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2005 In Hip-hop
This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 2005. Released albums Highest-charting singles Highest first-week sales Highest critically reviewed albums (Metacritic) See also *Previous article: 2004 in hip-hop *Next article: 2006 in hip-hop References {{DEFAULTSORT:2005 In Hip Hop 2000s in hip-hop 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- ... Hip-hop by year ... [...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] |
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] |
Caroline Distribution
Virgin Music, known as Virgin Music Label & Artist Services until 2022 and originally as Caroline Distribution, was a music distributor of independent artists and record labels, most prominently Death Grips, Weezer, and Radiohead. Virgin Music operates as a subsidiary of Virgin Music Group, and is owned by Universal Music Group. The company focuses on the distribution of new or emerging partners. Virgin Music has its operation in United States, with its flagship operating in Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and across Latin America. History In 1983, Caroline Distribution was established by Richard Branson & Virgin Records. In 2019, Universal Music Group acquired the digital music and network company INgrooves (including the independent label distributor Fontana Distribution). According to ''Billboard'' reporter Ed Christman; “Between Caroline and Ingrooves, UMG’s indie owned distributors will have a combine market share of about 4.4 percent Billboard estima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desi Relaford
Desmond Lamont "Desi" Relaford (born September 16, 1973) is an American former professional baseball infielder and current manager of the Danville Otterbots. He played in Major League Baseball for the Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies. Career Known more for his defense than his bat, his versatility was his trademark. Over the course of an 11-year major league career, he played every position in the field except first base and catcher; he pitched in one game for the New York Mets in which he recorded a perfect inning with a strikeout and threw over 90 mph. Relaford was traded twice during the 2001-2002 offseason, once with Tsuyoshi Shinjo to the San Francisco Giants for Shawn Estes and again to the Seattle Mariners for David Bell. Relaford signed a minor league deal with the Rangers on February 14, 2007. He competed with Jerry Hairston Jr., Drew Meyer, and Joaquin Arias for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleepers (album)
''Sleepers'' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Big Pooh. It was released on February 8, 2005, via 6 Hole Records. Production was handled by 9th Wonder, Khrysis, Big Dho and Nicolay. It features guest appearances from O-Dash, Darien Brockington, Joe Scudda, Median, Murs, Phonte and Spectac, with contributions from KeKe, Tyesha and DJ Flash. The album followed on the heels of his Little Brother groupmate Phonte's 2004 album with The Foreign Exchange, ''Connected''. It begins with an audio clip from film director Spike Lee's 1988 movie ''School Daze'', and features a few audio excerpts from Christopher Nolan's 2002 film ''Insomnia'' throughout the album. On July 3, 2012, Rapper Big Pooh released ''Sleepers: The Narcoleptic Outtakes'' on his label For Members Only, consisting of songs that didn't make the final track listing of ''Sleepers''. Track listing ;Notes * "Now" is a remix of "Keep the Bling" by Rapper Big Pooh, which was originally produced by Khrysis. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapper Big Pooh
Thomas Louis Jones III (born February 12, 1980), better known by his stage name Big Pooh (or Rapper Big Pooh), is an American rapper, who, along with fellow rap artist Phonte, is a member of the acclaimed North Carolina hip hop group Little Brother. In addition to numerous records and EP's by Little Brother, Pooh released a solo album in 2005 entitled '' Sleepers'' to positive critical reception. He has been guest featured on numerous tracks by other artists. Big Pooh also appreciates basketball and has served as a guest writer on a basketball blog. Biography Big Pooh first got his break by Beni B of ABB Records. He had been pursued by most of the major labels for about a year. He ended up signing to Atlantic "because the independent label we were signed to, ABB felt Atlantic was the best route for them as well as us". His deal with Atlantic ended in 07. In January 2007, in response to the departure of Little Brother member, co-founder and main producer 9th Wonder, Pooh stated i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Be Lo
Nahshid Sulaiman (born Raland Scruggs; November 7, 1976), better known by his stage name One Be Lo, is an alternative hip hop artist from Pontiac, Michigan. He is well respected for being one half of the rap duo Binary Star, and has released a number of well-received solo albums.SoundSlam.com 200One.Be.Lo: R.E.B.I.R.T.H.Retrieved Jan. 22 2008 He is a member of Massive Monkees, a world-champion B-boy crew. Biography Lo was born in Pontiac, Michigan, where his mother worked as a beautician and his stepfather worked at a plant. His parents divorced when he was 14 years old and Lo ran the streets with older youth until he went to prison when he was 18. While in prison, One Be Lo read extensively and converted to Islam. He and Senim Silla formed the rap group Binary Star while in prison. Music career Binary Star Upon Lo's release, in 1998 he formed the hip-hop group Binary Star with Senim Silla, and they hit the ground running. On their self-released debut Waterworld, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Ladd
