Catch, the online division of Reed Business Information Australia - Australia’s largest Business to Business publisher - launched HotFrog, in Malayasia in September 2006.
Catch is a progressive Web 2.0 business at the forefront of SEO, producing industry specific online business directories, both locally and internationally.
Catch’s product portfolio consists of vertical market directories and a growing number of horizontal online business directories comprising micro to medium sized enterprises (MMEs) across the globe.
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Lady Gaga was born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta in New York City on March 28, 1986, to an Italian American family, the eldest child of Joseph Germanotta, internet entrepreneur, and Cynthia (née Bissett) She learned to play piano from the age of four, went on to write her first piano ballad at 13 and began performing at open mike nights by age 14. At the age of 11, Gaga attended Convent of the Sacred Heart, a private Roman Catholic school on Manhattan's Upper East Side,[12][13] but has stressed that she does not come from a wealthy background, saying that her parents "both came from lower-class families, so we've worked for everything – my mother worked eight to eight out of the house, in telecommunications, and so did my father." An avid thespian in high school musicals, Gaga portrayed lead roles as Adelaide in Guys and Dolls and Philia in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. She described her academic life in high school as "very dedicated, very studious, very disciplined" but also "a bit insecure" as she told in an interview, "I used to get made fun of for being either too provocative or too eccentric, so I started to tone it down. I didn’t fit in, and I felt like a freak." Acquaintances dispute that she did not fit in school. "She had a core group of friends; she was a good student. She liked boys a lot, but singing was No. 1," recalled a former high school classmate. Referring to her "expressive, free spirit", Gaga told Elle magazine "I'm left-handed!"
At age 17, Gaga gained early admission to the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and lived in a NYU dorm on 11th Street. There she studied music and improved her songwriting skills by composing essays and analytical papers focusing on topics such as art, religion, social issues and politics. Gaga felt that she was more creative than some of her classmates. "Once you learn how to think about art, you can teach yourself," she said. By the second semester of her sophomore year, she withdrew from the school to focus on her musical career. Her father agreed to pay her rent for a year, on the condition that she re-enroll for Tisch if she was unsuccessful. "I left my entire family, got the cheapest apartment I could find, and ate shit until somebody would listen," she said. 2005–07: Career beginnings
Gaga (right) performing with Lady Starlight (left) at "Lollapalooza 2007"
Gaga had initially signed with Def Jam Recordings at the age of 19, although she was dropped by the label after only three months. Shortly after, her former management company introduced her to songwriter and producer RedOne, whom they also managed. The first song she produced with RedOne was "Boys Boys Boys", a mash-up inspired by Mötley Crüe's "Girls, Girls, Girls" and AC/DC's "T.N.T." She moved into an apartment on the Lower East Side and recorded a couple of songs with hip-hop singer Grandmaster Melle Mel for an audio book accompanying the children's book The Portal in the Park by Cricket Casey. She also started the Stefani Germanotta Band with some friends from NYU. They recorded an EP of their ballads at a studio underneath a liquor store in New Jersey, becoming a local fixture at the downtown Lower East Side club scene. She began experimenting with drugs soon after, while performing at neo-burlesque shows. Her father did not understand the reason behind her drug intake and could not look at her for several months.Music producer Rob Fusari, who helped her write some of her earlier songs, compared some of her vocal harmonies to that of Freddie Mercury. Fusari helped create the moniker Gaga, after the Queen song "Radio Ga Ga". Gaga was in the process of trying to come up with a stage name when she received a text message from Fusari that read "Lady Gaga."He explained, Every day, when Stef came to the studio, instead of saying hello, I would start singing 'Radio Ga Ga'. That was her entrance song. [Lady Gaga] was actually a glitch; I typed 'Radio Ga Ga' in a text and it did an autocorrect so somehow 'Radio' got changed to 'Lady'. She texted me back, "That's it." After that day, she was Lady Gaga. She’s like, "Don't ever call me Stefani again."
Gaga performing at "The Bazaar" in Atlanta, Georgia
She was known thereafter as Lady Gaga. The New York Post, however, has reported that this story is incorrect, and that the name resulted from a marketing meeting. Throughout 2007, Gaga collaborated with performance artist Lady Starlight, who helped create her onstage fashions. The pair began playing gigs at downtown club venues like the Mercury Lounge, The Bitter End, and the Rockwood Music Hall, with their live performance art piece known as "Lady Gaga and the Starlight Revue." Billed as "The Ultimate Pop Burlesque Rockshow", their act was a low-fi tribute to 1970s variety acts. In August 2007, Gaga and Starlight were invited to play at the American Lollapalooza music festival. The show was critically acclaimed, and their performance received positive reviews. Having initially focused on avant-gardeelectronic dance music, Gaga found her musical niche when she began to incorporate pop melodies and the glam rock of David Bowie and Queen into her music.
