(n) The abbreviated form of "artist and repertoire." This is the designation for the branch of a record label that is responsible for scouting talent, handling contractual consultations, finding producers, and arranging recording sessions.
Some musicians, including many hip-hop artists such as the Wu-Tang Clan, have come to detest A&R executives, referencing them in song on ocassion.
"First of all, who's your A&R
A mountain climber who plays an electric guitar?
But he don't know the meaning of dope
When he's lookin for a suit and tie rap that's cleaner than a bar of soap"
- The Gza, "Protect Ya Neck"
(n) Refers to Artist and Repetoir execs in record companies they are hooked up with an artist to help to find new artists and put out an image for them. artists albums
A&R's tribe jerking me, thinking they calling shots
Offered me a deal, and a blanket full of smallpox
He is a cool guy chills out a lotgood at cracking jokes on people loves football and plays his heart out he can be sneaky at times but but he is a wonderful person and loves to have sex talks back to his teachers and is rude he sets trends and people follow them because he is a good role model can make anybody laugh he has a huge dick and knows how to use it he can be a asshole at times but he makes up for it through sex he is lazy and he is a game addict he can't help that people hate on him but it feeds his soul he is a wonderful man
One of the oldest shortline railroads in the US the Aberdeen and rockfish railroad was formed in 1892 for lumber service around Aberdeen NC and later expanded to rockfish NC and fayetteville NC the railroad interchanges with CSX NS & ACWR and currently has 34 miles of track and uses 5 Locomotives one of them still in service sense the 1950s "the road of personal service"
When is the A&R gonna run so I can see them at Ashley heights NC
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.