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Affiliated (album)
''Affiliated'' is the eleventh studio album by American rapper MC Eiht Aaron Bernard Tyler (born May 22, 1971), better known by his stage name MC Eiht (pronounced "MC Eight"), is an American rapper. Many of his songs are based on his life in Compton. His stage name was partly inspired by the numeral in KRS-One's nam ..., released April 4, 2006 on Paid in Full Entertainment. Track listing #CPT MF'z #Which Way Iz Up #Say Nuthin' (featuring Tha Chill) #What the Fuc U Want Me 2 Do (featuring Tha Chill & Bam) #The Ghetto #G'sta Melody #Just Lean #CPT'z Bac #Where U Frum (featuring G-Luv of Tha Road Dawgs) #Gangsta Minded (featuring Tha Chill & Jaz) #Respect It (featuring Compton's Most Wanted) #N My Neighborhood #Pipe Down (featuring Tha Chill & Boki) #Smoke Dis* (featuring Tha Chill & Jayo Felony) References External linksMC Eiht Interview MC Eiht albums 2006 albums {{2006-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MC Eiht
Aaron Bernard Tyler (born May 22, 1971), better known by his stage name MC Eiht (pronounced "MC Eight"), is an American rapper. Many of his songs are based on his life in Compton. His stage name was partly inspired by the numeral in KRS-One's name. He chose Eiht for its links to "hood culture", including Olde English 800 (8 Ball) and .38 caliber firearms. He is the '' de facto'' leader of West Coast hip-hop group Compton's Most Wanted, which also included fellow Compton-based rappers Boom Bam, The Unknown DJ, Tha Chill, DJ Mike T, DJ Slip and Ant Capone. He is also known for his role as A-Wax in the 1993 film '' Menace II Society'', as well as voicing the character Ryder in the 2004 video game '' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas''. Biography Tyler was born in Compton, California, and grew to fame on the West Coast as one of two MCs in the four-man crew Compton's Most Wanted. After enjoying increasing success with the group, which peaked with 1992's '' Music to Driveby'', E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangsta Rap
Gangsta rap or gangster rap, initially called reality rap, is a subgenre of rap music that conveys the culture, values, and experiences of urban gangs and street hustlers, frequently discussing unpleasant realities of the world in general through an urban lens. Emerging in the late 1980s, gangsta rap's pioneers include Schoolly D and Ice-T, later expanding with artists such as N.W.A. In 1992, via record producer and rapper Dr. Dre, rapper Snoop Dogg, and their G-funk sound, gangster rap broadened to mainstream popularity. Gangsta rap has been recurrently accused of promoting disorderly conduct and broad criminality, especially assault, homicide, and drug dealing, as well as misogyny, promiscuity, and materialism. Gangsta rap's defenders have variously characterized it as artistic depictions but not literal endorsements of real life in American ghettos, or suggested that some lyrics voice rage against social oppression or police brutality, and have often accused crit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paid In Full Entertainment
Paid in Full Entertainment is an American recording label based in Houston, Texas and owned by Benjamin Thompson. The label has housed such artists as Chamillionaire, Paul Wall, 50/50 Twin, The Color Changin' Click (which is a group consisting of the aforementioned rappers plus others), Mista Madd, Shei Atkins. They have also released remixes of songs released by fellow Houston-based label Swishahouse. Discography * 1997: Madd Hatta – ''The pH-Factor'' * 1999: Madd Hatta – ''Mista Madd & The Supa Thuggz'' * 2000: Madd Hatta – ''Can I Live?'' * 2002: Paul Wall & Chamillionaire – '' Get Ya Mind Correct'' * 2004: Paul Wall – '' Chick Magnet'' * 2004: Various Artists – ''Paid In Full Presents The Family Jewels'' * 2004: 50/50 Twin – ''Grown Man Style'' * 2005: Paul Wall & Chamillionaire – '' Controversy Sells'' * 2007: Madd Hatta – ''Still Standing'' References External links Paid In Full Entertainment discographyat Discogs Discogs ( ; short for " disco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Slip
Terry K. Allen, (born April 19, 1964) professionally known as DJ Slip or Don Bolo is an American record producer from Inglewood, California. He is a founding member of gangsta rap groups Compton's Most Wanted, X-Factor, and N.O.T.R. making him one of the pioneers of gangsta rap music. Discography Solo *2007: ''The Minority Report'' with MC Eiht *1994: ''We Come Strapped'' *1996: ''Death Threatz'' *1997: '' Last Man Standing'' *2000: '' N' My Neighborhood ("Git Money" Featuring Techniec and Tha Chill)'' with Compton's Most Wanted *1990: '' It's a Compton Thang'' *1991: '' Straight Checkn 'Em'' *1992: ''Music to Driveby'' *2000: ''Represent'' *2006: '' Music to Gang Bang'' References External linksDJ Slipat MySpace Myspace (formerly stylized as MySpace, currently myspace; and sometimes my␣, with an elongated Whitespace character#Substitute images, open box symbol) is a social networking service based in the United States. Launched on August 1, 2003, it w .... Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tha Chill
