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Dem Franchise Boyz
Dem Franchize Boyz was an American hip hop group from Atlanta, signed to E1 Music. The group had four members: Parlae (born Maurice Gleaton), Pimpin' (Jamal Willingham), Jizzal Man (Bernard Leverette), and Buddie (Gerald Tiller). They were best known for their hit singles " I Think They Like Me" and " Lean wit It, Rock wit It". History The origin of the group dates back to when all four members were high school and college school mates, making music for fun while furthering their education. In regards to the group name, Parlae stated that "We are a franchise, a business. We're homeboys, but we're business partners too. We all do different things and have different roles. That's how we got the name." One day while pursuing their business degrees in North Carolina, the four recorded a song in a dorm room that would become their future debut and hit single "White Tee," before moving back to Atlanta. The group signed to Universal Records in 2004 after performing unsigned. Universal ...
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Bankhead, Atlanta
Bankhead is a neighborhood located west of downtown Atlanta, Georgia. It is surrounded by Grove Park to the west, Washington Park and Hunter Hills to the south. To the east and northeast are Hills Park, Knight Park, English Avenue and Blandtown. It is also flanked by Rockdale to the northwest. At its center is MARTA's Bankhead station and the city's Maddox Park. The neighborhood schools are The B.E.S.T. Academy, Grove Park Elementary, A.D. Williams Elementary School, Carter G. Woodson Elementary School, Alfred Blalock Elementary School, and Frederick Douglass High School. The neighborhood's name comes from Bankhead Highway, a thoroughfare that has since been renamed the Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway (for a civil rights attorney who lived near Bankhead in the nearby affluent and historic Collier Heights neighborhood). The boundaries of Bankhead are Jefferson Street to the north (a few blocks North of Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway), Joseph E. Boone Blvd to the south, Jos ...
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Da Brat
Shawntae Harris-Dupart (née Harris; born April 14, 1974), better known by her stage name Da Brat, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Chicago, she began her career in 1992 and signed with Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings two years later to release her debut studio album, '' Funkdafied'' (1994). Receiving platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), it became the first album by a female hip hop solo act to do so. The album was supported by the 1994 lead single of the same name, which peaked at number six on ''Billboard'' Hot 100, along with her guest appearance alongside Lisa Lopes, Missy Elliott and Angie Martinez on Lil' Kim's 1997 single " Not Tonight". Furthermore, "Funkdafied" peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rap Songs chart, while "Not Tonight" peaked at number three. Her second album, '' Anuthatantrum'' (1996) spawned the single " Ghetto Love" (featuring T-Boz), while her third, '' Unrestricted'' (2000) peak ...
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Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized in letter case, lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events and styles related to the music industry. Its Billboard charts, music charts include the Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100, the Billboard 200, 200, and the Billboard Global 200, Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in various music genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm and operates several television shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox ...
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Our World, Our Way
''Our World, Our Way'' is the third and final studio album by Dem Franchize Boyz. It was their only album on Koch Records, and was released September 30, 2008. The album's first single is " Talkin' Out da Side of Ya Neck!." Other tracks on the album "Mr. Feel Good" (featuring Mannie Fresh)MTV News staff (January 25, 2008)Jennifer Lopez And Marc Anthony Do Disney''MTV''. Accessed February 3, 2008. and "Turn Heads" (featuring Lloyd). Bangladesh, the producer of " Bossy" by Kelis, produced "Talkin' Out da Side of Ya Neck," released as a single in January.Billboard (January 9, 2008)Dem Franchize Boyz Prep Their 'Return'''Billboard''. Accessed February 21, 2008. Others involved in the project include members of the group Pretty Ricky and producer Maestro. Recently it was announced that the group has been released from capitol and has signed to Koch Records, where the album will have a new name and a new release date. The current single from the album is "Turn Heads", a collaboratio ...
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Everytime Tha Beat Drop
"Everytime tha Beat Drop" is a song by American recording artist Monica from her fifth studio album '' The Makings of Me'' (2006). It was written by Johnta Austin, Jermaine Dupri, Robert Hill, Charles Hammond, Deangelo Hunt, James Phillips, and rap group Dem Franchize Boyz, while production was hemled by Dupri, with additional credits by LRoc. Musically, the downbeat uptempo track was greatly influenced by crunk and snap music, incorporating beats of rapper Nelly's 2005 song "Grillz" and containing a vocal sample of Dem Franchize Boyz' "Lean wit It, Rock wit It" (2006). A lyrical and musical departure from Monica's previous singles, "Everytime tha Beat Drop" was released as the album's leading single in the United States in July 2006, gaining generally mixed to negative reviews by music critics who called it "untypical" and "avoidable." A moderate success on the charts, it became Monica's tenth top twenty entry on ''Billboard''s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but failed to reach t ...
