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J-Bo
YoungBloodZ is an American Southern hip hop duo from Atlanta, Georgia composed of J-Bo (born Jeffrey Raymond Grigsby on October 4, 1977) and Sean P (born Sean Paul Ryan Joseph on March 7, 1978). The duo was signed to LaFace Records. They are one of many commercially successful Atlanta hip hop artists. Career Jeffrey Raymond Grigsby and Sean Paul Ryan Joseph met at Decatur's Miller Grove Middle School, where they started the Attic Crew with some friends. Their debut album was ''Against Da Grain'', released in 1999 on LaFace. The duo are best known for singles like "U-Way" (1999) and "85" (2000), which featured Big Boi. After a 3-year absence, they returned with ''Cadillac Pimpin in 2003, scoring a moderate hit. The duo's sophomore effort featured Grammy-nominated single " Damn!", reaching No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and becoming their only top 10 hit. It was produced by Lil Jon. YoungBloodz released '' Ev'rybody Know Me'' in 2005. It featured guest vocals from Young B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damn! (song)
"Damn!" is a song by the Atlanta rap duo YoungBloodZ. It was released as the second single from their second studio album '' Drankin' Patnaz'' and was produced by Lil Jon who is also featured on the song. A club mix appears on the duo's third studio album. It is their biggest hit to date, peaking at number 4 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, YoungBloodZ's sole top 10 single on the chart. Background While recording the album, the group didn’t feel like it had any singles so they contacted Jermaine Dupri who was executive producing the project, to go back into the recording studio. The duo's attorney, Vince Phillips, who also a business partner and friend of the producer Lil Jon called him in to producer the new track for the duo. ''"Instantly, man, we knew it was the one. You could tell by the energy in the room"'' says J-Bo. Lil Jon's BME Recording artist, Bohagon was in attendance and wrote the hook for the song. Reception Ranked #47 on Complex Magazines Best 100 Songs o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presidential (song)
"Presidential" is a song by rap duo YoungBloodZ. It was released in June 2005 as the second single from their second studio album ''Ev'rybody Know Me''. The song peaked at number 81 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and number 20 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Rap Tracks chart. An official remix was released on the same album featuring Akon. Music video The music video was directed by Lenny Bass and premiered in August 2005. The music video features a cameo from T-Pain, Chris Brown, 8Ball & MJG, and Boyz n da Hood Boyz n da Hood is an American Southern gangsta rap group from Atlanta, Georgia. They were formerly signed to Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records and consisted of Young Jeezy, Jody Breeze, Gorilla Zoe, Big Gee, and Big Duke. They have collaborated se .... Charts References 2005 singles YoungBloodZ songs 2005 songs Songs written by LRoc Songs written by Lil Jon Song recordings produced by Lil Jon LaFace Records singles Crunk songs {{2000s-hiphop- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits, it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the core of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to more than 6.1 million people, making it the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over above sea level, it features unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the most dense urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherish (band)
Cherish is an American R&B music group consisting of sisters Fallon, Felisha, Farrah, and Neosha King. Originating from Atlanta, Georgia, both their parents are musicians, their father having been in the band Professions of Sounds, who frequently toured with acts such as the Emotions and Earth, Wind & Fire. The group was signed to Capitol Records and Sho'nuff Records. They experienced chart success with the hit song "Do It to It". The group first rose to fame in 2003, when they were featured on the single " In Love wit Chu", by Da Brat. They quickly followed up with their official debut single, "Miss P.", which had minor success on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the US. After the failure of the single, their initial debut album was cancelled. However, they continued recording music, and lent their vocals to the soundtrack for ''The Powerpuff Girls Movie''. In 2006, they released their second official single, "Do It to It". The single was met with critical and commercial succ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Against Da Grain
''Against da Grain'' is the debut studio album by American Southern hip hop duo YoungBloodZ from Atlanta, Georgia. It was released on October 12, 1999 via LaFace Records. The album features guest appearances from Backbone, Big Boi, Bone Crusher and Lil' Wayne. It peaked at number 92 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and at number 21 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' magazine that ranks contemporary R&B, R&B and hip hop music, hip hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. Th ... chart in the United States. Track listing Charts References External links * {{Authority control 1999 debut albums YoungBloodZ albums LaFace Records albums Albums produced by Organized Noize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Khaled
