Posts Tagged ‘Musician’
Bad Boy T.I.
October 8th, 2009 | 
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Even with all the trouble T.I. has been in he has still managed to have 10 Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 singles.
More Terrence Howard
Terrence Howard is an actor and singer. The movie roles that you may recognize him in include: Ray, Lackawanna Blues, Crash, Four Brothers, Hustle & Flow, Get Rich or Die Tryin’, Idlewild, The Brave One. He made his debut as a singer the pop album, Shine through It, in September 2008.
More Bow Wow Shirtless
You can see Bow Wow in action in these super sexy pics. He has been producing albums since 2001. He has also made appearances in televisions shows and movies.
Smooth Ja Rule
Name: Ja Rule
Born As: Jeffrey Atkins
Birth date/place: February 29, 1976 in New York City
Ja Rule is a rapper, singer and actor who has released seven albums and made guest appearances on TV episodes as a well as movies such as: Turn It Up, Crime Partners, Scary Movie 3, and Furnace. His most recent acting role was “Foster” in the 2009 film Don’t Fade Away.
He released his first album Venni Vetti Vecci in 1999 followed by Rule 3:36, Pain Is Love, The Last Temptation, Blood in My Eye, R.U.L.E and, most recently, The Mirror: Reloaded. Ja Rule’s 8th studio album will be released in 2010, and he will star alongside Dave Batista and Stormy Daniels in The Wrong Side of Town to hit theaters in 2010.
Nas, Lookin’ Fine
Name: Nas
Born As: Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones
Birth date/place: September 14, 1973 in Queensbridge, New York City
Claim to Fame: Debut album, IIImatic
Nas’ debut album, IIImatic, released in 1994, was acclaimed a bestseller and became a classic. His second album, It Was Written was released in the summer of 1996. Two of the singles from the album, “If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)” and became immediate hits. Nas released seven more solo albums from 1999-2008 and four compilation albums from 1997-2007. The studio album, Distant Relatives, was recorded with reggae artist Damian Marley and is scheduled to be released in June of 2009.
Nick Cannon’s Hot Bod
Name: Nick Cannon
Born As: Nicholas Scott Cannon
Birthdate/place: October 8, 1980 in San Diego, CA
Bio: In 2002, Cannon debuted in Nickelodeon’s All That. In the latter part of 2002 he won his first staffing role in Drumline. 2003 saw Cannon is the film comedy Love Don’t Cost a Thing, and, in 2005 he appeared in Roll Bounce, a comedy-drama starring Bow Wow. Cannon played the role of “Salazar” in a remake of the 1985 movie Day of the Dead. Cannon released his first studio album, Nick Cannon in 2003, and his second, Stages, in 2006.
Nelly and His Brass Knuckles
Name: Nelly
Born As: Cornell Haynes, Jr
Birth date/place: November 2, 1974 in St. Louis, MO
Nelly’s major debut album, Country Grammar, released in 2000, has sold over 9 million copies in the U. S. His next release, Nellyville, debuted number 1 on Billboard charts and remained in that spot for 4 weeks. It was nominated for a Grammy as “Album of the Year” in 2003. In 2004, Nelly released two albums, Sweat and Suit, later combining hits from both albums into one CD.
Brass Knuckles, released in 2008 is the first of Nelly’s albums not to be certified platinum.In addition to his 5 studio albums, he produced a remix album of all his hits. The album is titled: Da Derrty Versions: The Reinvention and was released in 2003 and a 2009 compilation album, The Best of Nelly. His film credits include his film debut in 2001 in the film Snipes and in the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard starring Adam Sandleras “Paul Crewe” and Chris Rock as “Crewes cell neighbor “Caretaker”. The original film debuted in 1974 and starred Burt Reynolds as “Crewes and James Hampton as “Caretaker”. Reynolds played conman “Nate Scarborough” in the 2005 film.
Lupe Fiasco, Hands Held High
Name: Lupe Fiasco
Born As: Wasalu Muhammad Jaco
Birthdate/place: February 17, 1981 in Chicago, IL
Claim to Fame: his critically acclaimed debut album, Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor
Bio: Fiasco shares, “When I retire, I want to step away on a positive note. What you put out into the world comes back to you. You actually change the world with what you do. I want to put some good in the world.”
With a large underground following Fiasco’s debut album, Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor was a big hit, officially released in September, 2006. He relased his second album, Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool, in December, 2007. Also in 2007, it was revealed that Fiasco, Kanye West and Pharrell Williams had formed a group known as Child Rebel Soldier. Child Rebel Soldier, also known as “CRS”, released their first album naming it Rebel Music. After several changes in names and dates, it appears that the next album to be relased is “Lasers“.