Hello is a salutation or greeting in the English language. It is attested in writing as early as the 1830s.

First use

''Hello'', with that spelling, was used in publications as early as 1833. These include an 1833 American book called ''The Sketches and Eccentricities of Col. David Crockett, of West Tennessee'', which was reprinted that same year in ''The London Literary Gazette''.

The word was extensively used in literature by the 1860s.

Etymology

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, ''hello'' is an alteration of ''hallo'', ''hollo'', which came from Old High German "''halâ'', ''holâ'', emphatic imper[ative] of ''halôn'', ''holôn'' to fetch, used esp[ecially] in hailing a ferryman." It also connects the development of ''hello'' to the influence of an earlier form, ''holla'', whose origin is in the French ''holà'' (roughly, 'whoa there!', from French ''là'' 'there'). As in addition to ''hello'', ''hallo'' and ''hollo'', ''hullo'' and (rarely) ''hillo'' also exist as variants or related words, the word can be spelt using any of all five vowels.

Telephone

The use of ''hello'' as a telephone greeting has been credited to Thomas Edison; according to one source, he expressed his surprise with a misheard ''Hullo''. Alexander Graham Bell initially used ''Ahoy'' (as used on ships) as a telephone greeting. However, in 1877, Edison wrote to T.B.A. David, the president of the Central District and Printing Telegraph Company of Pittsburgh:

By 1889, central telephone exchange operators were known as 'hello-girls' due to the association between the greeting and the telephone.

Hullo

''Hello'' may be derived from ''Hullo'', which the American Merriam-Webster dictionary describes as a "chiefly British variant of hello," and which was originally used as an exclamation to call attention, an expression of surprise, or a greeting. ''Hullo'' is found in publications as early as 1803. The word ''hullo'' is still in use, with the meaning ''hello''.

Hallo

''Hello'' is alternatively thought to come from the word ''hallo'' (1840) via ''hollo'' (also ''holla'', ''holloa'', ''halloo'', ''halloa''). The definition of ''hollo'' is to shout or an exclamation originally shouted in a hunt when the quarry was spotted: Fowler's has it that "hallo" is first recorded "as a shout to call attention" in 1864.

It is used by Samuel Taylor Coleridge's famous poem ''The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'' written in 1798: ''Hallo'' is also German, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch and Afrikaans for Hello.

Webster's dictionary from 1913 traces the etymology of ''holloa'' to the Old English ''halow'' and suggests: "Perhaps from ah + lo; compare Anglo Saxon ealā."

According to the ''American Heritage Dictionary'', ''hallo'' is a modification of the obsolete ''holla'' (''stop!''), perhaps from Old French ''hola'' (''ho'', ho! + ''la'', there, from Latin ''illac'', that way). Hallo is also used by many famous authors like Enid Blyton. Example:"Hallo!", chorused the 600 children.

The Old English verb, hǽlan (1. wv/t1b 1 to heal, cure, save; greet, salute; gehǽl! Hosanna!), may be the ultimate origin of the word. Hǽlan is likely a cognate of German Heil and other similar words of Germanic origin. Bill Bryson asserts in his book ''Mother Tongue'' that "hello" comes from Old English ''hál béo þu'' ("Hale be thou", or "whole be thou", meaning a wish for good health).

Cognates

The word "hello" is found in many other languages. It is often only used when answering the telephone, or as an informal greeting.

! Language	! Cognate	! Usage
Afrikaans	hallo
	alo	when answering the telephone
	آلو ''ālō''	when answering the telephone
	হ্যালো ''hêlo''	when answering the telephone
	ало ''(alo)''	when answering the telephone
	hola!	friendly (informal) greeting
	halo?	when answering the telephone
	hallo!	when answering the telephone
	hallo!	general greeting, normally not used for answering the telephone.
Esperanto	ha lo?	when answering the telephone
	hallo; halloo	when answering the telephone
	haloo?	when answering the telephone
	allô?	when answering the telephone
	Hallo!
	hello!	when answering the telephone
rowspan="2"	helló!	friendly (informal) greeting
halló!	when answering the telephone
	הָלוֹ ''(hallo)''	when answering the telephone / friendly (informal) greeting
	Haanjee!	when answering the telephone
	Halló	when answering the telephone
	Heileo	Rarely used
	ハロー　''(harō)''	friendly (informal) greeting
	halloa	when answering the telephone
	allô	when answering the telephone
	alio?	when answering the telephone
	ало ''(alo)''	when answering the telephone
	hello	when answering the telephone
	hallo!	general greeting
	الو alo	when answering the telephone
	halo	when answering the telephone
	alô?	when answering the telephone (Brazil only)
	alo	when answering the telephone
	алло ''(allo)'', алё	when answering the telephone
	хало/halo	when answering the telephone
rowspan="2"	¡hola!	friendly (informal) greeting
¿aló?	(Latin America) when answering the telephone
	hallå!
	helo!
	alo!	when answering the telephone
	a lô!	when answering the telephone

"Hello, World" computer program

Students learning a new computer programming language will often begin by writing a "Hello, world!" program, which outputs that greeting to a display screen or printer. The widespread use of this tradition arose from an introductory chapter of the book ''The C Programming Language'' by Kernighan & Ritchie, which reused the following example taken from earlier memos by Brian Kernighan at Bell Labs:

int main() { printf("hello, world"); }

The Apple DOS HELLO program

A diskette formatted to boot Apple DOS 3.x on the Apple II series of computers will look for a BASIC program to run automatically after the operating system has booted. By default, the name of the program is HELLO, and is specified as a parameter of the INIT command used to format a floppy disk. For the HELLO program to work, it has to be created in the same language (Integer BASIC or Applesoft BASIC) that is present in the language ROM of the system the disk is being booted on.

