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State Property (soundtrack)
''State Property'' is the soundtrack to ''State Property (film), the 2002 film of the sane name'', as well as the debut studio album by State Property (group), the rap group of the sane name. Selling 51,500 copies in its first week, the album was a success, making it to 14 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and 2 on the Top Soundtracks, and spawned one single "Roc the Mic", which was a minor hit, making it to 55 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The remix to "Roc The Mic" features St. Louis rappers Nelly & Murphy Lee of the St. Lunatics and was included on rapper Nelly's 2002 album, "Nellyville" as a radio-only single. The album features a sole guest appearance by R&B singer Rell (singer), Rell, who played 'Butter' in the film. Track listing Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References 2002 debut albums 2002 soundtrack albums State Property (band) albums Albums produced by Just Blaze Albums produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip-hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Luminate. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, 1965, in an effort by the magazine to further expand into the field of rhythm and blues music. It then went through several name changes, being known as Soul LPs in the 1970s and Top Black Albums in the 1980s, before returning to the R&B identification in 1990 and affixing a hip hop designation in 1999 to reflect the latter's growing sales and relationship to R&B during the decade. From 1965 through 2009, the chart was compiled based on reported sales at a core panel of stores with a "higher-than-average volume" of R&B and/or hip-hop album sales to monitor buying trends of the African-American community. This panel included more independent and smaller chain stores compared to the high percentage of mass merchants that account for overal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Rock
Ricardo Thomas, also known as Rick Rock, is an American record producer originally from Montgomery, Alabama and based in Fairfield, California. He is a founding member of the former rap group Cosmic Slop Shop and the Federation with fellow rapper Doonie Baby, and is regarded as a pioneer of the hip-hop subgenre Hyphy. Late 1990s Rick Rock began to make a name for himself in 1996 when well known Vallejo Producer Mike Mosley invited him to come to the studio to meet E-40. E-40 had originally planned on using a beat produced by Mike Mosley, however due to Mosley's tardiness, Rick Rock used that time as an opportunity to showcase his talents. He went on to produce two tracks featured on E-40's '' Tha Hall of Game'' including the song "Record Haters" a diss track directed to NYC rapper AZ and basketball player Rasheed Wallace. E-40 then introduced Rick Rock to 2pac where he and Mike Mosley co-produced two additional tracks "Tradin War Stories" and "Ain't Hard to Find" from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omillio Sparks
Kenneth Johnson (born October 17, 1977), better known by his stage name Omillio Sparks, is an American rapper and actor from West Philadelphia. He is best known for his uncredited guest appearance on Jay-Z's 2000 single " I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)," which peaked at number 11 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. That same year, he formed the group State Property with fellow Philadelphia-based rappers including Beanie Sigel and Freeway, with whom he has released two studio albums under Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records. In his acting career, he portrayed the character Baby Boy in the group's 2002 namesake film, as well as its 2005 sequel. Discography Sparks started his career off as a member of State Property and signed a recording contract with Roc-a-Fella Records along with Beanie Sigel and others. Sparks and the group also starred in films such as the self-titled State Property and '' State Property 2''. He was also in the soundtrack to the film and on later group albums. Sparks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neef Buck
Young Gunz is an American hip hop duo from Philadelphia, composed of rappers Young Chris (born Chris Ries in March 9, 1983) and Neef Buck (born Hanif Muhammad in March 30, 1983). The group is part of Beanie Sigel's State Property collective and were signed to Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records. Young Gunz' 2003 debut single, " Can't Stop, Won't Stop", reached the top 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. History State Property Ries and Muhammad had been friends since they were youths on the block (C-Ave). On "Takeover", a track from his 2001 album ''The Blueprint'', Jay-Z announced the duo as "Chris & Neef". In 2002, the duo performed on the '' State Property soundtrack'' album. Chris and Neef starred in the titular movie. Also during this period of their career, Young Chris appeared throughout Dame Dash's ''Dream Team'' compilation, and Beanie Sigel's '' The Reason''. The duo performed together on guest appearances for albums like Jay-Z's '' The Blueprint 2'', Freeway's '' Philadelphia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Chris
Christopher Francis Ries (born March 9, 1983), known professionally as Young Chris, is an American rapper. He rose to fame as one-half of the Philadelphia-based hip hop duo Young Gunz, which he formed with rapper Neef Buck in 2001. That same year, the duo joined the larger Philadelphia-based hip hop group State Property; both acts were signed to Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records by the same time. With Young Gunz, the duo saw their furthest success with their 2003 debut single " Can't Stop, Won't Stop", which peaked at number 16 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. They subsequently released two albums: '' Tough Luv'' (2004) and '' Brothers from Another'' (2005). After long-term delay for his debut solo record, Ries signed to Rico Love's record label Division1, an imprint of Universal Motown Records in December 2010. He has since released two studio albums through the label: ''LIFE: Ladies In For Free'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Gunz
