Which R&B singer released a video for their 2003 single, which co-starred the American film and television actor best known for his roles as Peter Waters in "Crash" and as O-Dog in the 1993 hood film, "Menace II Society"?
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Rain on Me "Rain on Me" is a single released by R&B singer Ashanti in 2003 from her second album "Chapter II". The single reached number seven on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart in the United States and the top 20 in the United Kingdom. In the video Ashanti plays a superstar abused by a jealous boyfriend, played by actor Larenz Tate. The video was released on August 28, 2003. The video was shot in Barcelona, Spain, and directed by Hype Williams. It contains a sample of "The Look Of Love" by Isaac Hayes but the sample was based on Snoop Dogg's song "G'z Up Hpes Down", which also sampled the same Isaac Hayes song. The rap remix found on her "Collectibles" album interpolates "Can I Live?" by rapper Jay-Z, which also samples the same Hayes song (and also produced by Irv Gotti). The remix also features Hussein Fatal and fellow The Inc. Records labelmates Charli "Chuck" Baltimore and Ja Rule. There are two videos for the song.
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Larenz Tate Larenz Tate (born September 8, 1975) is an American film and television actor. He’s best known for his roles as Peter Waters in "Crash" and as O-Dog in the 1993 hood film, "Menace II Society". His other films include "Dead Presidents", "Love Jones", "Why Do Fools Fall in Love", "A Man Apart", "Waist Deep", "Biker Boyz", and "Ray".
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Ghetto (Akon song) "Ghetto" is the second single from American singer/songwriter Akon's debut studio album, "Trouble". The single was released on December 21, 2004, exclusively in Latin America and certain countries of Europe. The single peaked at #92 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. Akon describes the song's lyrics as "a description of the cycle of poverty experienced by those living in poor, inner-city areas. Additionally, it describes the physical and psychological oppression with which these residents must deal on a regular basis. The video for the track was filmed in New Jersey, New Mexico and the Navajo Nation reservation in Arizona.
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Innocent (Alexander O'Neal song) "Innocent" is a song written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and recorded by American recording artist Alexander O'Neal, whose original version was released as his first solo single in 1985 on Tabu Records. It is also a single from the singer's self-titled debut solo album, "Alexander O'Neal" (1985). The song's distinctive backing vocals were performed by Cherrelle. The song's time was edited for release as a single, with the album version being a medley consisting of "Innocent"/"Alex 9000"/"Innocent II", and was just over six minutes longer.
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The Velvet Hour The Velvet Hour is a 2003 album by Bird York. It features the song "In the Deep" from the film "Crash". Producers on this record include Michael Becker, Bird York, Thom Russo and Larry Klein. It also includes songs heard on "", "House", "Everwood", "Jake 2.0", in "Seven Pounds" and the John Cusack-produced feature "Never Get Outta the Boat" among others. This record was licensed by EMI from York's label Blissed Out Records in 2006 and rereleased with minor changes as "Wicked Little High".
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Stay (2-4 Family song) "Stay" is the debut single by hip-hop group, 2-4 Family. It is their only song in which former band member Jo O'Meara sings, because she soon leaves the band, joining S Club in 1999. Jo O'Meara takes the lead vocals, singing dramatically. It charted at #8 on the Viva Top 100. The video was added to YouTube on November 5, 2006. It has had 81,707 views as of June 17, 2009. It is 2-4 Family's most successful song ever released.
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The Hits Collection (video) The Hits Collection is a collection of music videos released in 1993 to accompany the Prince's greatest hits collection, "The Hits/The B-Sides". Being a single VHS cassette/DVD, the collection is only an hour long and excludes many tracks from the audio release. Many of his biggest hits like "When Doves Cry", "Batdance" and "U Got the Look" were left off the collection, while the karaoke-style video for "Sign o' the Times" was included. The collection included some of Prince's earliest videos, which are rarely seen on television.
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Synchronicity II "Synchronicity II" is a song by the Police, and the third single from their album "Synchronicity". Written by lead singer and bassist Sting, it was released as a single in the UK and the U.S. by A&M Records, reached No. 17 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 16 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in December 1983. It featured the non-album track "Once Upon a Daydream" on the b-side. The song was described by "People Weekly" as "aggressive" and "steely."
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Dem Jeans "Dem Jeans" is a song by American rapper Chingy. It's the second and final single off his third album "Hoodstar" (2006). The song is produced by and features rapper Jermaine Dupri. The song peaked at number 59 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, his first single to not reach the top 40 on that chart. It did better on the Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts respectively. Bun B & David Banner made cameo appearances in the promotional video. "Dem Jeans" was heard on the 100th episode of "," the fourth episode of the fourth season of "The O.C." and in the 2007 film "Norbit".
