R.I.P. Donna Summer
Disco Icon Donna Summer passed on Thursday May 17, 2012. According to Wikipedia, she possessed a Mezzo Soprano singing spectrum. Even while I'm not necessarily acquainted with whatever that might be, I do realize that the woman's tone was easy and amazing.
Donna Summers was born LaDonna Gaines and was first reared in Boston, Ma. Now I'm not really for sure just where I got this specific theory, but I reckoned she originated from all the way down south. Given that I now realize that she was out of the east, a large number of of her records make a great deal more sense, in my opinion. While she was well-liked around the globe, from little places to enormous metropolitan areas, her sort of beats doe contain a big town feel.
Being that she only just passed, I took the moment to uncover just a few important things regarding her. About two decades back in the 1980's there seemed to be a significant scandal about remarks she might possibly have made. It's alleged that she made an anti-gay and lesbian slur along the lines of homosexuals simply being punished with AIDS, by Jesus for being lgbt. It's not the very first occasion I had over heard this opinion. It's frequently expressed by individuals intensely in to religious beliefs. Donna Summer let it be known that she evolved into a born again Christian. This may just be the relationship between the assumed remark and religion.
As I seriously ponder it, I have a propensity to believe that that an individual who tends to make a living within the music industry, in the seventies, would most likely have a decent association with lgbt people. Donna Summer also possessed a great gay and lesbian following. It's beginning to appear like I'm just centering on this a tad too much. Regardless if she did or did not make the remark, I preach tolerance for everybody.
A second matter I just found out regarding the record “Love to love you baby” When she was inside the vocal booth at the recording facility, she was initially having a very hard time performing the tune. It may well have been that she just didn't truly feel comfy with just how lustful the song was. This is exactly what she wound up doing. She flipped all the equipment and lighting off and laid all the way down on the carpet. She envisioned herself as being an actress who was required to perform a character. If you happen to pay attention to the tune, you will definitely observe that she ought to get an Acadamy Award for her overall performance. I'm convinced those orgasmic moans and groans have already been the background for a a huge number of jack and jill sessions.
Donna Summer picked up an overall total of 5 Grammys somewhere between the seventies and 80's. Just one of the tunes she picked up a Grammy for was “Last Dance” which happens to be 1 of my absolute favorites.
Bad Girls
Dim All The Lights
Hot Stuff
All of these are great. Grammy or not, Donna Summer boasts a good sized list of ageless songs.
Even though It's difficult to select a favorite, I think that it may be Hot Stuff. Come to think of it, I find it difficult to recall the way the song starts off. I've got no hint as to exactly how the song stops, or almost any of the lyrics, with the exception of the chorus naturally. And yet I just remember looking at the lp cover and enjoying the record, time and time again. Being that I cannot remember it, I just went to youtube.com and came across it. Give it a look.
http://youtu.be/1IdEhvuNxV8
Even while Donna Summer experienced the majority of the credit for her accomplishments, there was clearly many people behind the scenes assisting to compose, deliver and promote her songs. The person that comes to mind is Giorgio Moroder, nonetheless well done to any or all taking part in her work. You all helped bring a little something wonderful to our eardrums.
One can find a tremendous amount of musicians and artists that came to dominance while in the disco days, though Donna Summer is Disco, very much like KRS 1 is Hiphop. Time for you to charge up the mp3 player and set it to use.
Donna Summers was born LaDonna Gaines and was first reared in Boston, Ma. Now I'm not really for sure just where I got this specific theory, but I reckoned she originated from all the way down south. Given that I now realize that she was out of the east, a large number of of her records make a great deal more sense, in my opinion. While she was well-liked around the globe, from little places to enormous metropolitan areas, her sort of beats doe contain a big town feel.
Being that she only just passed, I took the moment to uncover just a few important things regarding her. About two decades back in the 1980's there seemed to be a significant scandal about remarks she might possibly have made. It's alleged that she made an anti-gay and lesbian slur along the lines of homosexuals simply being punished with AIDS, by Jesus for being lgbt. It's not the very first occasion I had over heard this opinion. It's frequently expressed by individuals intensely in to religious beliefs. Donna Summer let it be known that she evolved into a born again Christian. This may just be the relationship between the assumed remark and religion.
