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Syleena Johnson
Syleena Johnson ( Thompson; born September 2, 1976) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter and actress. She is best known for her guest appearance on Kanye West's 2004 single " All Falls Down," which peaked at number seven on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. She signed with Jive Records to release three albums: '' Chapter 1: Love, Pain & Forgiveness'' (2001), '' Chapter 2: The Voice'' (2002), and '' Chapter 3: The Flesh'' (2005), each were met with critical acclaim and modest commercial reception. She returned to work with West for his tenth album '' Donda'' (2021), where she performed on its spoken word song " Donda Chant". Early life Johnson, born on September 2, 1976, is the daughter of R&B Hi Records singer Syl Johnson (1936–2022) and Brenda Thompson, who was the first black female police commissioner of Harvey, Illinois. Johnson has two older sisters, Syleecia and Sylette. Music career In 1998, Johnson released her demo album ''Love Hangover'', and her debut s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiwane Garris
Kiwane Lemorris Garris (born September 24, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player. He was listed as a , point guard. Garris played college basketball for the Illinois Fighting Illini as a point guard. As a freshman in the 1993–94 season, Garris finished second on the team in scoring, behind Deon Thomas. In the next three seasons, Garris led the team in scoring and free-throw percentage. Garris also led the team in assists in the 1994–95 and 1996–97 seasons. Garris finished his career at Illinois as the second all-time leading scorer, behind former teammate Deon Thomas. Garris finished with 1948 career points, with a career scoring average of 16.8 points per game. During the NBA lockout he played for the US national team in the 1998 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal. Career Although Garris was projected to be a late first round or early second round pick in the NBA Draft, he went undrafted, but signed as a free-agent with the Denver Nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey, Illinois
Harvey is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 20,324 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Harvey is bordered by the villages of Dixmoor, Illinois, Dixmoor and Riverdale, Illinois, Riverdale to the north; Dolton, Illinois, Dolton, Phoenix, Illinois, Phoenix, and South Holland, Illinois, South Holland to the east; East Hazel Crest, Illinois, East Hazel Crest to the south; and Hazel Crest, Illinois, Hazel Crest, Markham, Illinois, Markham and Posen, Illinois, Posen to the west. History Harvey was founded in 1891 by Turlington W. Harvey, a close associate of Dwight Moody, the founder of the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago after a public vote for incorporation on April 12, 1890. Harvey was originally intended as a model town for Christian values and was one of the List of temperance towns, Temperance Towns. It was closely modeled after the company town of Pullman, Chicago, Pullman, which eventually was annexed into the city of Chicago. On Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mojo (magazine)
''Mojo'' (stylised in all caps) is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, initially by Emap, and since January 2008 by Bauer. Following the success of the magazine '' Q'', publishers Emap were looking for a title that would cater for the burgeoning interest in classic rock music. The magazine was designed to appeal to the 30 to 45-plus age group, or the baby boomer generation. ''Mojo'' was first published on 15 October 1993. In keeping with its classic rock aesthetic, the first issue had Bob Dylan and John Lennon as its first cover stars. Noted for its in-depth coverage of both popular and cult acts, it acted as the inspiration for '' Blender'' and '' Uncut''. Many noted music critics have written for it, including Charles Shaar Murray, Greil Marcus, Nick Kent, David Fricke, Jon Savage and Mick Wall. The launch editor of ''Mojo'' was Paul Du Noyer and his successors have included Mat Snow, Paul Trynka, Pat Gilbert and Phil Alexander. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