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Monica (entertainer)
Monica Denise Arnold (formerly Brown; born October 24, 1980) is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, she began performing as a child and joined a traveling gospel choir by the age of ten. Monica signed with record producer Dallas Austin through his label Rowdy Records in 1993, and gained prominence following the release of her debut studio album, '' Miss Thang'' (1995). Her follow-up albums were met with continued success; her second, '' The Boy Is Mine '' (1998) remains her best-selling album and spawned three ''Billboard'' Hot 100-number one singles: " The Boy Is Mine" (with Brandy), " The First Night " and " Angel of Mine". She then parted ways with Arista and Rowdy Records in favor of Clive Davis's J Records upon the label's launch in 2000. Her Japan-exclusive third album, '' All Eyez on Me'' (2002) was met with a steep critical and commercial decline, although its partial re-issue, '' After the Storm'' (2003), se ...
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Coming Undone Wit It
"Coming Undone" is a song written and recorded by American nu metal band Korn and The Matrix for Korn's seventh studio album, '' See You on the Other Side''. It was released as the album's second single in February 2006. Chart performance The song reached number four on ''Billboard''s Mainstream Rock Songs chart and number fourteen on the Alternative Songs chart. It also peaked at number seventy-nine on the Hot 100, making it Korn's fourth biggest hit on the chart. Charts Live performance The song is frequently played live, most recently as a combination with Queen's "We Will Rock You" during the first chorus. It is the only song from ''See You on the Other Side'' that has remained a staple of their live set. It has also been performed several times on television, including ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' and Spike TV's ''Scream Awards''. Music video The video was directed by Little X, his second time behind the lens for a rock band. The video begins with Korn performing in a desert i ...
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Korn
Korn (stylized as KoЯn) is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, originally formed in 1993 by James Shaffer, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald Arvizu, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu and David Silveria, who were members of the band L.A.P.D. (band), L.A.P.D. Their current lineup features Shaffer (guitar), Arvizu (bass), Brian Welch, Brian "Head" Welch (guitar), Jonathan Davis (vocals), and Ray Luzier (drums), the last of whom replaced Silveria in 2007. The band is notable for pioneering and popularizing the nu metal genre. Korn made a Demo (music), demo tape, ''Neidermayer's Mind'', in 1993, which was distributed free to record companies and on request to members of the public. Their debut album ''Korn (album), Korn'' was released in 1994, followed by their commercial breakthrough, ''Life Is Peachy'', in 1996. The band first experienced mainstream success with ''Follow the Leader (Korn album), Follow the Leader'' (1998) and ''Issues (Korn album), Issues'' (1999), bot ...
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David Banner
Lavell William Crump (born April 11, 1974), known professionally as David Banner, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Born in Brookhaven, Mississippi, Banner's family moved to Jackson, Mississippi, where he was raised. Banner graduated from Southern University with a bachelor's degree, then attended University of Maryland Eastern Shore to pursue a master's. He started his music career as a member of the rap duo Crooked Lettaz, before going solo in 2000 with the release titled '' Them Firewater Boyz, Vol. 1''. In 2003, Banner signed to Universal Records, where he released four albums: '' Mississippi: The Album'' (2003), '' MTA2: Baptized in Dirty Water'' (2003), ''Certified'' (2005), and '' The Greatest Story Ever Told'' (2008). Banner is also a noted producer, having produced music for himself, Trick Daddy, T.I., Lil Boosie and Lil Wayne among others. Early life Lavell William Crump was born in Brookhaven and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, the elder son of Ze ...
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Play (David Banner Song)
"Play" is the only single released by rapper David Banner from his fourth studio album ''Certified''. It was produced by Mr. Collipark. Released in 2005, the single peaked at No. 7 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, remaining his sole top 10 hit and his best-performing single. "Play" remains David Banner's most successful and best-selling single to date, receiving the RIAA certification for Gold-level sales. An alternate version, entitled the "Canadian Mix", features Kardinal Offishall and Solitair and appears on the single. Track listing # "Play" (edited album version) # "Play" (explicit album version) # "Ain't Got Nothing" (Canadian mix, feat. Kardinal Offishall and Solitair) # "Play" (BET Black Entertainment Television (BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting Black American audiences. It is the flagship channel of the BET Media Group, a subsidiary of Paramount Global's CBS Entertainment Group. Originally launched ... version, video) Charts Weekly charts Y ...
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Laffy Taffy (song)
"Laffy Taffy" is a 2005 song by Atlanta-based hip hop group D4L which reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in January 2006. The song's success on the charts was largely due to its enormous online sales. The music video version of the song samples and interpolates elements of " Candy Girl" by New Edition, whereas the CD single version of the song excludes the sampling. The song was produced by Born Immaculate, Broderick Thompson Smith and "K-Rab", and the music video was directed by Thomas Forbes. Criticism During "The Champ" from 2006's '' Fishscale'', Ghostface Killah Dennis David Coles (born May 9, 1970), better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and a member of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of ''Enter the Wu-Tang ... asks "My arts is crafty darts/ while y'all stuck on Laffy Taffy/Wondering, how'd y'all niggas get past me?" Ghostface had mocked the "snap dance" durin ...
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