"The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour was the fifth concert tour by American singer Beyoncé. Announced in February 2013 with initial dates in Europe and North America, the tour contained seven legs and 132 shows. It began in Belgrade, Serbia on April 15, 2013 and concluded in Lisbon, Portugal on March 27, 2014. Its title is a reference to her marriage with American rapper Shawn ""Jay-Z"" Carter, who made multiple guest appearances throughout the tour. The tour featured royal themes with the singer emulating different queens through her fashion for which she collaborated with"
"advocate for gay rights; the video for his song ""Animal Style"" features his character kissing another man. Murs (rapper) Nicholas Carter (born March 16, 1978), better known by his stage name Murs, is an American rapper. His name is an acronym (or backronym) for which he himself has created multiple meanings, such as ""Making the Universe Recognize and Submit"" or ""Making Underground Raw Shit."" Murs is a former member of hip hop groups such as Living Legends along with Luckyiam, Sunspot Jonz, The Grouch, Scarub, Eligh, Aesop, Bicasso and Arata, and current member of 3 Melancholy Gypsys along with Scarub"
"presidential election, Jay-Z and Beyoncé supported presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at her rally in Cleveland. Clinton praised Jay-Z for addressing racism, oppression, and the criminal justice system. Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969) known professionally as Jay-Z (stylized as JAY-Z), is an American rapper, entrepreneur, songwriter, and record producer. He is one of the most acclaimed rappers of all time. Born and raised in New York City, Jay-Z began his musical career in the mid 1990s, after which he released his debut studio album, ""Reasonable Doubt"", in 1996, to widespread critical and commercial success. He released the album"
"Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969) known professionally as Jay-Z (stylized as JAY-Z), is an American rapper, entrepreneur, songwriter, and record producer. He is one of the most acclaimed rappers of all time. Born and raised in New York City, Jay-Z began his musical career in the mid 1990s, after which he released his debut studio album, ""Reasonable Doubt"", in 1996, to widespread critical and commercial success. He released the album a year after founding the record label Roc-A-Fella Records. His subsequent albums have also seen great praise, with ""The Blueprint"" (2001) and ""The Black Album"" (2003) later"
"Parlay Starr Parlay Starr is the stage name of Deshawn Carter, an American rapper from South Los Angeles, California, United States. Parlay Starr grow up in the Pueblos Housing Projects, and is affiliated with the Pueblos Bishop Bloods. Parlay Starr is a devout Christian and currently resides in Bozeman, MT. In 2001 Parlay Starr met and began to perform with the group 2nd II None. Soon there after he was introduced to DJ Quik, and began to tour nationally. In 2005, Parlay Starr Connected with Tha Realest, and continued to perform nationally with him for years. Since then Parlay Starr"
"Murs (rapper) Nicholas Carter (born March 16, 1978), better known by his stage name Murs, is an American rapper. His name is an acronym (or backronym) for which he himself has created multiple meanings, such as ""Making the Universe Recognize and Submit"" or ""Making Underground Raw Shit."" Murs is a former member of hip hop groups such as Living Legends along with Luckyiam, Sunspot Jonz, The Grouch, Scarub, Eligh, Aesop, Bicasso and Arata, and current member of 3 Melancholy Gypsys along with Scarub and Eligh, Felt along with Slug, and Melrose along with Terrace Martin. He is also a lead"
"Tyron Carter Yohann Michel better known as Tyron Carter (born in Madagascar on 10 January 1985) is a French singer and rapper. Yohann Michel passed his initial years between Madagascar and Thailand. He immigrated to France in 1994 when he was nine. Influenced by hip hop, he started music in 1998 at 13 years old in the collective Récidiviste, and then formed his own group Phenom-n with Sir Kenny, Loey et Lyess. He adopted the stage name Tyron Carter. He was working with DJ E-Rise in Paris where artist M. Pokora heard his music and invited him to take part"
"out of the terminal. In August 2017, it was announced that Carter would not face domestic abuse charges. Playboi Carti Jordan Terrell Carter (born September 13, 1996), better known by his stage name Playboi Carti, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and model. Formerly signed to Atlanta-based underground label Awful Records, he is currently signed to A$AP Mob's AWGE Label and Interscope Records. His eponymous debut mixtape was released on April 14, 2017, and his debut studio album ""Die Lit"" was released on May 11, 2018. Jordan Terrell Carter was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and grew up in Riverdale,"
"Playboi Carti Jordan Terrell Carter (born September 13, 1996), better known by his stage name Playboi Carti, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and model. Formerly signed to Atlanta-based underground label Awful Records, he is currently signed to A$AP Mob's AWGE Label and Interscope Records. His eponymous debut mixtape was released on April 14, 2017, and his debut studio album ""Die Lit"" was released on May 11, 2018. Jordan Terrell Carter was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and grew up in Riverdale, Georgia. He attended North Springs Charter High School in Sandy Springs. Carter skipped high school classes regularly to"
"on the Hot Rap Tracks charts. The song was featured on the soundtrack to the Fox TV crime drama ""New York Undercover"". Tupac Shakur was on his way to record a verse for Little Shawn when he was robbed and shot 5 times in 1994. From 1998 to 2004, Wilkins served time in federal prison for drug trafficking. Wilkins changed his stage name to Shawn Pen after leaving prison. Shawn Pen Tyrone Shawn Wilkins, better known as Little Shawn and Shawn Pen, is an American hip hop artist, rapper, songwriter and producer. He released a single in 1986 My girl"
"Shawnna Rashawnna Guy (born January 3, 1978), better known by her stage name Shawnna, is an American rapper. She was the first female artist signed to Def Jam South through Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace Records. She is a former member of the female Chicago rap duo Infamous Syndicate and she is also the daughter of the blues musician Buddy Guy. She is known for her rapid-fire delivery and her sexually explicit image and lyrics. She is one of only seven female rappers (others being Left Eye, Lauryn Hill, Lil' Kim, Remy Ma, Iggy Azalea, and Cardi B) to ever have"
"solo artist on the ""Billboard"" 200, and has recorded four number-one singles on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. The same publication ranked him as the biggest artist of the 2000s, while ""Rolling Stone"" named him one of the 100 greatest artists of all time. He is the first rapper to be honored at the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017 and to receive the """"Salute to Industry Icons Award"""" at the 60th Grammy Awards. Carter was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City and was raised in Marcy Houses, a housing project in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. After their father,"
"Viper (rapper) Lee Carter, professionally known by his stage name Viper, is an American rapper and producer. Viper has been producing music since childhood, but received widespread attention online for his 2008 mixtape ""You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack"". The prolific nature of Viper's work and his commitment to self-production have gained him a cult following as an outsider artist, with comparisons drawn to fellow rapper Lil B and musician Wesley Willis. Viper was born in El Dorado, Arkansas. He began playing the piano at the age of five. At the age of six, he relocated to the Hiram Clarke"
"relationship in the following months including more cross-promotion and Shawn Chrystopher personalized Xbox items. Shawn Chrystopher Shawn Chrystopher Garrett II (born July 22, 1986) better known by his stage name Shawn Chrystopher, is an American rapper and music producer. He first gained major attention with the release of his debut mixtape ""I.W.G.: I Wear Glasses"" in 2008, which was sponsored by urban-clothing powerhouse LRG. Chrystopher also worked with artist Timbaland, Yelawolf, MANN, XV, Mike Posner, Big Sean, N.O.R.E., Owl City, Dom Kennedy and many other artists spanning a handful of different genres. Shawn released three albums in 2014; the first"
"Shayne Carter Shayne P Carter (born in Dunedin, New Zealand) is a musician best known for leading Straitjacket Fits from 1986–1994, and as the only permanent member of Dimmer (1995–2012). Carter is a member of the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame, and has been awarded the New Zealand Herald Legacy Award (with Straitjacket Fits at the 2008 New Zealand Music Awards), and New Zealand Music Awards for Best Group and Best Rock Album (with Dimmer, 2004). Shayne Carter comes from a musical family. He was born to a Caucasian mother and a Māori father who was adopted by a"
"Shy Carter Blake Anthony ""Shy"" Carter (born August 21, 1984), is an American songwriter, record producer, and singer. Recently, Shy has written for top acts such as Meghan Trainor, Jason Derulo, Charlie Puth, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, and Billy Currington. He co-wrote Charlie Puth's two-time platinum hit ""One Call Away"" which hit No. 1 on ""Billboard""'s Adult Top 40 chart. In 2009, he co-wrote ""Someday"" with Rob Thomas, which spent over 40 weeks in the Top 5 and became a No. 1 hit on ""Billboard""s Adult Top 40 chart. ""Stuck Like Glue"", his collaboration with Sugarland, debuted on the ""Billboard"""
