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Musical artist. James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for L adies L ove Cool J ames), [3] is an American rapper and actor. [4] He is one of the earliest rappers to achieve commercial success, alongside fellow new school hip hop acts Beastie Boys and Run-DMC.
lifeandtimes.com. Musical artist. Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, [ a ] is an American rapper and entrepreneur. [ 8 ][ 9 ][ 10 ] Born and raised in New York City, he was named the greatest rapper of all time by Billboard and Vibe in 2023. [ 11 ]
Earl Simmons was born on December 18, 1970, in Mount Vernon, New York. [11] He was the son of 19-year-old Arnett Simmons and 18-year-old Joe Barker. [12] Simmons was the middle child of the family; his mother had given birth to a daughter, Bonita, two years prior, and later gave birth to one daughter, Shayla, and two stillborn sons. [1]
Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979), better known by her mononym Brandy, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, model and actress. Born into a musical family in McComb, Mississippi, Norwood was raised in Carson, California, beginning her career as a backing vocalist for teen groups. After signing with Atlantic Records in 1993 ...
Mashonda Karima Dean (née Tifrere; born January 9, 1978) is an American R&B singer from Boston, Massachusetts. In 2004, she married record producer Swizz Beatz and signed with his record label Full Surface Records, an imprint of J Records to release her debut studio album, January Joy (2005). In 2011, Dean joined the first season of VH1 's ...
Kasseem Daoud Dean (born September 13, 1978), known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, rapper, DJ and record executive. Born and raised in the Bronx borough of New York City, Dean initially embarked on his musical career as a DJ. At the age of 18, he gained recognition in the music industry through his family's ...
Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), [3][4][5][6][7] known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer and songwriter. A classically trained pianist, Keys began composing songs when she was the age of 12 and was signed by Columbia Records at the age of 15. After disputes with the label, she signed with J Records to release her ...
Involving a wider range of contemporary R&B musicians, Stone collaborated with Carvin & Ivan, Raphael Saadiq, Swizz Beatz, Alicia Keys and Eve on much of the album. Released to favorable reviews, [11] [12] [13] it peaked at number four on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, while reaching the top twenty of the Dutch, Finnish and Flemish Album Charts.