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JMJ Records was founded in 1985 by Jason Mizell, better known as Jam Master Jay from Run-D.M.C. The label was distributed by Sony Music and PolyGram. [1] The label folded in 2002 after the murder of its founder in his own recording studio 24/7 Studios, in Jamaica, Queens on October 30, 2002.
Rap-A-Lot is a hip hop record label co-founded by James Prince and Cliff Blodget [2] [3] [4] in 1986. [5] Smoke-a-Lot Records is a subsidiary. Rap-A-Lot was first distributed by A&M Records with the release of Raheem's 1988 debut The Vigilante . [ 6 ]
Amazon.com is an e-commerce platform that sells many product lines, including media (books, movies, music, and software), apparel, baby products, consumer electronics, beauty products, gourmet food, groceries, health and personal care products, industrial & scientific supplies, kitchen items, jewelry, watches, lawn and garden items, musical ...
Stetsasonic is an American hip hop band. Formed in 1981 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, Stetsasonic was one of the first hip hop acts to perform with a full band and use live instrumentation in their recordings, paving the way for future hip hop bands such as The Roots.
Choker has gained acclaim for blending genres and subgenres of R&B, rap, soul and psychedelic rock, and wide comparisons to Frank Ocean because of his musical style. His stage name stems from the energy and mystique surrounding old metal acts. In 2017, Choker was listed by Complex as one of the year's best new artists.
Originally launched as Rap Genius, with a focus on hip-hop music, the company attracted the attention and support of celebrities, and venture capital enabling further growth. [1] The site expanded in 2014 to cover other forms of media, such as pop , literature, and R&B , and added an annotation-embedded platform.
F.A.M.E. was nominated for Favorite Soul/R&B Album at the 2011 American Music Awards. [ 91 ] [ 92 ] On November 27, 2011, it won Album of the Year at the 2011 Soul Train Music Awards . [ 93 ] The album and its single, "Look at Me Now", earned Brown three nominations at the 54th Grammy Awards , including Best R&B Album , Best Rap Performance and ...
m.o.b.: The Album is the only studio album by American hip hop collective ByrdGang . It was released through Asylum Records and ByrdGang Records digitally on June 17, 2008, and the physical copies were in stores on July 1, 2008.