Shawntae Harris-Dupart,better known by her stage name Da Brat,is an American rapper. Born and raised in Chicago,Illinois,she began her career in 1992,the year she signed with So So Def Records. Her debut album Funkdafied (1994) sold one million copies,making her the first female solo rap act to receive a platinum certification,and the second overall female rap act after Salt-N-Pepa.
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin is an American rapper,songwriter,record producer,record executive,entrepreneur,and DJ.
Kris Kross was an American hip hop duo that consisted of Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly and Chris "Daddy Mac" Smith.
"I Think They Like Me" is a song by American hip hop group Dem Franchize Boyz. It was released in August 2005 as a single from their self-titled debut album Dem Franchize Boyz. The song's chorus is sampled from their debut single "White Tee".
"Welcome to Atlanta" is a 2002 hip hop song by Jermaine Dupri featuring Ludacris. It was released in 2002 as the second single released from Dupri's 2001 album Instructions and also appeared as a hidden track on Ludacris' second album,Word of Mouf. The song praises Dupri and Ludacris's hometown of Atlanta,Georgia. It samples "Five Minutes Of Funk" by Whodini,as well as "Do It Baby" by The Miracles.
Funkdafied is the debut album by American rapper Da Brat. It was released on June 28,1994,and sold over one million copies,making her the first solo female rapper to go Platinum. Funkdafied debuted and peaked at number 11 on the Billboard 200,and topped the Rap Charts and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album was preceded by the first single,"Funkdafied",released on May 13,1994. The single went Platinum in August and then the album went Platinum in January 1995.
Totally Krossed Out is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Kris Kross. It was produced and largely written by Jermaine Dupri and Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo and released on March 31,1992,by Ruffhouse Records and Columbia Records. After developing a musical concept for the duo,Dupri and Nicolo spent two years writing and producing the album.
Da Bomb is the second studio album by the hip-hop duo Kris Kross,released a year after their first album Totally Krossed Out. The group tried a hardcore/gangsta look to fit with the new style of hip-hop. The album was not as successful as Totally Krossed Out,as many fans were not impressed with the new look and style and the use of the word "nigga" and reviews were mixed. The line "I drop bombs like Hiroshima" from "Da Bomb" was edited out of the album's Japanese release and the artwork was completely changed. The album was certified platinum in the US. Three singles were released,"Alright","I'm Real" and "Da Bomb".
Young,Rich &Dangerous is the third and final studio album by American hip hop duo Kris Kross. It was produced by Jermaine Dupri and released in 1996 by So So Def Recordings. Two hit singles were released from the album,"Tonite's tha Night" and "Live and Die for Hip-Hop". "Live and Die for Hip-Hop" featured Da Brat,Aaliyah,Jermaine Dupri and Mr. Black. Despite some positive reviews,Young,Rich &Dangerous was the least successful album for Kris Kross. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 4,1996.
Best Of Kris Kross Remixed '92 '94 '96 is a remix/compilation album by the hip hop duo Kris Kross. The album has remixes of every hit single from their albums Totally Krossed Out,Da Bomb and Young,Rich &Dangerous apart from "I Missed the Bus" and includes a previously unreleased track entitled "Raide". Guests appearances were made by Redman,Super Cat and DJ Clark Kent.
Gonna Make U Jump is a compilation album by hip hop duo Kris Kross,first released April 28,1998. It was the group's last album. Although it is a compilation,the album only contains four out of the ten singles released by the group. Due to this fact,it was not well received.
"Warm It Up" is the second single released from Kris Kross' debut album,Totally Krossed Out. Produced and written by Jermaine Dupri,"Warm It Up" was released as the follow-up to the duo's multi-platinum chart topping hit,"Jump" on June 4,1992. The song became the second consecutive top 15 hit released from the album,reaching 13 on the Billboard Hot 100,and #4 in Canada,as well as their second consecutive single to reach #1 on the Rap charts. "Warm It Up" was certified gold on August 8,1992. In 1993 Kids Incorporated covered "Warm It Up" in the Season 9 episode "Secret Admirer". The music video was directed by Rich Murray and was awarded Best Rap Video by a new artist by Billboard Magazine in 1992
"I Missed the Bus" is a song by American hip-hop duo Kris Kross. It was released in September 1992 as the third single from their debut album,Totally Krossed Out (1992).
"It's a Shame" is the fourth and final single released by American duo Kris Kross from their album,Totally Krossed Out. It is the least successful of the four singles,as it did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100. However,it did manage to reach number 11 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart and number 55 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number 31 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was written and produced by Jermaine Dupri. The group had performed "It's a Shame" on numerous television shows such as A Different World.
"Alright" is the first single released from American hip hop duo Kris Kross' second album,Da Bomb. The song was produced and written by Jermaine Dupri and features reggae star,Super Cat on the chorus.
"Tonite's tha Night" is a song by American rap duo Kris Kross,released as the first single from their third and final album,Young,Rich &Dangerous (1996). It features background vocals from Trey Lorenz and has a remix that features Redman. The single was certified gold on January 17,1996.
American record producer Jermaine Dupri has released several music videos,working with various directors. He has also been featured in several music videos,making cameo appearances for other prominent recording artists. Dupri also presented the Lifetime talent show,The Rap Game making it his television production.
MTV Party To Go Volume 10 was the tenth album in the MTV Party To Go series. The album was certified gold in January 1997 by the RIAA.
"Give It 2 You" is the third and final single released from Da Brat's debut album,Funkdafied,the first album from a female rapper to go platinum.
Youtha Anthony Fowler,better known by his stage name DJ Nabs,is an American DJ and record producer. He has been part of the Atlanta hip hop scene since the late 1980s and worked with hip hop artists such as Kris Kross,Da Brat,Bow Wow,Xscape,Speech,and Trick Daddy,hosted several radio shows,and toured with Mariah Carey,Ciara and Michael Jackson. He published his compilation album In the Lab with DJ Nabs - The Live Album in 1998. Nabs founded the MAD DJ Academy,and hosted and co-created Ultimate Mad DJ Contest,an event showcasing emerging DJs.
