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Rexx Life Raj
Faraji Omar Wright, also known as Rexx Life Raj, is an American rapper and singer. He has released five albums, including the ''Father Figure'' trilogy, and four EPs. Early life Faraji Omar Wright grew up in Berkeley, California. His mother was in a gospel group called The Marshall Quartet with his aunts, uncle, and grandmother. His father was a Black Panther. In middle school, Wright began recording his own music, making the beats on a Casio keyboard and singing with a karaoke machine, making CDs he sold at school. Wright went to middle and high school with G-Eazy. In 2010, he played offensive tackle and guard for the Fiesta Bowl-winning Boise State University football team. After graduation, Wright returned home to California to pursue music while working at his parents' package delivery business. "Neo-soul music became my favorite when I could begin to appreciate it. I was into Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, and Musiq Soulchild. id Cudi's''Man on the Moon: End of Day'' is on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berkeley, California
Berkeley ( ) is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States. It is named after the 18th-century Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland and Emeryville to the south and the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington to the north. Its eastern border with Contra Costa County generally follows the ridge of the Berkeley Hills. The 2020 census recorded a population of 124,321. Berkeley is home to the oldest campus in the University of California System, the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which is managed and operated by the university. It also has the Graduate Theological Union, one of the largest religious studies institutions in the world. Berkeley is considered one of the most socially progressive cities in the United States. History Indigenous history The site of today's City of Berkeley was the territory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bas (rapper)
Abbas Hamad (born May 27, 1987), better known by his stage name Bas, is an American rapper. He is signed to J. Cole's Dreamville Records via Interscope Records. His first studio album '' Last Winter'', was released on April 29, 2014, followed by his second studio album, '' Too High to Riot'', which was released on March 4, 2016. Bas' third album, '' Milky Way'', was released on August 24, 2018. Bas was born in Paris, France, in 1987, to Sudanese parents. At the age of 8, his family moved to New York City. He attended St. Francis Preparatory School in Queens, New York. Musical career 2011–2013: Career beginnings and mixtapes In 2011, Bas released his debut mixtape titled ''Quarter Water Raised Vol. 1''. In 2013, his second mixtape was released entitled, ''Quarter Water Raised Vol. 2''. In 2013, Bas was featured on J. Cole's "New York Times" along with 50 Cent from Cole's album '' Born Sinner'', and then on DJ Khaled's "Hells Kitchen" from ''Suffering from Success''. He then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Rappers From California
Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The components of rap include "content" (what is being said), "flow" ( rhythm, rhyme), and "delivery" ( cadence, tone). Rap differs from spoken-word poetry in that it is usually performed off-time to musical accompaniment. Rap is a primary ingredient of hip hop music commonly associated with that genre; however, the origins of rap predate hip-hop culture by many years. Precursors to modern rap include the West African griot tradition, Cockney rhyming slang, certain vocal styles of blues, jazz, 1960s African-American poetry and '' Sprechgesang''. The use of rap in popular music originated in the Bronx, New York City in the 1970s, alongside the hip hop genre and cultural movement. Rapping developed from the role of master of ceremonie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beats 1
Apple Music 1, previously branded as Beats 1, is a 24/7 music radio station owned and operated by Apple Inc. It is accessible through iTunes or the Apple Music app on a computer, smartphone or tablet, smart speaker (such as the Apple HomePod), and through the Apple Music web browser app. Apple Music 1 airs a mix of pop, rap and indie music. Prime-time presenters include Zane Lowe, Ebro Darden and Matt Wilkinson. Apple Music Hits airs a mixed Hot adult contemporary/ Adult hits format, offering a full catalog of the biggest songs from the '80s, '90s, and 2000s. Apple Music Country offers a mix of country songs old and new. Apple Music Radio is streamed at 64kbit/s and 256kbit/s, utilising HTTP Live Streaming protocol and the HE-AAC audio codec, powered by StreamS Live Encoder. History Apple bought audio equipment maker Beats Electronics in 2014, which included the ownership of Beats' former music service Beats Music, and made Beats Music CEO Ian Rogers responsible f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zane Lowe
Alexander Zane Reid Lowe (born 7 August 1973) is a New Zealand radio DJ, live DJ, record producer, and television presenter. After an early career in music creation, production and DJing, he moved to the UK in 1997. He came to prominence through presenting on XFM and MTV Europe ( MTV Two), developing a DJ career by opening sets for bands and eventually landing a slot on prime-time radio on BBC Radio 1 from 2003–2015, with the trademark 'Zane Lowe's World Record', airing the UK's best and hottest in music. In 2015, he was head-hunted by Apple to be the Creative Director of their new world-wide music station, Apple Music 1. Early career Born in Auckland, Lowe attended Auckland Grammar School and was a presenter on local music station Max TV. Zane was a member of Urban Disturbance, an early 90s hip hop group whose standout hit was "No Flint No Flame" and Breaks Co-Op, alongside Andy Lovegrove and Hamish Clark. Lowe and Clark formed Breaks Co-Op in Auckland, releasing the ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ (rapper)
