Jordan Michael Houston III,known professionally as Juicy J,is an American record producer and rapper. Originally from Memphis,Tennessee,he is a founding member of the Southern hip hop group Three 6 Mafia,established in 1991. He released ten studio albums with the group,which began as an underground act until attaining mainstream recognition and signing with Loud Records,an imprint of Columbia Records in 2000. The group's 2005 single,"Stay Fly" reached their furthest commercial success and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. That same year,they recorded the song "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" for the film Hustle &Flow,which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Chauncey Alexander Hollis Jr.,known professionally as Hit-Boy,is an American record producer,rapper,singer,and songwriter from Fontana,California. He first signed with fellow producer Polow da Don in 2007 as in-house production staff for his label Zone 4,and later signed with Kanye West's GOOD Music in 2011 to serve a similar role. He first gained major recognition for his work on Lil Wayne's 2011 single "Drop the World",which entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 18. The following year,he produced West and Jay-Z's 2011 single "Niggas in Paris",which peaked at number five on the chart and received diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
ASAP Mob is an American hip hop collective formed in 2006 in Harlem,New York City,that consists of rappers,record producers,music video directors and fashion designers.
Stay Trippy is the third solo studio album by American rapper Juicy J. The album was released on August 27,2013,by Kemosabe Records and Columbia Records. The album was Juicy J's first solo album since distancing himself from Three 6 Mafia and joining Wiz Khalifa's Taylor Gang Records,who makes three appearances on the album.
Clifford Ian Simpson,known by his stage name Kevin Abstract,is an American rapper,singer,and songwriter known for his role as a founding member of Brockhampton. He released his debut album,MTV1987,in 2014 to critical acclaim,and received attention from a number of major music blogs and magazine publications. His second album,American Boyfriend:A Suburban Love Story,was released in November 2016,his third,Arizona Baby,was released in April 2019,and his fourth,Blanket,was released in November 2023.
Jordan Terrell Carter,known professionally as Playboi Carti,is an American rapper,singer,and songwriter. An influential figure among his generation,he has contributed to the progression of rage and trap music. He first signed with the local underground record label Awful Records in 2014,and later signed with ASAP Mob's record label AWGE,in a joint venture with Interscope Records two years later. Carter gained mainstream attention following the release of his eponymous debut mixtape (2017),which peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard 200 and spawned the Billboard Hot 100-charting singles "Magnolia" and "Wokeuplikethis".
Brockhampton was an American hip-hop boy band founded in 2010 as AliveSinceForever in San Marcos,Texas. Led by Kevin Abstract and formed partially through the online music discussion forum KanyeToThe,the group's final line-up consisted of vocalists Kevin Abstract,Matt Champion,Merlyn Wood,and Dom McLennon,vocalists/producers Joba,Bearface,and Jabari Manwa and producers Romil Hemnani and Kiko Merley,as well as graphic designer Henock "HK" Sileshi,photographer Ashlan Grey,web designer Roberto Ontenient,and manager Jon Nunes.
Dominic Fike is an American singer-songwriter. Fike first received recognition after releasing several popular songs to the website SoundCloud. Following the release of his debut extended play,Don't Forget About Me,Demos (2018),he signed to Columbia Records. Fike's song "3 Nights" reached the top ten in multiple countries. He later collaborated with fellow American musicians Brockhampton and Halsey. His debut album,What Could Possibly Go Wrong,was released in 2020. The album charted in the top 50 of multiple countries,including the United States and Australia. He recorded a cover of Paul McCartney's song "The Kiss of Venus" for the album McCartney III Imagined (2021).
Montero Lamar Hill,better known by his stage name Lil Nas X,is an American rapper,singer,and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his country rap single "Old Town Road," which spent 19 weeks atop the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart—becoming the longest-running number-one song since the chart's debut in 1958. During the course of this,Lil Nas X came out as gay,becoming the only artist to do so while having a number-one record.
American rapper and singer-songwriter Lil Nas X has released one studio album,two extended plays (EP),one mixtape and fourteen singles. The release of his country rap single "Old Town Road",achieved viral popularity in early 2019 and climbed the music charts internationally and became diamond certified by November of that same year. Lil Nas X released his second EP,titled 7 in 2019 through Columbia Records. Two more singles were released from the EP "Panini" and "Rodeo". His debut studio album,Montero was released in 2021 through Columbia Records. The album was preceded by the chart-topping singles "Montero " and "Industry Baby",as well as "Sun Goes Down".