As I seriously ponder it, I have a propensity to believe that that an individual who tends to make a living within the music industry, in the seventies, would most likely have a decent association with lgbt people. Donna Summer also possessed a great gay and lesbian following. It's beginning to appear like I'm just centering on this a tad too much. Regardless if she did or did not make the remark, I preach tolerance for everybody.
A second matter I just found out regarding the record “Love to love you baby” When she was inside the vocal booth at the recording facility, she was initially having a very hard time performing the tune. It may well have been that she just didn't truly feel comfy with just how lustful the song was. This is exactly what she wound up doing. She flipped all the equipment and lighting off and laid all the way down on the carpet. She envisioned herself as being an actress who was required to perform a character. If you happen to pay attention to the tune, you will definitely observe that she ought to get an Acadamy Award for her overall performance. I'm convinced those orgasmic moans and groans have already been the background for a a huge number of jack and jill sessions.
Donna Summer picked up an overall total of 5 Grammys somewhere between the seventies and 80's. Just one of the tunes she picked up a Grammy for was “Last Dance” which happens to be 1 of my absolute favorites.
Bad Girls
Dim All The Lights
Hot Stuff
All of these are great. Grammy or not, Donna Summer boasts a good sized list of ageless songs.
Even though It's difficult to select a favorite, I think that it may be Hot Stuff. Come to think of it, I find it difficult to recall the way the song starts off. I've got no hint as to exactly how the song stops, or almost any of the lyrics, with the exception of the chorus naturally. And yet I just remember looking at the lp cover and enjoying the record, time and time again. Being that I cannot remember it, I just went to youtube.com and came across it. Give it a look.
http://youtu.be/1IdEhvuNxV8
Even while Donna Summer experienced the majority of the credit for her accomplishments, there was clearly many people behind the scenes assisting to compose, deliver and promote her songs. The person that comes to mind is Giorgio Moroder, nonetheless well done to any or all taking part in her work. You all helped bring a little something wonderful to our eardrums.
One can find a tremendous amount of musicians and artists that came to dominance while in the disco days, though Donna Summer is Disco, very much like KRS 1 is Hiphop. Time for you to charge up the mp3 player and set it to use.
How To Get Signed To Rostrum Records? Ask Boaz, he knows
How To Get Signed To Rostrum Records? Ask Boaz, he knows.
Pitssburgh's Rostrum Records, the home of Wiz Khalifa and Macc Miller, released an announcement concerning the signing of another rapper today. Boaz, who is from Pittsburgh, is the newest member of what is soon to be a high powered record label. If you're unaware of who Boaz is, cause I don't, apparently he’s been busy grinding behind the scenes.
Boaz has already been featured in Source Magazine, XXL and on all All Hip Hop dot coms Breeding Ground. Boaz says signing was an easy choice seeing that Rostrum Records seems to know how to sell records. He also said that he knew some of the guys already at The label and signing the deal will benefit everyone. His first album on Rostrum is entitled Bases Loaded, and should be released at the beginning of the summer. I'm not sure if this will be a mix tape or what, it probably is because they reported his official debut will drop sometime later this year. The label isn't going to delay in promoting Boaz either, it seems that he’s going on the Under The Influence Tour which starts in July. The tour will be headlined by Wiz Khalifa and Macc Miller and will undoubtedly place Boaz in front of a ton of people. From there it’s up to him whether he capitalizes on that.
How much hustle and work do you think this guy has been doing over the last couple of years to get this deal? Boaz has almost certainly put in a great deal of money, done tons of networking, and educated himself about the music business. Every person should stand up and give this guy a round of applause because he surely deserves it. Being from Pittsburgh surely contributed to the signing. If there is a record label in a city that starts blowing up, like Rostrum has, it’s inevitable that different musicians from that area start blowing up. Even in cases where they are not signed to the original label which is having success. Once you have one good musician like Wiz Khalifa, let alone two, if you take into account Macc Miller, the entire city starts to buzz from supporters, and things start happening.
For more info about getting signed click here
Pitssburgh's Rostrum Records, the home of Wiz Khalifa and Macc Miller, released an announcement concerning the signing of another rapper today. Boaz, who is from Pittsburgh, is the newest member of what is soon to be a high powered record label. If you're unaware of who Boaz is, cause I don't, apparently he’s been busy grinding behind the scenes.