Young Gunz is an American hip hop duo from Philadelphia, composed of rappers Young Chris (born Chris Ries in March 9, 1983) and Neef Buck (born Hanif Muhammad in March 30, 1983). The group is part of Beanie Sigel's State Property collective and were signed to Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records. Young Gunz' 2003 debut single, " Can't Stop, Won't Stop", reached the top 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. History State Property Ries and Muhammad had been friends since they were youths on the block (C-Ave). On "Takeover", a track from his 2001 album '' The Blueprint'', Jay-Z announced the duo as "Chris & Neef". In 2002, the duo performed on the '' State Property soundtrack'' album. Chris and Neef starred in the titular movie. Also during this period of their career, Young Chris appeared throughout Dame Dash's ''Dream Team'' compilation, and Beanie Sigel's '' The Reason''. The duo performed together on guest appearances for albums like Jay-Z's '' The Blueprint 2'', Freeway's '' Philadelp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeway (rapper)
Leslie Edward Pridgen (born August 6, 1978), better known by his stage name Freeway, is an American rapper. Originally hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he first gained recognition after appearing on Jay-Z's fifth album, '' The Dynasty: Roc La Familia'' in 2000. The following year, he became a member of the Philadelphia-based hip-hop collective State Property, which were signed to Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings. After releasing their debut album, Pridgen signed to Roc-A-Fella as a solo artist and began work on his debut album, '' Philadelphia Freeway'' (2003). Upon release, the album peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' 200 and saw positive critical response. He released a follow-up, '' Free at Last'' (2007) to moderate reception before he and fellow State Property cohorts were dropped from the label. In 2009, Pridgen was briefly signed to Cash Money Records, although his next three albums: '' Philadelphia Freeway 2'' (2009), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beanie Sigel
Dwight Equan Grant (born March 6, 1974), better known by his stage name Beanie Sigel, is an American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his association with Jay-Z and his label Roc-A-Fella Records, to which Grant signed in 1998 and became a flagship artist. His debut studio album, ''The Truth'' (2000) was met with critical and commercial success, peaking at number five on the ''Billboard'' 200. Along with his solo career, Grant was the '' de facto'' leader of the Philadelphia-based hip hop collective State Property, which he formed with Roc-A-Fella labelmates, and who debuted in 2002 with a namesake film in which Grant starred. The group released two well-received studio albums. Grant's second and third albums, '' The Reason'' (2001) and '' The B. Coming'' (2005) both peaked within the top five of the ''Billboard'' 200, while the latter spawned the single " Feel It in the Air" and marked a brief departure from Roc-A-Fella. Following his return to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rell (singer)
Gerrell Gaddis (born July 22, 1976), better known by his stage name Rell, is an American R&B singer and songwriter from Bowman, South Carolina. He was the first male R&B singer to sign to New York City-based label Roc-A-Fella Records, where he recorded with artists such as Kanye West, Jay-Z, Consequence, and Young Gunz. Life and career Rell grew up in Bowman, and is a former South Carolina State University pre-med student. He signed to Roc-A-Fella Records in 1997, and began work on his debut album which was tentatively titled, ''Medicine''. Rell got his break in 1998, appearing in Jay-Z's rap cult flick '' Streets Is Watching'' and contributing the club banger "Love for Free" to the movie's soundtrack and would later be featured on his debut album. Within the latter part of 1998, Rell renamed his debut, ''The Remedy'', and re-released, "Love for Free" as the lead single. In 1999, two other singles ("When Will U See" and "Darlin'") were released as radio buzz singles for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nellyville
''Nellyville'' is the second studio album by American rapper Nelly. It was released on June 25, 2002, by Universal Records and Fo' Reel Entertainment. The album's production was handled by Waiel Yaghnam, the Neptunes, Jay E, Trackboyz, Ryan Bowser, and Just Blaze. Two singles from ''Nellyville'', " Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma", both topped the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for respectively seven and ten weeks. The album received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who praised the production. ''Nellyville'' debuted at the top of the US ''Billboard'' 200, with sales of 715,000 copies in the opening week of the country. It remained at number one for four non-consecutive weeks and was eventually certified six-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over six million equivalent-units in sales, which allowed ''Nellyville'' to become Nelly's second number-one, multi-platinum, and top-10 album in the United States following his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murphy Lee
Torhi Harper (born December 18, 1978) better known by his stage name Murphy Lee, is an American rapper who is best known as a member of the St. Louis, Missouri-based hip hop group, St. Lunatics. Following the commercial success of its lead member Nelly in the early 2000s, Lee signed with his label Derrty Entertainment, an imprint of Universal Records to release his debut studio album, ''Murphy's Law'' (2003). It peaked at number eight on the ''Billboard'' 200 and was supported by the ''Billboard'' Hot 100-number one single " Shake Your Tailfeather" (with Nelly and P. Diddy), which was also included on the accompanying soundtrack to the 2003 film ''Bad Boys II''. Discography Studio albums Singles Featured singles Guest appearances * 2001: "Batter Up" (Nelly featuring Murphy Lee & Ali) * 2001: "Thicky Thick Girl" (Nelly featuring Murphy Lee & Ali) * 2001: "Steal the Show" (Nelly featuring Ali, Murphy Lee, & Kyjuan) * 2001: "Wrap Sumden" (Nelly featuring Ali, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |