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Mystery Of Iniquity
"Mystery of Iniquity" is a song by American singer and rapper Lauryn Hill, released in 2002 as part of her live album ''MTV Unplugged No. 2.0''. Blending spoken word and freestyle rap, the live track offers a critique of systemic injustice, particularly within the American legal and political systems. Hill invokes biblical imagery to confront themes of corruption, capitalism, and institutional hypocrisy. "Mystery of Iniquity" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance and gained renewed attention when Kanye West interpolated it in his 2004 single "All Falls Down", his first major commercial hit. It has since been cited in academic, political, and spiritual contexts for its critique and remains one of the most discussed pieces from Hill's ''Unplugged'' set. Composition The lyrics of the song offer a critique of American institutions, particularly the Law of the United States, legal system. Hill delivers the song in a mixture of freestyle rap and spoke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Noelle Hill (born May 26, 1975) is an American musician. She is celebrated as one of the most influential musical artists of her generation. Hill is credited with breaking barriers for female rappers, contributing to the popular music, mainstream success of both hip-hop and neo soul, and blending rap with melodic vocals. She has been honored as one of the ''50 Great Voices'' by NPR, and one of the Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time, 200 Greatest Singers of All Time by ''Rolling Stone''. In 2015, ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' named her Billboard and Vibe's 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time, the greatest female rapper. Among List of awards and nominations received by Lauryn Hill, her accolades are eight Grammy Awards—the Grammy Award records#Most Grammys won by a rapper, most for any female rapper. Hill began her career as a Child actor, teen actress, appearing in ''As the World Turns'' (1991) and Steven Soderbergh's drama film King of the Hill (1993 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revolt (TV Network)
Revolt is an American music-oriented digital cable television network and media company targeting African Americans. The TV network launched on October 21, 2013, as part of a larger agreement with Comcast. As of 2024, Detavio Samuels is CEO, while the company's employees are the majority shareholding group. Revolt's cable network is primarily dedicated to hip hop and urban contemporary music genres, with music video blocks comprising the majority of the network's schedule. The network's non-music programming covers Afro-American & hip hop culture, as well as social justice issues. As of July 2021, Revolt's cable network was available in 50 million U.S. households. History Background As part of its arrangement to acquire a minority interest in NBCUniversal, Comcast committed to carry several minority-owned networks. The arrangement followed pressure led by Maxine Waters in congressional hearings. In April 2011, Comcast solicited proposals for minority-owned networks. In Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black History Month
Black History Month is an annually observed commemorative month originating in the United States, where it is also known as African-American History Month. It began as a way of remembering important people and events in the history of the African diaspora, initially lasting a week before becoming a month-long observation since 1970. It is celebrated in February in the United States and Canada, where it has received official recognition from governments, and more recently has also been celebrated in Ireland and the United Kingdom where it is observed in October. Origin Negro History Week (1926) The precursor to Black History Month was created in 1926 in the United States, when historian Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) announced the second week of February to be "Negro History Week".Scott, Daryl Michael (December 29, 2011)"The Origins of Black History Month" Association for the Study of African American Life and Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized in letter case, lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events and styles related to the music industry. Its Billboard charts, music charts include the Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100, the Billboard 200, 200, and the Billboard Global 200, Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in various music genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm and operates several television shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordae
Cordae Amari Brooks ( Dunston; born August 26, 1997), known mononymously as Cordae (formerly YBN Cordae and Entendre), is an American rapper. He began his career as a member of the hip hop collective YBN (collective), YBN. His 2019 debut studio album, ''The Lost Boy (album), The Lost Boy'', peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and was met with critical acclaim. At the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, 62nd Grammy Awards, it was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Album, while its single, "Bad Idea (YBN Cordae song), Bad Idea", featuring Chance the Rapper, was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Rap Song, Best Rap Song. After the group disbanded in 2020, he dropped the "YBN" from his stage name. His second studio album, ''From a Birds Eye View (album), From a Birds Eye View'' (2022), matched the chart position of his previous, and was met with similar critical reception. Early life Brooks was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He lived in nearby Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Williams (actor)
Jesse Wesley Williams (born August 5, 1981) is an American actor, director, producer, and activist best known as Jackson Avery on ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2009–22; 2024). He has also appeared in films such as ''The Cabin in the Woods'' (2012) and '' The Butler'' (2013). He provided voice acting and motion capture for Markus in the video game '' Detroit: Become Human'' (2018). He served as an executive producer of the Academy Award-winning short, '' Two Distant Strangers'' (2020), and the Tony Award-winning revival of ''Take Me Out'' (2022). He also acted in the latter and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. Early life Williams was born in Chicago on August 5, 1981, to Johanna Chase, a professional potter, and Reginald Williams. Jesse Williams has said his mother is Swedish Polish and his father is African American from Georgia. ''Finding Your Roots'' revealed that on his mother's side, Williams is a descendant of English colonist Joseph Herrick, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staywoke
