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2018 BET Hip Hop Awards
The 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards are a recognition ceremony held on October 16, 2018 at the Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach, Florida. The nominations were announced on September 9, 2018. Drake led the BET Hip-Hop Awards 2018 with eleven nominations, followed by Cardi B with ten. Under them Childish Gambino received six nomination, Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar tied for five nominations, and Jay-Z (credited also as "The Carters" with Beyoncé in Album of the Year, Best Collabo, Duo or Group and Song of the Year categories) with four nominations. Cardi B was the biggest winner with four awards, including ''MVP of the Years'' and ''Hustler of the Year.'' Jay-Z and Beyoncé followed with three awards, including ''Album of the Year'' and ''Song of the Year.'' XXXTentacion was the winner of ''Best Hip Hop New Artist.'' XXXTentacion's mother accepted his award on his behalf since he had been murdered months beforehand. Cyphers Beat and mix by DJ M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami Beach Convention Center
The Miami Beach Convention Center (originally the Miami Beach Exhibition Hall) is a convention center located in Miami Beach, Florida. Originally opened in 1958, the venue was renovated from 2015 to 2020 for $640 million. The re-imagined and enhanced MBCC includes a 60,000-square-foot Grand Ballroom (the largest in South Florida), four junior ballrooms, 500,000 square feet of flexible exhibition space, 84 meeting rooms, and pre-function space, as well as outdoor spaces and terraces. History In 1955, the City of Miami Beach proposed building an exhibition hall to increase commerce along with its budding tourism. Located centrally within South Beach, the venue began construction in August 1956. At this time, the proposed name of the venue was the "Miami BBQ Beach Exhibition Hall". After two years of building, the center was completed in September 1958 and officially opened October 1958. Known as the "Miami Beach Exhibition Hall", the venue was over 100,000 sqft, giving it the tagli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Mustard
A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at nightclubs or music festivals), mobile DJs (who are hired to work at public and private events such as weddings, parties, or festivals), and turntablists (who use record players, usually turntables, to manipulate sounds on phonograph records). Originally, the "disc" in "disc jockey" referred to shellac and later vinyl records, but nowadays DJ is used as an all-encompassing term to also describe persons who mix music from other recording media such as cassettes, CDs or digital audio files on a CDJ, controller, or even a laptop. DJs may adopt the title "DJ" in front of their real names, adopted pseudonyms, or stage names. DJs commonly use audio equipment that can play at least two sources of recorded music simultaneously. This enables them to blend tracks together to create tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Glover
Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (; born September 25, 1983), also known by his musical stage name Childish Gambino (), is an American actor, comedian, musician, and filmmaker. While he studied at New York University and after working in Derrick Comedy, a comedy group, Glover was hired by Tina Fey to write for the NBC sitcom ''30 Rock'' at age 23. He gained fame for portraying college student Troy Barnes on the NBC sitcom ''Community'' from 2009 to 2014. From 2016 to 2022, he starred in the FX series ''Atlanta'', which he created and occasionally directed. For his work on ''Atlanta'', he won various accolades including two Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as two Golden Globe Awards. Glover has appeared in several films, including the supernatural horror '' The Lazarus Effect'' (2015), the comedy-drama '' Magic Mike XXL'' (2015), and the science fiction film '' The Martian'' (2015). He played Aaron Davis in the superhero film '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017), as well as Lando ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reason (American Rapper)
Robert Lee Gill Jr., better known by his stage name Reason, is an American rapper and songwriter. He was formerly signed to hip hop record label Top Dawg Entertainment, where he started to gain recognition. His TDE debut, '' There You Have It'', was released on September 28, 2018, a re-release of an album from 2017. His major label debut album '' New Beginnings'' was released on October 9, 2020. Career Reason released his first mixtape, ''In The Meantime'', on January 1, 2015. On January 16, 2016, he released his next mixtape titled ''The Free Album'', while releasing a compilation mixtape called ''The Proof'' on his SoundCloud later in 2016. On February 9, 2018, he was featured on the Top Dawg Entertainment produced film soundtrack for the Marvel Studios superhero film ''Black Panther'' (2018), titled '' Black Panther: The Album'', on the song "Seasons". On August 8, it was announced that he was signed to TDE. That same day, he released a single titled "The Soul", with a music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawn Smith (musician)
Shawn Smith (1965/1966 – April 3, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter and musician. He was a member of the Seattle-based alternative and indie rock bands Brad, Satchel, Pigeonhed, and The Twilight Singers, and also performed as a solo artist. Smith cited Freddie Mercury, Prince, and KISS as early influences. Other influences he noted are Steven Tyler, Bon Scott, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, Andy Wood, and Chris Cornell. Biography Smith was born in Spokane, Washington, in 1965 and attended high school in Bakersfield, California, relocating to Seattle in 1987. He befriended drummer Regan Hagar while both were working at Tower Records in the late ‘80s. The pair formed Satchel shortly thereafter, and eventually, formed Brad with Stone Gossard and Jeremy Toback. In an interview from 2014, Smith said that the main songwriters in Brad were he and Gossard. Brad would go on to release six studio albums during their career (''Shame, Interiors, Welcome to D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phora (rapper)
Marco Anthony Archer (born October 11, 1994), better known by his stage name Phora, is an American rapper and former tattoo artist from Anaheim, California. In 2011, he founded his own record label, Yours Truly. His debut studio album, ''Yours Truly Forever'' (2017), peaked at number 44 on the ''Billboard 200'' chart. Early life Marco Archer was born in Anaheim, California. Before his career in music, he worked as a tattoo artist which proved to be relatively lucrative and aided in the funding of his rap career. In 2011, Marco was nearly stabbed to death in Anaheim, CA just outside of Trident Learning Center, now known as Gilbert High. He has survived a stabbing at 15 and two shootings. On August 25, 2015, while he was driving on the 210 freeway in Pasadena around 2 a.m., a gray Infiniti sedan pulled up alongside Archer, who was driving home with his then girlfriend, Destiny. Three bullets from a .45 caliber pistol were fired into his back and neck, narrowly missing his verte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casanova (rapper)