Khaled Mohammed Khaled (born November 26, 1975), known professionally as DJ Khaled, is an American DJ, record executive, record producer and rapper. Khaled first gained recognition as a radio host in the 1990s on the radio station 99 Jamz, and translated his popularity by working with hip hop collective Terror Squad as a DJ for their live performances. After gaining production credits on the group's material, Khaled released his debut studio album '' Listennn... the Album'' in 2006, which earned gold certification. He followed it with '' We the Best'' (2007), which contained the top 20 single " I'm So Hood". His subsequent two releases — '' We Global'' (2008) and ''Victory'' (2010) — were released after he founded the record label We the Best Music Group. Both albums charted in the top ten on the US ''Billboard'' 200, with the latter containing the single " All I Do Is Win", which was eventually certified triple platinum. His fifth studio album '' We the Best Forever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twista
Carl Terrell Mitchell (born November 27, 1973), better known by his stage name Twista (formerly Tung Twista), is an American rapper and record producer. He is best known for his chopper style of rapping and for once holding the title of fastest English-speaking rapper in the world according to Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to pronounce 598 syllables in 55 seconds. In 1997, after appearing on Do or Die's hit single "Po Pimp", produced by the Legendary Traxster, Twista signed with Big Beat and Atlantic Records, where he released his third album '' Adrenaline Rush'' and formed the group Speedknot Mobstaz, in 1998. His 2004 album ''Kamikaze'' topped the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200, after the success of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one single "Slow Jamz" (with Kanye West and Jamie Foxx). Early life Carl Terrell Mitchell was born on November 27, 1973, and grew up in the K-Town area of the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois and beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gucci Mane
Radric Delantic Davis (born February 12, 1980), known professionally as Gucci Mane, is an American rapper and record executive. He helped pioneer the hip hop subgenre of trap music alongside fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Young Jeezy, particularly in the 2000s and 2010s. In 2005, Gucci Mane debuted with '' Trap House'', followed by his second album, '' Hard to Kill'' in 2006. His third studio album ''Back to the Trap House'' was released in 2007. Following a string of critically and commercially successful mixtape releases in 2009, Gucci Mane released his fourth studio album, '' The State vs. Radric Davis'', his first gold-certified album. Following time spent in prison between 2014 and 2016, he re-emerged with several new retail projects, including '' Everybody Looking'' (2016), which was released to critical praise. His 2016 collaboration with Rae Sremmurd, titled " Black Beatles", provided Gucci Mane with his first number-one single on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelly
Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He embarked on his music career with the hip hop group St. Lunatics in 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in the year 2000, with his debut album '' Country Grammar'', of which the featured title track and the single " Ride wit Me" were top ten hits. The album peaked at number one the ''Billboard'' 200, and became Nelly's best-selling album to date, selling over 8.4 million copies in the United States. His following album '' Nellyville'' produced the number-one hits " Hot in Herre" and " Dilemma" (featuring Kelly Rowland), along with the top five single " Air Force Ones" (featuring Murphy Lee and St. Lunatics). With the same-day dual release of ''Sweat'' and ''Suit'' (2004) and the compilation ''Sweatsuit'' (2006), Nelly continued to generate many chart-topping hits. ''Sweat'' debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E-40
Earl Tywone Stevens Sr. (born November 15, 1967), better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper. He is a founding member of the rap group The Click, and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. He has released 26 studio albums to date, appeared on numerous movie soundtracks, and has also done guest appearances on a host of other rap albums. Initially an underground artist, his 1995 solo album '' In a Major Way'' opened him up to a wider audience. Beginning in 1998, he began collaborating with mainstream rappers outside the San Francisco Bay Area. He rose to higher mainstream popularity in 2006 with his single " Tell Me When to Go", which was produced by Lil Jon. Early life Earl Tywone Stevens was born in Vallejo, California Vallejo ( ; ) is a city in Solano County, California and the second largest city in the North Bay region of the Bay Area. Located on the shores of San Pablo Bay, the city had a population of 126,090 at the 2020 census. Vallejo is home t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snap Yo Fingers
"Snap Yo Fingers" is a 2006 American hip hop single by Atlanta-based rapper/producer Lil Jon. It was originally intended to be the first single from Lil Jon's solo debut album, '' Crunk Rock''. However, the release date of ''Crunk Rock'' was subsequently delayed. In August 2006, Lil Jon's label TVT Records released the second volume of its ''Crunk Hits'' rap compilation, and "Snap Yo Fingers" was the opening track. When ''Crunk Rock'' was finally released four years later, the song was left out of the album. The song was produced by Lil Jon and features E-40 and Sean P. The catchy, up-tempo and club oriented Southern hip hop track allowed the song to peak at number 7 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. On the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, the song reached number seven and one, respectively. The music video was directed by Hype Williams Harold Williams (born August 1, 1970) is an American music video director, film director, film producer, and scre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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