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The Platinum Brothers
The Platinum Brothers are an United States, American Record producer, record production duo based in Atlanta, Georgia. Consisting of Adam Gibbs and Mike Chesser, the duo produced "Let's Chill" and "So Hot" from Charlie Wilson (musician), Charlie Wilson's album ''Charlie, Last Name Wilson'' which has gone on to sell over 300,000 copies. In 2002, The Platinum Brothers provided the beats to Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's ''Thug World Order''. In August 2004, they sat on the "Super Producers Panel" at Billboard Music Award, Billboard magazine's fifth annual R&B and Hip-Hop Conference Awards in Miami Beach, Florida. In 2005, they contributed to Charlie, Last Name Wilson. They were featured in 2006 on Bone Thugs and Harmony's Koch Records release entitled Thug Stories. The Platinum Brothers also produced the current single "On The Radio" from Deemi's album entitled Soundtrack Of My Life. They have also produced for artists such as Bone Thugs and Harmony, Bella, Q. Amey, Will Smith, and 4 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta, Georgia
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] |
Bone Thugs And Harmony
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (formerly known as B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e and also referred to as simply Bone Thugs or Bone) is an American hip hop group formed in 1991 in Cleveland, Ohio. Consisting of rappers Bizzy Bone, Wish Bone, Layzie Bone, Krayzie Bone, and Flesh-n-Bone, the group signed with American rapper Eazy-E's Ruthless Records in late 1993 and made their debut with the EP '' Creepin on ah Come Up'' the following year. In 1995, they released their second album, '' E. 1999 Eternal'', which included the hit singles "1st of tha Month" and " East 1999". Their song "Tha Crossroads", a tribute to their recently deceased mentor Eazy-E, earned them a Grammy Award in 1997. The group's third album, ''The Art of War'', was released in 1997. In 2000, their album '' BTNHResurrection'' achieved platinum status in the United States within a month of its release, whereas their 2002 album, '' Thug World Order'', saw more moderate success, attaining platinum certification and peaking at 3 on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dru Down
Danyel Robinson (born September 14, 1971), better known by his stage name Dru Down, is an American Rapping, rapper and actor from Oakland, California.[ allmusic - Dru Down biography] He is currently a member of The Regime (group), The Regime, a collective of rappers that includes Yukmouth, Tech N9ne, Messy Marv, BG Bulletwound, Dorasel, Grant Rice, and Tha Realest. Early life Danyel Robinson grew up in East Oakland, Oakland, California, East Oakland, California, raised by his grandmother and step-father after having lost his mother at the age of three. In his early teens, Robinson discovered from his grandmother that his biological father was bassist and singer Bootsy Collins, Collins having met his mother at a show. Music career Early career, ''Fools from the Streets'', ''Explicit Game'' and "Pimp of the Year" Robinson began developing an interest in rap music in the late 1980s, and eventually began recording his own songs as Dru Down, releasing his debut album ''Fools from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luniz
Luniz (pronounced Loonies) (formerly Luniz Toons and LuniTunes) is an American hip hop music, hip hop duo from Oakland, California, formed by West Coast rappers Yukmouth and Numskull. They were signed to Noo Trybe Records and C-Note Records, and were the flagship act for the latter. The group is best known for the internationally successful hit in 1995 titled "I Got 5 on It", known as a weed-smoking anthem. Discography Studio albums *''Operation Stackola'' (1995) *''Lunitik Muzik'' (1997) *''Silver & Black (album), Silver & Black'' (2002) *''No Pressure'' (2018) Filmography * 1996: ''Original Gangstas'', as customers at Thelma's Café Awards Grammy Award nominations References Musical groups from Oakland, California Music of California, San Francisco Bay Area African-American musical groups Musical groups established in 1992 Musical groups disestablished in 2005 Musical groups reestablished in 2015 Musical duos from California American hip-hop duos Rappers from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayo Felony
B. James Savage (born December 31, 1969), better known by his stage name Jayo Felony, is an American rapper from San Diego, California. Career In 1994, Jayo Felony signed to the label owned by Jam Master Jay from Run-DMC called Jam Master Jay Records. That year, Jayo Felony released his debut album, '' Take a Ride''. In 1998, he released his follow-up album, '' Whatcha Gonna Do?'' on Def Jam. It featured rappers like Method Man, DMX, Mack 10, WC, Redman, Kokane, Ice Cube, E-40 and 8 Ball & MJG. In 1999, he released '' Underground'' which features a guest appearance by San Diego rapper The Toven on the song "Du Lo Gang''"''. There was talk of releasing a fourth album, ''Hotter Than Fish Grease'', in 2000, but the project was not released for unknown reasons. In 2001, His fourth studio album '' Crip Hop'' was released and had multiple guest appearances. Jayo Felony's fifth studio album self-titled ''James Savage'' was released late 2019 on the Open Bar Entertainment labe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back Of My Lac
''Back of My Lac is the debut studio album from American R&B singer J. Holiday that was released in the United States on October 2, 2007, by Music Line Group and Capitol Records. Production for this album was handled by Los Da Mystro, Darkchild, The-Dream, The Platinum Brothers, Donnie Scantz, Travis Cherry, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Sean Garrett and Oak Felder The album was supported by three singles, " Be with Me", "Bed" and " Suffocate". Upon its release, ''Back of My Lac received generally mixed reviews from music critics. The album debuted at number five on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 105,000 copies in its first week. The album was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 51st Grammy Awards, but lost to Mary J. Blige's ''Growing Pains''. Background In early 2000s, he met Corey Green whom he found was in the same direction with him. Soon both formed a duo called 295 that experienced mild popularity. All the while Corey would hook them up with music executives t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brave (Jennifer Lopez Album)
