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Streiht Up Menace
"Streiht Up Menace" is the debut single by MC Eiht off the soundtrack of 1993 movie ''Menace II Society''. The lyrics of the song focus on the life of the main character in the movie, Kaydee "Caine" Lawson (Tyrin Turner), acting as a sort of plot summary for the film. Compton's Most Wanted also did this with another song from a soundtrack with the song "Growin' Up In The Hood" from the ''Boyz n the Hood'' soundtrack. The track was later released on the 2001 Compton's Most Wanted compilation album "When We Wuz Bangin" and on the 2010 MC Eiht compilation album "The Best Of MC Eiht". Video The video for "Streiht Up Menace" depicts MC Eiht alone in a slightly foggy bedroom. The video also features clips from the movie. Legacy Montell Jordan's "Falling" from his second album, " More..." (1996) sampled "Streiht up Menace" as did "Rapfilm" by Kool Savas (2009). The song is featured in the in-game radio station ''West Coast Classics'' in the 2013 video game ''Grand Theft Auto V''. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MC Eiht
Aaron Tyler (born May 22, 1971), better known by his stage name MC Eiht (pronounced MC eight), is an American rapper and actor. Many of his songs are based on his life in Compton. His stage name was partly inspired by the numeral in KRS-One's name. He chose Eiht for its links to "hood culture", including Olde English 800 (8 Ball) and .38 caliber firearms. He is the ''de facto'' leader of West Coast hip hop group Compton's Most Wanted, which also included fellow Compton-based rappers Boom Bam, The Unknown DJ, Tha Chill, DJ Mike T, DJ Slip and Ant Capone. He is also known for his role as A-Wax in the 1993 film ''Menace II Society,'' as well as playing the character Ryder in the 2004 video game '' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.'' Music career Tyler was born in Compton, California and grew to fame on the West Coast as one of two MCs in the four-man crew, Compton's Most Wanted. After enjoying increasing success with the group, which peaked with 1992's '' Music to Driveby'', Eiht ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrin Turner
Tyrin Turner is an American film and television actor and writer from South Central Los Angeles. He is most known for playing the lead role of Caine Lawson in the critically acclaimed 1993 urban drama ''Menace II Society''. Career Turner is best known for playing the main character, Kaydee "Caine" Lawson, in the 1993 film ''Menace II Society''. He also has made guest appearances on television shows such as ''Chicago Hope'' and '' Hangin' with Mr. Cooper'' and made numerous cameo appearances in urban music videos throughout the 1990s. Turner played the central character in Janet Jackson's 1989 long-form music video for her single Rhythm Nation. For over twenty years, Turner has been working behind the scenes writing comedy material for his close friend Jamie Foxx and for comedian Affion Crockett. Personal life Turner is married to Amina Garner. He is the father to fraternal twins, daughter Tai and son Tyrin Jr. Turner joined Foxx and Stephen Jackson when they both spoke out i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jive Records Singles
Jive may refer to: Businesses * Jive (publisher), a Japanese publishing company in Shinjuku, Tokyo Prefecture * Jive Electro, a sublabel of the Zomba Group's Jive Records * Jive Records, an American independent record label founded by Clive Calder in 1981 * Jive Software, an Aurea Software company * Jive, a music venue in Adelaide, South Australia Dances * Hand jive, a dance particularly associated with music of the 1950s * Jive (dance), a dance style that originated in the United States from African Americans in the early 1930s * Modern Jive, a dance style derived from swing, Lindy Hop, rock and roll, salsa and others * Skip jive, a British dance, descended from the jazz dances of the 1930s and 1940s jive Other uses * Glossary of jive talk, an African-American Vernacular English slang or vocabulary that developed in Harlem * Jive (software), a commercial Java EE-based Enterprise 2.0 collaboration and knowledge management tool * Joint Institute for VLBI ERIC, a research institute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Songs
File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The White House (Moscow), Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefully Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, dissolved into the Czech Republic and Slovakia; In the United States, the ATF Waco siege, besieges a compound belonging to David Koresh and the Branch Davidians in a search for illegal weapons, which ends in the building being set alight and killing most inside; Eritrea gains independence; A major 1993 Storm of the Century, snow storm passes over the United States and Canada, leading to over 300 fatalities; Drug lord and narcoterrorism, narcoterrorist Pablo Escobar is killed by Military Forces of Colombia, Colombian special forces; Ramzi Yousef and other Islamic terrorism, Islamic terrorists 1993 World Trade Center bombing, detonate a truck bomb in the subterranean garage of List of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doo-Wops & Hooligans
''Doo-Wops & Hooligans'' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars. It was released on October 4, 2010, by Atlantic and Elektra Records and was made available to listen before its official release on September 24, 2010. After the release of the EP ''It's Better If You Don't Understand'', Mars's writing and production team, the Smeezingtons, began working on the album with Needlz, Supa Dups and Jeff Bhasker as producers. The album title was chosen to reflect simplicity and appeal to males and females. ''Doo-Wops & Hooligans'' draws on a variety of influences. Lyrically, the album visualizes carefree optimism along with failed relationships, pain and loneliness. ''Doo-Wops & Hooligans'' received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who praised the album's similarity to the work of American artists Michael Jackson and Jason Mraz, although others felt that the album tried too hard to appeal to all groups. About.com's Bill Lamb and ''Rolling St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Mars
Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is known for his stage performances, retro showmanship, and for performing in a wide range of musical styles, including pop, R&B, funk, soul, reggae, disco, and rock. Mars is accompanied by his band, the Hooligans, who play a variety of instruments, such as electric guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, drums, and horns, and also serve as backup singers and dancers. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Mars moved to Los Angeles in 2003 to pursue a musical career. In 2009, he co-founded the production team The Smeezingtons, responsible for various successful singles for Mars himself and other artists. He rose to fame in 2010 buoyed by the success of " Nothin' on You" by B.o.B and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy, both of which featured his vocals. That year, Mars released his debut studio album '' Doo-Wops & Hooligans'', which blended pop wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Theft Auto V
''Grand Theft Auto V'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the seventh main entry in the Grand Theft Auto, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2008's ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', and the fifteenth instalment overall. Set within the fictional state of San Andreas, based on Southern California, the Single-player video game, single-player story follows three protagonists—retired Bank robbery, bank robber Michael De Santa, street gangster Franklin Clinton, and drug dealer and Arms trafficking, gunrunner Trevor Philips—and their attempts to commit heists while under pressure from a corrupt government agency and powerful criminals. The open world design lets players Nonlinear gameplay, freely roam San Andreas' open countryside and the fictional city of Los Santos, based on Los Angeles. The game is played from either a Virtual camera system#Third-person view, third-person or First-person (video games), first-person persp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
