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We Dem Boyz
"We Dem Boyz" is a song by American rapper Wiz Khalifa from his fifth studio album ''Blacc Hollywood'' (2014). On February 11, 2014, it was released by Rostrum Records and Atlantic Records as the album's first single. It was produced by Detail and Choppa Boi. The song peaked at number 43 of the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. Background and composition On February 6, 2014, Wiz Khalifa released a 15-second preview of "We Dem Boyz", announcing its full release to come in a few days. Wiz Khalifa commented on his reasoning for releasing it as a single saying, "I like 'We Dem Boyz' as the first single because of the energy. It reaches so many audiences other than just a rap audience. It's kind of like how " Black and Yellow" was – a big sports song to get everybody riled. It's more of an anthem." The song features a boisterous, trap influenced instrumental driven by "thunderous" drums. On top of the production, Wiz Khalifa raps with a subtly autotuned flow. Release and promotio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiz Khalifa
Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and actor. Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he signed with the local independent label Rostrum Records to release his debut studio album, ''Show and Prove'' (2006). His contract entered a short-lived joint venture with Warner Records, Warner Bros. Records the following year. His Eurodance-influenced 2008 single, "Say Yeah (Wiz Khalifa song), Say Yeah" received urban radio airplay and entered both the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap Songs charts, becoming his first minor hit. Thomaz then parted ways with Warner Bros. and independently released his second album, ''Deal or No Deal (album), Deal or No Deal'' (2009). He released two further mixtapes until signing with Atlantic Records in July 2010. He adopted an urban contemporary music, urban hip-hop-influenced approach for his debut single for the label, "Black and Yellow." A tribute to his hometown of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor Gang Records
Taylor Gang Entertainment is an American entertainment company. Co-founded by rapper Wiz Khalifa in 2008, it operates as an independent record label, music management, music production and film company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The record label is home to artists such as Wiz Khalifa, Berner, and Juicy J who serves as A&R for the label. TM88 is a producer for the label. The company is currently headquartered at ID Labs in Pittsburgh. History The Taylor Gang was originally coined in 2006 to refer to "Taylors" who are supporters of Wiz Khalifa. Taylor Gang Ent. was co-founded in 2008 by Khalifa. The record label was named after Khalifa's alma mater, Taylor Allderdice High School, and his affinity for Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star sneakers and Taylor Mitchell. Taylor Gang Ent. began as Khalifa's fan base network, street team and home to his crew. The entity later became a full entertainment company encompassing record label, management services, production and film com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georgia, Fulton County and extends into neighboring DeKalb County, Georgia, DeKalb County. With a population of 520,070 (2024 estimate) living within the city limits, Atlanta is the eighth most populous city in the Southeastern United States, Southeast and List of United States cities by population, 36th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census. Atlanta is classified as a Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Beta +, Beta + global city and is the principal city of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, the core of which includes Cobb County, Georgia, Cobb, Clayton County, Georgia, Clayton and Gwinnett County, Georgia, Gwinnett counties, in addition to Fulton and DeKalb. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Started From The Bottom
"Started from the Bottom" is a song by Canadian hip hop recording artist Drake, released as the first single from his third studio album ''Nothing Was the Same''. The song was written by Drake, Michael Coleman, and Noah "40" Shebib, and it was produced by Coleman under his stage name Mike Zombie, with additional production by Shebib. It features a sample of the ambient piece "Ambessence Piano & Drones 1" by Bruno Sanfilippo. "Started from the Bottom" peaked at number six on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Background "Started from the Bottom" emerged from a studio session with Drake and American rapper Future, who repeatedly requested studio personnel to "start tfrom the bottom", which would prompt a replay of the instrumental. Drake, believing the phrase referred to a song title, used the inspiration to form the overall basis of the record. "Started From the Bottom" was originally planned to be released on February 10, 2013, coinciding with the Grammy Awards. However, it was inste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drake (rapper)
Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper, singer, and actor. Regarded as Billboard and Vibe's 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time, one of the greatest rappers of all time, he is credited with popularizing Contemporary R&B, R&B sensibilities in hip-hop music. Drake first gained recognition by starring as Jimmy Brooks in the CTV Television Network teen drama series ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' (2001–2008) and began his music career by releasing the mixtapes ''Room for Improvement (mixtape), Room for Improvement'' (2006), ''Comeback Season (mixtape), Comeback Season'' (2007), and ''So Far Gone (mixtape), So Far Gone'' (2009). After signing with Young Money Entertainment, Drake released his debut album ''Thank Me Later'' (2010), which debuted atop the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 chart. All of his subsequent albums—including ''Take Care'' (2011), ''Nothing Was the Same'' (2013), ''Scorpion (Drake album), Scorpion'' (2018), ''Honestly, Nevermind' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lil Reese
