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Flatline (album)
''Flatline'' is the sixth album by MC Breed. It was released on September 23, 1997, for Wrap Records, and was produced by MC Breed, Jazze Pha, Ant Banks, The D.O.C., Preston Crump and Erotic D. The album peaked at No. 48 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It was Breed's last album for Wrap Records. Track listing #"Floatin' Through the Cosmos"- 4:26 #"My Dove"- 4:59 #"Dreamin'"- 4:55 #"Guerrilla Pimpin'"- 4:39 (featuring The D.O.C.) #"Rule No. 1"- 3:55 (featuring Pimp C, Kurupt & DFC) #"Café Interlude"- 2:05 #"Conclusions"- 5:35 (featuring Too Short Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by his stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper. A pioneer of West Coast hip-hop, Shaw was among the first acts to receive recognition in the genre during the late ...) #"Lakeside Lude"- 1:21 #"Dear Lord"- 3:50 #"Whatcha Mad At?"- 4:03 #"Flatline"- 2:58 #"Duece Shot"- 3:53 (featuring Erotic D) #"Break of Dawn"- 4:20 Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MC Breed
Eric Tyrone Breed (June 12, 1971 – November 22, 2008), better known as MC Breed, was an American rapper best known for his singles " Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'", which peaked at #66 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and " Gotta Get Mine" (featuring 2Pac), that made it to number 6 on the Hot Rap Singles. Career Born in Flint, Michigan, Breed launched his career in the Detroit hip-hop scene, and was one of the first nationally successful rappers to come out of this scene. Breed's first album was released with rap group DFC and was entitled '' MC Breed & DFC'' for independent record label SDEG Records. His solo debut was 1992's '' 20 Below'', after which he released 1993's '' The New Breed''. He would go on to have a very extensive discography and have a very long career that was at times successful, but he never fully broke into the mainstream. His highest-charting album was 1994's ''Funkafied'', which peaked at #106 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Through his career, he would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Source (magazine)
''The Source'' is an American music magazine and website specializing in hip-hop and entertainment. Founded in August 1988 by Harvard University students David Mays and Jonathan Shecter, it began as a black-and-white, one-page newspaper promoting their college radio show. Within months, it evolved into a professionally designed, full-color magazine. Dubbed "the bible of hip-hop," primarily focused on hip-hop music and culture while also covering politics and fashion. Its music reviews held great significance in the hip-hop community, with the "five mics" rating considered a prestigious honor and a significant achievement. The ratings often sparked heated debates among both artists and fans. At its height in the late 1990s, ''The Source'' was the highest-selling magazine on the newsstands in the United States. It launched its own compilation album series and an award show. The 1995 Source Awards were noted for their effect on the hip-hop landscape, particularly in escalating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Albums
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The '' Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Short
Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by his stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper. A pioneer of West Coast hip-hop, Shaw was among the first acts to receive recognition in the genre during the late 1980s. His lyrics were often based on pimping and promiscuity, but also drug culture and street survival; exemplified respectively in his most popular singles " Blow the Whistle" and " The Ghetto". He is one of few acts to have worked with both Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. during the heights of their respective careers. Shaw began recording in 1983, and cultivated a regional following with three independent projects tailored for his native Oakland. His fourth album, '' Born to Mack'' (1987) sold an estimated 50,000 units from Shaw's car trunk, leading to a commercial re-issue by Jive Records the following year. His fifth album, '' Life Is... Too Short'' (1989), received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DFC (group)
DFC was an American hip hop duo composed of Flint, Michigan natives Alpha "Al" Breed and Bobby "T-Dub" Thompson. They were closely associated with MC Breed who was also Al's cousin. DFC stands for Da Funk Clan. MC Breed and DFC released their collaborative debut album on November 11, 1991 entitled '' MC Breed & DFC'', which charted at 142 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and featured their most successful single, "Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'". After ''MC Breed & DFC'', DFC signed with Atlantic Records and were placed on their subsidiary Big Beat Records. They then released 1994's '' Things in tha Hood'' which became their most successful album, peaking at 71 on the Billboard 200 and spawning the singles "Caps Get Peeled" and "Thing in tha Hood". They followed up with 1997's '' The Whole World's Rotten'', but disbanded in 1999 after appearing on MC Breed's '' It's All Good''. Discography Studio albums Collaboration albums Compilation albums *''The Hits The Hits was a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurupt
