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JELEEL!
Abdul Jeleel Yussuf (born October 14, 1995), known professionally as Jeleel (stylized as JELEEL!), is an American rapper, singer, and record producer from Providence, RI. He is known for his single "Dive In!" which received traction on social media. Early life and education Jeleel was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island. He is of Nigerian descent. He attended La Salle Academy in Providence and graduated from Loyola University Maryland. Career 2018-2020: Beginnings Jeleel released his first song, ''Play Me'', while attending university, though it has since been deleted from all platforms. Jeleel released the project ''Angel From Heaven'' in 2019. In 2020, he released the extended play ''Generation Z''. In 2021, Jeleel released the song "Dive In!", which received traction on TikTok and other social media sites, and garnered over 50 million streams on Spotify, and resulted in him signing a partnership with the record label 10K Projects. 2021-present: Debut studio album I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Dimes
Michael C. Goode, known professionally as Mike Dimes is an American rapper and singer from San Antonio, Texas. He is known for his single "My Story" which received traction on TikTok. Early life Michael Goode, stage name "Mike Dimes" was born into a military family, moving across the United States of America, traveling to states as of Colorado & South Carolina, before settling back In his home state of Texas where he moved to San Antonio, Texas In his sophomore year of high school, later on he dropped his passions for basketball and baseball and decided to pursue a passion of music. Career 2021: Breakthrough In 2021, Goode came to prominence with the success of his single "My Story" on TikTok. It received around 2 billion views on the platform. He released his debut mixtape DLOG in May 2021. 2022-present In January 2022, he was selected by Spotify as one of their 10 Most Necessary Artists to Watch in 2022. In March 2022 he released his debut studio album In Dimes We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10K Projects
10K Projects (also known as ''Ten Thousand Projects'') is an American independent record label founded in 2016. Distribution is handled by Virgin Music Label & Artist Services, a division of Universal Music Group. History 10K Projects was founded by Elliot Grainge in 2016. Elliot Grainge is the son of Lucian Grainge, chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group. Artists * Trippie Redd * C Lanski * Iann Dior * Surfaces * COIN * Peach Tree Rascals * Poorstacy * Salem Ilese * Leah Kate * Ice Spice * Summrs * Rich Amiri * JELEEL! * Dro Kenji Daniel Jerome Jenrette (born January 11, 2002), known professionally as Dro Kenji , is an American rapper and singer from Summerville, South Carolina. He is currently signed to Internet Money Records and 10K Projects. Career In 2019, at the ag ... * Internet Money * Showjoe External links 10K Projects on AllMusic References {{reflist American record labels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASCAP
The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) () is an American not-for-profit performance-rights organization (PRO) that collectively licenses the public performance rights of its members' musical works to venues, broadcasters, and digital streaming services (music stores). ASCAP collects licensing fees from users of music created by ASCAP members, then distributes them back to its members as royalties. In effect, the arrangement is the product of a compromise: when a song is played, the user does not have to pay the copyright holder directly, nor does the music creator have to bill a radio station for use of a song. In 2021, ASCAP collected over US$1.335 billion in revenue and distributed $1.254 billion in royalties to its members. ASCAP membership included over 850,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers, with over 16 million registered works. History ASCAP was founded by Victor Herbert, together with composers George Botsford, Silvio Hein, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Complex Networks
Complex Networks is an American media and entertainment company for youth culture, based in New York City. It was founded as a bi-monthly magazine, ''Complex'', by fashion designer Marc (Ecko) Milecofsky. Complex Networks reports on popular and emerging trends in style, sneakers, food, music, sports and pop culture. Complex Networks reached over 90 million unique users per month in 2013 across its owned and operated and partner sites, socials and YouTube channels. The print magazine ceased publication with the December 2016/January 2017 issue. Complex currently has 4.55 million subscribers and 1.3 billion total views on YouTube. As of 2019, the company's yearly revenue was estimated to be US$200 million, 15% of which came from commerce. Complex Networks has been named by ''Business Insider'' as one of the Most Valuable Startups in New York, and Most Valuable Private Companies in the World. Complex Networks CEO Rich Antoniello was named among the Silicon Alley 100. In 2012, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armani White
