Anthony Field, David Joyner & David Rudman's 55th anniversary

David Joyner's 55th anniversary

Type: film

Sub-Type: feature

Status: released

Year: 2018

Source: ...producer/director/writer

Required data not supplied: David Joyner (born July 4, 1963) is an American actor, stand up comedian, teen actor, rapper, songwriter, singwriter, screenplay,writer and record producer, from Decatur, Illinois. He is best known for physically portraying Barney (with Bob West voicing the character)[1] from 1991 to late 2001 on the children's television show Barney & Friends and its predecessor Barney and the Backyard Gang during the last two videos[2] and Hip Hop Harry.[3]

Contents [hide] 1	Early life 2	Barney & Friends 3	References 4	External links Early life[edit] Joyner was born to Roscoe and Mary Joyner. He attended MacArthur High School and graduated from the ITT Technical Institute in Indianapolis.[4][5]

Barney & Friends[edit] On September 21, 1990, a fax came in from Shirley Abrams asking for a performer to play Barney.[6] David Voss, Barney's original costume actor, had left to join the military and The Lyons Group was looking to film two more Barney & The Backyard Gang videos. Joyner was unsure about being in a costume, having no prior experience in the field. In a phone call, Shirley said he was perfect, as he worked well with kids and was energetic. In an interview, he says that she sent him the first six videos of the Barney series and he would fall asleep no matter how hard he tried. The night before the audition, Joyner had a dream that Barney passed out and that he gave the purple dino mouth-to-mouth CPR. While driving to the audition, he noticed a billboard that said "Breathe Life Into Your Vacation," which made him think about breathing life into Barney and he decided to be as energetic and animated as possible.

After five auditions, he was passed over for a woman. She ended up not being able to handle the kids, so Abrams called Joyner and asked if he would still be interested in playing Barney. Joyner, excited inside, calmly accepted the role.

Joyner continued to perform Barney in the TV series Barney & Friends during the first six seasons. After the fourth-season episode "Let's Eat", he left to film Barney's Great Adventure and was replaced with Josh Martin and Maurice Scott for the rest of the season. Joyner returned to perform Barney in Barney in Outer Space.

Joyner left the series in 2002 when HIT Entertainment took over and was replaced with Carey Stinson. Before this, Stinson partially performed the lead character as a peanut salesman and when he misses The Winkster at the balcony twice (The first failed attempt had Barney emerging with mop and bucket) in Barney Live in New York City, and also performed him in Barney's Big Surprise and Barney's Musical Castle.

References[edit] Jump up ^ "Bob West - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 26 February 2017. Jump up ^ Epstein, Leonora. "10 Things You Never Knew About The Man Who Played Barney". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 20 May 2014. Jump up ^ Vorel, Jim (19 August 2011). "Energetic David Joyner a natural TV talent as Barney, Hip Hop Harry". Herald & Review. Retrieved 20 May 2014. Jump up ^ Vorel, Jim (19 August 2011). "Energetic David Joyner a natural TV talent as Barney, Hip Hop Harry". Herald & Review. Retrieved 24 September 2017. Jump up ^ Monifa, Akilah (4 July 2017). "Black History 'Erryday': Happy Birthday David 'Barney' Joyner". Huffington Post. Retrieved 24 September 2017. Jump up ^ "UTG INTERVIEW: David Joyner, The Man Inside Barney ? Under the Gun Review". underthegunreview.net. Retrieved 5 January 2017. External links[edit] David Joyner on IMDb

Contents [hide] 1	Early life 2	Career 2.1	2002-10: Cocaine City Records 2.1.1	Harry Fraud and the Chinatown raid 2.1.2	Gaby Acevedo and signing with Akon 2.2	2010-11: Choppa Choppa Down and southern breakout 2.2.1	Signing with Debra Antney 2.2.2	Collaborating with Rick Ross 2.3	2011-12: Shot Caller and New York takeover 2.3.1	Jim Jones bottle-throwing incident 2.3.2	Collaborating with Diddy 2.4	2012-16: Signing to Bad Boy and MMG 2.4.1	Stay Schemin and Pop That 2.4.2	The Homecoming and Mac & Cheese 3 2.4.3	Excuse My French 2.4.4	Pushbacks and comebacks 2.4.5	2016-present: Wave Gods, signing to Epic and cancellation and revival of MC4 3	Personal life 3.1	Shooting incident 3.2	Exotic pets 4	Musical influences 5	Discography 6	Filmography 7	Awards and nominations 7.1	African Muzik Magazine Awards 7.2	BET Awards 7.3	BET Hip Hop Awards 7.4	Billboard Music Awards 7.5	Grammy Awards 8	References 9	External links Early life Karim Kharbouch was born on November 9, 1984 in Rabat, Morocco.[1] He grew up at the family estate outside Casablanca where he lived for the first 13 years of his life.[1] Growing up, he was consumed with soccer and rap, describing them as his two favorite childhood hobbies,[2] before getting into basketball in his later teens.[9]

In 1996, at the age of 13, Karim left Morocco with his mother, his father Abdela and younger brother Zack for New York City, where they settled in the South Bronx.[1] Speaking only his native languages Arabic and French when he first arrived, he learned English in the streets and in the Bronx high schools of Lehman and Roosevelt.[1] After struggling for 2 years, his father decided they would move back to Casablanca, when his mother opted to stay back with the kids citing lack of opportunities back home.[1] His mother was pregnant with his youngest brother Ayoub at the time, who was born in the US shortly after his father departed for Morocco. With 3 kids, including an infant, his mother was dependent on welfare for financial support. Karim eventually found himself the primary breadwinner for the family.[1]

Career 2002-10: Cocaine City Records French Montana began his career as a battle rapper in his teens under the name Young French. In 2002, French and close friend Cams created a series of street DVDs called Cocaine City, drawing inspiration from the Smack DVD series popular at the time.[6][10] The series featured interviews with major and upcoming rappers, personalities, and a focus on street music and hip hop beefs.[1][6][8] Initially as Young French, he used the DVDs as a means of showcasing his talent as an underground artist, including in it his own original music, freestyles, and collaborations with other artists. The first volume in the series featured Pee Wee Kirkland, Remy Ma among others.[6][9] What started out as a medium for developing an audience, quickly grew into one of the top-selling street DVDs.[10] The series ran for eight years between 2002-2010, totaling 14 volumes, and multiple spinoff films. Based out of the Bronx, French ran the series with the help of childhood friends including Brock, Droop Pop and Cheeze, who went on to become the first rappers that formed the Coke Boys.[11][12]

In 2003, French suffered a gunshot to the head when he was confronted by two armed gunmen as he was leaving a recording studio in the Bronx.[4][5][6] The incident resulted in one of the gunmen dead, in what is believed to be a case of "friendly fire" by one assailant against the other.[4][13] French was taken to the hospital where he survived after having spent several weeks in treatment.[6][13] French came to find out he was set up by someone close to him and his circle.[4]

In 2007, French Montana released his debut mixtape French Revolution Vol. 1, which included collaborations with Uncle Murda, Jae Millz, Mazaradi Fox and Tony Yayo. The track "Quarter to Eight" was the first of many collaborations with Rick Ross. The J.Cardim-produced "Straight Cash" was French's first underground hit. In 2008, he released his second mixtape, Live From Africa.[14] The song "Waavvy" was the first collaboration with rapper Max B.

French Montana and Max B released their debut collaborative mixtape Coke Wave on February 6, 2009. That same month Max B's mixtape Quarantine was released, on February 23, while French released his The Laundry Man on February 24, 2009.[15] The two artists resumed concentrating on their solo records, until the release of their second collaborative mixtape Coke Wave 2 in November that year.

French was included in XXL's Freshman Class of 2012. At that time he had already been signed to Bad Boy Records following the success of his single "Shot Caller", and had just signed a joint-venture between Bad Boy and Maybach Music Group.[8]

Harry Fraud and the Chinatown raid In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, close friend and producer Harry Fraud revealed first meeting French Montana during a recording session at a studio in Chinatown.[16] Fraud recalls recording a song for someone which French happened to have a guest feature on. In an unusual turn of events, the building was raided by police after a tip-off that there were counterfeit Gucci and Louis Vuitton purses being manufactured at the same building.[16] Having lost his studio spot, Fraud went on to form his own studio in Brooklyn, where the two "met and formed a bond".[16]

Harry Fraud, who hails from a musical family background and had interned at a recording studio,[17] was still unknown professionally at the time. The released their first collaboration "New York Minute", featuring Jadakiss, off of French's fifth mixtape Mac Wit Da Cheese released on April 19, 2009.[18] Following its success, the two artists recorded "We Playin In The Wind" off of French's sixth mixtape The Laundry Man 2 released on June 29.[19] With "New York Minute" still buzzing in the city, rapper Ma$e would approach French Montana to hop on the remix,[20] included in French's eighth mixtape Coke Wave 2 released in November. Since then, Harry Fraud's production has been a staple among French's music, and Fraud has since ventured out into working with various other artists. Fraud gained mainstream attention when his track with French Montana "Shot Caller" became one of the most added tracks on urban contemporary radio in 2011-2012.[2]

Gaby Acevedo and signing with Akon Starting in 2009, French Montana had signed a deal with Akon and his Konvict Music label.[21] The two previously met in Miami in 2008,[22] and later appeared on DJ Green Lantern's "Invasion Radio" on SiriusXM's Hip-Hop Nation.[23] The pair collaborated on a series of tracks including their first single "Married to the Streets" on French's seventh mixtape Cocaine Konvicts released on September 25.[24][25] In later interviews, French revealed that he had a "shopping deal" with Akon for a six months to a year period.[6][26] "A shopping deal is when an artist takes a liking in you, and they try to take you to a label to get you signed. I was gonna go get signed to his label, but they were going through problems with Interscope. [As a result] my deal was over with him, so I went and did my own thing", claimed French in his 2012 interview with Complex.[6] Akon, whom French refers to as "big brother",[27] would continue to maintain a relationship with French, collaborating on songs together despite the unsuccessful deal between the two.

French had met Akon through their mutual friend Gaby Acevedo.[21][25] Acevedo was then-president of SRC Records - under founder and chairman Steve Rifkind - the label first responsible for breaking out artists such as Akon, David Banner, and Remy Ma, then a member of Fat Joe's Terror Squad.[25] Acevedo, whom French had befriended during his time working on the Cocaine City DVDs, had put his music on to Akon who then approached French inviting him to meet him in Florida.[21][25] Although the Akon deal was short-lived, Acevedo would eventually go on to become French's manager following his mainstream breakout. In 2012, with Rifkind leaving SRC's parent company Universal Music Group in September, the SRC imprint would close shop as well. With French's management deal with Mizay Entertainment having recently ended, Gaby Acevedo would postpone retirement to become his new manager, where he now spends his time on the road touring with French.[25]

2010-11: Choppa Choppa Down and southern breakout French released his tenth mixtape Coke Boys on September 15, 2010, which included collaborations with Three 6 Mafia, Gucci Mane, Akon, Fat Joe, fellow Coke Boys, among others.[28] The record which included the track "Choppa Choppa Down", featuring Waka Flocka Flame, became a hit among clubs and radio throughout the south.[29][30] Waka Flocka, who recently broken into the mainstream with his single "Hard In Da Paint" released on May 13, had recorded the song earlier that year while Gucci Mane was still in prison. An early remix to the song, featuring French Montana, was included in French's ninth mixtape Mac & Cheese 2 released earlier that year on May 6 and which also included collaborations with rising stars Wiz Khalifa, Nicki Minaj, Big Sean, Curren$y and Nipsey Hussle among others.[31] The two respective breakout tracks would kick off the start of a close relationship between French and Waka Flocka, where the two describe themselves as being "brothers".[32]

Signing with Debra Antney On November 18, 2010, XXL magazine reported on French Montana having signed with Atlanta-based management firm Mizay Entertainment, headed by Debra Antney.[33] Debra, who is Waka Flocka's mother, was also manager to Gucci Mane, OJ Da Juiceman, rising star Lex Luger and the 808 Mafia production team, and formerly Nicki Minaj prior to her mainstream breakout.[34][35] The music video for "Choppa Choppa Down",[36] which featured a Black Hawk Down theme, was released in late-January and included cameos from Gucci, Shawty Lo, DJ Holiday and members of Brick Squad Monopoly.[37][38] With the success of the Coke Boys mixtape and his recent management deal with Debra, French adopted a recurring trap influence among his music.