Perception of "Hello" in other nations

In some other nations, especially the ones that had little contact with foreigners at the time, Westerners were often viewed as people who constantly said "hello" and little else. Jung Chang describes this view as follows:

See also

World Hello Day

;Greetings in other languages

Aloha

As-Salamu Alaykum

Ciao

Namaste

Ni hao

Shalom

References

External links

Hello in more than 800 languages

OED online entry for ''hollo'' (Subscription)

Merriam-Webster Dictionary: hollo, hullo

How to Say Hello Around the World - slideshow by ''Life magazine''

Category:Greeting words and phrases

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Name	Ice Cube
Background	solo_singer|birth_name O'Shea Jackson
Alias	Cube, Don Mega
Born	June 15, 1969 Los Angeles, California
Origin	South Central Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre	Hip hop, gangsta rap, political hip hop
Occupation	Rapper, actor, film director, screenwriter
Years active	1984–present
Label	Priority (1987–1996)Lench Mob (1994–present)EMI (1987–present)
Associated acts	N.W.A, C.I.A., Scarface, Da Lench Mob, Westside Connection, Public Enemy, WC and the Maad Circle, Game
Website	}}

Ice Cube (born O'Shea Jackson; June 15, 1969) is an American rapper, actor, screenwriter, film director, and producer. He began his career as a member of the C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer, director, actor and producer in cinema. Additionally, he has served as one of the producers of the Showtime television series ''Barbershop'' and the TBS series ''Are We There Yet?'', both of which are based upon films in which he portrayed the lead character.

Early life

O'Shea Jackson was born on June 15, 1969 in Los Angeles, in the South Central area, the son of Doris Jackson (née Benjamin), a hospital clerk and custodian, and Hosea Jackson, who worked as a groundskeeper at UCLA. According to a 2005 interview with Teenink, O'Shea's half-sister was murdered by her boyfriend in a murder-suicide when he was 12 years old . His cousin is Teren Delvon Jones, also known as Del tha Funkee Homosapien, who is a part of the rap group Hieroglyphics and who has also worked with Gorillaz; and Kam of rap group The Warzone. At 16, Ice Cube developed an interest in hip hop music, and began writing raps in Taft High School's keyboarding class. He attended the Phoenix Institute of Technology in the fall of 1987, and studied Architectural Drafting. With friend Sir Jinx, Ice Cube formed the C.I.A., and they performed at parties hosted by Dr. Dre. Young Cube was fourteen years old when he met Dre, nineteen. Dre soon entered the recording industry involved with the World Class Wreckin' Cru recording records. Dre saw Cube's potential as a writer and had him helping Dre in writing Wreckin Cru's big L.A. hit track, "Cabbage Patch" as well as joining Cube on a side partnership the duo called Stereo Crew by which they produced a twelve-inch record, "She's a Skag" released on Epic Records in 1986.

Music career

N.W.A

In 1987, Ice Cube and Dr. Dre released the single ''My Posse'', under the alias CIA. After the collaboration, Ice Cube showed Eazy-E the lyrics to "Boyz-n-the-Hood". Eazy-E, although initially rejecting the lyrics, eventually recorded the song for ''N.W.A. and the Posse'', the debut album for the group N.W.A that included him, Dre, and other rappers MC Ren and DJ Yella.

By this point Ice Cube was a full-time member of N.W.A along with Dr. Dre and MC Ren. Ice Cube wrote Dr. Dre and Eazy-E's rhymes for the group's landmark album, ''Straight Outta Compton'', released in 1988. However, as 1990 approached, Ice Cube found himself at odds with the group's manager, Jerry Heller, after rejecting Heller's proposed contract terms.

Since Ice Cube wrote the lyrics to approximately half of both ''Straight Outta Compton'', and Eazy-E's solo album, ''Eazy-Duz-It'', he was advised of the amounts he was truly owed by Heller, and took legal action soon after leaving the group and the label. In response, the remaining N.W.A members attacked him on the EP ''100 Miles and Runnin''' and on their next and final album, ''Efil4zaggin'' (''Niggaz4life'' spelled backwards).

Solo career

In late 1989, Ice Cube recorded his debut solo album in Los Angeles with the Bomb Squad (Public Enemy's production team). ''AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted'' was released in May 1990 and was an instant hit, riding and contributing to the rising tide of rap's popularity in mainstream society. The album was charged with controversy, and he was accused of misogyny and racism. Subsequently, Ice Cube appointed the female rapper Yo-Yo (who appeared on ''AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted'') to the head of his own record label and helped produce her debut album, ''Make Way for the Motherlode''. This was followed by a critically acclaimed role as 'Doughboy' in John Singleton's hood-based drama, ''Boyz n the Hood''. In the same year as ''AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted'', Ice Cube released the acclaimed EP, ''Kill At Will'' which sold well, becoming the first hip hop EP to go both Gold and Platinum.

His 1991 follow-up, ''Death Certificate'' was regarded as more focused, yet even more controversial, and critics accused him again of being anti-white, misogynist, and antisemitic. The album is thematically divided into the 'Death Side' ("a vision of where we are today") and the 'Life Side' ("a vision of where we need to go"). It features "No Vaseline", a scathing response to N.W.A's attacks and "Black Korea," a track regarded by some as prophetic of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, but also interpreted as racist by many; it was still being cited years after its release. Ice Cube toured with Lollapalooza in 1992, which widened his fan base.

Ice Cube released ''The Predator'' in November 1992. Referring specifically to that year's Los Angeles riots, in the first single, "Wicked", he rapped "April 29 was power to the people, and we might just see a sequel". ''The Predator'' debuted at number one on both the pop and R&B charts, the first album in history to do so. Singles from ''The Predator'' included "It Was a Good Day" and the "Check Yo Self" remix, and the songs had a two-part music video. The album remains his most successful release, with over three million copies sold in the US. However, after ''The Predator'', Ice Cube's rap audience diminished. ''Lethal Injection'' which was released in the end of 1993 and represented Ice Cube's first attempt at imitating the G-Funk sound of Dr. Dre's ''The Chronic'', was not well received by critics. He had more successful hits from ''Lethal Injection'', including "Really Doe", "Bop Gun (One Nation)", "You Know How We Do It" & "What Can I Do?". After 1994, he took a hiatus from music and concentrated on film work and developing the careers of other rap musicians, Mack 10, Mr. Short Khop, Kausion, and Da Lench Mob.

In 1994, Ice Cube had reunited with former N.W.A member Dr. Dre, who was now part of Death Row Records, in their duet "Natural Born Killaz". In 1998, he released his long-awaited solo album, ''War & Peace Volume 1''. The delayed ''Volume 2'', was released in 2000. The albums featured appearances from Westside Connection as well as a reunion with fellow N.W.A members, Dr. Dre and MC Ren, though many fans maintained that the two albums were not on par with his past work, especially the second volume. In 2000, Ice Cube also joined Dr. Dre, Eminem & Snoop Dogg on the Up In Smoke Tour.

