Along with groups such as Stetsasonic, Gang Starr, A Tribe Called Quest and The Roots, Rock played a major role in the merging of elements from jazz into hip hop music (also known as jazz rap). He is widely recognized as one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time, and is ...
Boosie BadAzz, also known as Boosie, is an American rapper who rose to fame as part of the Southern hip hop group Concentration Camp in the 1990s. He later pursued a successful solo career starting in 2000. Boosie has built an extensive discography, with thirteen solo studio albums, seven ...
Ludacris found success in the mainstream with hit singles like "What's Your Fantasy" and "Southern Hospitality." His albums, including Word of Mouf and Chicken-n-Beer, achieved multi-platinum status. The artist has been honored with multiple Grammy Awards and has also delved into acting, most...
The Color Purple is a period drama, steeped in the southern atmosphere of rural Georgia. It follows the life of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg), a young African-American woman, from her childhood to adulthood. Born into poverty and subjected to severe abuse, Celie's journey is one of resilience and...
in South East Asia. The Kennedy administration adopted the policy of the Strategic Hamlet Program which was implemented by the South Vietnamese government. It involved certain forced relocation, village internment, and segregation of rural South Vietnamese from northern and southern communist insurgents...
he heard Scarface’s southern rap classic “The Diary” and decided he would be a writer and a rapper. A few year later he’d be failing his first classes due to writing raps in his notebooks. By 19 he had dropped out of college and moved to NYC to be a rapper. As you do, cir...
As Secretary General of the Commonweatlh, he played a prominent part in supporting the struggle for freedom in Southern Africa and in promoting alternative views of global economic issues, more favourale to the needs of developing countries and the world's poor. Sir Sonny became an exceptional ...
Vermont Roots: Raised in southern Vermont. Who Did He Beat?: Aaron Lewis. Notes: The singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is best known for the O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack. Best Country Singer From Virginia: Patsy Cline Getty Images Best Country Singer From Virginia: Patsy Clin...
Smith Jr. For years this young rapper/producer/CEO/Writer has been doing his thang with the release of five albums and working with artist like Suthern Folk, THER.I.P.Y.(one of the producers of Field Mob),Ron Smith(one of the producers for Ready 4 The World) Southern House Producer'...
Before his monumental success in Hollywood, Steven Spielberg faced academic setbacks, earning poor grades that led to hisejection from the University of Southern California's film school. After attending California State University, he found initial success withJaws. However, his 1979 film1941was a ...