Fusari sent the songs he produced with Gaga to his friend, producer and record executive Vincent Herbert.Herbert was quick to sign her to his label Streamline Records, an imprint of Interscope Records, upon its establishment in 2007. She credited Herbert as the man who discovered her, adding "I really feel like we made pop history, and we're gonna keep going". Having already served as an apprentice songwriter under an internship at Famous Music Publishing, which was later acquired by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Gaga subsequently struck a music publishing deal with Sony/ATV. As a result, she was hired to write songs for Britney Spears and labelmates New Kids on the Block, Fergie, and the Pussycat Dolls. While Gaga was writing at Interscope, singer-songwriter Akon recognized her vocal abilities when she sang a reference vocal for one of his tracks in studio. He then convinced Interscope-Geffen-A&M Chairman and CEO Jimmy Iovine to form a joint deal by having her also sign with his own label Kon Live Distribution and later called her his "franchise player." Gaga continued her collaboration with RedOne in the studio for a week on her debut album, spawning the future singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face." She also joined the roster of Cherrytree Records, an Interscope imprint established by producer and songwriter Martin Kierszenbaum, after co-writing four songs with Kierszenbaum including the single "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)." 2008–10: The Fame and The Fame Monster
By 2008, Gaga had relocated to Los Angeles, working closely with her record label to finalize her debut album The Fame. She combined different genres on the album, "from Def Leppard drums and hand claps to metal drums on urban tracks". The Fame received positive reviews from critics; according to the music review aggregation of Metacritic, it garnered an average score of 71/100.The album peaked at number one in Austria, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Ireland, and the top-five in Australia and the United States.[41][42] Worldwide, The Fame has sold over twelve million copies. Its lead single "Just Dance", topped the charts in six countries—Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States—and later received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Dance Recording. The following single, "Poker Face", was an even greater success, reaching number-one in almost all major music markets in the world, including the United Kingdom and the United States. It won the award for Best Dance Recording at the 52nd Grammy Awards, over nominations for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. The Fame was nominated for Album of the Year; it won the Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album.Although her first concert tour happened as an opening act for fellow Interscope pop group, the reformed New Kids on the Block, she ultimately headlined her own concert tour, The Fame Ball Tour, which began on March 2009, and was critically appreciated.
The cover of the annual "Hot 100" issue of Rolling Stone in May 2009 featured a semi-nude Gaga wearing only strategically placed plastic bubbles. In the issue she said that while she was beginning her career in the New York club scene, she was romantically involved with a heavy metal drummer. She described their relationship and break-up, saying of it, "I was his Sandy, and he was my Danny [of Grease], and I just broke." He later became an inspiration behind some of the songs on The Fame. She was nominated for a total of nine awards at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, winning the award for "Best New Artist", while her single "Paparazzi" won two awards for "Best Art Direction" and "Best Special Effects." In October, Gaga received Billboard magazine's Rising Star of 2009 award. She attended the Human Rights Campaign's "National Dinner" the same month, before marching in the National Equality March in Washington, D.C. Gaga released The Fame Monster, a collection of eight songs that dealt with the darker side of fame as experienced by her over the course of 2008–2009, while travelling around the world and are expressed through a monster metaphor. Her second concert tour, The Monster Ball Tour, was announced in support of The Fame Monster and began in November 2009."Bad Romance" was released as the first single from the album and topped the charts in eighteen countries, while reaching the top-two in the United States, Australia and New Zealand. "Speechless", a song from The Fame Monster, was performed at The 2009 Royal Variety Performance where Gaga met and sang for Queen Elizabeth II.
Gaga was chosen as of one the "10 Most Fascinating People of 2009" by Barbara Walters during Walters' annual ABC News special. When interviewed by the journalist, the singer went to dismiss the claim that she is intersex as an urban legend, responding to a question on this issue by stating: "At first it was very strange and everyone sorta said, 'That's really quite a story!' But in a sense, I portray myself in a very androgynous way, and I love androgyny." In January 2010, she was named chief creative officer for a line of imaging products for Polaroid, stating that she will create fashion, technology and photography products. The second single from The Fame Monster, "Telephone", which features R&B singer Beyoncé, became her fourth UK number-one single. In March, Rob Fusari sued Gaga's production company Mermaid Music LLC, claiming that he was entitled to a 20% share of its earnings. Gaga's lawyer Charles Ortner described the agreement with Fusari as "unlawful" and declined to comment. In August, the New York Supreme Court dismissed the lawsuit. In April, it was reported that her music videos gained over one billion viral views, becoming one of the first artists to reach this milestone. Later that month, Gaga was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people of the year. While giving an interview to The Times, Gaga hinted at having Systemic lupus erythematosus, commonly referred to as lupus, which is a connective tissue disease. She later confirmed with Larry King that she does not have lupus but "the results were borderline positive". Gaga, with Elton John, is planning to release a duet called "Hello, Hello" for the soundtrack to the forthcoming animated Disney feature film Gnomeo and Juliet. In September 2010, Gaga signed a deal with Coty, Inc. to create a fragrance. It will be called "Monster" and is scheduled to launch in 2012. 2010–present: Born This Way By March 2010, in an interview with MTV United Kingdom, Gaga stated that she had begun work on her new studio album and already finished writing the core theme of it. Three months later, in an interview with Rolling Stone, she stated that her second studio album was finished. She remarked: "It came so quickly. I've been working on it for months, and I feel very strongly that it's finished right now. Some artists take years. I don't. I write music every day." She announced the title of the album, Born This Way, during her acceptance speech for Video of the Year at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. With already two tracks confirmed by Gaga, "Born This Way" and "You and I"—the latter she has been performing during The Monster Ball Tour—the album is scheduled for release in 2011.
