This page will contain discussion groups about J. Lo, as they become available.Jennifer LopezJennifer Lynn López (born July 24, 1969) is a well-known American actress, Latin Pop singer, fashion designer, and dancer. She is married to singer Marc Anthony. She is also commonly known as J-Lo or J.Lo. Early YearsLopez as a childLopez was born in the Bronx, New York to Puerto Rican parents Guadalupe Rodriguez and David Lopez. She has two sisters, Lynda and Leslie. Though Lopez's parents were born in the same Puerto Rican town, they did not meet until they both had moved to Castle Hill. They were strict with their girls and instilled a strong work ethic in them — no one in the family was allowed to miss a day of school, work, or church (the family was devoutly Roman Catholic). "Our parents had a strong work ethic — there wasn't really any other way," Lynda Lopez told Rolling Stone. Lopez's parents also stressed assimilation — the need to speak English, to fit into the mainstream, to succeed. Because her parents were strict, Lopez spent much of what she called "the boyfriend years" in Rolling Stone sneaking around to meet up with first-love David Cruz, whom she remained with from the time she was 16 until she was 25."I was always climbing out windows, jumping off roofs, and he was sneaking up," she said. "It was crazy." She spent her entire academic career in Catholic school, and admits she still prays regularly. She was a driven student and natural athlete in gymnastics, softball, and tennis. She went out for the track team, though she had no experience. Her father feared that, new to the sport, she would be outclassed, but Lopez rose to the challenge and ended up competing nationally. "Basically, anything she wants to do, she'll be as successful as you can at it," sister Lynda Lopez told Rolling Stone. "That's the kind of person she is." She met the famous Jorge "Chicken Wings" Lopez from Jersey City. Jennifer Lopez financed singing and dancing lessons from the age of 16. After she dropped out of high school, Lopez pursued her talent for dance. She split her time between her job at a law office, taking dance classes, and dancing in Manhattan clubs at night. Though she did not, and still does not, drink alcohol, her parents disapproved of her working nights so far from home and feared she was associating with a potentially dangerous crowd. She moved out of the house in protest of her controlling parents and was able to shack up with her dance teacher and literally lived on the floor of the dance studio for many years until she could pay rent with occasional work as a dancer. After month's and month's of auditioning for dance gig's, she got her first spot and started out in television as a video girl for rap artist MC Hammer, also a guest spot on the American Music Awards, and was then introduced to the world as a "fly girl" dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color in 1990 only after being rejected twice. She then left the show after the second season due to confliction between she and another dancer. Lopez's stability during that time parlayed into the earliest successes of her career. She got her big break playing a small role in a short-lived television program South Central. She later starred shortly in Second Chances and Hotel Malibu. She got more television acting parts in the made-for-TV movie Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7. She danced for Janet Jackson on tour and in Jackson's video for the popular song "That's the Way Loves Goes" in 1995. Lopez broke onto the big screen in 1995, in the drama My Family/Mi Familia and opposite Wesley Snipes in the action film Money Train. She appeared in Francis Ford Coppola's 1996 comedy Jack, and the 1997 thriller Blood and Wine. After a nationwide search of tens of thousands of women, Jennifer was chosen to play the lead role in the film Selena. In 1998, the Golden Globes organization nominated her for the "Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy" for her role in Selena. Music1st Album "On The 6"Lopez's debut album, On the 6, a reference to the subway line she used to take growing up in Castle Hill, was released on June 1, 1999 and reached the top ten of the Billboard 200. The album featured the multi-week #1 lead single, "If You Had My Love", as well as the top ten hit "Waiting for Tonight". It also contained the Spanish language, Latin-flavored duet "No me Ames" with Marc Anthony, which was an international DAN hit, though the song was never released as a single in the US. Despite this, the video received moderate airplay on the US music channels VH1 and The Box as a novelty. The album also spawned another international hit in "Feelin' So Good", a hip-hop track which contained guest raps by Big Pun and Fat Joe; it failed to make the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100. "Let's Get Loud" was also released as a single, and became a minor dance hit. Her sophomore effort, J. Lo, was released in January 2001 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. The lead single, "Love Don't Cost a Thing" was her first UK number one single, and, along with its follow-up, "Play" (which was written by rising teen star, Christina Milian) it became a top five hit during the year the album was released. The album's next two singles, "I'm Real" and "Ain't it Funny", ended up becoming her biggest ever hits, with both spending several weeks at #1. However, to capitalize on this, Lopez asked Murder Inc. to remix both songs, completely changing the lyrics and melodies and adding raps from Ja Rule in both songs, and from Caddillac Tah to "Ain't it Funny (Remix)". The "I'm Real" and "Ain't It Funny" remixes were two of the biggest pop and rap hits in late 2001 and early 2002, respectively, and their more hip-hop sound gave J. Lo street credibility and brought her music to a whole new group of fans. She re-released the CD on her 32nd birthday, July 24, 2001, including Ja Rule's remixed version of "I'm Real". The remix of "I'm Real" sparked controversy when it contained a sample originally used for Mariah Carey's single 'Loverboy'. Rumors suggest this was Tommy Motolla's doing, Carey's ex-husband. Following the successes of the remix, Lopez decided