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Saturday, July 22, 2017

Happy Birthday George Clinton

“Style is whatever you want to do, if you can do it with confidence” - George Clinton
(George Clinton)
George Clinton was born on July 22nd, 1941 in Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA. He grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey. During his teen years Clinton formed a doo wop group called The Parliaments.
(The Parliaments)
In the early 1960’s Clinton was a staff songwriter for Motown. Clinton changed the name of the Parliaments to “Parliament” and “Funkadelic”.
(Parliament Funkadelic)
Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic dominated diverse music during the 1970s with over 40 R&B hit singles and 3 platinum albums.
(A Parliament Funkadelic concert)
In 1982 Clinton became a solo artist. He also produced albums for Bootsy Collins and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The primary reason for recording under his own name was due to legal difficulties with his record label. Also in 1982 Clinton signed to Capitol Records under 2 names, his own as a solo artist and as the P-Funk All-Stars. The same year he released the album “Computer Games”. The single “Atomic Dog” reached #1 on the R&B charts and #101 on the pop charts.
(Clinton in 1982)
In 1985 he was recruited by the Red Hot Chili Peppers to produce their album “Freaky Styley”. Also during the 1980’s many hip-hop and rap artists cited Clinton's earlier music as an influence.
(Clinton in 1985)
His music was sampled heavily by many Hip Hop artists. In 1989 he released the album “The Cinderella Theory”.
(Clinton in 1989)
In 1990 he appeared in the movie Graffiti Bridge. Also in 1990 Clinton appeared in the movie House Party.
(Clinton in House Party(1990))
In 1993 he released “Hey Man, Smell My Finger”. In 1994 he appeared in the movie PCU. Also in 1994 Clinton did a song with Ice Cube called “Bop Gun”.
(Clinton (Right) with Ice Cube (Center) and Bootsy Collins (Left))
In 1995 Clinton made a song with 2 Pac called “Can’t C Me”. In 1996 he released “T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. (The Awesome Power of a Fully Operational Mothership)”. In 1997 he appeared in the movie Good Burger.
(Clinton in Good Burger(1997))
In 1999 he appeared in the movie The Breaks. In 2007 Clinton featured on Snoop Dogg’s album “Tha Blue Carpet Treatment”.
(Clinton (Right) and Snoop Dogg (Left))
In 2008 Clinton released “George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love”. In 2009 George Clinton was awarded the Urban Icon Award from Broadcast Music Incorporated. Also in 2009 Clinton was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. In 2015 Clinton made a song with Kendrick Lamar called “Wesley’s Theory”.
(Clinton (Left) and Kendrick Lamar (Right))
Today he turns 76 years old and we would all like to say happy birthday George Clinton.

Albums by George Clinton
  • “Computer Games” (1982)
  • “You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish” (1982)
  • “Some of my Best Jokes Are Friends” (1985)
  • “R&B Skeletons in the Closet” (1986)
  • “The Cinderella Theory” (1989)
  • “Hey Man, Smell My Finger” (1993)
  • “Dope Dogs” (1993)
  • “T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.” (1996)
  • “How Late do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?” (2005)
  • “George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love” (2008)
Films Starring George Clinton
  • Graffiti Bridge (1990) as George
  • House Party (1990) as a DJ
  • PCU (1994) as himself
  • Good Burger (1997) as Dancing Crazy
  • The Breaks (1999) as himself
Videos of George Clinton