"The Carter The Carter is a 2009 documentary film about American hip hop recording artist Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., better known as Lil Wayne. The film was directed by Adam Bhala Lough and produced by Joshua Krause and Quincy Jones III. ""The Carter"" documents Carter in the period before and shortly after the release of his studio album, ""Tha Carter III,"" which achieved platinum status and critical acclaim, and sold one million copies in one week. After being shown at the Sundance Film Festival, it was subjected to a lawsuit by Carter to block distribution but eventually was released direct"
"The Carter The Carter is a 2009 documentary film about American hip hop recording artist Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., better known as Lil Wayne. The film was directed by Adam Bhala Lough and produced by Joshua Krause and Quincy Jones III. ""The Carter"" documents Carter in the period before and shortly after the release of his studio album, ""Tha Carter III,"" which achieved platinum status and critical acclaim, and sold one million copies in one week. After being shown at the Sundance Film Festival, it was subjected to a lawsuit by Carter to block distribution but eventually was released direct"
"Jonathan McDaniel Jonathan Richard McDaniel (born May 17, 1985), better known by his stage name Lil J, is an American actor and rapper. He is best known for his role as Devon Carter (Raven Baxter's boyfriend, and later husband) on the hit Disney Channel shows ""That's So Raven"" and ""Raven's Home"", as well as German Vega on BET's ""Hit the Floor"". In 2002, he came on the music scene with his debut single ""It's the Weekend"" from his debut album ""All About J"". He later released a follow-up album the next year titled ""Back 2 J"", which featured the single"
"In December 2011, almost 12 years after the initial shooting, Matthew ""Scar"" Allen was shot and killed outside of Brooklyn's Footprints nightclub. In March 2017, it was speculated Shyne may run for his uncle Michael Finnegan's open Belize City-based seat in the Belize House of Representatives at the next general election after Finnegan announced his upcoming retirement. Shyne Moses Michael Levi Barrow (born Jamal Michael Barrow; November 8, 1979), is a Belizean rapper better known by his stage name Shyne. Barrow was born in Belize, but moved to New York as a child to live with his mother, and began"
"Shawn Pen Tyrone Shawn Wilkins, better known as Little Shawn and Shawn Pen, is an American hip hop artist, rapper, songwriter and producer. He released a single in 1986 My girl Mother ( Select Records) and an album called ""The Voice In The Mirror"" (Capitol Records) in 1992. Little Shawn released the single ""Dom Perignon"" (Uptown Records) featuring fellow Brooklyn rapper The Notorious B.I.G. on 20 July 1995. The music video also featured Busta Rhymes, another rapper from Brooklyn. It peaked at #5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 as well as #87 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and #23"
"Sonny Seeza Tyrone Taylor (born November 13, 1970), better known by his stage name Sonny Seeza who was previously known as both Suavé and Sonsee, is an American hardcore rapper, record producer, DJ, actor, best known as a member of multi-platinum hardcore rap group Onyx. Suave was discovered by Jam Master Jay of Run-D.M.C., who signed Onyx on his label JMJ Records. Onyx went on to release three top-selling albums and two commercially unsuccessful, before Sonny Seeza began his solo career. As a solo artist, Seeza released two albums, ""Tytanium"" and ""Bridges"", and took part in recording various projects of"
"The first music released from ""Offsider"" came out more than a year later, in June 2016, when the song 'We Will Rise Again' appeared as a digital download. Shayne Carter Shayne P Carter (born in Dunedin, New Zealand) is a musician best known for leading Straitjacket Fits from 1986–1994, and as the only permanent member of Dimmer (1995–2012). Carter is a member of the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame, and has been awarded the New Zealand Herald Legacy Award (with Straitjacket Fits at the 2008 New Zealand Music Awards), and New Zealand Music Awards for Best Group and Best"
"memoir ""Facing the Music and Living to Talk About It"". Nick Carter (musician) Nickolas Gene Carter (born January 28, 1980) is an American musician and actor. He is best known as a member of the pop group the Backstreet Boys. As of 2015, Carter has released three solo albums, ""Now or Never"", ""I'm Taking Off"" and ""All American"" during breaks between Backstreet Boys schedules, and a collaboration with Jordan Knight titled ""Nick & Knight"". He has made occasional television appearances and starred in his own reality shows, ""House of Carters"" and ""I (Heart) Nick Carter"". He gained fame in the"
"Nick Carter (musician) Nickolas Gene Carter (born January 28, 1980) is an American musician and actor. He is best known as a member of the pop group the Backstreet Boys. As of 2015, Carter has released three solo albums, ""Now or Never"", ""I'm Taking Off"" and ""All American"" during breaks between Backstreet Boys schedules, and a collaboration with Jordan Knight titled ""Nick & Knight"". He has made occasional television appearances and starred in his own reality shows, ""House of Carters"" and ""I (Heart) Nick Carter"". He gained fame in the mid 1990s and early 2000s as a teen idol. He"