to devote an entire album to the effort; the result, J to tha L-O: The Remixes, appeared on February 5, 2002. This album, too, debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, marking the first remix album in history to debut (or even reach) #1 on the chart. This time around, she got 50 Cent and Nas to write rhymes for two remixes of her next single, "I'm Gonna Be Alright", which ended up becoming another top ten hit. The album also included rarer dance and hip-hop remixes of her past singles, and a new song, a ballad called "Alive", which was included in Lopez's movie Enough. On November 26, 2002, Lopez released her fourth studio album, This Is Me... Then, which reached #2 on the Billboard 200 and spawned two very popular singles; the top 5 "Jenny from the Block", (sampling the track from the song "Watch Out Now" by the Beatnuts, and including raps from Jadakiss and Styles P and the multi-week #1 "All I Have" duet with LL Cool J. Another single, "I'm Glad", was also released, but only managed to go top forty, a rather low result considering Lopez's usual chart success. Another song from the album was a cover of Carly Simon's "You Belong to Me." In 2004, Lopez once again participated in duets with Marc Anthony, this time on his albums Amar Sin Mentiras and Valio La Pena. 5th Album "Rebirth"After a considerable amount of time away from the music scene, Lopez finally released her fifth studio album, Rebirth, on March 1, 2005. Debuting at #2 on the Billboard 200 to initially decent sales success, the album quickly fell off the charts and remains to be Lopez's biggest commercial (not to mention critical) failure/flop yet. Despite this, the album has so-far spawned one hit in "Get Right", which reached the top twenty; however, it was greatly shunned by critics as an almost complete rip-off of Usher's unreleased song Ride. Even so, "Get Right" was a huge hit in the UK, becoming her second #1 single there. The second single, "Hold You Down," which featured Fat Joe, only barely made it into the top 75 in the US, peaking at #64 but the track managed a peak of #6 in the UK. In late 2006, Jennifer Lopez is to release her 6th studio album and first Spanish Album titled "Como Ama Una Mujer", and in the Fall she is to release her sixth studio album, an English album. FashionLopez owns a clothing line called "JLO by Jennifer Lopez", whose brand has been licensed for a term by Warnaco Group [1]. Her line is the most successful of any artists' in history and includes many different types of clothing for young women, including jeans, tees, coats, belts, purses, sexy lingere and many other products. Furthermore, she is planning to launch a jewelry line, hats, gloves and a scarves line. She also has a perfume line out called "Glow", and she was in question before, because the name came from another patented perfume. In October 2003, Lopez introduced a perfume called "Still". During November of the same year, she launched a new clothing line called "Sweetface". Lopez's frequent use of fur in her clothing lines and personal wardrobe has brought the scorn of people concerned with animal rights. More than one hundred protestors from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals held a demonstration at the Los Angeles premiere of Monster-in-Law. For her part, Lopez told a radio DJ she was open to being educated on the topic-and the DJ promptly told her animals are routinely skinned alive to make trendy furs. That has not discouraged her in the least bit from wearing and marketing clothing made from fur She has also done a photoshoot to represent the Louis Vuitton Winter 2003 campaign, in which the pictures would be seen all over the world through TV commercials, billboards, ads, newspapers, magazines and more. Other merchandise includes a clothing and cologne line for men due for release sometime in 2006. J.Lo has now said that she is going to start producing clothes for pets dogs, most of the customers will most likely be members of hollywood and their furry little friends. J.Lo Inc.Lopez owns a production company, Nuyorican Productions, in which she is expected to produce some of her upcoming movies. Some of the projects for the company include Carmen, Dirty Girls Social Club (featuring Jeffrey Wilkinson as Dirty Girl # 4) and The Hector Lavoe Project. This company was founded together with her former manager, Benny Medina, whom she filed a lawsuit against because of alleged fraud in July 2003. Currently, the company produces the television series South Beach for UPN. The company produced the commercially-successful movies The Cell, The Wedding Planner and Maid in Manhattan. These three movies put together made more than $350 million at the box office worldwide. RelationshipsLopez is notorious for her multiple relationships. Her first marriage, to waiter Ojani Noa, occured on February 22, 1997. He was later named the manager of Lopez's restaurant, Madre's. They divorced in January 1998. Her second marriage was to Chris Judd, her former backup dancer. She met Judd while filming the music video for her single "Love Don't Cost A Thing". The two were married on September 29, 2001 at a home in a Los Angeles suburb officiated by attorney Barry Hirsch. The marriage also ended in divorce in January 2003. From 1999 to 2001, she dated singer and producer Puff Daddy [real name: Sean Combs], breaking up after a shooting incident in a New York night club. Both were arrested in connection with a nightclub shooting in December 1999. Police found them with a stolen gun. The charges against Lopez were dropped, but the charges against Combs stayed. He was eventually tried and acquitted. Their breakup was announced on February 14, 2001. Lopez became engaged to Ben Affleck and confirmed this in October 2002, after Affleck gave her a reported $3.5 million ring. But the marriage planned for September 14, 2003 in Santa Barbara, California was called off a few days before the event. She had stated in interviews during her engagement to Affleck that, once married, she would go by the name Jennifer Affleck both privately and professionally. This never came to be as she and Affleck broke off their engagement and split for good in January 2004. Lopez married singer Marc