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Edwin Decena
Edwin Decena is an American music video and independent film director. Edwin first contribution as a filmmaker came directing and editing the reggaeton documentary " Chosen Few: El Documental." Early life and education Decena was born in Passaic, New Jersey and is of Dominican descent. He graduated from Passaic High School and studied sociology at Rutgers-Newark. While at Rutgers, he hosted a college radio show where he interviewed several independent hip hop artist that he would eventually direct music video for. Career Music Videos Decena has created a number of music videos for many artists, including Plies featuring T-Pain ("Shawty"), Cupid ("Cupid Shuffle"), Lil Boosie featuring Jeezy ("Better Believe It"), Jaheim (" Never"), Webbie (" I Miss You"), Rich Boy ("Let's Get This Paper"), Saigon featuring Swizz Beatz and Just Blaze (" C'mon Baby"), DG Yola ("Ain't Gon Let Up"), Troy Ave ("Rep For My City"), Governor ("Blood Sweat and Tears"), Anthony Hamilton featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passaic
Passaic ( or ) is a city in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city had a total population of 70,537, ranking as the 16th largest municipality in New Jersey and an increase of 656 from the 69,781 counted in the 2010 United States census.Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Passaic city , . Accessed December 14, 2011. The |
Better Believe It
"Better Believe It" is a song by the American rapper Lil Boosie which was the lead single from his second studio album '' Superbad: The Return of Boosie Bad Azz''. It was released on July 10, 2009. It features additional verses from Young Jeezy and label-mate Webbie Webster Gradney, Jr. (born September 6, 1985) who performs under the mononym Webbie, is an American rapper from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He's been signed to the independent Trill Entertainment label since 2003. In 2005 he came into the hip hop .... On YouTube, it has been watched over 10 million times. Chart positions References 2009 songs 2009 singles Lil Boosie songs Jeezy songs Webbie songs Songs written by Webbie Songs written by Jeezy {{2000s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Hamilton (musician)
Anthony Cornelius Hamilton (born January 28, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer who rose to fame with his platinum-selling second studio album '' Comin' from Where I'm From'' (2003), which featured the title track single " Comin' from Where I'm From" and the follow-up " Charlene". Nominated for 17 Grammy Awards, he is also known for the song "Freedom" from the soundtrack album of '' Django Unchained'' co-written and sung as a duo with indie soul singer Elayna Boynton. Career Hamilton started singing in his church's choir at age 17. He attended South Mecklenburg High School where he sang in their award-winning choir under the direction of Mark Setzer. In 1992, he met producer Mark Sparks who encouraged Hamilton to leave Charlotte and head to New York City where he signed with Andre Harrell's Uptown Records. Hamilton co-wrote the 1999 hit " U Know What's Up" for singer Donell Jones. In 2000, he joined soul singer D'Angelo's international tour in pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor (singer)
Governor Washington, Jr., known by his stage name Gio Washington (formerly Governor), is an American R&B and soul recording artist from Charles City, Virginia. He is perhaps best known as a singer-songwriter, who was once signed to T.I.'s Grand Hustle imprint, under the aegis of Atlantic Records. In 2010, he signed to the newly formed G-Note Records, a subsidiary label of 50 Cent's G-Unit Records. Life and career 1983–2004: Early life and career beginnings Governor Washington Jr. was born in Charles City, Virginia. His father was a preacher. After declining an offer to attend the Berklee College of Music, he formed the Jodeci-style R&B group, Case Closed, where he performed under the moniker, Country Boy. After moving to New York City, then back to Virginia, Washington left the group and returned to New York. When the group disbanded, he tried to make it on its own. Warlock Records eventually signed Washington and released his debut album ''Another State Of Mind'', in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troy Ave
Roland Collins (born November 23, 1985), better known by the stage name Troy Ave, is an American rapper from the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. His moniker derives from Troy Avenue, a street near his childhood home. In November 2013, his first studio album, '' New York City: The Album'', was released. It debuted at number 47 on the US ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. He was named in '' XXL'' magazine's 2014 Freshmen Class. Career Collins began his rap career in 2009. Troy Ave announced that his new street album, ''Dope Boy Troy Vol. 2: NuPac'' was released on April 14, 2017. Controversy Legal issues On May 26, 2016, Collins was arrested for attempted murder and illegal weapon possession for shooting at a T.I. concert. During the event at Irving Plaza, where T.I. and others were scheduled to perform, four people were shot, one fatally, by a shooter from the VIP section of the event. The man who died, Ronald McPhatter, 33, was said to be a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Come On Baby (Saigon Song)
"Come on Baby" is the first official single from Saigon's début album '' The Greatest Story Never Told''. The song features Swizz Beatz on the hook and was produced by Just Blaze. The album version featuring a verse by Jay-Z from the remix version. The song samples The J. Geils Band's "Southside Shuffle". The song was released as a single on July 14, 2007. The video made its debut on 106 & Park on November 8, 2007. Remix The official remix features two new verses by Saigon, a verse from Jay-Z, and Swizz Beatz's original hook was released on November 6, 2007. Jay-Z's verse was included as the second verse on the album version of the song, replacing Saigon's original third verse.Just Blaze (November 6, 2007Go Play Somewhere…. ''Megatron Don''. Accessed November 6, 2007 Asher Roth recorded a song over the same instrumental entitled "Rick Smits", and west coast artists Planet Asia and Fashawn have also recorded over the instrumental. Samples and film references * "Come On Bab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Blaze