Tavares Lamont Taylor (born January 6, 1993), known professionally as Lil Reese, is an American rapper. Hailing from Chicago's drill scene, he is best known for his guest appearance on Chief Keef's 2012 single "I Don't Like", which peaked at number 73 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His debut mixtape, ''Don't Like'' (2012), was followed by three extended plays, including the collaborative project with Lil Durk, ''Supa Vultures''. Early life Taylor was raised in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago to a large family. During his formative years growing up in a notorious 16-story high-rise housing project called the “Calumet Buildings”, he became affiliated with the Black Disciples gang as early as age five, becoming a member by his preteens after relocating to "64th and Normal" in Englewood where he became close friends with gang member Lil Durk. Career Taylor gained recognition when he was featured on Chief Keef's hit "I Don't Like", which garnered wid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Complex (magazine)
Complex Networks is an American media and entertainment company for youth culture, based in New York City. It was founded as a bi-monthly magazine, ''Complex'', by fashion designer Marc Ecko, Marc Eckō. Complex Networks reports on popular and emerging trends in style, sneakers, food, music, sports and pop culture. Complex Networks reached over 90 million unique users per month in 2013 across its owned and operated and partner sites, socials and YouTube channels. The print magazine ceased publication with the December 2016/January 2017 issue. Complex currently has 6.02 million subscribers and 1.8 billion total views on YouTube. the company's yearly revenue was estimated to be US$200 million, 15% of which came from commerce. Complex Networks has been named by ''Business Insider'' as one of the Most Valuable Startups in New York, and Most Valuable Private Companies in the World. In 2012, the company launched Complex TV, an online broadcasting platform. In 2016, it became a joint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Critic
'' The Oxford Companion to Music'' defines music criticism as "the intellectual activity of formulating judgments on the value and degree of excellence of individual works of music, or whole groups or genres". In this sense, it is a branch of musical aesthetics. With the concurrent expansion of interest in music and information media since the turn of the 20th century, the term has come to acquire the conventional meaning of journalistic reporting on musical performances. Nature of music criticism The musicologist Winton Dean has suggested that "music is probably the most difficult of the arts to criticise." Unlike the plastic or literary arts, the 'language' of music does not specifically relate to human sensory experience – Dean's words, "the word 'love' is common coin in life and literature: the note C has nothing to do with breakfast or railway journeys or marital harmony." Like dramatic art, music is recreated at every performance, and criticism may, therefore, be dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Gillan
Karen Sheila Gillan (; born 28 November 1987) is a Scottish actress and filmmaker. She gained recognition for her work in British film and television, particularly for playing Amy Pond, a primary companion to the Eleventh Doctor in the science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' (2010–2013). Her early film roles include the thriller ''Outcast'' (2010) and romantic comedy '' Not Another Happy Ending'' (2013). She also worked on the stage while in Britain, appearing in John Osborne's play '' Inadmissible Evidence'' (2011). Gillan made her transition to Hollywood starring in the horror film ''Oculus'' (2013), and played the lead in the ABC rom-com sitcom ''Selfie'' (2014). She achieved stardom for portraying Nebula in several films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2014–2023), which are among the highest-grossing films of all time, and Ruby Roundhouse in the fantasy films '' Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'' (2017) and '' Jumanji: The Next Level'' (2019). She also wrote and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selfie (TV Series)
''Selfie'' is an American television sitcom starring Karen Gillan and John Cho. Created and executive produced by Emily Kapnek for Warner Bros. Television, the series debuted on ABC during the 2014–15 television season. The series premiered on September 30, 2014. The pilot was made available early through video on demand and online streaming media on Twitter on August 20, 2014. The show was canceled mid-season by ABC on November 7, 2014. On November 13, after broadcasting the seventh episode, ABC announced that they would pull the remaining episodes of ''Selfie'' and replace them with encore episodes of ''Shark Tank'' and Thanksgiving/Christmas specials. On November 25, 2014, the first of the remaining six episodes was released online on Hulu and WatchABC.com. The rest followed on a weekly basis, with the last episode airing on December 30, 2014. Despite being a short-lived series, critics later showed interest in ''Selfie'' as more episodes were released. There were also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Arsenio Hall Show
''The Arsenio Hall Show'' is an American syndicated late-night talk show created by and starring comedian Arsenio Hall. There have been two different incarnations of ''The Arsenio Hall Show''. The original series premiered on January 3, 1989, and ran until May 27, 1994. Nineteen years after the original series ended, Hall returned for a revival. It premiered on September 9, 2013, and was cancelled after one season, with the finale airing on May 21, 2014. Both series were produced by Hall's production company, Arsenio Hall Communications. The original series was produced and distributed by Paramount Domestic Television and taped at Stage 29 at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. The second series was shot at Sunset Bronson Studios in Hollywood, and it was produced by Tribune Broadcasting, Octagon Entertainment and Eye Productions. It was distributed by CBS Television Distribution. First series (1989–94) Background Hall had been a host on '' The Late Show'' in 1987, another t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
