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Richard James (born 1 December 1979) is a Jamaican former sprinter specializing in the 400 metres and the 8th World Athletics Indoor Championships gold medallist in the 4 × 400 m relay. He was an All-American track and field runner for the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds and won medals at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics ...
The song was declared "song of the summer" for 2023 by UK Charts. [24] In August 2023, a video of American rapper J. Cole rapping along to Sprinter at record producer T-Minus' wedding went viral on social media. [25] Former U.S. President Barack Obama included the song on his annual playlist, which was released in December 2023. [26]
Quinton Armani Gardner was born on May 10, 1996, in Toronto, Ontario to a Filipino mother and a Jamaican father. He was five weeks old when his father was sentenced to 15 years in prison for second-degree murder, which left his mother to care for him and his older brother. [5]
Rap's roots lie in the toasting traditions of Jamaica's sound-system live events, where DJs thrilled crowds with deliveries evolved in part from America's jive-talking radio stars.
Pinoy hip hop or Filipino hip-hop (also known as Pinoy rap) is a style of hip hop music performed by musicians of Filipino descent, especially Filipino-Americans.. The Philippines is known for having the first hip hop music scene in Asia [1] since the early 1980s, largely due to the country's historical connections with the United States where hip hop originated.
A tribute to Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, [4] the song became a viral Instagram hit, once the athlete reposted it on his own Instagram. [5] Awareness of the violence and social problems she witnessed growing up has influenced her lyrics, and besides Protoje and Chronixx she has cited Super Cat and Giggs among her musical inspirations.
The relationship between the DJ and his MC derived from a Jamaican “toasting” tradition and its related “sound clash” culture. Hip-Hop Was Born in New York City, But Its Roots Are in the ...
Kynard said the ceremony only happened when and where it did − against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower, during the 2024 Paris Games − because of retired American sprinter Lashinda Demus, who ...