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Rapública
''Rapública'' (partly known as Rapublic, Portuguese for "Rapublic" a combination of the words "rap" and "republic") was the first compilation of Portuguese rap music released by several artists including Boss AC, Black Company, Zona Dread, Family and Líderes da Nova Mensagem. Importance This album knew Portugal a different music which for many were still unknown, rap and hip hop, "Nadar" of , one of the music with that compilation, started to air on Portuguese radio stations, eventually becoming a great success. Other successful tracks from the album included "Rap é uma potência" by LNM, "Rabola pô Corpo" by Family, many were heard in discotheques and the e ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boss AC
Ângelo César do Rosário Firmino, better known by the stage name Boss AC (born January 20, 1975) is a Portuguese rapper originally from Cape Verde. The letters A and C, in Boss AC, come from the initials of his two names, Ângelo and César, respectively. Career His most popular songs include "Dinero", "Baza Baza", and "Doa a Quem Doer". Although he lives in Portugal, he spends a lot of his time in Africa, especially Angola. He has collaborated with many Angolan rappers, most notably Gutto, with whom he worked on "Dinero". Boss AC started his career in 1994 with ''Rapública'', a compilation album that joined together the new faces of the Portuguese hip hop movement. He was both a performer and producer on this album. In 1998, Boss AC recorded his first album, ''Mandachuva'', in the USA with production by Troy Hightower. This album was a mixture of hip-hop, ragga, soul, R&B and African sounds. He also recorded a duet titled "No Stress" with Gutto. Together, they produced m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Company
The Black Company or the Black Troops () was a unit of Franconian farmers and knights that fought on the side of the peasants during the Peasants' Revolt in the 1520s, during the Protestant Reformation in Germany. Name The original German name of the Black Company was . The term (black) pointed out the ideological distance of the company from the large peasant army at that time, which called itself the ( meaning "light-colored"). The German word was the name the peasants gave to their armed companies. It was never used again for an army, possibly because the word means "heap" in German and was used to refer to loosely organised armed rabbles. Formation The Black Company was formed in 1525 in Rothenburg, out of local, home guard farmers - maybe 600 men - and a company of mercenary knights. The leader of the Black Company, at least nominally, was nobleman Florian Geyer. Geyer managed to shape the Black Company into something like a company of real soldiers, instead of jus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Líderes Da Nova Mensagem
''Líderes'' (English: ''Leaders'') is the eighth studio album by Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. The album was released on July 3, 2012. The album features collaborations of artist like Chris Brown, T-Pain, Jennifer Lopez, O’Neill, Franco "El Gorila" and Alberto Stylee. The album's track listing was confirmed by Universal on June 11, 2012. The album is a mixture of Latin pop, dance-pop, hip-hop, and reggaeton, and won the Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Album of the Year. It also the Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Rhythm Album of the Year in 2013. Reception Carlos Quintana from About.com said that ''Líderes'' "represents a good example of what we can consider a modern Latin Urban music album. This production offers a good balance between the original flavors of Reggaeton and a sound shaped by defined Dance beats that can be heard throughout the whole album -- Overall, ''Líderes'' is an album that offers a good mix of a little bit of Reggaeton, Dance music and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hip Hop Tuga
Portuguese hip hop (''Hip hop português''), more commonly called hip hop tuga ("tuga" here being a slang for "Portuguese"), is the Portugal, Portuguese variety of hip hop music. It differs from mainstream hip hop because it has strong influences from African music, from Portuguese-speaking African countries, Lusophone Africa, reggae, Zouk (musical movement), zouk and fado. Artists such as Valete, Azetreox and Sam the Kid are among the most popular. Old school Portuguese hip hop artists include General D, Chullage, Boss AC, Mind Da Gap, Dealema, Fuse, Mundo Segundo, Regula, Da Weasel, Allen Halloween and Sir Scratch. The founder of hip hop tuga was rapper General D. Born in Maputo, Mozambique, General D moved to Lisbon at a young age and, even though he held a Portuguese passport and was heavily influenced by American rap, he always merged his music with his own Mozambican roots. He was the first rap-oriented artist of any kind to have a legitimate recording contract in Portug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Compilation Albums
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Boss AC Albums
Boss may refer to: Occupations * Supervisor, often referred to as boss * Air boss, more formally, air officer, the person in charge of aircraft operations on an aircraft carrier * Crime boss, the head of a criminal organization * Fire boss, a person in charge of mine safety * Pit boss, the person who looks after the employees who work in a casino pit * Political boss, a person who controls a political region or constituency Places United States * Boss, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Boss, Texas, an unincorporated community * Bosstown, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community Moon * Boss (crater), a lunar crater People As a real name *Boss (surname) *Boss Mustapha, politician, Secretary of Nigerian government As a nickname or stage name Athletes * Lance Armstrong ("", born 1971), former professional cyclist * Sasha Banks (born 1992), American professional wrestler * Tomás Boy ("", born 1952), former Mexican professional football player and current coach * Bobby Lashl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
