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Hani (born Hani Adnan Al-Bader) is an American producer and remixer from New York City whose restructuring of hits ranging from Michael Jackson to Alicia Keys have gone on to become club classics. He also scored a hit for himself as well: In 1999 he reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Baby Wants To Ride". The track also peaked at No. 70 in the UK Singles Chart in March 2000.
In 2006, Hani returned to the dance charts under the alias Disconfect, where his collaboration with Andrea Martin on "The Story of my Life" peaked at No. 21 on Billboard 's Hot Dance Airplay chart the week of May 1, that same year.
Hani - a.k.a: Jack Shaft, Extra Sauce, Miles Black Love, Antigen, Donni Hotwheel, Disconfect, Knight Keys, Beethoven On LSD, Faders Inc, H-Man, Musk Men. Hani is a prolific New York based DJ / Producer / Remixer who has maintained an appeal in both underground and commercial circles. He got to where he is today because he broke the rules and is still doing so. This kind of work ethic & gutsy attitude earned this legendary artist worldwide recognition as a top producer & the remixer to stars such as Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, Pink, Christina Aguilera & Michael Jackson to name a few.
Ahn Hee-yeon (Hangul: 안희연; born May 1, 1992), better known by her stage name Hani (Hangul: 하니), is a South Korean idol singer and television personality. She is known as a member of the South Korean girl group EXID and its subgroup, Dasoni. She was also a cast member in several variety shows such as Off to School, Crime Scene and A Style for You.
Hani was born on May 1, 1992, in Seoul, South Korea. She used to compete in triathlons from elementary until middle school. Prior to her debut with EXID, she was originally set to debut as a member of a girl group under JYP Entertainment, along with Sistar's Hyolyn, Secret's Song Jieun and Bestie's Uji. However, she was expelled after a year, after which she went to study abroad in China. She is fluent in Korean, Chinese and English. She also has an IQ score of 145.
EXID official debuted on February 15, 2012 with the release of their debut single, "Whoz That Girl".
In February 2013, Hani along with EXID member Solji, formed a sub-unit called "Dasoni" and released their debut single "Goodbye" on February 15, 2013. The single also included the song, "Said So Often".
"Low" is the debut single by American rapper Flo Rida, featured on his debut studio album Mail on Sunday and also featured on the soundtrack to the 2008 film Step Up 2: The Streets. The song features fellow American rapper T-Pain and was co-written with T-Pain. There is also a remix in which the hook is sung by Flo Rida rather than T-Pain. An official remix was made which features Pitbull and T-Pain. With its catchy, up-tempo and club-oriented Southern hip hop rhythms, the song peaked at the summit of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
The song was a massive success worldwide and was the longest running number-one single of 2008 in the United States. With over 6 million digital downloads, it has been certified 7× Platinum by the RIAA, and was the most downloaded single of the 2000s decade, measured by paid digital downloads. The song was named 3rd on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade. "Low" spent ten consecutive weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100, the longest-running number-one single of 2008.
"Radio" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Darius Rucker. It was released on July 22, 2013 as the third single from his album True Believers. Rucker wrote the song with Luke Laird and Ashley Gorley.
The song is a reflection on the narrator's teenage years: specifically, of borrowing his mother's car to take his girlfriend for a ride, and listening to songs on the radio while doing so.
The song generally received favorable reviews. Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave the song four and a half stars out of five, saying that "it sounds like the kind of fun song you would want to hear on the radio at a memorable moment." Peacock praised Rucker's "all-smiles delivery" and the song's "incredibly catchy melody and tight production." He also compared its theme to "I Watched It All (On My Radio)" by Lionel Cartwright. Tammy Ragusa of Country Weekly gave the song an A grade, calling it "the perfect marriage of an artist’s effervescent personality with an upbeat song, this one about the love of music." Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song two and a half stars out of five, writing that "the uptempo tribute to young love, open roads and, of course, the radio is familiar and easy to fall for, especially when powered by Rucker’s unequaled exuberance." However, Dukes also called the song "a little fluffy" and "not difficult to forget."
Radio is the debut studio album by American rapper LL Cool J, released November 18, 1985 on Def Jam Recordings in the United States. It serves as the label's first full-length album release. Recording sessions for the album took place during 1984 to 1985 at Chung King House of Metal in New York City. The album was primarily produced by Rick Rubin, who provided a sparse and minimal production style. Radio also features a sound that is punctuated by DJ scratching, mostly brief samples, and emphasis of the downbeat. LL Cool J's b-boy lyricism conveys themes of inner city culture, teenage promiscuity, and braggadocio raps.
The album experienced a significant amount of commercial success and sales for a hip hop record at the time, earning U.S. Billboard chart success and selling over 500,000 copies within its first five months of release. On April 19, 1989, Radio was certified platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), following sales in excess of one million copies in the United States. Initial criticism of the album was generally positive, as LL Cool J's lyricism and Rick Rubin's production were praised by several music critics. It has since been recognized by critics as LL Cool J's greatest work.