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), better known by her stage nameLady Gaga, is an American pop singer. She began performing in the rock music scene of New York City's Lower East Side in 2003 and enrolled at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She soon signed with Streamline Records, an imprint of Interscope Records. During her early time at Interscope, she worked as a songwriter for fellow label artists and captured the attention of Akon, who recognized her vocal abilities, and signed her to his own label, Kon Live Distribution.
Released on August 19, 2008, her debut album, The Fame, reached number one in the UK, Canada, Austria, Germany and Ireland as well as accomplishing positions within the top-ten in numerous countries worldwide; in the United States, it peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 chart and topped Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums chart. Its first two singles, "Just Dance" and "Poker Face", co-written and co-produced with RedOne, became international number-one hits, topping the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States as well as the charts of other countries. The album, which later earned a total of six Grammy Award nominations, won the awards for Best Electronic/Dance Album and Best Dance Recording for "Poker Face". In early 2009, she embarked on her first headlining tour, The Fame Ball Tour. By the fourth quarter of the year, she had released her EP, The Fame Monster, along with the global chart-topping lead single "Bad Romance", as well as having embarked on her second headlining tour of the year, The Monster Ball Tour. Her second album, Born This Way, is scheduled for release in 2011.
Lady Gaga is inspired by glam rock artists such as David Bowie and Queen, as well as pop singers such as Madonna and Michael Jackson. She has also stated fashion is a source of inspiration for her songwriting and performances. Gaga was ranked the 73rd Artist of the 2000–10 decade by Billboard. As of August 2010, Gaga has sold more than 15 million albums and 51 million singles worldwide. Both Time magazine and Forbes included Gaga in its annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world and the 100 Most Powerful and Influential celebrities in the world, respectively.Forbes also placed her at number seven on their annual list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women.
Just gonna stand there
And watch me burn
But that's alright
Because I like
The way it hurts
Just gonna stand there
And hear me cry
But that's alright
Because I love
The way you lie
I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
I can't tell you what it really is
I can only tell you what it feels like
And right now there's a steel knife
In my windpipe
I can't breathe
But I still fight
While I can fight
As long as the wrong feels right
It's like I'm in flight
High of a love
Drunk from the hate
It's like I'm huffing paint
And I love it the more that I suffer
I sufficate
And right before im about to drown
She resuscitates me
She fucking hates me
And I love it
Wait
Where you going
I'm leaving you
No you ain't
Come back
We're running right back
Here we go again
It's so insane
Cause when it's going good
It's going great
I'm Superman
With the wind in his bag
She's Lois Lane
But when it's bad
It's awful
I feel so ashamed
I snap
Who's that dude
I don't even know his name
I laid hands on her
I'll never stoop so low again
I guess I don't know my own strength
Just gonna stand there
And watch me burn
But that's alright
Because I like
The way it hurts
Just gonna stand there
And hear me cry
But that's alright
Because I love
The way you lie
I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
You ever love somebody so much
You can barely breathe
When you're with them
You meet
And neither one of you
Even know what hit 'em
Got that warm fuzzy feeling
Yeah them chills
Used to get 'em
Now you're getting fucking sick
Of looking at 'em
You swore you've never hit 'em
Never do nothing to hurt 'em
Now you're in each other's face
Spewing venom
And these words
When you spit 'em
You push
Pull each other's hair
Scratch, claw, bit 'em
Throw 'em down
Pin 'em
So lost in the moments
When you're in 'em
It's the rage that took over
It controls you both
So they say it's best
To go your separate ways
Guess that they don't know ya
Cause today
That was yesterday
Yesterday is over
It's a different day
Sound like broken records
Playin' over
But you promised her
Next time you'll show restraint
You don't get another chance
Life is no Nintendo game
But you lied again
Now you get to watch her leave
Out the window
Guess that's why they call it window pane
Just gonna stand there
And watch me burn
But that's alright
Because I like
The way it hurts
Just gonna stand there
And hear me cry
But that's alright
Because I love
The way you lie
