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By Any Means 2 (mixtape)
''By Any Means 2'' is the fifteenth mixtape by American rapper Kevin Gates. It was released on September 22, 2017, through his independent label, Bread Winners' Association, with Atlantic Records. The mixtape was released while Gates was incarcerated. Unlike his previous mixtapes, which were available both for free and retail, ''By Any Means 2'' was released exclusively for retail. Singles The first single, "What If", was released on April 4, 2017.Its music video premiered on September 6, 2019. The second single, "No Love", was released on July 20, 2017. Promotional singles The first promotional track, "Had To", was released on September 7, 2017.Its music video, released on October 12, 2017, and features Gates' wife and a Kevin Gates lookalike. The second track, "Beautiful Scars", is the only song on the mixtape with featured vocals, coming from PnB Rock. It was released on September 14, 2017. The third track, "Imagine That", was released alongside the mixtape on September 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Gates
Kevin Jerome Gilyard (born February 5, 1986), better known by his stage name Kevin Gates, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He is currently signed to Bread Winners' Association with a partnership with Atlantic Records. His debut studio album, '' Islah'', released in January 2016 and peaked at number two on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Prior to ''Islah'', Gates also released a number of mixtapes, including '' Stranger Than Fiction'' (2013), '' By Any Means'' (2014), and '' Luca Brasi 2'' (2014), all of which peaked in the top 40 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Early life Kevin Jerome Gilyard was born on February 5, 1986, to a Puerto Rican mother and an African American father. He and his family relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana, before settling in Baton Rouge. Gates had an often tumultuous upbringing and was arrested for the first time in 1999 at the age of 13 for joyriding in a stolen vehicle as a passenger. He lost contact with his father at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search. In January 2024, YouTube had more than 2.7billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of videos every day. , videos were being uploaded to the platform at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute, and , there were approximately 14.8billion videos in total. On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Google expanded YouTube's business model of generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by and for YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Mixtape Albums
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Smash David
Samuel David Jimenez, professionally known as Smash David, is an American record producer and songwriter. He produced Big Sean's " Bounce Back" and "Pills & Automobiles" by Chris Brown from the ''Heartbreak on a Full Moon'' album. Early life Samuel David Jimenez is Spanish, raised in Miami, Florida. Career Smash David has worked with the artist and producers Khalid, Omarion, Dej Loaf, Kehlani, Jeremiah, Lil Wayne, Jason Derulo, Hitmaka and Metro Boomin. On February 25, 2017, his production for Big Sean’s song Bounce Back peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and went quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). He also received a certified Gold plaque for producing and co-writing Chris Brown’s Pills & Automobiles featuring Yo Gotti, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, and Kodak Black and a 5× platinum plaque for Location by Khalid. Certifications and awards " Pills and Automobiles" by Chris Brown ft A Boogie, Yo Gotti, Kodak Black - certif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Caren
Michael Caren is an American record executive. He founded Artist Publishing Company in 2007, as well as its subsidiary Artist Partner Group in 2013. He has served as President of Worldwide A&R at Warner Music Group from 2012 to 2015, as well as the company's Creative Officer until 2020, Executive Vice President of A&R at Atlantic Records from 2007 to 2012, and Co-president of Elektra Entertainment from 2008 to 2012. Early life Caren grew up in Beverly Hills, California. When he was 12 years old, he began DJing at local parties in his neighborhood. He attended Beverly Hills High School and worked on a radio and music video show on the school channel. While still in high school, at age 15, Caren was offered an internship at Interscope Records by Fade Duvernay. He also founded a Los Angeles–based high school and college marketing company called Skool Rules Promotions. He attended the Stern School of Business at New York University. Career At age 17, Caren was hired by Big Bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Maven Boys
