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The Notorious Xx
''the notorious xx'' is a mashup (music), mashup project that pairs the music of Notorious B.I.G. with the debut album of The xx, Xx (The xx album), xx. It was released on the web March 25, 2010 and at a San Francisco listening party. Since its release, the album received one million downloads, press from thousands of blogs and magazines, including ''New York Magazine'' and LA Weekly, and ''The Guardian'' called it "the best mashup album of 2010". Reception Overall, the album was received very well. Fans voted several of the songs to the top of The Hype Machine, The Hype Machine's popular chart, New York (magazine), New York Magazine called it "really great stuff," Sputnikmusic, Sputnik labeled it "a combination that is sublime," and The Guardian noted that it "works amazingly well...impressive.". Members of The xx also mentioned enjoying the album in a number of interviews, and it received attention from NPR, music critic Sasha Frere-Jones of The New Yorker, and Marc Jacobs, am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wait What
Charlie Kubal, better known by his stage name wait what, is a San Francisco music producer specializing in mashups, most notable for his creation of '' the notorious xx''. The album paired the music of The Notorious B.I.G. with the debut album of The xx and was named "the best mashup album of 2010"by '' The Guardian''. He has released three albums and has performed with artists including Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Mötley Crüe, and Taking Back Sunday. Early life Born in Palo Alto, California, Kubal began DJing at age 15 while attending Crystal Springs Uplands School in a suburb outside San Francisco, California, both playing in the band Jubala and DJing parties. He began producing music when he moved to New York to attend Columbia University in 2004. While studying English literature and psychology there, he recorded and produced hip hop from his dorm room, and hosted a hip hop show on WBAR college radio. Later he took courses under Brad Garton and Terry Pender at the Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Lessig
Lester Lawrence Lessig III (born June 3, 1961) is an American academic, attorney, and political activist. He is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and the former director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. Lessig was a candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination for president of the United States in the 2016 U.S. presidential election but withdrew before the primaries. Lessig is a proponent of reduced legal restrictions on copyright, trademark, and radio frequency spectrum, particularly in technology applications. In 2001, he founded Creative Commons, a non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon and to share legally. Prior to his most recent appointment at Harvard, he was a professor of law at Stanford Law School, where he founded the Center for Internet and Society, and at the University of Chicago. He is a former board member of the Free Software Foundation a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victory (Puff Daddy Song)
"Victory" is a song recorded by American hip hop recording artist Puff Daddy. The song was originally written by The Notorious B.I.G., Jason Phillips and Steven Jordan for his debut studio album '' No Way Out'' (1997). It features heavy use of mafioso-style lyrics, as was popular at the time. It features The Notorious B.I.G., who raps two verses, and Busta Rhymes, who raps the song's chorus. The song also heavily sampled the Bill Conti song "Going the Distance", which featured on the soundtrack to the movie ''Rocky'' making it a darker start to a rap album that featured many (at the time) club-standard singles. The song was released as a single in 1998, peaking at number 19 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. This song featured the last verses recorded by The Notorious B.I.G. before his 1997 death as these verses were recorded a day before his shooting. The song was used for the EA Sports video game, '' Fight Night 2004'', and the 2K Sports video game, ''NBA 2K13'' by Puff Daddy and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypnotize (The Notorious B
Hypnotize may refer to: * Hypnosis, a state of enhanced capacity to respond to suggestion * ''Hypnotize'' (album), 2005 album by System of a Down ** "Hypnotize" (System of a Down song), title track from the above album * "Hypnotize" (The Notorious B.I.G. song), by Notorious B.I.G. from the 1997 album ''Life After Death'' * "Hypnotize", a song by Scritti Politti, from the 1985 album ''Cupid & Psyche '85'' * "Hypnotize", a song by Audioslave, from the 2002 album ''Audioslave'' * "Hypnotize", a song by The White Stripes, from the 2003 album ''Elephant'' * "Hypnotize", a song by soulDecision, from the 2004 album ''Shady Satin Drug'' * "Hypnotise", a song by Way Out West from the 2001 album '' Intensify'' See also * Hypnotized (other) Hypnotized (American English) or Hypnotised (Commonwealth English) is the state of being under hypnosis. Hyptonized or Hyptonised may also refer to: Songs * "Hypnotised" (Coldplay song), 2017 * "Hypnotized" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor song), 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basic Space
''xx'' is the debut album by the English indie pop band the xx. It was released on 14 August 2009 by Young Turks, an imprint label of XL Recordings, and recorded from December 2008 to February 2009 at the label's in-house studio in London. Producing the album, Jamie Smith of the xx created electronic beats for the songs on his laptop and mixed them in a detailed process with the audio engineer Rodaidh McDonald, who attempted to reproduce the intimate, unembellished quality of the band's original demos. Along with the xx's early R&B influences, the album has drawn comparisons from journalists to alternative rock, electronica and post-punk sounds. Its largely melancholic songs feature minimalist arrangements built around Smith's beats and instrumental parts recorded by the other members of the band, including Oliver Sim's basslines and sparse guitar figures by Baria Qureshi and Romy Madley Croft, who employs reverb in her lead guitar playing. Most of the songs are sung as lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelter (The Xx Song)
"Shelter" is a song by English indie pop band The xx. It is the seventh track on their debut album, '' xx'', and the only track from it that was written and performed without former member Baria Qureshi. The song's lyrics were written by Romy Madley Croft, with the music written by her, Oliver Sim and Jamie Smith, and the song being produced by the latter. In March 2022, a 2017 live remix of the song by Jamie xx was released. Composition The band recorded the song in February 2009, alongside the tracks "Fantasy" and "Infinity" before finishing the album by the end of the month. While recording "Shelter", a mechanical part of the guitar amplifier loosened, resulting in a clattering sound, which Rodaidh McDonald, who was the engineer and the mixer for the album, and The xx decided to keep. "It was just like this missing piece of percussion that the track needed!", remarked McDonald. Birdy version English musician Birdy released a cover version of the song, which was release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life After Death