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Saturday, June 17, 2017

Happy Birthday 2Pac

“For every dark night, there's a brighter day” - 2Pac
(2Pac)
2Pac was born as Lesane Crooks on June 16th, 1971 in East Harlem, New York, USA. In 1972 he was renamed to “Tupac Amaru Shakur”.
(Shakur as a baby)
His mother was apart of the Black Panther Party and his Godfather was Geronimo Pratt. His stepfather was Mutulu Shakur. At 12 years old Shakur enrolled in Harlem's 127th Street Repertory Ensemble and was cast as the Travis Younger character in the play “A Raisin in the Sun”, which was performed at the Apollo Theater. In 1986 his family moved to Baltimore, MD. Shakur started rapping in high school.
(Shakur as a teenager)
In 1988 his family moved to Marin City, CA. In 1990 he joined the Hip Hop group Digital Underground.
(Digital Underground in 1990)
He 1st rapped on record on the Digital Underground song “Same Song”. He then adopted the stage name “2Pac”. In 1991 he released his 1st solo album “2Pacalypse Now”. Also in 1991 he appeared in Nothing But Trouble.
(2Pac in 1991)
In 1992 he starred in Juice.
(2Pac in Juice (1992))
In 1993 he released “Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.”. Its hit singles were “I Get Around” and “Keep Ya Head Up”. He then formed the group “Thug Life”.
(2Pac in 1993)
Also in 1993 he starred in Poetic Justice with Janet Jackson.
(2Pac (Right) and Janet Jackson (Left) in Poetic Justice (1993))
In 1994 they released the album “Thug Life: Volume 1”. Also in 1994 he starred in Above the Rim. In 1995 Tupac released “Me Against the World”. Also in 1995 2Pac went to jail for sexual assault charges.
(2Pac in jail)
In 1996 “Me Against the World” won best rap album at the Soul Train Music Awards. The notable hit on the album was “Dear Mama”.
(2Pac (Left) and his mother Afeni Shakur (Right))
Also in 1996 2Pac released “All Eyez On Me”. It was certified 9× Platinum. The songs “California Love” (Featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) and “How Do U Want It” reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
(2Pac (Right) and Dr. Dre (Left))
The album hit number 1 on both the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. 2Pac also released a diss track with his group the Outlawz called “Hit ‘Em Up” attacking rapper Notorious B.I.G.
(The Outlawz)
Also in 1996 2Pac released “The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory” under the name “Makaveli”. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and the Billboard 200.
(2Pac in 1996)
On September 13th, 1996 while in a car with Suge Knight, 2Pac died of 4 bullet wounds during a drive by in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. He was 25 years old.
(2Pac’s funeral)
Today is his 46th birthday and we would all like to say happy birthday and rest in peace 2Pac.

Albums by 2Pac
  • “2Pacalypse Now” (1991)
  • “Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.” (1993)
  • “Me Against the World” (1995)
  • “All Eyez On Me” (1996)
  • “The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory” (1996)

Films starring 2Pac
  • Nothing But Trouble (1991) as himself
  • Juice (1992) as Roland Bishop
  • Poetic Justice (1993) as Lucky
  • Above the Rim (1994) as Birdie
  • Murder Was the Case: The Movie (1995) as Sniper
  • Bullet (1996) as Tank

