Fantasy is a genre of fiction that uses magic or other supernatural elements as a main plot element, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic and magical creatures are common. Fantasy is generally distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the expectation that it steers clear of scientific and macabre themes, respectively, though there is a great deal of overlap between the three, all of which are subgenres of speculative fiction.
In popular culture, the fantasy genre is predominantly of the medievalist form. In its broadest sense, however, fantasy comprises works by many writers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians, from ancient myths and legends to many recent and popular works.
Fantasy is studied in a number of disciplines including English and other language studies, cultural studies, comparative literature, history, and medieval studies. Work in this area ranges widely, from the structuralist theory of Tzvetan Todorov, which emphasizes the fantastic as a liminal space, to work on the connections (political, historical, literary) between medievalism and popular culture.
Fantasy was a British pulp science fiction magazine which published three issues in 1938 and 1939. The editor was T. Stanhope Sprigg; when the war started, he enlisted in the RAF and the magazine was closed down. The publisher, George Newnes Ltd, paid respectable rates, and as a result Sprigg was able to obtain some good quality material, including stories by John Wyndham, Eric Frank Russell, and John Russell Fearn.
The first U.S. science fiction (sf) magazine, Amazing Stories, was imported into the U.K. from its launch in 1926, and other magazines from the U.S. market were also available in the U.K. from an early date. However, no British sf magazine was launched until 1934, when Pearson's launched Scoops, a weekly in tabloid format aimed at the juvenile market. Soon Haydn Dimmock, Scoops' editor, began to receive more sophisticated stories, targeted at an adult audience; he tried to change the magazine's focus to include more mature fiction but within twenty issues falling sales led Pearson's to kill the magazine. The failure of Scoops gave British publishers the impression that Britain could not support a science fiction publication.
"Fantasy" is the debut single by Canadian rock musician Aldo Nova and is his most popular work to date. Released on his eponymous debut album in 1981, the song climbed to #3 on the Mainstream rock chart, and #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The song was featured in a flashback sequence in the final episode of the popular television series Rob & Big. A cover version of the song, performed by Steel Panther, is the current theme song for the MTV show Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory.
VH1 listed it at #78 on its countdown for the 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s.
The video shows Aldo performing with his band at a concert. It is best remembered for its intro, which starts out with a man holding an electric guitar and two bodyguards holding machine guns, waiting for someone. Then comes a helicopter, landing from the sky, and Aldo comes out in a very contoured leopard-print suit, being escorted to the stage. When they encounter a locked door, which the bodyguards can't open, Aldo grabs his guitar and fires a laser into the door and it opens.
B2K was an American R&B boy band that was active from 1998 to 2004.
The group met in 1998 and was managed by music producer Chris Stokes with Lil' Fizz, J-Boog, and Raz-B as members. During a New Year's Eve party that Chris Stokes was hosting in 1999, Omarion joined the group. They named their group B2K (Boys of the new Millennium) to represent the fact that they got together in the beginning of the year 2000. They had made a cameo in Lil' Bow Wow's video for Ghetto Girls, and were the opening act on the Scream Tour I.
B2K broke into the US pop charts in late 2001 with the infectious "Uh Huh", a driven by more-dance-than-hip-hop beats and a hot delivery, contrasting from the usual material favored by boy bands. The group's debut album, B2K was released on March 12, 2002. The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs albums chart.
Their debut album included follow-up singles including "Gots Ta Be", which managed to break the top 40 by charting at #34. The final single, Why I Love You, was released in the spring, along with a music video that featured cameos from labelmate Jhene and Naya Rivera. Even though it had very little success on the Billboard 100, charting at #73, it broke the top 20 on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, charting at #19. Nevertheless, the group's debut album was certified Gold in the summer. B2K also performed a concert special for Nickelodeon in July of that year. They were also featured in the magazines Word Up and Right On, along with other R&B artists.
B2K is the eponymous debut album from B2K. It was released on March 12, 2002. The album debuted number 2 at on the Billboard 200 and number 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart selling 109,000 copies in the first week.
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Yo, see, it's this girl
She, she hot, you know
Yeah, yo gotta get her, uh, yeah
You can take my name, y'all
Usually known for makin' the girls shake
Fine stuff, you know a real heartbreak
Mature 15 wit' figures 7 or 8
Girls wishin' I was their man, they floss me on dates
Lettin' B2K in the game, ya'll made a mistake
It's a lockout, all you other groups must wait
Take it how I get it, get it how I take it
Me above you, don't you ever mistake
There she was walkin' by, lookin' so fine
And she had me trippin'
She lookin' at me as to say what the deal, baby?
Come and holla at me
A fine [Incomprehensible] that's what she was
She passed my test with just the looks
She was the kinda girl that
I really, really want to be down on my team
There's this girl around my way
I dream about her everyday
I wish that she could be wit' me
She's my chocolate fantasy
She's the hottest thing in school
So, I gotta play it cool
Wish that she could be wit' me
She's my chocolate fantasy
There she goes again, I just keep seeing her
Lookin' at me, now she's at the club
Dancin' on the floor, lookin' right at me
She knows herself, know what she's doing
She know she's hot, got me pursuing
'Cause she's the kind of girl
That I really want to be down on my team
She got that shake it, shake it, that wobble, wobble
She knows I'm looking 'cuz she know she's hot
That girl to me is my fantasy
I'ma wait, wait when I know she's gonna be
Everything that I ever wanted
She's so hot, she's so hot
There's this girl around my way
I dream about her everyday
I wish that she could be wit' me
She's my chocolate fantasy
She's the hottest thing in school
So I gotta play it cool
Wish that she could be wit' me
She's my chocolate fantasy
Oh she is so irresistible, I lose control
This girl, she is so special
Girl, put me on, ooh yeah
She's a P Y T, a lil' vibrant thang
The way you swish them hips, baby, work that thang
I'm goin' all out, let you shop til' you fall out
I'ma baller so that means I'll never foul out
I'm sayin', I know you really wanna roll wit' me
Wanna be wit' me, stay the night wit' me
You can chill wit' me at the movies
Here's my number, baby girl, won't you holla at me?
There's this girl around my way
I dream about her everyday
I wish that she could be wit' me
She's my chocolate fantasy
She's the hottest thing in school
So I gotta play it cool
Wish that she could be wit' me
She's my chocolate fantasy
There's this girl around my way
I dream about her everyday
I wish that she could be wit' me
She's my chocolate fantasy
She's the hottest thing in school
So I gotta play it cool
Wish that she could be wit' me
She's my chocolate fantasy
B2k, Omarion, J-Boog, Raz-B, Lil' Fizz
Ha, what? The platinum status, ya'll