Anthony in a secret wedding on June 5, 2004, less than a week after his divorce was finalized from former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres. All the guests were invited to a "afternoon party", and they were never told that they were going to a wedding. Years before they married (or even became a couple), she and Marc Anthony sang a song together called "No Me Ames" which appeared on her album "On the 6." Almost immediately after the wedding, rumors began swirling that the wedding was of the "shotgun" variety and that Lopez was pregnant. Claiming to be a devoted Roman Catholic, Lopez has said in the past that she would never have a baby without being married. Complicating the situation is Anthony's refusal to confirm his marriage to Lopez and the fact that his divorce took place in the Dominican Republic less than a week before his reported marriage to Lopez, making it potentially invalid in the United States. The couple has since confirmed their marriage, although Lopez refuses to elaborate publicly on her marriage to Anthony. Lopez has become a stepmother to Anthony's two sons, Cristian and Ryan, with Torres and also to his daughter, Arianna, from a previous relationship. Arianna starred in Lopez's music video for "Get Right". Her BehindLopez's buttocks, which are commonly described as attractively large and shapely, have frequently been the subject of comment and parody. The size of her backside was actually one of the components in helping her win the title role in the 1997 film Selena about real-life Texan singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, who also was noted for having a shapely posterior. She won the title of Best Female Body in the U.K. magazine Celebrity Bodies poll in 2001; and also First Place in FHM magazine's 2000 and 2001 polls of Sexiest Women, with all of the polls citing her shapely rear as a reason. In a skit at the MTV Video Music Awards, Triumph, the Comic Insult Dog begged Lopez to let him sniff her rear end, claiming that it was the equivalent of scaling Mount Everest for a dog. On a Hollywood television gossip show in 2004, an interviewer asked her, "How do you feel about your butt?" She answered "I can't believe you're asking me a question like that." Accomplishments"The Wedding Planner" DVD Cover
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Upcoming Films:. The complete list of Vice City radio stations is as followed:. 2006. The commercials and the game setting are consistent: Degenatron advertisement appear on billboards, and ads air for stores in which the player can actually shop, such as Ammu-Nation. 2005. In addition to music and interviews, the stations also include fake commercials such as the Degenatron, a fictional video game console (Save the green dots with your fantastic flying red square!) that's likely a parody of the Atari 2600. 2004. The multi-CD soundtrack to the game was an instant best-seller. 2003. The radio stations and the game story also feature a fictional band called Love Fist. 2002. Mister, and other artists that fit the retro 80s theme. 2001. The tracks are for the most part licensed works from various real-life artists such as Aneka, Blondie, Ozzy Osbourne, Michael Jackson, Mr. 2000. Various radio stations can be received on radios in most vehicles in the game; one is an interview and chat station (KCHAT), another (VCPR) consists of the public radio debate show Pressing Issues, and the remainder are music stations which cover particular musical genres such as rap music (Wildstyle), rock (V-Rock) and (most predominantly) pop music (WAVE 103, Flash FM). 1999. The voice of the taxi dispatcher is provided by Blondie singer Debbie Harry. 1998. The voice-talent includes Ray Liotta as Vercetti, Tom Sizemore, Dennis Hopper, Burt Reynolds, Luis Guzmán, Miami Vice star Philip Michael Thomas, Danny Trejo, Gary Busey, Lee Majors, Fairuza Balk, and porn actress Jenna Jameson. 1997. The game features dozens of characters, many appearing only in the cut scenes which describe each mission. 1995. The case is currently being heard by the same judge who presided over Moore's criminal trial, in which he was sentenced to life in prison for his actions. On a Hollywood television gossip show in 2004, an interviewer asked her, "How do you feel about your butt?" She answered "I can't believe you're asking me a question like that.". Damages are being sought from the Jasper branches of GameStop and Wal-Mart, the stores from which Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, respectively, were purchased and also from the games' publisher Take-Two Interactive, and the PlayStation 2 manufacturer Sony Computer Entertainment. In a skit at the MTV Video Music Awards, Triumph, the Comic Insult Dog begged Lopez to let him sniff her rear end, claiming that it was the equivalent of scaling Mount Everest for a dog. One of Moore's attorney's, Jack Thompson, claimed it was GTA's graphic nature - with his constant playing time - that caused Moore to commit the murders, and Moore's family agrees. magazine Celebrity Bodies poll in 2001; and also First Place in FHM magazine's 2000 and 2001 polls of Sexiest Women, with all of the polls citing her shapely rear as a reason. Moore then grabbed a pistol from one of the police officers and shot and killed him along with another officer and dispatcher before fleeing in a police car [4]. She won the title of Best Female Body in the U.K. The shooting took place in June 2003 when Devin Moore, 17 years old at the time, was brought in for questioning to a Fayette police station regarding a stolen vehicle. The size of her backside was actually one of the components in helping her win the title role in the 1997 film Selena about real-life Texan singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, who also was noted for having a shapely posterior. In February 2005, a lawsuit was brought upon the makers and distributors of the Grand Theft Auto series claiming the games caused a teenager to shoot and kill three members of the Alabama police force. Lopez's buttocks, which are commonly described as attractively large and shapely, have frequently been the subject of comment and parody. In 2004, a new version of the game was