The afterlife (also referred to as life after death) is a purported existence in which the essential part of an individual's identity or their stream of consciousness continues to live after the death of their physical body. The surviving essential aspect varies between belief systems; it may be some partial element, or the entire soul or spirit of an individual, which carries with it and may confer personal identity or, on the contrary, nirvana. Belief in an afterlife is in contrast to the belief in oblivion after death. In some views, this continued existence takes place in a spiritual realm, while in others, the individual may be reborn into this world and begin the life cycle over again, likely with no memory of what they have done in the past. In this latter view, such rebirths and deaths may take place over and over again continuously until the individual gains entry to a spiritual realm or otherworld. Major views on the afterlife derive from religion, esotericism an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky's The Limit (The Notorious B
(The) Sky's the Limit or The Sky's the Limit may refer to: Film and television * ''Sky's the Limit'', a 1925 American film directed by Harry L. Fraser * ''The Sky's the Limit'' (1938 film), a British film * ''The Sky's the Limit'' (1943 film), a musical comedy starring Fred Astaire and Joan Leslie * ''The Sky's the Limit'' (1975 film), a 1975 Walt Disney film starring Pat O’Brien and Ike Eisenmann Television * ''The Sky's the Limit'' (game show), a 1970s UK TV game show * "The Sky's the Limit" (''Only Fools and Horses''), a 1990 episode of ''Only Fools and Horses'' * "...and the sky's the limit" are the last words in the series finale of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' * ''The Sky's the Limit'' (Star Trek), a collection of short stories based on the ''Star Trek'' franchise Music * Sky's the Limit (band), an early project of Mae co-founder Dave Elkins Albums * ''Sky's the Limit'' (The Temptations album), 1971 * ''Sky's the Limit'' (Magic album), or the title s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islands (The Xx Song)
"Islands" is a song recorded by English indie pop band The xx for their self-titled debut studio album. Written by band-members Jamie Smith, Oliver Sim, Romy Madley Croft and then-member Baria Qureshi, "Islands" is a dark and simple indie pop track. It also contains influences from house music and features instrumentation from guitars and synthesizers. Croft and Sim, who provided vocals in the track, sing about themes related to loyalty and love. "Islands" was released on 26 October 2009 as the third single from the album by Young Turks in 7-inch single and digital download formats. In March 2010, the song was re-released as a 12-inch single. Critically well received, "Islands" was praised for its melody and the vocal performances of Croft and Sim. It was later ranked at number 28 on ''NME'' magazine's list of the "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". The song became the band's highest-peaking single in the United Kingdom after it reached number 34 on the UK Singles Chart. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Way Out (Puff Daddy Album)
''No Way Out'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Puff Daddy. It was released on July 22, 1997 by Arista Records and Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records. The album's crediting of "The Family" references the guest appearances from his label-mates and other artists, where Puff Daddy initially gained recognition through his public image and work as the founder of Bad Boy. Puff Daddy worked extensively with The Notorious B.I.G. and The Hitmen when creating the album, which saw a change in direction following the former's shooting and death a few months prior to release. This greatly affected Puff Daddy, which he expands upon on the album with a combination of aggressive and introspective lyrics, as well as with raw production to convey his varying emotional state before and after his friend’s death. Additional production was provided by Rashad Smith and Jaz-O, while the album contains features from The Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes, Mase, Lil' Kim, Carl Thomas, Jay-Z, Black R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's All About The Benjamins
"It's All About the Benjamins" is a song by American rapper and producer Puff Daddy. It was released as the third single from his debut studio album '' No Way Out''. "Benjamins" is a slang word for money, referring to Benjamin Franklin's image on the US $100 bill. The song featured an uncredited vocal arrangement by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, and featured a signature guitar hook played by Marc Solomon. Background The song debuted in 1996 on DJ Clue's ''Holiday Holdup'' mixtape. The mixtape version of the song only featured Puff Daddy and the rap act the Lox (excluding Styles P who still appears in the video). The song was later added to Puffy's debut album, ''No Way Out'', in a remix, "It's All About the Benjamins (Remix)", which added two new verses by Lil' Kim and Notorious B.I.G. Missy Elliot also provided the song with a chorus which the original version lacked. This version of the song also omitted the word "Hebrews" out of Jadakiss' verse; however, the word was l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystalised
"Crystalised" is the debut single by English indie pop band the xx. It was released on 27 April 2009 as the first single from their 2009 self-titled debut album. Music and lyrics According to Robert Christgau, "Crystalised" uses a musical structure similar to "VCR", "hooky ostinato riff embellished with a few subtle effects, leading to a soft vocal. The exaggerated drawl of bassist Oliver Sim precedes the more human-scale croon of guitarist Romy Madley Croft." Croft and Sim shared lead vocals, which Rachel Kowal from NPR said are "delivered in a sexy call and response fashion that is reminiscent of the duets" by Canadian indie pop band Stars on their 2004 album '' Set Yourself on Fire'', "minus all the antagonism associated with ex-lovers." Like most of the other songs on ''xx'', "Crystalised" was based on an imagined romantic scenario, developed from a verse Sim had written thinking about what a fling would be like: "I hadn't really had any relationships to be working off. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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