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Shaggfest
Shaggfest is an annual outdoor music festival held in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. It is presented by the Virginia-based radio station Z104 in partnership with Live Nation Entertainment. The event features many genres of music, including pop, hip hop indie and electronic dance music. Shaggfest has two stages where national and established musical artists, as well as local artists perform for fans. Background Shaggfest was founded by Brandon Stokes, also known as the radio personality and Virginia Beach local Shaggy, in 2011. It takes place in Virginia Beach, within Tidewater, the southeast area of Virginia. The festival is hosted at the Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater, which seats approximately 20,000 people. Line-ups by year 2011 *Skillz *Audra The Rapper *Petey Pablo * MIMS *Nickelus F 2012 Shaggfest took place at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex on June 9, 2012. The official line-up was announced on May 14, 2012. *Timbaland *Skillz *Teddy Riley *Blackstreet *Chid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Shaggfest is an annual outdoor music festival held in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. It is presented by the Virginia-based radio station Z104 in partnership with Live Nation Entertainment. The event features many genres of music, including pop, hip hop indie and electronic dance music. Shaggfest has two stages where national and established musical artists, as well as local artists perform for fans. Background Shaggfest was founded by Brandon Stokes, also known as the radio personality and Virginia Beach local Shaggy, in 2011. It takes place in Virginia Beach, within Tidewater, the southeast area of Virginia. The festival is hosted at the Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater, which seats approximately 20,000 people. Line-ups by year 2011 *Skillz *Audra The Rapper * Petey Pablo * MIMS *Nickelus F 2012 Shaggfest took place at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex on June 9, 2012. The official line-up was announced on May 14, 2012. * Timbaland *Skillz * Teddy Riley * Blackstre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missy Elliott
Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971), better known as Missy Elliott or Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliot, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. She embarked on her music career with R&B girl group Sista in the early-mid 1990s and later became a member of the Swing Mob collective along with childhood friend and longtime collaborator Timbaland, with whom she worked on projects for American R&B acts Aaliyah, 702, Total, and SWV. Following several collaborations and guest appearances, she launched her solo career in 1997 with her debut album '' Supa Dupa Fly'', which spawned the top 20 single " Sock It 2 Me". The album debuted at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200, the highest charting debut for a female rapper at the time. Elliott's second album, ''Da Real World'', was released in 1999 and produced the singles " She's a Bitch", " All n My Grill", and top five hit " Hot Boyz". The remix of the latter song broke the record for most weeks at number- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach, formerly known as GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater, is a 20,000-seat outdoor concert venue, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. History The amphitheater opened in 1996, with 7,500 seats, under a pavilion and 12,500 general admission lawn seats, and since then, due to its size and target audience, has hosted concerts by large names in the music industry. In March 2010, the venue removed its corporate prefix ("Verizon Wireless") for the first time in its 14-year history, to be known simply as "Virginia Beach Amphitheater". In February 2011, the amphitheater was renamed "Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach", with naming rights coming from Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance. In January 2016, it was announced that the venue would be renamed " Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach." The amphitheater has five dedicated adjacent parking lots, and parking fees are included in ticket prices for most shows. The facilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slim (singer)
Marvin Scandrick (born September 25, 1974), better known 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 #32 on the Billboard 200. It included the hit singles " So Fly", which reached #49 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and "Good Lovin", which reached #39 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Discography Albums *2008: ''Love's Crazy ''Love's Crazy'' is the solo debut album of 112 member Slim. It was released on November 18, 2008. The first single from the album is "So Fly", featuring Yung Joc. The second single is "Good Lovin'", featuring Ryan Leslie and Fabolous. The third s ...'' *2016: ''Re-Fueled'' Singles References {{DEFAULTSORT:Slim Living people 21st-century American singers 21st-century African-American male singers American male singers American hip hop singers American contemporary R&B singers American soul musicians Asylum Records artists Musicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bison
Bison are large bovines in the genus ''Bison'' (Greek: "wild ox" (bison)) within the tribe Bovini. Two extant and numerous extinct species are recognised. Of the two surviving species, the American bison, ''B. bison'', found only in North America, is the more numerous. Although colloquially referred to as a buffalo in the United States and Canada, it is only distantly related to the true buffalo. The North American species is composed of two subspecies, the Plains bison, ''B. b. bison'', and the wood bison, ''B. b. athabascae'', which is the namesake of Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada. A third subspecies, the eastern bison (''B. b. pennsylvanicus'') is no longer considered a valid taxon, being a junior synonym of ''B. b. bison''. References to "woods bison" or "wood bison" from the eastern United States refer to this subspecies, not ''B. b. athabascae'', which was not found in the region. The European bison, ''B. bonasus'', or wisent, or zubr, or colloquially Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fam-Lay