released, removing and changing those lines of dialogue citation required. Arianna starred in Lopez's music video for "Get Right". This seems to have largely satisfied the groups who raised the complaints, although the case was then referred to a state court, downgraded from the initial decision to refer the case to a federal court [3]. Lopez has become a stepmother to Anthony's two sons, Cristian and Ryan, with Torres and also to his daughter, Arianna, from a previous relationship. Under further pressure, including threats from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to "do everything we possibly can" if Rockstar didn't comply, Take-Two (the game's publisher) did agree to remove several lines of dialogue [2]. The couple has since confirmed their marriage, although Lopez refuses to elaborate publicly on her marriage to Anthony. Rockstar Games issued a press release stating that they understood the concern of Cubans and Haitians, and that they believed those groups were blowing the issue out of proportion. Complicating the situation is Anthony's refusal to confirm his marriage to Lopez and the fact that his divorce took place in the Dominican Republic less than a week before his reported marriage to Lopez, making it potentially invalid in the United States. Nevertheless, the groups' claims of racism and incitement to genocide attracted a good deal of public attention towards Vice City. Claiming to be a devoted Roman Catholic, Lopez has said in the past that she would never have a baby without being married. Players of the game pointed out that lines such as "These Haitians! We take 'em out!" refer specifically to members of a Haitian drug cartel, not every Haitian person, and a similar line appears in a mission to kill the Cubans. Almost immediately after the wedding, rumors began swirling that the wedding was of the "shotgun" variety and that Lopez was pregnant. They accused the game of inviting people to harm immigrants from those two nations [1]. Years before they married (or even became a couple), she and Marc Anthony sang a song together called "No Me Ames" which appeared on her album "On the 6.". In November 2003, Cuban and Haitian groups in Florida targeted the title. All the guests were invited to a "afternoon party", and they were never told that they were going to a wedding. In the UK, Vice City received an "18" certificate from the BBFC. Lopez married singer Marc Anthony in a secret wedding on June 5, 2004, less than a week after his divorce was finalized from former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres. The ability to pickup prostitutes was disabled, allowing the game to be given an MA15+ rating by the OFLC. This never came to be as she and Affleck broke off their engagement and split for good in January 2004. In Australia, it was slightly modified to comply with current Australian censorship laws. She had stated in interviews during her engagement to Affleck that, once married, she would go by the name Jennifer Affleck both privately and professionally. The ESRB rated this game "M" for Mature. But the marriage planned for September 14, 2003 in Santa Barbara, California was called off a few days before the event. Some suggest that parental supervision is necessary when young people play this game. Lopez became engaged to Ben Affleck and confirmed this in October 2002, after Affleck gave her a reported $3.5 million ring. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City has been labeled as violent by many special interest groups, and is considered highly controversial. Their breakup was announced on February 14, 2001. The PC version of this game features improved performance over the PlayStation 2 version of GTA III, although the police AI seems to be lacking at times in comparison. He was eventually tried and acquitted. Guns may be purchased at firearm store Ammu-Nation and other types of weapons (such as baseball bats, hammers and chainsaws) can be bought at various hardware stores. The charges against Lopez were dropped, but the charges against Combs stayed. In addition, a wide array of mêlée weapons and firearms become available to the player as he or she completes more and more missions. Police found them with a stolen gun. Although these activities often result in unique rewards, they are not integral to the main thrust of gameplay. Both were arrested in connection with a nightclub shooting in December 1999. One is also able to carry out productive and (mostly) non-violent activities in the game such as pizza deliveries, driving injured people to a hospital with an ambulance, extinguishing fires with a fire truck, and much more, usually with a monetary reward. From 1999 to 2001, she dated singer and producer Puff Daddy [real name: Sean Combs], breaking up after a shooting incident in a New York night club. Shootouts between members of rival gangs can occur spontaneously and several missions involve organized fights between opposing gangs. The marriage also ended in divorce in January 2003. These gangs typically have a positive or negative opinion of the player and act accordingly by shooting at the player or following him. The two were married on September 29, 2001 at a home in a Los Angeles suburb officiated by attorney Barry Hirsch. Various gangs make frequent appearances in the game, some of whom are integral to story events. She met Judd while filming the music video for her single "Love Don't Cost A Thing". This makes the storyline and missions less linear than the preceding GTA III, although there are a set of "core missions", some required before the player can purchase properties, and others being triggered as the player complete asset-related missions. Her second marriage was to Chris Judd, her former backup dancer. Once all the missions for a given property are complete the property provides an ongoing income, which the increasingly-prosperous Vercetti must periodically uplift. They divorced in January 1998. Each commercial property has a number of missions attached to it, such as eliminating the competition or stealing equipment. He was later named the manager of Lopez's restaurant, Madre's. These include a pornographic film studio, a dance club, a taxi company, an ice-cream delivery