On February 15, French released his eleventh mixtape Mister 16: Casino Life, which featured productions from Fraud and Lex Luger among others, including his soon-to-be next hit "Shot Caller".[39] The tape's combination of hard trap beats alongside the more soulful beats - such as those of his New York producer Harry Fraud - would become a fixture among French's music. The latter sound being further explored in his twelfth mixtape Coke Boys 2 released on August 19,[40] providing a softer break from his more robust tapes that year. Both records have been acclaimed for their production and hooks. French would continue on his increasing presence in the South, releasing his collaborative mixtape with Waka Flocka called Lock Out on December 14. That same month, he would release his long-awaited collaborative mixtape Cocaine Mafia with Memphis-based rappers Juicy J and Project Pat, released on December 19.[41] This would be French's thirteenth and fourteenth mixtapes, respectively. With four records out in 2011, it would be his busiest year of releases since 2009. In a 2012 interview with Parlé magazine, French revealed his deal with Mizay Entertainment as having been for a year and a half.[26]

Collaborating with Rick Ross With French's growing buzz in the South, he was approached by Florida-based rapper Rick Ross who invited him to his studio.[20] French, who admits having been a fan of Ross' music, was invited to come "at like three in the morning" where he listened to his upcoming MMG collaborative album Self Made Vol. 1.[20] The two recorded a track for the album, while Ross hopped on the remix to "Choppa Choppa Down".[20] The new single, which also featured Wiz Khalifa, was released on April 28, 2011, with the music video coming out in June.[42] An earlier remix featuring Gucci Mane and Wiz Khalifa had been released on March 25. The collaboration would mark the start of French's relationship with Rick Ross and his Maybach Music Group, prompting speculation whether French would be signing to the label.[20]

2011-12: Shot Caller and New York takeover With French juggling between Atlanta and New York, his song "Shot Caller" off of the Casino Life record would gain traction on New York radio beginning mid-2011. During an on-air interview with Fat Joe on DJ Green Lantern's "Invasion Radio" in October 2011, French would call in to praise close friend and fellow-Bronx rapper Fat Joe, revealing his role in helping to get "Shot Caller" on the airwaves.[43] Fat Joe, whom he refers to as "big brother", praised French's work ethic and revealed that French had been receiving offers from several major labels.[43]

Jim Jones bottle-throwing incident On the night of August 5, 2011, Bronx-based rapper Fat Joe was slated to host Funkmaster Flex's birthday party at Webster Hall. During his performance, Fat Joe brought out French Montana to perform on stage. Controversy erupted as Jim Jones and his entourage, who were reportedly on the adjacent balcony seats, began hurling bottles and glass at the performers.[44][45] The following day, videos of the incident were uploaded online, depicting French and his entourage facing a barrage of glass and liquor on stage, as they continued performing his rendition of "Hard In Da Paint" while facing the mentioned balcony with the crowd chanting along to it.[46][47] Some of the members on stage hurled debris back towards the balcony, as Jones and his entourage eventually exited the premises.[46]

Collaborating with Diddy Fat Joe and Waka Flocka accompanied French Montana in his video shoot for "Shot Caller" later that month in August. The song, which made reference to Diddy's 1997 hit "Its All About The Benjamins", would soon garner the interest of the Bad Boy mogul. On October 9, French announced Diddy and T.I. for the official remix to the song.[48] DJ Drama, who called it his favorite record, referred T.I. to jump on the remix.[48] Although the T.I. feature never came to fruition, the remix was released on November 24, and featured rappers Diddy and Rick Ross.

With "Shot Caller" already one of the most played tracks on New York radio, on stations such as Hot 97 and Power 105,[48] French was slated to appear on the upcoming episode of BET's 106 & Park on December 6,[27][49] where he would be debuting the music video and announcing the label he's signing with. Diddy would also appear that night as part of his "Bad Boy Takeover" campaign, whereon the two officially announced that French Montana had signed to Bad Boy Records.[49] Between 2011-2012, "Shot Caller" had become one of the most added tracks on urban contemporary radio in the country.[2] It was re-released as a single on January 10, and the music video for the remix was released in February 2012. A "NY Giants remix" premiered on Funkmaster Flex's radio show on January 6, celebrating the Giants' Super Bowl win against the Patriots the day before.[50]

2012-16: Signing to Bad Boy and MMG Main article: Excuse My French (album) Having received offers from several labels, including Jay-Z's Roc Nation and Kanye's GOOD Music; on December 6 on BET, French Montana publicly announced signing with Bad Boy Records, an imprint of Interscope Records. In a subsequent interview with Billboard magazine, French revealed that had he not signed with Bad Boy that MMG would be his next choice.[51] However, on January 4, 2012, while in the studio with Rick Ross, the two announced French's new signing to a joint-venture between Bad Boy Records and Maybach Music Group, making him a part of both labels.[52][53] Both Ross and Diddy would be executive producing his debut studio album.[52][53]

Stay Schemin and Pop That On January 6, the two dropped Ross' track "Stay Schemin" with rapper Drake. Notable for its memorable French and Ross "hook", the track became one of the biggest hits that year, oft-talked about for its Drake verse believed to be a "diss" towards rapper Common at the time. French Montana was featured on XXL's Freshman Class of 2012 alongside Future, Kid Ink, Danny Brown, Macklemore, Don Trip, Hopsin, Iggy Azalea, Roscoe Dash, and Bad Boy labelmate MGK.[54][55] French later revealed to host Sway Calloway on MTV's RapFix Live in August 2012 that he almost turned down the cover opportunity feeling he deserved it a year or two prior.[8]

French's first single from the upcoming album, "Pop That" was released on June 15, featuring Ross, Drake and Lil Wayne. The song would be one of the biggest hits that year, and a still-popular club and summer anthem since. It is French's most successful commercial single, having been certified "platinum" by the RIAA, and peaking at #2 on Billboard's Hot R&B and Rap charts and #36 on the Hot 100. While initially expected for a release in July 2012, French's album went through several pushbacks until its finalized release date of May 21, 2013. The date which happened to coincide with the birthdays of Max B and famous labelmate the late Notorious BIG. In the meantime, French had released his fifteenth mixtape Coke Boys 3 on April 13, 2012, which included collaborations with fellow Coke Boys Chinx Drugz and Cheeze, alongside the likes of Ross, Akon, Kevin Gates and Wale. Notable tracks among others include, a rare collaboration between French, Chinx and the late Stack Bundles on "Tap That", and "Headquarters" featuring Red Café and Chinx, the music video for which premiered on July 21.

The Homecoming and Mac & Cheese 3 In September 2012, French Montana was featured on the cover of the 82nd issue of The FADER magazine,[1] who joined French on his first homecoming to Morocco after seventeen years since his family moved to the United States in 1996. The article describes his journey through Morocco, meeting his mother's family, and eventually his estranged father who isn't made aware of his son's coming arrival.[1] French was accompanied by manager Gaby Acevedo, and youngest brother Ayoub, in addition to Zach Baron and Michael Schmelling of The FADER. The piece ends with an emotional reunion between the father and the two sons, including Ayoub who had previously never met their father before.[1]

French marked the end of the year with his sixteenth mixtape Mac & Cheese 3 released on November 20, 2012.[56] which included collaborations with Prodigy, Fabolous, Future, Fat Joe, Ma$e, Rico Love and Trina among others. Acclaimed for its production and track selection, it was among the most downloaded mixtapes of all time.[56] With several productions from Young Chop, the music video to "Devil Wants My Soul" premiered on November 5, and an in-studio video of "Ocho Cinco" on November 26. Both songs would go viral, prompting another music video for "Ocho Cinco" - featuring Diddy, MGK, Red Café and King Los - released in February 2013. The song was also included as a bonus track on the upcoming Excuse My French album. The run up to which included further video releases, including the Black Metaphor produced "Sanctuary" on February 3, Swizz Beatz produced "Diamonds" featuring Ross and J. Cole on February 17, and Fraud produced "State of Mind" on May 15 and "Intro (Only If For A Night)" on November 30, among others. Since the tapes' premiere on DatPiff, it would reach the 500K "double platinum" rating by first month, and presently stands at a "diamond" rating with over 1.4 million downloads on that site alone.[56]

Excuse My French In January 2013, French announced his second single "Freaks", featuring Nicki Minaj, from his upcoming album to be a remake of Lil Vicious' 1994 song of the same name.[57] The song premiered on Hot 97 on February 13, with the music video coming out on March 3. The remix, featuring an additional Ross, Wale, Mavado and DJ Khaled, was released on April 25. A bonus track "Marble Floors" was released earlier on December 4, 2012, featuring Ross, Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz with production from Mike WiLL Made It. It would fast become a viral hit, only to be outdone by French's third single "Ain't Worried About Nothin" released on April 15, 2013. The music video premiered on May 7, and would be the last before the release of his album on May 21. Subsequent music videos included, "Trap House" featuring Ross and Birdman released on September 23, "Gifted" featuring The Weeknd on October 15, "Once In A While" featuring Max B on November 18, and "Paranoid" featuring Johnny May Cash on January 20, 2014, among others.

His first solo single "Ain't Worried About Nothin" was a hit on radio stations, and a remix featuring Ross, Diddy and Snoop Dogg was released on October 4, and a second remix featuring Miley Cyrus on October 14. Upon its release, Excuse My French was met with mixed reviews from music critics.[58] It fared better commercially, debuting at number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 56,000 copies in the United States.[59] The album also featured collaborations with Raekwon, Scarface, Ne-Yo and Jeremih among others.

Following the album release, French announced signing Chicago-based rapper Lil Durk to his Coke Boys. French, who is close to producer Young Chop, had previously collaborated with Durk on his recent mixtape and with Chief Keef on his debut album the year before. Durk, Chinx and Young Chop appeared in the music video to "Paranoid", featuring Chop's brother Johnny May Cash. The song is inspired by French's brushes with death, including the late-2003 incident where he survived a gunshot to the head. Durk collaborated on several records with French in the coming years, starting with the remix to Durk's breakout single "Dis Ain't What U Want" featuring French, Ross and Meek Mill, released on November 27, 2013.

French appeared as a featured artist on several singles in 2013, most notably Joe Budden's "NBA" with Wiz Khalifa released on March 26; ASAP Ferg's "Work (Remix)" - alongside Schoolboy Q, ASAP Rocky and Trinidad James - on May 14; Canadian singer Massari's "Shisha" on May 21; and Will.i.am's "Feelin Myself" with Miley Cyrus and Wiz Khalifa on November 26, among others.

Pushbacks and comebacks Despite several pushbacks, French released his seventeenth mixtape Coke Boys 4 on January 2, 2014,[60] which included collaborations with Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, MGK, Mally Mall, Lil Durk and MeetSims, among others. The music video for the "Paranoid (Remix)" - featuring Diddy, Ross, Meek, Durk, Chinx and Jadakiss - was released on April 13. Subsequent music videos included, "88 Coupes" featuring Jadakiss released on May 15, "God Body" featuring Chinx on May 28, and "Money Bag" with Durk and Chinx on June 23. In a January 2014 interview with Rolling Stone magazine, French revealed that his next Mac & Cheese would be a studio album instead of a mixtape.[61]

In 2014, French collaborated with Diddy on Ross' track "Nobody" released on February 19. Rick Ross' remake of the late Notorious BIG's 1997 song "You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You)", featured an eerie chorus by French and interludes of Diddy in a live motivational rant. The song was inspired by Ross' brush against death the year before, when his Rolls-Royce came under repeated gunshot fire while driving through Fort Lauderdale on January 28, 2013.[62] In a bizarre series of events, French Montana would experience a similar but unrelated event months later when his convoy came under fire on March 1 in Philadelphia during his "Excuse My French" tour after French had finished performing a show hours earlier.[63][64] The music video premiered on February 27, 2014. Albeit met with mixed to positive reviews, the song would be a hit and was re-released as a single on March 3. French joined Ross for a live performance on the Late Night with Seth Meyers on March 5.[65]

French Montana would collaborate with fellow-Bronx native Jennifer Lopez on her comeback single "I Luh Ya Papi". The song premiered on LA's Power 106 in March 5, and was released as a single on March 11, with the music video coming out two days later. The single was an international hit, and among the most added/played tracks on rhythmic contemporary radio in Canada. French also appeared in the music video to Fat Joe's single "Stressin", featuring Jennifer Lopez, which premiered in October later that year. French joined Rick Ross on Puff Daddy's comeback single "Big Homie" from his upcoming album MMM. With a guest verse by Ross and ad-libs by French, the single was released on March 24, with the music video premiering on March 31. French Montana joined Ross, Meek and veteran Jay-Z on DJ Khaled's summer hit "They Don't Love You No More". The single was released on March 29, with the music video coming out on June 22 that year.

