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grammys2019-blog · 5 years

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Grammys 2019: the winners

After this new edition of the Grammys Awards (the 61st), with great novelties and feminine imprint - from the conduction of Alicia Keys (winner of 15 of those awards) to the numerous nominees -, these are the artists who took the stage of the Staples Center of Los Angeles, to receive the most precious statuettes of the music industry:

Best pop duo "SHALLOW" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper

Song of the year "THIS IS AMERICA", by Childish Gambino (Donald Glover)

Best country album "Golden Hour" by Kacey Musgraves

Best rap song "God's Plan" by Drake

Best R&B album "H.E.R.", by H.E.R.

Best rap album "Invasion of privacy", by Cardi B

Best new artist Dua Lipa

Record of the year "This is America", by Childish Gambino (Donald Glover)

Album of the year "Golden Hour", by Kacey Musgraves

Best Comedy Album "EQUANIMITY & THE BIRD REVELATION", by Dave Chappelle.

Best musical theater album "THE BAND'S VISIT", by Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk and Ari'el Stachel.

Best alternative music disc "COLORS" by Beck.

Better instrumental composition "BLUT UND BODEN" ("BLOOD AND SOIL"), by Terence Blanchard

Better instrumental or a cappella arrangement "STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER", by John Daversa.

Better arrangement, instrumentation and vowels "SPIDERMAN THEME", by Mark Kibble, Randy Waldman & Justin Wilson

Best packaging design "MASSEDUCTION", by Willo Perron.

Best packaging design of a limited edition "SQUEEZE BOX: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF" WEIRD AL "YANKOVIC", by Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll and Al Yankovic.

Best album notes "VOICES OF MISSISSIPPI: ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS DOCUMENTED BY WILLIAM FERRIS", by David Evans.

Best historical album "VOICES OF MISSISSIPPI: ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS DOCUMENTED BY WILLIAM FERRIS", by William Ferris, April Ledbetter and Steven Lance Ledbetter.

Better engineering of a non-classical disk "COLORS" by Beck.

Best remix of an album: "WALKING AWAY (MURA MASA REMIX)", by Alex Crossan, remixer (by Haim).

Best immersed audio album "EYE IN THE SKY - 35TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION", by Alan Parsons.

Best contemporary instrumental album "STEVE GADD BAND", by Steve Gadd Band.

Best gospel album "NEVER ALONE", by Tori Kelly.

Best Christian music performance "YOU SAY" by Lauren Daigle.

Best gospel album "HIDING PLACE", by Tori Kelly.

Best contemporary Christian music album "LOOK UP CHILD", by Lauren Daigle.

Best gospel root music album "UNEXPECTED" by Jason Crabb.

Best World Music Album "FREEDOM" by Soweto Gospel Choir.

Best compilation for a soundtrack "THE GREATEST SHOWMAN" by Hugh Jackman and several artists.

Best soundtrack for audiovisual media "BLACK PANTHER" by Ludwig Göransson.

Best composition for audiovisual media "SHALLOW" by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt.

Best New Age Album "OPIUM MOON", by Opium Moon.

Best American Roots performance "THE JOKE", by Brandi Carlile.

Best American Roots song "THE JOKE", by Brandi Carlile.

Best bluegrass album THE TRAVELIN 'MCCOURYS, by The Travelin' McCourys

Best traditional blues album "THE BLUES IS ALIVE AND WELL", by Buddy Guy

Best contemporary blues album "PLEASE DON'T BE DEAD", by Fantastic Negrito

Best Folk Album "ALL ASHORE" by the Punch Brothers

Best children's album "ALL THE SOUNDS" by Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats

Best Spoken Word Album "FAITH - A JOURNEY FOR ALL" by Jimmy Carter

Best Latin Pop Album "SINCERA", by Claudia Brant

Best Latin Rock Album "AZTLÁN", by Zoé

Best regional album of Mexican music "MEXICO FOREVER!" By Luis Miguel

Best Latin Tropical Album "ANNIVERSARY" by Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Best regional roots album "NO 'ANE'I", by Kalani Pe'a

Best music video "THIS IS AMERICA", by Childish Gambino

Best musical movie "QUINCY", by Alan Hicks and Rashida Jones

Best performance contry alone "BUTTERFLIES" by Kacey Musgraves

Best Country Duo Performance "TEQUILA", by Dan + Shay

Best country song "SPACE COWBOY", by Luke Laird, Shane McAnally and Kacey Musgraves

Best pop performance alone "JOANNE (WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOIN '?)", By Lady Gaga

Best traditional pop vocal album "MY WAY" by Willie Nelson

Best Engineered Album - Classic "SHOSTAKOVICH: SYMPHONIES US 4 & 11", by Shawn Murphy and Nick Squire

Best producer of the year - classic Blanton Alspaugh

Best orchestra performance "SHOSTAKOVICH: SYMPHONIES NOS. 4 & 11", by Andris Nelsons

Best Opera Recording "BATES: THE (R) EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS"

Best choral performance "MCLOSKEY: ZEALOT CANTICLES"

Best chamber music - small ensemble "ANDERSON, LAURIE: LANDFALL", by Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet

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dramallamadingdang · 6 years

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The “Get to Know Me” meme is goin’ around again...

And the lovely and Hungarian @deedee-sims tagged me, so...