''Brave'' is the sixth studio album by American singer and actress Jennifer Lopez. It was released on October 4, 2007, by Epic Records. Inspired by her marriage with Marc Anthony and taking influences by Jamiroquai and Sade, ''Brave'' features prominently samples from 1970s songs, and R&B music. ''Brave'' sees Lopez working with new collaborators, such as Ryan Tedder, Midi Mafia, J.R. Rotem, Bloodshy, Lynn & Wade LLP, The Clutch and others, while also working with long-time collaborator Cory Rooney throughout the album. The album earned a mixed reception from critics, with some complimenting its production, calling the album one of her strongest albums to date, while many called it a formulaic and bland album. The album underperformed commercially, becoming her first album to miss the top ten on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, while also missing the top twenty in the UK, Australia, and other markets. It has sold only 650,000 copies worldwide. The album spawned two worldwide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Movement (Mo Thugs Album)
''The Movement'' is the fourth studio album by American hip hop collective Mo Thugs. It was released June 10, 2003 via Riviera Entertainment. Production was handled by Mauly T, Thin C., Dirty Red, Denzo, DJ Skail, Mark Twayne, and The Platinum Brothers, with Aldy Damian and Layzie Bone serving as executive producers. The album peaked at number 25 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 17 on the 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'' mag ... in the United States. Track listing Charts References External links * 2003 albums Mo Thugs albums {{2003-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Way It Is
The Way It Is may refer to: Music * ''The Way It Is'' (Bruce Hornsby album), by Bruce Hornsby and the Range ** "The Way It Is" (Bruce Hornsby song), the title song * ''The Way It Is'' (Glenn Hughes album), or the title song * ''The Way It Is'' (John Williamson album), 1999 * ''The Way It Is'' (Keyshia Cole album), 2005 * ''The Way It Is'' (Snowy White album), or the title song * ''The Way It Is'', a 2000 album by Madasun * The Way It Is (Tesla song), 1990 * "The Way It Is", a song by The Prodigy from album ''Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned'' * "The Way It Is", a song by The Strokes from album ''Room on Fire'' * "The Way It Is", a song by Simon Townshend from album Among Us * "The Way It Is", a song by The Sheepdogs from their self-titled album, ''The Sheepdogs'' * "The Way It Is", a song by Nicole Atkins from her album '' Neptune City'' * "The Way It Is", a song by Emily Williams released as a single Other uses * '' Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is'', a 2006–2008 America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Entertainment Television
Black Entertainment Television (BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting Black American audiences. It is the flagship channel of the BET Media Group, a subsidiary of Paramount Global's CBS Entertainment Group. Originally launched as a USA Network programming block on January 25, 1980, BET would eventually become a full-fledged channel on July 1, 1983. , BET is available to approximately 67,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2011 peak of 92,000,000 households. History Early years After stepping down as a lobbyist for the cable industry, Freeport, Illinois native Robert L. Johnson decided to launch his own cable television network. Johnson acquired a loan for $15,000 (equivalent to $55,648 in 2023) and a $500,000 (equivalent to $1,854,921 in 2023) investment from media executive John Malone to start the network. The network, which was named Black Entertainment Television (BET), launched on January 25, 1980. Cheryl D. Miller ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Complicated (Nivea Album)
''Complicated'' is the second studio album by American singer Nivea (singer), Nivea, released in the United States on May 3, 2005 on Jive Records. It was primarily produced by her then-husband The-Dream, with additional production from Lil Jon, R. Kelly, Bryan Michael Cox and Jermaine Dupri. The album peaked at No. 37 on the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 album charts and peaked at No. 9 on the R&B chart. ''Complicated'' failed to receive major commercial success, eventually selling just over 100,000 copies in the US. Singles "Okay (Nivea song), Okay", the album's lead single, was already recorded back in 2003. Though it was clear that the track was going to be released as a single, the record company kept it under closure to introduce the upcoming crunk&B style with newcomer Ciara and her "Goodies (song), Goodies" track. The single became a hit, peaking at No. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 14 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. A second single, "Park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Smith
Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper, and film producer. Known for his work in both Will Smith filmography, the screen and Will Smith discography, music industries, List of awards and nominations received by Will Smith, his accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA Award, and four Grammy Awards. Films in which he has appeared in have grossed over $10 billion worldwide, making him one of Hollywood's most bankable stars. Smith first gained recognition as part of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff, with whom he released five studio albums which contained five Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100-top 20 singles—"Parents Just Don't Understand", "A Nightmare on My Street", "Summertime (DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince song), Summertime", "Ring My Bell (DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince song), Ring My Bell", and "Boom! Shake the Room"—from 1985 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
