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Papa Dee
David Christopher Daniel Wahlgren (born 13 July 1966), better known by the stage name Papa Dee, is a Sweden, Swedish Rapping, rapper. His most commercially successful track is his version of the Cat Stevens song "The First Cut Is the Deepest#Papa Dee version, The First Cut Is the Deepest". Music career Wahlgren debuted in 1988 with the single "Funky Raggamuffin/Let the Music Play", a mixture of dancehall and hip hop culture, hip hop. He then joined the Stonefunkers and became the group's rapper. This was followed by a few years of cooperation with Rob'n'Raz. Wahlgren then went solo, and had his breakthrough in 1990 with the album ''Lettin' Off Steam'', which was predominantly hip hop and dancehall. His next album, ''One Step Ahead'', had elements of Soul music, soul and reggae, mixing song and rap. His 1994 release, ''Original Master'', produced by Denniz Pop at Cheiron Studio, incorporated Euro disco into his music. During the 1990s and 2000s, he released several albums, oft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First Cut Is The Deepest
"The First Cut Is the Deepest" is a 1967 song written by British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens, originally released by P. P. Arnold for her album The First Lady of Immediate, ''The First Lady of Immediate'' in April 1967. Stevens' own version originally appeared on his album ''New Masters'' in December 1967. The song has been widely recorded and has become a hit single for six different artists: Arnold, Stevens, Keith Hampshire (1973), Rod Stewart (1977), Papa Dee (1995), and Sheryl Crow (2003). Background The lyrics of "The First Cut is the Deepest" describe a person wondering if and how it is possible to love again after their first love was lost. "The first cut" of the title refers to one's first love disappointment. Cat Stevens version Cat Stevens made a demo recording of "The First Cut Is the Deepest" in 1965, while hoping to become a songwriter. He wrote the song to promote his songs to other artists, but did not record his own performance until early October 1967 wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gothenburg
Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gubernatorial seat of Västra Götaland County, with a population of approximately 600,000 in the city proper and about 1.1 million inhabitants in Metropolitan Gothenburg, the metropolitan area. Gustavus Adolphus, King Gustavus Adolphus founded Gothenburg by royal charter in 1621 as a heavily fortified, primarily Dutch, trading colony. In addition to the generous privileges given to his Dutch allies during the ongoing Thirty Years' War, e.g. tax relaxation, he also attracted significant numbers of his German and Scottish allies to populate his only town on the western coast; this trading status was furthered by the founding of the Swedish East India Company. At a key strategic location at the mouth of the , where Scandinavia's largest dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob'n'Raz
Rob'n'Raz were a Swedish people, Swedish music duet (music), duo of Robert Wåtz and Rasmus Lindwall. After some years of DJing in the late 1980s, they decided to start performing and composing together. They worked on record producer, production, remixing and scratching. For a time, Lindwall was the first choice when a Sweden, Swedish sound recording and reproduction, recording demanded a scratch. Leila K and Papa Dee were among the vocalists and rappers during the first years when the Gramophone record, records were released by Swemix. They had two record chart, chart appearances in the UK Singles Chart with "Got to Get" (1989, #8) and "Rok the Nation" (1990, #41). In 1990, they released the album ''Rob'n'Raz featuring Leila K'', which included those two songs. Remixes were produced with Just D and Christer Sandelin. They produced a large number of unofficial remixes released by Remixed Records, such as ABBA's "Dancing Queen" among others. They also composed the music for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Graham
Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970) is an American actress. The accolades she has received include nominations for two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, and an Independent Spirit Award. After appearing in television commercials, her first starring role in a feature film came with the teen comedy '' License to Drive'' (1988), followed by the critically acclaimed film '' Drugstore Cowboy'' (1989). She then played supporting roles on the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1991), and in films such as '' Six Degrees of Separation'' (1993) and '' Swingers'' (1996). She gained critical praise for her role as "Rollergirl" in the film '' Boogie Nights'' (1997). This led to major roles in the comedy films '' Bowfinger'' and '' Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' (both 1999). Graham had leading roles in '' Say It Isn't So'' (2001) and '' From Hell'' (2001), and continued to play supporting roles in the films '' Mary'' (2005); ''The Hangover'' (2009) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Downey, Jr
Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965), also known as RDJ, is an American actor. One of the highest-grossing actors of all time, his films as a leading actor have grossed over $14 billion worldwide. In 2008, Downey was named by ''Time'' magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and from 2013 to 2015, he was listed by ''Forbes'' as Hollywood's highest-paid actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. At the age of five, Downey made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s 1970 film '' Pound''. He subsequently worked with the Brat Pack in the teen films '' Weird Science'' (1985) and '' Less than Zero'' (1987). Downey's portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 biopic ''Chaplin'' garnered him a BAFTA Award for Best Actor and his first Academy Award nomination. Following a stint at the Corcoran Substance Ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Girls And A Guy
