Seal (musician)

Seal (born February 19, 1963) is a British soul vocalist. Born Sealhenry Olusegun Olumide Samuel, in Paddington, England, his parents were Adebisi Samuel, a Nigerian immigrant, and Francis Samuel, a Brazilian immigrant. A childhood bout of lupus left him with distinctive facial scarring. After school, he studied architecture and engineering.

Featured vocalist on the Adamski single, "Killer", which was a UK number one hit in 1990 (he signed a contract to Sire Records), he subsequently had solo hits such as "Crazy", "Prayer for the Dying", and "Kiss from a Rose" in 1995, which appeared in the film Batman Forever. In 1996 he covered the Steve Miller Band's "Fly Like an Eagle" for the Space Jam soundtrack.

He has released three self-titled albums in 1991, 1994 and 2003. The first single released of the 2003 album was called "Get It Together".

On January 4, 2005 Seal announced his engagement to German supermodel Heidi Klum. [1] (http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,15633,00.html?rssceleb)

On January 10, 2005 Seal slammed rappers for portraying women negatively in both their videos and lyrics.

Discography

Albums

1991 Seal (1991) (Sire Records) #1 UK
1994 Seal (1994) (Sire Records) #1 UK, #15 US
1998 Human Being (Sire Records) #22 US
2003 Seal (2003) (Sire Records) #4 UK, #3 US
2004 Best 1991-2004 (Warner Bros. Records) (compilation) #27 UK

Hit singles

from "Seal (1991)"
- 1990 "Crazy" #2 UK, #7 US
- 1991 "Future Love EP" #12 UK
- 1991 "The Beginning" #24 UK
- 1991 "Killer EP" #8 UK
- 1992 "Violet" #39 UK
from "Seal (1994)"
- 1994 "Prayer for the Dying" #14 UK, #21 US
- 1994 "Kiss from a Rose" #20 UK
from "Batman Forever" soundtrack
- 1995 "Kiss from a Rose/I'm Alive" (re-issue) #4 UK, #1 US
from "Seal (1994)"
- 1996 "Don't Cry" #33 US
from "Space Jam" soundtrack
- 1997 "Fly Like an Eagle" #13 UK, #10 US
from "Visions" (album by Jakatta)
- 2002 "My Vision" (Jakatta feat. Seal) #6 UK
from "Seal (2003)"
- 2003 "Get It Together" #25 UK

See also: list of musicians with multiple self-titled albums

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See also: list of musicians with multiple self-titled albums. In early February 2005, Snoop Dogg offered to pay for the funeral of Devin Brown[2] (http://kcal9.com/localnews/localnewsla_story_039220921.html), as well as any rallies against the LAPD. On January 10, 2005 Seal slammed rappers for portraying women negatively in both their videos and lyrics. During the 2004 Christmas season, he was featured in a series of television commercials for T-Mobile, promoting the T-Mobile Sidekick, the company's version of the Danger Hiptop mobile phone and Internet device. [1] (http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,15633,00.html?rssceleb). A large number of Snoop Dogg's songs mention "the LBC." This is a reference to the city of Long Beach, the Long Beach Crips or Long Beach, California. On January 4, 2005 Seal announced his engagement to German supermodel Heidi Klum. Some examples:.

The first single released of the 2003 album was called "Get It Together". Snoop Dogg is famous for using slang invented by fellow rapper E-40, much of which is simply derived by adding an "izz" or "izzle" sound to the word. He has released three self-titled albums in 1991, 1994 and 2003. They have since reconciled. In 1996 he covered the Steve Miller Band's "Fly Like an Eagle" for the Space Jam soundtrack. He is seeking joint custody of their three children, Corde, Cordell, and Cori. Featured vocalist on the Adamski single, "Killer", which was a UK number one hit in 1990 (he signed a contract to Sire Records), he subsequently had solo hits such as "Crazy", "Prayer for the Dying", and "Kiss from a Rose" in 1995, which appeared in the film Batman Forever. On 21 May 2004, Snoop Dogg filed for divorce from his wife Shante Broadus, citing irreconcilable differences.

After school, he studied architecture and engineering. [1] (http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,11608,00.html?tnews). A childhood bout of lupus left him with distinctive facial scarring. One bodyguard was injured in the incident. Born Sealhenry Olusegun Olumide Samuel, in Paddington, England, his parents were Adebisi Samuel, a Nigerian immigrant, and Francis Samuel, a Brazilian immigrant. He was riding in a motorcade of five vehicles with seven armed bodyguards when three men in another car fired multiple rounds from a semi-automatic handgun. Seal (born February 19, 1963) is a British soul vocalist. On 11 April 2003, Snoop was unhurt after a drive-by shooting on Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles, California.

2003 "Get It Together" #25 UK. Snoop Dogg's music features samples from earlier black artists and groups, including James Brown, Marvin Gaye, and Parliament. from "Seal (2003)"

. Snoop Dogg's sound has been heavily influenced by funk, and R&B. Seal) #6 UK. Dre, and Nate Dogg, among others. 2002 "My Vision" (Jakatta feat. Snoop Dogg has worked with Silkk the Shocker, C-Murder, B-Legit, Babyface, Bad Azz, Bizzy Bone, Mariah Carey, Bootsy Collins, The D.O.C., Daz Dillinger, Dr.

from "Visions" (album by Jakatta)

. Later that year he released the album Paid Tha Cost to Be Da Bo$$, which featured the hit singles and videos "From Da Chuuuch to Da Palace" and "Beautiful," featuring guest vocals by the Neptunes' Pharrell Williams. 1997 "Fly Like an Eagle" #13 UK, #10 US. In 2002, he announced that he was giving up drinking and drugs. from "Space Jam" soundtrack

