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A Girl Can Mack
''A Girl Can Mack'' is the second studio album by American girl group 3LW. A follow-up to their self-titled debut album (2000), it was released by Epic Records on October 22, 2002. With ''A Girl Can Mack'', the group attempted to shed their youthful image and craft a mature look. The album combines both ballads and upbeat songs, with several serving as a declaration of equality in romantic relationships. Three singles were released in support of the album. The first, " I Do (Wanna Get Close To You)", features Loon and was a moderate chart hit, peaking at number 58 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and at 13 in New Zealand. It was followed by the singles " Neva Get Enuf", featuring Lil Wayne, and "I Need That (I Want That)", featuring Lil' Kim, neither of which charted. The album itself debuted at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 53,000 copies sold in its first week. The album's release was hindered by the departure of member Naturi Naughton, who controversially left the gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music Music genre, genre, originating from African Americans, African-American musicians in the 1980s that combines rhythm and blues with elements of Pop music, pop, Soul music, soul, funk, Hip-hop, hip hop, and electronic music. The genre features a distinctive Record producer, record production style and a smooth, lush style of vocal arrangement. Electronic music, Electronic influences and the use of hip hop or electronic dance music, dance-inspired beat (music), beats are typical, although the roughness and grit inherent in hip hop may be reduced and smoothed out. Contemporary R&B vocalists often use melisma, and since the mid-1980s, R&B rhythms have been combined with elements of hip hop culture and music, pop culture and pop music. Precursors According to Geoffrey Himes speaking in 1989, the progressive soul movement of the early 1970s "expanded the musical and lyrical boundaries of [R&B] in ways that haven't been equaled since" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loon (rapper)
Amir Junaid Muhadith (born Chauncey Lamont Hawkins; June 20, 1975), better known by his stage name Loon, is an American former rapper. He is best known for his work with fellow New York rapper Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, having signed with his record label Bad Boy Records in 1999. Loon most notably guest appeared on Combs' 2002 singles " I Need a Girl (Part One)" and " I Need a Girl (Part Two)," which peaked at numbers two and four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, respectively. Prior, he formed the New York City-based hip hop group Harlem World in 1995, with whom he released one studio album—'' The Movement'' (1999)—before disbanding in 1999. As a solo act, Loon signed with Arista Records, and later Bad Boy Records that same year to release his eponymous debut studio album (2003). Despite mixed reviews, it was met with commercial success and peaked at number six on the ''Billboard'' 200. He then parted ways with the label in the following year due to his conversion to Islam, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Knight (songwriter)
Jack Knight (a.k.a. KNZY pronounced KEN-ZEE), is an Americans, American songwriter and producer. He is known for his contributions to the Hip hop music, hip-hop and Rhythm and blues, R&B genres. Early career Originally from Brooklyn, New York City, New York, Knight moved with his grandparents to Chesapeake, Virginia, at the age of 17. As a teenager, he performed in a local rap group, and then signed as a solo artist to Def Jam Recordings in 1995. His voice was first heard on Monifah's ''Touch It (Monifah song), Touch It'', but he has been a songwriter since 1996. Publications and academies In 2006, Knight published his book, ''The Art of Writing A Hit Song: The Urban Experience.'' Additionally, he founded the Jack Knight Songwriters Academy, a platform dedicated to educating young aspiring songwriters. Recent ventures Knight produced music with his record label ''Made In East New York''. The label recently joined with EMPIRE. One of the most notable achievements is the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lil Kim
Lil or LIL may refer to: Use as a short form of "little" Musicians *Lill Babs (1938–2018), Swedish musician * Lil B (born 1989), American rapper * Lil Baby (born 1994), American rapper * Lil Bibby (born 1994), American rapper * Lil Bitts (born 1984), Trinidadian musician * Lil Boi (born 1991), South Korean rapper * Boosie Badazz, formerly Lil' Boosie (born 1982), American rapper * Bow Wow, formerly Lil' Bow Wow (born 1987), American rapper and actor * Big Boi, formerly Lil' Brotha (born 1975), American rapper * Lil Bruce, American rapper * Lil' Buck Sinegal (1994–2019), American musician * Lil' C-Note (born 1993), American actor and rapper * Lil' Cease (born 1977), American rapper * Lil' Chris (1990–2015), British pop singer and actor *Lil Dicky (born 1988), American rapper and comedian *Lil Durk (born 1992), American rapper * Droop-E, formerly Lil E (born 1988), American rapper *Lil Eazy-E, American rapper * Lil' Ed Williams (born 1955), American musician * Lil' Eddie ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Huff