business, a boatyard, and a printing works. Her first marriage, to waiter Ojani Noa, occured on February 22, 1997. There are also a variety of businesses called "assets" which the player can buy. Lopez is notorious for her multiple relationships. Some of these are additional hideouts (essentially locations where weapons can be collected and the game saved). These three movies put together made more than $350 million at the box office worldwide. Unlike previous games in the franchise, the player can also purchase a number of properties distributed around the city. The company produced the commercially-successful movies The Cell, The Wedding Planner and Maid in Manhattan. Police behavior is mostly similar to Grand Theft Auto III, but there is the addition of spike strips to puncture the tires of a car the player is fleeing in, as well as SWAT teams deployed from flying police helicopters and the aforementioned undercover police units, ala-Miami Vice. Currently, the company produces the television series South Beach for UPN. However, doing so generally attracts unwanted and potentially fatal attention from the police (or, in extreme cases, the FBI and even the Army). This company was founded together with her former manager, Benny Medina, whom she filed a lawsuit against because of alleged fraud in July 2003. Players can steal vehicles, (cars, boats, motorcycles, helicopters, and even a plane) partake in drive-by shootings, and generally create chaos. Some of the projects for the company include Carmen, Dirty Girls Social Club (featuring Jeffrey Wilkinson as Dirty Girl # 4) and The Hector Lavoe Project. Various items such as hidden weapons and packages are also scattered throughout the landscape, as it has been with previous GTA titles. Lopez owns a production company, Nuyorican Productions, in which she is expected to produce some of her upcoming movies. The gameplay is very open-ended, a characteristic of the Grand Theft Auto franchise; although missions must be completed to complete the storyline and unlock new areas of the city, the player is able to drive around and visit different parts of the city (once "unlocked") and otherwise do whatever they wish if not currently working on a mission. J.Lo has now said that she is going to start producing clothes for pets dogs, most of the customers will most likely be members of hollywood and their furry little friends. Because Vice City is built upon Grand Theft Auto III, the game follows a largely similar gameplay design and interface in GTA III with several tweaks and improvements over its predecessor. Other merchandise includes a clothing and cologne line for men due for release sometime in 2006. The only difference being that Tommy's undershirt is pink instead of white. She has also done a photoshoot to represent the Louis Vuitton Winter 2003 campaign, in which the pictures would be seen all over the world through TV commercials, billboards, ads, newspapers, magazines and more. Vercetti" suit players receive when purchasing a local strip club, strongly resembles Tony Montana's suit which he wears toward the end of the movie. That has not discouraged her in the least bit from wearing and marketing clothing made from fur. Not to forget, the "Mr. For her part, Lopez told a radio DJ she was open to being educated on the topic-and the DJ promptly told her animals are routinely skinned alive to make trendy furs. In fact, if the player's "wanted level" reaches three stars, an undercover sports car joins the police in chasing the player; the occupants of the sports car are two undercover police officers who dress in a manner reminiscent of Miami Vice's lead characters. More than one hundred protestors from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals held a demonstration at the Los Angeles premiere of Monster-in-Law. Most of the characters wear the then-fashionable white or pastel baggy cotton suits and, like Miami Vice, much of the action takes place in mansions, on speedboats, or in other glamorous settings. Lopez's frequent use of fur in her clothing lines and personal wardrobe has brought the scorn of people concerned with animal rights. Vercetti's opulent mansion, and the climactic battle which takes place in it at the game's end, is very similar to their counterparts in Scarface. During November of the same year, she launched a new clothing line called "Sweetface". Many themes are borrowed from the Brian De Palma film Scarface and from the hit 1980s television series Miami Vice. In October 2003, Lopez introduced a perfume called "Still". This takes Vercetti from being a small-time hood staying in a beachfront hotel to being the city's crime kingpin. She also has a perfume line out called "Glow", and she was in question before, because the name came from another patented perfume. The player progresses through the game narrative by performing a series of missions, most of which involve criminal activities. Furthermore, she is planning to launch a jewelry line, hats, gloves and a scarves line. Much of the action in Vice City concerns Vercetti's burgeoning criminal empire, spanning drug trafficking, murder for hire, counterfeiting, and protection. Her line is the most successful of any artists' in history and includes many different types of clothing for young women, including jeans, tees, coats, belts, purses, sexy lingere and many other products. Killing those responsible for the theft...well, would make both Sonny and Tommy happy. Lopez owns a clothing line called "JLO by Jennifer Lopez", whose brand has been licensed for a term by Warnaco Group [1]. Vercetti narrowly escapes and informs Sonny, who demands that Tommy get back both the "product" and the money. In late 2006, Jennifer Lopez is to release her 6th studio album and first Spanish Album titled "Como Ama Una Mujer", and in the Fall she is to release her sixth studio album, an English album. At the exchange, masked gunmen kill several of the people involved in the trade, stealing both the drugs and the money Tommy was charged with protecting. The second single, "Hold You Down," which featured Fat Joe, only barely made it into the top 75 in the US, peaking at #64 but the track managed a peak of #6 in the UK. While attempting to