1. Napoleon was … Read Full Bio ↴There are at least five artist which use this name:
1. Napoleon was a melodic hardcore band from Exeter, England. Since forming in 2011, they started to gain recognition in the british hardcore scene with their debut EP What We See, promoting their own brand of melody driven hardcore.
After receiving positive feedback from their debut single Rituals, they released their debut EP What We See, a 4 song EP in May 2011. Recorded with Stu McKay (Studio 6) and featuring Jonny OC of Canadian hardcore legends Liferuiner, it was released on May 1st 2011, and can be downloaded free of charge from the bands official website here - www.napoleonuk.com.
Go support the band if you like what you hear.
Napoleon is - Wes Thompson - Vocals, Samuel Osborn - Guitar, Jacob Brelsford - Bass, James Mendoza - Drums.
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2. Mutah Wassin Shabazz Beale (born in Newark, New Jersey on October 11, 1977) is a former rapper more commonly known as Napoleon.
He was born to Muslim parents, his mother Aquillah Beale (Puerto Rican) and his father Salek Beale (African American). When he was three years old his parents were murdered, in front of him and his two brothers, by family friends who were members of the Nation of Islam. [1]. His brother, Seike Beale, committed suicide
After this, he along with his big brother, Moonie Beale, and his little brother, Kamil "Kamillion/Hellraza/Muszamil" Beale, moved in with their grandparents in Irvington, New Jersey. In 1994, he ran into his childhood friend Yafeu "Kadafi" Fula who he hadn't had contact with for years. Both of them were rapping and Kadafi's godbrother was the rapper Tupac Amaru Shakur. Kadafi's mother, Yaasmyn Fula, told Tupac about Mutah. She told him how he witnessed his parents being murdered and it made him cry. He felt he had to meet Mutah. They met and Mutah joined their group, Dramacydal. Unlike the other members he didn't go under an alias, he just went under his first name.
On April 5, 1995, Tupac's LP, Me Against the World, was released (which sold over 3 million copies) Mutah guest appeared on the song "Outlaw." In 1995, Napoleon, Hussein, Kadafi, Kastro, E.D.I. and Makaveli (Tupac) formed the group the Outlaw Immortalz; later renamed to the Outlawz. Tupac gave each member of the group an alias taken from an enemy of America or so called tyrants and he gave Mutah the alias Napoleon after French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. On February 13, 1996, Tupac's double LP All Eyez on Me was released selling 10 million copies in the U.S. Napoleon guest appeared on "Tradin' War Stories", "When We Ride", "Thug Passion", and "Run Tha Streetz."
On September 7, 1996, Tupac was shot four times in a drive-by-shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was taken to University Medical Center where he died a week later. Napoleon and the rest of the Outlawz moved back to New Jersey. On November 5, Tupac's LP, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, was released. Napoleon guest appeared on the song "Life Of An Outlaw."
In March 1997, Napoleon and the rest of the Outlawz with the exception of Hussein Fatal, moved back to California and signed with Death Row Records. They did this despite the fact that Tupac had several times told them not to. On December 21, 1999, the Outlawz's debut LP, Still I Rise, was finally released selling one million records. Napoleon and the rest of the Outlawz besides Hussein Fatal formed Outlaw Recordz and released their second and third LPs, Ride Wit Us Or Collide Wit Us and Novakane, on November 7, 2000 and November 6, 2001. One of the first artists who signed with Outlaw Recordz was Napoleon's brother Hellraza. Napoleon made his acting debut in Thug Life which also starred The Lady of Rage and Willie D.
Napoleon's solo debut album, Have Mercy, was due out 2005. It features Jon B and other artist. He had a minor hit called Never Forget featuring Val Young and Johnny J. Johnny J produced the song as well. It has been completed but will not be released, and Napoleon has completely retired from music due to its im-permissibility in the religion of Islam, as Napoleon has said so himself. He lived in Abu Dhabi for three or four months while requesting permanent residency in Saudi Arabia. He is now back in the United States.
In July 2006, Napoleon visited Sydney, Australia to give a talk to the Muslim youth who were being influenced by "gangsta culture" (which had resulted in the killing of two young Muslim men) and advised them against it. His background as a mainstream, successful rapper and his friendship/affiliation with Tupac Shakur, the rapper idolized most by the Sydney youth, ensured that his words had a lot of impact on them.
In November 2006 he also visited London to give similar talks in East London he had visited stepney green school to give a speech to the students. During this tour he also visited the Pakistan Community Center in Derby to give a talk about his life and gangsta culture. Also in 2006 he visited Sheffield for similar talks to the Muslim youth.
In 2007, he gave a talk in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey for the very first time at Rutgers-Newark. He also toured other parts of his home state and gave talks.
The most recent talks he has given were in Luton, England, at the Dallow Community Centre on 27 April 2007 and the turnout was excellent given the lack of space in the facility. The visit was partly because of the recent violence between the Muslim youth in the town which led to a murder of a young man. It was recorded during his talk in Luton, the Shahadah (conversion to Islam) of three individuals (two males and one female) and he received great respect from the residents of Luton for his visit. The influence of Napoleon on the youth of the town was astonishing and the positive feedback from the elders of the community suggested this.