Mike Ladd is an American alternative hip-hop artist. Based in Paris, France, ''The Guardian'' once described him as "the king of the hip-hop concept." Early life Mike Ladd was born in Boston, Massachusetts. As a child, he lived in India and Zimbabwe for a while. He graduated from Hampshire College. Career Ladd's debut studio album, '' Easy Listening 4 Armageddon'', was released in 1997. He released '' Welcome to the Afterfuture'' in 2000. '' Nostalgialator'' was released in 2004. In 2005, he released '' Negrophilia: The Album'', which was inspired by Petrine Archer-Straw's book of the same name. In that year, he also released '' Father Divine'' on ROIR. He has also released several collaborative albums with jazz pianist Vijay Iyer. Style and influences Mike Ladd's influences range from Funkadelic to King Tubby, Minor Threat, and Charles Stepney. Discography Studio albums * '' Easy Listening 4 Armageddon'' (1997) * '' Welcome to the Afterfuture'' (2000) * ''Gun Hill Road'' (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ThugLine Records
BTNH Worldwide is an independent record label started by hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Composed of ''Krayzie Bone'', '' Flesh-N-Bone'', ''Layzie Bone'', '' Bizzy Bone'' and '' Wish Bone'', BTNH Worldwide was created because of freedom of album concept not being handled adequately by previous record labels such as Ruthless Records and Interscope Records. BTNH Worldwide is the home for Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and affiliates such as Mo Thugs artist, Mo Thugs West artist and The Life Ent. The new record label has "a brand new platform coming to show what kind of hit-makers they Bone Thugs-n-Harmony are." BTNH Worldwide is a label built to bring the harmonizing sound Bone Thugs-n-Harmony are known for. Without any label politics, they are allowed to expand on their music and make decisions of their own to satisfy the fans. The move to Warner Brothers has not proved fruitful as due to marketing reasons the five members' chosen track list for Uni5: The World's Enemy was later changed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Vs
In most contexts, the concept of good denotes the conduct that should be preferred when posed with a choice between possible actions. Good is generally considered to be the opposite of evil. The specific meaning and etymology of the term and its associated translations among ancient and contemporary languages show substantial variation in its inflection and meaning, depending on circumstances of place and history, or of philosophical or religious context. History of Western ideas Every language has a word expressing ''good'' in the sense of "having the right or desirable quality" (ἀρετή) and ''bad'' in the sense "undesirable". A sense of moral judgment and a distinction "right and wrong, good and bad" are cultural universals. Plato and Aristotle Although the history of the origin of the use of the concept and meaning of "good" are diverse, the notable discussions of Plato and Aristotle on this subject have been of significant historical effect. The first references ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krayzie Bone
Anthony Henderson (born June 17, 1973), better known as Krayzie Bone, is an American rapper. He is a member of the hip-hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Career Solo After finding success with Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Krayzie Bone recorded his solo debut, '' Thug Mentality 1999'', in 1999. The album was released as a double disc set, featuring a large selection of guest appearances, including Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Mo Thugs, Mariah Carey, ThugLine, The Marley Brothers, Big Pun, Fat Joe, Cuban Link, Gangsta Boo, E-40, 8 Ball & MJG, Kurupt, Naughty By Nature and Snoop Dogg. The album was largely produced by multi instrumentalist Romeo Antonio and was certified platinum by the RIAA. In 2001, Krayzie Bone released '' Thug On Da Line'', which received generally positive reviews from music critics and went gold. In 2005 Krayzie Bone was featured in the song " Ridin'" by Chamillionaire. "Ridin'" was awarded "Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group" at the 49th Annual Grammy Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBE Records
Barely Breaking Even (BBE) is a British record label started by two DJs, Peter Adarkwah and Ben Jolly. The name BBE comes from The Universal Robot Band's 1982 track "Barely Breaking Even". It has two sublabels: Deep Funk, and Urban Theory. BBE is also notable for its ''Beat Generation'' series of LPs. Current/former artists * Audrey Powne * BlackCoffee * Bombay Monkey * Dark Room Notes *J Dilla (deceased) *DJ Jazzy Jeff *George Pajon * Keb Darge * Keith Harris * Kenny 'Dope' Gonzales * Lady Daisey *Little Louie Vega * Masters at Work *Mike City * Mr Thing *Pete Rock *Phantogram * Printz Board * Rim Kwaku Obeng *Roy Ayers * Shawn Lee * Slakah the Beatchild * DJ Spinna * Spoek Mathambo * TY (deceased) *DJ Vadim *Paul Weller *will.i.am Discography Albums *1999: Keb Darge – ''Funk Spectrum: Real Funk for Real People'' *2003: Pete Rock – '' Lost & Found: Hip Hop Underground Soul Classics'' *2004: The Foreign Exchange – ''Connected'' *2004: Pete Rock – '' Soul Surviv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