re-establish himself within the Forelli Mafia family, local boss Sonny Forelli sends Tommy to Vice City to supervise an important drug deal. Even so, "Get Right" was a huge hit in the UK, becoming her second #1 single there. The player takes the role of Tommy Vercetti, who has recently been released from prison in Liberty City. Despite this, the album has so-far spawned one hit in "Get Right", which reached the top twenty; however, it was greatly shunned by critics as an almost complete rip-off of Usher's unreleased song Ride. a savior" he claims) who appeared on Lazlow's show in GTA III, runs the Emotion radio station. Debuting at #2 on the Billboard 200 to initially decent sales success, the album quickly fell off the charts and remains to be Lopez's biggest commercial (not to mention critical) failure/flop yet. Finally, Fernando, a self-glorifying procurer of women ("not a pimp.. After a considerable amount of time away from the music scene, Lopez finally released her fifth studio album, Rebirth, on March 1, 2005. Toni, the female disc jockey of the 80's music radio station in GTA III also appears as a DJ in Vice City's pop music station. In 2004, Lopez once again participated in duets with Marc Anthony, this time on his albums Amar Sin Mentiras and Valio La Pena. Lazlow, who played the host of Chatterbox, the talk radio station in GTA III, is the DJ for the hard-rock station in Vice City (he mentioned in passing in GTA III that he used to be a DJ on a rock station). Another song from the album was a cover of Carly Simon's "You Belong to Me.". Donald Love, a business tycoon in GTA III, makes an appearance as an apprentice to real estate mogul Avery Carrington. Another single, "I'm Glad", was also released, but only managed to go top forty, a rather low result considering Lopez's usual chart success. Although the main character is not the same as the one in Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City contains a few characters from GTA III at an earlier point in their lives. Then, which reached #2 on the Billboard 200 and spawned two very popular singles; the top 5 "Jenny from the Block", (sampling the track from the song "Watch Out Now" by the Beatnuts, and including raps from Jadakiss and Styles P and the multi-week #1 "All I Have" duet with LL Cool J. Vice City is a loose prequel to the preceding game in the series, GTA III, which took place in the present day at the time of its 2001 release. On November 26, 2002, Lopez released her fourth studio album, This Is Me.. In contrast to the gritty urbanism of Grand Theft Auto III's Liberty City, Vice City is (mostly) clean and classy, with golden beaches, waving palm trees, and beautiful purple sunsets. The album also included rarer dance and hip-hop remixes of her past singles, and a new song, a ballad called "Alive", which was included in Lopez's movie Enough. The game's look, particularly the clothing and vehicles, reflect (and sometimes gently parody) its 1986 setting. This time around, she got 50 Cent and Nas to write rhymes for two remixes of her next single, "I'm Gonna Be Alright", which ended up becoming another top ten hit. The game is set in fictional Vice City, which is based on Miami, Florida. This album, too, debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, marking the first remix album in history to debut (or even reach) #1 on the chart. . Following the successes of the remix, Lopez decided to devote an entire album to the effort; the result, J to tha L-O: The Remixes, appeared on February 5, 2002. It uses a tweaked version of the game engine used by its predecessor, Grand Theft Auto III, and similarly presents a huge cityscape, fully populated with buildings (from hotels to skyscrapers), vehicles (cars, motocycles, boats, and planes) and people. Rumors suggest this was Tommy Motolla's doing, Carey's ex-husband. Rockstar Vienna also packaged the game with its predecessor, Grand Theft Auto III, and sold it as Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack for the Xbox. The remix of "I'm Real" sparked controversy when it contained a sample originally used for Mariah Carey's single 'Loverboy'. Following this success, Vice City saw releases in Europe, Australia and Japan, and became available on the PC. She re-released the CD on her 32nd birthday, July 24, 2001, including Ja Rule's remixed version of "I'm Real". Designed by Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design) and published by Rockstar Games, it debuted in North America on October 27, 2002 for the PlayStation 2 and quickly became the best-selling video game for that year. Lo street credibility and brought her music to a whole new group of fans. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is the fourth computer and video game in the hit Grand Theft Auto franchise. The "I'm Real" and "Ain't It Funny" remixes were two of the biggest pop and rap hits in late 2001 and early 2002, respectively, and their more hip-hop sound gave J. VCPR. to remix both songs, completely changing the lyrics and melodies and adding raps from Ja Rule in both songs, and from Caddillac Tah to "Ain't it Funny (Remix)". KCHAT. However, to capitalize on this, Lopez asked Murder Inc. Radio Espantoso. The album's next two singles, "I'm Real" and "Ain't it Funny", ended up becoming her biggest ever hits, with both spending several weeks at #1. Fever 105. The lead single, "Love Don't Cost a Thing" was her first UK number one single, and, along with its follow-up, "Play" (which was written by rising teen star, Christina Milian) it became a top five hit during the year the album was released. Wildstyle. Lo, was released in January 2001 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. Flash FM. Her sophomore effort, J. Emotion 98.3. "Let's Get Loud" was also released as a single, and became a minor dance hit. Wave 103. The album also spawned another international hit in "Feelin' So Good", a hip-hop track which contained guest raps by Big Pun and Fat Joe; it failed to make the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100. V-Rock. Despite this, the video received moderate airplay on the US music channels VH1 and The Box as a novelty. Sniper rifles (Slot 10); includes basic sniper rifles, and PSG-1 