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___MASK46___ Leonard Roberts II ( born ___MASK88___ 28 , 1976 ), known professionally by his stage name ___MASK36___ Ross , is an American rapper and entrepreneur . ___MASK10___ Lipman is ___MASK65___ American music industry executive . He is best known as the founder of Republic Records , for which he is the current Chairman & CEO . Onika ___MASK99___ Maraj ( born December 8 , 1982 ), known professionally as Nicki Minaj , is a Trinidadian - born American rapper , singer , and songwriter . Born in Saint ___MASK90___ , ___MASK62___ and Tobago and raised in South Jamaica , Queens , New York , Minaj earned public attention after releasing three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009 . She has been signed to Young Money Entertainment since 2009 . Louisiana ( or ; Louisiana Creole : " Léta de la Lwizyàn ") is a state located in the southern region of the United States . Louisiana is the 31st most extensive and the 25th most populous of the 50 United States . Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans . Louisiana is the only state in the ___MASK8___ S . with political subdivisions termed parishes , which are the local government ' s equivalent to counties . The largest parish by population is East Baton Rouge Parish , and the largest by total area is Plaquemines . Louisiana is bordered by Arkansas to the north , Mississippi to the east , Texas to the west , and the Gulf of Mexico to the south . Get It How U Live !! is the debut album by New Orleans hip - hop group the Hot Boys , released on October 28 , 1997 , on Cash Money Records . The album quickly sold over 300 , 000 copies , primarily in New Orleans following ___MASK57___ G .' s success . Although " Get It How U Live !!" is a rap album , it managed to peak at # 37 on the " Billboard " Top R & B Albums in 1997 . All tracks featured on the album were produced by Mannie Fresh . A neologism ( from Greek  - " néo -", " new " and  " lógos ", " speech , utterance ") is the name for a relatively new or isolated term , word , or phrase that ___MASK16___ be in the process of entering common use , but that has not yet been fully accepted into mainstream language . Neologisms are often directly attributable to a specific person , publication , period , or event . Universal Music Group , Inc . ( also known as Universal Music Group Recordings , Inc . and abbreviated as UMG ) is ___MASK65___ American - French global music corporation that is a subsidiary of the Paris - based French media conglomerate Vivendi . UMG ' s global corporate headquarters are in Santa Monica , California . Cash Money Records is ___MASK65___ American record label founded by brothers ___MASK83___ " Birdman " Williams and ___MASK60___ " Slim " Williams . The label is distributed by Republic Records , which used to be Universal Republic . The label itself has been home to a roster of prominent hip hop artists that include Drake , Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj , which has led Cash Money to being described as one of the most iconic and successful record labels in hip - hop history . Cash Money is estimated to be worth $ 300 million . Faheem Rashad Najm ( born September 30 , 1985 ), better known by his stage name T - Pain , is ___MASK65___ American rapper , singer , songwriter and record producer from Tallahassee , Florida . His debut album , " Rappa Ternt Sanga ", was released in 2005 . In 2007 , T - Pain released his second album " Epiphany ", which reached number one on the US " Billboard " 200 chart . His third album , " Thr33 Ringz ", was released in 2008 . T - Pain has also released a string of hit singles , including " I ' m Sprung ", " I ' m ' n Luv ( Wit a Stripper )", " Buy U a Drank ( Shawty Snappin ')", " Bartender ", " ___MASK1___ ' t Believe It ", " 5 O ' Clock " and more . T - Pain has earned two Grammy Awards , alongside artists Kanye West and ___MASK58___ Foxx respectively . Southern hip hop , also known as Southern rap , South Coast hip hop , or Dirty South , is a blanket term for a subgenre of American hip hop music that emerged in the Southern United States , especially in Atlanta , New Orleans , ___MASK14___ , Memphis , and Miami . American Idol is ___MASK65___ American singing competition television series created by ___MASK74___ Fuller , produced by FremantleMedia North ___MASK56___ and 19 Entertainment , and distributed by FremantleMedia North ___MASK56___ . It began airing on Fox on June 11 , 2002 , and ended on April 7 , 2016 . It started off as ___MASK65___ addition to the " Idols " format based on the British series " Pop Idol ", and became one of the most successful shows in the history of American television . The concept of the series involves discovering recording stars from unsigned singing talents , with the winner determined by the viewers in ___MASK56___ through telephones , Internet , and SMS text voting . Winners chosen by viewers in its fifteen seasons were Kelly Clarkson , ___MASK87___ Studdard , Fantasia Barrino , Carrie Underwood , Taylor Hicks , Jordin Sparks , David Cook , Kris Allen , Lee DeWyze , Scotty McCreery , Phillip Phillips , Candice Glover , Caleb Johnson , Nick Fradiani , and Trent Harmon . Singer - songwriters ___MASK17___ musicians who write , compose , and perform their own musical material , including lyrics and melodies . " Shawty Get Loose " is the third single from hip hop artist Lil Mama ' s debut album , "". The single is the remix version , where it features ___MASK5___ Brown singing the chorus , and T - Pain rapping on the second verse . In the original , T - Pain originally sings the chorus , while Lil Mama raps on the second verse . Instead of T - Pain using the Auto - Tune effect , ___MASK5___ Brown uses it , like he did in his other collaboration with T - Pain , " Kiss Kiss ". Republic Records is ___MASK65___ American record company that operates as a division of Universal Music Group . The label was endowed by Monte Lipman and Avery Lipman in 1995 ; it was later paired into the Universal Motown Republic Group in 1999 . After the separation of Motown Records from Universal Motown Records , the Universal Motown Republic Group was shuttered , the label was temporarily reincarnated as Universal Republic Records in 2006 , until it was revived in late 2012 . The label ' s main offices are located in New York City , New York , United States , other offices of the record label are located at the Interscope Center in Santa Monica , California , ___MASK8___ S . Universal Motown Republic Group , also abbreviated as UMRG , was ___MASK65___ umbrella label founded in 1999 by Universal Music Group to oversee the labels assigned to its unit . UMRG was formed in 1999 by pooling together Universal Records , Motown Records , and Republic Records , ( the first of the three is now defunct ), but which gave way to the current incarnations of those labels at the time , Universal Motown Records and Universal Republic Records . ___MASK73___ Anthony Preyan ( born July 28 , 1982 ), better known by his stage name Mack Maine , is a record executive and rapper from New Orleans , Louisiana . Mack Maine is signed to Young Money Entertainment , an imprint of Birdman ' s Universal Motown - distributed Cash Money Records , and is currently the president of the label . He is the co - founder of Kush Entertainment and has also founded his own label , Soothe Your Soul Records . Universal Republic Records was ___MASK65___ American record label , that operated as a division of Universal Music Group . It was based on the then - defunct Republic Records label founded by brothers Monte and Avery Lipman . In the summer of 2011 , changes were made at one of the three Universal Music Group umbrella labels , Universal Motown Republic Group , and Motown Records was separated from Universal Motown Records ( causing it to shut down and transfer its artists to either Motown Records or Universal Republic Records ) and the umbrella label and merged into The Island Def Jam Music Group , making Universal Republic Records a stand - alone label and shutting down Universal Motown Republic Group . In mid - 2012 , the label reverted to its original Republic Records name , making this label defunct . Micheal Ray Stevenson ( born November 19 , 1989 ) , known by his stage name Tyga ( a backronym for Thank You God Always ) , is ___MASK65___ American rapper from Gardena , California . In 2011 , Tyga signed a recording contract with Young Money Entertainment , Cash Money Records and Republic Records ( formerly Universal Republic Records ) . His major label debut Careless World : Rise of the Last King , includes the singles `` Rack City '' , `` Faded '' featuring fellow Young Money artist Lil Wayne , `` Far Away '' featuring ___MASK5___ Richardson , `` Still Got It '' featuring ___MASK39___ , and `` Make It Nasty '' . He released his third album Hotel California , on April 9 , 2013 , and includes the singles `` Dope '' featuring ___MASK36___ Ross , `` For The Road '' featuring ___MASK5___ Brown , and `` Show You '' featuring Future . His fourth studio album The Gold Album : 18th Dynasty , was released June 23 , 2015 , after several delays . ___MASK22___ Maurice " Chris " Brown ( born May 5 , 1989 ) is an American singer , songwriter , rapper , dancer , and actor . Born in Tappahannock , Virginia , he was involved in his church choir and several local talent shows from a young ___MASK4___ . Having signed with Jive Records in 2004 , Brown released his self - titled debut studio album the following year . It peaked at number two on the US " Billboard " 200 and was later certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ), selling an overall three million copies worldwide . With his first single " Run It !" peaking atop the US " Billboard " Hot 100 , Brown became the first male artist as a lead since Diddy in 1997 to have his debut single top the chart . His second album " Exclusive " ( 2007 ) spawned his second Hot 100 number one " Kiss Kiss ", in addition to " With You " and " Forever ". The album was also certified double platinum by the RIAA . In addition to his solo commercial success , Brown has been featured on several singles such as " No Air ", a duet with singer Jordin Sparks , " Shortie like Mine " with the rapper Bow Wow and " Shawty