Shawntae Harris-Dupart,better known by her stage name Da Brat,is an American rapper. Born and raised in Chicago,she began her career in 1992 and signed with Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings two years later to release her debut studio album,Funkdafied (1994). Receiving platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),it became the first album by a female hip hop solo act to do so.
Naughty by Nature is an American hip hop trio from East Orange,New Jersey,consisting of Treach,Vin Rock,and DJ Kay Gee.
The Blueprint 2:The Gift &the Curse is the seventh studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. A double album,it was released on November 12,2002,by Roc-A-Fella Records and Island Def Jam Music Group. The album serves as a sequel to his sixth album The Blueprint (2001). The album debuted at number one,shipping with first-week sales of 545,000 units. The album is certified 3x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. In 2013,Jay-Z cited this album as his second-worst due to an overabundance of songs on the album. A one-disc reissue,titled Blueprint 2.1,was released in 2003.
Lead the Way is the second studio album by American rap supergroup,T.W.D.Y. It was released October 3,2000 on Thump Records. It peaked at number 74 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album was produced entirely by Ant Banks and Sonny B. It features guest performances by West Coast heavy-weights:Kurupt,Ice-T,Too Short,CJ Mac,B-Legit,MC Eiht,Luniz,King T,Dru Down and Cold 187um.
The following list contains songs produced,co-produced or remixed by hip-hop producer DJ Premier.
Shon Adams,better known by his stage name E-A-Ski,is an American rapper and producer from Oakland,California. He served as both a rapper and producer for No Limit Records,producing on Master P's early records and also releasing some of his own material.
Bad Dreams is the second studio album by Canadian hip hop group Swollen Members on Battleaxe Records,released in 2001. Bad Dreams was a progression of the sound the group expressed on Balance leaning more towards the mainstream. "Take It Back" was the album's first single though the record didn't take off until the second single,"Fuel Injected" was released. "Fuel Injected" turned the underground rap group into household names overnight. The follow-up single "Bring It Home" was equally successful peaking at #3 on the Canadian Singles Chart,helping the record attain Platinum certification in Canada. The presence of Moka Only on the group's two biggest singles prompted him to join the group from 2002 to 2005. The 19th and 20th tracks are bonus tracks that appear on the 2002 reissue only. The reissue also sports an alternate cover similar to the original release. The original album also contains a hidden remix of "Take It Back" produced by Joey Chavez that appears after the end of "High Road". Kludge magazine listed Bad Dreams as one of the 25 best albums of 2001. Bad Dreams was the seventh-best selling rap album in Canada in 2002 and the best-selling rap album of the year in Canada by a Canadian rap artist.
How You Luv That Vol. 2 is a re-release of the first album by hip hop duo Big Tymer$ released in late 1998. Cash Money re-released How You Luv That as How You Luv That Vol. 2 in late 1998 after signing its distribution deal with Universal Records. This re-release substitutes a remix of "Stun'n" for the original version and adds "Big Ballin'," "Money &Power," and "Drop It Like It's Hot".
Hits is the first greatest hits album by the American rapper Spice 1,released November 10,1998,on Jive Records. The album features production by Ant Banks,Blackjack,Clint "Payback" Sands,E-A-Ski &CMT,MC Eiht,Paris,Rick Rock and Spice 1. It peaked at number 82 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album has guest performances by 2Pac,MC Eiht,Method Man,and G-Nut of 187 Fac.
Homicidal Lifestyle is an album by the American rapper Gangsta Pat,released in 1997.
St. Marxmen is a mixtape by M.O.P. It is a mixture of new songs,unreleased songs from the Roc-A-Fella era and some cameos such as Ol' Dirty Bastard's "Pop Shots" (Remix).
"Baby" is the third single from rapper LL Cool J's thirteenth album,Exit 13. It features R&B singer The-Dream,who co-wrote and produced the song alongside record producer Tricky Stewart.
U-N-I are a hip hop duo from Inglewood,Los Angeles,consisting of Y-O and Thurzday.
"React" is a song by American hip hop group Onyx. It was released on June 2,1998 by JMJ Records,Rush Associated Labels and Def Jam as the third single from Onyx's third album,Shut 'Em Down. The song featured Onyx affiliates X1,Bonifucco and Still Livin' and then-unknown 50 Cent in his first official appearance on a song.
Pre-Meditated Drama is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Steady Mobb'n,released May 6,1997 on Bomb Shelter and No Limit Records. The 12 songs DJ Daryl produced were recorded at The Grill Studios in Oakland California. It managed to gain decent success,peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at 29 on the Billboard 200 selling 74,000 copies in its first week.
187 Fac was an American rap group from Hayward,California,with two members:Den Fenn and G-Nut. After releasing their debut album,The U.N.E.,in 1993,they made their first guest appearance on Ant Banks' 1995 album,Do or Die. Before releasing their second album,Fac Not Fiction on Penalty Recordings in 1997,they appeared together on several albums,including:Murder Squad Nationwide,The Rompalation, and Have Heart Have Money. In 1996,they appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation CD,America is Dying Slowly,alongside Biz Markie,Wu-Tang Clan,and Fat Joe,among many other prominent hip hop artists. The CD,meant to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic among African American men,was heralded as "a masterpiece" by The Source magazine.
The Trackmasters,also known as Poke &Tone,is an American hip hop production duo composed of music producers Poke and Tone,best known for their commercial hit records in the mid-late 1990s and early 2000s. Frank "Nitty" Pimentel joined forces with the duo to complete the success of "Trackmasters". Throughout their career,they have worked with various hip-hop and R&B artists including Destiny's Child,Nas,R. Kelly,LL Cool J,Mary J. Blige,Will Smith,Jay-Z,Cam'ron,Jennifer Lopez,Mariah Carey,The Notorious B.I.G. and 50 Cent.
"Hold You Down" is a song by American disc jockey DJ Khaled featuring American singers Chris Brown,August Alsina and Jeremih,&American rapper Future from the former's eighth studio album I Changed a Lot. It was released on August 3,2014 as the albums second single,becoming certified gold by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 4,2015. The track topped the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and is August Alsina's first top 40 entry,as well as DJ Khaled's seventh.
Jungle Brothers are an American hip hop trio composed of Michael Small,Nathaniel Hall,and Sammy Burwell. Hailed as pioneers of the fusion of jazz,hip-hop,and house music,they were the first hip-hop group to collaborate with a house-music producer. The trio released their debut album,Straight out the Jungle in July 1988. Their hip-house club hit single,"I'll House You" was added to the album in late-1988 reissues. Fostered by Kool DJ Red Alert,the Jungle Brothers' success paved the way for De La Soul,A Tribe Called Quest,and eventually the Native Tongues collective that they founded.
Isis Naija Gaston,known professionally as Ice Spice,is an American rapper. Born and raised in the Bronx,New York City,she embarked on her musical career while studying at college in 2021 after meeting producer RiotUSA.
