Uptown may refer to:
Neighborhoods or regions in several cities
United States
- Uptown, New Orleans, a neighborhood
Uptown is a 2009 independent drama film written and directed by Brian Ackley as his debut feature film, and the second film in the One Way or Another Productions' "Naked Series".
Production
Uptown was shot in an 8 day period with 2 cameras, using only available light and "stolen" Manhattan locations, including scenes that take place in Central Park. After a 2-week production hiatus, it was discovered that one of the cameras had been damaged, rendering everything that was shot on it as unusable. Only a few of those "lost" scenes were reshot.
Actor Chris Riquinha states that he previously worked with producer Princeton Holt on Holt's earlier film Cookies & Cream and that it was Holt who recommended him to writer/director Brian Ackley.
According to the production company, after Uptown won several festival awards, and while the film was still in the festival circuit, the film was picked up for distribution.
Plot
Ben (Chris Riquinha), an aspiring filmmaker, is an unmarried man living in New York. He enjoys the single life but feels his life is missing something. He meets Isabel (Meissa Hampton), a woman unhappy in her marriage who is seeking intimacy. The bond between the two grows as they have repeated liaisons "uptown".
"Uptown" was the lead single in the U.S. to Prince's third album, Dirty Mind. Beginning with a lone drum intro, the track explodes into the keyboards of the chorus. The verses feature a more prominent funk guitar. The song breaks down to a more instrumental section toward the end that mainly consists of guitar, bass and drums with an occasional keyboard riff. The minimalist style of the song is representative of most of the Dirty Mind album. The song addresses the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis that was the city's hang-out spot for artists.
Background
The song addresses prejudices and racism, referring to "Uptown" as a metaphor for an ideal place that is free of such things. Prince sings in the first person, and the song opens describing a chance meeting with an attractive woman who then asks in an offensive way if he is gay. The lyrics then rail against prejudice and racism as narrow minded, and exalt in an attitude and spirit that is free of such negativity. It is one of Prince's earliest efforts to blend political statements into his art.
Podcasts:
Uptown
ALBUMS
- Dance to the Extreme released: 1993
Uptown
ALBUMS
- Body Hits released: 1996
Uptown
ALBUMS
- Represented... Now Believe released: 1997
Uptown
ALBUMS
- Boxfresh Presents: A.Skillz & Krafty Kuts released: 2005
- $mall ¢hange's 'The Power of the LP' ¡WFMU Marathon '05 beeyotch! released: 2005
- 7L & Tall Matt: We Drink Old Gold released: 2003
- Pure Hip Hop 2003 released: 2003
- The Dirtchamber Sessions, Volume One released: 1999
- B-Boys Revenge (History in the Makin') released: 1998
- Monster TV Rap Hits released: 1989
Boxfresh Presents: A.Skillz & Krafty Kuts
Released 2005- A.Skillz & Krafty Kuts
- Bring the Horns
- The Nod Factor (a cappella)
- Funky for You
- Breathe & Stop (a cappella)
- Real Mutha for Ya
- 1 Thing
- All Falls Down (a cappella)
- Electric Relaxation (Properly Relaxed mix)
- Paid in Full
- Intangible MCs
- Hold On
- Never Seen Before (a cappella)
- Real Love (Hip Hop club mix)
- Del Meets the Dummies
- Ravers Suck Our Sound (Mystic mix)
- PSK (bonus Beat)
- Real Hip-Hop
- Disco Inferno (a cappella)
- It Takes Two (To Make It Happen)
- Jungle Jazz
- Rump Shaker (a cappella)
- Stand!
