"El Toro" The Dodgers Blue. Part 3.
2008-04-21 14:36:40
Following the outstanding debut, Valenzuela, nicknamed "El Toro" by fans, settled down into a number of years as a workhorse starter and one of the league's best pitchers. He had his best season in 1986, when he finished 21-11 with a 3.14 ERA and led the league in wins, complete games and innings pitched. He lost a narrow vote for the Cy Young Award to the Astros' Mike Scott.At the 1986 All-Star Game, Valenzuela made history by striking out five consecutive American League batters, tying a record set by fellow left-handed screwballer Carl Hubbell in the 1934 contest.In 1987, he began to slump, dropping off to 14-14 with a 3.98 ERA. By 1988, when he won just five games and missed much of the season (ironically, in a year in which the Dodgers
won the World Series), it was obvious he had a de
Dido Brown.
2008-04-22 17:22:06
Born into a family of musicians (Dad was a band leader, his Uncle toured with Lionel Richie in the 80s), Dido Brown
grew up immersed in music from a very young age. He imbibed his family's music, as well as the great works of 2pac, Ice Cube, E-40, Too Short, NWA and Eazy-E, savoring their lyrical prowess and learning how to flow the way they did. The streets of San Diego proved an easy distraction for Dido, however, and he didn't begin throwing himself into music until about five years ago after several stints in juvenile hall and jail. After selling over 70,000 mix tapes independently, Dido is poised to releaseTalez of a Young Brown Male this fall on SMC/Fontana, an epic odyssey of sorts - taking the listener through the realities many young, urban males face in today's world. The album c
Latin Grammy nomination, Juan Gotti.
2008-04-30 16:25:29
Born on the US Mexico border, Houston-bred rapper Juan Gotti (Juan Ramos) recently earned his first Latin
Grammy nomination with a Dope House Records release entitled No Sett Trippin. As a nominee in the "New Urban Artist" category, he is now firmly established among the pioneers of a popular new genre that has taken the Latin music world by storm."It’s an honor to be recognized for my music," says the San Antonio resident, christened "Juan Gotti" by his long-time friends and collaborators in Houston’s underground hip hop community. Nurtured in an artistic hotbed that has produced artists such as Destiny’s Child, South Park Mexican, DJ Screw, Lil Flip and Latin super group La Mafia in addition to actors such as Debbie Allen and Steve Harvey, Gotti is humbled by the recognition."I’v
Max Payne & Kast the Dallas Texas Kings.
2008-04-29 21:38:27
Inspired by rappers such as Pac, Biggie, Terror Squad, Outkast, and Nas, Kast and Max picked up the pen at age 15 and began writing lyrics nonstop. Both were born and raised in Dallas
TX, and even though Luis "Kast" Castro stayed in school until his senior year, he mainly spent class time writing and brainstorming metaphors and flows. Kast contained his talent, and it wasn't until teaming up with Marcos "Max Payne
" Davila that they two discovered they both shared similar tastes in music and rap styles.Inspired by his best friend, Max opened up and began spitting at parties whenever the opportunity became available. Max constantly impressed other rappers at parties with his street life freestyle, and the two rappers quickly began getting props props and respect from their audience. As Hispa
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Sporty Loco the Militia Muzik.
2008-05-01 16:38:37
Gonzalo Espinoza was born in Los Angeles, California in 1978. His parents, originally from Jalisco, Mexico, encouraged a young Gonzalo to master the art of communication in both English and Spanish, thus giving him the ability to compose original poetry, in both languages fluently, by the early age of twelve. He grew up in the streets of Los Angeles, with an admiration for sports, which evidently spawned the nickname “Sporty
”. As he grew older, his appreciation for music deepened, but also his interest in drugs. This eventually led him on a path to imprisonment both physically and mentally. This was the beginning of a period when he was constantly in and out of jail and a vicious circle that needed to be broken. An internal force made him do something different with his life, a drastic
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Five Doza the South Nox Mad Camp.
