or angel investors. They also generally live in run down areas, with poor schooling and less access to successful people. One entrepreneur who has hurdled over all the barriers and became extremely successful is Russell Simmons, the co-founder of Def Jam Records. Biography of Russell Simmons Russell Simmons was born in Queens, New York, on October 4, 1957. Growing up in Queens, he spent part of his adolescent years as a street hustler. During his middle school years, he sold marijuana and was even
such as LL cool J, John forte, The Lox , Ma$e and many more. Peepz was feeling him then so he knew he had to come out with something strong to keep him image alive. That's when 98 came around and he brought out It's Dark and Hell is Hot was under Def Jams Records which sold 3 million copies. Now he is one of the best Eastcost rappers alive. He says he started rappering for the ladies and if he wasn't the best rapper right now he would have been stop rappering...but he is the best.So lets welcome Dmx
Who became the only artist to have five number one albums before turning 19 years old, the first person ever to reach a billion views on YouTube, and has made over 100 million dollars in less than three years, making him the most successful child star since Michael Jackson? No one other than Justin Bieber. Justin Bieber is the first to do many things, even by how he was discovered. What happens when a child star gets millions of dollars at such a young age, have to make adult decisions, and is forced
With the emergence of new socialmedias, it has effectively improved how Public Relations professionals perform their duties of building and establishing a brand or company. Now, it is easier to publicize and promote your brand to the masse through social networks, rather than normal promotional tactics. You would think that with anyone having the ability for their voice to be heard through social media would hurt aprofession. With the increase of technology; it is common for someone to find out
On May 5th 1989 in Tappahannock,Virginia Christopher Maurice Brown was born. In 2005 I was introduced to the talented handsome Chris Brown. The new young voice was different, something about it just had a new type of vibe and the videos were legendary and fun. He was more than another voice and cute face,his music was just something that spoke to me. The first song I heard was Run It and I couldn't replay it so as soon as I got home I got on my desktop and looked him up. I typed the name I heard
It is human nature for everybody to make mistakes. Some mistakes are as little as a typo that can simply be whited out and corrected. Some as big as infidelity in a relationship. Some mistakes are easily forgiven and others not so much. But there is one thing for sure, if mistakes are never made, a person will never know their true purpose in life. Now of course most mistakes you will have to pay for but, every great person has made some sort of mistake to get them where they are now. Every mistake
In today’s world, celebrities are often misunderstood, especially singer/songwriter Robin Rihanna Fenty, referred to as Rihanna. Rihanna’s sexual behaviors in her videos have been talked about in negative ways for some time now, but what [eople do not understand is that it is all for fame. Celebrities will do anything to keep their career going strong. If one really took the time out to take a deep look at Rihanna, they will notice how humble she really is. After going through the abusive relationship
The movie “Rize” by David LaChapelle involves dancing style called krumping. This movie/ documentary has clowns krumping. Apparently when this documentary was filmed, clowns and krumping was a huge thing at the time. Krumping is a hip hop style that is characterized by aggravation or anger with the movement of arms and legs. When people krump, it may seem like they are hitting each other but that is not true. They pretend to hit each other to give off an angry effect. If a person has never heard
as the youngest in the scene! Born on February 20, 1988, in St. Michael Parish on the Caribbean island of Barbados, Robyn Rihanna Fenty was the eldest child of the three children of Monica Fenty and Ronald The contract that started it all was with Def Jam records, which accompanied her rising for a considerable period of time. Rihanna describes herself being at the studio fronting Jay-Z, the rap king. Jay-Z was living his golden age when he met Rihanna, more importantly heard Rihanna. He was at once
nod of approval from Beyoncé's father, Matthew Knowles, Bryan set out on his musical path. Over the years, Bryan made and grew friendships that would be essential in his walk towards musical legendry. His childhood best friend, Blue Note Records recording artist and jazz pianist, Robert Glasper, broadened his musical horizons further; introducing him to legendary jazz acts such as Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett. In high school, he met Greg Curtis, a producer who would become his mentor and give
Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin, Def Jam Records is now one of hip hop’s most influential record labels. Famous for dragging a once underground genre into the mainstream.Def Jam Record’s first release under the label was Jazzy Jay and T La Rock's "It's Yours." This was the initial fuel that launched the label to fame in 1984. Singles produced by Def Jam such as ‘I Need a Beat’ by LL Cool J in 1985 closely followed by ‘Rock Hard’ by the Beastie boys allowed Def Jam to gain a distribution deal with
purist in hip hop stands out for me as someone who can embody the tenants asserted in Anthony Thomas’ essay, “The Spirit and Philosophy of Hip Hop.” My purist of choice is Yassin Bey (born Dante Smith), more commonly known as “Mos Def”, his former stage name. Mos Def was born on December 11, 1973 in Brooklyn where he would gain his whole educational experience. Growing up in Brooklyn, Mos Def’s parents, Adbul Rahman and Sheron Smith, were not together. He lived with his mother with two of his sisters
their career, Mike D, MCA, and Ad-Rock. The group first began doing hardcore punk, and later transitioned into a rock/ hip-hop style in 1984. (Erlewine) License to Ill released only two years after the group left their punk image for Hip-Hop. Def jams were the record company that first released the album in 1986. License to Ill runs forty-four minutes and thirty-three seconds in length, with thirteen tracks. The overall sound of the album was combination of rap lyrics over some rocking beats
Who was a great well known activist in the past ? Militant is the best way to describe Malcolm as a person: Civil rights activist and Islamic preacher, he was often called the prince of Islam. As a comparison in the present world today Jay-z earned his way to go under as activist. Jay-z donated to a number of foundations that needed help from, and also countries around the world too. The common thread between the two are, the both went through tribulations to help their country in a lot ways.
I have experience of recording, producing beats, and writing music except they never were combine all together. The capabilities I have are endless because of the dedication and passion of wanting to continue to grow, to improve, and do better. There is always room for more knowledge
to the fact that they are both totally different people but they do got some things in common. Rihanna and Alicia both have in common that they were both young ladies starting in music, and they either got the help from a school or a small time recording studio producer. In turn, help them met even bigger people that gave them chances to exceed their talents. Rihanna with the help of Evan Rogers help her
Robyn Rihanna Fenty is an international pop star, Rihanna was born on February 20, 1988. Rihanna was born and raised in Barbados. There are five people in her family, Rihanna is the oldest of three children, her dad Ronald Fenty is a warehouse supervisor and her mom Monica Fenty as an accountant. Rihanna was marred by her father’s struggle with addiction and crack cocaine, and her parents divorced when she was only 14 years old. Rihanna grew up in Caribbean island of Barbados; she was an army cadet
was the track that should have set Aerosmith on the road to the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame (Run-DMC and Aerosmith, 2007). Moreover, these Rock Kings of the early 70s fell on hard times, not able to produce another hit until a decade later, when Def Jam Recordings co-founder and producer Rick Rubin, a 22-year-old white kid from New York University, came calling with
experience with music and artistic direction. Observing producers in the studio, their creativeness comes out in different ways even depending o their task. The artisanship of music production has come a long way ever since the heavily involved recording equipment has been massively changing. Every artwork has countless of individual people who have changed the way the art may be applied to the field, leaving behind their legacy to influence all aspects of music. Music producers are always overlooked
other major labels, has sub-labels. Def Jam Recordings and Island Records are a couple examples of the many labels that exist under UMG. The company 's main headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California, but they also have a multitude of offices spread across the world. Due to its large size and extensive amount of capital and