sniper rifles. It also contained the Spanish language, Latin-flavored duet "No me Ames" with Marc Anthony, which was an international DAN hit, though the song was never released as a single in the US. Heavy weapons (Slot 9); includes flamethrowers, rocket launchers, miniguns, and M60s. The album featured the multi-week #1 lead single, "If You Had My Love", as well as the top ten hit "Waiting for Tonight". Assault rifles (Slot 8); includes Mini-14s (Ruger variation) and M4s. Lopez's debut album, On the 6, a reference to the subway line she used to take growing up in Castle Hill, was released on June 1, 1999 and reached the top ten of the Billboard 200. Submachine guns (Slot 7); includes TEC-9s, MAC-10s, Uzis, and MP5s. In 1998, the Golden Globes organization nominated her for the "Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy" for her role in Selena. Shotguns (Slot 6); includes pump action shotguns, stubby shotguns, and automatic SPAS-12 shotguns. After a nationwide search of tens of thousands of women, Jennifer was chosen to play the lead role in the film Selena. Pistols (Slot 5); includes a basic semi-automatic pistol and a Colt Python revolver. She appeared in Francis Ford Coppola's 1996 comedy Jack, and the 1997 thriller Blood and Wine. Tear gas was removed in the PC version, possibly because of the severe slowdown it caused in the PlayStation 2 version. Lopez broke onto the big screen in 1995, in the drama My Family/Mi Familia and opposite Wesley Snipes in the action film Money Train. Projectiles (Slot 4); includes grenades, molotov cocktails, and tear gas. She danced for Janet Jackson on tour and in Jackson's video for the popular song "That's the Way Loves Goes" in 1995. Melee weapons (Slot 3); includes screwdrivers, hammers, night sticks, golf clubs, baseball bats, meat cleavers, katanas, knifes, machetes, chainsaws. She got more television acting parts in the made-for-TV movie Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7. Fist (Slot 2); can be augmented with brass knuckles. She later starred shortly in Second Chances and Hotel Malibu. Camera (Slot 1); used in only one mission to capture photographs. She got her big break playing a small role in a short-lived television program South Central. Lopez's stability during that time parlayed into the earliest successes of her career. She then left the show after the second season due to confliction between she and another dancer. After month's and month's of auditioning for dance gig's, she got her first spot and started out in television as a video girl for rap artist MC Hammer, also a guest spot on the American Music Awards, and was then introduced to the world as a "fly girl" dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color in 1990 only after being rejected twice. She moved out of the house in protest of her controlling parents and was able to shack up with her dance teacher and literally lived on the floor of the dance studio for many years until she could pay rent with occasional work as a dancer. Though she did not, and still does not, drink alcohol, her parents disapproved of her working nights so far from home and feared she was associating with a potentially dangerous crowd. She split her time between her job at a law office, taking dance classes, and dancing in Manhattan clubs at night. After she dropped out of high school, Lopez pursued her talent for dance. Jennifer Lopez financed singing and dancing lessons from the age of 16. "That's the kind of person she is." She met the famous Jorge "Chicken Wings" Lopez from Jersey City. "Basically, anything she wants to do, she'll be as successful as you can at it," sister Lynda Lopez told Rolling Stone. Her father feared that, new to the sport, she would be outclassed, but Lopez rose to the challenge and ended up competing nationally. She went out for the track team, though she had no experience. She was a driven student and natural athlete in gymnastics, softball, and tennis. "It was crazy." She spent her entire academic career in Catholic school, and admits she still prays regularly. Because her parents were strict, Lopez spent much of what she called "the boyfriend years" in Rolling Stone sneaking around to meet up with first-love David Cruz, whom she remained with from the time she was 16 until she was 25."I was always climbing out windows, jumping off roofs, and he was sneaking up," she said. Lopez's parents also stressed assimilation — the need to speak English, to fit into the mainstream, to succeed. "Our parents had a strong work ethic — there wasn't really any other way," Lynda Lopez told Rolling Stone. They were strict with their girls and instilled a strong work ethic in them — no one in the family was allowed to miss a day of school, work, or church (the family was devoutly Roman Catholic). Though Lopez's parents were born in the same Puerto Rican town, they did not meet until they both had moved to Castle Hill. She has two sisters, Lynda and Leslie. Lopez was born in the Bronx, New York to Puerto Rican parents Guadalupe Rodriguez and David Lopez. . She is also commonly known as J-Lo or J.Lo. She is married to singer Marc Anthony. Jennifer Lynn López (born July 24, 1969) is a well-known American actress, Latin Pop singer, fashion designer, and dancer. Reggaeton (2007). Bridge & Tunnel (2007). El Cantante (2006). Bordertown (2006). Fabolous),Most Fashionable Artist (Won), Most Fashionable Music Video ("Get Right"). 2006 Groovevolt Fashion And Music Awards: 3 nominations for-Best Pop Song by a group or collaboration ("Get Right" -feat. 2005 World Music Awards :Nominated for World`s Best-Selling Pop Female Artist. 2005 MTV Video Music Awards: 4 nominations for ("Get Right"), Best Editing in a Video, Best Direction in a Video, Best Dance Video, Best Choreography in a Video. 2004 People's Choice Awards: nomination for Best Smile. 2004 Golden Raspberry Awards: 2 nominations, Worst Screen Couple, Worst Supporting Actress for ("Jersey Girl"). 2003 Latin Billboard Music Awards: win for Latin Dance Single Of The Year ("Alive"-remix). 2003 NRJ Radio Awards: win for Best RnB. 2003 Teen Choice Awards: win for Female Fashion Icon , win for Best RnB/Hip-Hop Artist. LL Cool J,Most Fashionable Artist. 