I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
Now I know we said things
Did things
That we didn't mean
And we fall back
Into the same patterns
Same routine
But your temper's just as bad
As mine is
You're the same as me
But when it comes to love
You're just as blinded
Baby please come back
It wasn't you
Baby it was me
Maybe our relationship
Isn't as crazy as it seems
Maybe that's what happens
When a tornado meets a volcano
All I know is
I love you too much
To walk away though
Come inside
Pick up your bags off the sidewalk
Don't you hear sincerity
In my voice when I talk
Told you this is my fault
Look me in the eyeball
Next time I'm pissed
I'll aim my fist
At the dry wall
Next time
There will be no next time
I apologize
Even though I know it's lies
I'm tired of the games
I just want her back
I know I'm a liar
If she ever tries to fucking leave again
I'mma tie her to the bed
And set the house on fire
Just gonna stand there
And watch me burn
But that's alright
Because I like
The way it hurts
Just gonna stand there
And hear me cry
But that's alright
Because I love
The way you lie
I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
我的名字 叫明志 這個自我介紹方式 Izinkan ku memperkenalkan diriku, nama saya ialah Namewee My name is Namewee this is how I introduce myself 從小老師 就認為我是想要惹事 Sejak kecil lagi, cikgu ingatkan ku seorang yang suka buat hal My teachers always thought I was looking for trouble 我熱愛文字 我討厭公式 我不想面對考試 Aku suka menulis, aku benci formula dan ujian sekolah I love literature but I hate the school system and all its exams 我更討厭你規定我的頭髮款式 Aku lagi tak suka jika sesiapa komen kat style rambut ku I get annoyed when people comment on my hair style 我的思考方式 沒有人能夠抑制 Pemikiran style aku, tiada orang boleh Ubahi I was born with a mind that is beyond the control of others 大人都固執的怪我固執 不懂事 Orang dewasa anggap aku ni degil dan tak matang Adult always blamed me for being stubborn & naive 我明白 待人處事都有 它的模式 Aku tahu memang ada pelbagai caranya berurusan I realized our society has its way of life 但不代表 全部人都要變成孔子 Tapi ia tak bermakna semua orang harus menjadi Konfusius But that doesn’t mean all of us must become Confucius
十五歲 那年初我染上音樂的毒 Pada umur 15 tahun, aku discover muzik Age of 15 I discovered the joy of music 我透過音符 來降低我內心的無助 Nota nota membantu ku lalui masa yang tak berdaya Through its notes I find ways to express my thoughts 我學習美術 但依然無法省悟 Aku cuba belajari seni tetapi ia tak membantu I tried picking up art but it could not hold my inner feelings 是孤獨創造梵谷 還是梵谷創造孤獨 Adalah kesepian mencipta Van Gogh ataupun Van Gogh yang menciptakan kesepian? Was loneliness created Van Gogh or Van Gogh created loneliness? 中學畢業後 華人得自求多福 Tamat sekolah menengah, kebanyakkan orang cina mencari rezeki di luar Negara Upon finishing high school Chinese must find ways to further their studies 揮揮衣袖 我決定要到台灣留宿 Akhirnya, aku pun membuat keputusan untuk menginap di Taiwan Faced with challenges I decided to pursue my education in Taiwan 爸爸媽媽不要擔心 我不會辜負 Ayah, mak jangan risau. Ku takkan buat kamu kecewa Don’t worry mom and dad I promise not to fail you 等我讀完書 一定會回到歸屬 Habis belajar nanti, mesti saya balik ke Negara tercinta I will return to my beloved home when I graduate 我會好好過 我必須好好過 Ku akan hidup dengan baik I will be fine I must stay strong 想家的時候 我就打開電腦拼命創作 Apabila rindu kat keluarga, ku akan terus cipta lagu When I lone for home I turn on my PC and started writing 牆壁上的大馬國旗 是我的寄託 Bendera Malaysia yang gantung kat dinding menjadi inspirasi ku My Malaysian flag on the wall keeping my spirit alive 床頭的那張全家福 總是讓我振作 Gambar keluarga kat tepi katil tetap membuatkan ku lebih tabah My family portrait beside my bed keeping my strong 一個人 在外國 要獨立生活 Seorang hidup di luar Negara, ku mesti lebih gagah As a foreigner living in a strange country I learn to become independent 我做過很多工作 我面對很多數落 Aku buat banyak kerja sambilan, ku hadap banyak gagalan I took up many jobs to pay my bills and tuition fees 無論再辛苦 還有音樂陪著我 Tak semestinya betapa susahnya, ku masih ditemani muzik When times were tough at least I still had my music with me 我理想沒有變 因為我 還是我 Impian ku tidak berubah, kerana aku tetap aku My dream did not change, I am still who I am
我有我自己的夢 自己會走 Aku akan berusaha mencapai impian ku sendiri I have my own dream I will keep going 就算再寂寞 walaupun sunyi Even it’s a lonely path 請原諒我的衝動 我會好好過 Maafkan impuls aku, aku akan hidup dengan baik-baik Please forgive me for being impulsive, I will be fine (相信我還是我) (percayalah, aku tetap aku) Believe me I am still who I am 我不怕暴雨狂風 將我淹沒 Aku tak takut hujan lebat membanjiri ku I’m not afraid the obstacles cos it will not drown me 毅然往前走 Aku tetap akan berusaha I will keep moving forward 就算旅途再癲頗 我不能回頭 Wakaupun jalan ini agak sukar tapi aku tak akan putus asa Even if it is a journey of no return I will not give up (相信我還是我) (percayalah, aku tetap aku) Believe me I am still who I am
