Melissa Arnette Elliott AKA Missy Elliott was born on July 1, 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia to Ronnie Elliott a U.S Marine Officer, and Patricia Elliott a Power Company Coordinator. Ever since Missy was a child she wanted to be a performer, but no one ever paid any attention to her. As a child her father’s anger and violence affected her deeply growing up, eventually her and her mom left her father’s home. Missy took her first steps in the world of music by forming & R&B group Fayze with her friends. In 1991 she caught the attention of Jodeci member and producer, Devante. Devante assisted her to relocate to New York, where Fayze signed with Elektra Records. Simultaneously she began her solo career as a Rapper in several albums of Prominent Singers. …show more content…
And then she signed a deal with East Wood Records to create her own Debut Album. In 1999, she came out with her second studio album titled, ‘Da Real World’, which replicated the success of its predecessor. The album sold about 3 million copies and included hit singles, such as ‘She's a Bit**’, ‘All N My Grill’ and ‘Hot Boyz’. In May 2001, her third studio album, ‘Miss E… So Addictive’ was released. In 2002 she released her Fourth Album, ‘Under Construction’ earned her worldwide acclaim. The album focused on old school sound and came up with hit singles, including ‘Work It’, ‘Gossip Folks’. It became the best-selling female rap album ever with 2.1 million copies sold in the United States and is her most successful album till date. In 2003 she released her Fifth Album, ‘This Is Not A Test’. In 2005 witnessed the release of her sixth studio album, ‘The Cookbook’. The album debuted at number 2 on the US charts. In 2006, she came out with her compilation album, ‘Respect M.E.’. In 2010, she went on a massive two-part tour to various parts of Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa. In June that year she also performed at the H1's 'Hip Hop Honors: The Dirty
Her latest release is the one from 2015 “Adios, America: The Left's Plan to Turn Our Country Into a Third World Hellhole”, which also is a
Beyonce started er solo career in 2003.In the album lemonade Beyonce have 12 songs on there. The 13 songs that’s on the album lemonade is pray you catch me, hold up, don't hurt yourself, sorry, 6 inch, daddy lessons, love drought, sand castles, forward, freedom, all night, and formation.When beyonce made the song freedom she made it for girls all over the world so they can keep chasing their dreams and not giving up.Beyoncé elevates the prevalence of hip-hop culture and black vernacular into her pop songs and effortlessly proves that commercial bangers and true art do not have to be exclusive.
In Portsmouth, Virginia, on July 1, 1971, Melissa Annette Elliott was born. Missy Elliott was an only child, she had no brothers and sisters to help her through the rough times in her life. She was raised in poverty by her father Ronnie, who was a US Marine who would abuse her mother Patrice. Patrice worked as a power company coordinator. Since her father
It features the singles "Therapy," "Right Now," "Whole Damn Year," and "Doubt." The project reached Number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and it peaked at Number 9 on the Billboard 200. Besides The London Sessions, Blige has dropped twelve studio albums during her iconic career. Those albums include What’s the 411?, My Life, Share My World, Mary, No More Drama, Love & Life, The Breakthrough, Growing Pains, Stronger with Each Tear, My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1), and A Mary Christmas. The soul singer has sold over fifty million albums worldwide, and her sophomore project My Life is widely considered as one of the greatest R&B albums of its era. The album sold over three million copies, and it entered the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart at the Number 1 spot. My Life features the hit singles "Be Happy,” “I’m Goin’ Down,” “Mary Jane (All Night Long),” “You Bring Me Joy/I Love You,” and “My
The project peaked at Number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Top Rap Albums, and the UK R&B Albums. The New Classic has been certified Gold in the US. Five singles have been dropped from the album including "Work," "Bounce," "Change Your Life," "Fancy," and "Black Widow." The single "Black Widow" (featuring Rita Ora) went to Number 1 in the US (Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs, Hot Dance Songs, Mainstream Top 40, Rhythmic, and Dance/Mix Show Airplay), UK (Official Charts Company), and Belgium (Ultratop 50
The hit song on the album was “On & On” which striked no. 1 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and played apart in earning her grammy ( https://youtu.be/-CPCs7vVz6s ). In Rolling Stone magazine’s “100 Best Albums of the Nineties” they said “ Her music was up-to-the-minute jazzy hip-hop R&B, but her voice sounded ancient, with a splash of Northern hipness and a twist of Southern comfort. It was Erykah Badu, from Brooklyn via Dallas, her head wrap tall and tight, singing of knowledge and philosophy and fulfilling unrequited love in the next lifetime. She was the sister-in-music of D'Angelo and Lauryn Hill, the Earth Mother of Nineties boho soul”. She was the definition of a soul singer and everyone loved the vibes and tone you received playing her music. She was also known for her style headwraps and big afros. The success from the album was so big it created a new movement called neo-soul, Erykah Badu was seen as the leading artist of this genre of music.