Nickname(s): My name is Katrina, so most people IRL call me Kat, except my husband, who calls me Kitten, but he’s the only one who’s allowed to call me that. In Sims Land, I'm known as iCad. Gender: I has girl bits. Most of them don't function anymore, for which I am VERY THANKFUL! Sign: I am a Dragon. (Hey, type of zodiac is not specified, and the Chinese one is slightly less BS-y than the Western one.) Height: Still a hair under 6'0/182cm Time: 10:06AM, US Mountain time, which is UTC-7. Birthday: The 23rd day of April, starting in 1964. Favourite Bands: Queen, The Moody Blues, The Barenaked Ladies, Favourite Solo Artists: Mmmm, well, I suppose Freddie Mercury doesn't count, so I'll go with...Elton John. Or Madonna. Or Barbra Streisand. It all depends on my mood, really. Song stuck in my head: "She Bop," by Cyndi Lauper. I've been listening to 80s music while painting hair textures, and that one always sticks in my head. Last movie I watched: Um...I think it was the Ang Lee Sense & Sensibility. It was a while ago, though. Last show I watched: Stargate Atlantis. Watching it right now, in fact. *laugh* When did I create this blog: In December of 2013. What do I post: Mostly, downloads, gameplay pics when I can be arsed to put posts in the queue, and pics of lots I build in the game. Plus the occasional non-Sims-related thing, mostly silly, including question memes like this one. I keep real life crap off this thing, though, for the most part. What did I last google: Aside from my time zone because I can never remember how far off UTC I am? Digital painting tutorials. And now I can't stop watching them and I'm trying to paint a portrait of my cat. *laugh* Other blogs: Just one for ranting. Which I haven't felt a need to use lately. I've been beating the shit out of my punching bag instead of verbally venting about RL things. It's cathartic, and I get some exercise. Win/win. Do I get asks: Occasionally. Not that often. Maybe 2 or 3 a week, on average. Why did I choose this URL: Because I own llamas (and alpacas), I like snickering at online drama, and it's a play on an old song. Following: 240 Followers: I dunno. *looks* 1909, apparently. Which I'm going to predict will go down to 1906 after I post this because that sort of thing always happens. :) I'd be willing to bet that at least half of them aren't active, but I do at least screen out the pornbots and advertising ones and such. Average hours of sleep: Generally around 6 hours a day, unless I'm not feeling well, in which case I've been known to sleep for 16 hours or more. I'm nocturnal, and I generally go to bed around noon and then wake up in the early evening. Lucky number: 13. Because I'm contrary. Instrument: Technically, all of them, since I went to music school and have Master's in Performance and had to learn them all. :) I wouldn't call myself proficient on all of them by any means, though. The ones I play on a regular basis are piano, cello, and harp. Preferably lever harp, but I can play a pedal harp if I have to. What am I wearing: A t-shirt that's about 3 sizes too large, an also-too-large pair of sweatpants, and a pair of socks. And panties. But no bra because I hate them and have very little in the way of boobage, anyway. Dream job: Being retired, which is pretty much what I am now, mostly because of health issues. Favourite Food: Lately? Pickles. I can't get enough of them. I just ate a whole jar of them and didn't realize it until I pulled the last one out of the jar. Ooops. I also made some "egg" salad -- out of tofu, because vegan -- and used some pickle juice in it instead of the soy sauce I usually put in it. Yum! (And no, I'm not pregnant. *laugh*) 3 favorite fandoms: I used to be way into Star Trek fandom, starting in the 70s, but I kind of stopped being fannish in the mid-90s or so. I still read fanfic and stuff, but I wouldn't say I'm "in the fandom" anymore, so...I dunno. Sims, I guess.

And I shall randomly tag...*cracks knuckles*... @simblrkersil @nekosayuri, @vampireacademysims, @serabiet, @yavannah, @simaddicted-sue, @ajaysims, annnnnnnd my newest follower, @hiding-from-senpai. As always, feel free to completely ignore if this isn't something you're interested in doing.

#non sims #memes is fun

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newsreadersin · 5 years

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New Post has been published on http://newsreaders.in/grammy-awards-2019-complete-list-of-winners-announced/

Grammy Awards 2019 : complete list of winners announced

The 61st Grammy Awards 2019 at the Staples Center, Los Angeles. The evening saw artists like Childish Gambino, Lady Gaga, Kacey Musgraves and Brandi Carlile picked up multiple awards in the top categories.

The late Chris Cornell was honored with a posthumous Grammy Awards 2019 as ‘When Bad Does Good’ achieved Best Rock Performance. His two children, Toni and Christopher, accepted the award on his behalf.

Ariana Grande may be boycotting tonight’s festivities, but she was still victorious in the category of Best Pop Vocal Album for her 2018 LP, Sweetener. It marked the pop diva’s first-ever Grammy.

Here’s the complete list of winners announced at the Grammy Awards 2019 by The Recording Academy.

Record of the Year: This Is America – Childish Gambino

Album Of The Year: Golden Hour -Kacey Musgraves

Song Of The Year: This is America – Childish Gambino

Best Rap Album: Invasion Of Privacy – Cardi B

Best R&B Album: H.E.R. – H.E.R.

Best Country Album: Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves

Best New Artist: Dua Lipa

Best Pop Solo Performance: Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?) – Lady Gaga

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Shallow – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: My Way – Willie Nelson

Best Pop Vocal Album: Sweetener – Ariana Grande

Best Dance Recording: Electricity – Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson

Best Dance/Electronic Album: Woman Worldwide – Justice

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: Steve Gadd Band – Steve Gadd Band

Best Rock Performance: When Bad Does Good – Chris Cornell

Best Metal Performance: Electric Messiah – High On Fire

Best Rock Song: Masseduction – St. Vincent

Best Rock Album: From The Fires – Greta Van Fleet

Best Alternative Music Album: Colors – Beck

Best R&B Performance: Best Part – H.E.R. Featuring Daniel Caesar

Best Traditional R&B Performance: Bet Ain’t Worth The Hand – Leon Bridges (TIED WITH) How Deep Is Your Love – PJ Morton Featuring Yebba

Best R&B Song: Boo’d Up – Ella Mai

Best Urban Contemporary Album: Everything Is Love – The Carters

Best Rap Performance: King’s Dead – Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake (TIED WITH) Bubblin – Anderson .Paak

Best Rap/Sung Performance: This Is America – Childish Gambino

Best Country Solo Performance: Butterflies – Kacey Musgraves

Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Tequila – Dan + Shay

Best Country Song: Space Cowboy – Kacey Musgraves

Best New Age Album: Opium Moon – Opium Moon

Best Improvised Jazz Solo: Don’t Fence Me In – John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists

Best Jazz Vocal Album: The Window – Cécile McLorin Salvant

Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Emanon – The Wayne Shorter Quartet

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom – John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists

Best Latin Jazz Album: Back To The Sunset – Dafnis Prieto Big Band

Best Gospel Performance/Song: Never Alone – Tori Kelly Featuring Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin & Victoria Kelly, songwriters

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: You Say – Lauren Daigle; Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram & Paul Mabury, songwriters

Best Gospel Album: Hiding Place – Tori Kelly

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: Look Up Child – Lauren Daigle

Best Roots Gospel Album: Unexpected – Jason Crabb

Best Latin Pop Album: Sincera – Claudia Brant

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album: Aztlán – Zoé

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano): ¡México Por Siempre! – Luis Miguel

Best Tropical Latin Album: Anniversary – Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Best American Roots Performance: The Joke – Brandi Carlile

Best American Roots Song: The Joke – Brandi Carlile

Best Americana Album: By The Way, I Forgive You – Brandi Carlile

Best Bluegrass Album: The Travelin’ Mccourys – The Travelin’ McCourys

Best Traditional Blues Album: The Blues Is Alive And Well – Buddy Guy

Best Music Film: Quincy – Quincy Jones, Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones

Best Music Video: This is America – Childish Gambino

Best Spoken Word Album: Faith – A Journey For All: Jimmy Carter

Best Comedy Album: Equanimity & The Bird Revelation – Dave Chappelle

Best Children’s Album: All The Sounds – Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media: The Greatest Showman – Hugh Jackman (& Various Artists)

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media: Black Panther – Ludwig Göransson

Best Song Written For Visual Media: Shallow – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

Best Contemporary Blues Album: Please Don’t Be Dead – Fantastic Negrito

Best Folk Album: All Ashore – Punch Brothers

Best Regional Roots Music Album: No ‘Ane’I Kalani Pe’a

Best Reggae Album: 44/876Sting & Shaggy

Best World Music Album: Freedom – Soweto Gospel Choir

Best Musical Theater Album: The Band’s Visit – Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk & Ari’el Stachel

Best Instrumental Composition: Blut Und Boden (Blood And Soil) – Terence Blanchard

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella: Stars And Stripes Forever – John Daversa

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: Spiderman Theme – Mark Kibble, Randy Waldman & Justin Wilson

Best Recording Package: Masseduction – Willo Perron, art director (St. Vincent)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package: Squeeze Box: The Complete Works Of “Weird Al” Yankovic – Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll & Al Yankovic

Best Historical Album: Voices Of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: Colors – Beck

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical: Pharrell Williams

Best Immersive Audio Album: Eye In The Sky – 35th Anniversary Edition – Alan Parsons

Best Remixed Recording: Walking Away (Mura Masa Remix) – Alex Crossan, remixer (Haim)

Best Album Note: Voices Of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris – David Evans

Best Contemporary Classical Composition: Kernis: Violin Concerto – Aaron Jay Kernis

Best Classical Compendium: Fuchs: Piano Concerto ‘Spiritualist’; Poems Of Life; Glacier; Rush – JoAnn Falletta

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Songs Of Orpheus – Monteverdi, Caccini, D’india & Landi – Karim Sulayman; Jeannette Sorrell

Best Classical Instrumental Solo:Kernis: Violin Concerto – James Ehnes, Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: Anderson, Laurie: Landfall – Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet

Best Choral Performance: Mcloskey: Zealot Canticles – Donald Nally

Best Opera Recording: Bates: The (R)Evolution Of Steve Jobs – Michael Christie

Best Orchestral Performance: Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11 – Andris Nelsons

Producer Of The Year, Classical: Blanton Alspaugh

Best Engineered Album, Classical: Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11 – Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire.

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doomandgloomfromthetomb · 7 years

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Robyn Hitchcock - Rough Trade, Brooklyn, February 28, 2017 / Bowery Ballroom, Manhattan, March 1, 2017

Well, I know what I’m listening to today -- NYC Taper’s recording of last week’s dream bill of Robyn Hitchcock backed by Yo La Tengo, paying tribute to Robyn’s debut solo album Black Snake Diamond Role. My favorite songwriter, my favorite band, one of my favorite albums ... that’s a whole lotta favorites, friends. In addition to the Black Snake Diamond Role tunes, the second sets here are packed with rarities and curios -- who would’ve guessed that they would dig up the bizarro “Let There Be More Darkness,” or cover Katrina & The Waves’ “Goin Down To Liverpool” (written, of course, by Soft Boy Kimberly Rew)? Not me! So let’s listen in. Thanks a million to the artists and to NYC Taper.

[photo by Ellen]

#robyn hitchcock #yo la tengo #nyc taper

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usuallyrics-blog · 5 years

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Tony Story (Pt. 2)

New Lyrics has been published on usuallyrics.com https://usuallyrics.com/lyrics/tony-story-pt-2/

Tony Story (Pt. 2)

Paulie killed Tony right and Tony killed Ty so it was only right Bring em back twenty years, they was homies, tight Sixth grade, for the love of the paper ain’t nothing nice And Paulie just loving life He got them birds and he serving niggas left and right Never used to party in them clubs every night Popping bottles, blowing paper Balling hard, he know they hating But they gon’ respect it, cause he rocked Tony And Tony had the hood on smash by his lonely And Paulie getting money so them bitches all on him And his young boys riding, they ready to fall for him Cause word on the street that Paulie did that Used Key gold digging ass to get back Text him through her phone, found out where he live at She woke up in the morning like, I never sent that But she never told Paulie what she saw She was running her mouth, fitting to start a war Cause Tony’s little brother sixteen and up the wall Robbing everything moving and breaking every law (LAW) And Paulie on a rise now Niggas that played the middle picking sides now Plus he heard Tony’s brother trying to ride now So he put a check up on his head, he gotta die now

Paulie’s youngest on the corner Tony’s little brother he slipping, yea he’s a goner Fucking with that lean, he dipping one in the morning Shots fired, niggas scatter without a warning He strapped too, reach and fixing to get up on em The gat jam, he bang back trying to avoid em Them niggas dumping, he get up running and hitting on em He hit the alley, get a body he dipping on em Said it’s on now, try an kill em it’s war now Swisher in his mouth while loading his four pound Feeling like he dead there ain’t no remorse now Getting high and he thinking bout kicking in doors now Momma and lil kids get on the floor now Finger on the trigger he feel that it’s going down Old ladies gotta hear that thunderstorm sound Cause they sad when it rain it really gone pour down And it’s raining like Katrina, he got thirty in his nina Seen Paulie car dropped thirty in his beamer Paulie wasn’t in it when he heared it he was steaming Addicted to the murder so you know that nigga fiendin’ And he want this nigga dead before Sunday hit But youngin tryna live on some Sunday shit And time fly fast it was monday quick And paulie bout to get back on his gunplay shit And show em how its done so he loadin up his gun And show this young nigga he fuck with the wrong one Got a short temper and clutchin the long gun And it’s on sight he dont give a fuck if the law come

So he out here Ridin dirty put down them birdies And without fear niggas lurking They tryna murder heared he out there Niggas spin em they tryna hit em Hitting every corner seeing niggas but he ain’t with em Youngin layin low he know paulie ain’t playin thoe There’s money on his head and niggas is sayin go But youngin he ain’t scared, he cool as a fan thoe He know its get down with that burner or end up a dead soul It was four in the morn’, paulie goin home Windsheilds wiping, middle of the rain storm And paulie he ain’t slipping yea he got that thang on You know what he did to Tony he won’t get the same song so When he hit the crib he spin the block befor he park it Paulie ain’t bitch at all Paulie just cautious But lil did he knoe niggas in the streets talking And out his rear veiw its like he seen a reaper walking Nigga wit a hoodie all you hear is heaters sparking Shot hit the window get low he tryna off em Youngin boxed him in and Paulie can see the coffin He get to reaching, trigga squeezing, trying get em off em Them shots ringing youngin squeezing clip empty That’s when Paulie rose like Derrick, put six in em Walked down on em he laying in a puddle Looked him in the face, you ain’t learn from your brother nigga

Who is Meek Mill

Robert Rihmeek Williams, famous stage name Meek Mill, is an American rapper. Born in Philadelphia, the artist began his musical career with The Bloodhoundz. In 2008, hip-hop artist T.I. made the first entry.