2007 年 那是個遲來的夏天 Tahun 2007, itu musim panas yang datang agak lewat Summer came late in the year 2007 改編國歌事件 讓我人生從此改變 Mengubah lagu negaraku membuatkan hidupan ku berubah My life was forever changed with my national anthem song 透過網際網絡 我闖了禍 Melalui internet, aku menghadapi masalah I got into trouble through the cyber space 但我堅持沒有犯錯 有人 說我叛國 Aku disalah fahami dan ada orang kata aku ni pengkhidnat negara I was misunderstood and got accused of betraying my country 有人 想幹掉我 有人 說不讓我回國 Ada yang tak bagi aku balik ke Negara, ada yang ingin bunuh aku My life was threaten and I even was told I cannot come home 要我磕頭認錯 政客趁機出頭 Saya dipaksa mengaku salah, orang kuat semua keluar menunjuk muka I was pushed into the limelight by influential people trying to gain fame 媒體還配合炒作 世界 各地的記者call我 Pihak media dari seluruh dunia tak berhenti call saya Media got into the action and suddenly international reporters started calling me 我必須學會沉著 Aku mesti tabah I had to learn to stay calm 謠言越來越多 讓人陷入惶恐 Gosip angin semakin banyak, membuatkan ku makin risau Rumours started flowing and my heart started pounding 甚至 還有人把偷渡路線圖 send給我 Saya juga terima peta haram tunjuk aku hilangkan diri I even received maps with international escape routes 爸爸媽媽 對不起 不要難過 Ayah mak, ku minta maaf .. Janganlah kamu sedih Sorry mom and dad please don’t be sad 牆壁上的國旗 我從來沒有拆過 Bendera Malaysia di dinding tidak pernah saya turunkan I have not taken down the flag hanging in my bedroom 我破了千萬點閱 也上了各大版面 Youtube ku ditonton berjuta orang, gambarku juga dipampar dalam banyak surat khabar My youtube video broke records and my face made newspaper covers 有人喜歡有人討厭面臨輿論考驗 Ada orang suka dan ada orang benci. Aku mengahadapi ujian yang sukar ini I got cheered and got booed I must learn to face the music now 我的故事 被文學家 寫進了書 Kisah aku dicatat oleh penulis buku My story was documented into a book 我的臉 還被人畫成了 卡通人物 Muka aku dilukis sebagai kartoon My face even got drawn into cartoon characters 再多褒與貶 都已經事過境遷 Banyak pujiaan dan hinaan ku alami, tapi ia bukan segalanya I wished that all the fame and criticism would die down some day 畢業後的我 決定勇敢面對誤解 Lepas ku tamatkan pengajian, aku membuat keputusan menghadapi semua salah faham Upon graduation I decided to return to my beloved country 我用陸路 交通跨越六個國度 Ku menggunakan jalan darat dan melepasi 6 Negara untuk balik ke Negara cinta With only land routes I walked across 6 countries to come home 拍攝紀錄 沿途上的驚險 和領悟 Ku merakamkan sepanjang jalan yang meliputi ketakutaan dan kesedaran I even shot a documentary on my challenging journey 一步步 很艱苦 終於回到大馬領土 Ia satu perjalanan yang sukar tetapi akhirnya ku berjaya balik ke Negara tercinta Thought every step was tought I finally came home to Malaysia 被拍照 被訪問 還被叫到警察總部 Pihak media tangkap gambar ku, ada temu duga dan aku juga dipanggil ke balai polis I got called to police station and faced many media interviews 雖然 你們都把我 當成公眾人物 Walaupun banyak anggap ku sebagai orang famous Even though most think of me as public personality 但我必須穩住 要保持個人創作元素 Tapi aku mesti tabah, aku mesti tetap dengan ciptaan lagu ku But I stayed true to myself to retain my creative art
我有我自己的夢 自己會走 Aku akan berusaha mencapai impian ku sendiri I have my own dream I will keep going 就算再寂寞 walaupun sunyi Even it’s a lonely path 請原諒我的衝動 我會好好過 Maafkan impuls aku, aku akan hidup dengan baik-baik Please forgive me for being impulsive, I will be fine (相信我還是我) (percayalah, aku tetap aku) Believe me I am still who I am 我不怕暴雨狂風 將我淹沒 Aku tak takut hujan lebat membanjiri ku I’m not afraid the obstacles cos it will not drown me 毅然往前走 Aku tetap akan berusaha I will keep moving forward 就算旅途再癲頗 我不能回頭 Wakaupun jalan ini agak sukar tapi aku tak akan putus asa Even if it is a journey of no return I will not give up (相信我還是我) (percayalah, aku tetap aku) Believe me I am still who I am
有人說 我的作品荼毒青年思想 Ada orang marah hasil lagu ku mencemarkan fikiran remaja People criticized my songs for poisoning the younger generation 有人說 我的頭腦都在胡思亂想 Ada orang mengata otak ku memikirkan perkara yang bukan-bukan Some said my mind is full of dirty thoughts 說我亂講 說我是社會毒瘤發癢 Mengatakan aku ni merosakan moral masyarakat That I have bad morel in the civil society 還怪我 變成他兒子的偶像 Ada juga yang mengalahkan ku jadi idola kepada anaknya Some just blamed me for becoming his son’s idol 面對攻擊 我早就已經習慣 Aku dah biasa menghadapi semua halangan ini I am used to faced difficult situations 保持沉默微笑 是我最好的答案 Menjadi keheningan sambil senyum adalah jawapan yang ku bagi Keeping silent is my best defense and response 裝模作樣 從來就 不是我的強項 Aku tak suka menjadi kikuk depan orang Putting a fake face is never an option for me 但我出門逛逛 卻要偽偽裝裝 Sekarang aku keluar, susah sangat boleh menjadi diri sendiri lagi I can no longer be myself when I go out 我的email 每天都有人來 訴苦 Tiap-tiap hari aku terima email dari orang lain tuk mengeluh People write to me pleading for help everyday 但我愛莫能助因為我不是 政府 Tapi aku tak berupaya kerana aku bukan pihak kerajaan I just cannot do much because I am not the government 你們來我facebook 鼓勵我 詆毀我 Ada yang mendorong ku di