Russell James Vitale (born September 26, 1992), better known by his stage name Russ, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. After years of releasing albums, mixtapes and singles for free online, Russ released his twelfth studio album, '' There's Really a Wolf'', in May 2017 through Columbia Records; it was certified Platinum in April 2018. His first hit singles came from the album and were: " What They Want", " Losin Control" and " Best on Earth", peaking respectively at number 83, 63, and 46 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His thirteenth album, '' Zoo'', was released on September 7, 2018, and peaked at number 4 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. His fourteenth studio album, ''Shake the Snow Globe'', was released on January 31, 2020, again peaking at number 4 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. Outside of his solo music, he is part of Diemon, a music collective from Atlanta. Early life Russ was born on September 26, 1992, in Secaucus, New Jersey. He is of Sicilian descent. Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kehlani
Kehlani Ashley Parrish (born April 24, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Kehlani is originally from Oakland, California, and achieved initial fame as a member of the teen group Poplyfe in 2011. In 2014, Kehlani released their first commercial mixtape, '' Cloud 19''. The mixtape was listed as one of the '' Complex''s "50 Best Albums of 2014." Their second commercial mixtape, '' You Should Be Here'' (2015), debuted at number 5 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart. In 2016, they were nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album for ''You Should Be Here''. Kehlani released their debut studio album, '' SweetSexySavage'', in 2017. They released their second studio album '' It Was Good Until It Wasn't'' in 2020. They released their third studio album '' Blue Water Road'' on April 29, 2022. Early life Kehlani Ashley Parrish was born on April 24, 1995, in Oakland, California. They were adopted and raised by their aunt when their mother, who had a drug addi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Beats
Kenneth Charles Blume III, known professionally as Kenny Beats, is an American record producer, audio engineer, and songwriter. Early life Kenneth Blume III was born and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. He has been studying music since the age of 9 when he started playing the guitar, playing drums since the age of 11, and producing music since his sophomore year of high school. His first guitar was a Fender Stratocaster and his first amplifier was a Fender Hot-Rod Deluxe. During his junior year at Greenwich High School, he was able to enter a national electronic-music competition hosted by the National Association for Music Education (NAFME) and the National School Boards Association (NSBA). Blume III won second place in the competition, which motivated him to start taking music production seriously. After he graduated high school, he moved to New York, where he started interning for Cinematic Music Group in the summer of 2010. His internship at CMG led to his collaboration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc E
Marc or MARC may refer to: People * Marc (given name), people with the first name * Marc (surname), people with the family name Acronyms * MARC standards, a data format used for library cataloging, * MARC Train, a regional commuter rail system of the State of Maryland, serving Maryland, Washington, D.C., and eastern West Virginia * MARC (archive), a computer-related mailing list archive * M/A/R/C Research, a marketing research and consulting firm * Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition, a non-profit, volunteer organization * Matador Automatic Radar Control, a guidance system for the Martin MGM-1 Matador cruise missile * Mid-America Regional Council, the Council of Governments and the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the bistate Kansas City region * Midwest Association for Race Cars, a former American stock car racing organization * Revolutionary Agrarian Movement of the Bolivian Peasantry (''Movimiento Agrario Revolucionario del Campesinado Boliviano''), a defunct right ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nef The Pharaoh
Tonee Hayes (born January 11, 1995), better known by his stage name Nef the Pharaoh, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. In 2014 he was selected by fans as the "Bay Area Freshman of the Year" in a yearly contest held by Thizzler.com. In early 2015, his track "Big Tymin'" became a regional hit, with a music video released shortly after Nef the Pharaoh signed with Sick Wid It Records. "Big Tymin'" was remixed by YG and Ty Dolla $ign in July 2015, and his self-titled debut EP was released on Sick Wid It on November 6, 2015. He released his full-length debut album titled ''The Chang Project'' on April 27, 2017. Early life Tonee Hayes was born on January 11, 1995 in Oakland, California. He was featured on the cover of the ''Vallejo Times-Herald'' at the age of 17. Hayes has cited Vallejo rappers like Mac Dre and E-40 as significant influences on his style. He was given the nickname Nef (short for nephew) from his uncle, which he incorporated into part of his stage name. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
