Mac Mall’s GHETTO THEME music video directed by Tupac Shakur aka 2Pac aka Makaveli. Classic Bay Area rap music video.
Mac Mall, (born Jamal Rocker in Vallejo, California) is a West Coast rapper who became known in the mid/late 1990s, as one of the local artists bringing the Bay Area on the hip hop map. Mac Mall was discovered by Mac Dre and was signed to Young Black Brotha Records.
One of Mac Mall’s first singles was a song called “Ghetto Theme”, and the music video directed by Tupac Shakur in 1993. He was also longtime friends with the Mac Dre, who was his mentor early on in his career / repairing their friendship a couple of years before Dre’s death. He is one of the premier artists on Dre’s Thizz Entertainment label. He is also cousins to E-40 and B-Legit.
In 1993 Mac Mall released his debut album Illegal Business? on the Young Black Brotha label. Khayree Shaheed worked as the producer and the album featured Ray Luv, Mac Dre and The Mac. In 1996 he signed a record deal with Relativity Records, which released his second album Untouchable.
In 2006, Mac Mall released Thizziana Stoned And The Temple of Shrooms.
VALLEJO’S CRESTSIDE neighborhood occupies a tear-shaped square mile on the northeastern edge of town, wedged between a major thoroughfare and the freeways shuttling tourists to nearby Marine World. Centered on Crest Ranch Park, with bucolic street names like Miravista and Haviture Way, it was clearly designed as suburban space — modest homes with tidy lawns are laid out in traffic-impeding loops and dead ends, at once labyrinthine and insular. But far from being a commuter haven, Crestside is the toughest hood in Vallejo, home to a small, proud, extremely close-knit African American community that contributes a disproportionately large share of talent to Bay Area hip-hop.
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Incredible artist (Larry Wright) in New York Metro Subway Station playing drums on buckets like hell. Recorded in November 2006, good quality! 10 Minutes performance! Great beats, really groovin’…!!! More on www.holtappels.net
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Artist of the Year Taylor Swift and T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Award Gloriana
Los Angeles, California (November 22, 2009)- Winners of the 37th annual American Music Awards (AMAs) were announced this evening to a sold out crowd, from the Nokia Theatre/LA Live. The show aired live on ABC at 8:00pm ET/ 7:00pm CT. Prior to the awards ceremony, there was a two-hour online red carpet show that streamed live on ABC.com, Facebook.com/celebs, Ustream.tv, and mycokerewards.com along with numerous other sites. The AMA Red Carpet Pre-Show set a new Ustream record for the largest red carpet webcast and farthest-reaching event on the leading internet broadcasting platform. The webcast achieved more than 3 million total views (Total viewers: 3.3 million / Total uniques: 2.1 million) during the 2 hour live event. For highlights and more information, visit ustream.tv/ASNLive.
Produced by dick clark productions, The 2009 AMAs were produced by Larry Klein and executive produced by Orly Adelson, president of dick clark productions.
Highlights of the event included: Stellar live performances from Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez and an 8 minute opening medley by Janet Jackson featuring Control, What Have You Done for Me Lately, Make Me, Together Again and more. The night also marked Whitney Houstons return to stage singing I Didnt Know My Own Strength, Eminem and 50 Cent performing Crack a Bottle and the finale with Adam Lamberts first live television show since American Idol.
Winners of the 37th Annual American Music Awards included Taylor Swift taking home 5 awards including Artist of The Year, Michael Jackson honored with 4 awards including Favorite Male Artist (Pop/Rock), Jay-Z sweeping the Rap / Hip Hop category with 2 awards, Green Day winning Favorite Artist (Alternative Rock Music) and more. A complete list of winners is attached.
Music fans were able to vote for the T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Award and selected Gloriana as this years Breakthrough Artist.
Winners were determined by online voting at amavote.com, the official voting location for the award show. Additional information about the show and performers can be found on ama.abc.com. Artists were honored in the categories of Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Alternative, Adult Contemporary, Latin and Contemporary Inspirational.
WINNERS
FOR THE 2009
AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS
POP or ROCK MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist
Michael Jackson
Favorite Female Artist
Taylor Swift
Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Black Eyed Peas
Favorite Album
Michael Jackson / Number Ones
COUNTRY MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist
Keith Urban
Favorite Female Artist
Taylor Swift
Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Rascal Flatts
Favorite Album
Taylor Swift / Fearless
RAP/HIP-HOP MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist
Jay-Z
Favorite Album
Jay-Z / Blueprint 3
SOUL/RHYTHM & BLUES MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist
Michael Jackson
Favorite Female Artist
Beyonce
Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Black Eyed Peas
Favorite Album
Michael Jackson / Number Ones
SOUNDTRACKS
Favorite Album
Twilight Soundtrack
ALTERNATIVE ROCK MUSIC
Favorite Artist
Green Day
ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
Favorite Artist
Taylor Swift
LATIN MUSIC
Favorite Artist
Aventura
CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Favorite Artist
Mary Mary
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
TAYLOR SWIFT – Country
T-MOBILE BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
Country Breakthrough Artist Gloriana
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Whitney Houston
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Los Angeles, California (November 22, 2009)- Winners of the 37th annual American Music Awards (AMAs) were announced this evening to a sold out crowd, from the Nokia Theatre/LA Live. The show aired live on ABC at 8:00pm ET/ 7:00pm CT. Prior to the awards ceremony, there was a two-hour online red carpet show that streamed live on ABC.com, Facebook.com/celebs, Ustream.tv, and mycokerewards.com along with numerous other sites. The AMA Red Carpet Pre-Show set a new Ustream record for the largest red carpet webcast and farthest-reaching event on the leading internet broadcasting platform. The webcast achieved more than 3 million total views (Total viewers: 3.3 million / Total uniques: 2.1 million) during the 2 hour live event. For highlights and more information, visit ustream.tv/ASNLive.
Produced by dick clark productions, The 2009 AMAs were produced by Larry Klein and executive produced by Orly Adelson, president of dick clark productions.
Highlights of the event included: Stellar live performances from Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez and an 8 minute opening medley by Janet Jackson featuring Control, What Have You Done for Me Lately, Make Me, Together Again and more. The night also marked Whitney Houstons return to stage singing I Didnt Know My Own Strength, Eminem and 50 Cent performing Crack a Bottle and the finale with Adam Lamberts first live television show since American Idol.
Winners of the 37th Annual American Music Awards included Taylor Swift taking home 5 awards including Artist of The Year, Michael Jackson honored with 4 awards including Favorite Male Artist (Pop/Rock), Jay-Z sweeping the Rap / Hip Hop category with 2 awards, Green Day winning Favorite Artist (Alternative Rock Music) and more. A complete list of winners is attached.
Music fans were able to vote for the T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Award and selected Gloriana as this years Breakthrough Artist.
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