On July 17, teasers to the movie The Purge: Anarchy were released featuring music from French's upcoming single "Don't Panic". A month earlier, Instagram photos of the two showed French with then-girlfriend Khloé Kardashian on set with matching masks on, prompting speculation whether she was in the coming video. Following weeks of promotion, the single was released on August 12. The music video, which retained the dark themes of the movie while maintaining its catchy DJ Mustard character, became a viral hit. The couple had created bit of a stir two months earlier, on June 2, when Khloé posted an IG photo of the two on set of "They Don't Love You No More", depicting French holding a rifle in his arms with Khloé seated next to him with a bottle of liquor to her mouth. The remix to "Don't Panic", featuring Jeremih and Chris Brown, was released on October 14.

French Montana would join Remy Ma on DJ Khaled's "They Don't Love You No More (Remix)" released on August 2. Khaled's former Terror Squad affiliate and Bronx-native Remy Ma had just been released from prison the day prior. The three appeared together in the music video which premiered on August 23.[66] This was her first musical comeback since her incarceration six years earlier. French collaborated with Ashanti on her second single "Early In The Morning" released on October 14 off of her comeback album Braveheart. This would be Ashanti's first album since her last six years ago.

French released his second single "Bad Bitch", featuring Jeremih, in December 2014, with the music video premiering on February 23, 2015. In late-October, French had announced his "Set It Off" tour with Jeremih, running up to his expected Mac & Cheese: The Album release in December. With the album eventually pushed back to next year; in its place, French released his collaborative EP with Harry Fraud, Mac & Cheese: The Appetizer on December 12, 2014.[67] His eighteenth mixtape, The Appetizer marked a shift away from French's usual feature-heavy records. With Fraud's signature sample-heavy production, French blurred the lines between rap and R&B in a manner not unlike that of Max B, and with subject matter ranging from difficult life-decisions, women, addiction and memories of his bygone friendship with his now-incarcerated rap soulmate. In August 2015, French paired with pop-opera artist Charisse Mills for the single, "Champagne."[68]

2016-present: Wave Gods, signing to Epic and cancellation and revival of MC4 On February 14, 2016, DJ Khaled announcde that he would debut French's new mixtape on We The Best Radio.[69] The mixtape, hosted by Max B, debuted on February 19, 2016.[70] On May 5, 2016, French's contract with Interscope and MMG ended, and he later signed a joint venture record deal with Bad Boy and Epic Records.[71] Later, French was going to release his second studio album "MC4" in October 2016, however, the album's release was canceled after Target unofficially released the album on CD on its original release date (August 19, 2016), two months before the album was set to release, which also managed to leak its entirety on internet as a leak, plus some "sample clearance issues" on tracks like "I'm Heated" and 2 Times".[72] It was originally supposed to be the fourth installment in the "Mac & Cheese" series, and the first to be originally released as an album. French later stated that he's planning to start a new record label with Max B when he is released. On November 5, 2016, Montana unexpectedly released the album as a mixtape instead and premiered it on Drake's Beats 1 radio show, OVO Sound radio later that night.

Personal life Montana speaks multiple languages, including English, in addition to his native Arabic and French.[1][73] He cites being a father as one of his driving inspirations.[73]

Montana has been a resident of the Pompton Plains section of Pequannock Township, New Jersey.[74] In 2016, he bought Selena Gomez's Calabasas home for $3.3 million.[75]

Montana married Deen Kharbouch in 2007. The former couple have a son. The couple had separated by 2012, and their divorce was finalized in 2014.[76][77]

Shooting incident In 2003, French was shot in the head as he was leaving a recording studio in New York. He was taken to the hospital after the incident, where he survived after having spent several weeks in treatment.[5][6][78] When leaving the studio, French was confronted by two armed gunman who fired shots targeting French.[4][13] The incident resulted in one of the gunmen dead, in what is believed to be a case of "friendly fire" by one assailant against the other. French was investigated for the incident, but the case was eventually dismissed.[6][13][79] In early 2013, French Montana visited the site of the shooting with camera-crew from Life+Times as he recalled the near-death experience and his life growing up in the Bronx. This was the first time he had visited the location since the attempt on his life 10 years ago.[4] According to French, he was set up by someone that was close to him and his circle.[4]

Exotic pets French has been the owner of a number of pets, ranging from dogs to exotic animals such as tigers and a monkey. On April 22, 2013, French Montana posted an Instagram picture with the caption "Got so high last night bought 2 baby tigers". The picture was of French outdoors holding two tiger cubs, one on each arm.[80] The tigers, named Ike and Tina, were prominently featured in French's music video for "The Gifted" featuring friend and singer The Weeknd, released later that year.[81][82]

Since late-2014, French Montana became the owner of a pet monkey named Julius Ceasor. A video of the animal was uploaded on December 18, showing French and record producer Mally Mall entering a private-jet with French then cradling the infant monkey in his arms.[83][84]

In the rapper noted he had given up the two tigers shortly after he had them, citing the difficulty in feeding and caring for the animals.[85]

Musical influences French Montana describes Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G, Nas, Snoop Dogg and Wu-Tang Clan among the hip hop artists he listened to growing up.[6][73][86] He considers himself a music lover in general, and admires the work of English soul/R&B singers Adele and Amy Winehouse,[73] the English rock band Florence + the Machine,[87] and American singer Lana Del Rey, several of whom he has sampled in his music.

Discography Main article: French Montana discography Excuse My French (2013) Jungle Rules (2017) Filmography Film Year	Title	Role	Notes 2016	The Perfect Match	Himself	Release date: March 11 2016	Respect the Shooter[88]	TBA	Post-production Television Year	Title	Role	Notes 2013	Wild 'N Out	Himself Season 5, episode 5 2014	Late Night With Seth Meyers	March 5: "Nobody" with Rick Ross 2014	Keeping Up with the Kardashians	Episode: "Secrets of a Double Life" 2014-2015	Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons	3 episodes 2014	Ridiculousness	Season 5, episode 12 2015	Wild 'N Out	Season 7, episode 6 2016	Love & Hip Hop: New York	Season 6, episode 7 2016	Empire (2015 TV series)[89]	Vaughn	2 episodes Awards and nominations African Muzik Magazine Awards Year	Nominee/work	Award	Result 2014	French Montana	Best Male Diaspora[90]	Nominated BET Awards Year	Nominee/work	Award	Result 2013	"Pop That"	Best Collaboration[91]	Nominated BET Hip Hop Awards Year	Nominee/work	Award	Result 2013	"Pop That"	Best Club Banger[92]	Won Reese's Perfect Combo Award (Best Collabo, Duo or Group)[92]	Nominated 2016	"All the Way Up" (with Fat Joe & Remy Ma, and Infared)	Best Hip Hop Video Nominated Best Collabo, Duo or Group	Won People's Champ Award	Nominated Wave Gods	Best Mixtape	Nominated Billboard Music Awards Year Nominee/work	Award	Result 2015	"Loyal"	Top R&B Song[93]	Nominated Grammy Awards Year	Nominee/work	Award	Result	Ref. 2016	"All Day" (as songwriter)	Best Rap Song	Nominated	[94] 2017	"All the Way Up" (with Fat Joe & Remy Ma and Infared)	Nominated	[95] Best Rap Performance	Nominated

Contents [hide] 1	Early life 2	Career 2.1	2004-08: I Gotta Make It and Trey Day 2.2	2009-11: Ready and Passion, Pain & Pleasure 2.3	2011-12: Inevitable and Chapter V 2.4	2013-present: Trigga and Tremaine the Album 3	Artistry 4	Legal issues 5	Discography 6	Tours 6.1	Headlining 6.2	Opening act 7	Filmography 7.1	Film 7.2	Television 8	Awards and nominations 8.1	Grammy Awards 8.2	Other awards 9	References 10	External links Early life[edit] Tremaine Aldon Neverson was born on November 28, 1984, in Petersburg, Virginia.[2] He is the son of April (Gholson) Tucker, who was seventeen when he was born, and Claude Neverson Jr.[3] Raised as a military brat by his mother and stepfather,[4] Songz did not have aspirations for a musical career as a child due to his shyness, saying "Singing wasn't a reality for me, until other people started noticing I sounded good."[5] He recognized his vocal abilities at the age of 14.[5] Reluctant to sing, he began performing with encouragement by friends and family in high school. Record producer Troy Taylor was introduced to Songz through Songz step-father with whom Taylor attended High School, ultimately leading to Songz signing a recording contract with Atlantic Records in 2003.[6] After graduating from Petersburg High School in 2002, Songz moved to New Jersey to begin recording his debut album, though recording did not actually begin until 2003.[2]

Career[edit] 2004-08: I Gotta Make It and Trey Day[edit]

Trey Songz performing live in 2007 While recording his debut album in 2004, Songz released multiple mixtapes under the alias Prince of Virginia.[2] One of the mixtapes featured an "answer track" to R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet", entitled "Open the Closet". The song gave Songz some notoriety.[7] His debut album, I Gotta Make It was released on July 26, 2005.[8] It debuted at #20 on the Billboard 200, selling 40,000 copies in its first week of sales.[9] It has sold 300,000 records in the US. Songz's debut single, Gotta Make It, featuring Twista, was released in March 2005 and reached #87 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #21 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It garnered success in the R&B/urban community but failed to make a mark in mainstream music. The album's second and final single, Gotta Go, was released in July 2005 and reached #67 on the Hot 100 and #11 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming even more successful than his debut single in the R&B/urban community and in the mainstream community. After promotion for his debut concluded, he was featured on the lead single from Twista's fifth album, The Day After. The single, "Girl Tonite", reached #14 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming a huge hit.

In mid-2006, Songz began work on a follow-up album to his debut with longtime collaborator Troy Taylor and also employed successful Bryan-Michael Cox, Danja, Stargate and R. Kelly to help create the album. Trey aimed for the album to be more mainstream-oriented than his debut album. His second studio album, Trey Day, was released on October 2, 2007. The album reached #11 on the Billboard 200,[10] selling 73,000 copies in its first week. It has since sold 400,000 records in the US, becoming his second album not to be certified by the RIAA. The album was going to be released on May 8, 2007, but was continually delayed in order for a successful single to precede the album, as the lead single failed to impact charts.