Boaz has already been featured in Source Magazine, XXL and on all All Hip Hop dot coms Breeding Ground. Boaz says signing was an easy choice seeing that Rostrum Records seems to know how to sell records. He also said that he knew some of the guys already at The label and signing the deal will benefit everyone. His first album on Rostrum is entitled Bases Loaded, and should be released at the beginning of the summer. I'm not sure if this will be a mix tape or what, it probably is because they reported his official debut will drop sometime later this year. The label isn't going to delay in promoting Boaz either, it seems that he’s going on the Under The Influence Tour which starts in July. The tour will be headlined by Wiz Khalifa and Macc Miller and will undoubtedly place Boaz in front of a ton of people. From there it’s up to him whether he capitalizes on that.
How much hustle and work do you think this guy has been doing over the last couple of years to get this deal? Boaz has almost certainly put in a great deal of money, done tons of networking, and educated himself about the music business. Every person should stand up and give this guy a round of applause because he surely deserves it. Being from Pittsburgh surely contributed to the signing. If there is a record label in a city that starts blowing up, like Rostrum has, it’s inevitable that different musicians from that area start blowing up. Even in cases where they are not signed to the original label which is having success. Once you have one good musician like Wiz Khalifa, let alone two, if you take into account Macc Miller, the entire city starts to buzz from supporters, and things start happening.
For more info about getting signed click here
A Bit Of The Wackness at Def Jam Records
Def Jam was created by Rick Rubin in his dorm room in Weinstein Hall at New York University[1] and its first release was a single by his punk-rock group Hose. Russell Simmons joined Rubin shortly after they were introduced to each other by Vincent Gallo.[2] The first single released with a Def Jam Recordings logo was T La Rock & Jazzy Jay's "It's Yours." The first releases with Def Jam Recordings catalog numbers were LL Cool J's "I Need a Beat" and the Beastie Boys' "Rock Hard," both in 1984. The singles sold well, eventually leading to a distribution deal with CBS Records (which would later become Sony Music Entertainment) through Columbia Records the following year. This created a short-lived subsidiary label called OBR Records, catered toward R&B artists — the first artist signed to that imprint was Oran "Juice" Jones, who enjoyed success with his hit single "The Rain". Def Jam also signed its first and only thrash metal band, Slayer, in 1986, and the band's debut album was one of only two Def Jam releases to be distributed through Geffen Records, as opposed to Columbia. As the decade drew to a close, the label signed Public Enemy, whose controversial lyrical content garnered the company both critical acclaim and disdain. Lyor Cohen became president of Def Jam in 1988, after winning a power struggle with Rubin, who would shortly thereafter leave the company to form Def American Recordings (now known as American Recordings). Rubin would take Slayer with him to Def American in its initial stages.
Def Jam under PolyGram By 1992, despite recent multi-platinum selling releases from LL Cool J, Public Enemy, and EPMD, Def Jam ran into severe financial troubles and was faced with folding. However, in 1994, PolyGram purchased Sony's 50% stake in Def Jam Recordings — subsequently bringing the label into its fold. Following PolyGram’s purchase, Def Jam distributed the Violator Records signed artist Warren G's Regulate... G Funk Era album, which went triple platinum and brought much-needed revenue to Def Jam through its distribution deal with Violator.[3]
PolyGram acquired an additional 9.8% in Def Jam Recordings in 1995, further strengthening its ownership of Def Jam. Shortly thereafter, Rush Associated Labels was renamed Def Jam Music Group. The label remained profitable as its veteran star LL Cool J released his successful album Mr. Smith in 1995. The label later signed Foxy Brown, whose debut album Ill Na Na became a platinum seller in 1997.
Def Jam under Universal Music Group In 1998, PolyGram was purchased by Seagram, and the MCA and PolyGram families of labels merged into Universal Music Group. Following MCA's takeover of PolyGram, it purchased the remaining interest of Def Jam Recordings from Russell Simmons for a reported $100 million. Universal merged Def Jam with Island Records to form The Island Def Jam Music Group. In spite of the formation of IDJMG, Def Jam and Island continue to operate as separate imprints underneath the bigger umbrella.
