Big Shug
Birth name Gary Litz
Also known as Gary Litz
Origin Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Genres East Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop
Occupations Rapper, Singer
Years active 1985 - present
Associated acts Gang Starr Foundation, Ed O.G., Sean Price, M.O.P., Blaq Poet, Spinz, Omega Red, Termanology

Big Shug (born Gary Litz) is a hip hop artist from Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of the Gang Starr Foundation collective.

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Biography [link]

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Gary spent much of his early life in Boston's Mattapan area (known locally as "Murdapan").[1] Growing up, he forged a friendship with future Gang Starr MC, Guru.[1] The two were separated when Shug was imprisoned and Guru moved to New York, forming Gang Starr with DJ Premier. On his release, Shug again hooked up with Guru, joined the Gang Starr Foundation, and contributed to each of Gang Starr's albums, beginning with Hard to Earn in 1994 (on "F.A.L.A.").[1] He also appeared on DJ Krush's "Meiso" in 1995 as well as "The Militia" from 1998's Moment of Truth, and contributed to Guru's "Jazzmatazz" albums.[2] During the 1990s, Shug recorded a few 12-inch singles produced by DJ Premier for Payday and Chrysalis, but his first proper solo album, Who's Hard was not released until 2005 and half of the songs were handled by DJ Premier.[1] He signed to New York's Babygrande in 2007, and released his second album, Streetchamp.[1] The album was produced by MoSS and DJ Premier and features guest appearances from DJ Premier and Sean Price.[3][4] A third solo album, Otherside of the Game, was released in November 2008, and features DJ Premier, Bumpy Knuckles, Billy Danze of M.O.P., Termanology, Blaq Poet, and Singapore Kane. He performed at the 2009 Boston hemp fest.[5][6] He is featured on the single "Tap Out", which appears on M-Dot & DJ Jean Maron's 2010 album Run MPC. In 2010 he also collaborated with (artist) Aztech and (producer) Reel Drama on their album Hybrid Genetics.[7] In 2010 he collaborated with west coast hip hop artist Spinz [8] on a song called "Round Tha World" that was recorded while touring Europe.

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Discography [link]

  • Never Say Die: The Pre-Album (2005)
  • Who's Hard? (2005)
  • Street Champ (2007)
  • Otherside of the Game (2008)
  • I.M.4EVA (Invincible Music 4 Eva) (July 24, 2012)

References [link]

  1. ^ a b c d e Cordor, Cyril "Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-03-19
  2. ^ Frampton. Megan "Gang Starr", TrouserPress
  3. ^ Brown, Marisa "- Streetchamp Review", allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
  4. ^ Hartlaub, Joe (2007) "[1]", music-reviewer.com
  5. ^ "Big Shug - Otherside Of The Game", MusicRememdy.com
  6. ^ Big Shug to Release Otherside of the Game
  7. ^ Hybrid Genetics
  8. ^ Spinz
  9. ^ https://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/11/28/a_shift_in_tone_for_boston_music_awards/

External links [link]
Groups
Rappers
Affiliates
  • Harlem 6
  • NYGz
  • Fabidden
  • DJ Kanzer
  • Ill Kid Family
Gang Starr albums
Related

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Walk Away

Walk Away or Walkaway may refer to:

Songs

  • "Walk Away" (Alanis Morissette song)
  • "Walk Away" (Aloha from Hell song)
  • "Walk Away" (Christina Aguilera song)
  • "Walk Away" (Cool for August song)
  • "Walk Away" (Donna Summer song)
  • "Walk Away" (Five Finger Death Punch song)
  • "Walk Away" (Franz Ferdinand song)
  • "Walk Away" (Funeral for a Friend song)
  • "Walk Away" (Kelly Clarkson song)
  • "Walk Away" (Tony Moran song)
  • "Walk Away (Remember Me)", a song by Paula DeAnda
  • "Walk Away", a song by Bad Religion from Against the Grain
  • "Walk Away", a song by Ben Harper from Welcome to the Cruel World
  • "Walk Away", a song by Black Sabbath from Heaven and Hell
  • "Walk Away", a song by The Box
  • "Walk Away", a song by Burden Brothers from Queen O' Spades (2002)
  • "Walk Away" / "Jailbreak", a split single by Burden Brothers and Supersuckers (2005)
  • "Walkaway", a song by Cast from All Change
  • "Walk Away", a song by Dokken from Beast from the East
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    Walk Away (Remember Me)

    "Walk Away (Remember Me)" is the second single from Paula DeAnda. It was released in the United States in 2006 and features The D.E.Y., and was written by Ne-Yo and Christina Milian together with producers Stargate. The song is about feelings from an old relationship that have resurfaced once the protagonist has seen her ex's new girlfriend.