Alicia Keys was born January 25th, 1981 in the “concrete jungle” New York, New York. At just the age of 7, Alicia was exceptional on the keys. Her talents took her heights and wound her at Manhattan’s prestigious Professional Performance Arts School. Here she
Some of her projects include Songs to a Seagull, For the Roses, The Hissing of Summer Lawns, Mingus, Wild Things Run Fast, Travelogue, and her latest effort Shine in 2007. Shine peaked at Number 10 on the Norwegian Albums chart, and Number 14 on the Billboard 200. It also charted in the UK, France, Australia, and Canada. To date, Shine has sold over 100,000 copies in the
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross was born on March 26, 1944. Diana Ross was born to schoolteacher Ernestine and former US Army soldier Fred Ross SR in Detroit, Michigan. Diana was the second of six children to Fred and Ernestine. She grew up in one of Detroit’s low income housing districts. Diana Ross actually wanted to become a fashion designer and studied design, pattern-making, and seamstress skills at Cass Technical High School. She worked at Hudson Department Store as a teenager until she graduated in January of 1962.
e Knowles-Carter ( born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas along with her younger sister, Solange, who would later follow her sister into the entertainment industry. Her father, Mathew, worked for many years as a sales representative selling medical equipment, while her mother, Tina, worked in a bank and later opened her own beauty salon, which became one of the most successful salons in Houston. As a young child, Knowles was shy and had few friends. Her parents signed her up for a dance class when she was seven years old, "to make friends more than anything else," as Tina Knowles described to Essence.
In this time period, she became the first woman to have a number one album and film in the same week! The music album she released had two hit songs on it, “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” and “I’m Real”. These two songs both became top ten and number one in numerous global charts. In 2002, she released a remix album called, J to tha L-O! The Remixes.
Melanie has launched one album ‘cry baby’ and 2 EP’s “dollhouse” and “cry baby’s” extra clutter and all have been a hit
This year of The X Factor, Demi has returned to the judges panel. Demi has also come out with her fourth studio album 'Demi', which got to number 10 on the U.S Billboard Hot 100. In September, she also announced coming out with a new book called Staying Strong: 365 Days
She set foot in multifarious areas including singing, songwriting, dancing, and acting. As one of the best-selling artists in the history of contemporary music, Janet was highly valued by listeners even though she had not released new songs for a long time. The Billboard lists the top diva’s 10 No.1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including “That’s the Way Love Goes” (1993), “Together Again” (1997), “Miss You Much” (1989), “Love Will Never Do (Without You)” (1991), “When I think of You” (1986), “Escapade” (1990), “Black Cat” (1990), “All for You” (2001), “Again” (1993) and “Doesn’t Really Matter” (2000). The most famous number one hit of Janet is “That’s the Way Love Goes”, which is an ever-victorious in many awards. It also provides her a good beginning to produce more sexy songs. (9)
Unexpectedly, the fans caught on to her personal drug life. The media noticed she began to lose weight. She had dropped three whole dress sizes within months. She then explained to the public that “I’m a musician, not a model.” Amy cared little about what people thought of her, as long as she put out selling music that attracted fans. Delaying the drugs for a few weeks, she recorded and dropped her second album “Back to Black.” The album was released November 5, 2007. It won Best pop vocal album and was nominated album of the year. Amy also tied with five other artists as being the most awarded female for a single award ceremony. “Rehab”, which became her hit single on the album hit number seven on the charts in the U.K and was number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. The record alone won five grammys including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. The song was written about her refusing to attend an alcohol rehabilitation center.