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Background information
Birth name Dante Terrell Smith
Born December 11, 1973
Born place Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Origin Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City
Genre(s) Hip-hop
Years active 1994—present
Label(s) Geffen Records
Rawkus Records
Priority Records
Downtown Records
GOOD Music
Associated acts Kanye West
The Roots
Gorillaz
Soulquarians
Blakroc
Talib Kweli
Curren$y
Jay Electronica
Black Star
Native Tongues Posse
Dave Chappelle
Immortal Technique



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Florence & The Machine To Perform At The Oscars

February 5, 2011
Florence & The Machine To Perform At The OscarsFlorence & The Machine will perform at the Oscars later this month.

The singer - real name Florence Welch - will accompany Original Song nominee A.R. Rahman on a rendition of ‘If I Rise’ from the film 127 Hours.

Gwyneth Paltrow will perform ‘Coming Home’ from the film ‘Country Strong’, which she also starred in.

Meanwhile, as previously reported, Trent Reznor has been nominated for Best Original Score.

The Nine Inch Nails star and composer Atticus Ross are in the running for the award for their soundtrack to The Social Network.

It will go up against 127 Hours, Inception, The King’s Speech and How To Train Your Dragon.

The 83rd Academy Awards take place in Los Angeles on February 27.

(by Jason Gregory)



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