The Maven Boys are a songwriting-production duo from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, consisting of Zale "Zalezy" Epstein and Brett Ryan Kruger. In 2012, they were featured on ''Complex Magazine''s 25 New Producers To Watch Out For list. The Maven Boys have co-produced alongside Eminem and Boi-1da. They have worked with many notable artists including Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, 2 Chainz, and Childish Gambino. Production Discography Singles Production credits 2010 *"Black Cloud" Joe Budden produced by Zalezy (of The Maven Boys) and MegaMan from the album '' Mood Muzik 4'' *"Say Hello" Tory Lanez from the Mr. Peterson Mixtape produced with Boi-1da 2011 *"Casualty" from Nicole Scherzinger album Killer Love *"Royalty" Down With Webster From the album Time to Win, Vol. 2 *"Jessica" Down With Webster From the album Time to Win, Vol. 2 *"Work" Down With Webster featuring Far East Movement From the album Time to Win, Vol. 2 2012 *"I Be Puttin' On" ( MMG featuring Wale, French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boi-1da
Matthew Jehu Samuels (born October 12, 1986), known professionally as Boi-1da (a play on Boy Wonder) is a Canadian record producer and songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario. He is an in-house producer for Drake's OVO Sound label and has produced for a variety of artists and groups, most notably Drake, Rihanna, Eminem, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Nas, Jack Harlow, Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar among others. In 2015, Samuels served as the executive producer for Drake's mixtape '' If You're Reading This It's Too Late''. Early life Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Samuels moved to Canada when he was three and grew up in the North York and Scarborough districts of Toronto.Jackson, Kevin (2014)Ja's Wonder Boy", '' Jamaica Observer'', March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2014Featured Producer: Boi-1da HipHopCanada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Society Of Composers, Authors And Publishers
The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) () is an American not-for-profit performance-rights organization (PRO) that collectively licenses the public performance rights of its members' musical works to venues, broadcasters, and digital streaming services (music stores). ASCAP collects licensing fees from users of music created by ASCAP members, then distributes them back to its members as royalties. In effect, the arrangement is the product of a compromise: when a song is played, the user does not have to pay the copyright holder directly, nor does the music creator have to bill a radio station for use of a song. In 2024, ASCAP collected approximately 1.84 billion in revenue, distributed approximately 1.7 billion in royalties to rightsholders, and maintained a registry of approximately 20 million works. The organization had approximately 1 million members as of 2024. ASCAP has drawn negative attention for attempting to enforce licensing fees when ... [...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] |
Rap-Up
''Rap-Up'' is a magazine launched in 2001 by founder Devin Lazerine. The publication was originally a website devoted to hip hop, until Lazerine decided to pitch the possibility of a magazine to several publishers. The magazine is focused on the hip hop and R&B aspect of the music industry, and predominantly features interviews with artists, actors and other entertainers. Issued quarterly, the magazine's target audience was the 14 to 28 demographic, although the demographic has become older over time. The magazine's first two issues were one time deals, although Lazerine and his brother Cameron received attention for their age and white background. The magazine restarted publication in 2005, when it managed to sell enough copies to ensure future releases. A separate handbook has been released, chronicling the history of hip hop, "Rap-Up:The Ultimate Guide to Hip-Hop and R&B". History ''Rap-Up'' was founded by Devin Lazerine when he was 15 years old as an after-school hobby; th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PnB Rock
Rakim Hasheem Allen (December 9, 1991 – September 12, 2022), known professionally as PnB Rock, was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Allen signed with Atlantic Records in 2015 and gained initial recognition for his 2016 single, "Selfish". His first ''Billboard'' Hot 100 entry, it received triple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and served as lead single for his commercial mixtape '' GTTM: Goin Thru the Motions'' (2017), which entered the ''Billboard'' 200. His debut studio album, '' Catch These Vibes'' (2017) peaked at number 17 on the chart, while his second album, '' TrapStar Turnt PopStar'' (2019) peaked at number four. Allen also guest performed on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100-top 40 singles " Cross Me" by Ed Sheeran, "Changes" by XXXTentacion, " Dangerous" by Meek Mill, and " Everyday We Lit" by YFN Lucci during his lifetime. He was chosen as part of the 2017 ''XXL'' Freshman Class. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized in letter case, lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events and styles related to the music industry. Its Billboard charts, music charts include the Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100, the Billboard 200, 200, and the Billboard Global 200, Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in various music genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm and operates several television shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
