Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr.,better known by his stage name Jay Rock,is an American rapper. Born and raised in Los Angeles,he signed with local independent label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2005. He secured a major label joint venture deal with Warner Bros. Records and Asylum Records to release his 2008 debut single,"All My Life ". Failing to chart,the mergers fell through and Rock departed from both of the latter labels shortly after. He then signed with Missouri rapper Tech N9ne's label Strange Music in a joint venture deal with TDE in 2011.
"Haters" is the second single from Tony Yayo's second studio album. The song features fellow rapper 50 Cent,Shawty Lo and Roscoe Dash. The song was released as a digital download on March 23,2011.
American rapper Kendrick Lamar has released five studio albums,one compilation album,one extended play (EP),five mixtapes,71 singles,and five promotional singles. Lamar initially performed under the stage name K.Dot,releasing three mixtapes under that moniker:Y.H.N.I.C. (2003),Training Day (2005),and C4 (2009). He gained major attention after the release of his fourth mixtape Overly Dedicated,which was released in 2010. It was Lamar's first full-length project to be released under his birth name and fared well enough to enter the United States Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart,where it peaked at number 72.
"New Day" is a song by American hip hop recording artist 50 Cent. The song was released on July 27,2012,originally as a single from his scrapped album Street King Immortal,but it was eventually removed from the project. The song was produced by Dr. Dre and mixed by Eminem,while co-written by the two along with 50 Cent,Alicia Keys,Royce da 5'9",Swizz Beatz,Andrew Brissett,Amber Streeter from RichGirl and Lawrence Jr from Aftermath Records. The song features a verse from Dr. Dre,while the hook is sung by Alicia Keys. Keys also recorded and released her own version of "New Day" which is featured on her fifth album Girl on Fire (2012).
"Poetic Justice" is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar,from his major-label debut studio album Good Kid,M.A.A.D City (2012). The song,produced by American record producer Scoop DeVille,features a verse from Canadian rapper Drake. The song was released as the album's fourth official single,due to its positive response.
"My Life" is a song by American rapper 50 Cent featuring fellow American rapper Eminem and American singer Adam Levine of Maroon 5. It was originally released as the second official single of 50 Cent's scrapped studio album Street King Immortal,but was later removed from the project. The single was produced by American music producer Symbolyc One. The song premiered on American radio station Hot 97,and was made available for digital download on iTunes Store on November 26,2012.
"Fuckin' Problems" is a song by American rapper ASAP Rocky featuring Canadian rapper Drake and fellow American rappers 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar. It was released on October 24,2012,as the second single from Rocky's debut studio album Long. Live. ASAP (2013),and was later released to radio on November 27,2012.
"Major Distribution" is a song by American hip hop recording artist 50 Cent. It was originally released as a single in promotion for his abandoned sixth studio album Street King Immortal. The song premiered on December 20,2012,on New York City radio station Hot 97 with DJ Enuff. The song,produced by Soul Professa,features fellow American rappers Snoop Dogg and Young Jeezy. It was made available for purchase on February 5,2013.
"Bitch,Don't Kill My Vibe",is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar,from his major-label debut studio album Good Kid,M.A.A.D City (2012). The song,produced by frequent collaborator Sounwave of Top Dawg Entertainment in-house production team Digi+Phonics,heavily samples "Tiden Flyver",by Danish electronic group Boom Clap Bachelors. It was originally intended to be a collaboration with American singer Lady Gaga,but her contributions were ultimately excluded from the final recording due to timing issues. A remix of "Bitch,Don't Kill My Vibe" featuring American rapper Jay-Z was sent to radio as the album's fifth single on March 21,2013,with the original version and another remix featuring British singer Emeli Sandélater being released.
"Memories Back Then" is a song by American hip hop recording artist T.I.,featuring guest appearances from fellow American rappers B.o.B and Kendrick Lamar,as well as vocals from American singer-songwriter Kris Stephens. The song,produced Maurice "Kenoe" Jordan,was initially released as a single by Hustle Gang on April 22,2013. The song debuted and peaked at number 88 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
"Give It 2 U" is a song by American singer-songwriter Robin Thicke from his sixth studio album,Blurred Lines (2013). It was written and produced by Dr. Luke and Cirkut,with additional writing by Thicke,the featured artist Kendrick Lamar,and will.i.am. Originally titled "Give It to Me",a demo version of the song premiered on the radio show Sway in the Morning on May 2,2013. Featuring guest vocals from Lamar,it was released as the third single from the album on August 27,2013. "Give It 2 U" is an uptempo hip hop and electropop song with elements of dubstep. Lyrically,Thicke sings about sexually pleasing a partner.