Arizona Baby is the third studio album by American rapper Kevin Abstract,released on April 25,2019 by Question Everything,Inc. through RCA Records. The album was released cumulatively,with the eponymous first part released on April 11,followed by a second part titled Ghettobaby on April 18. It was primarily produced by Jack Antonoff and Abstract's fellow Brockhampton member Romil Hemnani,with several other members of Brockhampton providing additional production,vocals,and instrumentation.
The 2019 MTV Video Music Awards were held on August 26,2019,at the Prudential Center in Newark,being the first VMA ceremony to be held in New Jersey. Sebastian Maniscalco hosted the 36th annual ceremony. Ariana Grande,Taylor Swift,and Billie Eilish were the most awarded with three each. Missy Elliott became the first female rapper to win the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. The show was broadcast on a variety of Viacom-owned networks,as well as their respective websites,and apps through TV Everywhere authentication. 2019 MTV Video Music Awards won the 2020 Webby Award for Events in the category Social.
"Rodeo" is a song by American rappers Lil Nas X and Cardi B from the former's second EP,7 (2019). The song was written by the artists alongside Pardison Fontaine and producers Take a Daytrip,Roy Lenzo,and Russ Chell. Due to the song's interpolation of Heart's 1977 song "Barracuda," band members Ann Wilson,Nancy Wilson,Michael Derosier,and Roger Fisher are also credited as songwriters. Musically,the song is a country trap track with a surf trumpet and reverberated staccato guitar riff. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics,who praised Cardi B's verse.
What Could Possibly Go Wrong is the debut studio album by American singer and rapper Dominic Fike. It was originally scheduled for release on July 10,2020,but due to the Black Lives Matter protests that were occurring at the time it was pushed back three weeks.
James Harmon Stack,known professionally as Jim-E Stack,is an American musician,songwriter,record producer,and DJ born in San Francisco,CA,and based in Los Angeles,CA. His solo releases have featured Bon Iver,Empress Of,Charli XCX,Ant Clemons,Jana Hunter of Lower Dens,and the Range. As a songwriter and record producer,Stack has collaborated with Dominic Fike,Kacy Hill,Octavian,Bon Iver,Joji,Caroline Polachek,Haim,Diplo,Empress Of,and more. He has remixed Wet,Anna of the North,Rostam,Active Child,and Lower Dens,as well as other artists.
Edy Junior Edouard,known professionally as Snot,is an American rapper,singer,and songwriter. Born in New York City,he moved to Lake Worth Beach,Florida at seven years old,where he would begin his rap career through SoundCloud in 2016. Snot rose to fame with the release of his breakout single "Gosha" in September 2018. He is currently signed to 300 Entertainment.
"Holiday" is a song by American rapper and singer Lil Nas X. It was released on November 13,2020,through Columbia Records,as a standalone single. A preview of the song,titled "The Origins of Holiday",was released on November 8. It is a Christmas-themed song,described as a stopgap single between his debut EP 7 and follow-up single "Montero ".
"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" is a song by American rapper and singer Lil Nas X. First previewed in a Super Bowl LV commercial in February 2021,the song was released on March 26,2021,through Columbia Records,as the lead single and title track from his debut studio album,Montero (2021). It was written by Lil Nas X along with its producers,Take a Daytrip,Omer Fedi,and Roy Lenzo.
Omer Fedi is an Israeli record producer,songwriter and musician from Tel Aviv. He has co-written,produced and performed on "Mood" by 24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior,"Montero " by Lil Nas X,"Unholy" by Sam Smith and Kim Petras and "Stay" by the Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber,all of which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100,the Kid Laroi and Juice Wrld's platinum single "Go!" and Machine Gun Kelly's Tickets to My Downfall album which peaked at number one on the Billboard 200. He was included on XXL magazine's list of the "best hip hop producers of 2020". He has been nominated and won several awards such as the Grammys,iHeart Radio Music Awards,BMI Awards and Variety Awards.
Montero is the debut studio album by American rapper and singer Lil Nas X,released on September 17,2021,by Columbia Records. Five singles supported Montero:the lead single "Montero ","Sun Goes Down","Industry Baby","Thats What I Want",and "Lost in the Citadel". "Montero " and "Industry Baby" topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,while "Thats What I Want" peaked within the top ten.
