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K.P. & Envyi (born Khia Phillips and Susan Hedgepeth) is an American contemporary R&B and Hip Hop duo from Atlanta, Georgia and Charlotte, North Carolina, known for the 1997 single "Swing My Way"; which peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, #14 on the UK Singles Chart, [1] #14 on the New Zealand Singles Chart and #54 on the Dutch Single Top 100 and was certified Gold by the RIAA [2]
This is a list of hip-hop artists that were born or raised in Atlanta, Georgia and the surrounding suburban areas. Many of these artists continue to be a part of the Atlanta hip hop scene. Atlanta hip hop artists
Freaknik ( / ˈfriːknɪk /; originally Freaknic) was an annual spring break festival in Atlanta, Georgia. It was initially attended by students enrolled at historically black colleges and universities in the Atlanta University Center. [1] It began in 1983 as a small picnic in a public park near the Atlanta University Center sponsored by the D ...
She is arguably the best Black singer of all time. 5. Ella Fitzgerald. circa 1948: American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald (1917 – 1996). (Photo by George Konig/Keystone/Getty Images) – Credit ...
Contents. Music of Atlanta. Atlanta has a thriving music industry and is considered to be a capital of hip-hop including crunk, of R&B and its offshoot neo-soul, and of gospel music - in addition to a thriving indie-rock and live music scene. Classical, country and blues have historically been well represented. [1]
grammy.com. 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, [1] to recording artists for quality works on albums in the contemporary R&B music genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony ...
A global, multilingual list of rhythm and blues and contemporary R&B musicians recognized via popular R&B genres as songwriters, instrumentalists, vocalists, mixing engineers, and for musical composition and record production.
Contemporary R&B. Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music genre that combines rhythm and blues with elements of pop, soul, funk, hip hop, and electronic music . The genre features a distinctive record production style and a smooth, lush style of vocal arrangement. Electronic influences and the use of hip hop or dance -inspired beats ...