Get Loose " alongside Lil Mama and T - Pain . The songs have peaked at number three , number nine and number ten on the US " Billboard " Hot 100 respectively . The Hot Boys ( often styled as Hot ___MASK84___ $) is an American hip hop group active consisting of both past and present Cash Money Records rappers Lil Wayne , Juvenile , ___MASK57___ G . and Turk . ___MASK12___ Money Entertainment is ___MASK65___ American record label founded by rapper Lil Wayne . ___MASK12___ Money ' s president is Lil Wayne ' s lifelong friend Mack Maine . The label is ___MASK65___ imprint of Cash Money Records and is distributed by Republic Records . Niatia ___MASK85___ Kirkland ( born October 4 , 1989 ), better known by her stage name Lil Mama , is ___MASK65___ American hip hop recording artist from Brooklyn , New York City , New York . A rapper , singer , songwriter , entrepreneur , spokesperson , dancer and actress , Lil Mama was also a talent show judge for seven seasons on " ___MASK56___ ' s Best Dance Crew ". She experienced " Billboard " placement with the release of her debut album , " VYP ( Voice of the Young People )", which spawned the hit single " Lip Gloss ". She was also cast for the role of ___MASK28___ " Left Eye " Lopes , in the VH1 biographical film "", which aired in October 2013 . Folk etymology or reanalysis  sometimes called pseudo - etymology , popular etymology , or analogical reformation  is a change in a word or phrase resulting from the replacement of ___MASK65___ unfamiliar form by a more familiar one . The form or the meaning of ___MASK65___ archaic , foreign , or otherwise unfamiliar word is reanalyzed as resembling more familiar words or morphemes . Rebracketing is a form of folk etymology in which a word is broken down or " bracketed " into a new set of supposed elements . Back - formation , creating a new word by removing or changing parts of ___MASK65___ existing word , is often based on folk etymology . Jordin ___MASK26___ Sparks ( born December 22 , 1989 ) is an American singer , songwriter , and actress . She rose to fame in 2007 after winning the sixth season of " American Idol "; at ___MASK4___ 16 , she became the youngest winner in the series ' history . Her self - titled debut studio album , released later that year , was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) and has sold over two million copies worldwide . The album spawned the " Billboard " Hot 100 top - ten singles " Tattoo " and " No Air "; the latter , a collaboration with Chris Brown , is currently the third highest - selling single by any " American Idol " contestant , selling over three million digital copies in the United States . The song earned Sparks her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals . Potomac is a census - designated place ( CDP ) in ___MASK20___ County , Maryland , United States , named for the nearby Potomac River . In 2013 , CNNMoney . com listed Potomac as the most affluent town in all the United States based on median household income . Potomac is also the seventh most top - educated American small town according to " Forbes ." Bloomberg Businessweek labeled Potomac as the twenty - ninth richest zip code in the United States in 2011 , stating that it had the largest population of any ___MASK8___ S . town with a median income of more than $ 240 , 000 . In 2012 , The Higley Elite 100 published a list of highest - income neighborhoods by mean household income , which included four neighborhoods in Potomac ; one of these neighborhoods , " Carderock - The Palisades " was ranked the highest - income neighborhood in the United States , followed by " Beverly Hills - North of Sunset " in Beverly Hills , CA , and " Swinks Mill - Dominion Reserve " of Mclean , VA . More recently , two Potomac neighborhoods were ranked among the ten wealthiest neighborhoods in the country by CNBC in 2014 . Many Potomac residents work in nearby Washington , D . C . " No Air " is a song by American recording artist Jordin Sparks and American R & B singer / actor ___MASK5___ Brown . The song was written by ___MASK90___ Fauntleroy II , Eric Griggs , Mike Scala , Harvey Mason , Jr ., Damon Thomas and Steve ___MASK31___ . It was released in the United States on February 11 , 2008 and serves as the second single from her self - titled debut album . Tappahannock is the oldest town in Essex County , ___MASK30___ , United States . The population was 2 , 375 at the 2010 census , up from 2 , 068 at the 2000 census . Located on the Rappahannock River , Tappahannock is the county seat of Essex County . Its name comes from ___MASK65___ Algonquian language word " lappihanne " ( also noted as " toppehannock "), meaning " Town on the rise and fall of ___MASK33___ " or " where the tide ebbs and flows ." In 1608 ___MASK82___ Smith landed in Tapphannock but was driven back by the local Native American tribe . A backronym or bacronym is a specially constructed phrase that is supposed to be the source of a word that is , or is claimed to be , ___MASK65___ acronym . Backronyms ___MASK16___ be invented with serious or humorous intent , or ___MASK16___ be a type of false or folk etymology . The word is a