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King Kunta

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"King Kunta" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kendrick Lamar, taken from his third album, To Pimp a Butterfly (2015). [1]

46 relations: Aftermath Entertainment, Ahmad (album), Ahmad (rapper), Alex Haley, Australian Recording Industry Association, Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song), California Love, Chinua Achebe, Complex (magazine), Compton, California, Director X, Dr. Dre, Fred Wesley, G-funk, Hip hop music, IFPI Denmark, Interscope Records, James Brown, John "Jabo" Starks, Kendrick Lamar, Kunta Kinte, Michael Jackson, Music video, Pazz & Jop, Pitchfork (website), Redfoo, Rolling Stone, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, Single (music), Smooth Criminal, Still D.R.E., Terrace Martin, The Blacker the Berry (song), The Damn Tour, The Payback (song), The Village Voice, Things Fall Apart, Thundercat (musician), To Pimp a Butterfly, Top Dawg Entertainment, Triple J Hottest 100, Tupac Shakur, Vevo, West Coast hip hop, WQHT, YouTube.

Aftermath Entertainment

Aftermath Entertainment is an American record label founded by hip hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre.

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Ahmad (album)

Ahmad is the self-titled debut album by Ahmad.

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Ahmad (rapper)

Ahmad Ali Lewis (born October 12, 1975), simply known as Ahmad (often stylized AHMAD), is an American hip hop recording artist, songwriter, motivational speaker and author from Los Angeles, California.

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Alex Haley

Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) was an American writer and the author of the 1976 book Roots: The Saga of an American Family. ABC adapted the book as a television miniseries of the same name and aired it in 1977 to a record-breaking audience of 130 million viewers.

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Australian Recording Industry Association

The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers (AARM) which was formed in 1956.

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Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song)

"Bad Blood" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, from her fifth studio album 1989 (2014).

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California Love

"California Love" is a hip hop song by 2Pac featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman.

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Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe (born Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe, 16 November 1930 – 21 March 2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic.

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Complex (magazine)

Complex is an American New York-based media platform for youth culture which was founded as a bi-monthly magazine by fashion designer Marc (Ecko) Milecofsky.

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Compton, California

Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, situated south of downtown Los Angeles.

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Director X

Julien Christian Lutz (born October 31, 1975), credited professionally as Director X, is a Canadian film and music video director.

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Dr. Dre

Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), better known by his stage name Dr.

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Fred Wesley

Fred Wesley (born July 4, 1943) is an American jazz and funk trombonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as Parliament-Funkadelic in the second half of the 1970s.

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G-funk

G-funk, or gangsta-funk, is a subgenre of hip hop music that emerged from West Coast Gangsta rap in the early 1990s, heavily influenced by 1970s funk sound of artists such as Parliament-Funkadelic.

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Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hopMerriam-Webster Dictionary entry on hip-hop, retrieved from: A subculture especially of inner-city black youths who are typically devotees of rap music; the stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rap; also rap together with this music.

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IFPI Denmark

IFPI Denmark is the Danish branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Denmark.

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Interscope Records

Interscope Records is an American major record label.

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James Brown

James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader.

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John "Jabo" Starks

John Henry "Jabo" Starks (October 26, 1937 – May 1, 2018) was an American funk and blues drummer best known for playing with James Brown.

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Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.

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Kunta Kinte

Kunta Kinte (1750 – 1822) is a character in the novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family by American author Alex Haley.

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Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer.

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Music video

A music video is a short film that integrates a song with imagery, and is produced for promotional or artistic purposes.

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Pazz & Jop

Pazz & Jop is an annual poll of musical releases compiled by American newspaper The Village Voice since 1971.

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Pitchfork (website)

Pitchfork is an American online magazine launched in 1995 by Ryan Schreiber, based in Chicago, Illinois and owned by Condé Nast.

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Redfoo

Stefan Kendal Gordy (born September 3, 1975), better known by his stage name Redfoo, is an American rapper, dancer, record producer, DJ, singer and songwriter best known for being part of the musical duo LMFAO, with the hit song "Party Rock Anthem".

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Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on popular culture.

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Roots: The Saga of an American Family

Roots: The Saga of an American Family is a novel written by Alex Haley and first published in 1976.

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Single (music)

In music, a single, record single or music single is a type of release, typically a song recording of fewer tracks than an LP record, an album or an EP record.

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Smooth Criminal

"Smooth Criminal" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson from his seventh studio album Bad (1987).

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Still D.R.E.

"Still D.R.E." is a song by American rapper Dr. Dre, featuring fellow American rapper Snoop Dogg.

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Terrace Martin

Terrace Jamahl Martin (born December 28, 1978) is an American musician, rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor from Los Angeles, California.

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The Blacker the Berry (song)

"The Blacker the Berry" is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar.

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The Damn Tour

The Damn Tour (stylized as The DAMN. Tour) is a concert tour by American rapper and songwriter Kendrick Lamar, in support of his fourth studio album, Damn (2017).

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The Payback (song)

"The Payback" is a funk song by James Brown, the title track from his 1973 album of the same name.

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The Village Voice

The Village Voice is an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly.

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Things Fall Apart

Things Fall Apart is a novel written by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe.

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Thundercat (musician)

Stephen Lee Bruner (born October 19, 1984), better known by his stage name Thundercat, is an American multi-genre bass guitarist, record producer, singer and songwriter from Los Angeles, California.

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To Pimp a Butterfly

To Pimp a Butterfly is the third studio album by American rapper Kendrick Lamar.

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Top Dawg Entertainment

Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) is an American independent record label founded in 2004, by CEO Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith.

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Triple J Hottest 100

The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music listener poll hosted by the government-funded, national Australian radio station, Triple J. The public is invited to vote for their favourite Australian and alternative music of the year, in an online poll conducted two weeks prior to the new year.

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Tupac Shakur

Tupac Amaru Shakur (born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names Tupac, 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor.

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Vevo

Vevo (an abbreviation for 'video evolution') is an American multinational video hosting service founded on December 8, 2009, as a joint venture between three major record companies, Universal Music Group (UMG), Sony Music Entertainment (SME) and EMI.

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West Coast hip hop

West Coast hip hop is a hip hop music regional genre that encompasses any artists or music that originate in the West Coast region of the United States.

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WQHT

WQHT (97.1 FM) – also known as "Hot 97" – is an American radio station licensed to New York City under the corporate ownership of Emmis Communications.

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YouTube

YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Kunta

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