. He released an autobiography in 2001. 1996 "Don't Cry" #33 US. He has since drawn back a bit from hardcore gangsta rap, performing with the hard rock Lollapalooza tour in 1997, and making several film appearances, in addition to producing and directing music videos for himself and other artists.

from "Seal (1994)"

. However, by the time Snoop's second album The Doggfather was released in November of 1996, both the furor and the popularity of gangsta rap had begun to fade, dragged down by the death of Snoop's friend Tupac Shakur and the racketeering indictment of Death Row co-founder Suge Knight. 1995 "Kiss from a Rose/I'm Alive" (re-issue) #4 UK, #1 US. A short film about the trial called Murder Was The Case, and an accompanying soundtrack, were released in 1994. from "Batman Forever" soundtrack

. Gangsta rap became the center of arguments for censorship and labeling, with Snoop often used as an example of violent and misogynistic musicians. 1994 "Kiss from a Rose" #20 UK. The singles "What's My Name" and "Gin and Juice" went to the top ten, and the album remained in the charts for several months, even as controversy raged over the murder trial and his violent and sexist lyrics.

1994 "Prayer for the Dying" #14 UK, #21 US. The Doggystyle album was released in November of 1993 on Death Row Records, and became the first debut album ever to enter the charts at number one, helping to fuel the ascendance of West Coast "G Funk" rap. from "Seal (1994)"

. Snoop remained entangled in the legal battles around the case for three years. 1992 "Violet" #39 UK. While recording his own debut album Doggystyle with Dre in August of 1993, Snoop Dogg was arrested in the shooting death of Phillip Woldermarian, a member of a rival gang who was later revealed to have had a secret obsession with Snoop (see stalking); he was eventually acquitted on both self defense grounds and because he allegedly drove the car while his bodyguard McKinley Lee fired the fatal shots (Lee was also acquitted on self defense grounds). 1991 "Killer EP" #8 UK. Dre's debut solo album The Chronic.

1991 "The Beginning" #24 UK. Dre began collaborating with the young rapper, first on the theme song of the film Deep Cover, and then on Dr. 1991 "Future Love EP" #12 UK. Dr. 1990 "Crazy" #2 UK, #7 US. Dre of N.W.A. from "Seal (1991)"

. He began making homemade rap tapes with his friend Warren G, who was a stepbrother of Dr.

Records) (compilation) #27 UK. Snoop Dogg was frequently in trouble with drugs and the law as a young man, in and out of jail for the three years after he graduated from high school. 2004 Best 1991-2004 (Warner Bros. He has also been called "Big Snoop Dogg". 2003 Seal (2003) (Sire Records) #4 UK, #3 US. The Snoop Dogg name was adopted when he signed for No Limit Records. 1998 Human Being (Sire Records) #22 US. His mother nicknamed him "Snoopy" as a child, and he took the stage name Snoop Doggy Dogg (later changed to Snoop Dogg) when he began recording.

1994 Seal (1994) (Sire Records) #1 UK, #15 US. Calvin Cordozar Broadus (born October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California) is a rap musician and actor. 1991 Seal (1991) (Sire Records) #1 UK. Murder Was The Case (1994) (video) as Himself. Half Baked (1998) as Scavenger Smoker. Caught Up (1998) as Kool Kitty Kat.

Ride (1998) as Mente. Documentry of Shawn (1998) as Shawns Retarded Friend Brianc. I Got the Hook Up (1998) as Bar Patron. Urban Menace (1999) as Preacher.

The Wrecking Crew (1999) as Dra-Man. Hot Boyz (1999) as C-Dawg. Tha Eastsidaz (2000) as Killa Pop. Baby Boy (2001) as Rodney.

Training Day (2001) as Blue. Bones (2001) as Jimmy Bones. The Wash (2001) as Dee Loc. Girls Gone Wild: Doggy Style (2002) as Himself.

Old School (2003) as Himself. Starsky & Hutch (2004) as Huggy Bear. Soul Plane (2004) as Pilot. Pharrell) (2004) #1 US, #10 UK.

"Drop It Like It's Hot" (feat. Pharrell) (2003) #6 US; #23 UK. "Beautiful" (feat. "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" (2002) #27 UK.

"Still a G Thang" (1998) #19 US. "Tha Doggfather" (1998) #36 UK. JD) (1997) #21 UK. "We Just Wanna Party with You" (feat.

"Vapors" (1997) #18 UK. "Snoop's Upside Your Head" (1996) #12 UK. "Doggy Dogg World" (1994) #32 UK. "Gin and Juice" (1993) #8 US; #39 UK.

"What's My Name?" (1993) #8 US; #20 UK. 2004 R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece (Doggy Style Records). 2004 213 - The Hard Way (Doggy Style Records). 2002 Mafia Image (Doggy Style Records).

2002 Paid Tha Cost to Be Da Bo$$ (Doggy Style Records). 2002 Doggy Style Allstars: Welcome to Tha House (Doggy Style Records). 2000 Tha Last Meal (Priority Records). 2000 Dead Man Walkin' (No Limit Records).

1999 No Limit Top Dogg (No Limit Records). 1998 Da Game Is to Be Sold Not to Be Told (No Limit Records). 1996 Tha Doggfather (Death Row Records). 1993 Doggystyle (Death Row Records).

Dizzle = Himself (He would on his MTV show). Mr. Nizzle = nigga, perhaps an attempt at making it more palatable by altering it. Chuuuch = absolutely, emphatically, proper.

Fo' Shizzle = for sure, the real thing.