Videos of 2Pac

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Thursday, June 15, 2017

Happy Birthday Ice Cube

“I love music. It's freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration” - Ice Cube
(Ice Cube)
Ice Cube was born as O’Shea Jackson on June 15th, 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA. When Jackson was 12 his sister was killed. Jackson started writing raps while in the 9th grade. At age 16 he sold his 1st song to Eric Wright. In 1987 he enrolled at the Phoenix Institute of Technology in Arizona.
(Jackson in high school)
He completed his degree within one year and returned to Los Angeles to pursue a rap career. He formed the hip hop group C.I.A. (Cru In Action) with friend Sir Jinx. He then took on the stage name “Ice Cube”. C.I.A. would perform during parties hosted by Dr. Dre. Ice Cube then joined with Dr. Dre, Eazy E, MC Ren and DJ Yella to form N.W.A. In 1987 they released their 1st album “N.W.A. and the Posse”.
(N.W.A. is 1987)
In 1988 they released “Straight Outta Compton”. Ice Cube wrote most of the material for the albums. In 1989 Ice Cube left the group due to contract problems with manager Jerry Heller.
(N.W.A. in 1989)
In 1990 Ice Cube released his 1st solo album “AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted”. It was an instant hit. Ice Cube then released the EP “Kill at Will” which became the 1st rap EP to go platinum.
(Ice Cube in 1990)
In 1991 Ice Cube released “Death Certificate”. Critics accused him of being anti white, misogynist, and anti semitic. It features the response diss track, “No Vaseline”, to N.W.A.’s diss track “100 Miles and Runnin’”. Also in 1991 Ice Cube appeared in the movie Boyz N the Hood.
(Ice Cube in Boyz N the Hood(1991))
In 1992 he released “The Predator”. It debuted at number 1 on both the pop and R&B charts, the first album in history to do so. It sold over 3 million copies. Also in 1992 he formed the group “Da Lench Mob” and collaborated on their 1st album “Guerillas in tha Mist”.
(Da Lench Mob in 1992)
In 1993 he released “Lethal Injection”. Also in 1993 Ice Cube collaborated with 2Pac.
(Ice Cube (Left) and 2Pac (Right))
In 1994 Ice Cube and Dr. Dre came together to make the song “Natural Born Killaz”. In 1995 he starred in Friday. It made $28 million.
(Ice Cube (Left) and Chris Tucker (Right) in Friday (1995))
In 1996 Ice Cube formed Westside Connection. Their 1st album released the same year called “Bow Down” was certified platinum.
(Westside Connection in 1996)
In 1998 he released “War & Peace Vol. 1”. In 2000 he released “War & Peace Vol. 2”. Also in 2000 Ice Cube also joined Dr. Dre, Eminem & Snoop Dogg for the “Up in Smoke Tour”. Also in 2000 he starred in Next Friday. In 2002 he starred in Barbershop.
(Ice Cube in Barbershop(2002))
Also in 2002 he starred in Friday After Next. In 2003 Westside Connection released their 2nd album “Terrorist Threats”. The group later broke up. In 2004 he starred in Barbershop 2: Back in Business. In 2005 he starred in Are We There Yet?.
(Ice Cube in Are We There Yet? (2005))
In 2006 he released “Laugh Now, Cry Later”. In 2008 he released “Raw Footage”. In 2010 he released “I Am the West”. In 2014 he starred in Ride Along.
(Ice Cube (Right) and Kevin Hart (Left) in Ride Along (2014))
In 2015 a movie about N.W.A. was released featuring Ice Cube’s son playing him.
(Ice Cube (Left) and his son O’Shea Jackson Jr. (Right))
In 2016 he starred in Ride Along 2.
(Ice Cube (Left) and Kevin Hart (Right) in Ride Along 2 (2016))
In 2017 he released the single “Good Cop Bad Cop”.
Image result for ice cube 2017(Ice Cube in 2017)
Today he turns 48 years old and we would all like to say happy birthday Ice Cube.
Albums by Ice Cube
  • “AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted” (1990)
  • “Death Certificate” (1991)
  • “The Predator” (1992)
  • “Lethal Injection” (1993)
  • “War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)” (1998)
  • “War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)” (2000)
  • “Laugh Now, Cry Later” (2006)
  • “Raw Footage” (2008)
  • “I Am the West” (2010)

Films starring Ice Cube
  • Boyz N the Hood (1991) as Darin “Doughboy” Baker
  • Trespass (1992) as Savon
  • CB4 (1993) as himself
  • The Glass Shield (1994) as Teddy Woods
  • Higher Learning (1995) as Fudge
  • Friday (1995) as Craig Jones
  • Dangerous Ground (1997) as Vusi Madlazi
  • Anaconda (1997) as Danny Rich
  • The Players Club (1998) as Reggie
  • I Got the Hook Up (1998) as Gun Runner
  • Three Kings (1999) as Sgt. Chief Elgin
  • Thicker Than Water (1999) as Slink
  • Next Friday (2000) as Craig Jones
  • Ghosts of Mars (2001) as James “Desolation” Williams
  • All About the Benjamins (2002) as Bucum
  • Barbershop (2002) as Calvin Palmer
  • Friday After Next (2002) as Craig Jones
  • Torque (2004) as Trey Wallace
  • The N-Word (2004) as himself
  • Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) as Calvin Palmer
  • Are We There Yet? (2005) as Nick Persons
  • xXx: State of the Union (2005) as Darius Stone
  • Are We Done Yet? (2007) as Nick Persons
  • First Sunday (2008) as Durell Washington
  • The Longshots (2008) as Curtis Plummer
  • Janky Promoters (2009) as Russell Redds
  • Lottery Ticket (2010) as Jerome “Thump” Washington
  • Rampart (2011) as Kyle Timkins
  • 21 Jump Street (2012) as Capt. Dickson
  • Ride Along (2014) as Det. James Payton
  • 22 Jump Street (2014) as Capt. Dickson
  • The Book of Life (2014) as The Candle Maker
  • Ride Along 2 (2016) as Det. James Payton
  • Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016) as Calvin Palmer
  • xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017) as Darius Stone
  • Fist Fight (2017) as Strickland

Videos of Ice Cube

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