Enoch Armani Tolbert (born September 25, 1996), known professionally as Armani White, is an American rapper. His song " Billie Eilish" peaked at number 58 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in September 2022. Early life White has been surrounded during his childhood by a family that played music which drew his attention towards music. He started rapping in the second grade. He attended Delaware State University. Career White released his debut album ''Keep in Touch'' in 2019, which he says was inspired from the time spent with his father. Personal life When White was 19, his father was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Discography Albums Extended plays Charting singles Other singles * "The Knowing 2" (2012) * "NYC Window" (2017) * "Public School" (2018) * "Casablanco Freestyle" (2018) * "Onederful" (2018) * "Secret Handshake" (2019) * "Stick Up" (2019) * "Flip" (2019) * "Touché" (2019) * "Black Oak Park" (2019) * "2maro" (2019) * "Love, Dad" (2019) * "Thanksgiving" (2019) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denzel Curry
Denzel Rae Don Curry (born February 16, 1995) is an American rapper and singer. Born and raised in Carol City, Florida, Curry started rapping while in the sixth grade and began working on his first mixtape in 2011. Influenced by underground Florida rapper SpaceGhostPurrp, the mixtape was later featured on Purrp's social media, giving Curry attention in the local music scene and resulting in him joining Purrp's hip-hop collective Raider Klan. Curry left Raider Klan in 2013, releasing his debut studio album, '' Nostalgic 64'', in September of that year, while still in high school. He has since released three extended plays: ''32 Zel/Planet Shrooms'' in 2015, 13 (Denzel Curry EP), ''13'' in 2017, and Unlocked (Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats album), ''Unlocked'' (a collaboration with Kenny Beats) in 2020, and four studio albums: ''Imperial (Denzel Curry album), Imperial'' in 2016, ''Ta13oo'' in 2018, ''Zuu'' in 2019, and ''Melt My Eyez See Your Future'' in 2022. ''Ta13oo'', ''Zuu'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Music
Independent music (also commonly known as indie music or simply indie) is music that is produced independently from commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, a process that may include an autonomous, do-it-yourself approach to recording and publishing. The term ''indie'' is sometimes used to describe a genre (such as indie rock and indie pop), and as a genre term, "indie" may or may not include music that is independently produced, and many independent music artists do not fall into a single, defined musical style or genre and create self-published music that can be categorized into diverse genres. The term 'indie' or 'independent music' can be traced back to as early as the 1920s after it was first used to reference independent film companies but was later used as a term to classify an independent band or record producer. Record labels Independent labels have a long history of promoting developments in popular music, stretching back to the post-war period in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XXL (magazine)
''XXL'' is an American hip hop magazine, published by Townsquare Media, founded in 1997. History In August 1997, Harris Publications released the first issue of ''XXL''. It featured rappers Jay-Z and Master P on a double cover. In December 2006, ''XXL'' took over the struggling hip-hop producer and DJ magazine '' Scratch'' (another publication owned by Harris Publications), re-branding it as ''XXL Presents Scratch Magazine''. However ''Scratch'' shut down less than a year later in September 2007. Other titles with limited runs have been launched under the ''XXL'' brand, including ''Hip-Hop Soul'', ''Eye Candy'' and '' Shade45''. ''XXL'' has released many other special projects including tour programs, mixtapes and exclusive DVDs. ''XXL'' also maintains a popular website, which provides daily hip hop news, original content and content from the magazine. In 2014, Townsquare Media acquired ''XXL'', ''King'' and ''Antenna'' from Harris Publications. On October 14, 2014, Town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's AdSense program, which seeks to generate more revenue for both parties. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area of , and with a population of over 225 million, it is the List of African countries by population, most populous country in Africa, and the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in Niger–Nigeria border, the north, Chad in Chad–Nigeria border, the northeast, Cameroon in Cameroon–Nigeria border, the east, and Benin in Benin–Nigeria border, the west. Nigeria is a Federation, federal republic comprising of States of Nigeria, 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The List of Nigerian cities by population, largest city in Nigeria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slate (magazine)
''Slate'' is an online magazine that covers current affairs, politics, and culture in the United States. It was created in 1996 by former ''The New Republic, New Republic'' editor Michael Kinsley, initially under the ownership of Microsoft as part of MSN. In 2004, it was purchased by Graham Holdings, The Washington Post Company (later renamed the Graham Holdings Company), and since 2008 has been managed by The Slate Group, an online publishing entity created by Graham Holdings. ''Slate'' is based in New York City, with an additional office in Washington, D.C. ''Slate'', which is updated throughout the day, covers politics, arts and culture, sports, and news. According to its former editor-in-chief Julia Turner (journalist), Julia Turner, the magazine is "not fundamentally a breaking news source", but rather aimed at helping readers to "analyze and understand and interpret the world" with witty and entertaining writing. As of mid-2015, it publishes about 1,500 stories per month. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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