Alonso Mudarra
Alonso Mudarra( c. 1510 – April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance, and also played the vihuela, a guitar- shaped string instrument.
He was an innovative composer of instrumental music as well as songs, and was the composer of the earliest surviving music for the guitar.
Let the Beat Hit 'Em
" Let the Beat Hit' Em" is the title of a number- one R&B single by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam from their 1991 album" Straight Outta Hell's Kitchen".
Mareko (Here to Stay)
" Mareko( Here to Stay)" is a single by hip hop artist, Mareko released in 2003.
The song hit# 4 in New Zealand.
Alexander Courage
Alexander Mair" Sandy" Courage Jr.( December 10, 1919
May 15, 2008) was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and film.
He is best known as the composer of the theme music for the original" Star Trek" series.
No More Drama (song)
" No More Drama" is a song by American recording artist Mary J. Blige, taken from her fifth studio album of the same name( 2001).
It was released as the album's second single worldwide( third single in some European markets).
The Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis produced track became another hit for Blige, peaking at number 15 on the" Billboard" Hot 100 and number 9 in the UK.
The single was released on the day of the September 11 attacks.
The song famously samples" Nadia's Theme", currently used as the theme music for the American soap opera" The Young and the Restless".
In the song, Blige calls herself" young and restless" in a further nod to the music sample.
The video for the song won Blige her first MTV Video Music Award for Best R &B Video.
The song was also used as a background theme for both Tyler Perry's" Why Did I Get Married?" and" Why Did I Get Married Too?".
Shackles (Praise You)
" Shackles( Praise You)" is the debut single by American gospel singer- songwriter duo Mary Mary, released in 1999.
It is considered the group's signature song.
Stan North of GospelFlava.com deemed it one of the pioneer songs of urban gospel music.
The song was originally recorded and released in December 1999 upon Mary Mary's signing with Columbia Records and was re-released one month later as a promotional single for their upcoming debut album," Thankful".
They both feature the same track listing but different album covers, the second using a picture of the duo.
" Shackles" became a top- ten hit in several countries around the world, including Australia, Denmark, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom, and it charted well in other major music markets.
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Mary later shot a music video for the song.
The song contains a sample of the Tupac' 1996 hit song" Hit Em Up".
A sample of this song then featured on Stormzy ’s song titled" Rainfall", which was a part of his 2019 album" Heavy Is the Head".
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur (born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971September 13, 1996), popularly known by his stage name 2Pac, was an American rapper and actor.
He is considered by many as one of the most significant rappers of all time.
Much of Shakur's work has been noted for addressing contemporary social issues that plagued inner cities, and he is considered a symbol of resistance and activism against inequality.
Shakur was born in the Manhattan borough of New York City but relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1988.
He later moved to Los Angeles in 1993 to further pursue his music career.
By the time he released his debut album "2Pacalypse Now" in 1991, he had become a central figure in West Coast hip hop, introducing social issues in the genre at a time when gangsta rap was dominant in the mainstream.
Shakur achieved further critical and commercial success with his follow-up albums "Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z..." (1993) and the critically acclaimed "Me Against the World" (1995), which has been considered as his magnum opus.
In later 1995, after being convicted of molestation and becoming a victim of a robbery and shooting, Shakur became heavily involved in the growing East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry.
His double-disc album "All Eyez on Me" (1996) became certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
On September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot four times by an unknown assailant in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas; he died six days later and the gunman was never captured.
The Notorious B.I.G., Shakur's friend turned rival, was at first considered a suspect, but was also murdered in another drive-by shooting several months later.
Five more albums have been released since his death, all of which have been certified Platinum.
Shakur is one of the best-selling music artists of all time having sold over 75 million records worldwide.
In 2002, he was inducted into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame.
In 2017, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. "
Rolling Stone" named Shakur in its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Outside music, Shakur also gained considerable success as an actor, with his starring roles as Bishop in "Juice" (1992),
Lucky in "Poetic Justice" (1993) where he starred alongside Janet Jackson, Ezekiel in "Gridlock'd" (1997), and Jake in "Gang Related" (1997),
all garnering praise from critics.
Flawless (V.I.C. song)
" Flawless" is the third single of rapper V.I.C. from his debut album" Beast".
The single is produced by Mr. Collipark.
The song hit radio on November 4, 2008.
Hit 'Em Up
"Hit 'Em Up" is a diss song by hip hop artist 2Pac featuring the Outlawz, a group associated with him.
It is the B-side to the single
"How Do U Want It", released on June 4, 1996.
The song's lyrics contain vicious insults to several East Coast rappers, chief among them, Shakur's former-friend-turned-rival, the Notorious B.I.G., also known as Biggie Smalls.
The song was recorded in Los Angeles, California at
Can Am Studios in May 1996.
Reporter Chuck Philips, who interviewed Shakur at Can Am, described the song as "a caustic anti-East Coast crusade in which the rapper threatens to eliminate Biggie, Sean Combs (Puffy), and a slew of Bad Boy artists and other New York acts.
" The song was produced by long-time collaborator Johnny "J" and samples the bassline from "Don't Look Any Further" by Dennis Edwards and interpolates "10% Dis" by MC Lyte, "Get Money" by The Notorious B.I.G.'s group Junior M.A.F.I.A., which used the Dennis Edwards sample as well.
The video, itself described as infamous, includes impersonations of Biggie, Puffy and M.A.F.I.A. member Lil' Kim.
"Hit 'Em Up" had a large role in exacerbating the East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry.
Following its release, the East Coast rappers insulted in the song responded through tracks of their own.
The controversy surrounding the song is due in part to Shakur's murder in a drive-by-shooting only three months after its release.
The song is widely considered by the American hip hop community as one of the greatest diss tracks ever recorded due to its explicit lyrical content and the seriousness of violent intent by Shakur and his colleagues towards their rivals.
Walter Robinson (composer)
Walter Robinson is an African American composer of the late 20th century.
He is most notable for his 1977 song" Harriet Tubman", which has been recorded by folk musicians such as Holly Near, John McCutcheon, and others.
He is also the composer of several operas.

Question: What is the cause of death of composer of song Hit 'Em Up?
Answer: drive-by shooting