facebook dan ada juga yang menghina ku Some come to my Facebook supporting and slandering me 我不刪除因為那是言論自由淨土 Aku tak delete komen-komen kerana ini adalah kebebasan bicara semua I didn’t delete because it is their freedom of speech 我想要讓你聽見 讓你看見 Aku nak bagi kau dengar, aku nak bagi kau Nampak I want you to listen and I want you to see 我想說的話 我的電影 和我的音樂 Apa yang ingin ku ucapkan, filem ku, dan muzik ku The messages I convey through my voice, my film and my music 徘徊尺度邊緣 自由自在的暢所欲言 Adalah kebebasan bicara Walking the fine line in freedom of speech 那是主流媒體 永遠看不到的世界 Inilah tempat yang tidak boleh diperjuangkan oleh mainstream media Which is something the mainstream media can never understand 我站在不 同的的角度我不會停下腳步 Aku memandang dunia dari pelbagai sudut dan tidak akan berhentikan langkahku I stand from a different point and I will not stop 這條思路 是老天送給我的禮物 Jalan pemikiran saya adalah hadiah khas dari tuhan This path is a gift from god 你說我糊塗 你甚至想要把我說服 Kau mengatakan aku bingung, malah kau ingin menyakinkan ku dengan ayatmu You claimed that I am lost and want to brainwash me 對不起我 還是我那就是我的態度 Minta maaf, aku tetap aku. Inilah sikap ku Sorry, I am still who I am, and this is my attitude 在Kuala Lumpur 開始了新的生活 Aku memulakan kehidupan baru di Kuala Lumpur I am starting new life in Kuala Lumpur 這裡人潮洶湧 馬路坑坑洞洞 Terdapat ramai orang telah terkorban di jalan raya yang berlubang-lubang It is crowded here and the roads are full of potholes 一不小心 我可能會在這裡失控 Saya rasa ku juga mungkin akan hilang control di sini If I’m not careful things may just get out of control 這條路 很難走 但我已經 沒有回頭 Jalan ini agak sukar untuk berjalan, tetapi aku sudah tiada pilihan lain The path is not easy but I do not have a choice anymore
(我還是我 我還是我) (Aku tetap aku aku masih aku) Because I am still who I am
我有我自己的夢 自己會走 Aku akan berusaha mencapai impian ku sendiri I have my own dream and I will go for it 就算再寂寞 walaupun sunyi Even it is a lone path 請原諒我的衝動 我會好好過 Maafkan impuls aku, aku akan hidup dengan baik-baik Please forgive me for being impulsive, I will be fine (相信我還是我) (percayalah, aku tetap aku) Believe me I am still who I am 我不怕暴雨狂風 將我淹沒 Aku tak takut hujan lebat membanjiri ku I’m not afraid the obstacles cos it will not drown me 毅然往前走 Aku tetap akan berusaha I will keep moving forward 就算旅途再癲頗 我不能回頭 Wakaupun jalan ini agak sukar tapi aku tak akan putus asa Even if it is a journey of no return I will not give up (相信我還是我) (percayalah, aku tetap aku) Believe me I am still who I am
Wee gained popularity after releasing a controversial song fused with the national anthem of Malaysia, Negaraku, which describes the state of the country and its government. In the following weeks, the song increasingly drew both praise and criticism from various quarters of Malaysian society. The song is viewed as ridiculing the national anthem is seen as something offensive to most Malays. While most of the Chinese and Indian counterparts being supportive of namewee . His fansite at Facebook currently has 432,415 of Fans.
It was during his secondary school days that he composed the first of 500 songs in his life. Around the same time, Wee and a few good friends formed a band named "大娘乐队" and won several competitions.
In addition to studying abroad, Wee composes and performs hip hop music by using what the public classifies as kind of downstream approach and dirty words in various languages, releasing several songs with complementing music videos on YouTube. Among the songs released by Namewee include Muar's Mandarin (麻坡的华语) and Kawanku, a critical song directed at Malaysian Chinese and Malay people.
Despite the controversy surrounding Negarakuku, Wee released his first, self-titled album, 明志 Namewee, in Malaysia on September 3, 2007, The album was completed in May, and does not contain Negarakuku.
Negarakuku Wee's sudden rise to stardom is the result of his highly controversial piece - Negarakuku. Its Chinese title reads 我愛我的國家 Negarakuku (2007大馬觀光年主題曲) translated as "I Love My Country Negarakuku (Visit Malaysia 2007 Theme Song)".
The structure of the song consists of two major components: the rapping, which is exclusively composed and performed by Wee, and Malaysia's anthem, Negaraku, which is split into three segments between the rapping and sung out in groups of two or three verses. While the national anthem is fragmented and sung in an "R&B" tone, Wee had no intention of altering the melody and lyrics of the anthem, retaining the anthem's original theme and meaning. The arrangement used by Wee follows one of the iterations of the national anthem as the Malaysian government has altered the anthem three times previously. This form follows the original arrangement of the anthem prior to the first change by the Government of Malaysia. The rap lyrics are uttered in Mandarin with occasional Hokkien passages and words, while verses of the national anthem are sung in their original, Malay form.
