Jason Drew Harrow,better known by his stage name Kardinal Offishall,is a Canadian rapper and record producer. Often credited as Canada's "hip hop ambassador",he has been regarded as one of the country's most prominent hip hop producers during the 2000s and is distinctive for his reggae and dancehall-influenced style of hip hop.
Pierre David Guetta is a French DJ and record producer. He has sold over 10 million albums and 65 million singles globally,with more than 30 billion streams on spotify. Guetta was voted the number one DJ in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs polls in 2011,and throughout 2020 until 2023. In 2013,Billboard ranked his song "When Love Takes Over" as the number one dance-pop collaboration ever.
Estelle Fanta Swaray is a British singer,rapper and actress. She is known for her eclectic blending of musical genres including R&B,soul,reggae,grime,hip hop and dance. She has collaborated with prominent American artists including Chris Brown,Kanye West,will.i.am,Nas,Akon,Tyler,the Creator,Robin Thicke and Rick Ross,among others.
Raghav Mathur,known professionally as Raghav,is a Canadian singer. He has released three studio albums:the debut Storyteller in 2004,Identity in 2009,and The Phoenix in 2012. His most known commercial success was with "Angel Eyes" which peaked at number 7 in the UK in 2005. His singles "So Confused","Can't Get Enough" and "It Can't Be Right" also reached the UK top ten in 2004. Raghav continued to have success on Canadian charts in 2010s with subsequent hits like "So Much" with Kardinal Offishall,"Fire","Top of the World","Woohoo" and "Until the Sun Comes Up" (featuring Indian actor Abhishek Bachchan and US artist Nelly. In an interview with Calgary Herald in 2017,Raghav says his upbringing in Calgary plays a crucial role in his musical development.
Back on My B.S. is the eighth studio album by American rapper Busta Rhymes. It was released on May 19,2009,through Flipmode and Universal Motown. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Pharrell Williams,DJ Scratch,Danja and Cool &Dre among others. The album also features guest appearances by T-Pain,Jamie Foxx,Akon,Lil Wayne,Mary J. Blige,T.I. and many more.
Quest for Fire:Firestarter,Vol. 1 is the second studio album by Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall. It was released on MCA Records,his first album for a major label. It is a recompilation album,which includes older songs and demos that he used to get signed. The lead single,"BaKardi Slang",became his first single to appear on a Billboard chart. The second single,"Ol' Time Killin'",was a minor hit. The album received generally favorable reviews from music critics.
Not 4 Sale is the fourth studio album by Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall,released September 9,2008 on Konvict Muzik and Interscope Records. It is his second international major-label album after Quest for Fire:Firestarter,Vol. 1,released in 2001. It was a critical success,and included the top five Billboard Hot 100 single "Dangerous",and the minor hit "Numba 1 ".
Shine is the second studio album by British singer Estelle. It was released on 23 September 2008 supported by the lead single "Wait a Minute ",released in November 2007.
"American Boy”is a song by British singer and rapper Estelle featuring American rapper Kanye West from the former's second studio album Shine (2008). The song was written by the artists,alongside Ethan Hendrickson,will.i.am,John Legend,Josh Lopez,Caleb Speir,and Keith Harris. It was produced by will.i.am,and uses the instrumental from "Impatient" from his own third studio album Songs About Girls (2007). "American Boy" is a breezy R&B and disco-funk song that lyrically describes a romance with an American suitor. The song's conception came after Legend,Estelle's mentor,suggested she write a song about meeting a man from the United States.
"Dangerous" is a song by Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall featuring American singer Akon. Produced by DJ Kemo and hAZEL,it was the first single from his fourth album,Not 4 Sale. It was released to radio in March 2008,and on iTunes on April 1. On the week of May 13,at the American iTunes Store,the song was offered as a free download. The song won the award for Single of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards. In January 2023,the single was certified 4×platinum by Music Canada and 3×platinum by the RIAA.
"Come Over" is the fifth UK single and the second US single from Estelle's second studio album Shine (2008). A remixed version of the song was released,featuring reggae artist Sean Paul. It was released to US radio on 15 September 2008.
"Beautiful" is the third single from Akon's third studio album,Freedom. The song features American pop singer Colby O'Donis and a rap verse from Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall. "Beautiful" was released to radio on January 6,2009. The song has also been released in other three international versions,with different featured artists replacing both Colby's vocals and Kardinal's rapping:in Portuguese with Brazilian singer Negra Li,in Dutch with Dutch singer Brace,and in Spanish with Mexican singer Dulce María. The original version peaked at number nineteen on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States,the original version peaked within the top ten of the charts in Israel and the United Kingdom.
One Love is the fourth studio album by French DJ David Guetta,first released in the United Kingdom on 24 August 2009 through Virgin Records. Guetta's first major international release,the album received generally favourable reviews from music critics,and was a commercial success,selling over 3 million copies globally. It spawned a total of six worldwide hit singles throughout 2009 and 2010,most notably "When Love Takes Over",featuring American recording artist Kelly Rowland,"Sexy Bitch",featuring Senegalese-American R&B singer Akon,and "Who's That Chick?",featuring Barbadian recording artist Rihanna and "One Love",featuring British recording artist Estelle. One Love is also Guetta's last studio album to feature his long-time collaborator,Chris Willis,on vocals. Since the album's initial release,it has since been reissued several times to include previously unreleased tracks and other bonus material.
"When Love Takes Over" is a song by French DJ and record producer David Guetta featuring vocals by American singer Kelly Rowland,from Guetta's fourth studio album,One Love (2009). It was released as the lead single from the album on 21 April 2009 by Virgin Records. The song was conceived when Guetta played the instrumental version during one of his DJ sets in summer 2008;American recording artist Kelly Rowland,who fell in love with the track,convinced Guetta to allow her to take it so that she could write and record vocals for it. It was co-written by Nervo.
"Sexy Bitch",also known as "Sexy Chick" in clean versions,is a song by French DJ David Guetta recorded for his fourth studio album One Love (2009). The song features vocals from Senegalese singer Akon. It was released as the second single from One Love internationally. The song was serviced to mainstream and rhythmic crossover radios on September 1,2009,in the United States,through Astralwerks,together with Capitol Records.
"One Love" is the third single released by French DJ and record producer David Guetta from his fourth studio album of the same name. The single was released in the United Kingdom on 23 November 2009. It features guest vocals by Grammy Award-winning British singer Estelle. It was added to the BBC Radio 1 playlist the week of 28 October 2009.
Canadian rapper and record producer Kardinal Offishall has released five studio albums,one extended play (EP),thirty-three singles,and five mixtapes.
Rachel Estelle Irene Prager,professionally known as Baby Blue,is a British rapper and singer from London,England. She is known for her work with singer Estelle and collaborations with John Legend,Madness,Sway,Shystie,Ms. Dynamite and Lady Sovereign. Baby Blue has a sound that fuses hip hop with grime,R&B and soul. In 2018,Prager-Riel became "Head of Music" at 7Wallace,Idris Elba's record label.
All of Me is the third studio album by British rapper and singer Estelle. It was first released on 24 February 2012 in Ireland,28 February in the United States and 12 March in the United Kingdom.
Step Up 3D (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film soundtrack for the film Step Up 3D. It was released on July 27,2010,by Atlantic Records.
