"Thriller" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. It was released by Epic Records on November 11, 1983 in the UK and on January 23, 1984, in the US, as the seventh and final single from his sixth studio album, Thriller.
Craig Jamieson Mack was an American rapper and record producer, and was famous during his tenure under Bad Boy Records.
Welcome Back is the third studio album by American rapper Mase. It was released on August 24, 2004, by Bad Boy Records and Universal Records. The album debuted at No. 4 on the charts, selling 188,000 copies in the first week. The album received gold certification by the RIAA, signifying sales of 559,000 copies in the United States.
Hot & Wet is the fourth studio album by American R&B group 112. It was released by Bad Boy Records and Def Soul on December 9, 2003 in the United States. The album followed the successful Part III album, with the club tracks "Na Na Na Na" and "Hot & Wet" which was produced by Stevie J. It was also their first album not exclusively associated with Bad Boy, signaling the groups' eventual departure from the label in 2004.
Miles Peter Kane is an English singer and musician, best known as a solo artist and the co-frontman of the Last Shadow Puppets. He was also the former frontman of the Rascals, before the band announced their break-up in August 2009.
"Lovers and Friends" is a song by American rap group Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz featuring American singer Usher and American rapper Ludacris, from the group's fifth and final studio album, Crunk Juice (2004). The song was written by the artists alongside Michael Sterling, while produced by Lil Jon. It was released by BME and TVT Records in November 2004, as the third single from the album. An R&B slow jam, the song consists of a piano melody and hook, and contains a sample of Sterling's song of the same name. The lyrics depict the three artists attempting to seduce women.
Hanson Academy is a co-educational secondary school and sixth-form located in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
"Bassline Junkie" is a song by British rapper Dizzee Rascal from his mixtape Dirtee TV.com – The Mixtape EP, Vol.2 (2013). The song was produced by MJ Cole and peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart despite not being officially released as a single. The track also appeared on The Fifth, Dizzee's 2013 album, and was one of the few UK urban tracks on the album, with most tracks continuing his move away from grime and garage to other genres.
Henry Laufer, known professionally as Shlohmo, is an American musician and producer from Los Angeles. He is best known for his experimental production style and for founding the record label Wedidit Records.
Zain Javadd Malik, known professionally as Zayn Malik or simply Zayn, is a British singer and songwriter. Malik auditioned as a solo contestant for the British music competition television series The X Factor in 2010. After being eliminated, he was brought back to the competition to form the five-piece boy band One Direction, which went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. He left the group in March 2015 and signed a solo recording contract with RCA Records.
Kevin Adam Christie, known professionally as Majestic, is a musician from North London. His singles "Creeping in the Dark", "Naughty Sesh", and "Set My Heart on Fire" charted at numbers 75, 52, and 50 on the UK singles chart, his remixes of Boney M.'s "Rasputin" and Whitney Houston's "Million Dollar Bill" charted at numbers 11 and 67 on said chart, and his vocals have also been sampled in Skrillex's "Ruffneck " and Droideka's "Get Hyper", which charted at numbers 89 and 29. In 2020, his, FooR, and Dread MC's 2018 Friends of FooR album track "Fresh" was used in an advertising campaign for Coors Light.
Osten S. Harvey Jr., better known by his stage name Easy Mo Bee, is an American hip hop and R&B record producer and DJ, known for his production work for artists such as Big Daddy Kane and Miles Davis, as well as his affiliation with Bad Boy Records in its early years, and his production involvement in The Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album, Ready to Die. He also produced two songs on 2Pac's album, Me Against the World.
Kane Allen Brown is an American country singer. First garnering a mass following on social media, he released his debut extended play (EP) Closer in June 2015, and followed it up with the single, "Used to Love You Sober" in October of that year. After Brown signed with RCA Nashville in early 2016, the song was included on his second EP and major label debut, Chapter 1 in March 2016. He released his eponymous debut studio album later that year in December. The album spawned the single "What Ifs", and in October 2017, Brown became the first artist to have simultaneous number ones on all five main Billboard country charts. Brown released his second album, Experiment, in November 2018, which became his first number one album on the Billboard 200.
"Bad Liar" is a song by American singer Selena Gomez, released on May 18, 2017 by Interscope Records. it appears as an international bonus track on Gomez's third studio album, Rare (2020). The track was written by Gomez, Justin Tranter, Julia Michaels, and its producer Ian Kirkpatrick. The song interpolates the bassline from Talking Heads' 1977 single "Psycho Killer", written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth. A vertical music video accompanied the release, becoming the first music video to premiere on Spotify, where it was made available exclusively. The official music video directed by Jesse Peretz, was released on June 14, 2017 on Gomez's Vevo channel on YouTube, in which she portrays four characters.
1000 gecs is the debut studio album by American hyperpop duo 100 gecs, released on May 31, 2019, through Dog Show Records. It was preceded by the release of lead single "Money Machine" two days earlier.
"London Boy" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her seventh studio album, Lover (2019). Swift, Jack Antonoff, and Sounwave wrote the song; the first two are credited as producers while Sounwave is credited as co-producer. A reggae-influenced bubblegum pop song, "London Boy" includes a spoken-word intro by the English actor Idris Elba and contains an interpolation of the song "Cold War" by the American singer Cautious Clay, who was given a co-writing credit on the track. Inspired by Swift's experiences in London, the lyrics mention various London locations and express a Tennessean woman's infatuation with a male love interest from the city.
"Don't You Worry About Me" is a song by British bassline collective Bad Boy Chiller Crew. It was released on 18 February 2021, via Relentless Records, as the first single from the group's EP Charva Anthems. It was later featured on their mixtape Disrespectful in February 2022. The song reached number 31 in the United Kingdom, as well as number 89 in Ireland.
Victoria Beverley Walker, known professionally as PinkPantheress, is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her songs, which are frequently short in length and include samples of music from the 1990s and 2000s, span a number of genres, including bedroom pop, drum and bass, alt-pop, and 2-step garage.
Disrespectful is the first mixtape by British bassline collective Bad Boy Chiller Crew, released on 18 February 2022 through House Anxiety and Relentless Records. It includes the singles "Don't You Worry About Me" and "BMW", which reached the top 40 and top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, respectively. The mixtape received acclaim from critics, reached number two on the UK Albums Chart and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in 2023.
Alex Holder is a British documentary filmmaker, founder and managing director of AJH Films.