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trapangeles · 5 years

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And the 61st Annual Grammy Award Winners Are…

Childish Gambino didn’t show up, but Drake did. And so did Michelle Obama. Here are winners list for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, which wrapped up Sunday night.

Record of the Year

“This Is America” — Childish Gambino

Album of the Year

“Golden Hour” — Kacey Musgraves

Song of the Year

“This Is America” — Donald Glover and Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)

Best New Artist

Dua Lipa

Best Pop Solo Performance

“Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)” — Lady Gaga

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

“Shallow” — Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper

Best Pop Vocal Album

“Sweetener” — Ariana Grande

Best Rock Performance

“When Bad Does Good” — Chris Cornell

Best Rock Song

“Masseduction” — Jack Antonoff and Annie Clark, songwriters (St. Vincent)

Best Rock Album

“From the Fires” — Greta Van Fleet

Best Alternative Music Album

“Colors” — Beck

Best R&B Performance

“Best Part” — H.E.R. featuring Daniel Caesar

Best Urban Contemporary Album

“Everything Is Love” — The Carters

Best R&B Album

“H.E.R.” — H.E.R.

Best Rap Performance

“King’s Dead” — Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future and James Blake and “Bubblin” — Anderson .Paak

Best Rap Song

“God’s Plan” — Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels and Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)

Best Rap Album

“Invasion of Privacy” — Cardi B

Best Country Solo Performance

“Butterflies” — Kacey Musgraves

Best Country Album

“Golden Hour” — Kacey Musgraves

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

“Emanon” — The Wayne Shorter Quartet

Best Latin Pop Album

“Sincera” — Claudia Brant

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

“Aztlán” — Zoé

Best Americana Album

“By the Way, I Forgive You” — Brandi Carlile

Best Song Written for Visual Media

“Shallow” — Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper)

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Pharrell Williams

Best Music Video

“This Is America” — Childish Gambino

Best Comedy Album

“Equanimity & the Bird Revelation” — Dave Chappelle

Best Musical Theater Album

“The Band’s Visit” — Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk and Ari’el Stachel, principal soloists; Dean Sharenow and David Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer and lyricist

Best Instrumental Composition

“Blut Und Boden (Blood and Soil)” — Terence Blanchard

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

“Stars and Stripes Forever” — John Daversa

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

“Spiderman Theme” — Mark Kibble, Randy Waldman and Justin Wilson, arrangers

Best Recording Package

“Masseduction” — Willo Perron, art director

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

“Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic” — Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll and Al Yankovic, art directors

Best Album Notes

“Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris” — David Evans, album notes writer

Best Historical Album

“Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris” — William Ferris, April Ledbetter and Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

“Colors” — Julian Burg, Serban Ghenea, David “Elevator” Greenbaum, John Hanes, Beck Hansen, Greg Kurstin, Florian Lagatta, Cole M.G.N., Alex Pasco, Jesse Shatkin, Darrell Thorp and Cassidy Turbin, engineers; Chris Bellman, Tom Coyne, Emily Lazar and Randy Merrill, mastering engineers

Best Remixed Recording

“Walking Away (Mura Masa remix)” — Alex Crossan, remixer

Best Immersive Audio Album

“Eye in the Sky – 35th Anniversary Edition” — Alan Parsons, surround mix engineer; Dave Donnelly, P.J. Olsson and Alan Parsons, surround mastering engineers; Alan Parsons, surround producer

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

“Steve Gadd Band” — Steve Gadd

Band Best Gospel Performance/Song

“Never Alone” — Tori Kelly featuring Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin and Victoria Kelly, songwriters

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

“You Say” — Lauren Daigle; Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram and Paul Mabury, songwriters

Best Gospel Album

“Hiding Place” — Tori Kelly

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

“Look Up Child” — Lauren Daigle

Best Roots Gospel Album

“Unexpected” — Jason Crabb

Best World Music Album

“Freedom” — Soweto Gospel Choir

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

“The Greatest Showman” — Hugh Jackman (and Various Artists); Alex Lacamoire, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Greg Wells, compilation producers

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

“Black Panther” — Ludwig Göransson, composer

Best New Age Album

“Opium Moon” — Opium Moon

Best American Roots Performance

“The Joke” — Brandi Carlile

Best American Roots Song

“The Joke” — Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth, songwriters

Best Bluegrass Album

“The Travelin’ Mccourys” — The Travelin’ Mccourys

Best Traditional Blues Album

“The Blues Is Alive and Well” — Buddy Guy

Best Contemporary Blues Album

“Please Don’t Be Dead” — Fantastic Negrito

Best Folk Album

“All Ashore” — Punch Brothers

Best Children’s Album

“All the Sounds” — Lucy Kalantari & the Jazz Cats

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling)

“Faith – A Journey for All” — Jimmy Carter

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

“¡México Por Siempre!” — Luis Miguel

Best Tropical Latin Album

“Anniversary” — Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Best Regional Roots Music Album

“No ‘Ane’i” — Kalani Pe’a

Best Music Film

“Quincy” — Quincy Jones; Alan Hicks and Rashida Jones, video directors; Paula Dupré Pesmen, video producer

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

“Tequila” — Dan + Shay

Best Country Song

“Space Cowboy” — Luke Laird, Shane Mcanally and Kacey Musgraves, songwriters

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

“My Way” — Willie Nelson

“Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11” — Shawn Murphy and Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer

Producer of the Year, Classical

Blanton Alspaugh

Best Orchestral Performance

“Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11” — Andris Nelsons, conductor

Best Opera Recording

“Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs” — Michael Christie, conductor; Sasha Cooke, Jessica E. Jones, Edward Parks, Garrett Sorenson and Wei Wu; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer

Best Choral Performance

“Mcloskey: Zealot Canticles” — Donald Nally, conductor

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

“Anderson, Laurie: Landfall” — Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

