Emily King: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
|URL = [http://www.myspace.com/emilykingmusic] |
|URL = [http://www.myspace.com/emilykingmusic] |
||
}} |
}} |
||
{{Infobox musical artist |
|||
| Name = Rashad |
|||
Img = RashadADAD.jpg |
|||
| Img_capt = |
|||
| Landscape = |
|||
| Background = solo_singer |
|||
| Birth_name = Rashad Morgan |
|||
| Alias = Ray-Ray, Rashad |
|||
| Born = 1980 |
|||
| Origin = [[Atlanta, Georgia]], [[United States]] |
|||
| Genre = [[Hip Hop]]/[[R&b]] |
|||
| Occupation = [[Singer]], Producer |
|||
| Years_active = [[2006]] - present |
|||
| Label = [[Grand Hustle Records|Grand Hustle]] |
|||
| Associated_acts = [[T.I.]], [[Young Dro]] |
|||
| URL = [http://www.myspace.com/grandhustlerashad Rashad's Myspace] |
|||
| Notable_instruments = vocals |
|||
}} |
|||
==Personal bio== |
==Personal bio== |
||
| Line 27: | Line 46: | ||
[[East Side Story]] brings together Emily’s roots as a singer-songwriter with soul-drenched vocals and fluid hip-hop beats – resulting in a truly special blend, a place where the coffeehouse meets the dance floor. Her soulful sounds are heavily influenced by a range of artists suach as Neil Young, Michael Jackson, Radiohead and others. |
[[East Side Story]] brings together Emily’s roots as a singer-songwriter with soul-drenched vocals and fluid hip-hop beats – resulting in a truly special blend, a place where the coffeehouse meets the dance floor. Her soulful sounds are heavily influenced by a range of artists suach as Neil Young, Michael Jackson, Radiohead and others. |
||
==East Side Story (2007)== |
|||
===Albums=== |
|||
{| class="wikitable" |
|||
!align="center"|Cover |
|||
!align="center"|Information |
|||
|- |
|||
| [[Image:nocover.png|150px]] |
|||
|align="left"|'''''East Side Story''''' |
|||
*Released: August [[2007 in music|2007]] |
|||
*Chart positions: TBA |
|||
*[[RIAA certification]]: N/A |
|||
*U.S. sales: TBA |
|||
|} |
|||
Tracklist |
Tracklist |
||
| Line 47: | Line 78: | ||
==References== |
==References== |
||
{{Primarysources|date=March 2007}} |
{{Primarysources|date=March 2007}} |
||
*[http://myspace.com/emilykingmusic Emily King Myspace page] |
|||
*[http://www.360-x.co.uk/a_page.php?pid=942 Emily King interview by Rashmi Shastri] |
*[http://www.360-x.co.uk/a_page.php?pid=942 Emily King interview by Rashmi Shastri] |
||
*[http://thepopculturejunkie.blogspot.com/2007/05/emily-king-friend-in-my-head.html Exclusive Emily King Interview] |
*[http://thepopculturejunkie.blogspot.com/2007/05/emily-king-friend-in-my-head.html Exclusive Emily King Interview] |
||
| Line 58: | Line 90: | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:King, Emily}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:King, Emily}} |
||
[[Category:Living people]] |
[[Category:Living people]] |
||
[[Category:J Records artists]] |
|||
[[Category:American singers]] |
[[Category:American singers]] |
||
Revision as of 22:36, 31 July 2007
 | The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline. (March 2007) |
Template:Infobox musical artist 2
Emily King |
|---|
Personal bio
Emily King was born Emily Cowings to an international jazz duo, Marion Cowings and Kim Kalesti in New York. Her father is African-American and Native American and her mother is Italian and Polish. Emily and her brother Alex Cowings were always exposed to music, especially jazz and classical sounds during their childhood. [1] [2]
Music career
20 Year old New Yorker Emily King's long awaited debut album East Side Story is due to be released sometime in 2007 through major label J Records. It was stated to be released in 2006, however due to undisclosed reasons, never made the release date.
A sampler had been floating around the internet since October 2006, which had 5 tracks on it including debut single Walk In My Shoes, (a remake of Donna Summer's hit song) featuring the Notorious B.I.G and other songs such as Hold On, Ain't No Sunshine a soulful classic remake, originally sang by Bill Wither, U & I and Colorblind.
East Side Story brings together Emily’s roots as a singer-songwriter with soul-drenched vocals and fluid hip-hop beats – resulting in a truly special blend, a place where the coffeehouse meets the dance floor. Her soulful sounds are heavily influenced by a range of artists suach as Neil Young, Michael Jackson, Radiohead and others.
Albums
| Cover | Information |
|---|---|
|
East Side Story
|
Tracklist
1) Walk In My Shoes
2) Colorblind
3) You & I
4) Hold Me
5) E Melody
5) Alright
http://myspace.com/emilykingmusic
References
 |
- Emily King Myspace page
- Emily King interview by Rashmi Shastri
- Exclusive Emily King Interview
- Dave. "Hip-Hop News: Emily King Completes Upcoming Hip Hop/Soul Album", Rap News Network, July 26 2006. Accessed July 26 2006.
- Golda Solomon. "Po Jazz at the Cornela Street Cafe", Jazz Jaunts, Novemeber 4 2004. Accessed November 4 2004.
- J Records. "Emily King Introduction", J Records,2007. Accessed 2007.
- PR. "Emily King and her East Side Story", JIVE Magazine,2006. Accessed 2006.
- http://www.jivemagazine.com/article.php?pid=6035
- http://www.jrecords.com/ecard/emilyking/main_module.html