2003 Groovevolt Fashion And Music Awards: 4 nominations for-Video Of The Year ("I'm Glad"),Best Album Female ("This is me...Then"),Best Collaboration for "All I Have"-feat. 2003 Mtv European Music Awards: nomination for Best RnB Act. 2003 MTV Video Music Awards: 4 nominations for ("I'm Glad"), Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, Best Choreography in a Video, Best Art Direction in a Video. 2003 American Music Award: win for Favorite Female Artist - Pop / Rock. 2002 Teen Choice Awards: win for Best RnB/Hip-Hop/Rap Single ("Ain't It Funny-remix"). 2002 Showest Awards: win for Female Star Of The Year. 2002 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards: win for Most Influential Artist. 2002 Mtv European Music Awards: nomination for Best RnB Act, win for Best Female Act. 2002 Hastings Bad Cinema Society Stinkers Awards: nomination for Worst Actress ("Enough"). 2002 NAACP Image Award: nomination for Outstanding Actress - Motion Picture ("Maid in Manhattan"). 2002 MTV Video Music Awards: win for Best Hip-Hop Video ("I'm Real") - shared with Ja Rule. 2002 American Music Award: nomination for Favorite Female Artist - Hip-Hop/R&B. 2001 Teen Choice Awards: Female Hottie Of The Year; win for Best Dance Track ("Play"). 2001 Top Of The Pops: ARTIST ON TOP OF THE WORLD. 2001 Kid's Choice Awards: win for Favourite Female Movie Star. 2001 Grammy Award: nomination for Dance Recording Of The Year("Let's Get Loud"). 2001 Mtv European Music Awards: win for Best Female Act. 2001 Alma Awards: 4 nominations, Outstanding Female Performer, Album of the Year ("J.Lo"), Outstanding Performance - Music, Variety or Comedy Special ("Jennifer Lopez in Concert: Let's Get Loud"), win for Outstanding Actress - Motion Picture ("Angel Eyes"). 2001 Alma Awards: win for Outstanding Music Video - People's Choice Award ("Love Don't Cost A Thing"). 2001 Hastings Bad Cinema Society Stinkers Awards: nomination for Worst Actress, win for Most Annoying Fake Accent - Female ("Angel Eyes"). 2001 People's Choice Awards: 2 nominations, Favorite Actress, Favorite Female Musical Performer. 2001 MTV Video Music Awards: 2 nominations for ("Love Don't Cost A Thing"), Best Female Video, Best Dance Video. 2001 American Music Award: nomination for Favorite Female Artist - Pop or Rock. 2000 Alma Awards: win for Outstanding Music Video Performer ("If you had my love"). 2000 Bambi Awards: win for Best International Pop Performance. 2000 Kid's Choice Awards: win for Favourite New Music Artist. 2000 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards: Versace Award. 2000 Mtv European Music Awards: nomination for Best Female Act,win for Best RnB Act. 2000 Saturn Awards: nomination for Best Actress ("The Cell"). 2000 Grammy Award: nomination for Best Dance Recording ("Waiting For Tonight"). 2000 MTV Movie Awards: nomination for Best Female Performance ("The Cell"), win for Best Dressed in a Movie ("The Cell"). 2000 MTV Video Music Award: nomination for ("Waiting For Tonight"), Best Choreography, win for Dance Video of the Year ("Waiting For Tonight"). 1999 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards: win for Most Fashionable Female Artist. 1999 Teen Choice Awards: win for Best Song Of The Summer ("If you had my love"). 1999 Billboard Music Awards: win for Best Pop Clip ("If you had my love"). 1999 Ritmo Latino Awards: win for New Artist Of The Year. 1999 Alma Awards: win for Outstanding Actress ("Out Of Sight"). 1999 Mtv European Music Awards: nomination for Breakthrough Act. 1999 Soul Train Award: nomination for Best R&B/Soul Album - Female ("On the 6"). 1999 American Music Awards: 2 nominations, Favorite Artist - Latin Music, Favorite New Artist - Pop / Rock. 1999 MTV Video Music Awards: 4 nominations for ("If You Had My Love"), Female Video of the Year, Dance Video of the Year, New Artist Video of the Year, Pop Video of the Year. 1998 Imagen Foundation Awards: Latin Image Award "Selena". 1998 Alma Awards: win for Outstanding Actress for "Selena". 1998 Empire Awards: nomination for Best Actress ("Out of Sight"). 1998 MTV Movie Awards: 2 nominations, Best Kiss - shared nomination with George Clooney ("Out Of Sight"), Best Female Performance ("Out of Sight"). 1998 Golden Globes: nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for "Selena". 1997 Saturn Awards: nomination for Best Actress ("Anaconda"). 1995 Independent Spirit Awards: nomination for Best Supporting Actress ("My Family"). 2006: Como Ama Una Mujer (Release in May 2006). Fat Joe). Hold You Down (Feat. Get Right. 2005: Rebirth. Baby I Love You (official release in UK). I'm Glad. LL Cool J). All I Have (Feat. Jadakiss, Lox & Styles). Jenny From The Block (Feat. Then. 2002: This Is Me.. Alive (from movie Enough). Nas and 50 Cent on the explicit version). I'm Gonna Be Alright (Feat. Ja Rule). Ain't It Funny Remix (Feat. Ja Rule). I'm Real Remix (Feat. 2002: J To Tha L-O! The Remixes. I'm Real. Ain't It Funny. Play. Love Don't Cost A Thing. 2001: J.Lo. Let's Get Loud. Feelin' So Good. Waiting For Tonight. No Me Ames. If You Had My Love. 1999: On The 6. Main article: Jennifer Lopez discography. Lopez is one of the top 10 highest paid actresses in Hollywood. In 2004, the JLO Clothing and Perfume lines combined, brought in over $US 550,000,000. and a combined 25 weeks at #1. Lopez has 5 #1 hits in the U.S. Lopez has sold nearly 40 million records worldwide. Lopez made the highest debut of 2003 on the US charts with "All I Have" debuting at #25. Her wealth is estimated at $255 million. Lopez made the 2004 Fortune list of the wealthiest entertainers under the age of 40. Lopez is the only woman who has been #1 two years in a row in FHM magazine's list of the 100 Sexiest Females in the World. Lopez's perfume "Glow" made history in 2001, by being the #1 perfume in more than nine countries in less than four months. Lo) at #1 in the same week. Lopez is the first actress and singer to have a movie (The Wedding Planner) and an album (J. She still holds the record, earning $15,000,000 for her performance in Monster-in-Law (2005). By 2003, Lopez had become the highest-paid Latina actress in Hollywood. Jennifer Lopez became the first Latina actress to get paid $1 million or more for one film (for her role in Selena). |