combination of " backward " and " acronym ", and has been defined as a " reverse acronym ". Its earliest known citation in print is as " bacronym " in the November 1983 edition of the " Washington Post " monthly neologism contest . The newspaper quoted winning reader Meredith G . Williams of Potomac , Maryland , defining it as the " same as ___MASK65___ acronym , except that the words were chosen to fit the letters ". A choir ( also known as a chorale or chorus ) is a musical ensemble of singers . Choral music , in turn , is the music written specifically for such ___MASK65___ ensemble to perform . Choirs ___MASK16___ perform music from the classical music repertoire , which spans from the Medieval era to the present , and / or popular music repertoire . Most choirs are led by a conductor , who leads the performances with arm and face gestures . " Run It !" is the debut single recorded by American recording artist ___MASK5___ Brown . It was written and produced by Scott Storch and Sean Garrett for his debut studio album , " ___MASK5___ Brown " ( 2005 ). It features rap verses from American rapper Juelz Santana . The song was released as a single on June 30 , 2005 . The remix features rappers " Bow Wow " and " ___MASK73___ Dupri " and was performed at The 2006 " Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards " by Bow Wow and ___MASK5___ Brown . The radio version of the song was featured on the 2006 compilation album " Now That ' s What I Call Music ! 21 ". ___MASK22___ ___MASK66___ " Chris " Richardson ( born February 19 , 1984 ) is an American singer - songwriter who was the fifth - place finalist on the sixth season of " American Idol ". " Shortie like Mine " is a song by rapper Bow Wow . It is the first single from his fifth studio album , " The ___MASK52___ of Fame " ( 2006 ). This song features American R & B singers ___MASK5___ Brown & Johntá Austin . ___MASK65___ acronym is a word or name formed as ___MASK65___ abbreviation from the initial components in a phrase or a word , usually individual letters ( as in " NATO " or " laser ") and sometimes syllables ( as in " Benelux "). ___MASK47___ ___MASK66___ Carter Jr . ( born September 27 , 1982 ), known professionally as Lil Wayne , is an American hip hop recording artist and author from New Orleans , Louisiana . In 1991 , at the age of nine , Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label , and half of the duo The B . G .' z , alongside fellow New Orleans - based rapper Lil ' Doogie . In 1996 , Lil Wayne joined the southern hip hop group Hot Boys , with his Cash Money label - mates Juvenile , Young Turk and Lil ' Doogie ( who now goes by B . G .). Hot Boys debuted with " Get It How U Live !", that same year . Most of the group ' s success came with their platinum - selling album " Guerrilla Warfare " ( 1999 ) and the 1999 single " Bling Bling ". Along with being the flagship artist of Cash Money Records , Lil Wayne is also the Chief Executive Officer ( CEO ) of his own label imprint , Young Money Entertainment , which he founded in 2005 . Universal Motown Records was a record label that operated as a division of Universal Motown Republic Group . It was the contemporary incarnation of the legendary Motown Records label , and the " ___MASK42___ " half of UMG , although there was some rock artists on the label ( along with its sub - labels ) as well . New Orleans ( or ) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana . The population of the city was 343 , 829 as of the 2010 ___MASK8___ S . Census . The New Orleans metropolitan area ( New Orleans  Metairie  Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area ) had a population of 1 , 167 , 764 in 2010 and was the 46th largest in the United States . The New Orleans  Metairie  Bogalusa Combined Statistical Area , a larger trading area , had a 2010 population of 1 , 452 , 502 . The Island Def Jam Music Group ( IDJMG ) was ___MASK65___ American record label group formed in 1998 by combining the operations of 14 + record labels including Island Records , Def Jam Recordings , and Mercury Records . In 2011 , Motown Records was split from The Universal / Motown Records Group and subsequently became a division of The Island Def Jam Music Group . On April 1st 2014 , Universal Music announced that Island Def Jam ' s operations would be seperated between three entities : Island Records , Motown Records , and Def Jam Recordings . The Recording Industry Association of ___MASK56___ ( RIAA ) is a continental North and South American trade organization that represents the recording industry in the United States . Its members consist of record labels and distributors , which the RIAA says " create , manufacture and / or distribute approximately 85 % of all legally sold recorded music in the United States ." The RIAA headquarters is in Washington , D . C . Jive Records was ___MASK65___ American record label under the RCA Music Group formed in 1981 by Zomba Records . Formerly headquartered in New York City , the label was best known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s , and also in teen pop and ___MASK84___ bands during the 1990s and the early 2000s .