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Avelino (rapper)
Achi Avelino (born 4 June 1993), better known mononymously by his stage name Avelino, is a British rapper and singer known for his "unique tone" and "deep wordplay". Career 2011–2014: Beginnings Originally rapping under the monikers ''AA'' (derived from his initials), Avelino first released freestyles on YouTube. His debut mixtape, ''Underdog Music'', was released in 2013 through More Music Records. The project was credited by GRM Daily's Charlie-Louise Akintilo as being "edgy" and "refreshing". 2014–2015: Commercial breakthrough and ''Iconic Ambition'' Avelino rose to prominence in 2014 following the release of his second mixtape, ''Iconic Ambition'', which was featured on DJ Semtex's ''Mixtape Top 5'' on BBC Radio 1Xtra. He went on to support Stormzy on tour throughout 2015, having previously collaborated on the mixtape track "No Comment". 2015–present: Collaboration with Wretch 32 Throughout 2015, Avelino was championed by fellow Tottenham MC Wretch 32. The two rap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tottenham, London
Tottenham (, , , ) is a district in north London, England, within the London Borough of Haringey. It is located in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Greater London. Tottenham is centred north-northeast of Charing Cross, bordering Edmonton, London, Edmonton to the north, Walthamstow, across the River Lea, to the east, and Stamford Hill to the south, with Wood Green and Harringay to the west. The area rapidly expanded in the late 19th century, becoming a Working class, working-class suburb of London following the advent of the railway and mass development of housing for the Lower middle class, lower-middle and working classes. It has been home to the Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur since 1882. The parish of Municipal Borough of Tottenham, Tottenham was granted Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland), urban district status in 1894 and municipal borough status in 1934. Following the World War II, Second World War, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanye West
Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer and record producer. One of the most prominent figures in hip-hop, he is known for his varying musical style and polarizing cultural and political commentary. After dropping out of college to pursue a career in music, West began producing for regional artists in the Chicago area. As an in-house producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, he co-produced albums such as Jay-Z's ''The Blueprint'' (2001) before signing with the label as a recording artist. West's debut studio album, ''The College Dropout'' (2004), was met with critical acclaim and yielded the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100-number one single "Slow Jamz". He topped the chart on four other occasions with the singles "Gold Digger (Kanye West song), Gold Digger" (2005), "Stronger (Kanye West song), Stronger" (2007), "E.T. (song), E.T." (2011, as a featured artist), and "Carnival (¥$ song), Carnival" (2024). ''The College Dropout'', and five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haile WSTRN
WSTRN (a disemvoweling of the word Western, which is also pronounced) are a British hip hop/ R&B group from West London consisting of Akelle Charles, Haile (born Ras Haile Alexander), and Louis Rei (born Louis-Rae Beadle). Their debut single, " In2", was released on 20 July 2015, and peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. Louis Rei was formerly known as LB and Akelle was formerly known as A-Star. Haile has featured on several tracks as a solo artist, including "Can't Blame Me" by Nines. Background WSTRN consists of Akelle Charles, Haile and Louis Rei. The name bears no relevance to westerns; according to the band, the name represents positive vibrations and to them means that it is "West London's turn to shut down the scene". Akelle and Haile are cousins who know Louis, a former footballer who last played for Staines Town F.C., through their inhabitance of West London. Akelle is the brother of singer Angel and was part of a band with him. His three other siblings called t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA 18
''FIFA 18'' is a association football, football simulation video game, simulation video game developed and published by Electronic Arts and released worldwide on 29 September 2017 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. It is the 25th installment in the FIFA (video game series), ''FIFA'' series. Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, at the time contracted to Real Madrid C.F., Real Madrid, appears as the cover athlete of the regular edition, as well as the alternate covers of the Icon and 2018 FIFA World Cup editions of the game. ''FIFA 18'' featured several gameplay improvements over its predecessor, ''FIFA 17''. The game was introduced by Motion capture, Real Player Motion Technology, which provides more realistic player movements and animations. The PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows and Xbox Xbox One, One versions include a continuation of "The Journey" a story-based mode that was originally in ''FIFA 17'' titled "The Jou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EA Sports
EA Sports is a division of Electronic Arts that develops and publishes sports video games. Formerly a marketing gimmick of Electronic Arts, in which they imitated real-life sports networks by calling themselves the "EA Sports Network" (EASN) with pictures or endorsements, it soon grew up to become a sub-label on its own, releasing game series such as '' EA Sports FC'', ''PGA Tour'', '' NHL'', '' NBA Live'', and '' Madden NFL''. Most games under this brand are developed by EA Vancouver, the Electronic Arts studio in Burnaby, British Columbia, as well as EA Orlando (formerly Tiburon Studios) in Orlando, Florida. The main rival to EA Sports is 2K Sports. Notably, until 2018, both companies competed over the realm of NBA games, with 2K releasing the '' NBA 2K'' series. Konami is its rival in association football games with their own series, '' eFootball''. For several years after the brand was created, all EA Sports games began with a stylized five-second video introducing th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skepta
Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr. (born 19 September 1982), known professionally as Skepta, is a British grime MC, rapper, record producer and DJ. Alongside his younger brother Jme, he briefly joined Roll Deep before they became founding members of Boy Better Know in 2005. With Boy Better Know, Skepta clashed with fellow MC Devilman for the video release '' Lord of the Mics 2'', in what is remembered as one of the biggest clashes in grime history. Skepta released his debut studio album '' Greatest Hits'' in 2007 and his second album, '' Microphone Champion'' in 2009, both independently; while his third studio album '' Doin' It Again'' was released in 2011 by AATW. He made his acting debut in the 2015 film '' Anti-Social''. Skepta's fourth studio album, '' Konnichiwa'' (2016), featured the hit singles " That's Not Me" and " Shutdown". The album, which was widely acclaimed, won the Mercury Prize. In 2018, he produced and was featured on American rapper ASAP Rocky's single " Prai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Growing Over Life
''Growing Over Life'' is the third studio album by British hip hop recording artist Wretch 32. It was released on 2 September 2016 through Polydor Records. The album peaked at number 5 on the UK Albums Chart. The album includes the singles " 6 Words", "Antwi", "Liberation", "All a Dream", "I.O.U" and "Open Conversation & Mark Duggan". Singles " 6 Words" was released as the lead single from the album on 16 November 2014. The song peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also peaked at number 25 on the Australian Singles Chart The ARIA Charts are the main Australian record chart, music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA beca .... "Antwi" was released as the second single from the album on 19 May 2016. "Liberation" was released as the third single from the album on 5 July 2016. "All a Dream" was released as the fourth single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Target
Darren Joseph, known professionally as DJ Target, is an English DJ and presenter. He is best known for being part of grime collective Roll Deep and presenting on BBC Radio 1Xtra. Career Joseph is a former member of Roll Deep. Joseph began hosting part of the 1Xtra Takeover, a simulcast across BBC Radio 1 and Radio 1Xtra, in September 2013. In 2018, Joseph wrote a book titled ''Grime Kids''. Joseph became the talent and music lead at Radio 1Xtra in July 2018, but left the role in June 2021. Joseph has been working with Krept and Konan on The Rap Game UK where they find the next rap star. Website=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07jwq62 In 2021, Joseph fronted a six-episode series on BBC Three BBC Three is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes for a 16 to 34-year-old target aud ... called ''Tonight With Target''. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Mac
Annie Macmanus (born 18 July 1978), known professionally as Annie Mac, is an Irish DJ, broadcaster and writer. She hosted a variety of shows on BBC Radio 1, including BBC Switch and ''Future Sounds''. She also DJed in various locations, including hosting her AMP (Annie Mac Presents) Lost and Found venues in places like Ibiza. Personal life Macm was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 18 July 1978, and has three siblings. Her brother, Davey Macmanus, was the lead singer and guitarist in bands the Crocketts and the Crimea. After attending Wesley College in Dublin, Mac studied English literature at The Queen's University of Belfast. She lives in Queen's Park, London. She has a son (born May 2013) with her husband, DJ Toddla T. She gave birth to their second child on 6 January 2017. While she was on maternity leave her radio show was presented by MistaJam; Mac returned to the station on 12 June 2017. Mac left Radio 1 in July 2021 to spend more time with her family. Career Mac played g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MistaJam
Peter Dalton (born 19 January 1983), known professionally as MistaJam, is a British DJ and radio presenter. He is known for presenting radio shows on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra from 2005 to 2020; since 2020 he has presented on Capital Dance and formerly Capital after he departed from the station in 2024. Early life Born in Nottingham in 1983, MistaJam grew up listening to the records of his parents and began DJing at local events at the age of 14, going on to DJ for Nottingham hip hop crew Out Da Ville and for a local pirate radio station. With associate Joe Buhdha, he ran SureShot Entertainment organising the UK Takeover events. Biography He first came to the public's attention as an actor; playing "Minty Sutton" in the 2001 revamp of ITV soap opera '' Crossroads''. He also appeared in the BBC Three sitcom '' Trexx and Flipside''. In November 2009, he narrated the compilation episode of the BBC Switch series '' Chartjackers''. His show on BBC Radio 1 was broadcast on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pigeons And Planes
Complex Networks is an American media and entertainment company for youth culture, based in New York City. It was founded as a bi-monthly magazine, ''Complex'', by fashion designer Marc Eckō. Complex Networks reports on popular and emerging trends in style, sneakers, food, music, sports and pop culture. Complex Networks reached over 90 million unique users per month in 2013 across its owned and operated and partner sites, socials and YouTube channels. The print magazine ceased publication with the December 2016/January 2017 issue. Complex currently has 6.02 million subscribers and 1.8 billion total views on YouTube. the company's yearly revenue was estimated to be US$200 million, 15% of which came from commerce. Complex Networks has been named by ''Business Insider'' as one of the Most Valuable Startups in New York, and Most Valuable Private Companies in the World. In 2012, the company launched Complex TV, an online broadcasting platform. In 2016, it became a joint-venture of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raf Riley
Rafael Nathan Greifer, better known by his stage name Raf Riley, is a record producer and artist from North London. He was formerly a member of ExR alongside Etta Bond, and is signed to OddChild Music and has released on Diplo's Mad Decent label. ExR released two EPs: ''Emergency Room'' and ''Meds''. He released his own EP titled ''Now That's What I Call Gangster Beats!!'' in January 2013. Riley is also known for his comedy production: alongside Reuben "Dangerman" Dangoor, Riley is one half of the Grand Spectacular. Their 2010 single "Being A Dickhead's Cool" became a viral video, receiving over thirteen million YouTube views. Riley and Dangerman are also part of the comedy rap trio Sabotage Party alongside Ray Knotts, in which he raps as well as produces. Dangerman also designs and directs all OddChild Music artwork and ExR videos. Raf Riley has worked with many artists including Professor Green, Labrinth, Diplo, Naughty Boy, Dr. Luke and Mike Skinner. Riley has had cuts w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
