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Tupac Shakur

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search "Makaveli" redirects here. For the Italian polymath, see Niccolò Machiavelli. Tupac Shakur Background information Also known as 2Pac, Pac, Makaveli, MC New York Born (1971-06-16)June 16, 1971 East Harlem, Manhattan New York City, New York, U.S. Origin Marin City, California, U.S. Died September 13, 1996(1996-09-13) (aged 25) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Genres Hip hop Occupations Rapper, actor, poet, activist Years active 1988-1996 Labels Death Row, Interscope Associated acts Outlawz, Thug Life, Danny Boy, Digital Underground, Dr. Dre, Johnny "J", Ice Cube, Nate Dogg, The Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg Website www.2Pac.com Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 - September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and briefly as Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor.[1] Shakur has sold over 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.[2] MTV ranked him at number two on their list of The Greatest MCs of All Time and Rolling Stone named him the 86th Greatest Artist of All Time.[3] His double disc album All Eyez on Me is one of the best selling hip hop albums of all time. Shakur began his career as a roadie, backup dancer, and MC for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground, eventually branching off as a solo artist.[4][5][6] The themes of most of Shakur's songs revolved around the violence and hardship in inner cities, racism and other social problems. Both of his parents and several other of his family were members of the Black Panther Party, whose ideals were reflected in his songs. During the latter part of his career, Shakur was a vocal participant in the so-called East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry, becoming involved in conflicts with other rappers, producers and record-label staff members, most notably The Notorious B.I.G. and his label Bad Boy Records.[7] On September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane in Las Vegas, Nevada.[8] He was taken to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, where he died six days later.[9]

Eminem

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Eminem Eminem performing in June 2009 Background information Birth name Marshall Bruce Mathers III Also known as M&M (former) Born (1972-10-17) October 17, 1972 (age 41) St. Joseph, Missouri Origin Detroit, Michigan Genres Hip hop Occupations Rapper, record producer, songwriter, actor Years active 1990-present Labels Aftermath, Shady, Interscope (current) Bassmint, FBT Productions, Mashin' Duck Records, Web (former) Associated acts Bad Meets Evil, D12, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, Obie Trice, Proof, Rihanna Website eminem.com Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972),[1] better known by his stage name Eminem and by his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter, and actor. In addition to his solo career, Eminem is a member of his group D12, as well as one half of the hip hop duo Bad Meets Evil, alongside Royce da 5'9". Eminem is one of the world's best-selling music artists and is the best-selling artist of the 2000s.[2] He has been listed and ranked as one of the greatest artists of all time by many magazines, including Rolling Stone magazine which ranked him 82nd on its list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.[3] The same magazine declared him The King of Hip Hop.[4] Including his work with D12 and Bad Meets Evil, Eminem has achieved ten number-one albums on the Billboard 200. His worldwide albums sales stand at more than 115 million, singles 120 million, and the estimated sale of over 220 million records worldwide.[5][6] As of early January 2012, he has sold 49.1 million albums and 42 million tracks the United States.[7] After releasing his independent debut album Infinite in August 1996, Eminem rose to mainstream popularity with the release of his February 1999 album The Slim Shady LP. The LP also earned Eminem his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. The Slim Shady LP was followed by The Marshall Mathers LP in May 2000 and The Eminem Show in late May 2002, both of which also won Best Rap Album Grammy Awards, making Eminem the first artist to win Best Rap Album for three consecutive LPs. This was followed by another studio release in November 2004 titled Encore. Eminem then went on hiatus after touring in 2005. He released his sixth album Relapse in May 2009. In June 2010, Eminem released his seventh studio album Recovery. Recovery was an international success and was named the best-selling album of 2010 worldwide, becoming the rapper's second album, after The Eminem Show, to become the internationally best-selling album of its year. Eminem won Grammy Awards for both Relapse and Recovery, giving him a total of 13 Grammys in his career.[8] His eighth studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 was released in early November 2013. Eminem has opened other ventures, including his own record label Shady Records with his manager Paul Rosenberg. He also has his own radio channel, Shade 45 on Sirius XM Radio. In November 2002, Eminem starred in the hip hop drama film 8 Mile. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, becoming the first rap artist ever to win the award.[9] He has also made cameo appearances in The Wash (2001), Funny People (2009), and the television series Entourage.

nate dogg

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Nate Dogg Background information Birth name Nathaniel Dwayne Hale Born (1969-08-19)August 19, 1969 Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S. Origin Eastside, Long Beach, California, U.S. Died March 15, 2011(2011-03-15) (aged 41) Long Beach, California, U.S. Genres G-Funk, hip hop, west coast hip hop, gangsta rap Occupations Singer, rapper, actor Years active 1992-2011 Labels Death Row Elektra Doggystyle Atlantic Associated acts 213, 2Pac, Dr. Dre, Eminem, 50 Cent, Fabolous, Game, Tha Dogg Pound, Xzibit, Westside Connection, Thug Life Nathaniel Dwayne Hale (August 19, 1969 - March 15, 2011), better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American rapper, singer, and actor. He was noted for his membership in rap trio 213 and his solo career in which he collaborated with Dr. Dre, Eminem, Warren G, Tupac Shakur, Westside Connection and Snoop Dogg on many hit releases. Nate Dogg released three solo albums, G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2 in 1998, Music and Me in 2001 and Nate Dogg in 2003. Nate Dogg died in 2011 in Long Beach, California of complications from multiple strokes.[

