|
Stupid Doo Doo Dumb
''Stupid Doo Doo Dumb'' is the second full-length studio album by American rapper Mac Dre. It was released on April 28, 1998 through Romp Records. Produced by K-Lou, Funk Daddy and Johnny Z, it features guest appearances from Dubee, Mac Mall, Da Looie Crew, Coolio Da'Unda'Dogg, Infamizz, Jamar, JT the Bigga Figga, Naked, Reek Daddy, Shima, Sleep Dank and Spice 1. The album debuted at number 60 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 18 on the Heatseekers Albums charts in the United States, marking San Francisco Bay Area rapper's comeback following his prison sentence. Track listing Charts References External links * {{Authority control 1998 albums Mac Dre albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mac Dre
Andre Louis Hicks (July 5, 1970 – November 1, 2004), known artistically as Mac Dre, was an American rapper, record producer and songwriter from Vallejo, California. He was an instrumental figure in the emergence of hyphy, a cultural movement in the Bay Area hip hop scene that emerged in the early 2000s. Hicks is considered one of the movement's key pioneers that fueled its popularity into mainstream, releasing songs with fast-paced rhymes and basslines that inspired a new style of dance. As the founder of the independent record label Thizz Entertainment, Hicks recorded dozens of albums and gave aspiring rappers an outlet to release albums locally. On November 1, 2004, Hicks was killed by an unknown assailant after a performance in Kansas City, Missouri, a case that remains unsolved. Early life and career Andre Louis Hicks was born in Oakland, California on July 5, 1970, to Allen Hicks and Wanda Salvatto. They then lived in Marin and later moved to East Vallejo area. He wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reek Daddy
Mariko Nash (1969 – August 2016), better known by his stage name Reek Daddy, and also ''Instigator'' or ''Freak da Babbi'' was an American rapper from Vallejo, California. He was the owner of NOYB Records, a subdivision of the late Mac Dre's Thizz Entertainment label. Discography Studio albums * ''Gangsta Of The Year'' (2000, unreleased) * ''Wreak Havoc'' (2003) * ''25 to Life on the Streets'' (2003) * ''Babbi Land'' (2006) * ''The Reekalation'' (2006) * ''Cutthoat Bizz'' (2007) * ''Sawyer St. Mob'' (2007) (with Boss Hogg) * ''Sacto 2 Da Crest'' (2009) (with Mr. Skrillz) * ''Super Thug'' (2009) * ''Straight Pirate Type'' (2010) * ''Cuddy Bang'' (2010) * ''The Reekalation II'' (2011) * ''Gangsta Of The Year Volume II'' (2012) * ''Dipped in Butter'' (2013) * ''DLK Collabs Vol. 2'' (2014) * ''Serious as Cancer'' (2014) * ''Pocket Full of Felonies'' (2015) * ''Firey Hot Rocks'' (2016) Guest appearances References External linksOfficial Reek DaddyTwitterOfficial Reek Dad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nielsen Business Media, Inc
Nielsen Holdings plc (or Nielsen) is an American media audience measurement firm. Nielsen operates in over 100 countries and employs approximately 15,000 people worldwide. For most of its history, the company was known for its two subsidiaries, Nielsen Media Research, which was responsible for TV ratings, and AC Nielsen, which was responsible for consumer shopping trends and box-office data. Nielsen Media Research later evolved into Global Media division and the AC Nielsen later evolved into Global Connect division. The company later decided to retain its Global Media division and divested the Global Connect division ( NielsenIQ, the former AC Nielsen) to private equity firm Advent International in March 2021. The company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange and used to be a component of the S&P 500. History Formation Nielsen was founded in 1923 by Arthur C. Nielsen, Sr., who invented an approach to measuring competitive sales results that made the concept of " marke ... [...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] |
Heatseekers Albums
The Heatseekers charts were "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. The Heatseekers Albums and the Heatseekers Songs charts were introduced by ''Billboard'' in 1991 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical recording artists. Albums and songs appearing on Top Heatseekers would also concurrently appear on the ''Billboard'' 200 or ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Although the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers charts were discontinued in December 2014, some regional editions (such as ''Billboard Japan'') still host their own Heatseekers Songs charts. Albums chart The Heatseekers Albums chart contains 25 positions that are ranked by Nielsen SoundScan sales data, and charts album titles from "new or developing acts" as determined by the acts' historical chart performance (the chart occasionally expanded to 50 positions throughout the years as well). Once an artist/act has had an album place in the top 100 of the ''Billboard'' Top 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip-hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Luminate. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, 1965, in an effort by the magazine to further expand into the field of rhythm and blues music. It then went through several name changes, being known as Soul LPs in the 1970s and Top Black Albums in the 1980s, before returning to the R&B identification in 1990 and affixing a hip hop designation in 1999 to reflect the latter's growing sales and relationship to R&B during the decade. From 1965 through 2009, the chart was compiled based on reported sales at a core panel of stores with a "higher-than-average volume" of R&B and/or hip-hop album sales to monitor buying trends of the African-American community. This panel included more independent and smaller chain stores compared to the high percentage of mass merchants that account for overal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spice 1