- Once More You Hear the Dope Stuff (a cappella)
- Poppa Large (a cappella)
- Chicken Feed
- Boogie Shoes
- So Let the Fun Begin (a cappella)
- Reach Out of the Darkness
- The Hip Hop Band
- Skit I
- Back in Black
- Shook Ones, Part II (a cappella)
- Tricka Technology (VIP mix)
- Rock With You (a cappella)
- Joe Cocker
- The Brazilian Hipster
- Dope on Plastic (Plastipella)
- Superstar
- Let the Rhythm Hit Em (a cappella)
- Joints & Jam
- Is It Live (a cappella)
- Insane Banger
- Simple Things (A. Skillz remix)
- Gang Flow Banger
- Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in Da Club)
- Music Sounds Fatter With U
- Another One Bites
- Michael Jackson vs. Mantronix (Wanna Be King of the Beats)
- Gimme the Breaks
- Can't Get Any Harder (The New School mix)
- Bodywork
- The Badman Is Robbin' (a cappella)
- Positive Reaction
- Pleasure Boys
- Keith Murray (Get Lifted [LP instrumental])
- Masochist
- Top Billin (a cappella)
- Out of Breath
- When the Sun Goes Down (Dillinja remix)
- The Next Level (a cappella)
- Outro
$mall ¢hange's 'The Power of the LP' ¡WFMU Marathon '05 beeyotch!
Released 2005- Wordz of Wizdom from Stinky Steve
- ABC's Wide World of Shit
- Bacon Fat
- Spark (Edan remix)
- Dope on Plastic (Large Professor remix)
- Dope on Plastic
- Peace Frog
- Soul Foundation
- Sexy Coffee Pot
- Let a Woman Be a Woman...
- Trick Me Twice
- Copasetic
- Rudie Bam Bam
- Funny Man
- Silent Violence
- Rubbers
- Kill Bill
- Release
- Baby/RFX
- The Lovecats
- I Do
- Tutti Frutti
- You Gotta Rock and Roll
- Gary Gilmore's Eyes
- Where's Captain Kirk
- 1 2 X U
- Holiday in Cambodia
- Identity
- Somebody's Gonna Die
- Open Letter to NYC (instrumental)
- Player
- Massiv
- Johnny Too Bad
- No Pussy Tonight
- Go Now
- Wreck Shop
- Trenton Where We Live
- Bad Man Reflexes (bootleg)
- M.I.A.
- Lift Ya Skirt
- Something New
- Final Frontier
- Damn It Feel Good to Be a Gangster
- Take Me to the Lardi Cake
- Maximus Party
- Automatic
- Upside Down
- Ffun
- Bon Bon Vie
- Celebrate the Good Things
- Do It Again
- Give Me the Night
- Double Dutch Bus
- Jeep (bonus)
- I Just Wanna Do My Thing
- Hot to Trot
- Heavy Vibes
- I Like It (Corn Flakes)
- Security
- Harley David
- Video Clash
- Gone Gyrl
- Let Me See You Butterfly
- Pulse 44
- Haul and Pull Up
- Jah Jah New Garden
- Daily News (version)
- Dirge for Lennon
- King of the Road
- Piss Up a Rope
7L & Tall Matt: We Drink Old Gold
Released 2003- I Get Lyrical
- Dope for the Folks
- Dope on Plastic
- Can't Do Me None
- Versatile Extension (remix)
- Court Is Now in Session
- D.E.F.
- Lyrics in Motion
- Almighty Seven (Righteous)
- Check It Out
- Gold
- 360 Degrees
- Bronx N*gga (DJ Shame remix)
- Go to Work
- Scratch Reaction (bonus beats)
- Get Put On
- Product of the Environment (Marley Marl remix)
- Sally Got a One Track Mind (Showbiz remix / TM re-edit)
- Put on Your X-Hat
- Out of State
- We Got the Funk
- Peace of Mind
Pure Hip Hop 2003
Released 2003- Work It (remix)
- Rock the Party
- Indian Breaks Present Pubiabi
- Humpty Dance
- Cha Cha Cha
- Your Woman Had Just Been Sighted (Ring the Alarm)
- Baby Phat
- If I Could Go!