Lyor Cohen was appointed president of IDJMG, and Kevin Liles succeeded him as president of Def Jam. In 1999, Def Jam created an R&B spin-off label called Def Soul Recordings, which inherited many of Island Records' urban artists (and also some from Mercury Records), including Dru Hill and its lead singer Sisqó, The Isley Brothers and Kelly Price. Def Soul also issued recordings by Musiq, Montell Jordan, Case, 112, Patti LaBelle, and Christina Milian. Island's 4th & B'way Records was also folded into Def Jam.
Also in 1999, the label also began distributing releases by Murder Inc. Records, run by former Def Jam executive Irv Gotti. Murder Inc.'s roster of artists would include Ja Rule, Ashanti, Lloyd, Vita. The following year, it launched another subsidiary, Def Jam South, which focused on Southern rap and distributed releases from labels such as Disturbing tha Peace, whose artists have included Ludacris, Chingy, and Bobby Valentino. Russell Simmons tapped Texas-born and raised rap legend Scarface (aka Brad Jordan) as the original head of Def Jam South. After about a 4-year run at Def Jam South, Scarface negotiated a release from the company in 2003. The label is currently run by Miami-based DJ Khaled.
Def Jam in the 2000s In 2001, Lyor Cohen announced Def Jam Germany, the first international Def Jam company. This increased the label's presence around the world. Def Jam Germany signed German rappers Spezializtz, and Philly MC. The label was located in Berlin and opened on May 23, 2000. In addition to signing and marketing local artists, Def Jam Germany also marketed all U.S. signed Def Jam artists in the German territory.
The second international label is a Japanese branch, Def Jam Japan (デフ・ジャム・ジャパン Defu Jamu Japan?), also founded in 2000.[4] Its artist roster include AI, Teriyaki Boyz and Nitro Microphone Underground.
In 2003, Def Soul was absorbed into its Def Jam parent. A year later, Murder Inc. became the center of a money laundering investigation involving illegal profits from drug trade,[5] leading to the label's eventual release from its distribution contract by 2005. Roc-A-Fella Records was sold to the company in 2004, by which time it had launched the career of producer-turned-rapper Kanye West.
DMX helped the company to great heights during 1998 and 1999 selling millions of records and revived hardcore hip hop during this time. The same year, Cohen left IDJMG for Warner Music Group, and was replaced by former Arista executive L.A. Reid. An unhappy Liles eventually decided to follow Cohen to Warner.[6] A bidding war for Jay-Z's contract began, and Reid appointed Jay-Z president of Def Jam.[6]
Under Jay-Z's leadership, Def Jam launched new successful acts such as contemporary R&B singers like Rihanna, Ne-Yo, and Kanye West. Jay-Z's contract as president of Def Jam was not renewed, forcing him to step down at the end of 2007, remaining with Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings as a recording artist.[7] Following Jay-Z's resignation as president, L.A. Reid took over leadership of the label, as opposed to hiring a replacement, and promptly signed rapper Luke Death, who was dropped months later, before releasing any music. It was announced in early June 2008 that Def Jam A&R executive Shakir Stewart, credited with bringing Rick Ross to the label, would take over as vice president of Def Jam. Stewart committed suicide on November 1, 2008.[8][9]
On March 14, 2012, it was announced that former Warner Bros. Records executive Joie Manda will become the first President of Def Jam since Jay-Z. [10]
This is a list of artists who currently record for Def Jam Recordings. Listed in parentheses are names of Def Jam affiliated labels, under which the artist record.
Def Jam under PolyGram By 1992, despite recent multi-platinum selling releases from LL Cool J, Public Enemy, and EPMD, Def Jam ran into severe financial troubles and was faced with folding. However, in 1994, PolyGram purchased Sony's 50% stake in Def Jam Recordings — subsequently bringing the label into its fold. Following PolyGram’s purchase, Def Jam distributed the Violator Records signed artist Warren G's Regulate... G Funk Era album, which went triple platinum and brought much-needed revenue to Def Jam through its distribution deal with Violator.[3]
PolyGram acquired an additional 9.8% in Def Jam Recordings in 1995, further strengthening its ownership of Def Jam. Shortly thereafter, Rush Associated Labels was renamed Def Jam Music Group. The label remained profitable as its veteran star LL Cool J released his successful album Mr. Smith in 1995. The label later signed Foxy Brown, whose debut album Ill Na Na became a platinum seller in 1997.
