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Still Walkin'
''Still Walkin is the third album by Coo Coo Cal, released on May 14, 2002 through Infinite Records. Most of the album was produced by Bigg Hank, though a then unknown Andre "Dre" Lyon (of the production duo Cool & Dre) contributed production for two of the album's 20 tracks. Released less than a year after his major-label debut, ''Disturbed'' and his breakthrough single "My Projects", Cal had parted ways with Tommy Boy Records and quickly released ''Still Walkin independently. The album managed to peak at number 30 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and 17 on the Top Independent Albums, making it his last charting album to date. Track listing #"Intro" - 1:54 #"Why They Call Him Crazy" - 4:03 #"Ghetto 2 Ghetto" - 4:14 (featuring Outlawz and Mr. Do It To Death) #"You Got Me Fuck Up" - 4:30 #"Skit" - 1:28 #"Stealing Hoes" - 4:13 #"Eyes of the Smooth One" - 3:36 #"Skit" - 0:41 #"Bad to the Bone" - 3:05 #"Dealing with a Mob" - 3:32 #"Ride Till We Die" - 4:15 (featuring Twista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coo Coo Cal
Calvin Bellamy (born July 4, 1970), better known as Coo Coo Cal, is an American rapper and truck driver from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His single " My Projects" went to #1 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart in 2001. Coo Coo Cal's first album, ''Walkin' Dead'', was released independently in 1999. Tommy Boy Records released Cal's second album, '' Disturbed'' on September 18, 2001. The album spawned Cal's most successful single to date, "My Projects", which topped the ''Billboard'' Hot Rap Singles chart. After leaving Tommy Boy in 2002, Cal released a follow-up to ''Walkin' Dead'' entitled ''Still Walkin' ''Still Walkin is the third album by Coo Coo Cal, released on May 14, 2002 through Infinite Records. Most of the album was produced by Bigg Hank, though a then unknown Andre "Dre" Lyon (of the production duo Cool & Dre) contributed production for ...''. A fourth album, ''All or Nothin’'', followed in 2004. In 2018, Coo Coo Cal returned to release a new single, “Home”, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midwest Hip Hop
The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau (also known as "Region 2"). It occupies the northern central part of the United States. It was officially named the North Central Region by the Census Bureau until 1984. It is between the Northeastern United States and the Western United States, with Canada to the north and the Southern United States to the south. The Census Bureau's definition consists of 12 states in the north central United States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The region generally lies on the broad Interior Plain between the states occupying the Appalachian Mountain range and the states occupying the Rocky Mountain range. Major rivers in the region include, from east to west, the Ohio River, the Upper Mississippi River, and the Missouri River. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangsta Rap
Gangsta rap or gangster rap, initially called reality rap, emerged in the mid- to late 1980s as a controversial hip-hop subgenre whose lyrics assert the culture and values typical of American street gangs and street hustlers. Many gangsta rappers flaunt associations with real street gangs, like the Crips and Bloods. Gangsta rap's pioneers Ice-T in 1986, and especially N.W.A in 1988 and the rise of Tupac Amaru Shakur in 1992. In 1992, via record producer Dr. Dre, rapper Snoop Dogg, and their G-funk sound, gangsta rap took the rap genre's lead and became mainstream, popular music. Gangsta rap has been recurrently accused of promoting disorderly conduct and broad criminality, especially assault, homicide, and drug dealing, as well as misogyny, promiscuity, and materialism. Gangsta rap's defenders have variously characterized it as artistic depictions but not literal endorsements of real life in American ghettos, or suggested that some lyrics voice rage against social oppressi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disturbed (album)
''Disturbed'' is the second album by Coo Coo Cal, released on September 18, 2001, through Tommy Boy Entertainment, Tommy Boy Records. Most of the album was produced by Bigg Hank, though Bink (producer), Bink, Cipha Sounds, DJ Cipha Sounds, Rated X and Kay Gee of Naughty by Nature also contributed production to the album. Background The album is perhaps best known for its lead single, "My Projects", which became a minor hit on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 81. It became a bigger hit on the R&B and rap charts, reaching number 22 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and topping the Rap Songs, Hot Rap Singles chart at number one. The album itself found mild success on the ''Billboard'' charts, reaching 45 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and number one on the Top Independent Albums. It sold an estimated 800,000 copies. Track listing #"Intro" - 1:24 #"My Projects" - 3:45 #"I Did It Again" - 3:52 #"How Does It Feel to Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cool & Dre
Cool & Dre are a record production and songwriting duo from North Miami, Florida, consisting of Marcello "Cool" Antonio Valenzano and Andre "Dre" Christopher Lyon. The duo are best known for their work with Terror Squad founder Fat Joe, first collaborating on the albums ''Jealous Ones Still Envy'' and ''Loyalty'' in 2001 and 2002 respectively, Lil Wayne's ''Tha Carter II'', ''Tha Carter III'', ''Tha Carter IV'', and ''Tha Carter V'', and more recently their work with Jay-Z and Beyonce on their collaborative album, ''Everything Is Love'', 2018. History The duo have also worked extensively with rappers The Game, Nas, Queen Latifah, Ja Rule, Rick Ross, Remy Ma, Kendrick Lamar and many others. Their hits include The Game and 50 Cent's Grammy-nominated 2005 hit, " Hate It or Love It", Juvenile's " Rodeo", Ja Rule's "New York", Fat Joe's Grammy-nominated 2016 hit, “ All the Way Up", and Lil Wayne's " On Fire". To date, their work has sold over 75 million records worldwide. Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Projects
