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Harold George Belafonte, Jr. (born March 1, 1927 in New York, New York, United States) is an African-American musician, actor and social activist of Jamaican ancestry. One of the most successful Jamaican musicians in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style in the 1950s. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing the "Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O". Throughout his career, he has been an advocate for civil rights and humanitarian causes. In recent years (as of 2006), he has been a vocal critic of the policies of the Bush Administration....

"Harry Shotta's my favourite MC right now..." Rodney P If success is rewarded by hunger and hard work then it will come as no surprise that Harry Shotta is now recognized as one of the most gifted and versatile MC’s in the UK. An invitation from life long friend MC Funsta to join him on the Drum N Bass stage at the Notting Hill Carnival led to a whole batch of DNB P.A’s and radio appearances. As an MC who has paid his dues in the world of Hip Hop Harry Shotta had been working on tracks with Skibadee, one...

Ignacio González Rodríguez, better knowed as Shotta, is a rapper from Sevilla, Spain. His brother is Toteking MC as well. Together, they released the demo XXL in 2000, as well as a maxi and the LP Tu Madre Es una Foca in 2002, which broke records for a hip-hop album in Spain. Shotta's first solo album, La Selva, appeared in 2004. By this time, he was already an established Spanish rap star, and could benefit from many high-profile guests and producers. His trademark style was characterized by strong language and acidic humor: he was notorious for his rants against the...

Harry Edward Nilsson III (born June 15, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York - died January 15, 1994), usually credited as simply Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter with a three octave vocal range. He won Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Male Vocal Performance for "Everybody's Talkin'" (1970) and "Without You" (1973), also his two biggest hits. Although both the aforementioned songs were composed by others, he was a talented songwriter in his own right, having written "One", a hit single for Three Dog Night. His early offerings are oft compared to The Beatles' psychedelic period; indeed, The Beatles were themselves outspoken...