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Amil

Amil Kahala Whitehead (born September 19, 1973) is an American rapper. Based in New York City, she signed with Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records, in a joint venture with Columbia Records in 1997. The following year, she appeared alongside Ja Rule on Jay-Z's single "Can I Get A..." (from the Rush Hour film soundtrack), which peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. Amil's debut studio album, All Money Is Legal (2000), peaked at number 45 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and spawned the singles "I Got That" (featuring Beyoncé) and "4 da Fam" (featuring Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek and Beanie Sigel). The album was met with mixed critical reception and she parted ways with both labels shortly after.

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Amil Kahala Whitehead (born September 19, 1973) is an American rapper. Based in New York City, she signed with Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records, in a joint venture with Columbia Records in 1997. The following year, she appeared alongside Ja Rule on Jay-Z's single "Can I Get A..." (from the Rush Hour film soundtrack), which peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. Amil's debut studio album, All Money Is Legal (2000), peaked at number 45 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and spawned the singles "I Got That" (featuring Beyoncé) and "4 da Fam" (featuring Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek and Beanie Sigel). The album was met with mixed critical reception and she parted ways with both labels shortly after.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1973-09-19 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1973-09-19 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of death: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. release date: 2002 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. release date: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. release date: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1973-09-19". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1973-09-19". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of death is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the release date is "2002". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the release date is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the release date is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370653649

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