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TrillStatik
''TrillStatik'' is a collaborative studio album by producer/DJ Statik Selektah and American rapper Bun B. The album features guest appearances from Method Man, Fat Joe, Smoke DZA, Westside Gunn, Uncle Murda, Big K.R.I.T., Talib Kweli and Paul Wall, among others. It was created entirely during an 11 hour livestream on YouTube, and was initially released exclusively through Tidal on April 20, 2019. Background Bun B initially announced he and producer Statik Selektah would be creating an album from scratch on livestream through his Instagram on April 12, 2019. On April 19, the tracklist was revealed. The creation of the album was streamed live on April 17, beginning at 5:00pm EST, and lasted 11 hours and 37 minutes. The mastered version of the album was released to streaming services on April 20. Track listing *All songs produced by Statik Selektah. Notes * Track 6 "Superstar" is titled as "Superstarr" on all digital platforms iTunes, Amazon, Tidal, Spotify, SoundCloud, De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statik Selektah
Patrick Owen Baril (born January 23, 1982), professionally known as Statik Selektah, is an American record producer, disc jockey (DJ) and radio personality originally from the Boston, Massachusetts area. He is also the founder of Showoff Records. In 2010, he formed the hip hop group 1982, alongside American rapper Termanology. He has resided in New York City since 2004. Life and career Statik Selektah was born on January 23, 1982, in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He was introduced to music at a young age, experimenting with his parents' eight-track machine, cassette recorders, and turntable. By middle school, he was already DJing school functions, but he was inspired to be a professional DJ after hearing DJ Premier and Funkmaster Flex scratch and mix records on Hot 97 in New York City. Statik began doing radio at Phillips Exeter Academy's WPEA, where he also occasionally DJ'd some of the Afro-Latino Society Parties. Naming himself DJ Statik, (the "Selektah" came later after hear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bun B
Bernard James Freeman (born March 19, 1973), known professionally as Bun B, is an American rapper. He is best known as one half of the Southern rap duo UGK (Underground Kingz), a group he formed in 1987 alongside Pimp C. Aside from his work with UGK, Bun B has released five solo albums, including 2010's '' Trill OG'', which received the rare 5-mic rating from ''The Source''. He is also a guest lecturer at Rice University, located in Houston, Texas. Life and career UGK In the late 1980s, Pimp C started the rap duo UGK. He first released a demo tape titled "Underground King" which didn't feature Bun B on the track. Instead, it featured Pimp C's friend Mitchell Queen. Bun B and friend Jalon Jackson had their own group called P.A. Militia. Both groups joined forces and formed the group 4 Black Ministers. Queen and Jackson later left the group leaving Pimp C and Bun B so they decided to revert to UGK. The demo Pimp C recorded with Mitchell Queen, ''Underground King'', caught th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westside Gunn
Alvin Lamar Worthy (born July 27, 1982), known professionally as Westside Gunn, is an American Rapping, rapper and fashion designer. He co-founded the Independent record label, hip-hop record label Griselda Records in 2012 with his paternal half-brother Conway the Machine and their cousin and fellow rapper Benny the Butcher. Since 2005, he has released five studio albums in addition to a wide catalog of mixtapes and extended plays. Gunn was affiliated with Shady Records from 2017 to 2020, but has since returned to independent work. Career Westside Gunn released his first mixtape in 2005, however, his career was derailed by run-ins with law enforcement. Gunn did not release any music from 2006 to 2011. In 2012, Westside Gunn co-founded the Griselda Records label with Conway the Machine and Mach-Hommy. Gunn was inspired to revitalize his career by the shooting of his brother Conway that same year, which left him with permanent disabilities, as well as the 2006 murder of his cousin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return Of The Trill