His second album was preceded by the lead single, "Wonder Woman", which was released in February 2007. It reached #54 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but failed to impact the Hot 100. Because of the single's failure, his second album was delayed from May 2007 to October 2007. The album's second single, "Can't Help but Wait", was released in August 2007 and was released to promote his second album and the film Step Up 2 the Streets soundtrack as a single for it. The single reached #14 on the Hot 100, and #2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It became Songz's first Top 20 hit on the Hot 100, and helped to boost his second album's sales. The single was also nominated for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 2008 50th Grammy Awards. The third single from the album, "Last Time", was released in January 2008 and reached #69 on the Hot 100, and #9 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The fourth and final single from the album, "Missin' You", was released in May 2008, but failed to chart completely. In mid-2008, Songz was nominated for a BET Award for Best Male R&B Artist but did not win the award.[11]

2009-11: Ready and Passion, Pain & Pleasure[edit]

Trey Songz performing at Summer Jam on June 5, 2010. In 2008, Trey began work on his third studio album with Bryan-Michael Cox, Sean Garrett, Stargate and Troy Taylor and aimed for the record to be more mature than his first two. Before releasing his third album, Songz released a mixtape titled Anticipation in June 2009 through his blog, which featured songs from his third album.[12] Another mixtape from Trey was released in the summer of 2009, called Genesis. Genesis was a collection of Trey Songz's first recordings when he was fifteen years old and was released to show his fans the dedication that he had to making a record when he was young.[13] Trey released his third studio album, Ready, on August 31, 2009. The album reached #3 on the Billboard 200, selling 131,000 copies in its first week.[14] These are his best first week sales to date and the album was his first to reach the Top 10 on the Billboard 200. The album has since sold over 1,000,000 records in the US, earning a Platinum certification from the RIAA in June 2014, becoming his first Platinum album.

The lead single from the album, "I Need a Girl", was released in April 2009 and reached #5 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart and #59 on the Hot 100, becoming an R&B/urban hit but not a mainstream hit. A promotional single, "Successful", featuring rapper Drake, was released in June 2009 and reached #17 on the Hot 100, becoming Songz's third Top 20 hit. The single also served as the second and final single from Drake's EP, So Far Gone. The second official single from his third album, "LOL Smiley Face", featuring Soulja Boy Tell 'Em and Gucci Mane, was released in August 2009 and reached #51 on the Hot 100 and #12 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The third single from the album, "I Invented Sex", featuring Drake, was released in October 2009 and reached #42 on the Hot 100 but #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming his first single to top that chart. Like the first two singles from the album, it achieved success in the R&B/urban community but only some mainstream success. charted within the Billboard Hot 100, and topped the R&B chart. The fourth single from the album, "Say Aah", featuring rapper Fabolous, was released in January 2010 and reached #9 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The single has become Trey's highest charting single on the Hot 100 and one of his most successful singles on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. He also collaborated with R&B singer Amerie on her song "Pretty Brown", the third single from her fourth album, In Love & War.

The fifth and final single from the album, "Neighbors Know My Name", was released in February 2010 and reached #43 on the Hot 100 and #4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. A sixth single, "Yo Side of the Bed", was going to be released in June 2010, but its release was canceled due to unknown reasons. A music video, featuring singer Keri Hilson, was filmed and released, however. Songz was also the opening act for Jay-Z on his Jay-Z Fall Tour in late 2009. The album was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2010, but lost to Beyoncé's I Am... Sasha Fierce. On April 1, 2010, he recorded an episode of MTV Unplugged, which aired on April 26, 2010.[15] A documentary-series about Trey, Trey Songz: My Moment, began in June 2010 to positive reviews and high ratings. The 10-part series will end in August 2010 and follows Trey during his time as opening act on Jay-Z's Jay-Z Fall Tour in late 2009.

Songz's fourth studio album, Passion, Pain & Pleasure, was released on September 14, 2010.[16] Trey began work on the album in early 2010 with Sean Garrett, Troy Taylor and Stargate and has stated that the album will be his most personal to date. The album was completed in July 2010. The album's lead single, "Bottoms Up", featuring female rapper Nicki Minaj, was released on July 27, 2010 and has reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming his biggest hit to date. The single has since been certified 3x Platinum. "Can't Be Friends" was released as the album's second single in August 2010.[17] Songz embarked on the Passion, Pain & Pleasure Tour on August 6, 2010 with singer Monica. The tour is his first headlining tour to date and consists of shows in venues that seat 3,000 to 5,000 people. Songz also contributed the song "Already Taken" to the Step Up 3D soundtrack, which was released on July 27, 2010. He filmed a video for the song, which was released in July 2010. The leading lady in the video is former girlfriend and professional dancer Helen Gedlu. Songz appeared at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010.[18] Songz performed at BET Awards 2011 which broadcast on June 26, 2011.[19]

2011-12: Inevitable and Chapter V[edit]

Trey Songz performing in 2012 On August 18, 2011, it was announced Songz will be working on his fifth studio album titled Chapter V.[20] In an interview Trey said the album, which will act as the follow-up to Passion, Pain & Pleasure, is said to be nearing completion. He also carried on to say "It's my sixth year in the game so I've been here for a while now. You can expect the best me you've ever heard. I don't have any release dates in mind right now but I'm just making music and enjoying myself in the studio and having fun. When I get to a place where I feel comfortable saying a date or all of that, people will definitely know. I have a few dream collaborations on that album that I want, but they say if you blow out your candle and make a wish you can't tell people what you ask for or it won't come true".[21]

On November 28, 2011, on his birthday, Songz released his Inevitable EP to prepare for the release of his album. The EP opened with first week sales of 27,000 landing it at No. 23 on the Billboard 200 and No. 4 on Billboard's Top Hip-Hop R&B Albums chart.[22] As of October 18, 2012 the EP has sold 91,000 copies in the United States. In February 2012, Songz will embark on his Anticipation 2our to promote his mixtape Anticipation 2 and to raise awareness of his new album. In July 2011, he was cast in Texas Chainsaw 3D as Ryan, the male lead role.[23] The film was released on January 4, 2013.

Chapter V was released on August 21, 2012, by Atlantic Records, and on August 17 as a digital download.[24] Trey Songz toured in promotion of the album on his Anticipation 2our, a tour spanning from February 9 to March 11, 2012, in North America.[25] Rapper Big Sean was the tour's supporting act.[25] The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first week sales of 135,000 copies. It was Songz' first album to top the chart.Chapter V was also Songz' first album to chart in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 10 on the UK Albums Chart.[26] As of October 3, 2012, the album has sold 238,400 copies in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[27] The album's lead single, "Heart Attack", was released as a digital download on March 26, 2012.[28] It charted at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100,[29] and number 28 on the UK Singles Chart.[26] Its music video was released on May 4 and featured then girlfriend Kelly Rowland playing Songz' love interest.[30] The second single "2 Reasons" was released on June 12.[31] Its video was premiered on June 12 by BET's 106 & Park.[32] "Simply Amazing" was released in the United Kingdom on August 12.[33] It charted at number eight in the UK.[26] Its music video, directed by Justin Francis, was released on July 23.[34] "Never Again" was released as a single in the UK in November.[35] Its music video was released on November 21.[36]

2013-present: Trigga and Tremaine the Album[edit] On June 20, 2013, in a radio interview with KS 107.5, Songz confirmed that he had already recorded about eight songs for his sixth studio album. On Christmas Day, Songz released the song titled "Na Na" on The Angel Network.[37] In February 2014, Songz released another track featuring Young Jeezy called "Ordinary"[38] and he was also featured on the remix to Mariah Carey's single, "You're Mine (Eternal)". In March 2014, Songz released the second single of his album called "SmartPhones".[39] On April 1, 2014, 50 Cent released a single featuring Songz, titled "Smoke", from his fifth studio album Animal Ambition. On July 1, 2014, Trey Songz released his sixth album Trigga and it debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 105,000 copies.[40] On May 18, 2015, Songz digitally released the full-length album Intermission I & II. Half of the tracks on the album were previously available on the Intermission EP, which was released on April 14, 2015.[41][42] Tremaine The Album was released on March 24, 2017, three years after his last LP. This album is based on his given name, Tremaine Aldon Neverson.The LP is made up of 15 songs and the lone feature comes from fellow Virginia artist and frequent collaborator MIKExANGEL on "Games We Play." [43]

Artistry[edit] Songz's music is generally R&B, and occasionally displays his ability to blend with Hip-hop while still maintaining a production of songs that evoke emotions and vary in subject matters that revolve around the appreciation of women, stimulation of club rave-ups, expression of lust and chronicling the highs and lows of love and relationships.[1] Songz's musical influences include Luther Vandross, Prince, R. Kelly and Usher.[44][45]

The Grammy nominated Chapter V most notably demonstrates his versatility, vocal range, lyricism and melodic girth as he expresses his eternal love for his woman through singles such as "Simply Amazing" with "Heart Attack" showcasing his vulnerable side that discusses trials and tribulations of love and heartache. "Ladies Go Wild" is a dance-friendly track that stems from his experiences of his international nightlife and travels. The "Hail Mary" track balances sensuality against grittiness and likens the pleasures of a woman to a 'hail mary' football throw, while "Without A Woman" exemplifies his appreciation for women over a classic 1970s R&B sound. Moreover, "Check Me Out" effortlessly combines Trey's rap flow and melodic skills, in extension to "Dive In" which is considered to be his most signature-sounding record that uses suave wordplay to compare his pending conquest of a woman's body to taking a dive in the pool. Songz describes his albums as work "that will take you many places, emotionally and sensually." [1]

Legal issues[edit] In December 2016, Trey Songz was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, and assaulting a police officer causing injury, following a performance in Detroit. The singer is alleged to have "began throwing objects after the venue cut his concert short due to an 11:30 pm curfew" and to have "struck an officer with his fist".[46]

On August 18, 2017, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months of probation, and will be required to complete anger management classes and pay restitution for the incident.[47][48]

Discography[edit] Main article: Trey Songz discography I Gotta Make It (2005) Trey Day (2007) Ready (2009) Passion, Pain & Pleasure (2010) Chapter V (2012) Trigga (2014) Tremaine (2017) Tours[edit]

This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately. Find sources: "Trey Songz" - news - newspapers - books - scholar - JSTOR (January 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Headlining[edit] Cingular College Tour HBCUs (2005) Gotta Make It Tour w/ Ne-Yo and Chris Brown Trey Day Tour w/ J. Holiday (2007/08) Ready Tour (2009) Passion, Pain & Pleasure Tour w/ Monica and Dondria (2010) Anticipation 2our (2012) Chapter V World Tour w/ Miguel and Elle Varner (2012) Between The Sheets Tour w/ Chris Brown feat. Tyga (2015) Bittersweet Tour (2015) Rhythm Unplugged - Lagos Nigeria (2015) Tremaine The Tour w/ MIKExANGEL (2017) Opening act[edit] Jay Z's The Blueprint 3 Tour Usher's OMG Tour (2010) Nicki Minaj's The Pinkprint Tour (2015) Filmography[edit]

This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately. Find sources: "Trey Songz" - news - newspapers - books - scholar - JSTOR (January 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Film[edit] Year	Title	Role	Notes 2008	Queen of Media	DJ I.V.	2010	Preacher's Kid Monty	2010	When I Was 17	Himself	Documentary 2010	Trey Songz: My Moment	Himself	Documentary 2013	Texas Chainsaw 3D	Ryan	2013	Baggage Claim Damon Diesel	2017	Blood Brother	Sonny	Post production Television[edit] Year	Title	Role	Notes 2009	Lincoln Heights	Himself	Episode: "Relative Unknown" 2014	Total Divas	Himself	Episode: "The House Sitters" Awards and nominations[edit]

