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Heroin (Z-Ro Album)
''Heroin'' is the fourteenth studio album by American rapper Z-Ro. It was released on June 21, 2010, via Rap-A-Lot 4 Life and J. Prince Entertainment, with its distribution from Fontana. Recording sessions took place at M.A.D. Studios and at King of the Ghetto Studio in Houston, Texas. Production on the album was handled by Z-Ro himself, alongside Mike Dean, Bigg Tyme, Big E, and Steve Below. The album features guest appearances from Chris Ward, Billy Cook, Chamillionaire, Lil' Flip, Mike D, Mýa, and Paul Wall. The album peaked at number 142 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. Track listing Sample credits *"Driving Me Wild" contains a sample of " Bump n' Grind (Ol' School Mix)" as performed by R. Kelly *"Thug Nigga" contains a sample of " When a Woman's Fed Up" as performed by R. Kelly *"Do Bad on My Own" contains a sample of "Canon in D Major" as performed by Johann Pachelbel *"Rollin' on Swangaz" contains a sample of "James Bond Theme" as performed by John Barry and Monty Norm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records (78s) collected in a bound book resembling a photo album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the ''album era''. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983, being gradually supplanted by the cassette tape throughout the 1970s and early 1980s; the popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lil' Flip
Wesley Eric Weston Jr. (born 3 March 1981), better known by his stage name Lil' Flip, is an American rapper. Raised in Houston, Texas, he began his musical career as a freestyle and battle rapper before signing with the local record label Suckafree Records in 1999. Three years later, he secured a joint venture with Columbia Records, achieving mainstream recognition for his 2004 singles " Game Over" and " Sunshine", which peaked at numbers 15 and two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, respectively. Musical career 1999–2003: ''The Leprechaun'' and ''Undaground Legend'' In 1999, Lil' Flip secured his first recording contract with the independent Houston, Texas label Sucka Free. On 18 July 2000, he released his debut album, '' The Leprechaun'', which garnered the attention of DJ Screw, the influential founder of the Screwed Up Click. Impressed by his skills, DJ Screw invited Lil' Flip to join the group and bestowed upon him the title of "The Freestyle King".. Pandora.com In 2002 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Z-Ro Albums
Joseph Wayne McVey (born January 19, 1977), better known by his stage names Z-Ro and the Mo City Don, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. He was named one of America's most underrated rappers by ''The New York Times'' in 2007. Early life Z-Ro was born Joseph Wayne McVey in Houston's South Park, Houston, South Park neighborhood on January 19, 1977. When he was six, his mother died, and he was shuttled from household to household in search of stability, eventually settling in the Ridgemont area, a middle-class neighborhood in Southwest Houston near the suburb of Missouri City, Texas, Missouri City. When Z-Ro reached his late teens he was unemployed and resorted to drug dealing and hustling on the streets. According to Z-Ro, listening to the music of 2pac, Geto Boys, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Street Military, K-Rino and Klondike Kat inspired him to work harder for his goal of leaving the streets. Z-Ro discovered his talent of freestyle rapping and after going through a couple of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Albums
The following is a list of albums, Extended play, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2010. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and Compilation album, compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) WP:MUS, notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information for deaths of musicians and for links to other music lists, see 2010 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{DEFAULTSORT:2010 albums 2010 albums, 2010-related lists, Albums Lists of albums by release date, 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monty Norman
Monty Norman ( Noserovitch; 4 April 1928 – 11 July 2022) was a British film score composer and singer. A contributor to West End theatre, West End musicals in the 1950s and 1960s, he is best known for composing the "James Bond Theme", first heard in the 1962 film Dr. No (film), ''Dr. No''. He was an Ivor Novello Awards, Ivor Novello Award and Olivier Award winner, and a Tony Awards, Tony Award nominee. Early life Monty Norman was born on 4 April 1928 in Stepney in the East End of London. His father, Abraham Noserovitch (anglicised to Norman), was a Jewish cabinet maker who immigrated to the United Kingdom from Latvia when he was a child; his mother, Ann (Berlyn), who was also Jewish, worked as a seamstress. He lived with his Jewish immigrant grandparents for the first few years of his life. As a child during World War II, Norman was evacuated to St Albans from London but later returned during the Blitz. His mother gave him his first guitar (a Gibson Brands, Gibson) when he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Barry (composer)
John Barry Prendergast (3 November 1933 – 30 January 2011) was an English composer and conductor of film music. Born in York, Barry spent his early years working in cinemas owned by his father. During his national service with the British Army in Cyprus, Barry began performing as a musician after learning to play the trumpet. Upon completing his national service, he formed a band in 1957, the John Barry Seven. He later developed an interest in composing and arranging music, making his début for television in 1958. He came to the notice of the filmmakers of the first James Bond film '' Dr. No'', who were dissatisfied with a theme for James Bond given to them by Monty Norman. Noel Rogers, the head of music at United Artists, approached Barry. This started a successful association between Barry and the Bond series that lasted for 25 years. He composed the scores for eleven of the ''James Bond'' films between 1963 and 1987, as well as arranging and performing the " James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bond Theme
