Jacked Up released in 2001 was a movie directed by Timothy Wayne Folsome. Staring actors RonReaco Lee, Alekis Fields, Anna Maria Horsford, Bizzy Bone, and T-Low. Andre Carter (RonReaco Lea) is a 17-year old pushed to the edge one day in his Ohio ghetto neighborhood when a carjacking goes awry and he ends up shooting dead the driver. Wracked by guilt and inspired to confess his crime, Andre does odd jobs for the widow (Anna Maria Horsford), becomes a mentor to her young son and begins a romantic relationship with the dead man’s daughter. It would appear Andre is struggling to go straight, but the gang members in his life won’t let him get away that easily. Soon, Andre finds himself fighting for not just his life, but the lives of those in his new family.
Jacked Up released in 2001 was a movie directed by Timothy Wayne Folsome. Staring actors RonReaco Lee, Alekis Fields, Anna Maria Horsford, Bizzy Bone, and T-Low.
Andre Carter (RonReaco Lea) is a 17-year old pushed to the edge one day in his Ohio ghetto neighborhood when a carjacking goes awry and he ends up shooting dead the driver. Wracked by guilt and inspired to confess his crime, Andre does odd jobs for the widow (Anna Maria Horsford), becomes a mentor to her young son and begins a romantic relationship with the dead man’s daughter. It would appear Andre is struggling to go straight, but the gang members in his life won’t let him get away that easily. Soon, Andre finds himself fighting for not just his life, but the lives of those in his new family.
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are an American hip hop group, formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1991. It consists of rappers Krayzie Bone, Wish Bone, Flesh-n-Bone, Layzie Bone, and Bizzy Bone. Formed in 1991 as B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e AKA the Bandaid Boys.
Rapper Eazy-E of the group N.W.A signed Bone Thugs-n-Harmony to Ruthless Records in 1994, when Bone Thugs debuted of ”Creepin on ah Come Up”. That album included the hit single Thuggish Ruggish Bone. In 1995, the group released its debut album, “E. 1999 Eternal”, which included hits 1st of tha Month, Tha Crossroads, and Buddah Lovaz. A tribute to the recently deceased Eazy-E, “Tha Crossroads” won a Grammy award in 1997. ”The Art of War”, the group’s second album, was released in 1997. Bone Thugs released two more albums that did not generate as much hype: “BTNHResurrection” 2000 and “Thug World Order” 2002. The group went on hiatus and returned in 2007 with “Strength & Loyalty”, this time released by Swizz Beatz’s label Full Surface Records. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony officially returned with their new album “Uni-5: The World’s Enemy”, released on May 4th, 2010. The album features tracks such as See Me Shine, Gone, and Rebirth. It was released by their own record label, BTNH Worldwide, with distribution by Warner Bros. Known mostly for their flow, rather than lyricism, Bone’s style and technique can be described as melodic, rapid-fire and aggressive. Their flow is often interwoven at a high-speed, melodic pace or slow, harmonic pace. They also tend to ride the beat that they’re rapping over. Sometimes there are very few choruses separating their verses from one another. In the beginning, circa Faces of Death, Bone used a pseudo-Jamaican patois delivery with their trademark style, though they rarely do this now. Bone’s subject matter has both spiritual and occult undertones. At first, their subject matter was almost always exclusively about violence and smoking marijuana. Today, however, their subject matter includes other topics such as urban socio-political issues, their old friend and mentor Eazy-E and religion. Besides minor changes to subject matter and sound, their lyrical style, locution, and overall methodology remain intact.
Rapper Eazy-E of the group N.W.A signed Bone Thugs-n-Harmony to Ruthless Records in 1994, when Bone Thugs debuted of ”Creepin on ah Come Up”. That album included the hit single Thuggish Ruggish Bone. In 1995, the group released its debut album, “E. 1999 Eternal”, which included hits 1st of tha Month, Tha Crossroads, and Buddah Lovaz. A tribute to the recently deceased Eazy-E, “Tha Crossroads” won a Grammy award in 1997. ”The Art of War”, the group’s second album, was released in 1997. Bone Thugs released two more albums that did not generate as much hype: “BTNHResurrection” 2000 and “Thug World Order” 2002. The group went on hiatus and returned in 2007 with “Strength & Loyalty”, this time released by Swizz Beatz’s label Full Surface Records. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony officially returned with their new album “Uni-5: The World’s Enemy”, released on May 4th, 2010. The album features tracks such as See Me Shine, Gone, and Rebirth. It was released by their own record label, BTNH Worldwide, with distribution by Warner Bros.
