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Diplomatic Immunity 2
''Diplomatic Immunity 2'' is the second studio album by American hip-hop collective The Diplomats. It was released on November 23, 2004, through Diplomat Records with distribution via MNRK Music Group, Koch Records. Production was handled by The Heatmakerz, Stay Gettin', Skitzo, Amadeus, Boola, DVLP, Develop, Frank Visosky, Genghis, Hannon Lane, J. Fahre, Rephan, Treblemakers and Victor Babb. The album peaked at number 46 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, number 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 4 on the Top Rap Albums and number 3 on the Independent Albums charts in the United States. Its single "S.A.N.T.A.N.A." made it to number 86 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 64 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales charts. Track listing ;Sample credits *Track 9 contains elements from "My Boo (Ghost Town DJ's song), My Boo" written by Carl Mo, Carlton Mahone Jr. and Rodney Terry. *Track 14 contains a sample of the recording "Push It (Salt-n-Pepa song), Push It" as perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Diplomats
The Diplomats (also known as Dipset) were an American Hip hop music, hip hop collective formed in the summer of 1997 by childhood friends Cam'ron and Jim Jones (rapper), Jimmy Jones in Harlem, New York City. The group was originally composed of Cam'ron, Jim Jones and Freekey Zekey, all of whom grew up together in Harlem. In 1999, fellow Harlem-based rapper Juelz Santana joined the group. In 2001, following Cam'ron's signing, the group secured a recording contract with Roc-A-Fella Records. It subsequently began recording its debut album, ''Diplomatic Immunity (The Diplomats album), Diplomatic Immunity'', and released it on the aforementioned labels in March 2003. Following tensions and controversy between Cam'ron and Jay-Z, the group subsequently severed ties with Roc-A-Fella and signed with indie record label Koch Records. The group released its second album ''Diplomatic Immunity 2'', in November 2004 on Koch. After a hiatus due to artistic differences, in 2010 the original memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Albums
The Independent Albums chart (previously titled Top Independent Albums) ranks the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays (EPs) in the United States, as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels. Rankings are compiled by point-of-purchase sales obtained by Nielsen, and from legal music downloads from a variety of online music stores. The chart began in the week of February 5, 2000. The top 25 positions are published through the ''Billboard'' website, with further chart positions available through a paid subscription to Billboard.biz. As with all ''Billboard'' charts, albums appearing on the Independent chart may also concurrently appear on the ''Billboard'' 200, the main chart published based solely on sales, as well as any of the other ''Billboard'' charts. In addition, exclusive album titles which are only sold through individual retail sites may also be in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Mo
Carlton Mahone Jr., professionally known by his pseudonym Carl Mo, is an American songwriter, record producer and remixer from Atlanta. He co-wrote and co-produced Ghost Town DJ's 1996 single " My Boo" and Outkast 2003 single "The Way You Move". Outkast albums which he produced were nominated twice for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year for ''Stankonia'' and ''Speakerboxxx/The Love Below'', succeeding with the latter. As a producer, he also produced songs for Pastor Troy, Slimm Calhoun, Big Boi, Sleepy Brown and Boyz n da Hood, and re-mixings songs for K. P. & Envyi, Jagged Edge and Omarion. Selected production discography Awards and nominations ! , - , align=center, 2004 , ''Speakerboxxx/The Love Below'' , rowspan="2", Grammy Award for Album of the Year , , rowspan="2", , - , align=center, 2002 , ''Stankonia ''Stankonia'' is the fourth studio album by the American hip hop duo Outkast, released on October 31, 2000, by LaFace Records and Arista Records. The album was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Boo (Ghost Town DJ's Song)