''Woke'' is an adjective derived from African-American English used since the 1930s or earlier to refer to awareness of racial prejudice and discrimination, often in the construction ''stay woke''. The term acquired political connotations by the 1970s and gained further popularity in the 2010s with the hashtag ''#staywoke''. Over time, ''woke'' came to be used to refer to a broader awareness of social inequalities such as sexism and denial of LGBTQ rights. ''Woke'' has also been used as shorthand for some ideas of the American Left involving identity politics and social justice, such as white privilege and reparations for slavery in the United States. During the 2014 Ferguson protests, the phrase ''stay woke'' was popularized by Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists seeking to raise awareness about police shootings of African Americans. After being used on Black Twitter, the term ''woke'' was increasingly adopted by white people to signal their support for progressive causes. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost & Found (Jorja Smith Album)
''Lost & Found'' is the debut studio album by English singer Jorja Smith. It was released on 8 June 2018 by FAMM, with distribution from The Orchard. Writing and recording for the album took place over five years in London and Los Angeles. The sessions featured contributions from producers such as Jeff Kleinman, Michael Uzowuru, Tom Misch, Maaike Lebbing, among others. ''Lost & Found'' was acclaimed by music critics, who commended its composition, style, lyrical content and Smith's vocal delivery. It was included in several year-end best album lists and was nominated for the Mercury Prize. It debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart and number one on the UK R&B Chart. Internationally, the album performed moderately, making appearances on charts in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland. It was supported by the singles: "Blue Lights", "Where Did I Go?", "Teenage Fantasy" and "February 3rd", and has gone on to be certified Gold in the UK and France. Backg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorja Smith
Jorja Alice Smith (born 11 June 1997) is an English singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Walsall, West Midlands, she has been writing songs since the age of 11. In 2012, Smith's friend uploaded her cover of Labrinth's "Earthquake" to YouTube, which led to her discovery by record producer Guy Moot. After her first two singles received broader recognition, she signed with Sony/ATV in early 2016, releasing two EPs throughout later that year and into 2017. Her debut studio album, '' Lost & Found'', was released in 2018 to critical acclaim, and peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart. The same year, Smith won the Brit Critics' Choice Award. In 2019, she was named Best British Female Artist at the Brit Awards and was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Her third EP '' Be Right Back'', which was released in May 2021, received favourable reviews. Early life Jorja Smith was born on 11 June 1997 in Walsall, West Midlands, to a Jamaican father and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syleena Johnson
Syleena Johnson ( Thompson; born September 2, 1976) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter and actress. She is best known for her guest appearance on Kanye West's 2004 single " All Falls Down," which peaked at number seven on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. She signed with Jive Records to release three albums: '' Chapter 1: Love, Pain & Forgiveness'' (2001), '' Chapter 2: The Voice'' (2002), and '' Chapter 3: The Flesh'' (2005), each were met with critical acclaim and modest commercial reception. She returned to work with West for his tenth album '' Donda'' (2021), where she performed on its spoken word song " Donda Chant". Early life Johnson, born on September 2, 1976, is the daughter of R&B Hi Records singer Syl Johnson (1936–2022) and Brenda Thompson, who was the first black female police commissioner of Harvey, Illinois. Johnson has two older sisters, Syleecia and Sylette. Music career In 1998, Johnson released her demo album ''Love Hangover'', and her debut s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prophet
In religion, a prophet or prophetess is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divinity, divine being and is said to speak on behalf of that being, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the supernatural source to other people. The message that the prophet conveys is called a prophecy. Prophethood has existed in many cultures and religions throughout history, including Mesopotamian religion, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, Manichaeism, Islam, the Baháʼí Faith, and Thelema. Etymology The English word ''wiktionary:prophet, prophet'' is the transliteration of a compound Greek language, Greek word derived from ''pro'' (before/toward) and ''phesein'' (to tell); thus, a wiktionary:προφήτης, προφήτης (''prophḗtēs'') is someone who conveys messages from the divine to humans, including occasionally foretelling future events. In a different interpretation, it means advocacy, advocate or public sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
America (magazine)
''America'' is a monthly Catholic magazine published by the Jesuits of the United States and headquartered in midtown Manhattan. It contains news and opinion about Catholicism and how it relates to American politics and cultural life. It has been published continuously since 1909, and is also available online. With its Jesuit affiliation, ''America'' has been considered a liberal-leaning publication, and has been described by ''The Washington Post'' as "a favorite of Catholic liberal intellectuals". History The Jesuit provinces of the U.S.A. founded ''America'' in New York in 1909 and continue to publish the weekly printed magazine. Francis X. Talbot was editor-in-chief from 1936 to 1944. Matt Malone became the fourteenth editor-in-chief on 1 October 2012, the youngest in the magazine's history. In September 2013, the magazine published an interview of Pope Francis with his fellow Jesuit Antonio Spadaro. In the spring of 2014, Malone announced that ''America'' would open a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
