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Schoolboy Q

Quincey Matthew Hanley (born October 26, 1986), better known by his stage name Schoolboy Q (often stylized ScHoolboy Q), is an American hip hop recording artist from South Central Los Angeles, California. In 2009, Hanley signed to Carson-based independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) and in late 2011, secured a recording contract with major label Interscope Records. Hanley is also a member of the hip hop supergroup Black Hippy, alongside his label-mates and fellow California-based rappers Ab-Soul, Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar.

In 2008, Hanley released his first full-length project, a mixtape titled ScHoolboy Turned Hustla. He later released a follow-up in 2009, titled Gangsta & Soul. He then returned in January 2011, with his first independent album, titled Setbacks. The project, released under TDE, to digital retailers only, reached number 100 on the US Billboard 200 chart. A little over a year later, his second independent album Habits & Contradictions, was also released exclusively to digital retailers. The album received generally favorable reviews and debuted at number 1 on the US Billboard 200.

Denzel Curry

Denzel Curry (born February 16, 1995) is an American rapper from Carol City, Florida. He released an album titled Nostalgic 64 on September 3, 2013.

Early life

Denzel Curry grew up in Carol City, Florida for nineteen years. He wrote poetry in Elementary School, then in sixth grade, he got into rapping. He used to go to a Boys & Girls Club where he challenged some people to rap battles, but he would always lose to his mentor. He attended Miami's Design And Architecture High School for his first two years of high school. After getting kicked out of DASH, Curry then attended Miami Carol City Senior High School where he started creating Nostalgic 64 while trying to graduate.

Musical career

2011–2012: Various mixtapes

Denzel Curry released his first mixtape on September 24, 2011, and was titled King Remembered Underground Tape 1991–1995. He posted it on SpaceGhostPurrp's page, who promptly gave birth to Denzel's career. After the mixtape, he became a member of SpaceGhostPurpp's hip hop group, Raider Klan.

Any Means Necessary

"Any Means Necessary" is a song by the Swedish power and heavy metal band HammerFall released as a single from their album No Sacrifice, No Victory. It is included a promo CD which comes in a cardboard sleeve and only has the track on it.
The single was also released as a digital only EP featuring five tracks, listed below, of which four of them are considered the band's best songs.

Track listing

Personnel

Music video

The song "Any Means Necessary" was also made into a music video.

Release information

The single was also released as a limited 7" Vinyl edition with Picture Disc and has two tracks: "Any Means Necessary" and "My Sharona".

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Top Dawg Entertainment

Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) is an American independent record label founded in 2004, by chief executive officer (CEO) Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith. Dave "Miyatola" Free is the president of TDE. There are currently seven artists signed to the label, SZA, Isaiah Rashad and including the flagship artists, Black Hippy members Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul. The label also houses a production division that includes Digi+Phonics, THC and King Blue.

History

1997–2009

In 1997, Anthony Tiffith began managing producers, who had produced for rappers such as The Game and Juvenile, among others. In 2003, Tiffith found a then 15-year-old Kendrick Lamar, a Compton native, who at the time went by K-Dot and had just released his first mixtape, which gained recognition and earned the young rapper a buzz in his local area. Tiffith saw so much potential in Lamar, he signed him off the strength of his first mixtape. It wasn't until 2005 that TDE started to gain success with another California-based rapper, Watts' own Jay Rock. Following Rock's signing, TDE signed joint venture deals with Warner Bros. and later Asylum Records. However, following the merger, TDE began planning an exit strategy after the labels failed to handle Rock's debut Follow Me Home properly.