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J. Cole
Jermaine Lamarr Cole (born January 28, 1985) is an American rapper and record producer. Born in a military base in Germany and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cole initially gained attention as a rapper following the release of his debut mixtape, '' The Come Up'', in early 2007. Intent on further pursuing a musical career, he signed with Jay-Z's Roc Nation in 2009 and released two additional mixtapes: ''The Warm Up'' (2009) and '' Friday Night Lights'' (2010) to further critical acclaim as he garnered a wider following. Each of Cole's studio albums have peaked atop the US ''Billboard'' 200, beginning with his debut, '' Cole World: The Sideline Story'' (2011), and its follow-up, '' Born Sinner'' (2013). Both met with critical acclaim, the albums spawned the ''Billboard'' Hot 100-top 40 singles " Work Out", " Power Trip" (featuring Miguel), and " Crooked Smile" (featuring TLC). Despite commercial success, Cole departed from the pop-oriented sound of the albums in f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarborough Shooting Stars
The Scarborough Shooting Stars are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They compete in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) and play their home games at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre in the eastern district of Scarborough. Founded in 2021, the Shooting Stars are the first professional sports team to be based in Scarborough. History The Scarborough Shooting Stars were established on August 16, 2021, owned by Nicholas “Niko” Carino (co-founder of record label OVO Sound) & Sam Ibrahim (founding member of venture capital firm Playground Global). They are the eighth franchise of the league and made their debut in the 2022 CEBL season. They were the first franchise from the Greater Toronto Area. Scarborough native Chris Exilus became the first head coach of the team. In May, the Shooting Stars gained worldwide attention when rapper Jermaine Cole (known under his artist name ''J.Cole'') signed with the team. Other notable players i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crooked Smile
"Crooked Smile" is a song by American rapper J. Cole from his second studio album, ''Born Sinner'' (2013). Featuring a guest appearance from girl group TLC, the song includes additional vocals from Meleni Smith. It was produced by Cole, with co-production from Elite. Cole recruited TLC after coming up with the hook, going through a lengthy and strenuous recording process. After Cole previewed the song in October 2012, it was released for digital download in the United States by Roc Nation as the album's second single on June 4, 2013. A hip hop and R&B ballad with dance elements, it features a jazz groove and a sample of Jennifer Hudson's " No One Gonna Love You". Lyrically, the song sees Cole encourage embracing one's flaws and self-acceptance. "Crooked Smile" received generally positive reviews from music critics, who mostly praised Cole's lyricism. Reviewers focused on his authentic message and some highlighted the composition, while a few critics commended TLC's presence. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel (singer)
Miguel Jontel Pimentel (born October 23, 1985) is an American singer and songwriter who specializes in contemporary R&B, contemporary and alternative R&B. Raised in San Pedro, Los Angeles, San Pedro, California, he began pursuing a music career at age thirteen. After signing to Jive Records in 2007, Miguel released his debut studio album, ''All I Want Is You (album), All I Want Is You'', in November 2010. Although it was underpromoted upon its release, the album eventually became a sleeper hit and helped Miguel to achieve commercial success. The album’s second single, "Sure Thing (Miguel song), Sure Thing" reached further success in 2023 due to the song going viral on TikTok, causing it to reach a new peak at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 over a decade after its release and it ultimately became his most commercially successful single to date. After Jive's dissolution in 2011, he was moved to RCA Records and then released his second studio album, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Trip (song)
"Power Trip" is a song by American rapper J. Cole featuring American singer Miguel. It was released on February 14, 2013 as the lead single from J. Cole's second studio album, ''Born Sinner'' (2013). The song was written and produced by J. Cole himself, with Hubert Laws receiving songwriting credits for the sampling of his song "No More". Background The single marked the second collaboration between Cole and Miguel, following their moderate hit single, " All I Want Is You". Soon after releasing a five track extended play, titled ''Truly Yours'', Cole released "Power Trip" on Valentine's Day. When asked about the single, Cole explained: "The most exciting part about that song Power Trip'and the reason why we went with it is that it sounds like nothing that's out. It was between that, and this other record that's like, maybe a bigger record, but 'Power Trip' had that newer sound. Like with 'Power Trip,' absolutely you couldn't point to any song on the radio and be like, 'Oh, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Work Out (J