Justin Gregory Smith (born January 8, 1978), known professionally as Just Blaze, is an American hip hop record producer and DJ. Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Blaze attended Rutgers University for three years before dropping out to pursue his musical career. His stage name was inspired by the character Blaze Fielding from the '' Streets of Rage'' video game series. Blaze gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records Roc-A-Fella Records was an American hip hop record label and music management company founded by record executives and entrepreneurs Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Damon "Dame" Dash, and Kareem "Biggs" Burke in 1994. History 1994–2000: Formation ... in the early 2000s, pioneering the " chipmunk soul" sampling style that was prominent in the early to mid-2000s hip-hop scene. He appears in the video for the third single from Eminem's 2010 album '' Recovery'' entitled " No Love", which he produced. Blaze is also the CEO of Fort Knocks Entertainment. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Daoud Dean (born September 13, 1978), known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, rapper, disc jockey (DJ) and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, Dean embarked on his musical career as a DJ. At the age of 18, he started to gain recognition in the hip hop industry through his family's record label, Ruff Ryders, as well as his friendship and work with East Coast rapper DMX. Working with DMX as his producer, DJ and hype man, helped Dean gain prominence as a high-profile personality in hip hop. Dean later found a protégé in Philadelphia-based rapper Cassidy, whose success helped the launch of his own label imprint, Full Surface, in 2001. He went on to sign multiple artists to the label, including Eve, Mashonda and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, among others. Dean went on to release two albums under the label; the first was a compilation, titled '' Swizz Beatz Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories'', released in 2002, and later his debut studio alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saigon (rapper)
Brian Daniel Carenard (born July 13, 1977), better known by his stage name Saigon, is an American rapper. After years of delay due to former record label interference, his debut album ''The Greatest Story Never Told'' (2011) was released on Suburban Noize Records. He is also known for his appearances on the HBO television series '' Entourage''. Life and career Born to an African-American mother and a father from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saigon was raised in Spring Valley, NY and was sentenced to jail time at Napanoch's Eastern Correctional Facility in the late 1990s, serving a sentence for first-degree assault after shooting at someone in a bar.Mlyner, Phillip (February 23, 2011)The Seven-Year War of Saigon – Page 1 – Music – New York ''The Village Voice''. Retrieved on February 23, 2011. One day while in the recreation yard, Brian met a fellow inmate named Hakim, who rapped and had a reputation for incorporating positive messages, and heavy use of prestigious vocabulary in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Get This Paper
The imperative mood is a grammatical mood that forms a command or request. The imperative mood is used to demand or require that an action be performed. It is usually found only in the present tense, second person. To form the imperative mood, use the base form of the verb. They are sometimes called ''directives'', as they include a feature that encodes directive force, and another feature that encodes modality of unrealized interpretation. An example of a verb used in the imperative mood is the English phrase "Go." Such imperatives imply a second-person subject (''you''), but some other languages also have first- and third-person imperatives, with the meaning of "let's (do something)" or "let them (do something)" (the forms may alternatively be called cohortative and jussive). Imperative mood can be denoted by the glossing abbreviation . It is one of the irrealis moods. Formation Imperative mood is often expressed using special conjugated verb forms. Like other finite ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Boy
Marece Benjamin Richards (born September 2, 1983), better known by his stage name Rich Boy, is an American rapper from Mobile, Alabama. He is best known for the hit single " Throw Some D's" (featuring Polow da Don) released in August 2006. It was the lead single for his eponymous debut album, released a year later in March under Polow da Don's Zone 4 and Interscope Records. In 2009, one of his follow-up singles "Drop" became popular online through remixes and freestyles from then-upcoming internet rappers, including Childish Gambino, Kid Cudi, and Earl Sweatshirt. Early life and education Richards is from Alabama. He was studying mechanical engineering at Tuskegee University, but he dropped out to concentrate on pursuing a rap career. Career Rich Boy signed a contract with Zone 4 through Interscope Records and started to work on his debut album. In the meantime, he appeared on one of Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace compilations and on a few mixtapes, such as '' Comeback Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Miss You (Webbie Song)
"I Miss You" is a R&B/ hip hop song written by Webbie, Mouse and Mannie Fresh for Webbie's second studio album, ''Savage Life 2'' (2008). The song samples Diana Ross' " Missing You", and features LeToya Luckett. It was originally going to feature singer Kelis, but she was replaced for unknown reasons. While the song is about Webbie being on the road and looking forward to returning home to his woman, it is dedicated to Houston rappers that recently have died, mainly for UGK member Pimp C. The song was leaked to the internet on February 5, 2008 and was officially released (for commercial purposes) on March 10, 2008. Music video The video was shot in Brooklyn, New York, and was directed by Edwin Decena, who also directed videos for artists such as Plies' "Shawty", Jaheim's " Never", Rich Boy's "Let's Get This Paper" and others. Although Luckett is not physically present in the video (due to her being part of JD Lawernce's play ''Rumors''), cameo appearances are made by Rick Ross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