"My Projects" is the lead single released from Coo Coo Cal's second album, ''Disturbed''. The song was a moderate crossover hit, peaking at number 81 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, it was, however, a bigger success on the rap charts, reaching number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rap Singles. After the success of the original, a remix featuring Kurupt and Trick Daddy Maurice Samuel Young (born September 27, 1974), better known by his stage name Trick Daddy, is an American rapper from Miami's Liberty City. Early life Trick Daddy was born on September 27, 1974, at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida. ... was released. Single track listing A-Side #"My Projects" - 3:47 #"My Projects" (Clean) - 3:46 B-Side #"Dedication" - 4:29 #"My Projects" (Instrumental) - 3:46 Charts Peak positions Year-End charts References {{authority control 2001 singles Gangsta rap songs 2001 songs Tommy Boy Records singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Boy Entertainment
Tommy Boy Entertainment is an American independent record label and multimedia brand founded in 1981 by Tom Silverman. The label is credited with helping and launching the music careers of Queen Latifah, Afrika Bambaataa, Stetsasonic, Digital Underground, Coolio, De La Soul, House of Pain, Naughty By Nature, and Force MDs. Tommy Boy is also credited with introducing genres such as EDM, Latin freestyle, and Latin hip hop to mainstream audiences in America. History 1981-1985: Independent music media Tom Silverman created Tommy Boy Music in 1981 in his New York City apartment with a $5,000 loan from his parents. The label was an outgrowth of Silverman's '' Dance Music Report'' bi-weekly publication, which spanned 14 years, beginning in September 1978. 1985–2002: Partnership with Warner Bros. Records In 1985, Warner Bros. Records entered into a partnership with Tommy Boy and acquired half of the label, and it allowed the label to use independent distribution as it saw fit, wi ... [...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), Billboard'' magazine that ranks contemporary R&B, R&B and hip hop music, hip hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. 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 music, 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 co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Independent Albums
The Independent Albums chart (previously titled Top Independent Albums) ranks the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays (EPs) in the United States, as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels. Rankings are compiled by point-of-purchase sales obtained by Nielsen, and from legal music downloads from a variety of online music stores. The chart began in the week of February 5, 2000. The top 25 positions are published through the ''Billboard'' website, with further chart positions available through a paid subscription to Billboard.biz. As with all ''Billboard'' charts, albums appearing on the Independent chart may also concurrently appear on the ''Billboard'' 200, the main chart published based solely on sales, as well as any of the other ''Billboard'' charts. In addition, exclusive album titles which are only sold through individual retail sites may also be incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outlawz
Outlawz (formerly known as Outlaw Immortalz) are an American hip hop group founded by rapper Tupac Shakur in late 1995 after Shakur's release from prison. Collectively, they were best known for their association with Shakur. Most of the group members are named after political figures. Members * Rufus "Young Noble" Cooper III, the current co-leader of the Outlawz. * Malcolm "E.D.I. Mean" Greenridge was named for Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. He is the co-leader of the Outlawz. * Mopreme "Komani" Shakur, Tupac's stepbrother and was a member of Tupac's previous group Thug Life. He was named for Iranian revolutionary leader Ayatollah Khomeini. * Donna "Storm" Harkness, is the only female member Former members There were six original Outlawz members that left or died. * Tupac "Makaveli" Amaru Shakur was the leader of the group, named for the Italian political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli, whose writings inspired Shakur in prison. He was shot to death in September 1996. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twista
Carl Terrell Mitchell (born November 27, 1973), better known by his stage name Twista (formerly Tung Twista), is an American rapper and record producer. He is best known for his chopper style of rapping and for once holding the title of fastest English-speaking rapper in the world according to Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to pronounce 598 syllables in 55 seconds. In 1997, after appearing on Do or Die's hit single "Po Pimp", produced by the Legendary Traxster, Twista signed with Big Beat and Atlantic Records, where he released his third album '' Adrenaline Rush'' and formed the group Speedknot Mobstaz, in 1998. His 2004 album ''Kamikaze'' topped the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200, after the success of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one single "Slow Jamz" (with Kanye West and Jamie Foxx). Early life Carl Terrell Mitchell was born on November 27, 1973, and grew up in the K-Town area of the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois and beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
