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Hace 13 horas · Early life and education. Shawn Corey Carter was born on December 4, 1969, in Brooklyn, New York City. He was raised in Marcy Houses, a public housing project in Brooklyn's Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood. His father, Adnis Reeves, abandoned the family, and Jay-Z and his three older siblings were raised by his mother, Gloria Carter. Reeves later met and reconciled with Jay-Z prior to his ...
Hace 13 horas · Selena Quintanilla Perez (Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [seˈlena kintaˈniʝa ˈpeɾes]; née Quintanilla; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), known professionally as Selena, was an American singer.Referred to as the "Queen of Tejano Music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the late 20th century.
Hace 13 horas · Whitney Houston is the debut studio album by American singer Whitney Houston. It was released on February 14, 1985, by Arista Records. The album initially had a slow commercial response, but began getting more popular in mid-1985. It eventually topped the Billboard 200 for 14 weeks in 1986, generating three number-one singles—"Saving All My ...
Hace 13 horas · Terminology and origins. Nu metal is a subgenre of alternative metal. Sometimes stylized as nü-metal, the genre has also been dubbed aggro-metal. MTV states that the early nu metal group Korn "arrived in 1993 into the burgeoning alternative metal scene, which would morph into nü-metal the way college rock became alternative rock." Stereogum similarly said that nu metal was a "weird outgrowth ...
Hace 13 horas · Lawrence Julius Taylor (born February 4, 1959), nicknamed "L.T.", is an American former football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the New York Giants.He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defensive players of all time. After an All-American career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1978–1981), Taylor was selected by the ...
Hace 13 horas · January. January 1 – Townes Van Zandt dies of a cardiac arrythmia.; January 6 – Scottish band Texas release first single, "Say What You Want" from their 6× Platinum album "White on Blonde"; January 7 – The Spice Girls release their debut single, "Wannabe" in the U.S. and premiere the music video eighteen days later.; January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert (the ...
Hace 13 horas · Early life. Born and raised in Oklahoma, Bench is one-eighth Choctaw; he played baseball and basketball and was class valedictorian at Binger-Oney High School in Binger. His father told him that the fastest route to becoming a major leaguer was as a catcher. Professional career Draft and minor leagues. As a 17-year-old, Bench was selected 36th overall by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round ...
