Timothy Zachery Mosley,known professionally as Timbaland,is an American record producer,rapper,singer,songwriter,and record executive. He has received widespread acclaim for his innovative production work and distinctive "stuttering" rhythmic style. In 2007,Entertainment Weekly stated that "just about every current pop trend can be traced back to him —from sultry,urban-edged R&B songstresses ... to the art of incorporating avant-garde sounds into No. 1 hits."
Aaron Tyler,better known by his stage name MC Eiht,is an American rapper and actor. Many of his songs are based on his life in Compton. His stage name was partly inspired by the numeral in KRS-One's name. He chose Eiht for its links to "hood culture",including Olde English 800 and .38 caliber firearms. He is the de facto leader of West Coast hip hop group Compton's Most Wanted,which also included fellow Compton-based rappers Boom Bam,The Unknown DJ,Tha Chill,DJ Mike T,DJ Slip and Ant Capone. He is also known for his role as A-Wax in the 1993 film Menace II Society, as well as playing the character Ryder in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas.
Adina Marie Howard is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to fame during the mid-1990s with her debut album,Do You Wanna Ride? and her debut single,"Freak like Me". Some of her other minor hits include "What's Love Got to Do with It?","(Freak) And U Know It","Nasty Grind","Freaks" and "T-Shirt &Panties".
David Marvin Blake,better known by his stage names DJ Quik or Da Quiksta,is an American rapper,songwriter,DJ,and record-producer,known for his production in the G-funk style of West Coast hip-hop. Blake has collaborated with Snoop Dogg,Kurupt,Tupac,Erick Sermon,R.Kelly and Shaquille O'Neal,among others. Blake's stage name reflects his ability to produce songs in a short period of time. Some of his top songs include "Dollaz + Sense","Tonite","Born and Raised in Compton" and "Jus Lyke Compton".
Webster Gradney,Jr. who performs under the mononym Webbie,is an American rapper from Baton Rouge,Louisiana. He's been signed to the independent Trill Entertainment label since 2003. In 2005 he came into the hip hop scene with "Gimme That" featuring Bun B. His songs "Bad Bitch" and "Swerve" were featured on Gangsta Musik,his 2003 group album with Lil Boosie,and in the 2005 movie Hustle &Flow. Webbie's second album,Savage Life 2,was released in early 2008 with the hit single "Independent" featuring Lil Boosie and Lil Phat.
Richard Kylea Cowie Jr.,better known by his stage name Wiley,is a British grime MC,rapper,songwriter,DJ and record producer from Bow,London,currently wanted by the Metropolitan Police under an arrest warrant due to failing to appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 11 November 2021.
Faheem Rashad Najm,better known by his stage name T-Pain,is an American rapper,singer,songwriter,and record producer. Throughout his career as a singer,T-Pain popularized the creative use of the Auto-Tune pitch correction effect,used with extreme parameter settings to create distinctive vocal sounds. His success with the effect has influenced several other major artists to adopt it as well,namely rappers Snoop Dogg,Lil Wayne,Kanye West,Future and Travis Scott,among others. After signing with singer Akon's Konvict Muzik,T-Pain subsequently founded his own vanity label imprint,Nappy Boy Entertainment,established in 2005.
The Fixxers is an American hip hop supergroup,formed in late 2006 by two Compton-based West Coast rap veterans DJ Quik and AMG.
Far East Movement is an Asian-American hip hop and electronic music group based in Los Angeles. The group formed in 2003 and as of August 2018 consists of Kev Nish,Prohgress,DJ Virman,and formerly J-Splif. Their 2010 single,"Like a G6",featuring pop-rap duo The Cataracs and singer Dev hit number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and on the iTunes chart in late October 2010,making them the first Asian-American group to earn a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Among their other chart successes are:"Rocketeer" featuring Ryan Tedder of One Republic,which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100;"Turn Up the Love",which peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom,and their 2012 remix of the song "Get Up (Rattle)" by the Bingo Players,which topped the charts in the United Kingdom.
Tinashe Jorgensen Kachingwe,known mononymously as Tinashe,is an American singer,dancer,and actress. Born in Lexington,Kentucky,Tinashe moved to Los Angeles as a child to pursue a career in entertainment. Her notable roles included as a motion-capture model in the animated film The Polar Express (2004),Robin Wheeler in the Cartoon Network television series Out of Jimmy's Head (2007–2008),and a recurring role in the CBS series Two and a Half Men (2008–2009).
The Book of David is the eighth studio album by American rapper and producer DJ Quik,released April 19,2011 on Mad Science and Fontana Distribution.
Greyson Michael Chance is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He rose to national attention in 2010 with his performance of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" at a grade school music festival which went viral on YouTube,gaining over 71 million views. Two of his original compositions,"Stars" and "Broken Hearts",gained over six and eight million views respectively on his channel. Chance's debut single,"Waiting Outside the Lines",was released in October 2010 followed by his debut studio album,Hold On 'til the Night,in August 2011.
John W. Armour,better known by his stage name Johnny Polygon,is an American rapper,singer,songwriter and music producer. Raised in Tulsa,Oklahoma,Polygon would meet American producer DJ Green Lantern in 2008,who offered him a record deal with his label imprint,Invasion Music Group. In 2009,Polygon released his first project under the label,an extended play (EP) titled Group Hug,which URB Magazine called "risky yet authentic." In 2010,Polygon followed his EP with Rebel Without Applause,his first official mixtape,which included the promotional single,"The Riot Song". The single went on to be featured on MTV,VH1 and Centric,as well as the HBO television series,How to Make it in America.
Revolver,is the fourth studio album by American R&B singer T-Pain,released through Konvict Muzik,RCA Records and his own label Nappy Boy Entertainment on December 6,2011. It is his first album released after the dissolution of his previous label,Jive Records. Recording sessions for the album have taken place from 2009 to 2011. T-Pain stated that the two R's in the word,RevolveЯ have been capitalized so that in the middle,it says "evolve",indicating that T-Pain has evolved as an artist,and as a person in the period from Thr33 Ringz up till RevolveЯ. He later stated that the R's were put to show how people can be deceived,and precept incorrectly without looking at the inside of things,and he then said that this will be the scheme of the album.
"This City" is a song by American musician Patrick Stump from his debut solo album Soul Punk (2011),released on Island Records. A remix featuring rapper Lupe Fiasco was released as the album's first single. After finishing his album,Stump decided to re-write Soul Punk after coming up with "This City".
Majid Jordan is a Canadian R&B duo,consisting of singer Majid Al Maskati and producer Jordan Ullman from Toronto,Ontario. They formed in 2011 and signed to OVO Sound,the record label co-founded by rapper Drake,producer Noah "40" Shebib and Oliver El-Khatib,releasing their debut EP,A Place Like This,in 2014.
Bryan James Sledge,better known by his stage name BJ the Chicago Kid,is an American singer and songwriter from Chicago,Illinois. Sledge is best known for frequently collaborating with Top Dawg Entertainment recording artists Schoolboy Q,Ab-Soul,Kendrick Lamar,and Jay Rock. He has also worked with several other prominent rappers,such as Freddie Gibbs,Warren G,Nekfeu,Big K.R.I.T.,GLC,Kanye West,Anderson .Paak,and Joey Badass,among numerous others.
The Midnight Life is the ninth studio album by American rapper DJ Quik. The album was released on October 14,2014,by Mad Science Recordings and INgrooves Music Group.
Khaled Mohammed Khaled,known professionally as DJ Khaled,is an American DJ,record executive,author and record producer.