Known mostly for their flow, rather than lyricism, Bone’s style and technique can be described as melodic, rapid-fire and aggressive. Their flow is often interwoven at a high-speed, melodic pace or slow, harmonic pace. They also tend to ride the beat that they’re rapping over. Sometimes there are very few choruses separating their verses from one another. In the beginning, circa Faces of Death, Bone used a pseudo-Jamaican patois delivery with their trademark style, though they rarely do this now. Bone’s subject matter has both spiritual and occult undertones. At first, their subject matter was almost always exclusively about violence and smoking marijuana. Today, however, their subject matter includes other topics such as urban socio-political issues, their old friend and mentor Eazy-E and religion. Besides minor changes to subject matter and sound, their lyrical style, locution, and overall methodology remain intact.
Jean Harlow was an American film actress and sex symbol of the 1930s. Known as the “Platinum Blonde” and the “Blonde Bombshell” because of her blonde hair.
She was ranked as one of the greatest movie stars of all time. She came out in several films, but mainly to show off her sex appeal that brought many people to see her in the films. She was so good and she had so much fame, that it wasn’t even funny, so then she got a contract under Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Her popularity and the way she attracted boys was very different to her personal and private life, which was mostly disappointment, tragedy, and the worst, her sudden death from renal failure at age 26.
She was well known by everyone and very well loved. She was an actress that everyone loved, the girls would die to be like her, and the guys wished they had her. She was a very well known lady that left the perfect life to early and didn’t get to take advantage of all the things that came for her.
Belly is a 1998 movie, the feature film debut of music video director Hype Williams. Filmed in New York City as an urban drama, the film stars rappers DMX and Nas, alongside with Taral Hicks, rappers Method Man and Vita. This movie also stars dancehall artist Louie Rankin,R&B singer T-Boz from TLC and Chairman of the Hip Hop Summit Action Network Dr. Benjamin Chavis. Besides starring in the film, Nas also narrates and collaborated with Hype Williams on the screenplay.
The movie begins when Tommy (DMX) and Sincere (Nas), along with fellow crew members Mark and Black, rob a nightclub. After dropping Black off, the others go to Tommy’s house to hide out for a while. Their noise wakes up Keisha (Taral Hicks), Tommy’s girlfriend, who is trying to sleep. Sincere says that he too is tired, and he and Mark leave soon after. Sincere returns to his house, where his wife T/Tionne (Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins) and baby Kenya wait. Back at Tommy’s house, Tommy learns of a new, potent drug that is making its way to America. After a passionate night with their women, Tommy and Sincere meet early in the morning and Tommy tells Sincere about the new drug, and also how much money they could make if they got involved with Tommy’s friend Ox, a drug lord who is receiving shipments. Reluctantly, Sincere agrees. Sincere, at the end of the movie changes his attitude towards dealing and using drugs. Sincere after knowing everything that was going on, he decides to change his life for the good of his family, and surviving an attempt on his life too by his old friend Black, takes that moment to get out of New York and start a new life in Africa with his wife and son.
The movie begins when Tommy (DMX) and Sincere (Nas), along with fellow crew members Mark and Black, rob a nightclub. After dropping Black off, the others go to Tommy’s house to hide out for a while. Their noise wakes up Keisha (Taral Hicks), Tommy’s girlfriend, who is trying to sleep. Sincere says that he too is tired, and he and Mark leave soon after. Sincere returns to his house, where his wife T/Tionne (Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins) and baby Kenya wait. Back at Tommy’s house, Tommy learns of a new, potent drug that is making its way to America.
After a passionate night with their women, Tommy and Sincere meet early in the morning and Tommy tells Sincere about the new drug, and also how much money they could make if they got involved with Tommy’s friend Ox, a drug lord who is receiving shipments. Reluctantly, Sincere agrees.
Sincere, at the end of the movie changes his attitude towards dealing and using drugs. Sincere after knowing everything that was going on, he decides to change his life for the good of his family, and surviving an attempt on his life too by his old friend Black, takes that moment to get out of New York and start a new life in Africa with his wife and son.
Carlos Coy was born 1971, better known by his stage name South Park Mexican or SPM, is an American rapper, and company founder of Dope House Records. His stage name is derived from the South Park neighborhood in Houston, Texas where he was raised. Coy debuted as South Park Mexican in 1998 with the album “Power Moves” under the label. His next album, The 3rd Wish, generated two charting singles, “You Know My Name” and “High So High”. In 2002, SPM was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child and sentenced to 45 years incarceration. SPM is currently serving his sentence at Powledge Unit near Palestine, Texas but even incarcerated, he continues to record music.
SPM began as a Christian rapper but felt that doing so made him an outcast. In 1995, SPM along with his brother Arthur Jr. and good friend Jose Antonio Garza from McAllen, Texas founded his own record label, Dope House Records. As SPM released one album in 1998, Power Moves, through his label with distribution in Houston under Southwest Wholesale. Live album Hillwood and studio album The 3rd Wish followed in 1999. 3rd Wish was a regional hit, with single “High So High” gaining much local buzz and even charting at #50 on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart. In 2000, SPM signed a joint venture between his label and Universal Music Group which earned him a $500,000 advance and national distribution. Universal released three of SPM’s albums: Time is Money and The Purity Album in 2000 and Never Change in 2001. The Purity Album included single “You Know My Name”, which peaked at #99 on the Billboard R&B chart and #31 on the rap chart. SPM’s Universal releases did not gain much mainstream attention; Jason Birchmeier of allmusic suggested: “SPM’s hardcore rapping proved to be too harsh for the masses”. SPM’s 2002 album Reveille Park, a compilation of freestyles, was released by Dope House. Dope House released two new albums by SPM that he recorded while incarcerated. When Devils Strike, released in 2006, debuted at #46 on the Billboard 200. The Last Chair Violinist followed in 2008.
