"Deep Cover",also known as "187",is the debut solo single by American rapper Dr. Dre and his first track released after the breakup of N.W.A. The track was recorded for the soundtrack of the film Deep Cover for Dick Griffey's Solar Records and distributed by Sony Epic. The song features fellow American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg in his first appearance on a record release. The master recording rights are owned today by Dick Griffey's family company Solar Legacy Entertainment Ltd.
Cool &Dre are a record production and songwriting duo from North Miami,Florida,consisting of Marcello "Cool" Antonio Valenzano and Andre "Dre" Christopher Lyon. The duo were first discovered by New York rapper Fat Joe and began their careers working in tandem to produce his albums Jealous Ones Still Envy (2001) and Loyalty (2002). Two years later,they produced the hit song "New York" by Ja Rule,and "Hate It or Love It" by the Game the following year,which peaked at numbers 27 and two on the Billboard Hot 100,respectively. Cool &Dre were later credited on the Billboard 200 number-one albums Tha Carter III (2008),Tha Carter IV (2011),and Tha Carter V (2018) by Lil Wayne,as well as the collaborative album,Everything Is Love (2018) by Jay-Z and Beyoncé,which won a Grammy Award.
Joseph Antonio Cartagena,better known by his stage name Fat Joe,is an American rapper. He began recording as a member of hip hop group Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.) in 1992 until pursuing a solo career with the release of his debut studio album,Represent (1993) the following year. Cartegena formed the hip hop group Terror Squad and its namesake record label in the late 1990s,through which he has signed fellow New York artists including Big Pun,Remy Ma,Tony Sunshine,and Cuban Link,as well as then-unknown producers DJ Khaled and Cool &Dre.
The Album is the only studio album by American hip hop supergroup The Firm. It was released on October 21,1997,by Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. The project was created by rapper Nas,his manager Steve Stoute and producers Dr. Dre and Trackmasters,who came up with the idea of forming a hip hop supergroup. The original line-up included Nas,AZ,Foxy Brown and Cormega who were all featured on the song "Affirmative Action" from Nas' album It Was Written (1996). However,Cormega later left the group due to artistic differences between him and Nas,as well as contract disagreements with Stoute. He was replaced by Nature prior to recording of the album. The Album is a concept album that revolves around the themes of mafia and "gangsta" lifestyle. The songs on the album were mainly produced by Dr. Dre,Chris "The Glove" Taylor and Trackmasters,and feature guest vocals from Pretty Boy,Wizard,Canibus,Dawn Robinson,Noreaga and Half-a-Mill.
"Keep Their Heads Ringin'" is a song by American rapper Dr. Dre featuring vocalist Nanci Fletcher. It was the only single released from the soundtrack of the 1995 movie Friday,starring Dre's former N.W.A bandmate,Ice Cube and Chris Tucker. Although the soundtrack was released on Priority Records,Death Row Records still owns the masters to the song. In the United States,the song topped the Hot Rap Tracks chart and peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certified gold by the RIAA on May 10,1995,and sold 700,000 copies domestically. It interpolates "Funk You Up" by The Sequence from their 1980 single released under Sugar Hill. F. Gary Gray directed the music video for the song.
"The Set Up (You Don't Know)" is a song performed by American rapper Obie Trice,featuring vocals from singer Nate Dogg,released as the third and final single from Trice's debut studio album,Cheers. The track was produced by Dr. Dre.
"Make It Rain" is a song by American rapper Fat Joe,released in 2006 as the first single from his seventh album Me,Myself &I. It features American rapper Lil Wayne,who only raps the chorus,and was produced by Scott Storch. The song peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was released through EMI,Virgin Records,and Fat Joe's Terror Squad Entertainment.
"I Shot Ya" is a song by American rapper LL Cool J featuring Keith Murray,from his sixth album Mr. Smith. The remix version,which featured Prodigy of Mobb Deep,Fat Joe,and Foxy Brown,of the song was released as a B-side to "Hey Lover",but received a video directed by Hype Williams,leading some to believe the track was an actual single from the album. Produced by Trackmasters,the remix was released in 1995 for Def Jam Recordings,and peaked at number 55 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for the Billboard charts.
"New York" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Ja Rule,released October 27,2004 as the second single from his sixth studio album R.U.L.E. (2004). The track,produced by Cool &Dre,features fellow New York rappers Fat Joe and Jadakiss. The song's chorus is based on Boogie Down Productions' 1990 song,"100 Guns".
