In what year was the publication that ranked "Smoker's Delight" as the 15th best hip-hop album of all time launched?
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Smokers Delight Smokers Delight is a studio album by British trip hop producer Nightmares on Wax. It was released in 1995 on Warp Records in the UK, and on Wax Trax in the US. The album was included in Robert Dimery's "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" book in 2005. In 2015, it ranked at number 15 on "Fact"' s "50 best trip-hop albums of all time" list.
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Fact (UK magazine) Fact (stylised as FACT) is a music publication that launched in the UK in 2003. Fact covers a wide range of UK, US and international music and youth culture, with particular focus on electronic, pop, rap, and experimental artists. "Fact" was named “music website of the year” by "The New Yorker" in 2007, and has been described as “influential” by "The Guardian".
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Born Gangstaz Born Gangstaz is the debut album released by gangsta emcee Boss, released on May 25, 1993, on Def Jam Recordings' West Coast-based sub-label DJ West and featured production from some of hip hop's top producers at the time, including Def Jef, Erick Sermon and Jam Master Jay. "Born Gangstaz" was a success, peaking at #22 on the "Billboard" 200 and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Despite the success of this album, Boss has yet to release another album. According to Nielsen SoundScan, "Born Gangstaz" has sold 378,000 copies to date.
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Gangstress Gangstress is the second studio album by American rapper Khia. The album was released by Thug Misses Entertainment and Warlock Records on July 11, 2006 in the United States. The album was fully produced by Khia. It debuted at #67 on the "Billboard"'s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
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American Sociological Review The American Sociological Review is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all aspects of sociology. It is published by Sage Publications on behalf of the American Sociological Association. It was established in 1936. The current editors-in-chief are Omar Lizardo, Rory McVeigh, and Sarah Mustillo (University of Notre Dame).
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Urban Legend (album) Urban Legend is the third studio album by American rapper T.I., released on November 30, 2004, through Grand Hustle Records and Atlantic Records. The album debuted at number 7 on the "Billboard" 200, selling 195,000 copies in its first week of release, it charted at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and the Top Rap Albums charts.
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Mainstream R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop is a chart published weekly by "Billboard" magazine in the "United States". The difference between the similar name R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop charts. Formally combined with the Adult R&B and Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop format stations, providing a broader audience-based weekly tally, while the latter excludes Adult R&B stations and is a plays-based ranking.
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Radio &amp; Records Radio & Records (R&R) was a trade publication providing news and airplay information for the radio and music industries. It started as an independent trade from 1973 to 2006 until VNU Media took over in 2006 and became a relaunched sister trade to "Billboard", until its final issue in 2009.
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The Great American Weed Smoker The Great American Weed Smoker is the fifth album by American Detroit-based horrorcore rapper King Gordy. It was released on August 1, 2008 via Morbid Music LLC. The record featured guest appearances from The Fat Killahz and Bizarre of D12.
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B2K (album) B2K is the eponymous debut album by B2K. It was released on March 12, 2002. The album debuted number 2 at on the "Billboard" 200 and number 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart selling 109,000 copies in the first week.
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Billboard K-Town "Billboard" K-Town is an online magazine column presented weekly, on various days, by "Billboard" on its Billboard.com site. The column, launched on January 29, 2013, reports on K-pop music; artists, concerts, chart information and news events.
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The Source The Source is a United States-based monthly full-color magazine covering hip-hop music, politics, and culture, founded in 1988. It is the world's longest running rap periodical, being founded as a newsletter in 1988.
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Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&amp;B Album The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works on albums in the contemporary R&B music genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".
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Hip Hop Connection Hip Hop Connection (HHC) was the longest running monthly periodical devoted entirely to hip hop culture. HHC earned universal recognition and was described by Chuck D as "the best magazine in the world".
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Legends Magazine Legends Magazine is a literary and music magazine founded by writer Marcus Pan in October, 1990. It covers themes of dark horror, fantasy and science fiction and surrealism in its literary scope and reviews and discusses music in the gothic, punk, heavy metal, electronica and similar darker genres. It also includes book reviews, DVD reviews and issues related to the goth and punk subcultures. The magazine has released over 150 issues and ran for 15 years, with the full text of all articles available at their online website in full. "Legends" tries to stick to a monthly publishing schedule as much as it can.
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Billboard (magazine) Billboard (stylized as billboard) is an American entertainment media brand owned by the Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group, a division of Eldridge Industries. It publishes pieces involving news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style. It is also known for its music charts, including the "Billboard" Hot 100 and "Billboard" 200, tracking the most popular singles and albums in different genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. "Billboard" was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegen's interest in 1900 for $500.
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Bangin' on Wax Bangin' on Wax is the debut album by American Hip hop group Bloods & Crips. The album was released in 1993 for Dangerous Records. Bangin' on Wax was a success, making it to #86 on the "Billboard" 200. Four singles were released ""Bangin' on Wax"", ""Piru Love"", ""Crip, Crip, Crip"" and ""Steady Dippin'"". The album has sold over 500,000 copies, reaching Gold status. Music videos were made for "Bangin' on Wax", "Piru Love" and "Steady Dippin"'. The album was produced by Ronnie Ron, DJ Battlecat, Siilski, Tweedy Bird Loc and J. Stank.
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The Chronic The Chronic is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Dr. Dre. It was released on December 15, 1992, by his own record label Death Row Records and distributed by Priority Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in June 1992 at Death Row Studios in Los Angeles and at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood. The album is named after a slang term for high-grade cannabis, and its cover is a homage to Zig-Zag rolling papers. It was Dr. Dre's first solo album after he had departed from hip hop group N.W.A and its label Ruthless Records over a financial dispute. On "The Chronic", he included both subtle and direct insults at Ruthless and its owner, former N.W.A member Eazy-E. Although a solo album, it features many appearances by Snoop Dogg, who used the album as a launch pad for his own solo career.
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Ozone (magazine) Ozone is an American magazine focused on the hip hop music of the Southern United States. It was founded in Orlando, Florida in 2002 by current editor by Julia Beverly. In 2006 the magazine relocated its headquarters to Atlanta.
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List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1984 The "Billboard" 200, published in "Billboard" magazine, is a weekly chart that ranks the highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States. Before Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991, "Billboard" estimated sales from a representative sampling of record stores nationwide, using telephone, fax or messenger service. Data were based on rankings made by the record stores of the best-selling records, not on actual sales figures.
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Red Hot + Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti Red Hot + Riot (a.k.a. "Red Hot + Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti") is the fourteenth in a series of music compilation projects produced by Paul Heck and John Carlinof the Red Hot Organization and Grammy-winning producer Andres Levin (Music Has No Enemies) to be used as a fundraising tool for AIDS awareness efforts. The album, which takes inspiration from the late Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, was released by MCA on October 15, 2002 and featured more than three dozen artists on a score of tracks.
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IZM IZM (Hangul: 이즘 ; RR: "Ijeum " ) is a South Korean online magazine that publishes pop music reviews, articles, and interviews with artists. It was founded in August 2001 by music critic , and is edited by music critic Yeo In-hyub.