''Two Girls and a Guy'' is a 1997 American black comedy-drama film written and directed by James Toback and produced by Edward R. Pressman and Chris Hanley. It stars Robert Downey Jr., Heather Graham and Natasha Gregson Wagner. The film is mainly based upon dialogue between the characters. It occurs almost entirely in real time, and within a single setting, leading some reviewers to compare the film to a stage play. Director James Toback told interviewers he wrote the film's screenplay in only four days and shot the film in eleven days. Plot Two girls, Carla and Lou, meet on the street outside a loft waiting for their boyfriends. After a short time, they find out that they are waiting for the same guy – young actor Blake, who said that he loves both of them but had actually been leading a double life for several months. Angry, they break into his loft and when he returns, a round of accusations and explanations begins. Cast * Robert Downey Jr. as Blake Allen * Heather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Glover
Danny Glover ( ; born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, producer, and political activist. Over his career he has received List of awards and nominations received by Danny Glover, numerous accolades including the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the NAACP's NAACP Image Award – President's Award, President's Award, as well as nominations for five Emmy Awards and four Grammy Awards. Glover made his film acting debut in ''Escape from Alcatraz (film), Escape from Alcatraz'' in 1979. He rose to fame in the late 1980s for playing Roger Murtaugh in the ''Lethal Weapon (franchise), Lethal Weapon'' film series. Glover's other notable films include ''Places in the Heart'' (1984), ''The Color Purple (1985 film), The Color Purple'' (1985), ''Witness (1985 film), Witness'' (1985), ''To Sleep with Anger'' (1990), ''Grand Canyon (1991 film), Grand Canyon'' (1991), ''Bopha!'' (1993), ''Angels in the Outfield (1994 film), Angels in the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Predator 2
''Predator 2'' is a 1990 American science fiction film, science fiction action film written by brothers Jim and John Thomas, directed by Stephen Hopkins (director), Stephen Hopkins, and starring Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Ruben Blades, Rubén Blades, María Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton, and Kevin Peter Hall. It is the second installment of the Predator (franchise), ''Predator'' franchise, and sequel to 1987's ''Predator (film), Predator'', with Kevin Peter Hall reprising the title role of the Predator (alien), Predator. Set ten years after the events of the first film, in Los Angeles, ''Predator 2'' focuses on a disgruntled police officer and his allies battling a malevolent and technologically-advanced extraterrestrial known as the Predator. ''Predator 2'' was released on November 21, 1990, and received generally negative reviews upon its release. It grossed $57 million worldwide, a moderate return compared to the previous film's $98 million. While initially seen as a disappoint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flabba Holt
Errol Holt (born 19 July 1950), also known as Errol Carter and by his nickname Flabba, is a Jamaican bass guitar player and a singer who was a member of The Morwells and the Roots Radics and has played on hundreds of Jamaican albums. Biography Holt's career began in the early 1970s when he worked as a session musician backing artists including Don Carlos and Prince Far I.Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, , pp. 140–141 He also had a sound system hit in his own name with "A You Lick Me First" in 1976.Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, , p. 124 In 1976 he joined The Morwells, and later formed (along with guitarist Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont) the Roots Radics Band, with whom he recorded the backing music for myriad reggae singers and vocal groups in the late 1970s and 80s. In the 1990s he recorded with Israel Vibration, Mikey Dread, Sugar M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent (Gillström) Isaacs
Kent Isaacs is a Swedish producer, mixer, musician, songwriter and music entrepreneur. He is co-owner and operator of Cosmos Music, an independent Scandinavian music label. Isaacs has been known to work with Robyn, RZA, Slick Rick, Yusuf Islam ( Cat Stevens), Clay Aiken, Eagle Eye Cherry, Infinite Mass, Arnthor and Stina Nordenstam (showcased on the hit 1996 soundtrack to ''Romeo + Juliet''). Isaacs has been in the music industry since the early 1980s. He began his career as a musician both in the studio and touring with Swedish artists. He later transitioned beyond the stage and studio to the technical side, where he acted as producer, mixer, and technician alongside numerous Grammy-winning and well-known artists, both international and Swedish, including Robyn, Eagle Eye Cherry, and others. Isaacs has owned and maintained large studios, including Cosmos Studios. The first Cosmos Studios was sold to Max Martin, who produced and recorded the music of internationally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Saw
Marion Hall, formerly known by the stage name Lady Saw, is a Jamaican singer and songwriter whose career has spanned over two decades. Formerly known as the Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Dancehall, she is known for her guest appearance on No Doubt's "Underneath It All," which went triple Platinum and won a Grammy for No Doubt.Lady Saw Makes Studio 38 Debut , ''Jamaica Gleaner'', 25 February 2011, retrieved 29 March 2011 Early life Hall was born in Galina, Saint Mary, Jamaica, Saint Mary, Jamaica. As a child, she attended Galina Primary School.Lady Saw gives back to Galina ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soundism
Soundism is a group of music producers and sound engineers with music recording studios located in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Västerås in Sweden. They are part of the Swedish hip hop culture. Not only have new artists emerged, but also other actors in the hip hop culture that are less visible to the general public. Soundism has been one of the supporters of hip hop artists in Sweden, which meant that they could put forward recordings to the international scene. Growing out creating music of prerecorded music on vinyl records with the Dj style Turntablism, Soundism understood what sound that was required for hip hop records. Previous music producers and studios in Sweden mainly focused on pop or rock music. Hip hop music has origins in reggae music, which partially explains Soundism's work within both of these genres. In 2001, Papa Dee got his reggae song ''Hottie Hottie Girls'' featuring Lady Saw remixed by Soundism. The graffiti themed Promoe song ''These Walls Don't Lie'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