“Kernis: Violin Concerto” — James Ehnes; Ludovic Morlot, conductor

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

“Songs of Orpheus – Monteverdi, Caccini, D’india & Landi” — Karim Sulayman; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor; Apollo’s Fire, ensembles

Best Classical Compendium

“Fuchs: Piano Concerto ‘spiritualist’; Poems of Life; Glacier; Rush” — Joann Falletta, conductor; Tim Handley, producer

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

“Kernis: Violin Concerto” — Aaron Jay Kernis, composer

Best Dance Recording

“Electricity” — Silk City and Dua Lipa featuring Diplo and Mark Ronson

Best Dance/Electronic Album

“Woman Worldwide” — Justice

Best Reggae Album

“44/876” — Sting and Shaggy

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

“Don’t Fence Me In” — John Daversa, soloist. Track from: “American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom”

Best Jazz Vocal Album

“The Window” — Cécile Mclorin Salvant

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

“American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom” — John Daversa Big Band featuring DACA Artists

Best Latin Jazz Album

“Back to the Sunset” — Dafnis Prieto Big Band

Best Traditional R&B Performance

“Bet Ain’t Worth the Hand” — Leon Bridges and “How Deep Is Your Love” — PJ Morton featuring Yebba

Best R&B Song

“Boo’d Up” — Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai and Dijon Mcfarlane, songwriters

Best Metal Performance

“Electric Messiah” — High on Fire

Best Rap/Sung Performance

“This Is America” — Childish Gambino

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Grammys 2019 : Check Out The Full List Of Winners!

Grammys 2019 : Check Out The Full List Of Winners! Here are the artists, albums and songs that received awards. Best Pop Solo Performance “Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)” — Lady Gaga Best Pop Vocal Album. “Sweetener” — Ariana Grande Best Alternative Music Album “Colors” — Beck Best Country Solo Performance “Butterflies” — Kacey Musgraves Best Latin Pop Album “Sincera” — Claudia Brant Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album “Aztlán” — Zoé Best Americana Album “By the Way, I Forgive You” — Brandi Carlile Best Song Written for Visual Media “Shallow” — Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper) Best Music Video “This Is America” — Childish Gambino Best Comedy Album “Equanimity & the Bird Revelation” — Dave Chappelle Best Musical Theater Album “The Band’s Visit” — Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk and Ari’el Stachel, principal soloists; Dean Sharenow and David Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer and lyricist Best Instrumental Composition “Blut Und Boden (Blood and Soil)” — Terence Blanchard Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella “Stars and Stripes Forever” — John Daversa Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals “Spiderman Theme” — Mark Kibble, Randy Waldman and Justin Wilson, arrangers Best Recording Package “Masseduction” — Willo Perron, art director Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package “Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic” — Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll and Al Yankovic, art directors Best Album Notes “Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris” — David Evans, album notes writer Best Historical Album “Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris” — William Ferris, April Ledbetter and Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical “Colors” — Julian Burg, Serban Ghenea, David “Elevator” Greenbaum, John Hanes, Beck Hansen, Greg Kurstin, Florian Lagatta, Cole M.G.N., Alex Pasco, Jesse Shatkin, Darrell Thorp and Cassidy Turbin, engineers; Chris Bellman, Tom Coyne, Emily Lazar and Randy Merrill, mastering engineers. Best Remixed Recording “Walking Away (Mura Masa remix)” — Alex Crossan, remixer Best Immersive Audio Album “Eye in the Sky – 35th Anniversary Edition” — Alan Parsons, surround mix engineer; Dave Donnelly, P.J. Olsson and Alan Parsons, surround mastering engineers; Alan Parsons, surround producer Best Contemporary Instrumental Album “Steve Gadd Band” — Steve Gadd Band Best Gospel Performance/Song “Never Alone” — Tori Kelly featuring Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin and Victoria Kelly, songwriters Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song “You Say” — Lauren Daigle; Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram and Paul Mabury, songwriters Best Gospel Album “Hiding Place” — Tori Kelly Best Contemporary Christian Music Album “Look Up Child” — Lauren Daigle Best Roots Gospel Album “Unexpected” — Jason Crabb Best World Music Album “Freedom” — Soweto Gospel Choir Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media “The Greatest Showman” — Hugh Jackman (and Various Artists); Alex Lacamoire, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Greg Wells, compilation producers Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media “Black Panther” — Ludwig Göransson, composer Best New Age Album “Opium Moon” — Opium Moon Best American Roots Performance “The Joke” — Brandi Carlile Best American Roots Song “The Joke” — Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth, songwriters Best Bluegrass Album “The Travelin’ Mccourys” — The Travelin’ Mccourys Best Traditional Blues Album “The Blues Is Alive and Well” — Buddy Guy Best Contemporary Blues Album “Please Don’t Be Dead” — Fantastic Negrito Best Folk Album “All Ashore” — Punch Brothers Best Children’s Album “All the Sounds” — Lucy Kalantari & the Jazz Cats Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling) “Faith – A Journey for All” — Jimmy Carter Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) “¡México Por Siempre!” — Luis Miguel Best Tropical Latin Album “Anniversary” — Spanish Harlem Orchestra Best Regional Roots Music Album “No ‘Ane’i” — Kalani Pe’a Best Music Film “Quincy” — Quincy Jones; Alan Hicks and Rashida Jones, video directors; Paula Dupré Pesmen, video producer Best Country Duo/Group Performance “Tequila” — Dan + Shay Best Country Song “Space Cowboy” — Luke Laird, Shane Mcanally and Kacey Musgraves, songwriters Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album “My Way” — Willie Nelson Best Engineered Album, Classical “Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11” — Shawn Murphy and Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer Producer of the Year, Classical Blanton Alspaugh Best Orchestral Performance “Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11” — Andris Nelsons, conductor Best Opera Recording “Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs” — Michael Christie, conductor; Sasha Cooke, Jessica E. Jones, Edward Parks, Garrett Sorenson and Wei Wu; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer Best Choral Performance “Mcloskey: Zealot Canticles” — Donald Nally, conductor Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance “Anderson, Laurie: Landfall” — Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet Best Classical Instrumental Solo “Kernis: Violin Concerto” — James Ehnes; Ludovic Morlot, conductor Best Classical Solo Vocal Album “Songs of Orpheus – Monteverdi, Caccini, D’india & Landi” — Karim Sulayman; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor; Apollo’s Fire, ensembles Best Classical Compendium “Fuchs: Piano Concerto ‘spiritualist’; Poems of Life; Glacier; Rush” — Joann Falletta, conductor; Tim Handley, producer Best Contemporary Classical Composition “Kernis: Violin Concerto” — Aaron Jay Kernis, composer Best Dance Recording “Electricity” — Silk City and Dua Lipa featuring Diplo and Mark Ronson Best Dance/Electronic Album “Woman Worldwide” — Justice Best Reggae Album “44/876” — Sting and Shaggy Best Improvised Jazz Solo “Don’t Fence Me In” — John Daversa, soloist. Track from: “American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom” Read the full article

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Legendary New Orleans musician Fats Domino dead at 89

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Legendary New Orleans musician Fats Domino dead at 89

Legendary New Orleans musician Fats Domino dead

Tears fell like rain for music legend Fats Domino, the rock ’n’ roll pioneer behind iconic hits like “Blueberry Hill” and “Ain’t That a Shame,” whose death was announced Wednesday. Legendary New Orleans musician Fats Domino dead at 89.