This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (January 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Grammy Awards[edit] Year	Nominee/work	Award	Result	Ref. 2009	"Can't Help but Wait"	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	Nominated	2010	Ready	Best Contemporary R&B Album	Nominated	2013	"Heart Attack"	Best R&B Song	Nominated	Other awards[edit] Year Award	Category	Recipient	Result 2005	Dirty Award	Best R&B Male	Trey Songz	Nominated 2008	BET Award	Best Male R&B Artist[11]	Trey Songz	Nominated Ozone Award	Best R&B Artist[49]	Trey Songz	Nominated 2009	Soul Train Music Award	Best Collaboration	"Successful"	Nominated 2010	BET Award	Best Male R&B Artist	Trey Songz	Won Best Collaboration	"Say Ahh" w/ Fabolous	Nominated Best Collaboration	"Successful" w/ Drake	Nominated Viewer's Choice "Say Ahh" w/ Fabolous	Nominated MuchMusic Video Award	MuchVibe Hip-Hop Video of the Year	"Successful"	Won MOBO Award	Best International Act	Trey Songz	Nominated Teen Choice Award	Choice Music: R&B Artist	Trey Songz	Nominated American Music Award	Favorite Soul/R&B Male artist	Trey Songz Nominated Soul Train Music Award	Best R&B/Soul Artist Male	Trey Songz	Won 2011	BET Award	Best Male R&B Artist[50]	Trey Songz	Nominated Coca-Cola's Viewer's Choice [51]	"Bottom's Up"	Nominated Billboard Music Award	Top R&B Artist	Trey Songz	Nominated Top R&B Song	"Bottoms Up"	Nominated Top R&B Album	Passion, Pain & Pleasure	Nominated American Music Award	Favorite Soul/R&B Male artist	Trey Songz	Nominated Soul Train Music Award	Album of the Year	Passion Pain & Pleasure	Nominated Song of the Year	"Heart Attack"	Nominated 2012	BET Award	Best Male R&B Artist[11]	Trey Songz Nominated American Music Award	Favorite Soul/R&B Male artist	Trey Songz	Nominated Soul Train Music Award	Best R&B/Soul Male Artist	Trey Songz Nominated Song of the Year	"Heart Attack"	Nominated 2013	Billboard Music Award	Top R&B Song	"Heart Attack"	Nominated Teen Choice Award	Choice Music R&B Artist	Trey Songz	Nominated NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Male Artist	Trey Songz	Nominated 2014	MOBO Awards	Best International Act Trey Songz	Nominated Soul Train Music Award	Best R&B/Soul Artist Male	Trey Songz	Won 2017	BET Awards	Best Male R&B/Pop Artist	Trey Songz Nominated

Contents [hide] 1	Biography 1.1	1987-2003: Early life 1.2	2004-2009: Career beginnings 1.3	2010-2011: Overly Dedicated and Section.80 1.4	2012-2013: good kid, m.A.A.d city and controversies 1.5	2014-2016: To Pimp a Butterfly and Untitled Unmastered 1.6	2017-present: Damn 2	Artistry 2.1	Influences 2.2 Musical style 3	Accolades 4	Personal life 5	Discography 6	Concert tours 7	See also 8	References 9	External links Biography[edit] 1987-2003: Early life[edit] Kendrick Lamar Duckworth was born in Compton, California on June 17, 1987,[3][4] the son of a couple from Chicago, Illinois.[5] His father, Kenny Lamar, was a member of a street gang called Gangster Disciples, and Lamar's family had ties to the Bloods.[6] His first name was given to him by his mother in honor of American singer-songwriter Eddie Kendricks of The Temptations.[7] In 1995, at the age of eight in his hometown of Compton, Lamar witnessed his idols, Tupac Shakur and Dr. Dre, film the music video for their hit single "California Love", which proved to be a very significant moment in his life.[8] He grew up on welfare and section 8 housing. As a child, Lamar attended McNair Elementary in the Compton Unified School District.[9] As a teenager, Lamar went on to attend Centennial High School in Compton, where he was a straight-A student.[5][10][11]

2004-2009: Career beginnings[edit] In 2004, at the age of 16, Lamar released his first full-length project, a mixtape titled Youngest Head Nigga in Charge (Hub City Threat: Minor of the Year), under the pseudonym K-Dot.[12] The mixtape was released under Konkrete Jungle Muzik and garnered local recognition for Lamar.[13] The mixtape led to Lamar securing a recording contract with Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE), a newly founded indie record label, based in Carson, California.[12] He began recording material with the label and subsequently released a 26 track mixtape two years later, titled Training Day (2005).[14]

Throughout 2006 and 2007, Lamar would appear alongside other up-and-coming West Coast rappers, such as Jay Rock and Ya Boy, as opening acts for veteran West Coast rapper The Game. Under the moniker K-Dot, Lamar was also featured on The Game's songs "The Cypha" and "Cali Niggaz".[15][16]

In 2008, Lamar was prominently featured throughout the music video for Jay Rock's commercial debut single, "All My Life (In the Ghetto)", which features American hip hop superstar Lil Wayne and was backed by Warner Bros. Records. Lamar garnered further recognition after a video of a live performance of a Charles Hamilton show surfaced, in which Hamilton battled fellow rappers who were in the audience. Lamar did not hesitate and began rapping a verse over the instrumental to Miilkbone's "Keep It Real", which would later appear on a track titled "West Coast Wu-Tang".[8]

After receiving a co-sign from Lil Wayne,[17][18] Lamar released his third mixtape in 2009, titled C4, which was heavily themed around Wayne's Tha Carter III LP.[19] Soon after, Lamar decided to drop K-Dot as his stage name and go by his birth name. He subsequently released The Kendrick Lamar EP in late 2009.[20] That same year, Lamar formed Black Hippy, a hip hop supergroup, with his TDE label-mates: Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q.[21]

2010-2011: Overly Dedicated and Section.80[edit] Main articles: Overly Dedicated and Section.80 Throughout 2010, Lamar toured with Tech N9ne and Jay Rock on The Independent Grind tour.[12] On September 14, 2010, he released the visuals for "P&P 1.5", a song taken from Overly Dedicated, featuring his Black Hippy cohort Ab-Soul.[22] On the same date, Lamar released Overly Dedicated to digital retailers under Top Dawg Entertainment, and later on September 23, released it for free online.[23][24] The project fared well enough to enter the United States Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, where it peaked at number 72.[25]

The mixtape includes a song titled "Ignorance Is Bliss", in which Lamar highlights gangsta rap and street crime, but ends each verse with "ignorance is bliss", giving the message "we know not what we do;"[26][27] it was this song specifically that made hip hop producer Dr. Dre want to work with Lamar after seeing the music video on YouTube.[28] This led to Lamar working with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg on Dre's often-delayed Detox album, as well as speculation of Lamar signing to Dr. Dre's record label, Aftermath Entertainment.[12][29][30] In December 2010, Complex magazine spotlighted Lamar in an edition of their "Indie Intro" series.[31]

Kendrick Lamar performing in Toronto on June 16, 2011 In early 2011, Lamar was included in XXL's annual Top 10 Freshman Class, and was featured on the cover alongside fellow up-and-coming rappers Cyhi the Prynce, Meek Mill, Mac Miller, Yelawolf and Big K.R.I.T., among others.[32] On April 11, 2011, Lamar announced the title of his next full-length project to be Section.80,[33] and the following day the first single "HiiiPoWeR" was released, the concept of which was to further explain the HiiiPoWeR movement.[34] The song was produced by fellow American rapper J. Cole, marking their first of several collaborations.[34]

On the topic of whether his next project would be an album or a mixtape, Lamar answered: "I treat every project like it's an album anyway. It's not going to be nothing leftover. I never do nothing like that. These are my leftover songs you all can have them. I'm going to put my best out. My best effort. I'm trying to look for an album in 2012."[35] In June 2011, Lamar released "Ronald Reagan Era (His Evils)", a cut from Section.80, featuring Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA.[36] On July 2, 2011, Lamar released Section.80, his first independent album, to critical acclaim. The album features guest appearances from GLC, Colin Munroe, Schoolboy Q, and Ab-Soul, while the production was handled by Top Dawg in-house production team Digi+Phonics as well as Wyldfyer, Terrace Martin and J. Cole. Section.80 went on to sell 5,300 digital copies in its first week, without any television or radio coverage and received mostly positive reviews.[37]

In August 2011, while performing at a West Los Angeles concert, Lamar was dubbed the "New King of the West Coast" by Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and Game.[38][39] On August 24, 2011, Lamar released the music video for the Section.80 track, "ADHD". The video was directed by Vashtie Kola who had this to say of the video: "Inspired by "A.D.H.D"'s dark beat and melancholy lyrics which explore a generation in conflict, we find Kendrick Lamar in a video that illustrates the songs[sic] universal and age-old theme of apathetic youth. Shot in New York City during the sweltering July Summer heat".[40] In October 2011, Lamar appeared alongside fellow American rappers B.o.B, Tech N9ne, MGK, and Big K.R.I.T., in a freestyle rap at the BET Hip Hop Awards.[41] Also in October, Lamar partnered with Windows Phone, and crafted an original song with producer Nosaj Thing entitled "Cloud 10", to promote Microsoft's new product.[42] During 2011, Lamar appeared on several high-profile albums including Game's The R.E.D. Album, Tech N9ne's All 6's and 7's, 9th Wonder's The Wonder Years and Canadian recording artist Drake's Grammy Award-winning Take Care, which featured Lamar on a solo track.[43]

2012-2013: good kid, m.A.A.d city and controversies[edit] Main article: good kid, m.A.A.d city On February 15, 2012, a song by Lamar titled "Cartoon & Cereal", featuring fellow American rapper Gunplay, was leaked online.[44] Lamar later revealed that the track was for his major-label debut studio album and that he had plans to shoot a video for it.[45] Although the song would later be ranked#2 in Complex's Best 50 Songs of 2012 list, it would ultimately fail to appear on Lamar's debut.[46] In February 2012, it was announced that Fader had enlisted both Kendrick Lamar and Detroit-based rapper Danny Brown, to appear on the cover of the magazine's Spring Style issue.[47] In February, Lamar also embarked on Drake's Club Paradise Tour, opening along with fellow American rappers, ASAP Rocky and 2 Chainz.[48]

Lamar performing in 2012. In March 2012, MTV announced that Lamar had signed a deal with Interscope Records and Aftermath Entertainment, marking the end of his career as an independent artist. Under the new deal, Lamar's projects, including his album good kid, m.A.A.d city, would be jointly released via Top Dawg, Aftermath, and Interscope.[49] Also in March, Lamar appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly, where he spoke on Dr. Dre and his hometown of Compton, California.[50] On April 2, 2012, Lamar premiered his commercial debut single "The Recipe", on Big Boy's Neighborhood at Power 106. The song, which serves as the first single from his good kid, m.A.A.d city, was released for digital download the following day. The song was produced by West Coast producer Scoop DeVille and features vocals from his mentor Dr. Dre, who also mixed the record.

On May 14, 2012, J. Cole again spoke on his collaborative effort with Lamar. In an interview with Bootleg Kev, Cole stated: "I just started working with Kendrick the other day. We got it in, finally, again. We got maybe four or five [songs] together."[51] On May 21, Lamar made his 106 & Park debut alongside Ace Hood, joining Birdman and Mack Maine on stage to perform "B Boyz". Lamar also talked about his style and sound, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, and his upcoming collaborative LP with J. Cole.[52] On the same date, Lamar released "War Is My Love", an original song written and recorded for the video game Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, for which he appeared in a mini promotional clip earlier that month.[53]

On July 31, 2012, Top Dawg, Aftermath, and Interscope serviced "Swimming Pools (Drank)" as the lead single from Lamar's debut album. The song's music video, directed by Jerome D, premiered on August 3, 2012, on 106 & Park. The song peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 in its thirteenth week of gradually climbing up the chart. On August 15, 2012, singer Lady Gaga announced via Twitter that both had recorded a song titled "PartyNauseous" for his debut album.[54] However, Gaga withdrew from participation in the last moment, citing that it was due to artistic differences and had nothing to do with Lamar.[55] On August 17, 2012, Lamar released a song titled "Westside, Right on Time", featuring Southern rapper Young Jeezy.[56] The song was released as part of the "Top Dawg Entertainment Fam Appreciation Week". During 2012, Lamar also toured with the rest of Black Hippy and MMG rapper, Stalley, on BET's Music Matters Tour.[57]

Lamar's major-label debut, good kid, m.A.A.d city, was released on October 22, 2012. The album was met with critical acclaim and debuted at number two in the US, selling 242,100 copies in its first week.[58] Later that year, Fuse TV listed Lamar's single, "Backseat Freestyle" among the top 40 songs of 2012.[59] In a few months' time, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). HipHopDX named Lamar "Emcee of the Year" for their 2012 Year-End honors.[60] In November, after Cole posted pictures of himself and Lamar working in the studio, the latter revealed that the two are still working on a project, but an exact release date was not given for the joint album: "We are going to drop that out the sky though. I don't want to give dates. I'm just going to let it fall" in an interview with the LA Leakers.[61]