Robert Lee Greene Jr. (born July 2, 1970), better known by his stage name Spice 1 (an acronym for "Sex, Pistols, Indo, Cash and Entertainment"), is an American rapper from Hayward, California. He began releasing albums in 1991, where he gained popularity as a pioneer of the San Francisco Bay Area hip-hop scene. Spice 1 released six albums under Jive Records along with one Hits (Spice 1 album), greatest hits album. Three of them, ''Spice 1 (album), Spice 1'', ''187 He Wrote'' and ''AmeriKKKa's Nightmare'', were RIAA certification, certified gold. Personal life Greene attended Mt. Eden High School in Hayward, California, Hayward. When Greene received his first large check for his music, he stopped selling drugs and focused on making music instead. On December 3, 2007, Greene was shot while sitting in his car outside his parents' home in Hayward, California. Discography Studio albums *''Spice 1 (album), Spice 1'' (1992) *''187 He Wrote'' (1993) *''AmeriKKKa's Nightmare'' (199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleep Dank
Sleep Dank, also known as Sleep Da Danker or Sleepdank, is an American rapper signed to the late Mac Dre's label Thizz Entertainment. Early life Sleep Dank and fellow Thizz rapper Dubee were best friends from their childhood when they played baseball while growing up in Vallejo, California. He started a group called 535 with Dank, Dubee and Mac Mall as the members. He would later go on to be featured on albums such as Mac Dre's ''Stupid Doo Doo Dumb ''Stupid Doo Doo Dumb'' is the second full-length studio album by American rapper Mac Dre. It was released on April 28, 1998 through Romp Records. Produced by K-Lou, Funk Daddy and Johnny Z, it features guest appearances from Dubee, Mac Mall, Da ...'' and release a group album with Montana Montana Montana named Maclafornia 2016. Discography Studio albums * ''Murder Book Author'' (2001) * ''Bookilation: Murder Book Author Part II'' (2002) * ''15bluntz2light'' (2003) * ''Hot SHHT'' (2006) * ''Vallejo's Top Exec'' (2006) * ''Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JT The Bigga Figga
Joseph David Thompson (born November 8, 1973), better known by his stage name JT the Bigga Figga (also known as Figg Panamera), is an American rapper, record producer, and record executive from San Francisco, California. He founded the record label Get Low Recordz in 1991, which signed fellow California-based rapper the Game in the early 2000s, prior to the latter's mainstream breakthrough. The label has also signed Messy Marv and San Quinn. Music career In 1991, Thompson founded the independent record label Get Low Recordz. The label started as a basement operation. Thompson's rap debut came in 1992 with the self-released album '' Don't Stop til We Major'', at the age of 18. In the following year, he followed it up with '' Playaz N the Game''. The album's first single, "Game Recognize Game" received significant airplay, thrusting Thompson into the spotlight. The success of his album led to a bidding war among record labels, and he signed with Priority Records in 1995. Sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hip-hop
Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip-hop includes rapping often enough that the terms can be used synonymously. However, "hip-hop" more properly denotes an entire subculture. Other key markers of the genre are the disc jockey, turntablism, scratching, beatboxing, and instrumental tracks. Cultural interchange has always been central to the hip-hop genre. It simultaneously borrows from its social environment while commenting on it. The hip-hop genre and culture emerged from block parties in ethnic minority neighborhoods of New York City, particularly Bronx. DJs began expanding the instrumental breaks of popular records when they noticed how excited it would make the crowds. The extended instrumental breaks provided a platform for break dancers and rappers. These br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mac Mall
Jamal Rocker (born June 14, 1975), known professionally as Mac Mall, is an American rapper from the San Francisco Bay Area who became known in the mid-late 1990s. Mac Mall signed with the record label, Young Black Brotha Records, and later came to own the label for the production of his own albums, and those of associates. The music video for one of Mac Mall's first singles, "Ghetto Theme" (1993), was directed by Tupac Shakur. He was also longtime friends with Mac Dre, who was his mentor early on in his career. Mac Mall is also the cousin of E-40, B-Legit, and Sway Calloway. Career 1993 In 1993, Mac Mall released his debut album '' Illegal Business?'' on Young Black Brotha Records. Entirely produced by Khayree Shaheed, the album featured Ray Luv and Mac Dre. ''Illegal Business?'' moved over 200,000 units independently, a major feat for an independent artist and record label. He met Tupac Shakur shortly after the album's release, who after praising Mac's music offered t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubee
Major Norton, better known by his stage name Dubee, is an American rapper. Biography A longtime player in the Northern California Bay Area rap scene, he is a former player of the City College of San Francisco's football team, where he was a running back and ranks 4th in the college's all-time single season rushing yards list and 8th in the all-time career rushing yards category. Dubee signed his first deal with local producer Khayree Shaheed's Young Black Brotha Records in 1995 and released an album titled Dubee AKA Sugawolf (known as just Dubee at the time) on the imprint through Atlantic Records Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over the course of its first two decades, starting from the release of its first recor .... He has been a long collaborator with performers from Northern California (such as label mates Ray Luv and Young Lay) and beyon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