Kenneth Gamble (born August 11, 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Leon A. Huff (born April 8, 1942, Camden, New Jersey) are an American songwriting and production duo credited for developing the Philadelphia soul music genre (also known as Philly sound) of the 1970s. In addition to forming their own label, Philadelphia International Records, Gamble and Huff have written and produced 175 gold and platinum records, earning them an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the non-performer category in March 2008. History Early years Gamble's childhood in Philadelphia shaped his adult life: he recorded himself on various arcade recording machines, assisted the morning show DJs on WDAS, operated a record store, and sang with The Romeos. In 1964, before there was "Gamble & Huff" there was "Gamble & Ross". Gamble was discovered and managed by Jerry Ross when Gamble was only 17 years old and they collaborated for many years. Gamble teamed up with Leon Huff (keyboards) fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Combs
Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Diddy, and formerly Puff Daddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, record producer, and record executive. Born in Harlem and raised in Mount Vernon, New York, Mount Vernon, Combs worked as a talent director at Uptown Records before founding his own record label, Bad Boy Records in 1993. He is credited with the discovery and development of musical artists including Mary J. Blige, Usher (musician), Usher and the Notorious B.I.G., for whom he served as manager and hype man. Combs's debut studio album, ''No Way Out (Puff Daddy album), No Way Out'' (1997), peaked atop the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and has sold over 7 million copies in the US. Two of its singles, "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" and "I'll Be Missing You", topped the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100—the latter was the first hip hop music, hip hop song to debut atop the chart. With a feature on "Mo Money Mo Problems", Combs became t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chauncey Hawkins
Amir Junaid Muhadith (born Chauncey Lamont Hawkins; June 20, 1975), better known by his stage name Loon, is an American former rapper. He is best known for his work with fellow New York rapper Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, having signed with his record label Bad Boy Records in 1999. Loon most notably guest appeared on Combs' 2002 singles " I Need a Girl (Part One)" and "I Need a Girl (Part Two)," which peaked at numbers two and four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, respectively. Prior, he formed the New York City-based hip hop group Harlem World in 1995, with whom he released one studio album—''The Movement'' (1999)—before disbanding in 1999. As a solo act, Loon signed with Arista Records, and later Bad Boy Records that same year to release his eponymous debut studio album (2003). Despite mixed reviews, it was met with commercial success and peaked at number six on the ''Billboard'' 200. He then parted ways with the label in the following year due to his conversion to Islam, and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Oklahoman
''The Oklahoman'' is the largest daily newspaper in Oklahoma, United States, and is the only regional daily that covers the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, Greater Oklahoma City area. The Alliance for Audited Media (formerly Audit Bureau Circulation) lists it as the 59th largest U.S. newspaper in circulation. ''The Oklahoman'' has been published by Gannett (formerly known as GateHouse Media) owned by Fortress Investment Group and its investor Softbank since October 1, 2018. On November 11, 2019, GateHouse Media and Gannett announced GateHouse Media would be acquiring Gannett and taking the Gannett name. The acquisition of Gannett was finalized on November 19, 2019. Copies are sold for $2 daily or $4 Sundays/Thanksgiving Day; prices are higher outside Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, Oklahoma County and adjacent counties. Ownership The Daily Oklahoman newspaper was founded in 1894 by Samuel W. Small. Small eventually lost the paper and it was owned by a bank who leased the paper to C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TEENick
TEENick was an American programming block aimed at adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 that aired on the American children's cable network, Nickelodeon. It launched on March 4, 2001, and initially aired on Sunday nights from 6-9 p.m. ET/PT before expanding to Saturday nights from 8-10 p.m. ET/PT in 2005, replacing the ''SNICK'' block that had been broadcast on the channel since 1992. It was originally hosted by Nick Cannon, and then later hosted by Jason Everhart (aka "J Boogie"). On February 1, 2009, the TEENick block was silently closed following a decision to use the Nickelodeon name to brand all of the channel's daytime programming. The similarly-named TeenNick channel launched on September 28 of that year. The channel's name was originally spelled as "TEENick" like its predecessor when it was first announced in early 2009, and the block's original host, Nick Cannon, was named the network's "chairman." History TEENick was announced on February 13, 2001 by Cyma Zar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Sometimes, a recording act is remembered for its " number ones" that outperformed all other albums during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, acquiring its existing name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985), ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1991), and ''Billboard'' 200 Top Albums (1991–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales—both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, the tracking week begins on Friday (to coincide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