''Return of the Trill'' is the fifth solo studio album by American rapper Bun B. It was released on August 31, 2018, via II Trill Enterprises, Double Dose Entertainment and Empire Distribution. Production was handled by Big K.R.I.T., Big E, B. Barber, BeatKing, Cory Mo, El-P, Kevon Harrold, Mannie Fresh and Oktober 1st, with additional producers Sama'an Ashrawi and Wilder Zoby. It features guest appearances from Big K.R.I.T., 2 Chainz, 8Ball & MJG, BeatKing, Giggs, Killa Kyleon, Leon Bridges, Lil' Keke, Lil' Wayne, Run the Jewels, Slim Thug, T.I., Yo Gotti, Gary Clark Jr., and the late Pimp C, with contributions from Classik Mussik, Dedrick "Dee-Rick" Taylor and Yung Huey. The album peaked at number 150 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 9 on the Independent Albums charts in the United States. Track listing Personnel *Bernard "Bun B" Freeman – vocals, co-executive producer *Kyle " Killa Kyleon" Riley – vocals (track 1) *Clifford "T.I." Harris – vocals (track 2) *Jus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uncle Murda
: ''For the American football player, see Len Grant'' Leonard Carl Grant (born June 25, 1980), better known by his stage name Uncle Murda, is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York. He signed to 50 Cent's G-Unit Records in 2016, having previously signed to Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records in 2007. Career On 2007, Uncle Murda's signed to Jay-Z's record label Roc-A-Fella Records but was eventually released from the label. On November 8, 2016, Uncle Murda signed a deal with 50 Cent and G-Unit Records. Yearly Rap Ups Uncle Murda at least once a year (sometimes there are different parts for a year) makes a track and records a video rapping about popular urban and political events.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-_pEnYPJPE, Uncle Murda - Rap Up 2015 Discography Mixtapes *2005: ''Murder Capitol'' *2006: ''Say Uncle: 2 Hard for Hip-Hop'' *2006: ''Respect the Shooter'' *2007: ''Murda Muzik'' *2008: ''Hard to Kill'' *2008: ''Back on My Bullshit'' *2008: ''Rudy King'' *2008: ''Murda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meechy Darko
Demetri O'Neal Simms, better known by his stage name Meechy Darko, is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York. He is best known as a member of the hip hop trio Flatbush Zombies, with whom he began his rapping career with his longtime friends, Erick Arc Elliott and Zombie Juice in 2010. In 2022, he released his debut solo album ''Gothic Luxury''. Early life Meechy Darko was born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, to a Jamaican family. He met his future bandmates Zombie Juice and Erick Arc Elliott at a very young age. Meech also was friends with the members of the rap group that would later be known as the Underachievers. They bonded while using LSD and Psilocybin mushrooms. During one of these experiences with shrooms, Meech felt that he had experienced ego death. Career Meech, Juice, and Erick went on to form Flatbush Zombies in 2010. In January 2012, they released a music video for their song "Thug Waffle". The video received many views and caught attention of fans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deezer
Deezer is a List of companies of France, French music streaming service and media service provider founded in 2007 that provides users with access to a vast library of music tracks, podcasts, and radio stations. It offers streaming services in over 180 countries and features a catalog of more than 90 million licensed tracks, making it one of the largest streaming platforms available. Deezer is available on various devices, including Android (operating system), Android, iOS, macOS and others. The company is 41.4% owned by the Access Industries investment fund since 2016, 8.1% by Orange Group and 4.5% by the Kering, Pinault family through Artemis Group, Artémis Group. History Deezer was founded in Paris, France, in August 2007 by Daniel Marhely and Jonathan Benassaya. Initially, it started as an independent project called ''Blogmusik'', which allowed users to stream music directly from the web. After facing legal challenges concerning music copyrights, the platform rebranded as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SoundCloud
SoundCloud is a German audio streaming service owned and operated by SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG. The service enables its users to upload, promote, and share audio. Founded in 2007 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss, SoundCloud is one of the largest music streaming services in the world and is available in 190 countries and territories. The service has more than 76 million active monthly users and over 200 million audio tracks as of November 2021. SoundCloud offers both free and paid memberships on the platform, available for mobile, desktop and Xbox devices. SoundCloud has evolved from a traditional online streaming platform to an entertainment company. History SoundCloud was established in Berlin on August 27, 2007, by Swedish sound designer Alexander Ljung and Swedish electronic musician Eric Wahlforss; SoundCloud's website was launched on October 17, 2008. It was originally intended to allow musicians to collaborate by facilitating the sharing and discussion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spotify