In 2006, Ice Cube released his seventh solo album, ''Laugh Now, Cry Later'', on his Lench Mob Records label, debuting at number four on the Billboard Charts and selling 144,000 units in the first week. The album featured production from Lil Jon and Scott Storch, who produced the lead single "Why We Thugs". He released his eighth studio album, Raw Footage, on August 19, 2008, featuring the controversial single "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It".

On Oct 12, 2009 he released a non-album track called 'Raider Nation' in tribute to the Oakland Raiders' football team he supports.

On May 11, 2010, Ice Cube released a 30 for 30 documentary, "Straight Outta L.A.", for ESPN on the relationship between the gangster rap scene in Los Angeles and the tenure of the Raiders there. He has been voted as eighth of MTV's "greatest emcees of all time."

Westside Connection

In 1996, Ice Cube formed Westside Connection with Mack 10 and WC, and together they released an album called ''Bow Down''. Most of the album was used to engage in the East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry of the 90s. The album's eponymous single reached number 21 on the singles charts, and the album itself was certified Platinum by the end of 1996. With ''Bow Down'', Westside Connection brought their own agenda to the hip hop scene. Ice Cube, Mack 10 and WC had grown tired of being overlooked by most East Coast media outlets; the album was designed to instil a sense of pride in West Coast rap fans and to start a larger movement that some people who felt underappreciated might identify with. Songs like "Bow Down" and "Gangstas Make the World Go 'Round" make reference to this. Ice Cube would also eventually make amends with Eazy-E shortly before the latter's death in 1995.

After a seven-year hiatus, Westside Connection returned with their second effort ''Terrorist Threats'' in 2003. The album fared well critically, but its commercial reception was less than that of ''Bow Down''. "Gangsta Nation" was the only single released from the album, which was produced by Fredwreck and featured Nate Dogg; it was a radio hit. After a rift between Ice Cube and Mack 10 about Ice Cube's commitments to film work rather than touring with the group, Westside Connection disbanded. WC, however, did release a new solo album on Lench Mob Records entitled ''Guilty by Affiliation'' on August 14, 2007.

Collaborations

In 1992 Ice Cube assisted on debut albums from Da Lench Mob (''Guerillas in tha Mist'', 1992) and Kam (''Neva Again'', 1993), both of which enjoyed critical acclaim and some moderate commercial success. He handled most of the production on ''Guerillas in tha Mist''.

In 1993, Lench Mob member, J-Dee, was sentenced to life imprisonment for attempted murder, and Ice Cube did not produce their next album, ''Planet of tha Apes''. Around this time in 1993, he also worked with Tupac Shakur on his album ''Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.,'' appearing on the track "Last Wordz" with Ice-T. He also did a song with Dr. Dre for the first time since he left N.W.A: "Natural Born Killaz", for the ''Murder Was The Case'' soundtrack, and also contributed to the ''Office Space'' soundtrack. He also featured on Kool G Rap's song "Two To The Head" from the Kool G Rap & DJ Polo album "Live And Let Die". Ice Cube appeared on the song "Children of the Korn" by the band Korn, as well as assisting in recording a Korn cover of Wicked, and lent his voice to British DJ Paul Oakenfold's solo debut album, ''Bunkka'', on the track "Get Em Up".

2004–2010

In 2004, his hit singles "Check Yo Self", "It Was a Good Day" and affiliated song "Guerrillas in tha Mist" with Da Lench Mob appeared on popular video game ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'' on fictional radio station Radio Los Santos.

In late 2005, Ice Cube and R. J. Cutler teamed up to create the six-part documentary series titled ''Black. White.'', which was broadcast on cable network FX. In May 2006 Ice Cube complained that Oprah Winfrey would not welcome him and other rappers on her show. Ice Cube's other movie projects include ''Teacher of the Year'', released in 2007, and ''The Extractors'', released in 2008.

He has signed on to star in and produce ''Welcome Back, Kotter'', a big-screen adaptation of the 1970s television series. Ice Cube will play the title character, originally portrayed by Gabe Kaplan and his film company, Cube Vision Productions, has sealed a deal with Dimension Films to bring the show to the big screen.

In a London interview he revealed he is in talks of a collaboration with Gorillaz after speaking to frontman Damon Albarn.

In October 2006 Xzibit, Lil Jon and WC from the Westside Connection honoured Ice Cube at VH1's Annual Hip Hop Honors, performing some classic Ice Cube tracks, and Ice Cube also performed "Why We Thugs" and "Go To Church" from his album ''Laugh Now, Cry Later'', where the New York crowd were greeted with Cube's vintage Cali sound. After launching that comeback album, Ice Cube toured across the world to promote it. The tour is known as "Straight Outta Compton Tour", and accompanying him is his friend and fellow rapper WC from the Westside Connection. Some places he has recently performed include the Paradiso in Amsterdam and various venues in England. After touring the U.S. and Europe, he performed all around Australia, from Sydney's Enmore Theatre to The Forum Arena in Melbourne, before heading to Japan.

Ice Cube collaborated with Tech N9ne on the song "Blackboy" that appears on Tech N9ne's July 2008 album ''Killer''. The eighth Ice Cube studio LP, titled ''Raw Footage'', was released on August 19, 2008, and featured the singles Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It and Do Ya Thang. Ice Cube appeared on a song by rapper The Game titled "State of Emergency" off The Game's Album, L.A.X. In 2009, Ice Cube performed at the Gathering of the Juggalos, and will return to perform at the 2011 festival.

Despite rumors of conflicts with other rappers in 2010, Ice Cube stated in an interview with DJ Whoo Kid on Sirius Shade 45 that he has "no beef."

Ice Cube's ninth studio album I Am the West was released on September 28, 2010. Ice Cube has stated this album has a different direction than any one of his other albums. He received beats from West coast veteran producers such as DJ Quik, Dr. Dre, E-A-Ski, and Sir Jinx, not having worked on a solo album with the latter in nearly 20 years. The album was released independently under his label Lench Mob. Ice Cube has stated that "being independent is beautiful because we can do things 'out the box' that record companies would usually frown at. Instead of working from a ready-made cookie-cutter marketing plan, we can tailor make a marketing plan specifically for me."

In 2011 he will reunite with N.W.A members MC Ren & Dr. Dre on T-Boz's debut studio album Still Cool on the track "From The South To the Wild Wild West".

Other ventures

Film and television career

Following his role as 'Doughboy' in ''Boyz N The Hood'', in 1992 he starred alongside Ice-T, and Bill Paxton in Walter Hill's action film, ''Trespass'', and then in ''The Glass Shield''.