He was 89.

Domino, who was born Antoine Domino Jr. in New Orleans, died Tuesday afternoon of natural causes, according to the Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office.

His easygoing baritone, sung over the bouncy rhythm of his pounding piano, made Domino a fan favorite as early as 1949, when his first record, “The Fat Man” was released before going on to sell 1 million copies.

“They call me the Fat Man, because I weigh 200 pounds,” he sang. “All the girls, they love me, ’cause I know my way around.”

In all, Domino sold more than 110 million records on his way to becoming one of the first 10 people inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

“We are all touched by the outpouring of love and tribute for our father,” Domino’s children said in a statement. “His music reached across all boundaries and carried him to all corners of the world.”

His songs landed him on the Billboard pop chart 63 times and the R&B chart 59 times throughout his years.

Domino first found himself sectioned to only the R&B charts until his 1952 song “Goin’ Home” made it to No. 30 on the main chart. The following year, his song “Goin’ to the River” landed at No. 24. In 1955, “Ain’t That a Shame” helped propel Domino’s sound across genres and landed at No. 10 on the pop charts.

Domino was featured in two films during his heyday, including “Shake, Rattle & Rock!” and “The Girl Can’t Help It,” both in 1956.

Domino found his way back into pop culture a generation later with the help of the TV show “Happy Days,” whose main character, Richie Cunningham, adopted “Blueberry Hill” as his signature song.

As word spread of Domino’s death, tributes poured in from across the musical spectrum — from artists including Kid Rock, LL Cool J and Harry Connick Jr.

“You helped pave the way for New Orleans piano players,” Connick tweeted. “See you on top of that Blueberry Hill in the sky.”

Though he was known the world over, Domino stayed true and tethered to his New Orleans roots. He never regretted that decision, not even after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005.

His fate was unknown after the early hours of the storm, but it turned out that he and his family were rescued from his home in the Ninth Ward by a boat.

What could not be rescued were three pianos, dozens of gold and platinum records and a trove of other memorabilia.

Fans were worried that Domino would never return to the stage. In 2006, he was scheduled to perform at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, but he simply tipped his hat to thousands of cheering fans.

His friend Haydee Ellis said then that Domino was “OK, but he doesn’t feel up to performing.”

But in 2007, the Fat Man was back, playing “I’m Walkin’,” “Blueberry Hill” and “Shake, Rattle and Roll,” at Tipitina’s music club in New Orleans.

A year later, in April 2008, his wife of more than 50 years, Rosemary, died.

After his death, Domino’s family quoted a few lines of lyrics from his song, “Rising Sun”:

Then I rock myself to sleep / Prayin’ that I am here to keep /Then I ride the rising sun /Gee ain’t I being a lucky one.

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Fats Domino: Rock'n'roll pioneer

Fats Domino was one of the most influential rock and roll performers of the 1950s and 60s.

He was already a star on the R&B circuit in his native New Orleans in the 1950s, but the advent of rock and roll propelled him to global popularity.

He sold more than 65 million records, more than any other rock and roller - with the exception of Elvis Presley.

His style was a major influence on several important artists, including John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

Antoine "Fats" Domino Jr was born in New Orleans on 26 February 1928, the son of a violinist. His parents were of Creole origin, and French Creole was spoken in the family. He was musically inclined from an early age and learned piano from his brother in law, the jazz banjo player, Harrison Verrett.

By the mid 50s he was one of America's biggest stars

He was given his nickname by bandleader Bill Diamond for whom he was playing piano in honky-tonks as a teenager. He said the youngster's technique reminded him of two other great piano players, Fats Waller and Fats Pichon.

Domino left school at the age of 14 to work in a bedspring factory by day, and play in bars by night. He was soon accompanying such New Orleans luminaries as Professor Longhair and Amos Milburn.

In the mid-1940s, he joined trumpeter Dave Bartholomew's band, and the two co-wrote Domino's first hit The Fat Man. Suddenly, the New Orleans sound became popular nationwide.

'Laid-back style'

Domino had further hits with Every Night About This Time in 1951, Goin' Home in 1952 and Going to the River in the following year.

Though Fats Domino never had the personal charisma of Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard or Chuck Berry, his R&B style leant itself ideally to the rhythm of rock, and many of these artists covered his material.

It was an era in which a new and exciting sound - born of black America - took over from the established white-dominated pop of Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney and Perry Como.

Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino & James Brown

Along with Jerry Lee Lewis and James Brown, he was one of the first inductees in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

But it was not until 1955 that Fats Domino finally broke into the mainstream pop world with Ain't That a Shame.

The following year, he had his biggest hit with Blueberry Hill, a slow, bluesy sing-along - originally a Louis Armstrong tune - which became Domino's theme song.

His popularity soon crossed the Atlantic - along with Bill Haley he was blamed for causing Teddy Boy riots in the UK in the 1950s.

Fats Domino at the 2006 New Orleans Heritage Jazz Festival

His popularity never waned

By 1960 - the year he recorded Walkin' to New Orleans - he was rivalling Presley as one of the world's top-selling rock artists.

Between 1955 and 1963, Fats Domino had 35 Top 40 US singles, including Whole Lotta Loving, Blue Monday and I'm in Love Again.

In 1968, interest in his music was revived after he released a version of the Beatles' Lady Madonna.

'An interesting life' The era of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, of guitar bands and outrageous stage performances, was light years away from Fats Domino's laid-back and assured style.

The father of eight children, whose first names all began with the letter A, Fats Domino continued to tour into old age - most notably with other rock 'n' roll legends like Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry.

EMI released a definitive box-set of his recordings in 1991 and two years later came his first recorded album for 25 years, Christmas is a Special Day.

Fat's Domino's house in New Orleans His New Orleans house was damaged during Hurricane Katrina

Fats Domino lived in style in New Orleans and in later years didn't like to travel far from his native city.

