" New York, New York " is a song from the American West Coast hip hop duo Tha Dogg Pound featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg . The song was released as a promotional single and is the third and final single from their debut album, Dogg Food .
21-908: Intelligent Hoodlum is the debut studio album by the American rapper Intelligent Hoodlum, later known as Tragedy Khadafi . It was released on A&M Records in 1990. It peaked at number 52 on the Billboard Top R&;B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Jon Young, in Trouser Press , wrote that "backed by hard, unadorned beats from ace producer Marley Marl, [Intelligent Hoodlum] leads a furious chant against racism in 'No Justice, No Peace' and bristles with righteous anger on 'Black and Proud.'" In an article titled "The 10 Best Forgotten New York Hip-Hop Records," The Village Voice wrote: "Skeletal, smart, politically literate and seemingly effortless, Intelligent Hoodlum’s (a/k/a Tragedy Khadafi) debut
42-492: A posse cut by a Bahá’í rapper from Toronto named The Mighty Rhino. As of May 2023, Khadafi’s most recent guest appearances are on “Leviathan” and “Casino”, two songs from Billy , the most recent solo album by the Jewish rapper Ill Bill of Non Phixion and La Coka Nostra , who is from Canarsie . New York, New York (Tha Dogg Pound song) Produced by DJ Pooh , the song was paying homage to Grandmaster Flash and
63-570: A conviction that year (he was only 16 years old) for robbery charges followed by serving time in the Elmira Correctional Facility . In 1988, he appeared alongside fellow Juice Crew members on the Marley Marl compilation album In Control Vol.1 , on the solo tracks "The Rebel" and "Live Motivator". While in prison, Chapman became a Five Percenter and began working under the alias "Intelligent Hoodlum", and released
84-461: A junior member of the Juice Crew , the numerous times he was incarcerated, and the toll a hard life has on a poor African-American child growing up without a father and with a mother addicted to heroin . On December 27, 2007, Khadafi was convicted of selling narcotics and sentenced to a maximum of four years in prison. Although originally scheduled to be released on January 21, 2011, Tragedy
105-579: A music video there during the East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry . The music video was originally going to be a dedication to New York City prior to the shooting. East Coast rapper The Notorious B.I.G. called up the Hot 97 radio station with Funkmaster Flex and instigated the incident. After the shooting, Snoop Doggy Dogg and Tha Dogg Pound filmed scenes kicking down a building in New York. It
126-807: A song by a group of producers known as the Recordkingz. Further, WiseRap, Zicc, DJ Midnite, and E-Ratic Beats, who are all British hip hop artists, featured him on their collaborative song “In Too Deep (London 2 Queens)” in 2021. In the 2020s, Khadafi made guest appearances on two songs by Canadian hip hop artists. In December 2021, he appeared on “Gates of Abbadon” by the Greek Orthodox Christian artist Nec Nymbl. Then, in July 2022, he appeared with Guilty Simpson , Thirstin Howl III , Bonshah, Fraction, and Ultra Magnus on “We Gon’ Stomp Shit”,
147-464: Is documented to be the first to use the phrase "illmatic" in 1988 on a record called "The Rebel", from the Marley Marl album In Control, Volume 1 , which was an inspiration and influence on fellow New York rapper Nas. Khadafi began his career as one half of the duo Super Kids, along with Queensbridge producer DJ Hot Day. This output caught the attention of Marley Marl , who in 1986 produced
168-687: Is the stuff of conscious hip-hop dreams." All tracks are written by Percy Chapman and Marlon Williams , except "Keep Striving" by Percy Chapman, Marlon Williams, and Darren Lighty Tragedy Khadafi Percy Lee Chapman (born August 13, 1971), known by his stage name Tragedy Khadafi (formerly Intelligent Hoodlum ), is an American rapper and record producer. Chapman hails from the Queensbridge Housing Projects in Queens , New York City, and helped spawn other hip hop artists such as Mobb Deep , Capone-N-Noreaga , Nas . He
189-537: The Furious Five 's song of the same name and the city of New York . The song was produced by DJ Pooh and mixed by Dr. Dre . This song also uses a sample of Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five 's song with the same title. It is also considered being a jab at The Notorious B.I.G. because of the use of a similar beat to the Notorious B.I.G's St. Ides TV ad. However, Kurupt stated that DJ Pooh gave
210-781: The Notorious B.I.G. the instrumental originally for the St. Ides commercial. The music video was filmed on December 16, 1995, in Red Hook, Brooklyn , and at Times Square in Manhattan, New York . In the video, Tha Dogg Pound members are rapping around the skyscrapers in New York . The video, set in New York City , New York, was also heightened when the set was fired upon after New Yorkers felt they were being disrespected with West Coast hip hop artists traveling to New York City to film