Ice Cube was offered a co-star role with Janet Jackson in the 1993 romantic film Poetic Justice, but he refused the role, which was given to Tupac Shakur instead.

John Singleton had encouraged Ice Cube to try his hand at screenwriting, telling him, "If you can write a record, you can write a movie." With this encouragement, Ice Cube wrote the screenplay for what became the 1995 comedy ''Friday'', in which he also starred, alongside then up-and-coming comedian Chris Tucker. ''Friday'' earned $28 million worldwide on a $3.5 million budget, and spawned two sequels, ''Next Friday'' and ''Friday After Next''. (On March 9, 2011 he announced that he was making the final sequel called Last Friday). That year, he also starred in his second collaboration with John Singleton, ''Higher Learning'', as world-weary university student "Fudge"; a role for which he earned award nominations.

In 1997 Ice Cube starred in the action thriller Dangerous Ground as a South African exiled to America who returns 15 years later. He also had a supporting role in the film ''Anaconda'' that same year. He wrote, executive produced, and made his directorial debut in ''The Players Club'' in 1998, and in 1999 starred alongside George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg in the critically acclaimed ''Three Kings''. In 2000, he wrote and appeared in the ''Friday'' sequel ''Next Friday''. In 2002, Ice Cube starred in the commercially successful movie ''Barbershop'', as well as ''All About the Benjamins'' and the third film in the ''Friday'' trilogy, ''Friday after Next'' (which he again wrote). In 2004, he appeared in ''Barbershop 2: Back in Business'', and ''Torque''; in 2005 he starred in the action movie ''XXX: State of the Union'', as well as the comedies ''Are We There Yet?'' and ''Are We Done Yet?'', co-starring Nia Long.

In early April 2007 Ice Cube was a guest on Angie Martinez' Hot97 radio show and stated that he was interested in bringing back Chris Tucker as Smokey in a possible ''Friday'' sequel, but that was only possible "if New Line cuts the cheque." In an interview with BlackFilm.com, Ice Cube stated that he would be interested in involving all major characters from the ''Friday'' franchise in a possible sequel, but added "I know I'm not going to get Chris [Tucker] back, but I'd love to get everybody else back."

''In the Movies'' is a compilation album of Ice Cube songs that have appeared in movie soundtracks, which was released on September 4, 2007.

Ice Cube and basketball star LeBron James have paired up to pitch a one-hour special to ABC based on James's life. Ice Cube's ''Are We There Yet'' television series premiered on TBS on June 2, 2010. Based on the 2005 feature film of the same name, the show revolves around a family adjusting to the matriarch's new husband (Terry Crews) and trying to deal with normal family situations. On August 16, 2010, ''Are We There Yet?'' was renewed for 90 additional episodes. In an August 2010 interview with UrbLife.com, Ice Cube expressed excitement about the show being picked up for the run, which will pan out to around six seasons. He also credits Tyler Perry for opening the door for him at TBS.

Clothing line

Ice Cube has licenced a clothing line, SOLO by Cube, which features hooded sweatshirts with built-in headphones in the hood strings.

Personal life

Family

He married Kimberly Woodruff in 1992, with whom he has four children (three boys, one girl) - O'Shea Jr., Darrel, Shareef and Karima.

A father of four, Ice Cube was asked by Fresh Air's Terry Gross to provide some perspective on the relationship between his work and his family. When asked whether or not he allowed his children to listen to his music, he responded: "What's worked for me is instilling in my kids a level of self-respect," helping them to understand the content of not just music but the violence found on the evening news. When asked what he tells his children about profanity, he recalled telling his kids that there are "appropriate times to use any kind of language.... Adults should never hear you use these words. If you want to use these words around your friends, that's really on you." Ice Cube is also the father of rappers OMG and Doughboy, who were featured on his album, I Am the West.

Religion

In an interview with British newspaper ''The Guardian'', Ice Cube stated that he is a Muslim, having converted sometime in the 1990s. He described his Muslim faith as a simple, personal one that does not involve attending prayer services or following rituals. Although he has spoken favorably of the Nation of Islam, he denied ever being in the organization.

Discography

; Studio albums

1990: ''AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted''

1991: ''Death Certificate''

1992: ''The Predator''

1993: ''Lethal Injection''

1998: ''War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)''

2000: ''War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)''

2006: ''Laugh Now, Cry Later''

2008: ''Raw Footage''

2010: ''I Am the West''

; Other albums

1994: ''Bootlegs & B-Sides''

1997: ''Featuring…Ice Cube''

2001: ''Greatest Hits''

2007: ''In the Movies''

2008: ''The Essentials''

Filmography

As an actor

Films

Year 1991 1992 1993 1995 1995 1995 1997 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 1999 2001 2002 2002 2002 2004 2004 2005 2005 2007 2008 2008 2009 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012

Title	|	Role	Other notes
''Boyz n the Hood''	|	Darin "Doughboy" Baker	Main Role
''Trespass (1992 film)	Trespass''	|	Savon	Main Role
''CB4''	|	himself	Cameo
''The Glass Shield''	|	Teddy Woods	Main Role
''Higher Learning''	|	Fudge	Main Role
''Friday (film)	Friday''	|	Craig Jones	Main Role
''Dangerous Ground''	|	Vusi Madlazi	Main Role
''Anaconda (film)	Anaconda''	|	Danny Rich	Main Role
''The Players Club''	|	Reggie	Minor Role
''I Got The Hook Up''	|	Gun Runner	Minor Role
''Three Kings (1999 film)	Three Kings''	|	SSgt. Chief Elgin	Main Role
''Thicker Than Water (1999 film)	Thicker Than Water''	|	Slink	Supporting Role
''Next Friday''	|	Craig Jones	Main Role
''Ghosts of Mars''	|	James 'Desolation' Williams	Main Role
''All About The Benjamins''	|	Detective Bucum	Main Role
''BarberShop (film)	BarberShop''	|	Calvin Palmer	Main Role
''Friday After Next''	|	Craig Jones	Main Role
''Torque (film)	Torque''	|	Trey	Main Role
''BarberShop 2: Back in Business''	|	Calvin Palmer	Main Role
''Are We There Yet?''	|	Nick Persons	Main Role
''XXX: State of the Union''	|	Darius Stone	Main Role
''Are We Done Yet?''	|	Nick Persons	Main Role
''First Sunday''	|	Durell	Main Role
''The Longshots''	|	Curtis Plummer	Main Role
''Janky Promoters''	|	Russell Redds	Main Role
''Lottery Ticket (film)	Lottery Ticket''	|	Jerome "Thump" Washington	Supporting Role
''New Year's Eve (film)	New Year's Film''	|	Police Officer	Supporting Role
''Rampart (film)	Rampart''	|	TBA	TBA
''Last Friday''	|	Craig Jones	Main Role pre-production
''21 Jump Street''	|	Capt. Dickson	Main Role

