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Slapboxing
Slapboxing (or slap-boxing) is a physical activity somewhat simulating boxing, where open handed slaps are used instead of fists. This is a quasi-martial art form, at an intersection between sparring and fighting, is usually performed in an ad hoc or informal manner, or when boxing protective gear is unavailable. Although a popular pastime in some circles, it is generally considered a competitive sport, but also a game or training drill. Several rappers including Pharoahe Monch, Noreaga, Killarmy, Eminem, Ice Cube, R.A. the Rugged Man, and Brother Ali have songs in which they reminisce about slapboxing. Author Victor D. LaValle wrote the critically acclaimed ''Slapboxing with Jesus'', a story about teenagers living in Queens, New York. The book's title is a take on a line from Ghostface Killah's Daytona 500. In a 2004 Dateline NBC interview, singer Bobby Brown claimed to have been slapboxing with Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing
Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as boxing glove, protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards – throwing Punch (combat), punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time. Although the term "boxing" is commonly attributed to western boxing, in which only fists are involved, it has developed in different ways in different geographical areas and cultures of the World. In global terms, "boxing" today is also a set of combat sports focused on Strike (attack), striking, in which two opponents face each other in a fight using at least their fists, and possibly involving other actions, such as kicks, Elbow (strike), elbow strikes, Knee (strike), knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules. Some of these variants are the bare-knuckle boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, Lethwei, savate, and Sanda (sport), sanda. Boxing techniques have been incorporated into many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brother Ali
Ali Douglas Newman (born Jason Douglas Newman, July 30, 1977), better known by his stage name Brother Ali, is an American rapper, community activist, and member of the Rhymesayers Entertainment hip hop collective. He has released nine albums, four EPs, and a number of singles and collaborations. Early life Ali was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He has albinism, a disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes. He moved with his family to Michigan for a few years and then settled in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1992. He attended Robbinsdale Cooper High School in New Hope, Minnesota. Ali is Caucasian ( white American), but he has spoken of feeling more accepted by Black classmates than white ones: "It's not like black kids didn't make fun of me, but it was different. It wasn't done in a way to exclude me. It wasn't done in a way to make me feel like not even a human being, not even a person." He could relate to them because they w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slap Kabaddi
Slap kabaddi or thappad kabaddi is a Pakistani variant of kabaddi which is particularly popular in Punjab. Two players aim to slap each other, scoring one point for each slap landed on the opponent (above the waist); the winner is the one who scores the most points, or who can force his opponent to forfeit the match. Punches are not allowed, though players can slam into each other. There is no time limit or limit to the number of slaps that can be executed, though causing injury to the opponent results in disqualification in some matches. Names Slap kabaddi is also known as chanta kabaddi or tamachedar kabaddi. See also * Panja (game) * Slapboxing * Vajra-mushti Vajra-musti (Sanskrit:, "thunder fist" or "diamond fist") refers to a fist-load, knuckleduster-like weapon and also a form of Indian wrestling in which the weapon is employed. The weapon is sometimes called ''Indra-musti'', meaning "Indra's fist ... References {{Reflist Variations of kabaddi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer, actress, film producer, model, and philanthropist. Commonly referred to as "Honorific nicknames in popular music, the Voice", she is List of awards and nominations received by Whitney Houston, one of the most awarded performers of all time. As Cultural impact of Whitney Houston, a cultural icon, her List of Whitney Houston records and achievements, chart achievements and Whitney Houston videography, music videos influenced the breaking down of Gender inequality, gender and Racial segregation, racial barriers. Known for Cultural impact of Whitney Houston#Impact on vocal style in popular music, her vocal delivery and List of Whitney Houston live performances, live performances, Houston was ranked second on ''Rolling Stone''s list of the Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time#2023 list, greatest singers of all time in 2023. Houston signed to Arista Records at the age of 19. Her first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Brown
Robert Barisford Brown Sr. (born February 5, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and dancer. Alongside frequent collaborator Teddy Riley, he is recognized as a pioneer of new jack swing: a fusion of hip-hop and Contemporary R&B, R&B. Brown rose to fame as a founding member of the R&B/pop vocal group New Edition, contributing to hits like "Candy Girl (New Edition song), Candy Girl", "Cool It Now", and "Mr. Telephone Man". He left the group in 1985 to pursue a solo career but later reunited with them for their Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 number-one album Home Again (New Edition album), ''Home Again'' (1996). Brown's debut album, ''King of Stage'' (1986), featured the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number-one R&B single "Girlfriend (Bobby Brown song), Girlfriend". However, it was his second album, ''Don't Be Cruel (album), Don't Be Cruel'' (1988), that brought him commercial and critical success, producing five Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top 10 singles, inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dateline NBC
