Ashanti is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Ashanti. Released on April 2,2002,via Murder Inc. and Island Def Jam,the album was recorded in New York City and Los Angeles between 2001 and 2002,during the period of time where Ashanti was writing for other artists. Its music has the sound of R&B and hip hop soul. The album features guest vocals from Gotti,Ja Rule,and the late The Notorious B.I.G. Contributions to the album's production came from a wide range of producers,including Irv Gotti,7 Aurelius,Chink Santana,Jared Thomas and Reggie Wright.
Lloyd Polite Jr.,better known by his mononym Lloyd,is an American singer. He began his career in music as a member of the preteen-boy band N-Toon. The group disbanded in 2001 and Lloyd embarked on a solo career in 2003. He subsequently signed a recording contract with Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Records and Def Jam Recordings. In 2004,Lloyd released his solo debut single "Southside",the title track of his debut album,Southside (2004). The single quickly charted on the US Billboard Hot 100,and became a Top 40 hit. His second album Street Love,was released on March 13,2007. It featured the top-twenty hits "You" and "Get It Shawty".
"Ain't It Funny" is a song by American singer Jennifer Lopez for her remix album J to tha L–O! The Remixes (2002). The song was marketed as a remix of "Ain't It Funny",but is actually an entirely different song with the same title. It features guest vocals from Ja Rule and Caddillac Tah. It was written by Lopez,Atkins,Tah,Cory Rooney,Irving Lorenzo,and Ashanti. Over a reworking of the beat to Craig Mack's "Flava in Ya Ear",Lopez sings about "dropping a boyfriend who keeps messing up".
Southside is the debut studio album by American R&B recording artist Lloyd. It was released on July 20,2004,via The Inc. and Island Def Jam. The singer teamed with several of record producers such as Chink Santana,Rodney Jerkins,Irv Gotti and Jasper Cameron,among others.
"Baby" is the third single from American R&B singer Ashanti's self-titled debut album (2002). Written by Ashanti,Chink Santana,Irv Gotti,and 7 Aurelius,the song was released as the album's third and final single on September 9,2002. "Baby" contains an interpolation of Scarface's "Mary Jane",which was also co-produced by 7 Aurelius,so Scarface and Mike Dean are credited as writers. A remix of the song features Scarface.
"Rain on Me" is a song by R&B singer Ashanti,released in August 2003 as a single from her second album Chapter II. It contains a sample of "The Look of Love" by Isaac Hayes that was used on Snoop Dogg's song "G'z Up Hoes Down",a track that was removed from his debut album Doggystyle for sample clearance issues.
"Oh Boy" is a 2002 Grammy-nominated hip hop single by Cam'ron from his album Come Home with Me,and features Juelz Santana. "Boy" is an obscure slang term for heroin.
"You" is a song by American R&B artist Lloyd featuring rapper Lil Wayne,and was produced by Big Reese and Jasper Cameron for Lloyd's second studio album,Street Love. It was recorded in the producer's basement. It is the first official single off the album. Lloyd himself has reported that he leaked the song to an Atlanta radio station to receive airplay. Originally,the song featured Atlanta rapper Tango Redd,but he was replaced with Lil Wayne for the official release. The song features an interpolation of Spandau Ballet's song "True". On February 8,2007,"You" became Lloyd's first and Lil Wayne's second top-ten single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,charting at number nine. The song reached number one on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in February 2007,becoming both Lloyd and Lil Wayne's first number-one single on this chart. On the UK Singles Chart,the single debuted on May 28,2007,at number sixty-six on download sales alone,and moved up to number forty-five.
"Pac's Life" is a single written and performed by American rappers Tupac Shakur and T.I and R&B singer Ashanti,produced by L. T. Hutton for Shakur's posthumously released album of the same name. It is a hip hop and R&B song;the second Tupac verse was recycled from a song titled "This Life I Lead". T.I. said in an interview that working on the song was an honor,as he idolized him while growing up.
"Wonderful" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule. It was released on September 27,2004,as the lead single from his sixth studio album,R.U.L.E. (2004),through Def Jam Recordings and Irv Gotti's The Inc. Records. The song features American pop-R&B singers R. Kelly and Ashanti. "Wonderful" topped the UK Singles Chart,reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100,peaked at number six in both Australia and New Zealand,and became a top-20 hit in Denmark,Germany,Ireland,the Netherlands,and Switzerland.
"Nolia Clap" is a song by American Southern hip hop trio UTP,released on August 31,2004 through Rap-A-Lot 4 Life/UTP Records as a lead single from the group's debut studio album The Beginning of the End.... It was written by Terius "Juvenile" Gray,Damon "Wacko" Grison,Clifford "Skip" Nicholas,and producer Donald "XL" Robertson.
"Good Times" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Styles,of East Coast hip hop group the LOX. It was released as his solo debut single and served as the lead single from his debut album,A Gangster and a Gentleman (2002). The song,produced by Swizz Beatz and Saint Denson,samples "I Get High ",as performed by Freda Payne.
The discography of American record producer DJ Khaled consists of twelve studio albums and 54 singles.
"Turn My Swag On" is a song written and recorded by American rapper Soulja Boy Tellem. It was released in October 2008 as the third single from his 2008 album iSouljaBoyTellem. It was performed at the 2009 BET Awards. The song topped the US Rap Charts and peaked at number 19 on the Hot 100. it has so far sold over 1,000,000 digital downloads in the US. It became Soulja Boy's third song to sell more than 1 million downloads,after "Kiss Me Thru The Phone" and "Crank Dat ".
"Ballin'" is a song by American rapper Young Jeezy from the deluxe edition of his fourth studio album,Thug Motivation 103:Hustlerz Ambition. It features rapper Lil Wayne and peaked at number 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 15 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
The discography of Georgia rapper Future consists of 9 studio albums,4 commercial mixtapes,2 extended plays,16 mixtapes,1 reissued album,1 collaborative album,1 soundtrack album,117 singles and 74 music videos.
The discography of Pennsylvania rapper Meek Mill consists of five studio albums,six extended plays,one compilation album,three collaborative albums,eleven mixtapes,fifty-four singles,ten promotional singles and thirty music videos.
The discography of New York rapper ASAP Rocky consists of three studio albums,one mixtape,42 singles,eight promotional singles and 31 music videos.
American rapper Lil Wayne has released 284 singles including 19 promotional singles. Lil Wayne attained his first singles chart entry in 1999 as a featured artist on Hot Boys member Juvenile's single "Back That Azz Up",which peaked at number 19 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 and became a top ten hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts. Wayne later released his debut solo studio album Tha Block Is Hot in November 1999. Its title track and lead single,which features B.G. and Juvenile,reached number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100. Lights Out followed in December 2000 and produced the singles "Get Off the Corner","Everything" and "Shine". "Way of Life",the lead single from Wayne's third studio album 500 Degreez,peaked at number 71 on the Hot 100 and became a top 20 hit on the Hot Rap Songs chart. In 2004,Wayne was featured on the single "Soldier" by American girl group Destiny's Child,which became his first top ten hit on the Hot 100 and enjoyed commercial success internationally.
"New Flame" is a song recorded by American singer Chris Brown. It was originally released as a promotional single from Brown's album on March 5,2014. This version only featured American rapper Rick Ross as a guest artist. A few months later,a day after the 2014 BET Awards were held,the single version of the song featuring Ross and American R&B singer Usher was released on June 30,2014,as the fifth official single from his sixth studio album X. The song peaked at number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 10 in the United Kingdom.