- Check the Rhime
- Props
- The Learning (Burn)
- Spit Game
- I'm the King
- Invincible
- Real Hip Hop
- How Do U Want It
- California Love (remix)
- Regulate
- Nuthin' but a G Thang
- Gin & Juice
The Dirtchamber Sessions, Volume One
Released 1999- Section 1: Intro Beats / Punk Shock / Untitled / Chemical Beats / Kool Keith Housing Things / Sport / Give the Drummer Some / Wildstyle
- Section 2: Bug Powder Dust / Pump Me Up / How High / Poison / Been Caught Stealing / I Get Wrecked
- Section 3: The Mexican / Rock the House / The Best Part of Breaking Up / King Kut
- Section 4: Hey Can You Relate / What Time Is Love / Funky Acid Makossa / Shafted Off / And the Break Goes Again / Radio Babylon / Rockit / 900 Number / Spybreak / It's the New Style
- Section 5: New York / Punk to Funk / I’m Sick
- Section 6: The Home of Hip-Hop / Strong Island / Kowalski / Time to Get Ill / I’m Gonna Love You a Little More Baby / Public Enemy Number One / Blow Your Head / Breakin' Bells
- Section 7: Get Down / Humpty Dance / Dope On Plastic / Beats and Pieces
- Section 8: Sure Shot / Breakdance Electric Boogie / Doomsday of Rap / Ozone Breakdown / Funky Nassau / It’s Just Begun
Monster TV Rap Hits
Released 1989- Me Myself and I
- Joy and Pain (World to World remix)
- Doowutchyalike
- If It Ain't Ruff
- Wrath of My Madness
- Brand New Funk
- It's My Turn
- Move Somethin'
- Talkin' All That Jazz
- We Want Easy
- 4 at a Time
- Pump It Up (Here's the News)
- Can't Get Enough
- Posse' on Broadway
- God Made Me Funky
- Rollin' With Kid 'n Play
- Stop the Violence
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by Torch
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by Roy Orbison
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by Drake
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by Iration
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by Toby Keith
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by Prince
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by Crystals
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by Stranglers
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by Loudon Wainwright Iii
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by 504 Boyz
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by Sham 69
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by Consequence
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by Young Turk
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by Chambers Brothers
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by The Crystals
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by The Stranglers
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by Chicago
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by Raphael Saadiq
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by Gene Loves Jezebel
Uptown
by: Torch(ft. Jim Jones and Provalone P)
Hook:
Up town yeah, uptown
Where you from nigga
Uptown, where you from nigga
Uptown yeah, uptown aha yeah
Uptown, where you from nigga
Uptown, where you from nigga
I ain’t never got a f*ck clown
Up from MWC nigga uptown
Talking cray like the ..
Mess see me in the piece
My bee ..black Maserati rollin
I’m checking ..you know I’m holing
Your hoes women with me i’ma knock it down
Like them bowl .. i’m going hatin in the ballin
I’m fresh even .. nigga try me in the duck duck
I’m an air .. to prove myself to introduce myself
Caught tale .. I’m a shooter myself
Got this .. myself, self made like the mama
F*ck to see me the bro now i’m .. like the mama
Now ain’t no talking chillin i need a hundred million
So rock boys in the building
Haters catch your feelin ..she even the blind seat
Aint’ no f*ckin ..
Make money money make
Money all the time I’m grind nigga
So take money on my mind
You know where I’m from you know how long
Party don’t stop till 6 in the morning
Yeah
Hook:
Up town yeah, uptown
Where you from nigga
Uptown, where you from nigga
Uptown yeah, uptown aha yeah
Uptown, where you from nigga
Uptown, where you from nigga
Baby mix it up, then bring it up
Whip it up then what then bring it back up
Whip it up drop the top pick ti up
And uptown ..where we at
..we bust around to the .. round
And don’t bitches let em talk down
Seen tiny ball get a whip with
Shoot the game ..with a pistol bee .
You know the white we used to change
Them nigga don’t fight man we ..B
And i ain’t talking bout the ..
..man you .. what it makes to ..
They talk man why don’t you say for real
Make money money make
Money all the time I’m grind nigga
So take money on my mind
You know where I’m from you know how long
Party don’t stop till 6 in the morning
Yeah
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Westrise Capital looking to add new residential component to tech-flex redevelopment in Uptown
Former WBBM-Channel 2 reporter Pam Zekman sells Uptown home for $1.5M
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