Yesterday the lakers lost to the Denver Nuggets 98-96. The lakers played without Andrew Bynum and Kobe Bryant. Read the rest of this entry »
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Music has been a huge part of my life, and though people always seem to have a favorite band or other, I never did. Not until I listened to a certain band that went by the name Evanescence. Their music drew me in like no other music ever did and the lyrics were even more captivating then the music itself.
Above all else, though, I would say that I admire the lead singer, Amy Lee, the most. She’s written such amazing lyrics based on her own experiences and several of those experiences are ones that most of her fans can relate to. The band has come out with album after album that have only made the fans love them that much more.
Most recently, she came out with the album The Open Door, that hit the music industry with the song “Call Me When You’re Sober”. It’s gothic rock managed to catch the attention of several people, more than just her fans.
Needless, to say, the gothic rock style isn’t one that is listened to all that much, but Amy Lee has managed to put in on the map with the band’s most popular songs “My Immortal” and “Bring Me to Life”.
She’s inspired so many fans, and is finally giving them the album they’ve been waiting for this Fall, titled Together Again and although the album is still a while from coming out in stores, the first song on the album is currently on iTunes and the Evanescence website to be downloaded for money to help Haiti.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ8UBQezEDc[/youtube] We have much to be proud of at Roosevelt. Many future legends have walked our halls and played on our fields. One such legend, Willie Davis, played baseball at Roosevelt in the 1950s and went on to play center field for the Dodgers. Here’s an excerpt from Andrew Blankstein at the LA Times:
Davis, an All-City athlete in several sports at Roosevelt High School in Boyle Heights in the late 1950s, became one of the Dodgers’ early stars after the team moved to Los Angeles from Brooklyn in 1958. Known for his offense, Davis played center field for the Dodgers for 13 seasons starting in 1961. He hit in a team record 31 consecutive games in 1969 and batted .305 or above three years straight in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
According to his obituary, Davis was a multi-sport star at Roosevelt:
William Henry Davis was born April 15, 1940, in Mineral Springs, Ark. He was a star athlete in baseball, basketball and track at Roosevelt High School in Boyle Heights in the late 1950s, and signed with the Dodgers in 1958. He spent only two seasons in the minor leagues before joining the Dodgers briefly in 1960.
Former owner Peter O’Malley knew Davis for years as they grew within the Dodger organization at the same time.
O’Malley can remember when Davis was just a raw project out of Los Angeles’ Roosevelt High School, known as much as a track star as anything.
Former teammate Fred Claire also published his thoughts on Willie Davis.
Another legend Rough Rider Mike Garrett said, “He was the hero of Roosevelt High. This is a sad time for Boyle Heights.”
As we look forward to some big changes at Roosevelt, let’s not forget where we came from and the greatness that has emerged out of Boyle Heights over the years. Anyone who has spent a significant amount of time at Roosevelt starts to feel the pride that come with being from Boyle Heights. Part of that is taking the time to learn our history and whose big footprints we walk in.
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For 3 consecutive years now Armin Van Buuren has been DJ Mag’s number 1 DJ, voted by the fans. This is one of his performances of White Sensation in Europe.
This chick has been driving me insane. I hear her every time I turn on the radio, and my sister has her music playing every time I walk inside her room. She’s beyond insane and instead of classifying her as the weirdo she really is, everyone adores her and her crazy antics because she’s famous.
Lady Gaga has taken the music industry by storm and as sad as it is, I’ve been completely sucked in by her music. With songs like “Bad Romance” and “Pokerface” she’s got it made and despite my more alternative taste, she’s captured my attention with songs that make me want to, well Just Dance (no pun intended).
But more than he music, the way she dresses trips me out more than anything. Lady Gaga’s outfits are unbelievable!
God, she wore a veil over her face for Christ’s sake. How could she even talk like that? She doesn’t seem to give a damn about what people think and in this weird way… It’s made me completely love her.
Not only is it her amazing albums – like The Fame Monster – but the fact that she is a truly unique and fresh artist that will do what she wants, how she wants to and not give a damn if people hate on her.
From the first time I heard her music, I hated it and I completely under-estimated how big she would become. Now, with hearing her music constantly, and hearing it everywhere, the music – and artist – has grown on me. In this whole whirlwind of crazy that’s called my life, I have been pulled into the hectic craze that is Lady Gaga.
