Far East Movement ft. The Cataracs - Like a G6 Official Video

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Usher Raymond IV Biography

Biography 

Birth Name: Usher Raymond IV

Born: October, 1978 in Chattanooga, TN

Genre: R&B/Soul 

Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s

After Usher Raymond was spotted by a LaFace record executive at a talent show in his hometown of Atlanta, it took no time for his career to take off. The 14-year-old auditioned for LaFace co-founder L.A. Reid, who signed the gospel choir boy to a recording contract. Raymond was introduced to the world simply as "Usher," and released his debut album of the same name in 1994, which featured co-executive producer Sean "Puffy" Combs. The first single, "Think of You," gained Usher wide recognition and reached gold status. From that initial exposure, Usher was approached to do other projects. In 1995, he recorded a national holiday jingle for Coca-Cola. He also joined several top male R&B vocalists to form Black Men United for the single "You Will Know," featured on the Jason's Lyric soundtrack. He also teamed with teen singing sensation Monica for a duet remake of Latimore's "Let's Straighten It Out."

After graduating from high school, Usher released his sophomore album, My Way, in 1997. In an attempt to display his maturity and songwriting abilities, Usher co-wrote six of the nine songs and enlisted the help of producers Jermaine Dupri, Babyface, and, again, Combs. The album's first single, "You Make Me Wanna," reestablished Usher as one of R&B's hottest artists, and also made him a crossover sensation; it topped the R&B charts for 11 weeks, hit number two pop, and eventually went double platinum. Both of the follow-up singles, "Nice & Slow" and "My Way," also went platinum; the former stayed at number one on the R&B charts for eight weeks and became his first number one pop single. In the meantime, Usher launched an acting career, appearing in the 1998 horror spoof The Faculty and the 1999 urban high-school drama Light It Up.

To tide fans over, he issued a concert recording titled simply Live in 1999. Usher returned with his third proper album, All About U, toward the end of 2000. His third album, 8701 (2001), moved him from a teen pop star to a sultry R&B singer. In early 2004, Arista released the single "Yeah!" Produced by Lil Jon and guesting Ludacris, the addictive, lightly crunk cut fast became a club and radio favorite. By the time the Usher full-length Confessions dropped later that March, "Yeah!" had hit the top of the Billboard charts. The album itself was Usher's most mature work to date and won the Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album in 2004, while "Yeah!" took home the best rapped/sung collaboration award. He starred in the 2005 flop In the Mix and went back to music with 2008's Here I Stand, an album that was ultimately declared a flop, even though it topped the Billboard 200 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. Raymond v Raymond, inspired in part by the end of his marriage, was released in 2010 as three of its songs were climbing the charts. Its buzz single, "Papers," had already topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart. An EP titled Versus followed later in the year. ~ Lynda Lane & Andy Kellman, Rovi

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Who is Bruno Mars?

Biography 

Born: 1985 in Waikiki, HI

Genre: Pop

Years Active: '00s, '10s

After working a string of behind-the-scenes jobs — including writing songs for Brandy, singing backup for the Sugababes, and impersonating Elvis — songwriter/producer Bruno Mars put his name on top of the charts in 2009 by co-writing Flo Rida's hit song "Right Round." One year later, he collaborated with rapper B.o.B on “Nothin’ on You” and co-wrote Travis McCoy's "Billionaire," both of which became Top Ten hits. Mars used that momentum to launch a solo career, quickly becoming the first male vocalist in two decades to crack the Top Ten with his first four singles.

Born Peter Hernandez in Honolulu, Hawaii, Mars kicked off his career at the age of four by fronting his uncle’s band, becoming Oahu's youngest Elvis impersonator in the process. Ten years later, he was impersonating the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, as part of the Legends in Concert show. After graduating high school in 2003, he took his uncle's advice and moved to California to pursue a music career. After months of frustration, he met songwriter Phillip Lawrence, who convinced Mars to try his hand at writing songs for other artists. The two dubbed themselves the Smeezingtons and co-wrote “Long Distance,” which was recorded in 2008 by R&B singer Brandy. More offers arrived after that, and Mars and Lawrence scored their first number one hit in 2009, when they co-authored Flo Rida's international smash "Right Round."

By 2010, Mars seemed to be everywhere: singing alongside B.o.B on the chart-topping “Nothin’ on You,” co-writing Travie McCoy's “Billionaire,” and collaborating with Cee-Lo Green on the Grammy-nominated hit "F*ck You!" He also began issuing his own material, starting with the May 2010 release of his first EP, It's Better If You Don't Understand. Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Mars' full-length debut, appeared later that year and quickly produced a number one single, "Just the Way You Are." ~ David Jeffries & Andrew Leahey, Rovi

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Bruno Mars (a.k.a. Peter Hernandez) is a musical renaissance man with his fingers in an amazing number of pies (most of them sweet and ultra-tasty). Mars has an ear for the trends of the moment, but he’s also fluent in old-school methods of songwriting and production. “Just the Way You Are” (the album’s chart-topping advance single), “Talking to the Moon” and “Our First Time” are suave slices of R&B/pop with finely-honed hooks. On “Count on Me” and “The Lazy Song,” Mars eases into a mellow folk groove worthy of Jason Mraz. Stretching out further, he dives into a ’60-style soul rave-up (“Runaway Baby”) and has a fling with classic summertime pop (“Marry You”). There’s a Jamaican vibe present as well, especially in the dub-drenched “Liquor Store Blues.” “The Other Side” — a collaboration with Cee-Lo and B.o.B. — rides an urgent track punctuated with wolf howls. Mars handles the instrumental duties as well as the lead vocals here, bringing a unified feel to this eclectic, high-energy and altogether delightful effort.

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New Comers 2010!

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A new band called Far East Movement is a pop-rap group from Los Angeles, CA, who made their major-label album debut in 2010. The group was founded in 2003 and was originally a trio comprised of Kev Nish (born Kevin Nishimura), Prohgress (James Roh), and J-Splif. DJ Virman joined the group a few years later. Far East Movement made their recording debut with the Audio-Bio mixtape in 2005, followed by their full-length album debut, Folk Music, in 2006. Their big break came when their song "Round Round" from Folk Music was featured on the soundtrack to the blockbuster film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006). A couple years later, Far East Movement released their second album, Animal (2008), which included several songs released as singles, most notably "You've Got a Friend," "Lowridin," and "Girls on the Dancefloor." In the wake of these singles, in particular "Girls on the Dancefloor," which was the group's first single to reach the Billboard charts, Far East Movement was offered a major-label recording contract with the Interscope Records subsidiary label Cherrytree Records. After hitting the studio with the Stereotypes, the producers credited with "Girls on the Dancefloor," and touring overseas as the opening act of Lady Gaga on her Monster Ball Tour, Far East Movement made their major-label debut with the single "Like a G6" in summer 2010. The full-length album Free Wired followed later in the year.

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