name-with-character, adulteress, adultery, architect, b-movie, bad-advice, big-city, business-partner, cheating-wifeActors: Richard Cummings (actor), Philo McCullough (actor), William Scott (actor), George Siegmann (actor), Louise Lovely (actress), Rosemary Theby (actress), Robert Dillon (writer), William Fox (miscellaneous crew), Bernard J. Durning (director), Eileen O'Malley (actress), Stephen Chalmers (writer),
Genres: Drama,