"My Boo" is the only single released by American hip-hop/Miami bass group Ghost Town DJ's. It was released in May 1996 on Jermaine Dupri's So So Def label and Columbia. The song, an invitation by a female to a male, blends R&B-style vocals over a bass beat. It was written by Carlton Mahone and Rodney Terry, with lead vocals sung by Virgo Williams. The song peaked at number 31 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on its initial release in 1996. In 2016, the song was re-popularized by the "Running Man Challenge" and re-entered the Hot 100, achieving a new peak of number 27 twenty years after its original release. "My Boo" was also a big hit in New Zealand, where it peaked at number three in October 1996. In 2022, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked it number 101 in their list of the "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time". Background Originally, an artist named Akema Johnson-Day was slated to provide lead vocals for the song with Virgo Williams on background vocals, however when a scheduling confli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Davies
Sir Raymond Douglas Davies ( ; born 21 June 1944) is an English musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter for the Rock music, rock band the Kinks, which he led, with his younger brother Dave Davies, Dave providing lead guitar and backing vocals, and both of them were the only consistent members during their existence. He has also acted in, directed and produced shows for theatre and television. Known for focusing his lyrics on rock bands, Culture of England, English culture, nostalgia and social satire, he is often referred to as the "Godfather of Britpop", though he disputes this title. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Kinks in 1990. After the dissolution of the Kinks in 1996, he embarked on a solo career. Early years Raymond Douglas Davies was born at 6 Denmark Terrace in the Fortis Green area of London on 21 June 1944. He is the seventh of eight children born to working-class parents, including six el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurby Azor
Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor (born 1965), also known as Fingerprints, is a Haitian musician and Hip hop music, hip-hop music producer. He is best known for discovering and producing the hip-hop trio Salt-N-Pepa and the rap duo Kid 'n Play. Early life Born in Port-de-Paix, Azor is Haitian. Career In late 1985, with the rise of hip-hop Answer song, response records all the rage, Azor and the group Salt-N-Pepa (then known as Super Nature) recorded a response to Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew's "The Show" called "The Show Stoppa". He also went on to produce Dana Dane, Sweet Tee, Kwamé and others. Azor wrote and performed in Salt-N-Pepa's music video for "Push It (Salt-n-Pepa song), Push It", on keyboards and backup vocals, and also wrote the trio's song "Let's Talk About Sex", among others. In 1995, he co-wrote and produced Snow (musician), Snow's single "Anything for You (Snow song), Anything for You", which became the top-selling single in Jamaica that year.Jamaican sales and chart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40 Cal
Calvin Alan Byrd (born December 17, 1979), professionally known by his stage name 40 Cal., is an American rapper. He was a member of now-defunct American hip-hop group The Diplomats. Byrd made his first appearance on the self-titled theme song, "40 Cal" for the Dipset album '' Diplomatic Immunity 2''. He took a part on MTV2 MTV2 (formerly M2) is an American pay television Cable television, channel owned by the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global, through PMN’s MTV Entertainment Group Subdivision. The channel launched initially as an all-music ...'s Fight Klub MC battles. Discography Studio albums Street LPs *2006: ''Trigger Happy'' *2007: ''Trigger Happy 2'' *2008: ''The Yellow Tape'' *2008: ''Leader of the New School'' EPs *2008: ''Harlem Shuffle EP'' *2011: ''Trigga Happy 3 a.k.a. Trigganometry (EP)'' Mixtapes *2006: ''40 to Life'' *2007: ''40 to Life Part 2'' *2008: ''Dip Masters Collection'' *2009: ''Da Carter After Nino, Like New Jac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Wray
Nicole Monique Wray (born May 2, 1979, also known as Lady Wray, is an American singer and songwriter. Her 1998 debut single " Make It Hot" was certified gold. In the 2010s, she began pursuing a more traditional soul sound, first as part of the duo Lady with Terri Walker and subsequently as Lady Wray. As Lady Wray, she has released two albums: '' Queen Alone'' (2016) and ''Piece of Me'' (2022). Early life Nicole Monique Wray was born in Salinas, California, to Debra Wray (née Murphy) and Kenneth Wray. Her older brother Kenny Wray is also a singer and she has younger sister Myrtis Wray. At a young age, Wray relocated to Portsmouth, Virginia. She became one of her church's star choir members and also participated in local fashion shows. During her teenage years, Wray was introduced to then-upcoming rapper Missy Elliott, who was looking for a female singer to sign to her own recording label The Goldmind Inc. Wray impressed Elliott by performing SWV's song "Weak" and became the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alrad Lewis