Def Jam under Universal Music Group In 1998, PolyGram was purchased by Seagram, and the MCA and PolyGram families of labels merged into Universal Music Group. Following MCA's takeover of PolyGram, it purchased the remaining interest of Def Jam Recordings from Russell Simmons for a reported $100 million. Universal merged Def Jam with Island Records to form The Island Def Jam Music Group. In spite of the formation of IDJMG, Def Jam and Island continue to operate as separate imprints underneath the bigger umbrella.
Lyor Cohen was appointed president of IDJMG, and Kevin Liles succeeded him as president of Def Jam. In 1999, Def Jam created an R&B spin-off label called Def Soul Recordings, which inherited many of Island Records' urban artists (and also some from Mercury Records), including Dru Hill and its lead singer Sisqó, The Isley Brothers and Kelly Price. Def Soul also issued recordings by Musiq, Montell Jordan, Case, 112, Patti LaBelle, and Christina Milian. Island's 4th & B'way Records was also folded into Def Jam.
Also in 1999, the label also began distributing releases by Murder Inc. Records, run by former Def Jam executive Irv Gotti. Murder Inc.'s roster of artists would include Ja Rule, Ashanti, Lloyd, Vita. The following year, it launched another subsidiary, Def Jam South, which focused on Southern rap and distributed releases from labels such as Disturbing tha Peace, whose artists have included Ludacris, Chingy, and Bobby Valentino. Russell Simmons tapped Texas-born and raised rap legend Scarface (aka Brad Jordan) as the original head of Def Jam South. After about a 4-year run at Def Jam South, Scarface negotiated a release from the company in 2003. The label is currently run by Miami-based DJ Khaled.
Def Jam in the 2000s In 2001, Lyor Cohen announced Def Jam Germany, the first international Def Jam company. This increased the label's presence around the world. Def Jam Germany signed German rappers Spezializtz, and Philly MC. The label was located in Berlin and opened on May 23, 2000. In addition to signing and marketing local artists, Def Jam Germany also marketed all U.S. signed Def Jam artists in the German territory.
The second international label is a Japanese branch, Def Jam Japan (デフ・ジャム・ジャパン Defu Jamu Japan?), also founded in 2000.[4] Its artist roster include AI, Teriyaki Boyz and Nitro Microphone Underground.
In 2003, Def Soul was absorbed into its Def Jam parent. A year later, Murder Inc. became the center of a money laundering investigation involving illegal profits from drug trade,[5] leading to the label's eventual release from its distribution contract by 2005. Roc-A-Fella Records was sold to the company in 2004, by which time it had launched the career of producer-turned-rapper Kanye West.
DMX helped the company to great heights during 1998 and 1999 selling millions of records and revived hardcore hip hop during this time. The same year, Cohen left IDJMG for Warner Music Group, and was replaced by former Arista executive L.A. Reid. An unhappy Liles eventually decided to follow Cohen to Warner.[6] A bidding war for Jay-Z's contract began, and Reid appointed Jay-Z president of Def Jam.[6]
Under Jay-Z's leadership, Def Jam launched new successful acts such as contemporary R&B singers like Rihanna, Ne-Yo, and Kanye West. Jay-Z's contract as president of Def Jam was not renewed, forcing him to step down at the end of 2007, remaining with Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings as a recording artist.[7] Following Jay-Z's resignation as president, L.A. Reid took over leadership of the label, as opposed to hiring a replacement, and promptly signed rapper Luke Death, who was dropped months later, before releasing any music. It was announced in early June 2008 that Def Jam A&R executive Shakir Stewart, credited with bringing Rick Ross to the label, would take over as vice president of Def Jam. Stewart committed suicide on November 1, 2008.[8][9]
On March 14, 2012, it was announced that former Warner Bros. Records executive Joie Manda will become the first President of Def Jam since Jay-Z. [10]
This is a list of artists who currently record for Def Jam Recordings. Listed in parentheses are names of Def Jam affiliated labels, under which the artist record.