    Chart performance

    The song reached #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the second week of January '07, and #10 on Pop 100 charts becoming DeAnda's first Top 20 single on the Hot 100 and her biggest hit to date. It spent a total of 22 weeks on that chart.

    Music video

    In the music video, DeAnda is with her friends when she sees her old boyfriend with his new girlfriend. Then DeAnda and her old boyfriend make eye contact, and start to walk towards each other. As they are slowly walking, there are flashbacks to various moments in the past of DeAnda and her old boyfriend relating to the lyrics of the song. Once they finally reach each other, he touches her waist, DeAnda has a flashback of him flirting with another girl, for the viewers to conclude that he cheated on her. Then DeAnda kisses him on the cheek and walks away with her friends.

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    Walk Away (Christina Aguilera song)

    "Walk Away" is a song by American recording artist Christina Aguilera, taken from her fourth studio album, Stripped (2002). The song was written by Aguilera, Scott Storch and Matt Morris. Its production was handled by Storch, while Aguilera and E. Dawk served as vocal producers. The track is a piano-driven ballad which talks about an abusive relationship, where Aguilera uses a "clever" metaphor.

    Upon its release, "Walk Away" received mainly positive reviews from music critics, who praised its melody and deemed it as one of the stand-out tracks from Stripped. On March 14, 2008, the song peaked at number 35 on the Danish Tracklisten chart, becoming the only non-single entry from Stripped on the chart. Aguilera performed the track on two of her major concert tours: Justified & Stripped Tour (2003) and The Stripped Tour (2003).

    Background and recording

    Following the release of the self-titled debut album in 1999, Aguilera had achieved major success with four worldwide number-one hits. Despite the international success, the singer was dissatisfied with the music and image that her manager, Steve Kurtz, had created for her, having been marketed as a bubblegum pop singer because of the genre's upward financial trend. She mentioned plans for her next album to have more musical and lyrical depth. Aguilera decided not to continue the contact with Kurtz. By late 2000, after terminating Kurtz's services, Irving Azoff was hired as her new manager. Aguilera decided to take a more prominent role in the musical direction of her next record. She also used her new alter ego, "Xtina", and changed her appearance.

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    Podcasts:

    Big Shug

    ALBUMS

    Street Champ

    Released 2007

    Never Say Die: The Pre-Album

    Released 2005

    Who's Hard?

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    Too Hot

    by: Big Shug

    [Big Shug:]
    Hey ma, I like how you wiggle
    I like how you giggle, I wanna dig your middle
    But right now, I got business to tend to
    Take some loot, and your friends to the bar too
    I'ma catch up with you much later
    But right now, I got a problem that's much greater
    There's some cats in here from out of town
    Who must've forgot, how I get down
    I'ma ask questions, then slap money
    If he come out of his mouth with somethin funny
    This is my turf, my territory
    Real rhymes, and real rap stories
    You ain't movin drugs in here BITCH
    I throw your ass down the back stairs and still get rich
    No plots, no takin over blocks
    Front on us and get shot, it's too hot
    [Chorus: Big Shug]
    Take it out the microwave, it's too hot
    Take it out the microwave it's too, hot
    Take it out the microwave, it's too hot
    Take it out the microwave it's too, hot
    Take it out the microwave, it's too hot
    Take it out the microwave it's too, hot
    Take it out the microwave, it's too hot
    Get your man out of the spot, it's too hot
    [Big Shug:]
    I'm a grown-ass man with a grown-ass plan
    I roll with "The Ownerz" bitch, straight from Murderpan
    There'll be trouble now, these niggaz is comin armed
    That's cool, cause my niggaz is tossin bombs
    Hey snitch nigga, sing for me now
    Barrel in your mouth, tears comin out
    Your team scared, they runnin out
    You been pussy, your life's runnin out
    Girl shake that ass, without a doubt
    While I walk this punk nigga out
    And take the product out the microwave
    And when I get back, we bag it up and get paid
    It's too hot
    [Chorus: second half only]
    [Big Shug:]
    Now we got, the house cleaned out
    The body's gone, work shipped out
    Time to par-tay, without a doubt
    Chicks go 'head and scream, niggaz turn it out
    You know the name, Big Shug
    Let the shots be heard, all around your fuckin hood
    Lame cats, and fake pop divas
    Get hit with shots from the chrome body freezer
    And my advice to all you cornball muh'fuckers
    is to get out the game, right now (get out the game)
    Shug's comin through, it's been about time
    Put the drinks down, and get the product out the microwave
    It's too hot up in here




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