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Caushun
Caushun (born Jason Herndon, 1977) is an American rapper, often erroneously referred to as the first openly gay hip-hop artist to be signed to a major record label in the United States. It was reported that he was to be signed to Kimora Lee Simmons' Baby Phat Records, which was formed for the purpose of releasing/distributing Caushun's album as well as Kimora Lee's attempt at a recording career. Neither record was ever released. "Caushun" sparked interest and was mentioned in a variety of publications, television programs and documentaries, including MTV as a rapper and celebrity judge, BET, VH1, ''Newsweek'', ''The New York Times'' and ''Interview'' magazine. After a 2002 interview in the Washington, D.C. LGBT newspaper ''Metro Weekly'', a 2003 profile in ''The New York Times'' by Touré, and a feature in ''The Advocate An advocate is a professional in the field of law. The Advocate, The Advocates or Advocate may also refer to: Magazines * The Advocate (magazine), ''The Advo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimora Lee Simmons
Kimora Lee Simmons (née Perkins; May 4, 1975) is an American businesswoman, fashion designer, television personality and former fashion model. As a teenager, she was signed with Chanel, where she became a model. Simmons has walked the runway for fashion houses such as Fendi and Valentino Fashion Group, Valentino and appeared on the covers of Vogue (magazine), Vogue and Elle (magazine), Elle. She launched the global lifestyle brand ''Baby Phat'' in 1999. In 2007, she ventured into reality television alongside her family, starring in ''Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane''. Early life Kimora Lee Perkins was born in St. Louis.Stephen M. Silverman with Tiffany McGee (March 31, 2006Russell, Kimora Lee Simmons Split''People''. Accessed December 20, 2007. Growing up in the northern St. Louis suburb of Florissant, Missouri, Simmons was a frequent target of bullying at school. Because of her height (5'10" by age ten) and multiethnic background (she is partial African-American on her father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American LGBTQ Rappers
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African-American Rappers
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. African Americans constitute the second largest ethno-racial group in the U.S. after White Americans. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of Africans enslaved in the United States. In 2023, an estimated 48.3 million people self-identified as Black, making up 14.4% of the country’s population. This marks a 33% increase since 2000, when there were 36.2 million Black people living in the U.S. African-American history began in the 16th century, with Africans being sold to European slave traders and transported across the Atlantic to the Western Hemisphere. They were sold as slaves to European colonists and put to work on plantations, particularly in the southern colonies. A few were able to achieve freedom throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century American Rappers
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21st-century American LGBTQ People
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1977 Births
Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 – 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 ** Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. ** Australia's worst railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. * January 19 – An Ejército del Aire CASA C-207C Azor (registration T.7-15) plane crashes into the side of a mountain near Chiva, on approach to Valencia Airport in Spain, killing all 11 people on board. * January 23 – Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby Phat
Baby Phat by Kimora Lee Simmons is a privately held American apparel brand originally established in 1999 by entrepreneur, Russell Simmons. Initially launched as a womenswear offshoot of the menswear label, Phat Farm, Baby Phat by Kimora Lee Simmons eventually grew into a comprehensive lifestyle brand that is widely regarded as one of the most definitive brands of the early aughts era. Baby Phat by Kimora Lee Simmons was re-launched in December 2019. History, 1993-2003 Baby Phat was first introduced in 1993. The fledgling brand offered a small line of fitted women's T-shirts under the umbrella of Russell Simmons-owned Phat Fashions LLC, a business entity created primarily to operate the men's streetwear label, Phat Farm. By the mid-nineties, corporate restructuring of Phat Fashions had stalled the development of Baby Phat. Russell Simmons then partnered with apparel manufacturer Turbo Sportswear to form a new company called the American Design Group (ADG), to which the master ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
