BEYONCE
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Famous as : R&B singer
Birth Name : Beyonce Giselle Knowles
Birth Date : September 04, 1981
Birth Place : Houston, Texas, USA
Claim to fame :
Album "Dangerously in Love" (2003)
Thanks to senior singer, Whitney Houston who has found Beyonce and her group, Destiny's Child. To be with the group, Beyonce has become a worth asset perceived as its leader for she's the one writes and produces many of the group's songs, including smash hits "Jumpin Jumpin", "Bootylicious", "Nasty Girl", "Independent Women", "Happy Face" and "Apple Pie a la mode." To begin Destiny's first career, Beyonce and the other group's members, Rowland, and Michelle Williams, toured as an opening act for Christina Aguilera and TLC. Then in 1998 they released their group self-titled album, "Destiny's Child", which was produced by Wyclef Jean and Jermaine Dupri and featured the platinum-selling, number one Hot 100 single "No, No, No." What a ...
great achievement that this album itself also then went platinum.
Shortly thereafter, Destiny's Child, in the year of 1999 released its second album "The Writing's on the Wall", featuring two number one hits in "Bills, Bills, Bills" and "Say My Name" that won two awards at the 2001 Grammys for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best R&B Song, the latter of which was awarded to the songwriters, including Beyonce herself. Following both albums success, Destiny's Child soon released its third album, "Survivor", which became another smash, topped both the American Billboard 200 and R&B Albums charts, as well as reigning the Canadian album chart while became generally success around the world. What's more, two singles from the album, namely "Independent Women (Part 1)" and "Bootylicious", went to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. To add, "Independent Women (Part 1)" had also become the theme song for "Charlie's Angels" in late 2000, prior to the album's 2001 release. More on the set, its title track "Survivor" gloriously won the band their second Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, and its fourth and final single named "Emotions", has also ...
The 2012 BET Awards has revealed all its winners. Among the biggest winners are Beyonce Knowles and her husband Jay-Z as well as his collaborator Kanye West with two nods apiece. Queen Bey grabbed the coveted Best Female R&B Artist award, which she dedicated to late diva Whitney Houston, and Video Director of the Year kudo along with Alan Ferguson.
CHRISS BROWN
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Famous as :R&B singer
Birth Name :Christopher Maurice Brow
Birth Date :May 05, 1989
Birth Place :Tappahannoc, Virginia, USA
Claim to fame : Single "Run It"(2005)
In anticipation of his self-titled debut album release on November 29, 2005, Chris Brown really has come with a loud thud into the R&B music scene for his first single, "Run It!" instantly soared to the second rank of both Billboard Hot 100 and R&B/Hip-Hop Chart. Being extremely busy going around U.S. throughout November 2005 to hold some shows, he has delightfully taken time to appear on "Live with Regis & Kelly" and Vibe Awards in the same month. Selected to host the 2005 American Music Awards' Red Carpet for Access Hollywood, this young gifted singer, without doubt, has become one of the year's sensational acts in American music industry with his genuine style and creativity.
Born as Christopher Brown on May 5, 1989 in Tappahannock, Virginia, he has been drawn to music since his childhood and was heavily influenced by the sounds of Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, and Anita Baker. However, it was not until the age of 11 that he actually possesses an amazing voice, thanks to his mother who quickly noticed her son's talent after she heard him singing around their house. Encouraged by this supportive woman to see some local producers, the thirteen-years-old boy
satisfyingly made his way to get the attention of a small production team so that they agreed to help him record a few songs as his demo. "There were ups and downs," he described the process. "But I loved it and I knew I wanted to do it."Convinced that he could flourish his career in New York City, Chris went to this dazzling metropolis with the companion of his team. Trying to look for a reliable record company, he finally got the chance to audition in front of Tina Davis and Antonio "L.A." Reid of Def Jam. Impressed with his talent, Davis, who later resigned from the label, afterwards signed to be his manager and took him to other companies, like Warner Bros, Atlantic, and Jive which he finally concluded to join in. Following this, he then put full concentration to work on his first album, recording almost 50 songs over six months. From those compositions, roughly 15 tracks were picked to be inserted in this initial effort, including "Run It!" which successfully became a hit all over U.S.
In the wake of the achievement, Chris boldly tried his hand at acting, first appearing in TV movie "Christmas in ...