2008-05-02 16:55:39
Arturo Ramirez, aka Five Doza, is Houston’s newest record label owner and rap artist. After being in the producer spot for 7 years, Doza finally decided to market and release his own music. The unique name "Five Doza", which originated from his producer name "500", is spreading through out the streets of Texas along with his record label, South
Nox, Inc. The young entrepreneur has teamed up with real estate industrialist “JT” to launch the next big independent record label in Texas. With a consistent on-the-road marketing approach, Doza has accomplished more in the “biz” in 2 yrs than most have in 10. After making a catchy club record entitled "She Wants a Bad Boy" and promoting it on myspace, Doza caught the ear of nationally known music video director Dr. Teeth, and shot his fi
Stand and Deliver a true story.
2008-05-04 00:07:04
Stand and Deliver is a 1988 film dramatizing the work of Jaime Escalante, a dedicated high school mathematics teacher. In 1982, a new troublemaker hit Garfield High...He was tough. He was wild. He was ready to fight. He was the new math teacher. At a tough school, someone had to take a stand, and someone did. Together, one teacher, and one class, proved to America they could...STAND AND DELIVER...A true story
about a modern miracle. To make a difference at a tough school, someone tougher had to make a stand. Someone did. A true story about a modern miracle. Based on a true story, this low budget movie opens with the background of Eastern LA. In an environment that values a quick fix over education and learning, Jaime A. Escalante is a new teacher at James A. Garfield High School in Los Ang
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Jaime Escalante the Calculus man.
2008-05-04 21:46:21
Jaime Escalante (December 31, 1930) is a professor and teacher of mathematics who gained renown and distinction for his work at Garfield High School in Los Angeles, California in teaching poor minority students calculus, from 1974 to 1991.Jaime Escalante was born in La Paz, Bolivia. While living in Bolivia he taught physics and mathematics for 12 years. He also taught physics to bare-footed Indians in the Altiplano. In 1964 he decided to move to the United States. To prepare himself he started studying science and mathematics at University of Puerto Rico. Upon moving from Puerto Rico to California Jaime still could not speak English, and had no valid American teaching credentials. To rectify this he studied at night at Pasadena City College to earn a degree in electronics. At this point he
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"BORI PURO"
2008-05-06 20:23:18
Getting straight into it, Alfonso "BORI PURO" Parra born in Stamford, CTNov. 10th 1981. Raised in Bridgeport,CT by his mother, father was a deadbeat. BORI has had a love for music since as far back as he can remember. He got into rapping while in high school but it was nothing more than a hobby. While recording with his cousin ABUELO he met SYNN and a year after around 2001 to 2002 DJ TITO GOYA and FLYNTT HEFFNER came down from the Bronx to get him. He became part of a "DARK WATERS ENTERTAINMENT". He has been with the Waters ever since. BORI has performed in New York and many spots in Connecticut. Around 2005 Dark Waters was featured in LatinRapper.com under labels, August feature. BORI has been working with "STATE OF THE ART UNION" performing at venues they have.BORI has collabed with peo
What did you do for Cinco de Mayo?
2008-05-07 23:11:42
I just want to know what my readers and other future readers did for Cinco de Mayo.
Redwood from Baldwin Park California.