Television

Year 2010–present

Title	|	Role	Other notes
''Are We There Yet? (TV series)	Are We There Yet?'' TV series	|	Terrence	Recurring Role

Video games

Year 2010

Title	|	Role	Other notes
''Call of Duty: Black Ops	|	Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group>SOG multiplayer announcer	Voice actor

As director/writer/producer

''Friday'' (1995) writer, executive producer

''Dangerous Ground'' (1997) executive producer

''The Players Club'' (1998) writer, director, executive producer

''Next Friday'' (2000) writer, producer

''All About The Benjamins'' (2002) writer, producer

''Friday After Next'' (2002) writer, producer

''BarberShop 2: Back in Business'' (2004) executive producer

''BarberShop: The Series'' (2005) executive producer

''Are We There Yet?'' (2005) producer

''Beauty Shop'' (2005) executive producer

''Black. White.'' (2006) executive producer

''Are We Done Yet?'' (2007) producer

''Friday: The Animated Series'' (2007) executive producer

''Pirate Island'' (2008) producer

''The Longshots'' (2008) producer

''First Sunday'' (2008) producer

''Straight Outta L.A.'' (2010) director

''Are We There Yet?'' (TV series) (2010) executive producer

''Last Friday'' (2012) writer, executive producer

Awards

Film award history

Ice Cube has received nominations for several films in the past. To date, he has won two awards:

2000: Blockbuster Entertainment Award: Favorite Action Team (for ''Three Kings'')

2002: MECCA Movie Award: Acting Award

Music awards

VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006

* 2006 Honoree Snoop Dogg

BET Hip-Hop Awards 2009

* I Am Hip-Hop Award

References

External links

Ice Cube Bio

Ice Cube: The Ten Greatest Rapper/Actors

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name	MC Ren
background	solo_singer
birth name	Lorenzo Jerald Patterson
alias	The Ruthless Villain, MC Ren
birth date	June 14, 1969
place of birth	Compton, California,
origin	Compton, California
instrument	Vocals
genre	Gangsta rap Hardcore rap
occupation	Rapper, songwriter
years active	1986—present
label	Ruthless, Island Def Jam, Interscope, Universal Motown, Villain Entertainment
associated acts	N.W.A, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre Above the Law, Paris, Public Enemy, The D.O.C.
website	}}

Lorenzo Jerald Patterson (born June 14, 1969), better known by his stage name MC Ren, is a rapper who formed part of the group N.W.A. His moniker is derived from his first name (Lorenzo).

Early life

Patterson was born and raised in Compton, California.

Career

He joined the gangsta rap group N.W.A after finishing his senior year of high school. He contributed vocals on their album ''Straight Outta Compton'' (1988) as well as co-writing several tracks after Ice Cube left the group in 1989. N.W.A became the first gangsta rap group to gain mainstream success. However, as their album ''Niggaz4Life'' reached the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 in 1991, financial conflict between Dr. Dre and Ruthless Records led to the group disbanding. He also personally cited the inevitable tension of a close knit group. Group member Eazy-E was accused of skimming money along with the group's manager, Jerry Heller. Dr. Dre left to form Death Row Records.

MC Ren subsequently released his debut album ''Kizz My Black Azz'' in 1992. It reached platinum. MC Ren's next album, ''Life Sentence'', was scrapped while he converted to the Nation of Islam (which he has since left and converted to orthodox Islam) with guidance from DJ Train. ''Shock of the Hour'' in 1993 was released the next year. It also features the single "Mayday on the Front Line" which appeared in the film CB4. MC Ren soon fell on hard times when DJ Train died in a burning house before the release of ''The Villain in Black'' (1996). The album sold relatively well for a brief period. Before leaving Ruthless Records, Ren released ''Ruthless for Life'' (1998) which proved a small comeback, selling moderately well. He appeared on the posse cut "Some L.A. Niggaz" from Dr. Dre's ''2001'' album. In 2000, he appeared on the song "Hello" which featured Dr. Dre and Ice Cube on Ice Cube's ''War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)'' album. He joined the Up In Smoke Tour that same year just to rap this verse on this track.

MC Ren released the straight-to- movie ''Lost in the Game'' in 2004. His most recent work has appeared on some more politically-oriented projects such as with Public Enemy, specifically Paris' album ''Hard Truth Soldiers Vol. 1'' as well as on Public Enemy's album ''Rebirth of a Nation''. Paris stated in an interview with Rapstation.com that "MC Ren is retired and won't be doing a full-length album as far as I know. I get at him for verses, that's about it."

MC Ren appeared on the VH1 Hip Hop Honors talking about Eazy-E in the tribute to him. As of late 2007, Ren was supposed to be in work with Long Beach-based rapper RBX alongside Big Rocc on the group Concrete Criminals and although a debut album was promised, nothing came out of it. In 2009, MC Ren finished his fifth studio album entitled ''Renincarnated'' which was released under his own record label Villain Entertainment on October 31, 2009. ''Renincarnated'' was only released in the US.

Personal life

Around 1993, MC Ren converted to the Islamic faith through the Nation of Islam. He converted to Sunni Islam a few years later.

Discography

1992: ''Kizz My Black Azz''

1993: ''Shock of the Hour''

1996: ''The Villain in Black''

1998: ''Ruthless for Life''

2009: ''Renincarnated''

;With N.W.A

1988: ''Straight Outta Compton''

1990: ''100 Miles and Runnin'''

1991: ''Niggaz4Life''

;With Eazy-E

1988: ''Eazy-Duz-It'' (on "2 Hard Mutha's", "We Want Eazy" and "Ruthless Villain")

1995: ''Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton'' (on "Tha Muthaphukkin' Real")

;With The D.O.C.