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Grant Page Grant Page (born 1939) is an Australian stuntman who worked mostly during the seventies and eighties. Page was the stunt coordinator for the popular Australian action movies "The Man from Hong Kong" (1975) and "Mad Max" (1979), as well as other Australian and overseas films including the cult horror flick "Death Ship" (1980). He starred in the 1970s Australian TV series "Danger Freaks", which, while ostensibly a documentary of his professional work with various stunt performers, emphasized the spectacular visual results from these collaborations. Grant featured in a cameo appearance in the "Blur" music video "M.O.R."
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Ann Magnuson Ann Magnuson (born January 4, 1956) is an American actress, performance artist and nightclub performer. A founding member of the band Bongwater, she starred in the ABC sitcom "Anything but Love" (1989–92). Her film appearances include "The Hunger" (1983), "Making Mr. Right" (1987), "Clear and Present Danger" (1994) and "Panic Room" (2002). She also appeared on the music videos for Jerry Cantrell's ""My Song"", and Redd Kross’ ""Annie’s Gone"".
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Superthug "Superthug" is a hip hop single by New York City rapper N.O.R.E. (a/k/a Noreaga) with background vocals from Tammy Lucas during the song's hook. It was the second single from his debut solo album, "N.O.R.E.". At the time it became Noreaga's highest charting and most successful single, peaking at #36 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and reaching #1 on the Hot Rap Songs chart. However it was later surpassed by his 2002 single "Nothin'" which peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Snake (song) "Snake" is a song by American recording artist R. Kelly, featuring Big Tigger, from his fifth studio album, "Chocolate Factory". The remix features Cam'ron. It was released on February 25, 2003, by Jive Records as the second single from the album. The R&B song with Latin music inspiration was written and produced by R. Kelly, and co-written by Darian Morgan, as a tribute to Stevie Wonder's musical experimentation. The song also inspired the dancehall reggae riddim called Baghdad.
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Champion Sounds Champion Sounds is the fourth album released by Roc Raida. It was released on October 7, 2003 for DMC Records and featured production by Roc Raida, Rob Swift, D-Styles and DJ Radar.
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Boss' Life "Boss' Life" is the fourth and final single from Snoop Dogg's 8th studio album "Tha Blue Carpet Treatment". The song originally featured Akon, but due to label issues the original vocals were replaced by Nate Dogg's for the single version. The lyrics of Snoop Dogg were co-written by The D.O.C. It samples "If Tomorrow Never Comes" by The Controllers.
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Spit &amp; Sweat Spit & Sweat was a music DVD featuring Rooney that was released in 2004. It includes live performances, music videos and interviews with band members. The title is a line from the song "I'm Shakin'", their most successful single.
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...I R'n'B ...I R'n'b (eng. "...And R'n'B") is the debut single by adult model and singer Ewa Sonnet. The single was released in mid-2005 and became a hit, thanks in part to a popular music video by Swedish director Deevo von Brahust known, among other things, for directing videos for international stars such as AC/DC, Roxette and Sabrina. The video's screenplay was written by Bo Martin. The single was produced by Robert Janson for the Aurolac Studio and mixed by Prince Charles Alexander at Quad Studios NYC with mastering by Sterling Sound Studio NYC (Tom Coyne). The accompanying video's main focus is the artist herself playing a lookalike coupled with a catchy beat.
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The Wash (soundtrack) The Wash is a 2001 soundtrack album followed by the movie "The Wash", released on November 6, 2001. The album was produced by multi-platinum producer Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. It was Dr. Dre's first compilation soundtrack album.
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John Doe (song) "John Doe" is a song by American hip hop recording artist B.o.B, featuring guest vocals from American singer-songwriter Priscilla. It was released on December 3, 2013, as the fourth single from B.o.B's third studio album, "Underground Luxury" (2013). It has since peaked at number 69 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart.
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Rap Song "Rap Song" is a song by R&B singer T-Pain. The song features rapper Rick Ross and originally served as a single off T-Pain's fourth studio album "RevolveЯ", but never made it on the track list.
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O (Omarion song) "O" is a song from American R&B singer Omarion. It was released on July 17, 2004 as the first single off his debut album of the same name. "O" was the first choice for Omarion's debut single in the UK and was picked over "Touch", which was the original choice for his first UK single. The song was Omarion's first hit as a solo artist, peaking at number 27 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and peaked at numbers 24 and 12 on the Mainstream Top 40 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts respectively. The song also charted in New Zealand and the UK, peaking at numbers 18 and 47 respectively.
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Fortune Faded "Fortune Faded" is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was released in 2003 as a single, to coincide with the release of their "Greatest Hits" album. The song, along with "Save the Population" (another song from their "Greatest Hits"), was recorded at The Mansion and produced by Rick Rubin. A music video was also produced.