The "James Bond Theme" is the main signature theme music of the List of James Bond films, James Bond films and has been used in every Bond film, starting with ''Dr. No (film), Dr. No'' in 1962. Composed in E minor by Monty Norman, the piece has been used as an accompanying fanfare to the gun barrel sequence in every Eon Productions Bond film besides ''Casino Royale (2006 film), Casino Royale'' (played fully, instead, at the end of that film). The "James Bond Theme" has accompanied the opening titles twice, as part of the medley that opens ''Dr. No'' and then again in the opening credits of ''From Russia with Love (film), From Russia with Love''. It has been used as music over the end credits for ''Dr. No'', ''Thunderball (film), Thunderball'', ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film), On Her Majesty's Secret Service'', ''The World Is Not Enough'', ''Casino Royale (2006 film), Casino Royale'', ''Quantum of Solace'', ''Skyfall'', and ''Spectre (2015 film), Spectre''. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Pachelbel
Johann Pachelbel (also Bachelbel; baptised – buried 9 March 1706) was a German composer, organist, and teacher who brought the south German organ schools to their peak. He composed a large body of sacred and secularity, secular music, and his contributions to the development of the chorale prelude and fugue have earned him a place among the most important composers of the middle Baroque music, Baroque era. List of compositions by Johann Pachelbel, Pachelbel's music enjoyed enormous popularity during his lifetime; he had many pupils and his music became a model for the composers of south and central Germany. Today, Pachelbel is best known for the Pachelbel's Canon, Canon in D; other well known works include the Chaconne in F minor (Pachelbel), Chaconne in F minor, the Toccata in E minor for organ, and the ''Hexachordum Apollinis'', a set of keyboard Variation (music), variations. He was influenced by southern German composers, such as Johann Jakob Froberger and Johann Caspa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When A Woman's Fed Up
"When a Woman's Fed Up" is an R&B song by American singer R. Kelly from his 1998 double album, '' R.'' The song reached number 22 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 5 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart. The video, directed by Kelly, features Kelly's protégée Sparkle as the woman who is fed up. The single and the video were released after Sparkle's debut single " Be Careful", a duet with R. Kelly, as a continuation of the story. Music video The music video for "When a Woman's Fed Up" is directed by R. Kelly. The video was released after Sparkle's debut single " Be Careful" with Kelly and it is seen as a continued story to that video. This and "Be Careful" are two of Kelly's first solo-directed videos since " She's Got That Vibe" from Kelly's then-group Public Announcement in 1991, as he usually co-directs with others. Charts Legacy Later samples *"K-I-S-S-I-N-G" by Nas from the album '' I Am...'' (1999) *"Um Pouco Mais De Malandragem" by Facção Central from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bump N' Grind (R
"Bump n' Grind" is a song written, produced, and performed by American singer-songwriter R. Kelly. It was released on January 28, 1994 by Jive Records, as the second single from his debut solo studio album, ''12 Play'' (1993). The track became a number one single on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (temporarily interrupting the six-week run of Ace of Base's " The Sign"), and it also spent twelve weeks at number one on the US Hot R&B Songs chart as Kelly's third number-one R&B hit, becoming the longest-running number-one of 1994 in the US, and the longest-running R&B single at that time. The song also reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart, following the massive success of his previous single, " She's Got That Vibe" (which was actually a re-release). Kelly released three versions of "Bump n' Grind": the original album version and two remixes. The original LP version was made available for airplay on urban and Top 40 pop radio stations alike at first, but eventually the "Ol ... [...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] |
Paul Wall
Paul Michael Slayton (born March 11, 1981), better known by his stage name Paul Wall, or the Ice Man, is an American rapper and DJ. He has spent much of his career affiliated with Swishahouse, and has released several albums under the label and collaborated with numerous other rappers signed to the label. He began his career performing alongside fellow Houstonian Chamillionaire, with whom he released several albums, including 2002's independently released ''Get Ya Mind Correct''. By 2005, he was signed to Atlantic Records and became successful with his major label debut ''The Peoples Champ'', which was followed up by ''Get Money, Stay True'' released in 2007. He has been nominated for one Grammy Award for Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Performance as a Duo or Group for the song "Grillz", his collaboration with rapper Nelly. Career Swishahouse (1998–2005) Wall attended Jersey Village High School and studied mass communications at the University of Houston fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