1989: ''No One Can Do It Better'' (on "Comm. 2" and "The Grand Finalé")

2003: ''Deuce'' (on "The Shit")

References

External links

Good guys wear black : Interview with Reginald C Dennis, published in ''The Source'', August 1992

MC Ren feature-length radio interview at ConspiracyRadio.com

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name	Young MC
background	solo_singer
birth name	Marvin Young
alias	Mr. MC, The Young MC Man
birth date	May 10, 1967
origin	South Wimbledon, London, EnglandQueens, New York, USA
genre	Hip Hop, Pop Rap
occupation	Singer-songwriter, Producer, Actor
years active	1986–present
label	Delicious Vinyl, Rhino Records
associated acts	Def Jef, Tone-Loc, MC Hammer }}

Marvin Young (born May 10, 1967), better known by his stage name Young MC, is an English-born American singer and actor. He is best known for his 1989 hit "Bust a Move". His family left England and came to Queens, New York when he was 8.

Biography

In 1977, at the age of 10, Marvin Young witnessed the technique of live rapping for the first time in his friend Jeff Taylor’s basement.

At a young age, Young MC couldn't remember all of his rhymes, so he read them, carrying them around in a plastic bag. One night a shootout broke out at a block party and he had to run off without his bag. Despite getting it back the next day, that incident taught Young MC the lesson of memorizing his rhymes for performance. He still has his childhood habit today, reading his rhymes in the studio for all his recordings, even if he does have them memorized beforehand. Young MC’s early musical influences included Chic, KC and The Sunshine Band, Parliament-Funkadelic, Fleetwood Mac, Bob Marley, The Eagles and Kool & The Gang.

In September 1987, during his 3rd year at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Young MC was put in touch with Mike Ross, one of the owners of Delicious Vinyl. Young MC rapped over the phone for Mike Ross and Matt Dike, with lyrics that would later be included in his songs “I Let ‘Em Know” and “My Name Is Young”. One week later, the founders of Delicious Vinyl delivered a recording contract to Young MC’s dorm room on the USC campus.

While completing his last 2 years at USC, Young MC helped write "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina" for Tone Loc. The first radio station to play Wild Thing was KROQ-FM, better known for its specialty of cutting-edge alternative rock. “Wild Thing” achieved multi-platinum status in 1988, with sales totaling nearly 4 million copies. “Funky Cold Medina” achieved multi-platinum status in 1989, selling well over 2 million copies.

During the same period, Young MC began recording with Delicious Vinyl. Having no car yet, Young was driven from the USC campus to his sessions by Orlando Aguillen, the head of promotion at Delicious Vinyl. The studio was located in Matt Dike’s apartment, a modest walk-up over Santa Monica Blvd. with a 16-track mixing board in the living room and the vocal booth in the closet, complete with an old mattress used for soundproofing.

Young MC established himself as an artist, first releasing "I Let 'Em Know", "The Fastest Rhyme", and "My Name Is Young" in the spring of 1988 on a blue-label 12-inch vinyl. All 3 tracks were played in heavy rotation on KDAY in Los Angeles.

In the fall of 1988, Young MC released “Know How” on Delicious Vinyl/Island Records which was his first release with major distribution. From the fall of ’88 to the spring of ’89, Young MC recorded the rest of his debut album "Stone Cold Rhymin'" while completing his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from USC. “Bust A Move” was the last song recorded for his album, a direct reaction to Tone Loc’s success with two up-tempo dance/rap tracks. The music video for "Bust A Move" was released within a week of his graduation from USC. The lyrics to “Bust A Move” were written by Young MC in 90 minutes in his campus apartment at USC. The lyrics were never edited; he recorded his first draft to the track. The bass line featured in "Bust a Move" was played by Flea (musician), the bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The female vocals in “Bust A Move” were sung by Stevie Wonder's studio background vocalist Crystal Blake, not Diana Ross as was rumored at the time.

“Stone Cold Rhymin’” was released in May 1989, and Young MC went on tour to promote his debut album. He made a deal with his parents that if his music career did not succeed that summer, that he would attend graduate school in the fall of 1989. Both “Bust A Move” the single, and “Stone Cold Rhymin’” the album would achieve multi-platinum status before the end of 1990.

Contrary to popular belief, “Bust A Move” only managed to reach No. 7 on the pre-Nielsen SoundScan Billboard Pop charts, but it remained on those charts for 40 weeks. It outlasted Young MC’s 2nd single “Principal's Office” (Billboard Pop No. 33) which was nearly a gold single in its own right, as well as his 3rd release “I Come Off” (Billboard Pop No. 75). In early 1990, Young MC won the American Music Award for Best Rap Artist. He also won the Billboard Music Award for the Best New Pop Artist, the first time that award had been given to a Rap Artist. In February 1990, Young MC won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance. His win was the first time that the Rap Grammy presentation was televised.

Also in 1990, Young MC was chosen to be the spokesman for Pepsi’s “Cool Cans” media advertising campaign. Young MC filmed a television commercial and recorded two radio commercials for Pepsi using his own original music and lyrics. The television commercial was shown in 95% of Pepsi bottlers markets in the U.S.. The campaign proved to be so successful, Pepsi renegotiated Young MC’s original contract to include him in a similar campaign for Taco Bell.

Young MC’s next two releases, “Brainstorm” and “What’s The Flavor” were released in the early 1990s on Capitol Records. “Brainstorm” shipped gold, and featured the single “That’s The Way Love Goes” (Billboard Pop No. 54). “What’s The Flavor” contained tracks produced by Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest.

“Return Of The One Hit Wonder” was released in 1997 and featured the dance party track “On And Poppin’”. The re-recorded version of “On And Poppin’” was prominently featured in an episode of the NBC comedy “Scrubs” in 2006.

Also in 1997, Young MC was hired to compose and perform all of the original music for “The Sports Illustrated For Kids Show.” Young MC created the television show’s theme song, as well as creating individual themes for each episode’s featured athlete. Young MC composed and performed the original music for 2 full seasons of “The Sports Illustrated For Kids Show” before production ended in 1998. Even today, many episodes are re-broadcast for kids worldwide.

In 2000, Young MC released the album “Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That.” Both the album and the title track entered the Billboard hip-hop chart, and Young MC began to tour extensively throughout the country. Young MC signed on with Bobby Bessone and Entertainment Artists Agency. Also, in 2007, the song “Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That” was featured in an episode of the ABC Comedy “Ugly Betty.”