However in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina hit, his house was ruined and most of his possessions, including his gold and platinum discs, were destroyed by the floods.

In 2007 he played a benefit concert in aid of the city he was so closely identified with and which remained his home. Universally accepted as a rock and roll legend, an unassuming Fats Domino once said of himself: "I'm glad that people liked me and my music. I guess it was an interesting life. I didn't pay much attention, and I never thought I'd be here this long."

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Kanye West left college to pursue his passion in 1996. He attended American Academy of Art briefly and Chicago State University where he majored in English. His mother Donda West worked as a professor at the time. Can you imagine that conversation the nerve he had to work up to tell his mother he was dropping out of college? Many of us have contemplated the same thought, be it quitting college to follow your dreams or quitting your job to do it. That experience did its part in helping to define Kanye West and his music at that time. But what also shaped his early music was #Collegelife, #GreekLife, and #BlackCollegiateLife which in return helped to shape a generation and a culture. Kanye West first album “The College Dropout” was one of the first albums to talk about black collegiate life and greek life on a national level. Walk down memory lane with us as CampusLATELY names Kanye West “The Black Collegiate Wordsmith.”

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10 Reasons We Fell For Kanye West!

1.)He took the job he didn’t want to get closer to the job he did want. He saw producing for other artists merely as his entry point into the music business. Roc-A-Fella chief Damon Dash signed him in 2002 with the idea that he’d produce a compilation album for the label’s roster of talent, which at the time included acts like Cam’ron, Beanie Sigel and the Young Gunz, among others.

2.)Everyone who contributed to his first album was an underdog “at that time.” Kanye West pulled “his people” and a lot of his friends he grew up with in Chicago to help him create “The College Dropout” (GLC, Coodie, Chike, Really Doe, Olskool Ice-Gre, JB Marshall).

3.)He is a Poet!

Also Read: Campus Lately Poetry Jam

4.) Before there was Chance The Rapper incorporating church hymns in his music there was Kanye West with “I’ll Fly Away.”

5.)He worked at the Gap. Who didn’t get a job at the Gap during the Christmas holiday’s or a gap like spot, not making “s#&^” wishing for a spaceship.

6.)He said what we were all thinking during Hurricane Katrina “Bush doesn’t care about Black People” and have thought many times since about our justice system and new representation i.e number 45.

7.)He let my generation rock to “Jesus Walks” in the club. Maybe not breaking it down on the dance floor but definitely body rocking, rapping all the words and people screaming Jesus in the club. Thanks for that @Kanye!

8.)In 2004 he dropped Slow Jamz and it “set so many parties off right”!

9.)School spirit repping the Devine Nine and #greeklife is a one of a kind.

10.)He has an angel he literally got a second chance at life. When he released “Through The Wire” he told us his story of surviving a car crash after which he dropped his first single and blew up! The American Dream.

7 Of Our Favorite Black Collegiate Versus

1.)She was with me before the deal, she’d been tryna be mine She a Delta, so she’d been throwin’ that Dynasty sign

2.)Alpha, step, Omega, step Kappa, step, Sigma, step Gangstas walk, pimps gon’ talk Oh hecky naw that boy is raw AKA, step. Delta, step S G Rho, step, Zeta, step Gangstas walk, pimps gon’ talk Oh hecky naw that boy is raw – School Spirit

3.)Cause ain’t no to tuition for havin’ no ambition And ain’t no loans for sittin’ your ass at home We forced to sell crack rap and get a job You gotta do somethin’ man your ass is grown. – We Don’t Care

4.)Man, I promise, she’s so self-conscious She has no idea what she’s doing in college That major that she majored in don’t make no money But she won’t drop out, her parents will look at her funny.- Alls Falls Down

5.)Saying “We eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast!” Huh! Y’all eat pieces of shit? What’s the basis? We ain’t goin’ nowhere, but got suits and cases. – Jesus Walks

6.)My freshman year I was going through hella problems ‘Til I built up the nerve to drop my ass up outta college My teacher said I’m a loser, I told her why don’t you kill me I give a fuck if you fail me, I’m gonna follow my heart. – Get ‘Em High

7.)And you don’t want to stay there ’cause them your worst cousins Got roaches at their crib like them your first cousins Act like you ain’t took a bath with your cousins Fit three in the bed while six of y’all I’m talkin’ ’bout three by the head and three by the leg But you ain’t have to tell my girl I used to pee in the bed – Family Business

Kanye West’s ‘The College Dropout’ at 10: Classic Track-by-Track Review by Paul Cantor on Billboard.Com

Kanye West popped on the scene with full skits on his album and they were hilarious and relatable. You understood the message behind the joke or just loved the comedy.

“Intro”

DeRay Davis (impersonating Bernie Mac) opens things up and asks Kanye to do something for the kids, on their graduation day. It sets up the concept of the record, which is essentially Kanye speaking to the student body from the standpoint of a dropout who made good on his life without a college degree.

“We Don’t Care”

The celebratory track finds Kanye, like a valedictorian, stating his position to the graduating class — they shouldn’t care what anyone thinks of them. “We forced to sell crack, rap and get a job/ You gotta do something man your ass is grown,” he spits over a steady drum pattern and chopped sample. Elsewhere, children sing, “We wasn’t supposed to make it past twenty-five/ Jokes on you, we still alive.” It’s this idea that people are just trying to get by, and with the odds already stacked against them, they’d never planned to do much with their lives. Survival was their priority. Via Billboard.com

“Graduation Day”

DeRay (as Bernie Mac) returns, incredulous at the song Kanye has just delivered to the students. He calls him the n-word, and tells ‘Ye he’s not graduating, at which point the music takes a much darker tone — minor keystrokes and a sweeping string arrangement — setting up the rest of the LP.

“All Falls Down” feat. Syleena Johnson

Kanye at his confessional best, acknowledging that his addiction his not wealth; rather, it’s consumerism. Over muted guitar licks, he spits: “Then I spent four hundred bucks on this/just to be like ni–a you ain’t up on this!” The original mixtape version features samples of Lauryn Hill’s “Mystery of Iniquity,” from her “MTV Unplugged No. 2.0” album. Via Billboard.com

“I’ll Fly Away”

A short rendition of Albert E. Brumley’s classic gospel hymn, sung by a then-unknown John Legend. It’s more of a skit than a song, but again, sets up the next track, which deals with the themes of escapism. It’s in these early Kanye experiences where you can see his penchant for big conceptual ideas taking shape.