2008-05-07 16:49:31
Hip Hop has evolved threw many styles and has taken many paths to ultimately give birth to the New Era in Rap music, the artist Redwood! With the world in a trying time of uncertainty the artist Redwood is able to create a vibe and realness that relates to everybody. Redwood is, Party Gangster Rap with a Political undertone and hard beats! Born and raised in the tough streets of Baldwin
Park California
, out of the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County. Redwood survived the hard roads of Gangs, Poverty and Drug addiction in the family. He refused to be a victim and used music as an outlet to express him self about the situations that surrounds him! Currently signed to Hellahfyde Records, Redwood’s debut digital release titled “CLOWNIN ERYBODY” is the album to look for in 2008. The
(MR.LIL ONE)
2008-05-08 23:00:56
Mr. Lil' One (born Rayes Solis Rodriguez) is a Chicano rapper from San Diego, California. (MR.LIL ONE)Mr. Lil' one changed his stage name to Lil' Uno. This change was due to legal factors.DiscographyOnce In a Decade (1996) Wasted Days & Wasted Nights (1999) Voices (2000) The 13th Scorn (2001) Best Of Mr. Lil' One (2001) The Sicko Hits (2002) Karma (2002) Sickest Hits (2002) So Sick (2002) Once In a Decade Pt. 2 (2002) The Boogieman (2003) No Condolences (2003) La Puerta Negra (2004) Keep It Clean (2004) Songs For The Dead (2005) Sicko Affiliates (2005) Classics Vol. 1 (2005) Chapter Uno (2005) Let Me Know(2006) Martin(2006) Game(2006)
Gabriel Iglesias aka "fluffy"
2008-05-09 18:43:14
Gabriel "Picachu" Iglesias
' style of comedy is a mixture of story telling with characters and sound effects that bring all his personal issues to life. His amazing ability to cross over with a clean animated style of comedy has put him in big demand throughout the stand-up comedy circuit. Ask anyone who has seen him in concert and you will probably hear the same thing, "He was so funny!"Gabriel, one of the rising stars in the recent boom of Latino comedians, was put on the map by the Galavision TV show, "Que Locos!". This highly successful television comedy hour quickly spawned into a nationwide tour of sold-out performances across the country. The experience not only helped to develop Gabriel's loyal fan base, but also led to additional film and television roles. He has guest-starred on A
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JMG from Orange County.
2008-05-11 17:48:28
JMG is a 24-year-old motivated artist from Southern California. Looking to makesomething out of nothing like many inspiring rappers. JMG went through things that alot of regular people can relate to. Coming from a broken home and growing up in thestreets, where the odds turn against you. These experiences only ignited a flameinside of him to put his words into paper and the pen. In his short time
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Benicio del Toro the actor, a good actor. part.1.
2008-05-13 18:51:18
Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (born February 19, 1967) is an Academy Award-, Golden Globe-, Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award- and British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award-winning Puerto Rican actor and film producer. He is known for his roles as Fred Fenster in The Usual Suspects, Javier Rodriguez Rodriguez in Traffic, Jack 'Jackie Boy' Rafferty in Sin City, and Frank
HI POWER PRESENTS MR. CAPONE- E LOVE JAMS.
2008-05-12 21:44:37
CONEJO: I need money.
2008-05-12 21:25:41
They have an album the will be dropping soon called “Los Angeles Times” by CONEJO
.The Los Angeles times will have production from murder one, Ernie G and the Notorious Bandit (from Tattoo ink). This new conejo album will have Spants(from the city boys) feature on a track called “Ryders get busy in the L.A county”. Before the L.A Times drops they are going to release a compilation called
Benicio del Toro the Oscar winner. Part 2.
2008-05-14 21:32:32
In 2001, del Toro became the fifth Oscar
winner
whose winning role was a character who speaks predominantly in a foreign language (most of del Toro's dialogue is in Spanish). Sophia Loren, Robert De Niro, Roberto Benigni, and Marion Cotillard are the other four. Del Toro is also the third Puerto Rican actor to win an Oscar. The other two were actors Jose Ferrer and Rita Moreno. The night he won hi
Termanology!
2008-05-16 20:58:40
Born & raised in Lawrence MA, a city 25 miles north of Boston, Termanology
, now all of 23 years young, has been consumed with Hiphop and perfecting the craft of emceeing since the age of 15. Waving the Puerto Rican flag proudly, Term has spent the better part of the last two-years pounding the pavement from Boston to New York collaborating with artists such as Guru of Gangstarr, Mobb Deep, Royce D
Diamonique: Diamond in Da Ruff.
2008-05-15 18:36:24
She's outa da 909 and proud to rep it! This Latina is the hottest female rapper on da west coast and has more to offer than any MC in the game. Rapping is not the only thing Diamonique does, she sings, writes and co-produces as well. Some of her influences like Lauryn Hill, Teena Marie, and 2PAC reflect in her music. She combines her raw street raps with soulful R&B vocals giving her a wide appeal
Enot “Boogie Down’s Boldest“.
2008-05-19 17:21:35
ENOT, known as “Boogie
Down’s Boldest“, is an emcee that embodies Hip-Hop in its purest form. The young rapper’s style is as colorful but intricate as the graffiti artwork that covers the buildings on his streets. His playful style and live stage shows remind us why true heads always traveled Uptown when they wanted to really party, yet his street credibility is as solid as the concrete bl
Ronin Gray an East Los Angeles Rapper.