The discography of American rapper Fat Joe consists of ten studio albums,two collaborative albums,three mixtapes and twenty-two singles,as well as other artists' singles in which Fat Joe did a guest performance. Fat Joe is an American rapper known for his solo work and membership in the rap groups D.I.T.C. and Terror Squad. His first solo album was Represent,released in 1993,followed by Jealous One's Envy in 1995. From 1998 to 2006,he was signed to Atlantic Records,releasing four albums under the label,Don Cartagena in 1998,Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) in 2001,Loyalty in 2002,and All or Nothing in 2005. Starting in 2006,when his album Me,Myself,&I was released,Fat Joe was signed to Imperial Records,which distributes through Terror Squad Entertainment. His follow-up album was The Elephant in the Room,which was released in 2008;Jealous Ones Still Envy 2,the sequel to his successful album Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.),was released in 2009.
American R&B singer-songwriter Chris Brown has released 11 studio albums,1 collaborative album,1 extended play,9 mixtapes,63 singles and 29 promotional singles.
"I Won't Tell" is a song by American rapper Fat Joe. It was released as the first single of his eight album The Elephant in the Room (2008),and features R&B singer J. Holiday. It was released on November 8,2007 on Fat Joe's MySpace page. It was released through iTunes on December 4,2007. It is a hip hop and contemporary R&B song.
The discography of American rapper Tyga consists of seven studio albums,three compilation albums,twenty mixtapes,sixty-seven singles and forty-six music videos. In 2008,Tyga released his first studio album,No Introduction,on the record label Decaydance Records. The album was led by the single "Coconut Juice",which peaked at number 94 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and marked Tyga's first song to enter on the chart. In 2010,Tyga and Virginia singer Chris Brown released the collaborative mixtape Fan of a Fan (2010),which included their hit single "Deuces",which peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Tyga's first song to chart on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,where it peaked atop.
"Another Round" is a single by American rapper Fat Joe. It features R&B singer Chris Brown. The hip hop and R&B song,which samples "I Will Always Love You" by Troop,was produced by Cool &Dre and Yung Ladd and co-written by Kenneth Joseph and Jarell Perry. On October 20,2011,the single was released for digital download on iTunes.
"All the Way Up" is a hip hop song by American rappers Fat Joe and Remy Ma,featuring American rappers French Montana and Infared. It was released on March 2,2016 by RNG and EMPIRE,as the first single from their collaborative album Plata O Plomo. The song was produced by Edsclusive and Cool &Dre and recorded at Diamond District Studios by Dwayne Shippy iLL Wayno in New York City,New York. At the 59th Grammy Awards,it was nominated for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song.
Heartbreak on a Full Moon is the eighth studio album by American singer Chris Brown. The album is a double-disc,consisting of 45 tracks,and was released digitally on October 31,2017,and onto CD three days later by RCA Records. Brown worked with several producers,including Prince Chrishan,A1,Amadeus,Boi-1da,D. A. Doman,and Scott Storch. The album also features guest appearances by JhenéAiko,R. Kelly,Dej Loaf,Lil Yachty,Usher,Gucci Mane,Yo Gotti,A Boogie wit da Hoodie,Kodak Black,Future,Young Thug,Ty Dolla Sign,and Verse Simmonds,with the deluxe edition having additional features from Agnez Mo,Trippie Redd,Ella Mai,and Solo Lucci. Recording sessions for Heartbreak on a Full Moon took place between the end of 2015 and August 2017.
"Money Showers" is a song recorded by American rappers Fat Joe and Remy Ma. It was released on November 11,2016,as the third single from their collaborative album,Plata O Plomo. The song,produced by Cool &Dre,features guest vocals from American singer Ty Dolla Sign. It samples Ralph Tresvant's 1991 R&B hit "Do What I Gotta Do" &Bobby Brown's 1988 single Rock Wit'cha. The music video for the song premiered on January 12,2017,via Tidal.
"Privacy" is a song by American singer Chris Brown from his eighth studio album,Heartbreak on a Full Moon. After being previewed at the beginning of 2017,it was released by RCA Records as the third single from the album on March 24,2017. The song is an R&B mid-tempo entirely written by Brown,and produced by David Doman and Jim Stewart,where Brown both sings and raps. The song's lyrical content features the singer's perspective of a lustful sexual encounter.
"No Guidance" is a song by American singer Chris Brown featuring vocals from Canadian rapper Drake. It was released on June 8,2019,as the fourth single from Brown's ninth studio album,Indigo (2019). The song was written by Brown,Drake,Velous and Nija Charles,and produced by Vinylz,J-Louis,Teddy Walton,and Canadian producer 40.
"Go Crazy" is a song by American singer-songwriter Chris Brown and American rapper Young Thug,from their collaborative mixtape Slime &B,released on May 5,2020. After it became the only charting song from the mixtape,it was officially released as a single on May 19,2020. The song is a trap-infused R&B record,with production that samples the Showboys's 1986 single "Drag Rap",for which the Showboys are credited as writers. The official remix of the song was released on February 19,2021,and features fellow American rappers Future,Lil Durk,and Latto.