“Spaceship” feat. GLC and Consequence

A sample of Marvin Gaye’s “Distant Lover” provides the backdrop for Kanye and his comrades to detail needing day jobs to finance their rapping dreams: “I’ve been working this graveshift, and I made shit/ I wish I could, buy me a spaceship and fly, past the sky.” ‘Ye melodically croons, while rapping about the hypocrisy of being the only black employee at The Gap. Via Billboard.com

“Jesus Walks”

Over a skittering drumline, Yeezy goes in on organized religion, acknowledging that he needs Jesus, but questioning how helpful he’ll be. He speaks of the American Midwest — a region filled with its fair share of blight, back in 2004, the same as now — and says that it too, needs Jesus, but to what end? He hopes the song will help absolve him of his sins, but he’ll have to report back to us from pearly gates when he gets there.

“Never Let Me Down” feat. Jay-Z and J. Ivy

Perhaps looking to cash in on the slam poetry explosion of the time, J. Ivy — a Chicago native who’d appeared on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam — finds himself sandwiched between Kanye and Jay-Z, kicking the rare poem on a rap album. The results are mixed, and mostly it’s because Jay-Z phones in a verse about making number one albums when the rest of the cut is about overcoming racism and undefeatable odds. Via Billboard.com

“Get ‘Em High” feat. Common and Talib Kweli

Fun fact: before he was famous, Talib Kweli used to take Kanye West on the road with him, and he used to interrupt his shows too. In an attempt to pay him back for that favor, Kanye recruited him and Chi-town hero Common for “Get ‘Em High,” one of the album’s more playful cuts. Rapping about using the Internet to hook up with girls? A very honest and open portrayal of every twenty-something’s real life. Kanye, again, showing that he wasn’t caught up in the fantasy world of being a rapper. He was one of us. Via Billboard.com

“Workout Plan” [Skit]

A simulation of what would ordinarily be a nail salon conversation about what else?: losing weight. It looks to highlight the reasoning many women have for hitting the gym and the honest conversations that surround those efforts.

“The New Workout Plan”

Some critics argue that “The New Workout Plan” doesn’t fit in with the rest of the album, but critics are traditionally anti-fun, so that explains that. This playful jam should be commended as much for its conceptual ingenuity as its arrangement; it effortlessly transitions from juke to four-on-the-floor Chicago house, and in a nod to his forbearers, even includes a soul clap. Miri Ben-Ari’s violin work can be heard all over this track, and sonically you can hear the beginnings of Kanye’s maximalist approach — songs inside of songs — taking shape.Via Billboard.com

“Slow Jamz” feat. Twista and Jamie Foxx

Kanye’s first number one record on the Hot 100, and ultimately the track that put “The College Dropout” over the top. Lyrics like, “Got a light skinned friend looked like Michael Jackson/ Got a dark skinned friend looked like Michael Jackson,” displayed ‘Ye’s infectious lyrical wit. Paired with Jamie Foxx’s surprisingly nimble voice and Twista’s rapid-fire flow, “Slow Jamz” became one of the biggest songs of 2004.

“Breathe In Breathe Out” feat. Ludacris

“Breathe In Breathe Out” looks better than it sounds. Ludacris was one of the hottest rappers out at the time, but for whatever reason, he’s relegated to hook duty here and doesn’t add much. “First ni–a with a Benz and packpack,” Kanye rhymes, over bluesy trumpets. Not a bad song per se, but with its spare arrangement, it just doesn’t live up to the rest of the album. Via Billboard.com

“School Spirit Skit 1”

Davis delivers the first part of a hilarious skit that pokes fun at the post-college experience: the graduate who has to work a menial job even though he/she has a degree. Millennials everywhere know exactly what that’s about.

“School Spirit”

Kanye West is done with the fraternity life. “I’ma get on this TV mama, I’ma put shit down,” he spits, singing a line that would eventually be incorporated in his 2007 hit “Good Life.” A declarative boast about washing his hands of the school experience, complete with ending shots at Omega Psi Phi. (“I feel a ‘woo’ coming on cuz.”).Vicious. Via Billboard.com

“School Spirit Skit 2”

“When I die buddy, you know what’s gonna keep me warm? That’s right, those degrees.” More hilarity from DeRay Davis, who takes shots at the ridiculousness of higher education.

“Lil Jimmy Skit”

A continuation of the “School Spirit” skits, but goes even further and shows how a family that chooses education over finance won’t be able to leave anything of value to their children. Pity.

“Two Words” feat. Mos Def and Freeway

This Mandrill-sampled cut sees Kanye adding live guitars, piano, a string arrangement and the Harlem Boys Choir, making it perhaps the symphonic high point of the record. What’s more, conscious hip-hop and street rap meet on the same track, with Mos Def and Freeway featured. It’s Kanye bridging the gap between the two worlds, as if to say, ‘hey, this is all hip-hop and we’re all not that much different.’

“Through The Wire”

This is the song that started it all. Kanye, post-car accident, rapping with his jaw wired. Though the track is devoid of a hook — ‘Ye even apologizes for not speaking that clearly; such humility! — it’s an endearing cut that displays his passion for the craft. His passion for life, too. Via Billboard.com

“Family Business”

One of the most soulful cuts on the record, “Family Business” finds Kanye waxing poetic about the loving relationships he shares with his family members. If you dig around online, there’s a demo version of this cut with some slight differences in the piano melody and lyric delivery. Worth checking out, just to see how much work went into the final version.

“Last Call”

In Jay-Z’s 2004 retirement movie “Fade to Black,” there’s a scene in which Kanye plays Hova the instrumental to “Last Call,” which should be an indication that it could have wound up as just any other song on “The Black Album.” Luckily, it escaped that fate and became Kanye’s 15-minute rags-to-riches tale about getting signed to Roc-A-Fella. It’s really on this last cut, just hearing Kanye talk over the jazzy instrumental, where the brilliance of “The College Dropout” — and the brilliance of Kanye West, the artist — is fully realized. It never gets boring or dull. The music is dynamic, the story is engaging, and Kanye sounds excited just to be living his dream. We were excited just to be living it along with him, on record Via Billboard.com.

We respect his growth as it had to occur but we thank him for his history and the stories he shared with the world that connected with a generation. CampusLATELY Names Kanye West “The Black Collegiate Wordsmith.”

CampusLATELY Names Kanye West “The Black Collegiate Wordsmith” Kanye West left college to pursue his passion in 1996. He attended American Academy of Art briefly and Chicago State University where he majored in English.

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Grammys 2019 : Check Out The Full List Of Winners!

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