2008-05-22 16:43:39
With an unstoppable spirit, young rap artist Ronin
Gray is one of the undergrounds most anticipated upcoming artists of the New Year. His life’s accomplishments are extraordinary. He is truly on his way to becoming one of Hip Hop’s elite. On a life long marathon of trial and error, rapper Ronin Gray was born into poverty and raised in Boyle Heights. His love for music and unique artistic style
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Kiki Smooth 'The Mexican Goon'.
2008-05-23 17:47:57
travelled the world, shared stages with some of the worlds top hip hop acts, he spits the truth, he's straight from the streets of Compton, California - he's 'Kiki Smooth'!After getting over the initial shock of 'Kiki Smooth' smooth west coast beats, and his raw gangsta rhymes, you see this man has seen it, lived it and even got the T-shirt to prove it!Kiki Smooth is definitely no joke, grinding i
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Sal Capone: “Old Town Gangsters”.
2008-05-24 22:49:13
Sal Capone
was born in Los Angeles and raised in the streets of El Monte. After many family tragedies he was forced at a early age to face the cold and indifferent realities that confronted so many young people of his generation. Sal absorbed all this anger and pain and found a way to channel these energies through music. Sal heard music in a way few others seemed to appreciate. His voice was his
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Aztlan Nation a politically group.
2008-05-26 20:53:51
Band Bio Preview: Aztlan Nation is a Chicano hip-hop group. Cricket (Esteban Zul) and Smiley (Motez Mostafa) founded Aztlan Nation in the West Berkeley Flats of the San Francisco East Bay area in 1989. Following the lead of such politically
and socially inspired contemporaries as Public Enemy, X-Clan, and N.W.A., the group took on the mission of spreading Chicano nationalism and "Brown Pride". The
Jay Hernandez. Crazy/Beautiful.
2008-05-29 16:37:45
Javier Manuel "Jay" Hernandez, Jr. (born February 20, 1978) is an American actor.Hernandez was born in Montebello, California, the son of Isis (née Maldonado), a secretary and accountant, and Javier Hernandez, Sr., a mechanic. He has a younger sister, Amelia, and two older brothers, Michael and Gabriel. Hernandez is a fourth-generation Mexican American. He attended Don Bosco Technical Institute i
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, Beautiful
Tito Ortiz the Huntington Beach Bad Boy.
2008-06-02 16:25:50
Jacob "Tito" Ortiz
(born January 23, 1975) is a Mexican American participant of the sport of mixed martial arts, or 'MMA'. Ortiz's career has been mostly within the UFC organization. A former Light-Heavyweight UFC champion, Ortiz has become one of the sport's most shining stars, headlining several Pay Per View championship undercards, and appearing on the covers of various magazines, such as Black
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Lil Tweety from Indio.
2008-06-04 20:18:06
Lil Tweety is back with Most Requested. This Chicano Rap superstar is just 18 years old and already enjoys a successful career and a fan base of young ladies looking to win his heart. Most Requested is just what his fans have been dreaming of.and endless nights. Writing his lyrics and dropping heat at the studio is all for the love of his loyal fans that stretch across the globe.With features from
Lil Blacky from the Inland Empire.
2008-06-03 17:25:40
Lil Blacky is one of the Inland
Empire
’s original hip hop artists. Born and raised in Riverside, California he entered the music industry at the age of 16 and has not stopped hustlin or recording. He is a performer, songwriter, sound engineer, graphic designer, A&R and CEO of Pimp Rollin Records. Be on the look out for more appearances, concerts and music in your neighborhood. 2008 • “Dedica
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T-Weaponz, Brooklyn's East New York.
2008-06-05 17:06:52
In an industry where it seems as though every possible frontier has been discovered and conquered - and exploited, for that matter - T-Weaponz stands alone. Out of the gutters of Brooklyn
's East New York section, these “Rebel Ricans” are on the verge of becoming the first trans-national Hip Hop group, and they are ready to conquer tomorrow’s music scene – a place where multi-lingual and di
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