"Tha Carter V Tha Carter V is the twelfth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on September 28, 2018, by Young Money Entertainment, Republic Records and Universal Music Group. The album's features include Swizz Beatz, XXXTENTACION, Travis Scott, Kendrick Lamar, Sosamann, Lil Wayne's daughter Reginae Carter, Snoop Dogg, Nicki Minaj, Ashanti, Mack Maine, and Nivea. Originally planned to be released in 2014, ""Tha Carter V"" experienced several delays as a result of contractual disputes between Lil Wayne and Cash Money Records, as well as his numerous personal disputes with label-head, Birdman. Following a lengthy legal battle,"
"project with Sonny Seeza through his startup label Imprint, Empire Music. The first project he released on the new label Empire Music was a compilation CD ""The Billboard Blackmarket Mixtape"". In 2012, Seeza founded his label Tytaynium Onyx. He released his second solo album ""Bridges"" on February 26, 2016. Sonny Seeza Tyrone Taylor (born November 13, 1970), better known by his stage name Sonny Seeza who was previously known as both Suavé and Sonsee, is an American hardcore rapper, record producer, DJ, actor, best known as a member of multi-platinum hardcore rap group Onyx. Suave was discovered by Jam Master"
"Tha Carter Tha Carter is the fourth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on June 29, 2004, by Cash Money Records and Universal Records. The production on the album was mostly and frequently handled from the Cash Money's former in-house producer Mannie Fresh, before Mannie left the label. The album spawned four sequels: ""Tha Carter II"", ""Tha Carter III"", ""Tha Carter IV"", and ""Tha Carter V"". The title of the album was based on ""The Carter"", which is the empire crack house from the 1991 movie ""New Jack City"", as well as Wayne's last name. The"
"Shawn Chrystopher Shawn Chrystopher Garrett II (born July 22, 1986) better known by his stage name Shawn Chrystopher, is an American rapper and music producer. He first gained major attention with the release of his debut mixtape ""I.W.G.: I Wear Glasses"" in 2008, which was sponsored by urban-clothing powerhouse LRG. Chrystopher also worked with artist Timbaland, Yelawolf, MANN, XV, Mike Posner, Big Sean, N.O.R.E., Owl City, Dom Kennedy and many other artists spanning a handful of different genres. Shawn released three albums in 2014; the first one, Summerlove, was released for free on LiveMixtapes on August 12, 2014. For the"
"up in sheer audacity."" Carter's music is influenced by rappers such as Gucci Mane, Young Thug, A$AP Rocky, Lil Uzi Vert, Chief Keef, Yung Lean, and Lil Wayne. The ""New York Times"" said Carti’s rapping made it appear as if he was ""more at ease with the performance of the role than with the actual act of rapping."" Carter currently lives and works in and around Los Angeles. In July 2017, Carter was arrested for domestic abuse charges after arguing with his girlfriend outside of the Los Angeles International Airport and then grabbing her by her backpack and pulling her"
"has lifted the curse from Harden. Lil B Brandon Christopher McCartney (born August 17, 1989), professionally known as Lil B and as his alter ego The BasedGod, is an American rapper. Lil B has recorded both solo and with The Pack. His solo work spans several genres, including hip hop, new age, indie rock and choral music. He describes his work as ""based"", a term which denotes a lifestyle of positivity and tolerance. He is noted for his extensive use of social media to build an online following. He has released a variety of albums and mixtapes, including ""Rain in"
"lights from the strip club"". Shawty Lo was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in College Park, Georgia. Artists who paid tribute to Shawty Lo after his death include Gucci Mane, Beyoncé, Future, Lil' Kim, 50 Cent, T.I., Dej Loaf, Joe Budden, DJ Drama, DJ Khaled, Jon Connor, Mack Maine, Tony Yayo, Young Scooter, Rick Ross, Raekwon, Kid Ink, CeeLo Green,Pastor Troy, ILoveMakonnen, Mistah F.A.B., Lil Durk, Jermaine Dupri and Girl Talk. Shawty Lo Carlos Rico Walker (March 22, 1976 – September 21, 2016), known professionally as Shawty Lo, was an American rapper from Bankhead, Atlanta. He initially came to"
"Doc Brown (rapper) Ben Bailey Smith (born 21 September 1977), also known by the stage name Doc Brown, is an English rapper, comedian, actor, screenwriter, radio presenter and voiceover artist. He played in the TV series """". He is also known for playing Nathan Carter in the CBBC TV series ""4 O'Clock Club"" from 2012 to 2015. Doc Brown was born Ben Bailey Smith, son of a Jamaican immigrant, Yvonne Bailey, and an Englishman, Harvey Smith, who was 30 years his wife's senior. Raised in the Willesden area of north-west London, Smith is the younger brother of novelist and essayist"