- 2 Chainz (GOOD/Def Jam)
- Aaron Soliz (Def Jam Brothas)
- Amber Rose (Taylor Gang/Island/Def Jam)
- Andrew Hwang (Loud/Def Jam)
- Arab (F.A.M.E./Def Jam)
- Asher Roth (Loud/SRC/Universal Republic/Def Jam)
- Avery (singer)
- Aaron Fresh
- B Money (FEGM/Def Jam)
- Big Boi (Purple Ribbon/Def Jam)
- Big K.R.I.T. (Cinematic/Def Jam)
- Big Sean (GOOD/Def Jam)
- Brutha
- Buddy (I Am Other/Star Trak/Mercury/Interscope/Def Jam)
- Bu Thiam (BuVision/Def Jam)
- Bryan J (Red Zone/Def Jam)
- Creee (Def Jam)
- Chevy Woods (Taylor Gang/Def Jam)
- Chrisette Michelle
- Cyhi Da Prynce (GOOD/BuVision/Konvict/Def Jam)
- Cris Cab (I Am Other/Mercury/Def Jam)
- Cesa (Def Jam)
- D.RyZe
- David Phung
- De La Ghetto (Masacre Musical Inc./Fight Klub Nation/Sony/Def Jam)
- Dose
- DJ Spruce
- DJ Khaled (We the Best/Cash Money/Universal Republic/Def Jam)
- Fefe Dobson (Island/Def Jam)
- Dead Jerichos
- D'Banj (GOOD/Def Jam)
- Electrik Red (Radio Killa/Def Jam
- Eden Lace
- Fabolous (Desert Storm/Def Jam)
- Frank Ocean (Odd Future/Def Jam)
- Corey Franks (Island/Def Jam)
- Ghostface Killah (Starks Enterprises/Def Jam)
- Gerunimo Da Prince(I.M.G/Def Jam)
- Gunplay
- Harlem Cruz (Unique2Iconic/NRO/Island/Def Jam)
- Kanye West (GOOD/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
- K'LA
- K Koke (U.S.G./Roc Nation/RCA/Def Jam)
- Karina Pasian
- King Kross
- Lil Niqo
- LL Cool J
- Lola Monroe (Blue Rose/Taylor Gang/SRP/Def Jam)
- Ludacris (DTP/Def Jam)
- Lil Reese
- Lil Durk
- Lil Key
- Maxine Ashley (I Am Other/Mercury/Def Jam)
- Mac Lethal
- MC Phearsom (Def Jam/Slaughterhouse)
- Method Man
- Mr. Finley (Ghet-O-Vision/Def Jam)
- Miranda Brooke
- Maceo Macphe
- Matthew Morrison
- Maserati Mango
- Nas (The Jones Experience/Def Jam)
- Ne-Yo (Compound/Def Jam/Motown)
- No I.D. (Artium/Def Jam)
- Plain Pat (Dream On/Mercury/Def Jam)
- Pusha T (GOOD/Decon/Re-Up/Def Jam)
- Paris Viore (GOOD/Island/Def Jam)
- Rick Ross (MMG/Warner Bros./Def Jam)
- Redman (Gilla House/Def Squad/Def Jam)
- Rihanna (Def Jam Records, SRP music Group)
- The Roots (Def Jam/MCA)[1]
- Raymond
- Reese Ruger
- Reign Love (Island/Def Jam)
- Ray Jr.
- Scarface
- Shawty Fatt (Ghet-O-Vision/2Fatts/Slumerican/Def Jam)
- Sheek Louch (D-Block/Def Jam)
- Verse Simmonds (BuVision/Def Jam)
- Sasha Auerbach
- The-Dream (Radio Killa/Def Jam)
- Triple C's (MMG/Warner Bros./Def Jam)
- The Wanted (Geffen /Island/Def Jam)
- The Kid of Words (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
- Teyana Taylor (GOOD/Island/Def Jam)
- Wax (Scrublife/Def Jam)
- White Sean(GOOD/Def Jam)
- Young Jeezy (Corporate Thugz/Def Jam)
- YG (Pushaz Ink/Def Jam)
- Young Bail
- Young Swift
- Yay Cash
- Yung Quavo (Interscope/Def Jam)
- Young Apache (Heavey Hitters/Def Jam)