Nathaniel Johnson, also known as Fam-Lay (born May 28, 1974) is an American rapper.Fennessey, Sean (2007)Fam-Lay: Virginia's New Old Hope, ''Vibe ''Vibe'' is an American music and entertainment magazine founded by producers David Salzman and Quincy Jones. The publication predominantly features R&B and hip hop music artists, actors and other entertainers. After shutting down production ...'', September 2007, p. 119, retrieved 2011-01-25 Biography Signed to The Neptunes' Star Trak Entertainment, Star Trak imprint, he first gained notoriety through several guest appearances he made on various Neptunes-related projects, including the Clipse's debut album ''Lord Willin''' in 2002. He also later appeared on The Neptunes' compilation ''The Neptunes Present... Clones'' in 2003, which featured his song "Rock 'N Roll". Then in 2004 he had the single and video "Rock N Roll (Remix)" featuring Lil Flip. It gained heavy rotation on MTV Jams. He also was featured in the video game De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirko Bangz
Kirk Jerel Randle (born August 20, 1989), better known by his stage name Kirko Bangz, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. He is best known for his single, " Drank in My Cup" which was released in 2011 and peaked at number 28 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. His name is derived from grunge rock singer Kurt Cobain. Early life Kirko Bangz was born Kirk Jerel Randle in Houston, Texas. Bangz started rapping at the age of fifteen, due in part to witnessing his mother struggle as a single parent; using his mother's pain as motivation. He graduated from North Shore High School in Houston and would later go on to attend Prairie View A&M University where he would major in communications. Career 2009–2012: Career beginnings and mixtapes At Prairie View he was able to focus on his music, and in 2009 he released his first mixtape ''Procrastination Kills''. He got the attention of a fellow student and now manager D Will. His stage name is a play on late singer Ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiddy Bang
Chidera Anamege, now known by his stage name Chiddy Bang, is an American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prior to its breakup, Chiddy Bang was an American hip hop duo consisting of Anamege, under the stage name Chiddy, and Noah Beresin, under the stage name Xaphoon Jones. The duo was introduced by former band member Zachary Sewall in late 2008 while the two were studying at Drexel University, in Beresin's hometown of Philadelphia. Anamege's sound is based on the fusion of hip hop and alternative using samples from artists such as Ellie Goulding, Radiohead, Sufjan Stevens, Passion Pit, MGMT, Matt and Kim and Yelle. In 2013, Beresin left the group to focus on producing, and Anamege became a solo artist, with Beresin playing the role as frequent collaborator. History 2009: Formation and breakthrough In late February 2009, the popular music blog Pretty Much Amazing showcased five songs by the duo that were on their Myspace account. Shortly after, the group gained some f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackstreet
Blackstreet (often stylized as BLACKstreet) is an American R&B group founded in 1991 by record producers Chauncey "Black" Hannibal, and Teddy "Street" Riley. The group has released four albums with Interscope Records until 2003. They achieved relative success leading up to the single " No Diggity" (featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen), which peaked at number 1 for four weeks in November 1996. Formation After the breakup of Guy, Riley (while working on Bobby Brown's 3rd album, '' Bobby'') came up with the idea to start a new group featuring himself. Originally, the group was to be named Stonestreet, but it was later decided to combine Stonestreet with Chauncey's nickname "Black". The group became Blackstreet Featuring Teddy Riley, with an original lineup of Riley, Chauncey Hannibal, Levi Little, and Joseph Stonestreet. However, Stonestreet was replaced with Dave Hollister before the first self-titled album was released. Career In 1993, their first single "Baby Be Mine" was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddy Riley
Edward Theodore Riley (born October 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer credited with the creation of the New Jack Swing genre. Riley credits Barry Michael Cooper with giving the genre its name.Hogan, Paul. "Teddy Riley biography Allmusic Retrieved on September 19, 2009 He fused hip hop and R&B in his production work with artists including Michael Jackson, Bobby Brown, Keith Sweat, Samantha Mumba, Doug E. Fresh, Today, Heavy D & the Boyz, Hi-Five, Men of Vizion and Profyle, as well as his spearheaded groups Guy and Blackstreet. Riley's consistency and drum ideas had some influence on modern-day R&B, leading to more samples and rapping segments as well as singing, a practice which in part was reminiscent of the Jackson family. Along with neo soul-style singers such as Marvin Gaye, Riley has had a seminal influence on gospel and R&B music, which became more open to using rap and sound effects in their recordings. Early life Teddy Riley wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timbaland
Timothy Zachery Mosley (born March 10, 1972), known professionally as Timbaland, is an American record producer, rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. He has received widespread acclaim for his innovative production work and distinctive "stuttering" rhythmic style. In 2007, ''Entertainment Weekly'' stated that "just about every current pop trend can be traced back to him — from sultry, urban-edged R&B songstresses ... to the art of incorporating avant-garde sounds into No. 1 hits." Timbaland's first full credit production work was in 1996 on '' Ginuwine...the Bachelor'' for R&B singer Ginuwine. Further work on Aaliyah's second studio album '' One in a Million'' (1996) and Missy Elliott's debut studio album '' Supa Dupa Fly'' (1997) made him a prominent producer for R&B and hip hop artists. As a rapper he initially released several albums with fellow rapper Magoo, followed by his debut solo album '' Tim's Bio'' in 1998. In 2002, Timbaland produced the hit sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