At the same time in 2000 that Young MC the artist released his album, Marvin Young the songwriter, along with writing partner Will Wheaton, wrote Anastacia's "Not That Kind", which was a smash hit on several continents, and the title track to her debut album which has sold nearly 10 million copies to date.

In 2002, Young MC appeared as a contestant on “Weakest Link—Rap Stars Edition.” He was joined by Run of Run-D.M.C., DJ Quik, Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat, B-Real of Cypress Hill, Xzibit, and Nate Dogg. Young MC went on to win the celebrity contest, outlasting Xzibit in the finals. All of the proceeds from his winning performance were donated to the Humane Society.

Also in 2002, Young MC released “Engage The Enzyme”. In October 2002, the single “Heatseeker” reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles Sales Chart. A few weeks after that, “Heatseeker” reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales Chart, only being outsold by Kelly Clarkson’s “A Moment Like This.”

“Stress Test” was another hit track from “Engage The Enzyme.” A video was shot in Vancouver by up-and-coming Canadian director Shawn Angelski. The single and video were enough to secure a single deal for “Stress Test” with Orbit/Virgin Records in Germany. Remixes were made, and “Stress Test” performed well on the charts in Germany and other foreign territories. Also, the original version of “Stress Test” has been featured recently in two major motion picture trailers. It was featured in the film “Four Brothers” in 2005 and the film ''Crossover'' in 2006.

“Feel The Love”, the third track from ''Engage the Enzyme'', was featured in the Fox Broadcasting Company series “Wonderfalls” in 2004, and it was also featured in the hit HBO series ''Entourage'' in 2006. The single “Crucial” describes Young MC’s personal reaction to 9/11. Young MC has never performed “Crucial” on stage in the years since “Engage The Enzyme” was released.

Canadian film director Raphael Assaf and screenwriter Armen Evrensel asked Young MC to help create a film project that would eventually be titled “The Zero Sum.” Young MC traveled to Vancouver for shooting in December 2004. As an actor in “The Zero Sum”, Marvin Young played Mr. Henderson, a no-nonsense publishing company executive. Mr. Henderson’s firm had the task of reviewing the manuscript of the film’s hero Leonard, played by “Trainspotting” star Ewen Bremner. Marvin Young also Co-Executive Produced “The Zero Sum”. Young MC also teamed up with Baltimore rapper KNOXX to create “Brotherly Love”, the theme song to “The Zero Sum”.

Upon its Canadian release in 2005, “The Zero Sum” received critical acclaim throughout the country. In 2006, actress Sarah Strange won the Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama. That same year, “The Zero Sum” won the Toronto Reel World Film Festival Award for Outstanding Feature Film. In 2007, “The Zero Sum” won the Canadian Filmmakers' Festival Award for Best Feature Film.

Back in the U.S., Young MC focused on producing KNOXX, featured on “The Zero Sum” theme “Brotherly Love.” KNOXX already had a strong underground following in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland, and when he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, he entered the 1998 Blaze Magazine Freestyle Battle and triumphed as the people’s choice with the greatest crowd response.

Young MC met KNOXX in Los Angeles in 2004. The two began work on the album “Vigilante” which was completed in early 2006. The standout tracks included “Available”, “Go Get ‘Em”, “Ova Now” and the title track “Vigilante.”

In September 2005, Young MC was cast in the VH1 reality show “Celebrity Fit Club 3.” The show aired in January 2006. Joining Young MC was Kelly LeBrock, Bruce Vilanch, Tempestt Bledsoe, Countess Vaughn, Chastity Bono, Jeff Conaway, Gunnar Nelson, and Rapper Bizarre of D12. By season’s end, Young MC had lost the most weight of anyone in the cast, shedding 39 pounds in 14 weeks. Even several years later, “Celebrity Fit Club 3” remains as one of the highest rated shows in the 30 year history of VH1.

Young MC also made an appearance in a special episode of “The Best Damn Sports Show Period” which featured “The Top 50 Sports Moments Of The 80’s.” Young MC crafted lyrics and performed a sports-themed rap song alongside hip-hop legends KRS-One and Kool Moe Dee.

After 20 years of living in Los Angeles, Young MC relocated to Scottsdale, AZ in 2006. He spent 2007 creating the album “Adrenaline Flow” which was released in 2008.

Immediately following “Adrenaline Flow”, Young MC released an online-only album, “B-Sides, Demos and Remixes.” Young MC compiled some of his unreleased tracks, remixed tracks, and re-recorded tracks to create this album.

The new version of “Rollin’” was used in the Burger King national advertising campaign “Open ‘Til Late” in 2004-2005. “Rollin’” was also featured in the NBC television series “Knight Rider” in October 2008. “Get Your Boogie On” was featured in the trailer for the animated feature film “Barnyard” in 2006, as well as multiple video game uses. The re-recorded version of “On And Poppin’” was featured in an episode of the NBC comedy series “Scrubs” in 2006.

In 2009 Young MC released his 8th album, “Relentless”. Later that year, Young MC also landed a cameo role in the breakout Jason Reitman film “Up In The Air” starring George Clooney. Young MC played himself, performing at a software convention which was crashed by Clooney’s character and his two female co-stars Anna Kendrick and Vera Farmiga.

“Bust A Move” was also prominently featured in the film “The Blind Side” and in the television show “Glee” in October 2009. It has also been featured in major motion pictures such as “You, Me and Dupree”, “Dude, Where's My Car?”, “Can't Hardly Wait”, “17 Again”, and “The Replacements” among others. “Bust A Move” has been featured in network television series such as “My Name Is Earl”, “Spin City”, “One Tree Hill”, “King Of The Hill”, “Futurama”, “Family Matters” and “Yes Dear”. “Bust A Move” also been featured on “The Tonight Show”, “Saturday Night Live”, “Regis and Kathie Lee” as well as on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and has been in some musical video games such as "Dance Central," "Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2" and "DJ Hero".