Caswell Senior (born October 27, 1986), known professionally as Casanova, is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York City. In October 2016, following the local success of his debut single "Don't Run", he signed with Memphis Bleek's Warehouse Music Group and Jay-Z's Roc Nation. In 2020, he was indicted on RICO charges alongside 17 others, due to various criminal activities that his Bloods gang "Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation" allegedly participated in, and sentenced to 15 years. Early life Caswell Senior was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He is of Haitian and Panamanian descent. At age 18, he was imprisoned on Rikers Island, where he formed a close bond with his cellmate, who was later discovered to be rapper ASAP Rocky. Career While in a studio with friends in early 2016, Casanova, without previous experience, came up with "Don't Run". The song was produced by U-Dub (of NY Bangers). Upon its release "Don't Run" received heavy radio play from DJ Self on Power 105.1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharaya J
Sharaya Howell (born January 17, 1984), known professionally as Sharaya J, is an American rapper and choreographer. She is known for her singles "BANJI" and "Smash Up the Place," as well as for being signed to Missy Elliott's label The Goldmind Inc. Prior to her work as a musician, she worked as a hip-hop choreographer and urban screenplay writer. On April 17, 2017, she released her debut mixtape, ''Dope Product''. Early life and career beginnings Born to a working mother and a father who served as one-fifth of hip-hop group Double X Posse, Double XX Posse, Howell began her career as a hip-hop choreographer. She was featured as a dancer in French singer Mylène Farmer's 2006 tour, ''Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy (tour), Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy''. Her work caught the attention of high-profile musicians Sean Combs, Diddy, Ciara, Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, The-Dream, Rihanna, and earned her cameo spots on each artists' music videos (Alicia Keys' "Teenage Love Affair", The-Dream's "S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor Bennett (rapper)
Taylor Matthew Bennett (born January 19, 1996) is an American rapper. He released an album titled ''Broad Shoulders'' featuring artists such as Donnie Trumpet, King Louie, and his older brother Chance the Rapper. He is from the West Chatham neighborhood of Chicago. Early life Taylor Bennett's father, Donald J Williams-Bennett, worked for the Mayor of Chicago and his mother Lisa Bennett formerly worked for the attorney general. His father ensured that he would pursue his dreams while also making it through school. He attended Urban Prep High School. He and his brother demonstrated an interest in the arts very early, rapping with each other and building their skills. In 2014, Bennett and others were charged with assault and battery for allegedly severely injuring a teenage Columbia College Chicago student at a party. They beat the victim badly after he stepped on Bennett's shoe. Career Much like his brother, Bennett has developed a unique sound and style of rapping. Some artis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
G Herbo
Herbert Randall Wright III (born October 8, 1995), better known by his stage name G Herbo (formerly Lil Herb), is an American rapper. He signed with the Chicago-based record label Machine Entertainment Group in 2011, at the age of 16. His debut mixtape, '' Welcome to Fazoland'' (2014), was released by the label, along with its follow-ups '' Pistol P Project'' (2014), '' Ballin Like I'm Kobe'' (2015), and '' Strictly 4 My Fans'' (2016). His debut studio album, ''Humble Beast'' (2017), was released by Cinematic Music Group and met with critical acclaim. He signed onto a triple-joint venture with Epic Records to release his collaborative album and major label debut, '' Swervo'' (2018) with record producer Southside; its sequel, '' Still Swervin'' (2019), served as Wright's second album. His third album, ''PTSD'' (2020), peaked within the top ten of the ''Billboard'' 200, along with his fourth and fifth albums, '' 25'' (2021) and '' Survivor's Remorse'' (2022); ''25'' was his first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Mensa
Victor Kwesi Mensah (born June 6, 1993), known professionally as Vic Mensa, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Chicago, he was a member of the regional hip hop groups Kids These Days (band), Kids These Days and Savemoney prior to releasing his debut solo mixtape, ''Innanetape'' (2013). As a solo artist, Mensa has been signed to Virgin EMI Records, Def Jam Recordings, Capitol Records, and Roc Nation. Mensa's 2014 debut single, "Down on My Luck" experimented with hip house, while his 2015 single, "U Mad" (featuring Kanye West) adopted a drill music, drill sound; the former entered the top 40 of the UK singles chart, while the latter received RIAA certification, gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His debut studio album, ''The Autobiography (Vic Mensa album), The Autobiography'' (2017), was met with critical praise and moderately entered the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, while his second album, ''Victor (Vic Mensa album), Victor'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duckwrth
Jared Leonardo Lee (born May 13, 1989), better known by his stage name Duckwrth (pronounced "duckworth" and stylized in all caps), is an American rapper, singer, record producer, songwriter, and artist, best known for touring with Billie Eilish. Early life Lee was born in South Central Los Angeles on May 13, 1989. He grew up in a Christian household, always surrounded by music. Before going into music, Duckwrth studied graphic design in college. He appeared in several TeamBackpack cyphers on the YouTube channel World Emcee. Career In the mid-2010s, Lee began releasing his own songs online under the Duckwrth moniker and expanded his audience when he collaborated and released a split project with The Kickdrums in 2015 titled ''Nowhere''. In 2016, Duckwrth released his first full-length album, ''I'm Uugly''. In late 2017, he released a mixtape, ''An XTRA UUGLY Mixtape'', being his first record with Republic Records. His single "Start a Riot", featuring Shaboozey, was featured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
