Missy Elliott

She is a 10 time Grammy award winner, and among the five artists to ever win a Grammy for album of the year she is the only female to ever win more than once. Her hit song “You Belong with Me” resonated with millions of young girls many of which connected with the lines “If you could see/ That I’m the one /Who understands you/ Been here all along/ So why can’t you see/ You belong with me”. She turns ordinary teenage girl experiences into fresh country and pop songs. She grew up fascinated by music which led to her success as a Country/Pop artist. She constantly strives to make sure that her fame does not get in the way of her truly being herself. Taylor does not read into any of the articles about her in magazines to avoid getting caught up in all the gossip that publicity spreads about her. Taylor has made a huge impact on music industry, from selling out Madison Square Garden, to record breaking songs and albums. Award winning singer and song writer Taylor Swift, is still forming her legacy as she continues to make history in the music industry, while garnering a large fan base worldwide.

There may be no bigger name in rap music right now than Chicago's own Chance the Rapper. His third mixtape Coloring Book is now available on all major music streaming platforms (Apple Music, Soundcloud, Spotify, Tidal, etc.) and he is also the first artist EVER to break The Billboard Top 10 Albums chart with streams only. He has burst onto the scene as a "lone wolf" of sorts; refusing to sign to a record label, releasing all of his music for free, and combining rap, jazz, and gospel music more beautifully than anyone we've ever seen in the music industry. To celebrate Lil Chano's recent success let's check out his ten best songs.

It debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200. It sold 109,000 copies within the first week of release. It sold over 1 million copies. She earned over $1.1 million in sales from the album. It earned her a 5 mic rating from "The Source". She is the only female rapper to receive this rating. It was certified gold.

In Carrie Underwood’s career she broke many records and won many awards. In ‘05 Underwood won a Teen Choice award for best TV Reality/Variety Star- Female. Her song ‘Inside Your Heaven’ reached No. 1 and album ‘Some Hearts’ also reached No. 1 on Billboard Country Albums. Between ‘06 and ‘10 she won 10 Academy of Country Music Awards. In ‘07 she released single ‘Wasted’, she sold 1 million copies and the song received a Gold Certification from The Recording Industry Association of America. She also received a Grammy award for best new artist in ‘07.

Beyoncé Knowles is an American Singer, Dancer and Actress. She began her career in the R&B Girl group Destiny’s Child as the lead vocalist spanning over 11 years. They released songs such as ‘Say my Name’, ‘Independent woman part 1’ and ‘Lose my Breath’ in 2004 when they returned from their 2-year hiatus; to name just a few of the top 10 hits. Beyoncé went on to become a solo artist and released her debut ‘Dangerously in Love’ in 2003 which stayed at number one for five consecutive weeks. Since then Beyoncé has released five more albums, appeared in the eight movies one of which gave her an Oscar nomination; Dream girls. While being known for her vast accomplishments, Beyoncé has used her craft to highlight the achievements and struggles of the African- American Community.

Attention material: She is the most popular female artist since 2006 when she started as a country singer; she has won many Grammy Awards, Kids Choice Awards and People’s Choice Awards with her incredible talent. She is generous, creative and successful; this could be no other than our beloved Taylor Swift.

Other than singing soulful music, George has many other interests like golf, steer-roping, and skiing. The name of his wife is Norma. He has a son and a daughter. Jennifer, his daughter died though in 1986 in a horrible car accident. George runs The Jennifer Lynn Strait Foundation in her memory to help the children. His son, George Jr. is right now a professional rodeo

Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Erykah has been performing most of her life and is not new to the entertainment world. She began modeling qt the age of 2 only later to groom her passion for dance at the age of 7 becoming the youngest member of the Birmingham, Alabama based dance team, M.A.D. Skillz. Under the direction of choreographer Winston Strickland and she made appearances on BET Wild Out Wednesday, MTV, and several concerts and music videos. By age 9 she was signed with Atlanta’s top dance agency, Bloc- Atlanta which employs talented dancers for many award shows, concerts and television. This led to a spotlight performance with rap artist Nelly on the 2007 BET Hip Hop Awards and a featured dancer in his song video “Let It Go Lil Mama”.

The book Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision, by Dr. Barbara Ransby was an incredible and extremely moving book. I really enjoy learning about history and significant people who have impacted the history and culture of our country. However, I have never learned of Ella Baker nor have I ever heard her name mentioned once. Barbara Ransby's book provides a well-structured and insightful biography of one of the most important, yet least well-known, leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. After reading Ransby's book, I have learned of the immense contributions that Ella Baker has contributed to history, more specifically the Civil Rights Movement. Furthermore, I have gained a greater understanding of the

Drake Aubrey Graham is the son of Dennis and Sandi Graham, was born it Ontario, Toronto. Drake got his musical interest from his dad Dennis, and his uncle Larry and Teenie Graham. Dennis Graham was a drummer working for Jerry Lee Lewis. Larry and Teenie are famous American musicians. His mom didn’t have any musical background but supported her son through every step in his life. At 15 years old Drake starred in Degarassi as Jimmy Brooks. Brooks was a star basketball player who became physically disabled after he was shot by a classmate. Until 2009 when his character graduated from Degrassi. Overall he appeared in a total of 138 episodes. Drake first mixtape was in 2007 “Room for Improvement”, the mixtape featured Trey Songz and Lupe Fiasco.

at jazz, rock, blues, pop, R&B and gospel. She is widely acclaimed for her passionate

Aubrey “Drake” Graham is a Jewish actor/rapper who was born in Toronto on October 24th, 1986, Drake is the son of Sandi and Dennis Graham. Drake was brought to acting by his friend’s dad who got him a role which was a character from the show “Degrassi”. Then a few years later he was found by rapper lil Wayne and then was signed into Young Money Records.

Imagine growing up in Virginia and singing to people on the street while standing on an overturned trash can.Years later you win a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance? Well, believe it or not Melissa Annette Elliott. She is also known as Missy Elliott. Missy Elliott’s background, personal qualities and accomplishments all lead up to why she got where she is now.

This album was one of the top albums of that year and ranked in the Billboard 200. It signaled her viability as a solo artist. She has “pulled in more than $500 million in gross earnings as a solo artist” (Forbes). The number one hit for this album was “Crazy in Love”, which featured Jay-Z, also known as HOV. This hit remained number one in the United States for eight weeks. It also was named “the only song to top the charts in both the United Kingdom and United States in 2003 (Crazy). The album was a commercial and critical success and earned Beyoncé five Grammy Awards in 2004 including Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best Contemporary R&B Album, and Best R&B Song (Beyoncé). Beyoncé was not only making her mark in the United States but also in Europe. She was awarded Brit Award for Best International Female Solo Artist. Her second solo album, “B’Day” was released in 2006 to be concurrent with her twenty-fifth birthday. . This album sold over 541 thousand copies for the first week of being released. It was then certified three times platinum. Beyoncé became the first woman to ever win the International Artist Award at the 335th Annual American Music Awards (Arenofsky). She also sold past 617,000, on her self-titled secret visual album, which was released on December 13, 2013, and took the spot of number one on the Billboard charts (Beyoncé Knowles). Some of Beyoncé’s hit songs such as, “Baby Boy”, “Dangerously In Love”, “Single Ladies”, “Diva”, and “Irreplaceable” make her an unforgettable artist. Throughout her solo career, she was very successful and her music was listened to

Buffy Sainte Marie is almost the complete opposite of the Native American that you would imagine. No, Buffy does not wear a headdress, feathers, and old ragged clothes. Instead, you can see her dressing like any other ordinary person.