Washington" (2006) before making his big screen debut in musical drama "Stomp the Yard" alongside fellow R&B singer Ne-Yo, Columbus Short, and Meagan Good. The flick delightfully turned out to score considerably well in the box-office as it quickly pulled over $61 million in domestic market only despite unfavorable reviews from critics. This satisfying result consequently paved the young artist's way in the film industry, and so enabled him to take major roles in the 2007 movies like "After School" and "This Christmas", even the lead in sports drama "Phenom", slated for a 2008 release.
Meanwhile, his career in music continues to thrive on with the work of sophomore album titled 'Exclusive', due August 28, 2007. First single 'Wall to Wall' peaked at #22 in Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and has continued to climb to the top.
JAY Z
Famous as :Rapper
Birth Name :Shawn Corey Carter
Birth Date :December 04, 1969
Birth Place :Brooklyn, New York, USA
Claim to fame :Single "Dead Presidents" (1996)
Born Shawn Corey Carter on April 12, 1969, Jay-Z was raised by a single mother, Gloria Carter. He had experienced the tough life on the streets of New York where he grew up. Fortunately, the streets life was not the only thing on his mind as he briefly attended high school in where he also explored his rap skill. Alongside partners from his early group "Original Flavor", Jay-Z, Damon Dash and Kareem 'Biggs' Burke co-founded an independent label called Roc-a-Fella Records. Later, Roc-a-Fella folding into Def Jam Recordings.
Jay-Z may be considered as a person who could do almost everything. Began his career as a rapper and a businessman, he in the future times holding an important president and CEO position on Def Jam. "I was forced to be an artist and a CEO from the beginning, so I was forced to be like a businessman because when I was trying to get a record deal, it was so hard to get a record deal on my own that it was either give up or create my own company," says Jay-Z.
As an artist, Jay-Z has sold more than 18 million albums worldwide. Started from his debut album "Reasonable Doubt" ...(1996) up to the latest one alongside nu-metal band Linkin Park "Collision Course" (2004), Jay-Z has collected many prestigious awards, including the 2004 BET Award for Best Male Hip-Hop Artist, for his achievement in music scene.
Aware of the hard days and the success that he had been through, which surely an interesting diary to be read by his fanatics, Jay-Z published his autobiography entitled "The Black Book" along with the release of "The Black Album" (2003).
Despite his victorious career in music and business, Jay-Z is romantically linked to former Destiny's Child singer Beyonce Knowles. The couple who once were invited by Prince Charles to dine at Buckingham Palace, worked together on Beyonce's album "Crazy in Love." Above all, Jay-Z deserves two thumbs up as he has put his name as the first person in many occasions, naming some was as the first hip-hop artist to have his own Showtime TV concert special aired live and the first one to be featured on TV program "60 Minutes II." Furthermore, he is also the first non-athlete to have his own signature sneaker, 'the S. Carter' by Reebok.
The success of "The Black Album," however, could not prevent the rapper from ...
taking a break from the industry though during that time he also gave contribution to girlfriend Beyonce's second solo album "B'Day" (2006), singing together in one of its tracks tentatively titled "Deja Vu." Amidst the period of time there were rumors swirling in Hollywood, speculating on his going to marry the R&B singer. As whispers of their wedding talk made the gossip pages everyday, Beyonce made it clear to everyone, released a public statement saying she won't get married in the near future. The pop singer, during an interview with Ellen DeGeneres aired on September 5th, 2006, claimed all the wedding reports as "big fat rumors", while revealed further "One day I hope to be married with children."
And ending his three years retirement from music scene, Jay-Z released an announcement, confirming his comeback with his forthcoming set, "Kingdom Come", which was released in November 2006. For the comeback album the man worked together with some music experts, like Timbaland, Kanye West, Dr. Dre and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin. The album like its predecessor received a warm welcome from his fans and was sold well over two million copies worldwide. Rumors were warm that Jay-Z would leave his position as ...
the CEO of Def Jam to join his lover Beyonce in Columbia. However, during an interview in August 2007, the rapper denied having made decision to leave Def Jam and claimed that his contract with the label merely expired and not yet renewed. He came out with the announcement of a new album in September 2007 after being inspired by a movie called 'American Gangster'. The producer that shined that year through a collaboration with Rihanna in 'Umbrella', prepared it as a concept album that is also titled 'American Gangster'. First single 'Blue Magic' was released on radio outlets on September 20, 2007 followed by the second one 'Roc Boys (And the Winner Is...)' that was produced by P. Diddy. Upon the album's release on November 6, it entered the Billboard Hot 200 chart at #1 after selling 425,000 copies. This achievement has put him in the same position to the late legendary singer Elvis Presley to have all 10 of his albums opened at the top position. .
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