Boyz 2 men is an American R&B vocal group best known for their emotional songs and a cappella harmonies. The quartet won 4 grammys and the trio won 2. They are the most successful R&B groups of all time selling over 60 million albums worldwide. The group was originally a quartet but Michael McCary left the group in 2003 due to his health issues. the groups first single was end of the road which hit number one on charts, it stayed number one for 13 weeks straight.
Steven Reiss’s article, “why America loves reality TV”, explains that Americans fantasize about being famous. Many Americans believe that if others can achieve fame, so can they. Reiss clarified that contestants from different television shows compete everyday to get the highest ratings out of viewers. Reiss stated: “what seems real about reality TV is that it allows Americans to fantasize about gaining status through instant fame”. According to Reiss reality TV educates viewers its shameless behaviors that are shown by the contestants.
For example, MMA fighter Bj Penn: BJ Penn, MMA champion, states “Force Factor is the best new product to hit the market in years. It keeps me ahead of the competition…and lets me push myself to the limit." (Force Factor) Even though athletes endorse this product, it is not the only reason this supplement has become so popular. It is the way this product claims to help our bodies maintain a healthy muscle growth. So how does this product make your muscles
In 2000 Cuban introduced himself to the NBA community when he purchased the Dallas Mavericks for $285 million (“Mark Cuban”). Facebook cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has led his social network to new heights, even as some younger users have grown tired of it. Revenue grew 58% in 2014 to $12.5 billion, supported by a jump in mobile ads (Williams 12). Some 1.4 billion people around the globe are on Facebook, and those users are watching 3 billion videos a day on the site. Its Instagram unit has more than 300 million users, while mobile messaging app WhatsApp, which it purchased for $19 billion in cash and stock in 2014, has 700 million users and is growing.
He is considered one of the most complete players in the NBA, has been selected to every All-NBA Team since 1999, and has been featured in the last twelve NBA All-Star games. Sports writers and sports casters have frequently compared Bryant to Michael Jordan, a comparison Bryant dislikes. In 2007, an ESPN poll of sportswriters voted him as the second best shooting guard in NBA history behind Jordan. Bryant is a prolific scorer, averaging 25.3 points per game for his career, along with 5.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 1.5 steals as of the end of the 2009-2010 regular seasons. He is known for his ability to create shots for himself and is a standout three-point shooter, sharing the single-game NBA record for three pointers made with twelve.
As Prose’s mentions, the “flinty individualism” which penetrates most if not all reality TV shows; is exemplified and rewarded in “Survivor”, “The Apprentice”, “The Real World”, “The Bachelorette” and many other shows; in which there is a reward to competitively seek. Contestants are forced to compete (like the real actual world), for recognition, power play opportunities and the promise of status and or monetary gain. This is exacerbated by the promise of a reward or special recognition with little to no repercussion in how these advantages are gained. If you’re noticing a correlation, you aren’t the only one; “Flinty Individualism” and self-denial practices themselves are very much the same blind-siding tactics used by the Republican Party. The contestants transgression in these various shows, are entertaining and seemingly harmless, but only as a viewer from the outside; it only seems harmless because the very transgressions they enact are not directed at you, the viewer, but to their in-show adversary, and often with hilarious and enticing melodramatic consequences; in any particular
In June 2008, the release of the third installment of Tha Carter series was released, titled Tha Carter III. Tha Carter III has already sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide, making it the highest selling album of 2008 outselling Coldplay by a mere 700,000 (Hip Hop Crunch). Tha Carter III has already made four number one singles: “A Milli”, “Got Money”, “Mrs. Officer”, and “Lollipop”. Mr. Carter also has many other projects coming up in the future such as the release of his next album Tha Carter IV, along with some group projects with artists such as Juelz Santana and T-Pain.
The album sales topped the 7 million mark at home and abroad. In 1982, Quincy and Michael collaborated to produce one of the greatest albums of all time, Thriller, that lifted Michael to superstar status. Thriller sold over 40 million copies and became the highest-selling album in history. Thriller changed Michael into a sex symbol and highlighted his amazing dance moves. He electrified 50 million viewers of the 1983 Motown 25 television special by singing and dancing to “Billie Jean.” This performance included many of Michael’s trademarks that stand to this day.
Since the 1920’s, situation comedy has evolved into one of the most popular TV genre’s, generally focusing on day to day events to highlight humorous faults of human behaviour. Voted number 1 on 2002’s list of 50 greatest Shows by TV guide, Seinfeld is a perfect example of a sitcom whose non-thinking humour attracts vast audiences. Seinfeld’s popularity is underpinned by the shows successfulness of making characters truly seem like everyone else, whereby audiences find it easy to identify with the characters. Since its premier in 1990 on NBC, Seinfeld has received 20 major awards including an Emmy award, Golden Globes, People’s Choice Awards and Screen Actors Guild awards, along with being nominated for another 60 awards over its 8 year domination.
His debut solo album of 1972, Got To Be There, started a string of hits, and he eventually parted company with his brothers in 1981. Michael's reputation grew as a songwriter, dancer, choreographer and producer. Using innovative techniques and special effects, he created music videos that seemed more like mini-movies. Accompanying his landmark 1982 album Thriller, was a 13-minute film that was influenced by classic Hollywood horror movies. Thriller is still among the biggest-selling albums in history, with sales of more than 45 million worldwide.