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Born in Atlanta, this rapper and producer moved to Chicago with his mother when he was 3 years old. He's considered to be one of the most commercially successful "back-pack" rappers. West has said he was largely influenced by Wu-Tang member RZA. The first major label song he produced was Jay-Z's "This Can't Be Life," featuring West's signature sound of taking old, soul samples, speeding them up, and adding his own drum sounds and other instruments. In 2001, he broke out as a producer, largely because his sound was all over Jay-Z's critically-acclaimed "The Blueprint." In October 2002, West survived a car accident after falling asleep at the wheel of his car. He recorded "Through The Wire" ab...
Born in Atlanta, this rapper and producer moved to Chicago with his mother when he was 3 years old. He's considered to be one of the most commercially successful "back-pack" rappers. West has said he was largely influenced by Wu-Tang member RZA. The first major label song he produced was Jay-Z's "This Can't Be Life," featuring West's signature sound of taking old, soul samples, speeding them up, and adding his own drum sounds and other instruments. In 2001, he broke out as a producer, largely because his sound was all over Jay-Z's critically-acclaimed "The Blueprint." In October 2002, West survived a car accident after falling asleep at the wheel of his car. He recorded "Through The Wire" about two weeks after the accident with his jaws wired shut. It was featured on his debut album, "College Dropout," released in February 2004, on Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records. The Grammy-nominated album sold more than 3 million copies. In August 2005, West released his highly-anticipated follow up "Late Registration," which sold more than 860,000 in its first week. In September 2007 he released "Graduation," which sold more than 950,000 copies in its first week.
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T.I. has dual No. 1s but claims underdog status
The Associated PressAlthough T.I. owns both the No. 1 album and single in America, the platinum-selling rapper says he still feels like the underdog. "Nobody has ever given me a win and nobody has ever said, 'T.I., you know he's going to do this thing.' They always (say),...Tags: Music Industry, Chace Crawford, Celebrity, Prisons, Gossip Girl
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Tanya Saracho, playwright
Special to the Chicago Tribune"Sex and the City" legitimized the art of girl talk, proving it could be a highly entertaining and addictive genre. In Chicago, only one theater company has been smart enough to generate an equally consistent chummy vibe. For 10 years, the women of...Tags: The Hills, Minority Groups, Johnny Depp, Michael Jackson, National or Ethnic Minorities
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N-word should stay buried, no matter the 'context'
Dear Chris Rock: I apologize in advance for the language that will shortly follow. And yes, there is a certain irony there, given that you are one of the most profane men on the planet. Also one of the funniest. That's why I eagerly anticipated your new...Tags: Richard Pryor, NAACP, Slavery, Culture, Chris Rock
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Rocco DiSpirito may have to leave 'Dancing'
THE DANCING FOOL: Rocco's goose may be cooked Cloris Leachman survived to dance another day. But now I'm beginning to wonder: Will she survive to dance a few more weeks? The thought is both a fearsome and welcome one. This has not necessarily been an...Tags: Best Buy Company Incorporated, Cloris Leachman, Celine Dion, Long Island, Andrew Lloyd Webber
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The guest list: VIPs worthy of our fantasy front row
ANY FASHION WEEK worth its salt needs a battery of bold-faced names on the runway and in the seats. Below are some of the supermodels, editors, bloggers, boutique buyers and big-money deal makers we'd like to see with an RSVP.
Wattage
If there's one...Tags: Brooke Shields, Heidi Klum, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Ashley Olsen, Victoria Beckham
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Meet the Band: King Tutt
Hometown Baltimore Members Steven Tutt Founded 1995 Style Baltimore Club Influenced by Scottie B., Sean Caesar, Rod Lee, Kanye West, Timbaland Notable Tutt helped put out two EPs this year - The Evolution and Money Lotion Volume 5: At the Controls... -
A look at the top record labels' artists and market share
Here's a look at the top record labels, their artists and their U.S. market share as of Oct. 9: — UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP: 35.12 percent market share in U.S. Labels include: Geffen Records, Island Def Jam Music Group, Motown Records, Verve Music...Tags: Music Industry, Jimi Hendrix, Shania Twain, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Madonna
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Music industry tries new venues
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comAfter years of watching its floor space get cut at its traditional retailers, such as Wal-Mart and Best Buy, and its mind space shrink on such outlets as MTV, the music industry may have finally figured out that it should probably start looking elsewhere....Tags: Britney Spears, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Best Buy Company Incorporated, Sony Corp., Celine Dion
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Chart-topping rapper T.I. is headed to jail as 'Paper Trail' brims with new hits
The Chicago TribuneThe artist with the No. 1 album in the country is going to prison. Billboard confirmed Wednesday that rapper T.I., scheduled in a few months to begin serving a one-year prison term for gun possession, has scored his third straight chart-topper. The...Tags: Defense, Personal Weapon Control, Justin Timberlake, Prisons, Drug Trafficking
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Top 10 singles and albums
Singles Billboard, SoundScan and Broadcast Data Systems nationwide compilation. Pop 1. Whatever You Like … T.I. 2. So What … Pink 3. Love Lockdown … Kanye West 4. Disturbia … Rihanna 5. Paper Planes … MIA 6. Hot n Cold...Tags: Jonas Brothers, Natasha Bedingfield, Demi Lovato, Jessica Simpson, George Strait
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Kanye salutes Ellen's style
Kanye West has a fashion inspiration: Ellen DeGeneres. "You have really great style," the rapper told Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show Tuesday, according to People.com. He then addressed the audience, advising, "Seriously, this is one of the people...Tags: Ellen DeGeneres
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Madonna says Palin not welcome
Madonna says Sarah Palin is not welcome at her concerts. Not that the GOP vice presidential candidate would attend a Madonna show, anyway, considering the provocative singer has hung from a neon cross and posed naked for a coffee-table book. That would be...Tags: Saturday Night Live, Sarah Palin, George Bush, Madonna
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