introduced her to Evan Rodgers, a producer from New York who was in Barbados for a vacation with his wife, who is a native. Rodgers arranged for her to go to New York to meet Jay-Z, CEO of Def Jam Records. He heard her sing and knew she was going to be incredibly successful. She was 16 when she was signed to Def Jam. Since then, she's amassed phenomenal success. After watching Rihanna’s 2013 Grammy performance of her hit song ‘Stay’ it led me to conclude that Rihanna has a Strong personality, an assumption
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01 500 DEGREES FEAT. LIL WAYNE 02 DOPE FEAT. RICK ROSS 03 GET LOOSE 04 DISS SONG 05 HIT’EM UP FEAT. JADAKISS 06 MOLLY FEAT. CEDRIC GERVAIS, WIZ KHALIFA & MALLY MALL 07 FOR THE ROAD FEAT. CHRIS BROWN 08 SHOW YOU FEAT. FUTURE 09 IT NEVA RAINS 10 M.O.E. FEAT. WIZ KHALIFA 11 HIJACK FEAT. 2 CHAINZ 12 GET RICH 13 ENEMIES 14 DRIVE FAST, LIVE YOUNG 15 PALM TREES 16 DAD’S LETTER 17 DON’T HATE THA PLAYA 18 SWITCH LANES FEAT. GAME “Winning Isn’t Everything
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Life of Rapper DMX Hip-Hop Rapper DMX, was born Earl Simmons December 18, 1970, in Baltimore, Maryland. DMX was the child of Joe Barker and Arnett Simmons. He was born the second child; his mother had a daughter two years previous with another man. His mother was a single parent. His estranged father was a street artist. He was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness. As a child DMX loved to play with green army men toys and watch Eddie Murphy on “Saturday Night Live”. He was hit by a drunk driver when
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thank you First off, Thank you God for allowing me to make it to this point. Thank you to my little sister for letting me borrow your allowance when mom wouldn’t give me bread. Thank you to my little brother for being the most animated person I know. Thank you to my Dad for being the best and craziest Dad I have ever known. Thanks for teaching me everything I know. Can’t forget about Wanda Webster, my amazing Mom. Thanks for putting up with my shit. Thanks for spending every dime on me. Thanks
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Music, Poetry, Passion… Biko Kennedy Youthlink Writer Album: Love? Artiste: Jennifer Lopez Label: Island Def Jam Music Group Genre: POP/ Dance Release Date: May 3, 2011 About the Album: For many fans of Jennifer Lopez, Love? has been a long time coming. This being the seventh studio album may be her most personal to date, encompassing inspiration from the birth of her twins and her own experiences with love. The highlighted theme throughout the album courses the examination, questioning and discovery
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Research Paper on Chris Brown Ashley Marie Rodriguez John Jay College Criminal Justice, City University of New York Psychology of Personality Mindi Wapner, PhD, NCSP Fall 2015 The glamorous life of the music industry is no easy task to live up to. This kind of world requires dedication, talent, sacrifice, passion, and a plethora of other qualities one must have to arise to true stardom. Talent and good looks will only get oh so far in
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Scooter Braun,who contacted his family.He flew Justin to Atlanta,where he performed "U got it bad" by Usher.Usher wanted to sign him right then and there,but Justin also had a meeting with Justin Timberlake.But in the end Justin got signed with Def Jam."It turned out Usher's Deal was way better,"he says.On July 8,at age 14 Justin Moved to Brookhaven,Atlanta,Georgia,USA that way he could start his singing career. Other Facts about Justin -Justin is a dedicated Christian -according to Pattie, music
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opportunity in the underground music genre Hip-hop (p.154). From that moment on Russell knew he could capitalize off hip-hop. Not only did Russell take a chance on an opportunity, he formed a great record label with his friend Rick Rubin called Def Jam Records. However his success did not stop there Russell went on to create a clothing line, Rush Communications and many other ventures. With his knowledge of street entrepreneurship and the philosophy of “keeping it real” (p.154-155), Russell Simmons
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GEN 200 Thesis Statement I control how successful I want to be, it takes hard work and dedication to achieve goals and have success, life and other responsibilities may get in the way but at the end of the day I am in control of my own destiny. Intro I control how successful I want to be, it takes hard work and dedication to achieve goals and have success, life and other responsibilities may get in the way but at the end of the day I am in control of my own destiny. 1. Life and other
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My Father My father has been the most inspiring person in my life. He is the one person I can say has always been there for me. Anytime I have needed something or as I was growing up if I wanted something he would get it. He worked so hard to make sure I would be well taken care of. He has always been my biggest support and my best friend, but always kept me stable. If anything would happen to my father I would be devastated. When I was young my father worked forty plus hours a week. He had
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