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Lil Wayne Is Just Getting Started
Mysterious as he is prolific, Lil Wayne has morphed in the last few years from underground phenomenon to living legend. His controversies only seem to strengthen his mythology; strip away the tabloid fodder and there is only one reason Lil Wayne has become the most buzzed about rapper since Jay-Z: he is a captivating, and has no real rival. Born Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., Lil Wayne is…
From MusicWorld, posted 5.13.08
Mannie Fresh Lives Up To His Name
Some hip-hop producers are ubiquitous fixtures on radio, magazine covers and red carpets. Others move a bit more quietly, orchestrating cultural movements with the tap of a few keys. Mannie Fresh belongs in the latter camp. He is not quite a household name like some mixmasters, yet he is nonetheless a force, a man responsible for engineering much of the popular Southern rap music of the late…
From MusicWorld, posted 2.12.08
Cool & Dre
The spotlight that has shined on urban centers ranging from New York to Los Angeles to Atlanta, where some of today’s hottest r&b and rap songs have been produced, is now focused on Miami, where two of today’s hottest producers — Marcello Valenzano and Andre Lyon, better known as Cool & Dre — are creating hits. Cool & Dre met and became friends in high school…
From MusicWorld, posted 10.15.06
Newcomer Trey Songz and Producer Troy Taylor Join BMI Family
Atlantic Records recording artist Trey Songz and hit producer Troy Taylor have joined BMI for performing rights representation. The newest members of the BMI family have just finished working together on 20-year-old Trey's debut release I Gotta Make It, an 11-entry diary about a young man and his fascinating dreams, loves, and hustles produced mostly by Taylor.
From News, posted 5.03.05
Rapper Kanyé West Leads AMA Nominees List
Rapper/producer Kanyé West leads the list of BMI nominees for the 32nd annual American Music Awards, which were revealed on September 14. West, who was named a Top Ten producer at the recent BMI Urban Awards, earned three AMA nominations, including two in the rap/hip-hop category for Favorite Male Artist and Favorite Album (The College Dropout), and one for the cross-genre award as Favorite New Artist.…
From News, posted 9.14.04
Akwid
Fusing brassy regional Mexican Banda music to the urban beats of hip-hop, Mexican-born, Los Angeles-raised brothers Sergio and Francisco Gomez — Akwid — debuted with the Grammy-nominated Proyecto Akwid , selling over 350,000 units and winning top honors for Latin Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year and Regional Mexican Album of the Year at the recent Billboard Latin Music Awards in Miami. "I think we were surprised…
From MusicWorld, posted 7.25.04
Cash Money
Cash Money, the camp that that brought the term “bling-bling” to the masses, is gearing up to close out the second half of the year with a slew of new releases. Coming this summer are two new Cash Money signees: r&b/hip-hop singer TQ and R. Kelly protégés Boo & Gotti. In the fall, the label issues new projects from its perennial hitmakers Lil…
From MusicWorld, posted 7.01.03
Stars Coming Out for 2002 BMI Urban Awards
BMI has announced the first confirmed attendees to its Urban Awards 2002, scheduled for August 6 at Club Tropigala at the Fountainebleau Hilton Resorts & Towers in Miami Beach. Among the urban songwriters and publishers to be recognized and on hand at the first-ever ceremony are rappers N.O.R.E., Cam’Ron, Big Tymers, Lil' Wayne, Juvenile, Neptunes, Rockwilder, singer
From News, posted 7.24.02
Juvenile
On the title track of his third album, Tha G-Code, New Orleans-bred rapper Juvenile lays down what he calls "a set of rules to live by . . . a code of conduct for surviving on the streets." Juvenile, nee Terius Gray, picked up his own survival skills growing up in New Orleans' notoriously rough Magnolia projects. His debut indie release "Bounce or the Juvenile" put him…
From MusicWorld, posted 12.31.99
BMI Tops the Charts at Billboard Awards
BMI songwriters and artists were among the top winners at last night's star-studded 1999 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. Britney Spears heads the list with four awards including Female Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year, Female Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year and Female Albums Artist of the Year. Other big winners included the Dixie Chicks, who took home…
From News, posted 12.08.99
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