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown (born November 23, 1972), better known by his stage name Kurupt, is an American rapper and record producer. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he formed Tha Dogg Pound in 1992 along with Daz Dillinger; the rap duo has released eight albums. He also formed the hip hop group The Hrsmn in 1996, with whom he has released two albums. His debut solo album, '' Kuruption!'' (1998) was released by A&M Records and peaked at number eight on the ''Billboard'' 200. Personal life Ricardo Emmanuel Brown was born in Philadelphia. He moved to Greater Los Angeles at age 16, first to Hawthorne, then to Los Angeles at age 18. He was engaged to rapper Foxy Brown from 1997 to 1999. In the early 2000s, he was engaged to Natina Reed; the couple separated in 2002, following the birth of their son Tren Brown. In 2007, Brown married Jovan Brown, who filed for divorce in 2017. That same year, he began dating Toni Calvert. The couple appeared on Marriage Boot Camp's 17th season in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pimp C
Chad Lamont Butler (December 29, 1973 – December 4, 2007), better known by his stage name Pimp C, was an American rapper and record producer. He was best known for his work with Bun B as one half of the hip-hop duo Underground Kingz (UGK). Signing to Jive in 1992, UGK released their major-label debut studio album '' Too Hard to Swallow'' to critical acclaim. The group followed this with their second and third major-label albums '' Super Tight'' in 1994 and '' Ridin' Dirty'' in 1996, both of which charted in the ''Billboard'' 200 to further success. The group received national attention in 2000 after being featured on Jay-Z's hit single " Big Pimpin'", which peaked at number 18 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number one on the Rhythmic Top 40. The group went on hiatus for the first half of the 2000s after Pimp C was sentenced to eight years in prison for a probation violation. During this time both members pursued solo careers, with Pimp C releasing his solo debut, '' Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip-hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Luminate. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, 1965, in an effort by the magazine to further expand into the field of rhythm and blues music. It then went through several name changes, being known as Soul LPs in the 1970s and Top Black Albums in the 1980s, before returning to the R&B identification in 1990 and affixing a hip hop designation in 1999 to reflect the latter's growing sales and relationship to R&B during the decade. From 1965 through 2009, the chart was compiled based on reported sales at a core panel of stores with a "higher-than-average volume" of R&B and/or hip-hop album sales to monitor buying trends of the African-American community. This panel included more independent and smaller chain stores compared to the high percentage of mass merchants that account for overal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midwest Hip Hop
Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music Music genre, genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African Americans, African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip-hop includes rapping often enough that the terms can be used synonymously. However, "hip-hop" more properly denotes an entire hip-hop culture, subculture. Other key markers of the genre are the disc jockey, turntablism, scratching, beatboxing, and hip hop production, instrumental tracks. Cultural interchange has always been central to the hip-hop genre. It simultaneously borrows from its social environment while commenting on it. The hip-hop genre and culture emerged from block parties in ethnic minority neighborhoods of New York City, particularly The Bronx, Bronx. DJs began expanding the instrumental Break (music), breaks of popular records when they noticed how excited it would make the crowds. The extend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's All Good (MC Breed Album)
It's All Good may refer to: Fictional characters * Saul Goodman (derived from "S'all good, man"), a character on the AMC TV series ''Breaking Bad'' and ''Better Call Saul'' Films * ''It's All Good'' (2016 film), a film by FND Films * ''It's All Good: The Damien Dempsey Story'', a 2003 documentary about Irish singer-songwriter Damien Dempsey Literature * ''It's All Good'', a book by Andrew Daddo * ''It's All Good (In Your Dreams)'', a children's novel by Karen McCombie * ''It's All Good: Delicious, Easy Recipes that Will Make You Look Good and Feel Great'' (2013), a cookbook by Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Turshen Music Albums * ''It's All Good'' (MC Breed album) * ''It's All Good'' (Joe Nichols album) * ''It's All Good'' (Suga-T album) * ''It's All Good'', an album by Jad Fair and Jason Willett * ''It's All Good'', an album by Mick Ralphs * ''It's All Good'', a mix album produced by Tim Lee * ''It's All Good'', an EP by Seasick Steve * ''It's All Good'', a 2014 Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saucy (album)
''Saucy, Vol. One'' is a compilation album by American rapper MC Breed. It was released March 18, 1997 for Ichiban Records and was produced by MC Breed, Jazze Pha, DJ Flash and Big Q. Track listing #"One Puff"- 4:18 #"Da Bomb"- 5:18 #"Salt in My Game"- 4:59 #"Jazze Lude"- 1:08 #"Swats and Flint"- 4:25 #"You, Me and the Other Nigga"- 4:37 (featuring Sonji Mickey, Kool Ace, Jazze Pha Phalon Anton Alexander, known professionally as Jazze Pha ( ), is an American record producer, rapper, singer and songwriter. He founded the record label Sho'nuff Records in 1995, through which he signed R&B singer Ciara in 2003. He produced h ...) #"Make Me Wanna Scream"- 3:40 (featuring Sonji Mickey) #"Palms Itchin'"- 4:36 #"Ashes to Ashes"- 4:46 #"Clublude"- 1:18 #"Money Makes the World Go Round"- 4:16 #"First You Fuck Me"- 4:18 #"Til We Die"- 5:37 #"One Puff Symphony"- 6:20 #"For Your Mind"- 4:52 References 1997 albums MC Breed albums Albums produced by Jazze Pha {{1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