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Chart Positions
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1989		9	8
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1993		-	-
1997		-	-
2000		-	85
2002		-	-
2007		-	-

Singles

1989 "Bust a Move" US #7

1989 "Principal's Office" US #33

1990 "I Come Off" US #75

1991 "That's the Way Love Goes" US #54

1997 "Madame Buttafly"

1997 "On & Poppin'"

2000 "Ain't Goin' Out Like That"

2002 "Heatseeker"

References

External links

Young MC Profile at NNDB

Young MC biography on VH1.com

Young MC interview on Jammer Direct

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Name	Adam Yauch
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Adam Nathaniel Yauch
Alias	MCANathanial Hörnblowér
Birth date	August 05, 1964
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Instrument	MC, vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, turntables
Genre	Hip hop, rap rock, hardcore punk, alternative hip hop
Occupation	Rapper, Musician, Songwriter, Director, Film Distributor
Years active	1979—present
Label	Def JamGrand RoyalCapitol
Associated acts	Beastie Boys
Website	www.beastieboys.com
Notable instruments	ARP-2600, Ampeg AEB-1, Fender Jazz, Ampeg Electric Upright, Roland TR-808 }}

Adam Nathaniel Yauch (pronounced ), (born August 5, 1964), is a founding member of hip hop trio the Beastie Boys. He is frequently known by his stage name, MCA, and other pseudonyms such as Nathanial Hörnblowér.

Early life

Adam Yauch was born an only child in Brooklyn, New York. His father, Noel Yauch, is a painter and architect. In high school he taught himself to play the bass guitar, and formed Beastie Boys. They played their first show — then still a hardcore punk band in the vein of Reagan Youth — on his 17th birthday, while still attending Edward R. Murrow High School in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn. He attended Bard College for 2 years before dropping out. Two years later, when Yauch was 22, the Beastie Boys, now performing as a hip hop trio, released their first album Licensed to Ill on Def Jam Records.

Career

Under the pseudonym "Nathanial Hörnblowér", Yauch has directed many of the Beastie Boys' music videos. Yauch made his televised debut as Hörnblowér at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards as he stormed the stage in costume to protest after R.E.M. won the award for Best Direction over the Spike Jonze directed Beastie Boys video "Sabotage". He also directed the 2006 Beastie Boys concert film ''Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!'', though in the DVD extras for the film, the title character in "A Day in the Life of Nathanial Hörnblowér" is played by David Cross. He also directed the 2008 film ''Gunnin' For That #1 Spot'' about eight high school basketball prospects at the Boost Mobile Elite 24 Hoops Classic at Rucker Park in Harlem, New York City.

In 2002, Yauch built a recording studio in NYC called Oscilloscope Laboratories and produced ''Build a Nation'', the comeback album from hardcore/punk band Bad Brains. Oscilloscope Laboratories also distributed Adam Yauch's directorial film debut, basketball documentary Gunnin' For That #1 Spot (2008) as well as Kelly Reichardt's Wendy and Lucy (2008) and Oren Moverman’s The Messenger (2009).

MCA, along with fellow Beastie Boys members Adrock and Mike D appeared in the 2005 streetball game NBA Street V3 as an unlockable team wearing New York Knicks #00 jerseys and caps. MCA later appeared in the 2007 skating game Tony Hawk's Proving Ground as an unlockable skater wearing the black suit MCA occasionally wears. Most recently; MCA appears alongside his musical compatriots as a playable character in EA's NBA Jam (2010). This is seen by many as a homage to his original appearance along Adrock and Mike D in Midway's original NBA Jam, circa 1993 as secret characters. In NBA Jam 2010, the Beastie Boys team can be unlocked through the use of a cheat code or by defeating them in game.

Personal life

Born Jewish, Yauch is currently a practicing Buddhist.

In 2009, Yauch was treated for a cancerous parotid gland and a lymph node and underwent surgery and radiation therapy delaying the group's album release and tour. Yauch became a vegan under the recommendation of his Tibetan doctors.

Discography

Videography

Oscilloscope Laboratories releases

# Gunnin’ For that #1 Spot – Dir. Adam Yauch (USA) # FLOW: For Love of Water – Dir. Irena Salina (FRANCE) # Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son about his Father – Dir. Kurt Kuenne (USA) # Wendy and Lucy – Dir. Kelly Reichardt (USA) # Frontrunners - Dir. Caroline Suh (USA) # Not Your Typical Bigfoot Movie – Dir. Jay Delaney (USA) # Treeless Mountain - Dir. So Yong Kim (KOREA) # Scott Walker: 30 Century Man – Dir. Stephen Kijak (USA) # Kisses – Dir. Lance Daly # The Garden – Dir. Scott Hamilton Kennedy (USA) # The Law (La Loi) – Dir. Jules Dassin (USA) # Burma VJ – Dir. Anders Østergaard (DENMARK) # Unmistaken Child – Dir. Nati Baratz (ISRAEL) # The Paranoids – Dir. Gabriel Medina (ARGENTINA) # No Impact Man – Dir. Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein (USA) # The Thorn in the Heart (L’Epine dans le Coeur) – Dir. Michel Gondry (FRANCE) # Terribly Happy (Frygtelig lykkelig) – Dir. Henrik Ruben Genz (DENMARK) # The Messenger – Dir. Oren Moverman (USA) # Beautiful Losers – Dir. Aaron Rose (USA) # Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love - Dir. Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi # The Maid (La Nana) – Sebastián Silva (CHILE) # Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak – Dir. Lance Bangs & Spike Jonze (USA) # The Exploding Girl – Dir. Bradley Rust Gray (USA) # Bananas! – Dir. Fredrik Gertten (SWEDEN) # A Film Unfinished – Dir. Yael Hersonski (ISRAEL) # Howl – Dir. Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Freidman (USA) # William S. Burroughs: A Man Within – Dir. Yony Leyser (USA) # I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale – Dir. Richard Shepard (USA) # Monogamy - Dir. Dana Adam Shapiro (USA) # The Unloved - Dir. Samantha Morton (UK) # Meek's Cutoff - Dir. Kelly Reichardt (USA) # Exit Through the Gift Shop - Dir. Banksy (USA) # Who Took The Bomp? Le Tigre On Tour - Dir. Kerthy Fix (USA) # Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale - Dir. Jalmari Helander (FINLAND) # TBA # Dark Days - Dir. Marc Singer (USA) # Compassion in Emptiness (USA) # If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front - Dir. Marshall Curry (USA) # TBA # Bellflower - Dir. Evan Glodell (USA) # Rebirth - Dir. Jim Whitaker (USA) # The Other F Word - Dir. Andrea Blaugrund Nevins (USA) # We Need To Talk About Kevin - Dir. Lynne Ramsay (UK)

References

External links

Oscilloscope homepage

;Interviews

Interview in ''Shambhala Sun''

Audio interview on the.LIFE Files

Interview on "Gunnin' For That #1 Spot" at IFC, June 2008

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