Spotify (; ) is a List of companies of Sweden, Swedish Music streaming service, audio streaming and media service provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. , it is one of the largest providers of music streaming services, with over 678 million monthly active users comprising 268 million paying subscribers. Spotify is listed (through a Luxembourg City–domiciled holding company, Spotify Technology S.A.) on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American depositary receipts. Spotify offers Digital rights management, digital copyright restricted recorded audio content, including more than 100 million songs and 7 million podcast titles, from record labels and media companies. Operating as a freemium service, the basic features are free with advertisements and limited control, while additional features, such as offline listening and commercial-free listening, are offered via paid Subscription business model, subscriptions. Users can search for music based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tidal (service)
Tidal (stylized TIDAL) is a Norwegian-American music streaming service, launched in 2014 by the Norwegian-Swedish public company Aspiro. Tidal is now majority-owned by Block, Inc., the owner of the point-of-sale system Square. With distribution agreements with all three major record labels and many independent labels, Tidal claims to provide access to more than 100 million tracks and 650,000 music videos. On April 10, 2024, Tidal merged its two subscription plans to become one simply named Tidal, which offers the same quality as the former HiFi Plus plan (FLAC HiRes 24-bit/192KHz and MQA – 24-bit/352.8 kHz). However, on July 24, 2024, Tidal removed the feature to listen in MQA. Tidal claims to pay the highest percentage of royalties to music artists and songwriters within the music streaming market. In March 2015, Aspiro was acquired by Project Panther Bidco Ltd., which relaunched the service with a mass-marketing campaign, promoting it as the first artist-ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon Music
Amazon Music (previously Amazon MP3) is a music streaming platform and digital music store operated by Amazon. As of January 2020, the service had 55 million subscribers. It was the first music store to sell music without digital rights management (DRM) from the four major music labels ( EMI, Universal, Warner, and Sony BMG), as well as many independents. All tracks were originally sold in 256 kilobits-per-second variable bitrate MP3 format without per-customer watermarking or DRM; however, some tracks are now watermarked. The service was launched in the United States as a public beta on September 25, 2007, and the final version followed in January 2008. Amazon MP3 was launched in the United Kingdom on December 3, 2008, in Germany on April 1, 2009, and in France on June 10, 2009. The German edition has been available in Austria and Switzerland since December 3, 2009. The Amazon MP3 store was launched in Japan on November 10, 2010. The Spanish and Italian editions were la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grafh
Philip Anthony Bernard (born August 22, 1982), better known by his stage name Grafh, is an American rapper. His 2007 debut studio album, ''Autografh'', was released through EMI and Virgin. Afterward, he parted ways with both labels. Grafh has also been supported by several well-known artists, including Drake, Trinidad James and Raekwon. Actor Shia LaBeouf praised Grafh in a late-night interview with Carson Daly. In February 2014, Grafh released his mixtape ''New York Dxpe'' hosted by DJ Mr. FX. In 2016, Grafh collaborated with singer Melissa B. on the singles "Creep" and "The Greatest". Discography Albums *2007: ''Autografh'' *2024: ''God's Timing'' (joint album with 38 Spesh) Mixtapes *2003: ''The Bang Out'' *2004: ''The Oracle'' (Hosted by DJ Green Lantern) *2005: ''The Preview'' *2006: ''I Don't Care'' *2006: ''Make It Hot'' (Hosted by DJ Rob) *2006: ''Bring Dat Money Back'' (Hosted by Big Mike) *2006: ''MySpace Jumpoff'' (Hosted by Clinton Sparks) *2007: ''Black Hand Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