Lamar performing in 2013 On January 26, 2013, Lamar performed the album's first singles "Swimming Pools (Drank)" and "Poetic Justice" on NBC's sketch comedy and variety show, Saturday Night Live. In the same episode, Lamar also appeared alongside guest host Adam Levine and comedy band The Lonely Island, in an SNL Digital Short, which spawned the single "YOLO".[62][63][64] On February 22, 2013, Lamar released the video for "Poetic Justice", the Janet Jackson-sampling collaboration with Canadian rapper Drake.[65] On February 26, Lamar performed "Poetic Justice" on the Late Show with David Letterman.[66] Just nine months after its release, good kid, m.A.A.d city was certified platinum by the RIAA, Lamar's first platinum certification.[67]

In August 2013, Lamar's verse on the Big Sean track "Control", made waves across the hip-hop industry. In the verse, Lamar vows to lyrically "murder" every other up-and-coming rapper, namely J. Cole, Big K.R.I.T., Wale, Pusha T, Meek Mill, ASAP Rocky, Drake, Big Sean, Jay Electronica, Tyler, The Creator and Mac Miller. During the song, Lamar also calls himself the "King of New York", which caused controversy among several New York-based rappers.[68] Many New York rappers, including Papoose, The Mad Rapper, Mickey Factz, JR Writer, Mysonne, Joell Ortiz and more, took offense to this. Furthermore, fellow American rappers such as Meek Mill, Lupe Fiasco, Cassidy, Joe Budden, King L, Bizarre and B.o.B, among many others, released a response or diss track, within a week.[69] In the days following the track's release, Lamar's Twitter account saw a 510% increase in followers.[70]

On September 6, 2013, American recording artist and record producer Kanye West announced he would be headlining his first solo tour in five years, in support of his sixth album Yeezus (2013), with Kendrick Lamar accompanying him on tour. The Yeezus Tour began in October.[71][72] In October, it was also revealed that Lamar would be featured on Eminem's eighth studio album The Marshall Mathers LP 2.[73] On October 15, 2013, Lamar won five awards at the BET Hip Hop Awards, including Album of the Year and Lyricist of the Year (the latter of which he had also won the year before).[74] At the award show, Lamar performed "Money Trees", and was also featured in a cypher alongside his Top Dawg label-mates Jay Rock, Schoolboy Q, Isaiah Rashad, and Ab-Soul.[75][76] During an October 2013 interview with XXL, Lamar revealed that following The Yeezus Tour, he would begin to start working on his next album.[77]

Lamar performing "Money Trees" during the Yeezus Tour In November 2013, he was named GQ's "Rapper of the Year," and was featured on the cover of the magazine's "Men of the Year" issue.[78][79][80] During the interview, he stated that he would begin recording his second major-label studio album in January 2014.[81] Following the issue's release, TDE's CEO Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith pulled Kendrick Lamar from performing at GQ's party that accompanies the issue, calling out writer Steve Marsh's profile, "Kendrick Lamar: Rapper of the Year," for its "racial overtones."[82][83][84][85] GQ editor-in-chief Jim Nelson responded with the following statement: "Kendrick Lamar is one of the most talented new musicians to arrive on the scene in years. That's the reason we chose to celebrate him, wrote an incredibly positive article declaring him the next King of Rap, and gave him our highest honor: putting him on the cover of our Men of the Year issue. I'm not sure how you can spin that into a bad thing, and I encourage anyone interested to read the story and see for themselves."[86][87]

Lamar received a total of seven Grammy nominations at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards (2014), including Best New Artist, Album of the Year, and Best Rap Song,[88] but did not win in any category. Many publications felt that The Recording Academy snubbed Lamar, as well as Seattle-based rapper Macklemore, who won Best Rap Album - category for which Lamar was also nominated.[89][90][91] At the ceremony, Lamar performed "M.A.A.D City" and a remix of "Radioactive" in a mash-up with American rock band Imagine Dragons at the awards ceremony.[92] The remix was again performed by Lamar and the band on February 1, 2014, during the airing of Saturday Night Live, marking Lamar's second appearance on the show.[93]

2014-2016: To Pimp a Butterfly and Untitled Unmastered[edit] Main articles: To Pimp a Butterfly and Untitled Unmastered In an interview with Billboard in February 2014, Lamar stated he was planning to put out a new album the next September.[94] During the same interview, which also included Schoolboy Q, Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith, and Dave Free, the possibility of a debut effort from the Black Hippy collective appearing in 2014 was announced.[94] On July 31, 2014, it was announced that Lamar would premiere his short film m.A.A.d at Sundance's inaugural NEXT Fest in Los Angeles on August 9.[95] The film is inspired by good kid, m.A.A.d city, and was directed by Kahlil Joseph, who had previously worked with Lamar on the Yeezus Tour.[95]

On September 23, 2014, Lamar released "i" as the first single from his third album.[96] On November 15, 2014, Lamar once again appeared on Saturday Night Live as the musical guest, where he performed "i" and "Pay for It", appearing alongside Jay Rock.[97] Through his appearance, with blackout contacts and his braids partly out, Lamar paid homage to New York-based rapper Method Man, whose debut album Tical celebrated its 20th anniversary that day.[98][99] In December 2014, it was announced that Lamar had started a partnership with sportswear brand Reebok.[100] On December 17, 2014, Lamar debuted a new untitled song on one of the final episodes of The Colbert Report.[101][102]

Lamar performing in 2015 at the Hollywood Palladium during a pre-Grammy concert. In early 2015, Lamar won Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for his song "i" at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.[103] On February 9, 2015, he released his third album's second single, titled "The Blacker the Berry".[104] Originally expected to be released on March 23, 2015, his new album To Pimp a Butterfly was released a week early on March 16, 2015 to rave reviews.[105] The album debuted atop the US Billboard 200 chart selling 324,000 copies in its first week,[106] and established Spotify's global first-day streaming record (9.6 million).[107] Lamar was later featured on the cover of Rolling Stone, with editor Josh Eells writing he's "arguably the most talented rapper of his generation."[108][109]

On May 17, 2015, Lamar featured on the official remix of Taylor Swift's song "Bad Blood", as well as appearing in the music video.[110] The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.[111] To Pimp a Butterfly produced other three singles with accompanying music videos, "King Kunta", "Alright" and "These Walls". The music video for "Alright" received four nominations at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year and Best Male Video.[112] The song "For Free? (Interlude)" also featured a music video,[113] as did "u" with "For Sale" as part of the short film "God Is Gangsta".[114] In October 2015, Lamar announced the Kunta's Groove Sessions Tour, which included eight shows in eight cities.[115] In early 2016, Kanye West released the track "No More Parties in L.A." on his official SoundCloud, a collaboration featuring Lamar and produced by West and Madlib.[116] Lamar also performed a new song, "Untitled 2" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in January.[117]

Billboard critics commented at the end of the year, "twenty years ago, a conscious rap record wouldn't have penetrated the mainstream in the way Kendrick Lamar did with To Pimp A Butterfly. His sense of timing is impeccable. In the midst of rampant cases of police brutality and racial tension across America, he spews raw, aggressive bars while possibly cutting a rug,"[118] while Pitchfork editors noted it "forced critics to think deeply about music. It's an album by the greatest rapper of his generation."[119] Producer Tony Visconti stated David Bowie's album Blackstar (2016) was influenced by Lamar's work, "we were listening to a lot of Kendrick Lamar [...] we loved the fact Kendrick was so open-minded and he didn't do a straight-up hip-hop record. He threw everything on there, and that's exactly what we wanted to do."[120] Visconti also stated this about Lamar while talking about "rule-breakers" in music.

"His album 'To Pimp A Butterfly' broke every rule in the book and he had a number one album glued to the top of the charts. You'd think certain labels would learn form that. But they take somebody who is out there and say, 'That's what people want.' No, people want that for one week. You don't want the same song every single day of your life."[121]

Lamar won five Grammys at the 58th ceremony, including Best Rap Album for To Pimp a Butterfly.[122] Other nominations included Album of the Year and Song of the Year.[123] At the ceremony, Lamar performed a medley of "The Blacker the Berry" and "Alright".[124] It was ranked by Rolling Stone and Billboard as the best moment of the night,[125][126] with the latter writing "It was easily one of the best live TV performances in history."[124]

On March 4, 2016, Lamar released a compilation album Untitled Unmastered,[127] containing eight untitled tracks, each dated.[128] Lamar later confirmed that the tracks were unfinished demos from the recording of To Pimp a Butterfly.[129] The compilation album debuted atop the US Billboard 200.[130]

2017-present: Damn[edit] Main article: Damn (Kendrick Lamar album) On March 23, 2017, Lamar released a promotional single "The Heart Part 4".[131] A week later, Lamar released the lead single, titled "Humble", accompanied by its music video.[132] On April 7, 2017, his fourth studio album was made available for pre-order and confirmed to be released on April 14, 2017.[133][134] On April 11, Lamar announced the album title, Damn (stylized as DAMN.), as well as the track list, which confirmed guest appearances by Rihanna, Zacari, and U2.[135]

The album was released on April 14, 2017 to rave reviews, with a Rolling Stone writer describing it as a combination of "the old school and the next-level."[136] It marked his third number one album on the Billboard 200 chart, and the single "Humble" became his first number one as a lead artist on the Billboard Hot 100.[137] On May 4, 2017, Damn was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[138]

Artistry[edit] Influences[edit] Kendrick Lamar has stated that Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Jay Z, Nas, and Eminem are his top five favorite rappers. Tupac Shakur is his biggest influence, and has influenced his music as well as his day-to-day lifestyle.[12][139][140] In a 2011 interview with Rolling Stone, Lamar mentioned Mos Def and Snoop Dogg as rappers that he listened to and took influence from during his early years.[141] He also cites rapper DMX as an influence: "[DMX] really [got me started] on music," explained Lamar in an interview with Philadelphia's Power 99. "That first album [It's Dark and Hell Is Hot] is classic, [so he had an influence on me]." He's also stated Eazy-E as an influence in a post by Complex saying, "I Wouldn't Be Here Today If It Wasn't for Eazy-E."[142]

In a September 2012 interview, Lamar stated rapper Eminem "influenced a lot of my style" and has since credited Eminem for his own aggression, on records such as "Backseat Freestyle".[143][144] Lamar also gave Lil Wayne's work in Hot Boys credit for influencing his style and praised his longevity.[145] He has said that he also grew up listening to Rakim, Dr. Dre, and Tha Dogg Pound.[146] In January 2013, when asked to name three rappers that have played a role in his style, Lamar said: "It's probably more of a west coast influence. A little bit of Kurupt, [Tupac], with some of the content of Ice Cube."[147] In a November 2013 interview with GQ, when asked "The Four MC's That Made Kendrick Lamar?", he answered Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Mobb Deep, namely Prodigy.[148] Lamar professed to having been influenced by jazz trumpeter Miles Davis and Parliament-Funkadelic during the recording of To Pimp a Butterfly.[149]

Musical style[edit] On the topic of his music genre, Lamar has said: "You really can't categorize my music, it's human music."[150][151] Lamar's projects are usually concept albums.[152] Critics found Good Kid, M.A.A.D City heavily influenced by West Coast hip hop[153] and 90s gangsta rap.[154] His third studio album, To Pimp a Butterfly, incorporates elements of funk, jazz, soul and spoken word poetry.[155]

Lamar has been called a "master of storytelling"[156] and his lyrics have been described as "katana-blade sharp" and his flow limber and dexterous.[157] The New York Times has called Lamar's musical style anti-flamboyant, interior and complex and labelled him as a technical rapper.[158]

Accolades[edit] See also: List of awards and nominations received by Kendrick Lamar Lamar has won seven Grammy Awards. He received a total of seven nominations at the 56th Grammy Awards in 2014, including Album of the Year for good kid, m.A.A.d city. At the 57th Grammy Awards in 2015, his single "i" earned him his first two wins: Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance. Lamar received his second Album of the Year nomination at the 58th Grammy Awards for To Pimp a Butterfly, also leading the list with 11 categories.[123] For the latter, he went on to pass Eminem as the rapper with the most nominations in a single night, and second overall behind Michael Jackson, who holds the record of 12 nominations since 1984.[159] Lamar was the most-awarded artist at the ceremony with five, including Best Rap Album.[122] The rapper appeared for the first time on the Time 100 list of most influential people in 2016.[2]

