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Pitbull Starring In Rebelution
''Pitbull Starring in Rebelution'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper Pitbull. It was released on August 28, 2009, through J, Polo Grounds and Mr. 305. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including DJ Khalil, Dr. Luke, Lil Jon, Play-N-Skillz and Jim Jonsin who also served as executive producer. The album also features guest appearances by B.o.B, Kesha, Nayer, Akon, Lil Jon and Slim of 112. This became his first major-label release, his first album to be released on his own Mr. 305 Inc. label and also Polo Grounds' second release since Hurricane Chris's '' 51/50 Ratchet''. ''Pitbull Starring in Rebelution'' was noted as the rapper's first release as part of his rebranding as a pop artist. ''Pitbull Starring in Rebelution'' was supported by four singles: " Krazy", "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)", " Shut It Down" and "Hotel Room Service". The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics but was a moderate commercial succe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitbull (rapper)
Armando Christian Pérez (born January 15, 1981), better known by his stage name Pitbull (also known as Mr. 305 and Mr. Worldwide), is an American rapper, singer and actor. He began his career in the early 2000s as a reggaeton, Latin hip-hop, Latin hip hop, and crunk music, crunk performer, and signed with TVT Records to release his debut studio album, ''M.I.A.M.I.'' (2004). Executive produced by Lil Jon, it moderately entered the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 along with his second and third albums, ''El Mariel'' (2006) and ''The Boatlift'' (2007). His fourth album, ''Pitbull Starring in Rebelution'' (2009), yielded his mainstream breakthrough, spawning the singles "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" and "Hotel Room Service"—which peaked at numbers two and eight on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, respectively. After rebranding himself as a pop music, pop artist, Pitbull's sixth and seventh albums, ''Planet Pit'' (2011) and ''Global Warming (Pitbull album), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITunes
iTunes is a media player, media library, and mobile device management (MDM) utility developed by Apple. It is used to purchase, play, download and organize digital multimedia on personal computers running the macOS and Windows operating systems, and can be used to rip songs from CDs as well as playing content from dynamic, smart playlists. It includes options for sound optimization and wirelessly sharing iTunes libraries. iTunes was announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs on January 9, 2001. Its original and main focus was music, with a library offering organization and storage of Mac users' music collections. With the 2003 addition of the iTunes Store for purchasing and downloading digital music, and a Windows version of the program, it became an ubiquitous tool for managing music and configuring other features on Apple's line of iPod media players, which extended to the iPhone and iPad upon their introduction. From 2005 on, Apple expanded its core music features with s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Sometimes, a recording act is remembered for its " number ones" that outperformed all other albums during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, acquiring its existing name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985), ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1991), and ''Billboard'' 200 Top Albums (1991–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales—both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, the tracking week begins on Friday (to coincide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Journalism
Music journalism (or music criticism) is media criticism and reporting about music topics, including popular music, classical music, and traditional music. Journalists began writing about music in the eighteenth century, providing commentary on what is now regarded as classical music. In the 1960s, music journalism began more prominently covering popular music like rock and pop after the breakthrough of the Beatles. With the rise of the internet in the 2000s, music criticism developed an increasingly large online presence with music bloggers, aspiring music critics, and established critics supplementing print media online. Music journalism today includes reviews of songs, albums and live concerts, profiles of recording artists, and reporting of artist news and music events. Origins in classical music criticism Music journalism has its roots in classical music criticism, which has traditionally comprised the study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of music that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single (music)
In Music industry, music, a single is a type of Art release#Music, release of a song Sound recording, recording of fewer tracks than an album (LP record, LP), typically one or two tracks. A single can be released for record sales, sale to the public in a variety of physical or digital formats. Singles may be standalone tracks or connected to an artist's album, and in the latter case would often have at least one single release before the album itself, called lead singles. The single was defined in the mid-20th century with the ''45'' (named after its speed in revolutions per minute), a type of 7-inch sized vinyl records, vinyl record containing an A-side and B-side, A-side and a B-side, i.e. one song on each side. The single format was highly influential in pop music and the early days of rock and roll, and it was the format used for jukeboxes and preferred by younger populations in the 1950s and 1960s. Singles in Digital distribution, digital form became very popular in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
51/50 Ratchet
''51/50 Ratchet'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Hurricane Chris. It was released on October 23, 2007, by Collipark Music, Go Live Entertainment, Young Mogul Entertainment, Polo Grounds Music and J Records. The album debuted at number 24 on the ''Billboard'' 200, with first week-sales of 26,000 copies in the United States. The album was supported by three singles: "A Bay Bay", " The Hand Clap" featuring Big Poppa of The Ratchet City, and " Playas Rock" featuring Boxie. Singles The album's lead single, called "A Bay Bay" was released on April 10, 2007. The song was produced by Phunk Dawg. The song peaked at number 7 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album's second single, called " The Hand Clap" was released on August 8, 2007. The song features guest appearance from Big Poppa of The Ratchet City, with Phunk Dawg, who also produced this track. The song peaked at number 47 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The album's third and final single, " P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurricane Chris (rapper)