''Work Out in the Zone'' (previously known as ''Work Out'') is an American reality television series on Bravo, which premiered on July 19, 2006. The show is centered on fitness trainers and models located in the many cities of California. The first three seasons featured many of the trainers who work for fitness trainer Jackie Warner, and some other aspects of the gym and its clients as well as Warner's other fitness ventures, and private life. The third season of ''Work Out'' ended on June 10, 2008, and was subsequently canceled. Cast ''Work Out'': Seasons 1-3 In 2003, fitness expert Jackie Warner opened Sky Sport and Spa. On July 19, 2006, the Bravo network aired the first episode of ''Work Out'' (developed following Jackie's appearance on Jonathan Antin's Bravo reality series ''Blow Out''). The show follows the day-to-day routine of Jackie and shows all of the drama that goes on behind the scenes in keeping a business afloat, while juggling her own personal life, as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100, also known as simply the Hot 100, is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), online streaming, and radio airplay in the U.S. A new chart is compiled and released online to the public by ''Billboard''s website on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday, when the printed magazine first reaches newsstands. The weekly tracking period for sales is currently Friday–Thursday, after being changed in July 2015. It was initially Monday–Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay is readily available on a real-time basis, unlike sales figures and streaming, but is also tracked on the same Friday–Thursday cycle, effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021. Previously, radio was tracked Monday–Sunday and, before Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born Sinner
''Born Sinner'' is the second studio album by American rapper J. Cole. It was released on June 18, 2013, by ByStorm Entertainment, Columbia Records, Dreamville Records and Roc Nation. The album serves as the follow-up to his debut album, ''Cole World: The Sideline Story'' (2011). The album features guest appearances from Miguel (singer), Miguel, Amber Coffman, Jhené Aiko, James Fauntleroy, Bas (rapper), Bas, TLC (group), TLC, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent. The album was also primarily hip hop production, produced by Cole himself, along with others such as Jake One, Syience, and Elite (record producer), Elite. ''Born Sinner'' was supported by four official singles; "Power Trip (song), Power Trip", "Crooked Smile", "Forbidden Fruit (J. Cole song), Forbidden Fruit" and "She Knows (J. Cole song), She Knows", along with the promotional single "Miss America (J. Cole song), Miss America". The album received generally positive reviews from critics. It debuted at number two on the US Billboar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sideline Story
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Sometimes, a recording act is remembered for its " number ones" that outperformed all other albums during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, acquiring its existing name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985), ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1991), and ''Billboard'' 200 Top Albums (1991–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales—both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, the tracking week begins on Friday (to coincide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friday Night Lights (mixtape)
''Friday Night Lights'' is the third official mixtape from Fayetteville, North Carolina rapper J. Cole. It was released on November 12, 2010. The mixtape was to originally be called ''Villematic'' and contain J. Cole's previous leaks and freestyles, however, Cole later stated it would have original material. The mixtape became the second most searched and trending topics on Google and Twitter respectively following its release. Most songs on the mixtape were slated to be on his debut album at one point or another. The mixtape has been viewed over 4,470,000 times, streamed over 1,280,000 times, and downloaded over 1,700,000 times on mixtape site DatPiff. On June 26, 2013, Cole announced that he would be re-releasing '' The Warm Up'' and ''Friday Night Lights'' for retail sale, in order to "give them the push they deserved". The mixtape was eventually re-released onto streaming platforms on November 27, 2024, accompanying the fifth episode release of Cole's audio podcast series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Warm Up
''The Warm Up'' is the second official mixtape from American rapper J. Cole. It was released on June 15, 2009. J. Cole produced the majority of the mixtape with help from Elite, and Syience. The mixtape has been viewed over 3,100,000 times, streamed over 451,000 times, and downloaded over 700,000 times on DatPiff. The mixtape went Double Platinum on DatPiff. On November 22, 2024, the mixtape was re-released onto streaming platforms, accompanying the third episode release of Cole's audio podcast series ''Inevitable'', which focused on this mixtape. Background In November, the single " Lights Please" was released. It was met with great critical acclaim and caught the attention of rap mogul Jay-Z. In December 2008, J. Cole dropped the mixtape ''The Warm Up to The Warm Up'', which included many songs that would make the final cut of ''The Warm Up'' such as “Grown Simba”, “Dollar and a Dream II”, "'Til Infinity" and the original version of “ In The Morning” - a song t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