Lamar has received two civic honors. On May 11, 2015, he received the California State Senate's Generational Icon Award from State Senator Isadore Hall III (D-Compton) who represents California's 35th district. From the senate floor, Lamar told the legislature, "Being from the City of Compton and knowing the parks that I played at and the neighborhoods, I always thought how great the opportunity would be to give back to my community off of what I do in music."[160] On February 13, 2016, Mayor of Compton, California Aja Brown presented Lamar with the key to the city, for "representing Compton's evolution, embodying the New Vision for Compton."[161]

His debut major-label release, good kid, m.A.A.d city, was named one of "The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time" by Rolling Stone.[162] To Pimp a Butterfly was ranked by many publications as the best album of 2015.[163][164] In 2015, Billboard included Lamar in "The 10 Greatest Rappers of All-Time."[165] Complex magazine has ranked Lamar atop "The 20 Best Rappers in Their 20s" annual lists in 2013, 2015 and 2016.[166]

Personal life[edit] In April 2015, Lamar became engaged to his longtime girlfriend Whitney Alford.[167] He is the cousin of NBA player Nick Young.[168] He used to smoke cannabis, but has since quit.[169]

Lamar is a Christian,[170] and originally converted following the death of a friend.[171] He has been outspoken about his Christianity, both in his music[172] and interviews.[173] He announced to an audience in the Staples Centre during Kanye West's Yeezus Tour that he had been baptized in 2013.[174][173][175] Lamar has credited God for his fame and his deliverance from crime that often plagued Compton in the 1990s.[176] Lamar also believes his career is divinely inspired and that he has a greater purpose to serve mankind, saying in an interview with Complex, "I got a greater purpose, God put something in my heart to get across and that's what I'm going to focus on, using my voice as an instrument and doing what needs to be done."[177]

In 2014, Lamar dressed up as Jesus for Halloween and when asked about his decision, said:

"	If I want to idolize somebody, I'm not going to do a scary monster, I'm not gonna do another artist or a human being-I'm gonna idolize the Master, who I feel is the Master, and try to walk in His light. It's hard, it's something I probably could never do, but I'm gonna try. Not just with the outfit but with everyday life. The outfit is just the imagery, but what's inside me will display longer.[178]	" The introductory lines to his album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City include a form of the Sinner's Prayer.[179] His song "i" discusses his Christian faith.[180] Lamar's third studio album DAMN. has a recurring theme based around religion and struggle.[181]

During the 2012 Presidental Election, Lamar stated, "I don't vote. I don't do no voting, I will keep it straight up real with you. I don't believe in none of the shit that's going on in the world."[182] He went on to say that voting was useless, saying, "When I say the president can't even control the world, then you definitely know there's something else out there pushing the buttons. They could do whatever they want to do, we all puppets."[183]

Several days before the 2012 Presidental Election, Lamar reversed his previous claim that he was not going to vote and said that he was voting for Barack Obama because Mitt Romney doesn't have a "good heart".[184] Lamar later met President Obama in January 2016 in promotion of Obama's My Brother's Keeper Challenge. Speaking about the meeting, Lamar said, "We tend to forget that people who've attained a certain position are human."[185] Before the meeting, Obama said in an interview that his favourite song of 2015 was Lamar's "How Much A Dollar Cost?"[186]

Discography[edit] Main articles: Kendrick Lamar discography and Black Hippy discography Studio albums

Section.80 (2011) Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012) To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) Damn (2017) Concert tours[edit] Headlining Section.80 Tour (2011)[187][188] good kid, m.A.A.d city World Tour (2013)[189][190] Kunta Groove Sessions Tour (2015)[191] The Damn Tour (2017-2018)[192] Supporting The Yeezus Tour (with Kanye West) (2013-14)[193][194] See also[edit] Biography portal flag	California portal icon	Hip hop portal List of artists who reached number one in the United States List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Rhythmic chart List of hip hop musicians List of people from California Music of California References[edit] Jump up ^ "Kendrick Lamar Brings Crown To Compton As 'Hottest MC in the Game". MTV. March 7, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013. ^ Jump up to: a b "Time 100: Kendrick Lamar". Time. April 21, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016. Jump up ^ &amp;#151;Kendrick Lamar. "Kendrick Lamar - Rapper, songwriter". Retrieved 2017-06-23. Jump up ^ Biography by Andy Kellman (1987-06-17). 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Preserve previous name on existing credits

Explanation: Iron Man	May 2, 2008	Jon Favreau[127]	Roscoe orman and bob mcgrath and emilo delgado & Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway[127][128]	Avi Arad and Kevin Feige	Released The Incredible Hulk	June 13, 2008	Louis Leterrier[129]	Zak Penn[130]	Avi Arad, Gale Anne Hurd and Kevin Feige and roscoe orman and bob mcgrath and emilo delgado Iron Man 2	May 7, 2010	Murray cook greg page jeff fatt and anthony field[131]	Bob Mcgrath roscoe orman and emilo delgado[132] Murray Cook Jeff Fatt And Anthony Field Thor	May 6, 2011	Kenneth Branagh[133]	Bob Mcgrath roscoe orman and emilo delgado[134] Captain America: The First Avenger	July 22, 2011	Bob Mcgrath[135]	Bob Mcgrath and roscoe orman and emilo delgad o[136] Marvel's The Avengers	May 4, 2012	Murray Cook, Greg Page, Jeff Fatt And Anthony Field.[137] Phase Two[19][138] Iron Man 3	May 3, 2013	Emilo Delgado and roscoe orman and bob mcgrath[139]	Roscoe Orman and bob mcgrath[139][140]	Bob Mcgrath	Released Thor: The Dark World	November 8, 2013	Alan Taylor[141]	Bob Mcgrath and roscoe orman and emilo delgado[142] Captain America: The Winter Soldier	April 4, 2014	Murray cook, greg page and jeff fatt and anthony field [143]	Bob Mcgrath and roscoe orman and emilo delgado[144] Guardians of the Galaxy August 1, 2014	Bob Mcgrath and emilo delgado and roscoe orman[145]	Roscoe orman and bob mcgrath and emilo delgado[146] Avengers: Age of Ultron	May 1, 2015	Joss Whedon. Bob Mcgrath, roscoe orman and emilo delgado[147] Ant-Man	July 17, 2015	Peyton Reed[148]	Murray Cook, Greg Page, Jeff Fatt And Anthony Field[149] Phase Three[19][150][151] Captain America: Civil War	May 6, 2016	Murray cook and greg page[152] jeff fatt and anthony field[ 152]	Kevin Duala, Steve Burns and donovan patton Released Doctor Strange	November 4, 2016	Bob Mcgrath, roscoe orman and emilo delgado[154] Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2	May 5, 2017	Bob Mcgrath, roscoe orman and emilo delgado[146] Spider-Man: Homecoming	July 7, 2017	Jon Watts[155]	Sesame street muppet performers, bob mcgrath, roscoe orman and emilo delgado Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley and Jon Watts & Christopher Ford and Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers[156]	Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal Thor: Ragnarok	November 3, 2017	Steve Burns and Donovan Patton [157]	John Kennedy, David Rudman And Alice DInnean[158]	Kevin Feige Black Panther	February 16, 2018[151]	Emilo Delgado And roscoe orman and bob mcgrath[159]	Bob Mcgrath, Roscoe Orman And Emilo Delgado[160][161]	Post-production Avengers: Infinity War	May 4, 2018[18]	Steve Burns and steven drozd [162]	Murray Cook, Greg Page Jeff Fatt and anthony field[163] Ant-Man and the Wasp	July 6, 2018[151]	Peyton Reed[164]	C hris McKenna & Erik Sommers and Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari and Paul Rudd and murray cook and greg page and jeff fatt and anthony field and bob mcgrath and roscoe orman and emilo delgado [165] Captain Marvel	March 8, 2019[151]	Steve Burns and steven drozd[166]	Roscoe Orman and bob mcgrath[167]	Pre-production Untitled Avengers film	May 3, 2019[18] Steve Burns and steven drozd[162]	Roscoe orman and emilo delgado and bob mcgrath[163]	Filming Post-Phase Three Untitled Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel	July 5, 2019[168]	TBA	TBA	Roscoe Orman And Emilo Delgado And Bob Mcgrath	Pre-production[169] Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3	2020[170]	James Gunn[122]	David Rudman And Alice Dinnean and john e. kennedy	In development Television series Main article: List of Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Series	Season	Episodes	Originally aired / released	Showrunner(s)	Status First aired	Last aired ABC series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1	22	September 24, 2013	May 13, 2014	Murray Cook, Greg Page And Jeff Fatt And Anthony Field 171]	Released 2	22	September 23, 2014	May 12, 2015 3	22	September 29, 2015	May 17, 2016 4	22	September 20, 2016	May 16, 2017 5 22[172]	December 1, 2017[173]	TBA	Filming Marvel's Agent Carter	1	8	January 6, 2015	February 24, 2015	DingeTara Butters, Michele Fazekas, Bob Mcgrath, emilo delgado and roscoe orman and Chrisss[174]	Released 2	10	January 19, 2016	March 1, 2016 Marvel's Inhumans	1	8	September 29, 2017[a]	November 10, 2017	Roscoe Orman, Bob McGrath And Emilo Delgado[176] Netflix series Marvel's Daredevil	1	13	April 10, 2015	Steve Burns And Donovan Patton [177]	Released 2	13	March 18, 2016 Steve Burns and steven drozd [178] 3[179]	TBA	2018[180]	Erik Oleson[180]	Filming Marvel's Jessica Jones	1	13	November 20, 2015	Kevin Duala [181]	Released 2	13[182] 2018[183]	Preparing for release Marvel's Luke Cage	1	13	September 30, 2016	Kevin Duala[184]	Released 2	13[185]	2018[186]	Preparing f or release Marvel's Iron Fist	1	13 March 17, 2017	Steve Burns and donovan patton[187]	Released 2[188]	TBA	TBA	Raven Metzner[189]	In development Marvel's The Defenders	1	8	August 18, 2017	Steven Drozd[121]	Released Marvel's The Punisher	1	13	November 17, 2017	Steve Burns and Steven Drozd[67] Hulu series Marvel's Runaways	1	10[190]	November 21, 2017 January 9, 2018[191]	Murray Cook, jeff fatt, greg page and anthony field[69]	Streaming Freeform series Marvel's Cloak & Dagger	1	10[192]	2018[75]	TBA	Anthony field[75] Filming Other Marvel's New Warriors	1	10[193]	2018[193]	TBA	Steve Burns And Donovan Patton[193]	Pre-production Marvel's Most Wanted	Murray cook, greg page and jeff fatt i[194]	Unaired pilot Marvel's Damage Control	Ben Karlin[50]	Put pilot ordered[50] Jump up ^ A version of the first two episodes debuted in IMAX theaters on September 1, 2017, and ran fo Blue's Room Oobi: Kako Eureeka's Castle: Magellan a nd Webster The Puzzle Place: Leon MacNeal The Great Space Coaster: Knock-Knock The Cosby Show: Doglion The Book of Pooh: Puppeteer Cosby episode: My Spy, puppet Chappelle's Show: "Knee High Park" (puppeteer and consultant) Oz: (Miss Sally's Show) The Good Night Show, season 1 (consultant) A Very Special Good Night: Leo (host) Between the Lions: Lionel Lion (Season 9), Monkey (Under Construction), Beetles Member, Squeaky the Wheel Writer[edit] 1989	Powwow Highway	production manager Twister	production manager 1990	Wild at Heart	completion bond Men of Respect	completion bond 1991	Highlander II: The Quickening	production manager Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare	producer 1993	Red Rock West	supervising producer Suture	special thanks Ghost in the Machine	line producer 1994	True Lies	production executive 1995	Tank Girl	executive producer 1996	Independence Day production executive The Crucible	production executive 1997	The Ice Storm	production executive Alien Resurrection	production executive 1998	Antz	producer 2001	The Deep End	special thanks Shrek	Big Bad Wolf	producer A.I.: Artificial Intelligence	visual effects studio head 2002	Minority Report	visual effects studio head 2004	Shrek 2	Big Bad Wolf	producer writer: Fairy Godmother Song 2007	Shrek the Third	Big Bad Wolf	producer writer 2010	Shrek Forever After	Big Bad Wolf	executive producer 2012	Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away	producer 2013	Free Birds	executive producer 2014	Book of Life	producer 2016	Trolls	executive producer TBA	Beasts of Burden	producer Television[edit] Year	Title	Role	Notes 2007	Shrek the Halls	Big Bad Wolf	executive producer 2010	Scared Shrekless	Big Bad Wolf	Cyberchase The Magic School Bus Salty's Lighthouse (Tugs segments, one episode only) The Puzzle Place Gullah Gullah Island Eureeka's Castle A Very Special Goodnight Show Nate the Great Bear in the Big Blue House Breakfast with Bear The Good Night Show King of the Hil l	1997 - 2002	Writer, story editor and executive producer A.U.S.A. 2003	Writer and co-executive producer Shrek the Third	2007	Special thanks Kung Fu Panda	2008	Screenwriters and co-producer Monsters vs. Aliens	2009	Screenwriters Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Shrek Forever After	2010	Special thanks Kung Fu Panda 2	2011	Screenwriters and co-producer Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters	Special thanks Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked	Screenwriters The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	2015 Kung Fu Panda 3 [1]	2016	Screenwriters and co-producers Trolls Monster Trucks [2]	Story by, along with Matthew Robinson, and executive producers SpongeBob SquarePants 3 [3]	2019	Screenwriters Luck [4]	2021