Christopher Jerrod Dooley Jr., known professionally as Hurricane Chris, is an American rapper and songwriter. Dooley is best known for his 2007 debut single "A Bay Bay", which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song preceded the release of his debut studio album ''51/50 Ratchet'' (2007), which moderately entered the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and saw unfavorable critical response. His second album, ''Unleashed (Hurricane Chris album), Unleashed'' (2009), failed to chart, but yielded moderate chart success from its lead single, "Halle Berry (She's Fine)". Early life Dooley was born in an impoverished area of Shreveport, Louisiana. He began writing songs at 10 years old, and performed at high school talent shows while still in elementary. He attended Southwood High School, but graduated from Huntington High School. Career 2007–08: Major label signing and breakthrough with ''51/50 Ratchet'' In early 2007, Chris released a mixtape tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
112 (band)
112 (pronounced "one-twelve") is an American R&B group from Atlanta, Georgia. Discovered by record production duo Tim & Bob, the group signed with Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records, an imprint of Arista Records to release their eponymous debut studio album (1996). The following year, they guest performed alongside labelmate Faith Evans on Puff Daddy's 1997 single " I'll Be Missing You," which won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group and became the first hip hop song to debut atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The group then released their second and third albums '' Room 112'' (1998) and '' Part III'' (2001); the latter peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200. The group's fourth album, '' Hot & Wet'' (2003) served as their final release with Bad Boy until signing with Def Soul to release their fifth album '' Pleasure & Pain'' (2005), which saw continued commercial success. The albums spawned the ''Billboard'' Hot 100-top 20 singles including their debut, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slim (singer)
Marvin Scandrick, (born September 25, 1974), known professionally as Slim, is an American contemporary R&B singer best known as the lead singer/frontman for the group 112. His 2008 debut album '' Love's Crazy'' peaked at No. 32 on the ''Billboard'' 200. It included the hit singles " So Fly", which reached No. 49 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and "Good Lovin'", which reached No. 39 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 ... chart. Discography Albums *'' Love's Crazy'' (2008) *''Re-Fueled'' (2016) Singles References {{DEFAULTSORT:Slim Living people 21st-century American singers 21st-century African-American male singers 21st-century American male singers American male singers American hip-hop singers American contemporary R&B si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akon
Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon (), is a Senegalese-United States, American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. An influential figure in world music, he rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of his single "Locked Up (song), Locked Up" (featuring Styles P). Styled in hip-hop, it preceded the release of his debut studio album ''Trouble (Akon album), Trouble'' (2004), which became his commercial breakthrough and spawned the Contemporary R&B, R&B-styled follow-up, "Lonely (Akon song), Lonely" the following year. His second album, ''Konvicted'' (2006), was met with continued success and was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, while its lead singles, "I Wanna Love You (Akon song), I Wanna Love You" (featuring Snoop Dogg) and "Smack That" (featuring Eminem), both received nominations for Best Rap/Sung Collaboratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nayer
Nayer Regalado, known mononymously as Nayer, is an American singer. She gained recognition in 2011 after being featured on Pitbull's hit single "Give Me Everything", and releasing her single " Suave (Kiss Me)" featuring Pitbull and Mohombi which was a success in Europe and the Middle East. Her other known collaborations include songs with Ne-Yo, Enrique Iglesias, Lil Wayne, Usher, Fonseca, Juan Magan, Yomil (of the Cuban duo Yomil y el Dany), Jean-Roch and Melissa. Career Nayer was discovered by Cuban-American rapper Pitbull whom she had the opportunity to do a collaboration with a few years back while signed to Sony. She immediately started working with producers on her music and songwriting. While in the process she appeared on various videos of the rapper from his albums '' Rebelution'', '' Armando'' (2010) and '' Planet Pit'' (2011), such as "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" and " Shut It Down" (feat. Akon). She then did a joint venture with RedOne. Nayer was also featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kesha
Kesha Rose Sebert (born March 1, 1987), formerly stylized as Ke$ha, is an American singer and songwriter. Her first major success came in 2009 when she was featured on rapper Flo Rida's number-one single, "Right Round". Kesha's music and image propelled her to immediate success. She has earned two number-one albums on the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 with ''Animal (Kesha album), Animal'' (2010) and ''Rainbow (Kesha album), Rainbow'' (2017), and the top-ten records ''Warrior (Kesha album), Warrior'' (2012) and ''High Road (Kesha album), High Road'' (2020). She attained ten top-ten singles on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, including "Tik Tok (song), Tik Tok", "Right Round" with Flo Rida, "My First Kiss" with 3OH!3, "Blah Blah Blah (Kesha song), Blah Blah Blah", "Your Love Is My Drug", "Take It Off (Kesha song), Take It Off", "We R Who We R", "Blow (Kesha song), Blow", "Die Young", and "Timber (Pitbull song), Timber" with Pitbull (rapper), Pitbull. Her 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