"Money Trees" is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar,taken from his major label debut studio album Good Kid,M.A.A.D City (2012). The song,which appears as the fifth track on the album,features a guest appearance from his Black Hippy cohort,fellow American rapper Jay Rock,and was produced by DJ Dahi. It entered the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart at number 19 due to high downloads,following the album's release. The song,mixed by Top Dawg engineer Derek "MixedByAIi" Ali,features background vocals from American singer Anna Wise of Sonnymoon. Money Trees samples the Beach House song "Silver Soul",from their 2010 album Teen Dream,as well as vocals from Lamar's "Cartoon and Cereal" and interpolates lyrics from E-40's "Big Ballin' With My Homies".
"Control" is a song by American rapper Big Sean,featuring American rappers Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica. It entered US mainstream urban radio on August 14,2013,via GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings,as a promotional single originally meant for Big Sean's second studio album Hall of Fame (2013),but was ultimately cut from that album due to sample clearance issues.
"Collard Greens" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Schoolboy Q,released on June 11,2013 as the lead single from his third studio album Oxymoron (2014). The song,produced by production team THC and co-produced by Gwen Bunn,features a guest appearance from his Black Hippy cohort,Top Dawg Entertainment labelmate,and fellow American rapper Kendrick Lamar. The song has since peaked at number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 36 on the UK R&B Chart. It was met with generally positive reviews from music critics.
"Fragile" is a song by American rapper Tech N9ne,taken from his thirteenth studio album Something Else (2013). "Fragile" was released on July 17,2013 as the album's second single. It was produced by ¡Mayday!,Daniel "Keys" Perez,Ralfy "FAFA" Valencia and Michele Goodfriend. The song features vocals from Kendrick Lamar,¡Mayday! and Kendall Morgan.
"Hood Gone Love It" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Jay Rock. It was released as the second single from his debut studio album Follow Me Home (2011). The song features Rock's Black Hippy cohort Kendrick Lamar and was produced by American production team J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League. It was also used in promotion for and included in the game Grand Theft Auto V. The song peaked on the US Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles at number 18.
"Nosetalgia" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Pusha T from his debut studio album My Name Is My Name (2013). "Nosetalgia" features vocals from American rapper Kendrick Lamar,with production handled by Nottz,Kanye West and additional production by The Twilite Tone. The hip hop song features both artists rapping about their experiences and effects of cocaine on their childhoods. On February 3,2014,the song was officially released as a single in the United Kingdom by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings as the album's fifth official single.
Animal Ambition:An Untamed Desire to Win,more commonly known as just Animal Ambition,is the fifth studio album by American rapper 50 Cent. The project was released on June 3,2014,by G-Unit Records and Caroline. All 11 tracks on the standard edition were issued as singles prior to the album's release;in order,they are "Don't Worry 'Bout It","Hold On","Pilot","Smoke","Hustler","Chase the Paper","Everytime I Come Around","Irregular Heartbeat","Winners Circle","Twisted",and "Animal Ambition". The album features guest appearances from Yo Gotti,Trey Songz,Kidd Kidd,Jadakiss,Mr. Probz,Guordan Banks,Prodigy,Schoolboy Q and Styles P.
Curtis Stewart,better known by his stage name Kidd Kidd,is an American rapper from New Orleans,Louisiana. He was one of the first members of Lil Wayne's label imprint,Young Money Entertainment,as a part of Southern hip hop group Sqad Up. In 2011,Kidd Kidd signed a record deal with 50 Cent's label imprint G-Unit Records and subsequently in 2014,he joined the newly reformed East Coast hip hop group,G-Unit. In 2015,he was chosen as part of XXL Magazine's annual Freshman Class.
"Love" is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar featuring American singer Zacari,taken from the former's fourth studio album Damn (2017). It was released to US rhythmic contemporary radio by Top Dawg Entertainment,Aftermath Entertainment,and Interscope Records on October 2,2017,as the third and final single from the album. Lamar and Zacari wrote the song with its producers Teddy Walton,Sounwave,Greg Kurstin,and Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith.