Name Split

Actor Credits: Move to Warner, Aron (with 'as')

Animation Department member Credits: Move to Linz, Peter (with 'as')

Director Credits: Move to Berger, Glenn (I) (with 'as')

Producer Credits: Move to Aibel, Jonathan (I) (with 'as')

Thanks Credits: Move to Dinnean, Alice (with 'as')

Writer Credits: Move to Kennedy, John (IV) (with 'as')

Other Crew member Credits: No change

Explanation: Iron Man	May 2, 2008	Jon Favreau[127]	Roscoe orman and bob mcgrath and emilo delgado & Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway[127][128]	Avi Arad and Kevin Feige	Released The Incredible Hulk	June 13, 2008	Louis Leterrier[129]	Zak Penn[130]	Avi Arad, Gale Anne Hurd and Kevin Feige and roscoe orman and bob mcgrath and emilo delgado Iron Man 2	May 7, 2010	Murray cook greg page jeff fatt and anthony field[131]	Bob Mcgrath roscoe orman and emilo delg ado[132] Murray Cook Jeff Fatt And Anthony Field Thor	May 6, 2011	Kenneth Branagh[133]	Bob Mcgrath roscoe orman and emilo delgado[134] Captain America: The First Avenger	July 22, 2011	Bob Mcgrath[135]	Bob Mcgrath and roscoe orman and emilo delgado[136] Marvel's The Avengers	May 4, 2012	Murray Cook, Greg Page, Jeff Fatt And Anthony Field.[137] Phase Two[19][138] Iron Man 3	May 3, 2013	Emilo Delgado and roscoe orman and bob mcgrath[139]	Roscoe Orman and bob mcgrath[139][140]	Bob Mcgrath	Released Thor: The Dark World	November 8, 2013	Alan Taylor[141]	Bob Mcgrath and roscoe orman and emilo delgado[142] Captain America: The Winter Soldier	April 4, 2014	Murray cook, greg page and jeff fatt and anthony field [143]	Bob Mcgrath and roscoe orman and emilo delgado[144] Guardians of the Galaxy August 1, 2014	Bob Mcgrath and emilo delgado and roscoe orman[145]	Roscoe orman and bob mcgrath and emilo delgado[146] Avengers: Age of Ultron	May 1, 2015	Joss Whedon. Bob Mcgrath, roscoe orm an and emilo delgado[147] Ant-Man	July 17, 2015	Peyton Reed[148]	Murray Cook, Greg Page, Jeff Fatt And Anthony Field[149] Phase Three[19][150][151] Captain America: Civil War	May 6, 2016	Murray cook and greg page[152] jeff fatt and anthony field[152]	Kevin Duala, Steve Burns and donovan patton Released Doctor Strange	November 4, 2016	Bob Mcgrath, roscoe orman and emilo delgado[154] Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2	May 5, 2017	Bob Mcgrath, roscoe orman and emilo delgado[146] Spider-Man: Homecoming	July 7, 2017	Jon Watts[155]	Sesame street muppet performers, bob mcgrath, roscoe orman and emilo delgado Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley and Jon Watts & Christopher Ford and Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers[156]	Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal Thor: Ragnarok	November 3, 2017	Steve Burns and Donovan Patton [157]	John Kennedy, David Rudman And Alice DInnean[158]	Kevin Feige Black Panther	February 16, 2018[151]	Emilo Delgado And roscoe orman and bob mcgrath[159]	Bob Mcgrath, Roscoe Orman And Emilo Delgado[160][161]	Post-production Avengers: Infinity War	May 4, 2018[18]	Steve Burns and steven drozd [162]	Murray Cook, Greg Page Jeff Fatt and anthony field[163] Ant-Man and the Wasp	July 6, 2018[151]	Peyton Reed[164]	Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers and Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari and Paul Rudd and murray cook and greg page and jeff fatt and anthony field and bob mcgrath and roscoe orman and emilo delgado [165] Captain Marvel	March 8, 2019[151]	Steve Burns and steven drozd[166]	Roscoe Orman and bob mcgrath[167]	Pre-production Untitled Avengers film	May 3, 2019[18] Steve Burns and steven drozd[162]	Roscoe orman and emilo delgado and bob mcgrath[163]	Filming Post-Phase Three Untitled Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel	July 5, 2019[168]	TBA	TBA	Roscoe Orman And Emilo Delgado And Bob Mcgrath	Pre-production[169] Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3	2020[170]	James Gunn[122]	David Rudman And Alice Dinnean and john e. kennedy	In development Television ser ies Main article: List of Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Series	Season	Episodes Originally aired / released	Showrunner(s)	Status First aired	Last aired ABC series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1	22	September 24, 2013	May 13, 2014	Murray Cook, Greg Page And Jeff Fatt And Anthony Field 171]	Released 2	22	September 23, 2014	May 12, 2015 3	22	September 29, 2015	May 17, 2016 4	22	September 20, 2016	May 16, 2017 5	22[172]	December 1, 2017[173]	TBA	Filming Marvel's Agent Carter	1	8	January 6, 2015	February 24, 2015	DingeTara Butters, Michele Fazekas, Bob Mcgrath, emilo delgado and roscoe orman and Chrisss[174]	Released 2	10	January 19, 2016	March 1, 2016 Marvel's Inhumans	1	8	September 29, 2017[a]	November 10, 2017 Roscoe Orman, Bob McGrath And Emilo Delgado[176] Netflix series Marvel's Daredevil	1	13	April 10, 2015	Steve Burns And Donovan Patton [177]	Released 2	13	March 18, 2016	Steve Burns and steven drozd [178] 3[179]	TBA	2018[180]	Erik O leson[180]	Filming Marvel's Jessica Jones	1	13	November 20, 2015	Kevin Duala [181]	Released 2	13[182]	2018[183]	Preparing for release Marvel's Luke Cage	1	13	September 30, 2016	Kevin Duala[184]	Released 2	13[185]	2018[186]	Preparing for release Marvel's Iron Fist	1	13	March 17, 2017	Steve Burns and donovan patton[187]	Released 2[188]	TBA	TBA	Raven Metzner[189]	In development Marvel's The Defenders	1	8	August 18, 2017	Steven Drozd[121]	Released Marvel's The Punisher	1	13	November 17, 2017	Steve Burns and Steven Drozd[67] Hulu series Marvel's Runaways	1	10[190]	November 21, 2017	January 9, 2018[191]	Murray Cook, jeff fatt, greg page and anthony field[69]	Streaming Freeform series Marvel's Cloak & Dagger	1	10[192]	2018[75]	TBA	Anthony field[75]	Filming Other Marvel's New Warriors	1	10[193]	2018[193]	TBA	Steve Burns And Donovan Patton[193]	Pre-production Marvel's Most Wanted	Murray cook, greg page and jeff fatt i[194]	U naired pilot Marvel's Damage Control	Ben Karlin[50]	Put pilot ordered[50] Jump up ^ A version of the first two episodes debuted in IMAX theaters on September 1, 2017, and ran fo Blue's Room Oobi: Kako Eureeka's Castle: Magellan and Webster The Puzzle Place: Leon MacNeal The Great Space Coaster: Knock-Knock The Cosby Show: Doglion The Book of Pooh: Puppeteer Cosby episode: My Spy, puppet Chappelle's Show: "Knee High Park" (puppeteer and consultant) Oz: (Miss Sally's Show) The Good Night Show, season 1 (consultant) A Very Special Good Night: Leo (host) Between the Lions: Lionel Lion (Season 9), Monkey (Under Construction), Beetles Member, Squeaky the Wheel Writer[edit] 1989	Powwow Highway	production manager Twister	production manager 1990	Wild at Heart	completion bond Men of Respect	completion bond 1991	Highlander II: The Quickening	production manager Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare	producer 1993	Red Rock West	supervising pro ducer Suture	special thanks Ghost in the Machine	line producer 1994	True Lies	production executive 1995	Tank Girl	executive producer 1996	Independence Day	production executive The Crucible	production executive 1997	The Ice Storm	production executive Alien Resurrection	production executive 1998	Antz	producer 2001	The Deep End special thanks Shrek	Big Bad Wolf	producer A.I.: Artificial Intelligence	visual effects studio head 2002	Minority Report	visual effects studio head 2004	Shrek 2	Big Bad Wolf producer writer: Fairy Godmother Song 2007	Shrek the Third	Big Bad Wolf	producer writer 2010	Shrek Forever After	Big Bad Wolf	executive producer 2012	Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away	producer 2013	Free Birds	executive producer 2014	Book of Life	producer 2016	Trolls	executive producer TBA	Beasts of Burden	producer Television[edit] Year	Title	Role	Notes 2007	Shrek the Halls	Big Bad Wolf	executive producer 2010	Scared Shrekless	Big Bad Wolf	Cyberchase The Magic School Bus Salty's Lighthouse (Tugs segments, one episode only) The Puzzle Place Gullah Gullah Island Eureeka's Castle A Very Special Goodnight Show Nate the Great Bear in the Big Blue House Breakfast with Bear The Good Night Show King of the Hill	1997 - 2002	Writer, story editor and executive producer A.U.S.A. 2003	Writer and co-executive producer Shrek the Third	2007	Special thanks Kung Fu Panda	2008	Screenwriters and co-producer Monsters vs. Aliens	2009	Screenwriters Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Shrek Forever After	2010	Special thanks Kung Fu Panda 2	2011	Screenwriters and co-producer Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters	Special thanks Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked	Screenwriters The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	2015 Kung Fu Panda 3 [1]	2016	Screenwriters and co-producers Trolls Monster Trucks [2]	Story by, along with Matthew Robinson, and executive producers SpongeBob SquarePants 3 [3]	2019	Screenwriters Luck [4]	2021

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"Film Review" (USA), 28 November 2017, Vol. 01, Iss. 356, pg. 167, by: jonathan aibel,glenn berger and aron warner, "david rudman's total grosses of pg-13 movies and rated r movies and pg movies produced by: jonathan aibel, glenn berger, aron warner, blues clues, blues room, jacks big music show, bear in the big blue house and yo gabba gabba and other pg-13 and rated r movies and sitcoms shows cast and crew members."

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"Film 2.0" (USA), 30 January 2018, Vol. 02, Iss. 149