''Dateline NBC'' (also known simply as ''Dateline'') is a weekly American television news magazine reality legal show that is broadcast on NBC. It was previously the network's flagship general interest news magazine, but now focuses mainly on true crime stories with only occasional editions that focus on other topics. The program airs Fridays at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time (9:00 p.m. Eastern for special two-hour editions). Special weekend encore editions also air at 9 or 10:00 p.m. (two-hour editions at 7 and 8:00 p.m. depending on the night). One or two-hour feature-length editions sometimes air on any given scheduled evening, often to fill vacancies in the primetime schedule on the program's respective nights due to program cancellations. In February 2021, the program aired its first ever docuseries, "The Widower", a five-hour true crime saga about a man who married six women, four of whom died. History Early ''Dateline'' is historically notable for its longev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghostface Killah
Dennis David Coles (born May 9, 1970), better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and a member of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of ''Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)'', the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success. Ghostface Killah debuted his solo career with ''Ironman (Ghostface Killah album), Ironman'', which was well received by music critics, in 1996. He has enjoyed continued success in the years that have followed, releasing critically acclaimed albums such as ''Supreme Clientele'' (2000) and ''Fishscale'' (2006). His stage name was taken from one of the characters in the 1979 kung fu film ''The Mystery of Chess Boxing''. He is the founder of his own record label, Starks Enterprises. Ghostface Killah is critically acclaimed for his loud, fast-paced flow (rapping), flow, and his emotional Stream of consciousness, stream-of-consciousness narratives containi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queens, New York
Queens is the largest by area of the Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Located near the western end of Long Island, it is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn and by Nassau County, New York, Nassau County to its east, and shares maritime borders with the boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island, as well as with New Jersey. Queens is one of the most linguistics, linguistically and ethnically diverse places in the world. With a population of 2,405,464 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Queens is the second-most populous county in New York state, behind Kings County (Brooklyn), and is therefore also the second-most populous of the five New York City boroughs. If Queens were its own city, it would be the List of United States cities by population, fourth most-populous in the U.S. after the rest of New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Queens is the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor D
The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French short film * ''Victor'' (2008 film), a TV film about Canadian swimmer Victor Davis * ''Victor'' (2009 film), a French comedy * ''Victor'', a 2017 film about Victor Torres by Brandon Dickerson * ''Viktor'' (2014 film), a Franco/Russian film * ''Viktor'' (2024 film), a documentary of a deaf person's perspective during Russian invasion of Ukraine Music * ''Victor'' (Alex Lifeson album), a 1996 album by Alex Lifeson * ''Victor'' (Vic Mensa album), 2023 album by Vic Mensa * "Victor", a song from the 1979 album ''Eat to the Beat'' by Blondie Businesses * Victor Talking Machine Company, early 20th century American recording company, forerunner of RCA Records * Victor Company of Japan, usually known as JVC, a Japanese electronics corporation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Cube
O'Shea Jackson Sr. (born June 15, 1969), known professionally as Ice Cube, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor, and film producer. His lyrics on N.W.A's 1989 album '' Straight Outta Compton'' contributed to gangsta rap's widespread popularity,Steve Huey"N.W.A: ''Straight Outta Compton''" '' AllMusic.com'', Netaktion LLC, visited 14 Jun 2020.Loren Kajikawa, "Compton via New York", ''Sounding Race in Rap Songs'' (Oakland: University of California Press, 2015)pp 91–93Todd Boyd, ''Am I Black Enough for You?: Popular Culture from the 'Hood and Beyond'' (Bloomington & Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1997)p 75skims Ice Cube's early successes in music, whilindexing "Ice Cube"reveals analysis of his political rap. and his political rap solo albums '' AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted'' (1990), '' Death Certificate'' (1991), and '' The Predator'' (1992) were all critically and commercially successful.Lakeyta M. Bonnette, ''Pulse of the People: Political Rap Music and Black Politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slapping (strike)
Slapping or smacking is Strike (attack), striking a person with the open Hand#Areas, palm of the hand, in a movement known as a slap or smack. A backhand uses the back of the hand instead of the palm. Etymology and definitions The word ''slap'' was first recorded in 1632, probably as a form of onomatopoeia. It shares its beginning consonants with several other English words related to violence, such as "slash", "slay", and "slam". The word is found in several English colloquialisms, such as, "wiktionary:slap_fight, slap fight", "wikt:slaphappy, slap-happy", "slapshot", "slapstick", "Slap on the Wrist, slap on the wrist" (as a mild punishment), "wiktionary:slap_in_the_face, slap in the face" (as an insult or, alternatively, as a reproof against a lewd or insulting comment), and "wiktionary:slap_on_the_back, slap on the back" (an expression of friendship or congratulations). In music In jazz and other styles of music, the term refers to the action of pulling an instrument's st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time, he is credited with popularizing hip-hop in Middle America (United States), Middle America and breaking down racial barriers for the acceptance of white rappers in popular music. While much of his Transgressive art, transgressive work during the late 1990s and early 2000s made him Public image of Eminem, a controversial figure, he came to be a representation of popular angst of the American underclass. After the release of his debut album ''Infinite (Eminem album), Infinite'' (1996) and the extended play ''Slim Shady EP'' (1997), Eminem signed with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and subsequently achieved mainstream popularity in 1999 with ''The Slim Shady LP''. His next two releases, ''The Marshall Mathers LP'' (2000) and ''The Eminem Show'' (2002), became world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