Negarakuku covers elements of daily lives in Malaysia from Wee's perspectives, including police corruption, inefficient public services and biased government policies. Two other portions of his song rudely points to Muslims' call for prayer and laid-back lifestyle of Malay people which mostly as the Muslims; one segment mentions the azaan to Fajr, the earliest of the five daily prayers by Muslims, described without culture and religious respect as a "morning call" that would wake the sleppy Wee up at 5 a.m. ("早上五点, 还有 morning call 会叫我起床"), as different mosques in the vicinity occasionally conduct the same azaan to the point they seemingly sing a "love song" in unison with voices that ululates in an R&B song ("有时几间一起唱, 听起来好像情歌对唱, 声音拗来拗去像唱 R&B 一样"). Two other verses describe people who "cover their heads" and walk slowly ("他们把头包起来, 慢慢走慢慢过马路"). In the beginning of the song, Wee dedicates the song to "all Malaysians, especially the Government." Nevertheless, the rap lyrics were intended to describe the situation in Malaysia from Wee's eyes ( who conveniently further his study in Taiwan), leaving listeners to determine on their own the right or wrong of any observation Wee raised in the song. H
A lower audio and video quality of the music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube by Wee on July 15, 2007, featuring a montage of photographs of Malaysia, a Visit Malaysia 2007 video and a video of Wee rapping against the backdrop of a Malaysian flag. The video ends depicting both a Chinese caption thanking unnamed parties for videos and images provided for the montage, and an English/Malay caption asking not to be sued as he has no money ("please don't sue me, saya takde duit"). The video was removed by Wee amid pressure on July 23, 2007, but copies of the video, including one with English and Malay subtitles of the song's Chinese lyrics, are still available on the site. The videos received an average of over 100,000 hits; a duplicate version of Wee's original video, uploaded in the middle of July 2007, received a total of 1.4 million hits as of early September 2007. Reception
Public reaction towards the song is virtually split. Immediate reactions in the form of YouTube comments range from being mostly critic; fair agreement with Wee or support to him, few attacks and threats towards Wee, to racist remarks directed towards both Chinese people and Malay people in general. Official criticism of the song was primarily centered around the song's anti-government undertones, which resulted in comments by members of the Malaysian parliament to take action on him. However, as Wee was in a foreign country, he was out of Malaysia's jurisdiction.
Accusation of disrespect towards Islam and Malay people were brought up by Malay tabloidHarian Metro, claiming that Wee's song had mocked Islam and the mindset of Malay people. Wee disputes this claim by stating that the paper, as well as several Malaysian news channels, fail to objectively report facts, resulting in misunderstandings of his song. His comments were further directed at Metro, claiming that the paper did not understand the implicit meaning of his song's lyrics before concluding its nature. He added the paper had not provided any translations of the song, Mandarin and Hokkien not being widely used among the Malay-speaking community, resulting in their dependence on local media channels for interpretations of the song.
In an August 9, 2007 telephone interview from Taiwan, Wee clarified that the song was merely reflecting satiricalsocial commentary of life in Malaysia as himself as a local Chinese, and added humorous remarks solely for the pleasure of the Chinese community. Wee posted a blog entry typed in both Malay and Traditional Chinese on August 12, in an attempt to clarify the nature of his song and its lyrics.
On August 14, 2007 (and later, on August 16 on his blog), Wee issued a public apology to the government and Malaysians who found it offensive. While the Malaysian Chinese Association accepted Wee's apology with Zainuddin Maidin, Malaysia's Minister of Information, urging Malaysians to do the same, the cabinet rejected Wee's apology; Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz added that "the law will take its course." Other actions voiced by the government include bringing Wee to court, probably under the Sedition Act, as he had insulted the symbol of the nation, and further action against YouTube.
On August 21, 2007 the Home Minister issued a gag order on all mainstream media to cease reporting on Wee. No major presses or television channels in Malaysia has covered Wee or Negarakuku since thereof.
Following his return to Malaysia in 2008 to celebrate National Day on August 31, Wee was summoned by the Royal Malaysian Police to attend a questioning on September 23. After the interview, Wee claimed that the police wanted to close the file on the matter and that he did not think that there would be any action taken against him. However, the police later stated Wee was being investigated under the Sedition Act and the matter would be referred to the Deputy Public Prosecutor. Other Notable Works
A small controversy erupted when a three-parted video called "邱老師 ABC 時間", directed by Wee was released. In the video, a close friend of Wee, known as "邱老師" introduces the English alphabet from an adult-oriented perspective. It soon became notorious from its heavy use of profanity as well as orgasm sounds. Netizens turned against him, calling the video "pornographic" and "unrefined". However, the biggest backlash came when the board of directors of Chung Hwa High School decided to sue Wee, as the video was filmed in the school compound. Which the lawsuit is lifted afterwards . Most malaysian chinese and indian has been supportive of namewee because most of the time, the lyrics cover the elements of daily lives in Malaysia and the view of most of the chinese and indian on government and it is mostly straightforward ,direct but true in their perspective , while malay in the other hand , condemn namewee acts as an insult to them .