Snoop Dog aka Snoop Lion

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Snoop Dogg Snoop performing at The Hoxton in Toronto, Canada, in August 2012. Background information Birth name Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr.[1][2][3][4] Also known as Snoop Doggy Dogg, Snoop Lion, DJ Snoopadelic, Snoopzilla Born (1971-10-20) October 20, 1971 (age 42) Long Beach, California, U.S. Origin Eastside, Long Beach, California, U.S. Genres Hip hop, g-funk, reggae, gangsta rap Occupations Rapper, singer-songwriter, actor Years active 1992-present Labels Death Row Records, No Limit Records, Priority, Star Trak, Geffen, Doggystyle, Maker Studios, Vice Records, Mad Decent, RCA Associated acts 213, Tha Dogg Pound, Tha Eastsidaz, 2Pac, Bow Wow, Dr. Dre, Game, Wiz Khalifa, Master P, C-Murder, Dam-Funk Website snooplion.com Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known by his stage names Snoop Doggy Dogg, Snoop Dogg, and later Snoop Lion, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor. Snoop has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. His music career began in 1992 when he was discovered by Dr. Dre. He collaborated on Dre's solo debut The Chronic, and on the theme song to the feature film Deep Cover. Snoop's debut album, Doggystyle, was released in 1993 under Death Row Records, debuting at No. 1 on both the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. Selling almost a million copies in the first week of its release, Doggystyle became certified 4× platinum in 1994 and spawned several hit singles, including "What's My Name" and "Gin & Juice". In 1994, Snoop released a soundtrack on Death Row Records for the short film Murder Was The Case, starring himself. His second album Tha Doggfather (1996), also debuted at No. 1 on both charts with "Snoop's Upside Ya Head" as the lead single. The album was certified double platinum in 1997. After leaving Death Row, Snoop signed with No Limit Records, where he recorded his next three albums. Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told (1998), No Limit Top Dogg (1999), and Tha Last Meal (2000). Snoop then signed with Priority/Capitol/EMI Records in 2002, where he released Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss. He then signed with Geffen Records in 2004 for his next three albums R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece, Tha Blue Carpet Treatment, and Ego Trippin'. Malice 'n Wonderland (2009) and Doggumentary (2011), were released on Priority. Snoop Dogg has starred in motion pictures and hosted several television shows including, Doggy Fizzle Televizzle, Snoop Dogg's Father Hood, and Dogg After Dark. He also coaches a youth football league and high school football team. In September 2009, Snoop was hired by EMI as the chairman of a reactivated Priority Records.[5] In 2012, after a trip to Jamaica, Snoop announced a conversion to the Rastafari movement and a new alias, Snoop Lion. Under the new moniker, he released a reggae album, Reincarnated, and a documentary film of the same name, of his Jamaican experience, in early 2013. He is currently working on his last solo studio album under his rap moniker Snoop Dogg.

D. Dre

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the rapper. For the New York State radio and television presenter, see Doctor Dré. For the radio host, see Dr. Drew. For the football player, see Andre Young (American football). For the basketball player, see Andre Young (basketball). Dr. Dre Dr. Dre in 2011. Background information Birth name Andre Romelle Young[1] Born (1965-02-18) February 18, 1965 (age 48)[2] Compton, California, U.S. Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S. Genres Hip hop Occupations Record producer, rapper, entrepreneur Instruments Vocals, synthesizer, keyboards, turntables, drum machine, sampler Years active 1984-present Labels Aftermath, Interscope (current) Kru-Cut, Ruthless, Priority, Death Row (former) Associated acts N.W.A, World Class Wreckin' Cru, 2Pac, 50 Cent, Above the Law, Eminem, Game, Kendrick Lamar, Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, The D.O.C., Xzibit Website drdre.com Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper and entrepreneur. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics. Dre was previously the co-owner and artist of Death Row Records. He has produced albums for and overseen the careers of many rappers, including Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Xzibit, 50 Cent, The Game and more recently Kendrick Lamar. He is credited as a key figure in the popularization of West Coast G-funk, a style of rap music characterized as synthesizer-based with slow, heavy beats. In 2011, Dr. Dre was ranked as the third richest figure in the American hip hop scene by Forbes with a net worth of $250 million.[3] Dre began his career as a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru and later found fame with the influential gangsta rap group N.W.A with Eazy-E, Ice Cube, MC Ren, and DJ Yella, which popularized the use of explicit lyrics in rap to detail the violence of street life. His 1992 solo debut The Chronic, released under Death Row Records, led him to become one of the best-selling American performing artists of 1993 and to win a Grammy Award for the single "Let Me Ride". That same year he produced Death Row labelmate Snoop Dogg's quadruple platinum debut Doggystyle. In 1996, he left Death Row to establish his own label, Aftermath Entertainment. He produced a compilation album titled Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath in 1996, and released a solo album titled 2001 in 1999, for which he won the Grammy producer's award. During the 2000s, he focused on production for other artists, while occasionally contributing vocals to songs. Dr. Dre signed Eminem and 50 Cent to his record label in 1998 and 2003 respectively, while contributing production on their albums. Dr. Dre has also had acting roles in movies such as Set It Off, The Wash and Training Day. Rolling Stone ranked Dre at 56 on their list of "100 Greatest Artists of All-Time