Vernon Johnson (born December 24, 1970), professionally known by his stage name Tha Chill, is an American rapper and record producer. He embarked on his music career in the early 1990s, as a co-founder of the Compton-based West Coast hip hop/gangsta rap group Compton's Most Wanted, along with frontman Aaron "MC Eiht" Tyler. During his childhood, Johnson dropped out of high school and hooked up with neighbourhood friend MC Eiht, to form the group. Career C.M.W.–1990s During the recording of the debut CMW's album, '' It's a Compton Thang'', Tha Chill was arrested for " joy riding" but was released a few weeks later on time served and finished recording his remaining verses on the songs of the album. He had missed his appearance on the group's two following full-lengths, 1991 '' Straight Checkn 'Em'' and 1992 '' Music to Driveby'', because he was sentenced to three years' imprisonment. However, he was subsequently a featured performer on the reunion album, '' Represent'', which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keep It Gangsta
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 greatest hits album. Three of them, ''Spice 1'', '' 187 He Wrote'' and '' AmeriKKKa's Nightmare'', were certified gold. Personal life Greene attended Mt. Eden High School in 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'' (1992) *'' 187 He Wrote'' (1993) *'' AmeriKKKa's Nightmare'' (1994) *'' 1990-Sick'' (1995) *'' The Black Bossalini'' (1997) *'' Immortalized'' (1999) *'' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Of MC Eiht
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ... [...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] |
Studio Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records (78s) collected in a bound book resembling a photo album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the ''album era''. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983, being gradually supplanted by the cassette tape throughout the 1970s and early 1980s; the popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compton's Most Wanted
Compton's Most Wanted (C.M.W.) is an American gangsta rap group and part of the early West Coast hip-hop scene. The leaders of the group are MC Eiht and Tha Chill. History Formation and early years C.M.W. included rappers MC Eiht, Tha Chill, DJ Mike T, and producers DJ Slip and The Unknown DJ. In the mid-1980s, founding members Tha Chill and MC Eiht were writing raps and recording demo tapes (also called "hood tapes") in their spare time while gang bangin' in their hood in Compton, CA. Tha Chill and MC Eiht chose to leave that street corner hustle scene in Compton and start making money in a legit but fun way when they saw their long time friend MC Ren of the multi platinum West Coast hip hop group N.W.A started to create a huge street buzz in the Los Angeles County area by releasing records along with Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, DJ Yella and Arabian Prince. In 1987, while in Compton, The Unknown DJ was given one of these "hood tapes" by a friend and became very intereste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayo Felony
B. James Savage (born December 31, 1969), better known by his stage name Jayo Felony, is an American rapper from San Diego, California. Career In 1994, Jayo Felony signed to the label owned by Jam Master Jay from Run-DMC called Jam Master Jay Records. That year, Jayo Felony released his debut album, '' Take a Ride''. In 1998, he released his follow-up album, '' Whatcha Gonna Do?'' on Def Jam. It featured rappers like Method Man, DMX, Mack 10, WC, Redman, Kokane, Ice Cube, E-40 and 8 Ball & MJG. In 1999, he released '' Underground'' which features a guest appearance by San Diego rapper The Toven on the song "Du Lo Gang''"''. There was talk of releasing a fourth album, ''Hotter Than Fish Grease'', in 2000, but the project was not released for unknown reasons. In 2001, His fourth studio album '' Crip Hop'' was released and had multiple guest appearances. Jayo Felony's fifth studio album self-titled ''James Savage'' was released late 2019 on the Open Bar Entertainment labe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