In July 2009, Namewee composed the theme and ending songs for the latest Singaporean film 'Where Got Ghost?' which was released on 13 August 2009.
He acted as the principal cast in "Potong Saga" and as the supporting cast in "Meter".
Namewee also made a video clip in the late of October 2009, entitled 'Namewee fuck TNB 停電了!黃明志大鬧國家能源局'.In the video, Namewee's house and Muar suffer a blackout at night, but the local TNB (Tenaga Nasional Berhad) branch office remains lit, and his brother would be sitting for the examinations the next day, so Wee went to TNB to look for answers, but the ensuing quarrel led the security guards to escort him out of the facility. After that, Wee scolded TNB and told them to 'go back to sleep'. The ending song is dedicated to attacking TNB, parodically insulting 'TNB' ('Tenaga Nasional Berhad') as "Tiu Nia Bu".
In May 2010, Wee made a music video which played by himself and his friends (include "邱老師"), to celebrate the 2010 FIFA World Cup by playing soccer with the women.
On August 26, 2010, Wee made a new music video posting on Youtube criticizing a school principal in Kulaijaya who was reported to have made racist remarks during a school assembly on August 12, 2010. The clip contained obscene language condemning the school principal and the Education Ministry. However, Wee was asked to give statement in Kuala Lumpur police station and also Cyberjaya Investigation Unit for two times later.
in October , Namewee has also been officially invited to attend the world famous Busan Film Festival in South Korea .
The latest music video made by Namewee is 'I AM WHO I AM' (我還是我).
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) and The Massacre (2005). Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified 8 times platinum by the RIAA and has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. His album The Massacre has been certified 5 times platinum by the RIAA and has sold 11 million copies worldwide.
Born in South Jamaica, Queens, Jackson began drug dealing at the age of twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic. After leaving drug dealing to pursue a rap career, he was shot at and struck by nine bullets during an incident in 2000. After releasing his album Guess Who's Back? in 2002, Jackson was discovered by rapper Eminem and signed to Interscope Records. With the help of Eminem and Dr. Dre, who produced his first major commercial successes, Jackson became one of the world's highest selling rappers. In 2003, he founded the record label G-Unit Records, which signed several successful rappers such as Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo.
Jackson has engaged in feuds with other rappers including Kanye West, Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Cam'ron, Rick Ross, and former G-Unit members The Game and Young Buck. He has also pursued an acting career, appearing in the semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin' in 2005, the Iraq War film Home of the Brave in 2006, and Righteous Kill in 2008. 50 Cent was ranked as the 6th best artist of the 2000-2009 decade by "Billboard Magazine." (Also ranking as the 4th Top male artist and as the 3rd Top rapper behind Eminem and Nelly) He was also ranked as the 6th best and most successful Hot 100 Artist of the 2000-2009 decade by Billboard Magazine. Billboard Magazine also named him the #1 Rap Song Artist of the 2000-2009 decade.His album Get Rich or Die Tryin' was ranked as the 12th best album of the 2000-2009 decade by Billboard Magazine and the album The Massacre ranking as the 37th best album of the 2000-2009 decade by Billboard Magazine.
Early life
Curtis Jackson III grew up in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, in New York City. He grew up without a father and was raised by his mother, Sabrina, who gave birth to him at the age of fifteen. Sabrina, a cocaine dealer, raised Jackson until the age of twelve, when she was murdered in 1988. Twenty-seven at the time, she became unconscious after someone drugged her drink. She was then left for dead after the gas in her apartment was turned on and the windows shut closed. After her death, Jackson moved into his grandparents' house with his eight aunts and uncles. He recalls, "My grandmother told me, 'Your mother's not coming home. She's not gonna come back to pick you up. You're gonna stay with us now.' That's when I started adjusting to the streets a little bit". Jackson's mug shot, August 23, 1994
Jackson began boxing around the age of eleven. At fourteen, a neighbor opened a boxing gym for local kids. "When I wasn't killing time in school, I was sparring in the gym or selling crack on the strip", he recalled. In the mid 1980s, he competed in the Junior Olympics as an amateur boxer. He recounts, "I was competitive in the ring and hip-hop is competitive too... I think rappers condition themselves like boxers, so they all kind of feel like they're the champ". At the age of twelve, Jackson began dealing narcotics when his grandparents thought he was at after-school programs. He also took guns and drug money to school. In the tenth grade, he was caught by metal detectors at Andrew Jackson High School. He later stated, "I was embarrassed that I got arrested like that... After I got arrested I stopped hiding it. I was telling my grandmother [openly], 'I sell drugs.'"
On June 29, 1994, Jackson was arrested for helping to sell four vials of cocaine to an undercover police officer. He was arrested again three weeks later when police searched his home and found heroin, ten ounces of crack cocaine, and a starter gun. He was sentenced to three to nine years in prison, but managed to serve six months in a shock incarceration boot camp where he earned his GED. Jackson said that he did not use cocaine himself, he only sold it. He adopted the nickname "50 Cent" as a metaphor for "change". The name was derived from Kelvin Martin, a 1980s Brooklyn robber known as "50 Cent". Jackson chose the name "because it says everything I want it to say. I'm the same kind of person 50 Cent was. I provide for myself by any means".
