| The Trill: A Journey so Far | ||||
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| Released | December 1, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Canadian hip hop | |||
| Length | 63:24 | |||
| Label | Astralwerks/Virgin/EMI | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Las Vegas Critics | 66% [1] |
The Trill: A Journey so Far is the second compilation album by Canadian rapper k-os. The album contains tracks from k-os's first three studio albums as well as some of the hit singles, remixes, and radio edits of a couple singles. The album also contains a leftover track from Yes!.
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Live Rare Remix Box is a compilation box set released by the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1994. It contains three CDs, which are named individually Live, Rare and Remix. The live, rare, and remix tracks in question are essentially the collected B-sides from all five singles taken from the band's hugely successful 1991 album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik.
"The Funeral of Hearts" is a song by the Finnish band HIM, released in 2003. It is the second track and first single from the album Love Metal. It is one of HIM's most popular songs and was usually used to close live shows. It was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single.
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"The World Is Mine" is a song by French DJ David Guetta, featuring vocals from singer JD Davis. The track was released as the third single from Guetta's second studio album, Guetta Blaster on 22 November 2004. Three years later, in 2007, the track was released as a single in the United States as the follow-up to "Love Don't Let Me Go ", along with the Guetta Blaster album. The background samples "Someone Somewhere in Summertime" by Simple Minds in 1982. Thanks in part to support from Dance radio outlets like BPM, "The World is Mine" would end up giving Guetta his first number-one single on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart in June 2007. The track was also the first single and only single from Guetta Blaster to be released in the United Kingdom.
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Yes! is the fourth album of alternative hip hop artist k-os, released in Canada on April 14, 2009 in Canada by Universal Music Canada. The first single, "4 3 2 1", was released to radio in December 2008 and peaked at #98 on the Canadian Hot 100, also the video premiered on February 17, 2009. "Burning Bridges" and "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman" are the second and third singles respectively. The album also debuted at #9 on the Canadian Albums Chart. On November 17, Yes! was released on iTunes in the United States, with a physical release in the US on February 23, 2010, and in the UK on May 3. The video for "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman" was released on November 23 as promo for the US physical release in February 2010. The video for "Zambony" was released on July 14, 2010, as promo for the US and UK physical releases as well.
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