Alrad Lewis (born May 10, 1977), also known as Boola, is an American hip-hop producer, composer and artist. Growing up in Hempstead, Long Island, Boola started his own rap group with kids in the neighborhood. After taking on production responsibilities for the group, Boola decided to concentrate on the production aspect of the music business and soon began working with artists signed to Warner and MCA. Music career In 2002, after producing for Warner and MCA Records, Boola signed a deal with Roc-A-Fella records. For the next seven years, Boola produced for and worked with artists such as Beanie Sigel, Cam'ron, Kanye West, Nicole Wray, Ne-Yo, Nas and Jaheim. After the Roc-A-Fella split, Boola continued to produce expanding into TV and film placements including VH1's Basketball Wives and MTV's Making With The Band. In 2011, Boola released the "Produced By Boola" mixtape series which featured original material from Nas, Ne-Yo, Bun B and others. Shortly after he began to pursue a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Jones (rapper)
Joseph Guillermo Jones II (born July 15, 1976), better known by his stage name Jim Jones (or Jimmy Jones), is an American rapper and record executive. He is a founding member of now-defunct hip-hop group the Diplomats (also known as Dipset), who formed in 1997 with fellow Harlem native Cam'ron. Following the commercially successful release of the group's debut album ''Diplomatic Immunity (The Diplomats album), Diplomatic Immunity'' (2003), Jones released his debut solo album, ''On My Way to Church'' (2004), independently to moderate success. His second and third albums, ''Harlem: Diary of a Summer'' (2005) and ''Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment)'' (2006), both peaked within the top ten of the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. The former's release coincided with Jones landing an executive position in Artists and repertoire, A&R for the independent label MNRK Music Group, Entertainment One Music (known then as Koch Records), while the latter was preceded by the single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hell Rell
Durrell Mohammad (born May 3, 1979), better known by his stage name Hell Rell, is an American rapper. Career In 2007, he signed with Koch Records and began working on his debut album, '' For the Hell of It''. The album reached No. 5 on both the ''Billboard'' Top Independent Albums and Top Rap Albums chart, and No. 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Discography Albums *2007: '' For the Hell of It'' *2008: '' Black Mask, Black Gloves'' *2009: '' Get in Line or Get Lined Up'' *2009: '' Hard as Hell'' *2019: '' Forgive but Never Forget'' Other albums *2007: ''Eat with Me or Eat a Box of Bullets'' *2009: ''Live from Hell'' *2009: ''Hell Up in the Bronx'' Compilation albums *2009: ''Hell Rell Hosts: Straight Outta Harlem (The Ultimate Uptown Collection)'' Collaboration mixtapes *2007: ''Double Trouble'' (with J.R. Writer) *2007: ''Year of the Gun'' (with 40 Cal.) *2011: ''Gun Clap'' (with J.R. Writer) *2011: ''Guilty by Association'' (with J. Stalin & Lord Geez) *2012: ''Bronx Tal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juelz Santana
LaRon Louis James Sr. (born February 18, 1982), better known by his stage name Juelz Santana, is an American rapper and member of now-defunct hip-hop group, the Diplomats (also known as Dipset). He is best known for his appearances on group cohort Cam'ron's 2002 singles "Oh Boy (Cam'ron song), Oh Boy" and "Hey Ma (Cam'ron song), Hey Ma", which peaked at numbers four and three on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, respectively. His guest appearance on Chris Brown's 2005 single, "Run It!" peaked atop the chart for five weeks and received RIAA certification, triple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). As a lead artist, he is also known for his 2005 single "There It Go (The Whistle Song)", which peaked at number six on the chart and received RIAA certification, platinum certification by the RIAA. "There It Go" served as lead single for his debut studio album, ''From Me to U'' (2003), which was met with mixed critical response, alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
