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Kevin Cossom
Kevin Bryant Cossom (born September 2, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Philadelphia and raised in Orlando, Florida, Cossom has co-written hit songs for music industry artists including Keri Hilson (" Knock You Down" featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo), DJ Khaled (" Do You Mind", " I Wanna Be With You," and "Take It to the Head"), Rihanna, Beyoncé and Mary J. Blige, among others. His songwriting is often accompanied with productions by the Florida-based groups the Runners, the Inkredibles, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, DJ Nasty & LVM, and The Monarch, as well as Virginia-based producer Danja. As a recording artist, he provided an uncredited guest performance on Lloyd Banks' 2004 single, "Karma", which peaked within the top 20 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. He amassed numerous credits by the time he signed with Danja's record label, N.A.R.S., in a joint venture with Jive Records in 2009 to further pursue a recording career. His 2009 debut single, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is the urban core of the Philadelphia metropolitan area (sometimes called the Delaware Valley), the nation's Metropolitan statistical area, seventh-largest metropolitan area and ninth-largest combined statistical area with 6.245 million residents and 7.379 million residents, respectively. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Americans, English Quakers, Quaker and advocate of Freedom of religion, religious freedom, and served as the capital of the Colonial history of the United States, colonial era Province of Pennsylvania. It then played a historic and vital role during the American Revolution and American Revolutionary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take It To The Head
"Take It to the Head" is a song by American hip hop producer DJ Khaled, released as the lead single from his sixth studio album, ''Kiss the Ring''. The song features American singer Chris Brown, American rappers Rick Ross and Lil Wayne, and Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj. The song was premiered via DJ Khaled's Twitter on March 26, 2012. It was later released for digital download in the United States on April 3, 2012. The single was certified RIAA Certification, gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 digital copies. Musically, "Take It to the Head" is a hip hop song with elements of trap from Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross, and R&B from Chris Brown. Critical reception David Jeffries highlighted it and wrote a positive description: " Nicki Minaj joins labelmate Wayne, along with Chris Brown and Rick Ross, for "Take It to the Head," a song perfect for rainy days as the lyricists go from sullen to champion over a slow-rolling Runn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Combs
Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Diddy, and formerly Puff Daddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, record producer, and record executive. Born in Harlem and raised in Mount Vernon, New York, Mount Vernon, Combs worked as a talent director at Uptown Records before founding his own record label, Bad Boy Records in 1993. He is credited with the discovery and development of musical artists including Mary J. Blige, Usher (musician), Usher and the Notorious B.I.G., for whom he served as manager and hype man. Combs's debut studio album, ''No Way Out (Puff Daddy album), No Way Out'' (1997), peaked atop the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and has sold over 7 million copies in the US. Two of its singles, "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" and "I'll Be Missing You", topped the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100—the latter was the first hip hop music, hip hop song to debut atop the chart. With a feature on "Mo Money Mo Problems", Combs became t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabolous
John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), known professionally as Fabolous, is an American rapper. Raised in Brooklyn, he first gained recognition for his ability upon performing live on DJ Clue's WQHT, Hot 97 radio show. Jackson then signed to Clue's record label Desert Storm Records, in a joint venture with Elektra Records. He rose to further prominence with his debut studio album ''Ghetto Fabolous'' (2001), which spawned the hit singles "Can't Deny It" (featuring Nate Dogg) and "Young'n (Holla Back)." Adopting a further commercially-oriented approach, his second album, ''Street Dreams (Fabolous album), Street Dreams'' (2003), was supported by the singles "Can't Let You Go" (featuring Lil' Mo) and "Into You (Fabolous song), Into You" (featuring Tamia or Ashanti (singer), Ashanti)—both of which peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In 2004, Jackson signed with Atlantic Records—another subsidiary of Warner Music Group—to release his thir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100, also known as simply the Hot 100, is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), online streaming, and radio airplay in the U.S. A new chart is compiled and released online to the public by ''Billboard''s website on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday, when the printed magazine first reaches newsstands. The weekly tracking period for sales is currently Friday–Thursday, after being changed in July 2015. It was initially Monday–Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay is readily available on a real-time basis, unlike sales figures and streaming, but is also tracked on the same Friday–Thursday cycle, effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021. Previously, radio was tracked Monday–Sunday and, before Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karma (Lloyd Banks Song)
"Karma" is the third and final single from Lloyd Banks's debut album, '' The Hunger for More''. It features Avant on the music video and radio version, while singer Kevin Cossom provides additional vocals on the album version of the song. Background ''Karma'' was released in October 2004. It debuted at #71 and peaked at #17 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It features R&B singer Avant on the video and radio versions, while singer Kevin Cossom appears on the chorus of the album version. The song was produced by Greg "Ginx" Doby and samples " Inseparable" by Natalie Cole Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to prominence in the mid-1970s, with the release of her debut .... Music video The music video for the song was directed by Little X and features a guest appearance from KD Aubert as Lloyd Banks' love interest. At the end of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd Banks
Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper. He began his career as a member of East Coast hip-hop, East Coast hip hop group G-Unit, which he formed with childhood friends 50 Cent and Tony Yayo in 1999. After the release of their debut album ''Beg for Mercy'' (2003), Banks released his debut solo album, ''The Hunger for More'' (2004) the following year. Met with critical and commercial success, it peaked atop the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and spawned the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100-top ten single, "On Fire (Lloyd Banks song), On Fire", as well as the top 20 single "Karma (Lloyd Banks song), Karma" (featuring Avant (singer), Avant or Kevin Cossom). His second album, ''Rotten Apple (Lloyd Banks album), Rotten Apple'' (2006) peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200 and saw mixed reviews. Banks then left Interscope Records and signed with EMI in 2010—along with his G-Unit cohorts—to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danja (record Producer)
Floyd Nathaniel Hills (born February 22, 1982), known professionally as Danja (), is an American record producer from Virginia Beach, Virginia. Beginning his career as a co-producer for fellow Virginian Timbaland, he has since produced for Britney Spears, Usher, Keri Hilson, T.I., Nelly Furtado, Ciara, Mariah Carey, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Missy Elliott, M.I.A., Justin Timberlake, JoJo, Joe Jonas, Simple Plan, the Clutch, Pink, T-Pain, Diddy, Meek Mill, Björk, Duran Duran and AGNEZ MO. Early life Hills, born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, took up the drums and piano in his early teens. He got his start by playing in his church when he was growing up. In 2000, Hills worked with producer and singer Teddy Riley on Blackstreet's fourth album, '' Level II''. In 2001, a chance encounter with Timbaland turned into an opportunity to play some music for him. Two years later, Timbaland brought Danja to Miami to work in his studio. Career With Timbaland, Hills produced a wide catalo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Monarch (production Team)
The Monarch is a music production and songwriting duo originally from Orlando, Florida, consisting of Andre "Dre" Davidson and Sean "Sean D" Davidson. Currently residing in Los Angeles, they are best known for producing and co-writing Tiesto "Both" featuring 21 Savage and Bia, Zara Larsson and David Guetta's " On My Love", six songs on Kelly Clarkson's ''Meaning of Life'', 2× platinum single " All Eyes On You" by Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj, "Take It to the Head" by DJ Khaled, as well as How We Do (Party) by Rita Ora, and Cher Lloyd's debut single Swagger Jagger which both debuted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart The Monarch has also produced several other songs for Justin Bieber, Robin Thicke, Chris Brown, Kevin Gates, DJ Khaled, Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. He is often regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation, as well as one of the gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Nasty & LVM
Nasty Beatmakers are an American record production duo, composed of brothers DJ Nasty (Johnny David Mollings) and LVM (Leonardo V. Mollings). The duo produced Lil Wayne's " I'm Me", Plies's "#1 Fan", and Ludacris's " Grew Up a Screw Up". Early life and career beginnings DJ Nasty and LVM were both born in Cuba, and came to the United States in 1988 due to their father being in the Navy; he "wanted a change in scenery", states Nasty. DJ Nasty early on met DJ Khaled and another associate named Ceaser and started Hitmen Productions. They were doing local house parties and renting out halls, and soon started to make a big name for themselves in Orlando, Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic .... The group eventually broke up. Discography References External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Inkredibles
Leigh Elliott, known professionally as Lee Major, is an American hip hop producer also known by the monikers Lee Major Kid and The Inkredibles. Lee Major has received production credit on tracks for artists such as Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Jadakiss, Ace Hood, Young Jeezy, DJ Khaled, and others. In 2011, Lee Major established So Major Music. Biography Lee Major was born in Petersburg, Virginia. He grew up in a family of musicians: his mother played the piano, his father played the drums, and his eldest brother played bass guitar. He began his production career as the co-owner and music-producing partner of the production company So Inkredible, LLC. He also began going professionally by the name The Inkredibles. The production duo was discovered in 2007 on MySpace by SpiffTV, who in turn introduced the duo to DJ Nasty. Afterwards The Inkredibles were signed to We The Best Management. Among The Inkredibles' first charting singles was Young Jeezy's "Vacation" from '' The Recession'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Runners (production Duo)
The Runners are an American electronic and hip hop production duo from Orlando, Florida, consisting of Andrew "Dru Brett" Harr and Jermaine "Mayne Zane" Jackson. Formed in 2000, their foray into musical production was inspired by Timbaland and the Neptunes. Their trademark is an exhale sound effect echoing "Ahhh" at the beginning of their productions. The duo first became known for their credits on the 2006 single " Hustlin'" by Rick Ross and the 2008 single " Go Hard" by DJ Khaled, and gained further recognition for their extensive work on releases for both artists. They have since produced songs for artists including Keyshia Cole, Cher Lloyd, Ace Hood, Chris Brown, Fat Joe, Juelz Santana, Nelly, Kevin Gates, Jim Jones, Lil Wayne, Fabolous and Usher. Their production often accomplishes songwriting from Kevin Cossom or Rico Love, while they often work in tandem with fellow Florida-based producer acts DJ Nasty & LVM, the Monarch and Cubic Z. History The Runners first me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