231-473: The animosity going with his track "Halfway Thugs Pt. II." This was followed by Still Reportin'... in 2003. In 2005, he released Thug Matrix independently and also released an album as a member of the group Black Market Militia . Khadafi's latest releases, Blood Ballads and Thug Matrix 2 , were both released in 2006. He also starred in a documentary known as Tragedy: The Story of Queensbridge about his life and his struggles, growing up, his being
SECTION 10
#1732787327410252-480: The duo's single "The Tragedy (Don't Do It)", and "Stunt of the Block". Chapman was then made a junior member of the Juice Crew alongside artists such as Big Daddy Kane , Kool G Rap , and MC Shan . In 1987, he appeared as MC Percy on the B side of the 12" "Juice Crew All Stars" and on the last Super Kids single, "Hot Day Master Mix" appearing on tracks "Hip Hop Kids Live At U.S.A" and "Go Queensbridge". After
273-453: The late DMX , among others. Additionally, Tragedy Khadafi has made a variety of guest appearances on other rap artists’ projects, especially in the 25 years since The War Report . In 2013, Canadian producer Marco Polo , known for his extensive work with Pharoahe Monch and Masta Ace , invited Khadafi to appear on “Astonishing”, a posse cut that also featured Large Professor, O.C. , and Inspectah Deck . 2017 saw him appear on “I Cried”,
294-453: The name Tragedy Khadafi in 1997 and created a group called "CNN" and ended up getting them signed to Penalty Records . He also executive produced the group Capone-N-Noreaga 's debut album, The War Report , on which he appeared more on the album than Capone. When the latter returned to prison, Noreaga severed ties with Tragedy. In 1998, Khadafi formed the group Iron Sheiks along with his lifelong friend, Michael Butler a.k.a. Imam T.H.U.G., who
315-632: The self-titled album Intelligent Hoodlum on A&M Records . The album was produced by Marley Marl (with co-production by Large Professor ) and contained the singles "Back to Reality", "Black and Proud," and "Arrest the President". Chapman continued to record throughout the remainder of the 1990s releasing a follow-up Intelligent Hoodlum album titled Tragedy – Saga of a Hoodlum for A&M Records in 1993. The album spawned two singles "Street Life/Mad Brothers Know his Name" and "Grand Groove/Get Large". One of his last recordings as Intelligent Hoodlum
336-666: The track titled NY '87 featuring 2Pac , DJ Quik , and Deadly Threat dissing East Coast rappers Mobb Deep and Tragedy Khadafi which also featured disses towards The Notorious B.I.G. , Jeru the Damaja , A Tribe Called Quest , and Channel Live . The track remained unreleased until 2011. Tha Dogg Pound performed the song live on January 4, 1996 at the Gund Arena in Cleveland during the Tribute to Eazy-E tour. They also performed
357-558: The years, Khadafi has appeared on songs with Raekwon, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Planet Asia, Ghostface Killah , Styles P , A.G. , Cormega , Sticky Fingaz , Pete Rock , KRS-ONE , Cappadonna , R.A. the Rugged Man , Jadakiss , Black Thought , Mic Geronimo , Sheek Louch , Ja Rule , Nature , Ali Vegas , Wise Intelligent , Blaq Poet , Chuck D , Reef the Lost Cauze , Canibus , Vinnie Paz , Apathy , Celph Titled , and
378-542: Was also from Queensbridge, releasing an EP , which contained the underground classic "True Confessions". Khadafi's third album, Against All Odds , was scheduled for release in 1999, but conflict with his label stalled the release, finally being released in 2001, which was also the first appearance of emcee HeadRush Napoleon, who continued to work with Khadafi on future recordings. On the album, Khadafi dissed Noreaga and accused him of stealing his rhyming style on tracks like "Crime Nationalist" or "Blood Type". Noreaga kept
399-418: Was granted early parole, and released on June 23, 2010. In a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" session in 2014, Tragedy Khadafi claimed he was "hurt" by the assassination of Muammar Gaddafi and calling it "an embarrassing blotch on America's history." In 2021, Tragedy reunited with N.O.R.E on the track "We Still Here" off his Hidden Files album. The project also featured Raekwon and Planet Asia . Over
420-418: Was released for the week ending on February 4, 1996. In response to this song, East Coast duos, Capone-N-Noreaga and Mobb Deep collaborated with Tragedy Khadafi to release a response song named " L.A., L.A. " dissing Tha Dogg Pound as a response to the New York, New York music video which showed Tha Dogg Pound and Snoop Doggy Dogg kicking down buildings in New York . Tha Dogg Pound responded with
441-449: Was the title cut for the motion picture soundtrack of Posse , a Hollywood Western that told the story of an African-American gunslinger posse. This song marked the end of Chapman's overt focus on Conscious hip hop , Black history and political commentary in his verses. Working with Capone , Noreaga and Mobb Deep , recording " L.A L.A " a response to Tha Dogg Pound 's " New York, New York ", Intelligent Hoodlum then began working under
SECTION 20
#1732787327410#409590