Shad Gregory Moss,better known by his stage name Bow Wow,is an American rapper and actor. His career began upon being discovered by rapper Snoop Dogg in 1993 at the age of six;five years later,he signed with record producer Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings,an imprint of Columbia Records. As Lil' Bow Wow,he released his debut studio album,Beware of Dog (2000) at age 13,and his second album,Doggy Bag (2001) the following year. Both met with critical and commercial success,the albums peaked at numbers ten and 11 on the Billboard 200,respectively.
Cash Money Records is an American record label founded in 1991 by brothers Ronald "Slim" Williams and Bryan "Baby" Williams. The label gained prominence in the late 1990s for having signed and released albums for New Orleans–based musical acts including Lil Wayne,Juvenile,B.G.,and Hot Boys. It became an imprint of Universal Records,a division of Universal Music Group in March 1998,and remained so during its following iterations as Universal Republic,Universal Motown and ultimately Republic Records.
Hot Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs,calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. Streaming data and digital downloads were added to the methodology of determining chart rankings in 2012. From 1989 through 2001,it was based on how much the single sold in that given week. The song with the most weeks at number one is "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar,with a total of 25 weeks.
"Bounce with Me" is the debut single by American rapper Lil' Bow Wow featuring girl group Xscape. Taken from his debut album Beware of Dog,the single samples "Love Serenade " by Barry White. It spent nine weeks at number 1 on the Hot Rap Tracks and number 20 on Billboard Hot 100. The song was featured in the film Big Momma's House and the trailer of Hardball. A radio remix and extended version featuring R.O.C. and Lil' Mo was also released.
"Easy" is the fourth single from Paula DeAnda's self-titled album.
"Party Like a Rockstar" is a song by American hip-hop group Shop Boyz. It was released as their commercial debut single and also served as the lead single from their debut album Rockstar Mentality (2007). It reached huge success during mid-2007,namely in the United States,peaking in the top five of the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs,Hot Rap Tracks,and Hot 100 charts. The song was nominated for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 50th Grammy Awards.
The discography of American rapper Birdman consists of four studio albums,three collaborative albums,two mixtapes,23 music videos,48 singles,including 23 as a featured artist,and 7 promotional singles. In 2002,Birdman released his debut studio album Birdman under the stage name Baby. It peaked at number 24 on the US Billboard 200,spending 23 weeks on the chart. Three singles were released from the album;the first,"Do That...",reached number 33 on the US Billboard Hot 100,and the second,"What Happened to That Boy",reached number 45 on the same chart. The third single,"Baby You Can Do It",only charted on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart. In 2003,Birdman collaborated with singer Ginuwine on the single "Hell Yeah" and rapper Bow Wow on the single "Let's Get Down",which reached numbers 17 and 14 respectively on the Hot 100.
"Give It Up to Me" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira featuring American rapper Lil Wayne,taken from the US deluxe version of the former's eighth studio album She Wolf. It was released on 19 October 2009,by Epic Records as the second single from the album in the US and third overall. The song was written by Shakira,Amanda Ghost,Dwayne Carter and Timbaland. Timbaland also served as the producer of the song. Musically,"Give It Up to Me" is a synthpop and hip hop song that incorporates sexually suggestive lyrics. The song features uncredited vocals from Timbaland.
"Let's Get Down" is a song by American rapper Bow Wow,released on June 24,2003 as the first single off his third album Unleashed (2003). The song was written by Shad Moss,Phalon Alexander,Rahman Griffin and a then-unknown T.I. It was produced by Jazze Pha and features rapper Birdman under his former alias "Baby". It's the first song to be released by Bow Wow without the "Lil'" moniker in his name after making his film debut in 2002's Like Mike and releasing his cover of "Basketball" for the film's soundtrack. Bow Wow said that following the name change,he wanted to do the same with his music by contributing more into the songwriting process of the album and release a single that matched his new image.
Antoine Franklin McColister,known professionally Ace Hood,is an American rapper. Born in Port St. Lucie and raised in Deerfield Beach,Florida,he was discovered by DJ Khaled and became the first act to sign with his record label,We the Best Music Group in 2008. Released in a joint venture with Def Jam Recordings,his debut studio album,Gutta (2008) was met with mild critical and commercial reception,but yielded his first Billboard Hot 100 entry,"Ride".
"Cuddy Buddy" is the second single from Mike Jones' second album The Voice. The single version features Trey Songz,Lil Wayne and Twista. The album version features T-Pain instead of Songz. It was produced by Bigg D and Jim Jonsin. The song samples Keith Sweat's "How Deep is Your Love".
"Marco Polo" is a single released by Bow Wow for his album New Jack City II,but ended up not making the album because Bow Wow had a feud with Soulja Boy Tellem,but was available as a Wal-Mart Deluxe Edition bonus track. The song features and was produced by Soulja Boy Tellem.
The discography of American rapper Ace Hood consists of 4 major-label albums,2 independent albums,15 singles,2 EPs,21 mixtapes,and 89 guest appearances.
"No Love" is a song by American rapper Eminem,featuring fellow American rapper Lil Wayne,from Eminem's seventh studio album Recovery (2010). It was released as the third official single from the album. It impacted radio on October 5, 2010. "No Love" was produced by American hip hop record producer Just Blaze. The song samples "What Is Love" by Haddaway. It features the chorus of the song as the backing vocals. "No Love" reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has sold more than a million digital downloads in the United States. It was ranked the 8th best song of 2010 by Complex.
"Loyalty" is a song by American rapper Birdman. The song features Young Money/Cash Money artists Lil Wayne and Tyga. It is about loyalty and not forgetting where one has come from.
"Welcome to My Hood" is a song by American record producer DJ Khaled featuring American rappers Rick Ross,Plies,Lil Wayne,and T-Pain from the former's fifth studio album We the Best Forever. The album also contains the remix of the song featuring Ludacris,Busta Rhymes,Mavado,Twista,Birdman,Ace Hood,Fat Joe,The Game,Jadakiss,Bun B,and Waka Flocka Flame. The song is Khaled's first single to be produced with The Renegades,Cubic Z &DJ Nasty and LVM. It was released for digital download in the United States on January 18,2011.
"Look at Me Now" is a song by American singer Chris Brown featuring American rappers Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes released as the second single from Brown's fourth studio album F.A.M.E. on February 1,2011. The artists co-wrote the song with its producers Afrojack,Diplo,and Free School,with additional writing from Ryan Buendia. Musically,"Look at Me Now" is a "dirty south–inspired" hip hop song that features "thumping bass,spacy synth and horn jam sounds."
"Bow Chicka Wow Wow" is a song by American recording artist Mike Posner from his debut album 31 Minutes to Takeoff (2010). The song was co-written by Posner,and produced by Cisse Methods and production teams The Smeezingtons,composed of Bruno Mars,Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine.
"High School" is a song by rapper Nicki Minaj,featuring American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on April 16,2013 by Young Money,Cash Money and Republic as the third and final single from the reissue of Minaj's second studio album,Pink Friday:Roman Reloaded –The Re-Up (2012).
Carl Eugene Lilly Jr.,better known by his stage name Gudda Gudda,is an American rapper from New Orleans,Louisiana. He performed on Young Money Entertainment's 2009 single "BedRock",which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