Napoleon is the father of two sons, Salek and Muhammad.
3. A Swedish Band, Napoleon formed in the spring of 2003. After seeing a Napoleon Bonaparte documentary, songwriter and band leader Alexander “T-Glow” Havelda suggested that a shared goal of world domination meant Napoleon was the perfect name for the band, and so it was.
T-Glow explains the Napoleon sound “There were a lot of long Scandinavian winters hunched over warm stereo speakers and it helped having Daddy Don, a surrogate father to my sister, based in Detroit sending over soul records from the 60’s but we all love Morrissey, The Boss and those whom we get compared to a lot, the criminally underrated, Dexy’s Midnight Runners”.
This smorgasbord of American inner city Soul and British eccentricity, combined with their Nordic pioneering spirit makes Napoleon what they are. Their performance is like a stage re-enactment of the best house party you ever went to with all your best friends and some beautiful strangers. It is drama delivered with conviction.
4. A psychedelic pop/indie rock quartet from Brooklyn, NY. Releasing their debut record in 2012 (produced by Kevin Mcmahon (Real Estate, Titus Andronicus, The Walkmen, etc)).
5. Alias for Simon Mills of the leftfield electronic outfit Bent.
Pajarillo
Napoleon Lyrics
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Y vendía la piel a precio caro
De las ocho a las diez en una esquina
Era joven y fiel, era rosa y espina
Y se llamaba, no sé, nunca lo supe
Nunca le pregunté, nunca dispuse
De su tiempo y su piel, era un mocoso
Y tan solo le miré de pozo en pozo
Y era un pajarillo de blancas alas
De balcón en balcón, de plaza en plaza
Vendedora de amor, ofrecedora
Para el mejor postor de su tonada
Cinco inviernos pasaron y ahí seguía
La misma hora de ayer, la misma esquina
Era joven y fiel, y aún tenía
La rosa de su piel y más grande la espina
Y sonreía al pasar de los mirones
Bajo de aquel farol, noche tras noche
Veinte veces se la llevaron presa
Y cantó su canción tras de las rejas
Y era un pajarillo de blancas alas
De balcón en balcón, de plaza en plaza
Vendedora de amor, ofrecedora
Para el mejor postor de su tonada
Se le arrugó la piel y el maquillaje
Suficiente no fue para taparle
La huella que dejó el sexto invierno
Se le acabo el color y hasta el aliento
Y de las ocho a las diez sólo en la esquina
Se quedó aquel farol y aquella espina
La rosa no sé yo donde se iría
Se llamaba no sé y sonreía
Y era un pajarillo de blancas alas
De balcón en balcón, de plaza en plaza
Vendedora de amor, ofrecedora
Para el mejor postor de su tonada
Y era un pajarillo de blancas alas
De balcón en balcón, de plaza en plaza
Vendedora de amor, ofrecedora
Para el mejor postor de su tonada
The song "Pajarillo" by Napoleon tells the story of a young woman who sells her body for a living. She wears heavy makeup and sells her skin at a high price. The singer, who is a young boy, is intrigued by her and watches her from afar. He never speaks to her or finds out her name, but he is fascinated by her beauty and the dangerous life she leads. The woman is described as a "pajarillo" or little bird with white wings, flitting from balcony to balcony and plaza to plaza, offering herself to the highest bidder.
Line by Line Meaning
Maquillaje a granel usaba a diario
She used makeup in large amounts every day
Y vendía la piel a precio caro
And sold her skin at a high price
De las ocho a las diez en una esquina
From eight to ten on a street corner
Era joven y fiel, era rosa y espina
She was young and loyal, she was rose and thorns
Y se llamaba, no sé, nunca lo supe
And her name was, I don't know, I never found out
Nunca le pregunté, nunca dispuse
I never asked, I never had the chance
De su tiempo y su piel, era un mocoso
Of her time and her skin, I was just a kid
Y tan solo la miré de pozo en pozo
And I only looked at her from afar
Y era un pajarillo de blancas alas
And she was a little bird with white wings
De balcón en balcón, de plaza en plaza
From balcony to balcony, from square to square
Vendedora de amor, ofrecedora
A seller of love, an offerer
Para el mejor postor de su tonada
To the highest bidder of her tune
Cinco inviernos pasaron y ahí seguía
Five winters passed and there she was
La misma hora de ayer, la misma esquina
The same time as yesterday, the same corner
Era joven y fiel, y aún tenía
She was young and loyal, and still had
La rosa de su piel y más grande la espina
The rose of her skin and a bigger thorn
Y sonreía al pasar de los mirones
And she smiled as the onlookers passed by
Bajo de aquel farol, noche tras noche
Under that lamppost, night after night
Veinte veces se la llevaron presa
Twenty times she was taken to jail
Y cantó su canción tras de las rejas
And sang her song behind bars
Se le arrugó la piel y el maquillaje
Her skin and makeup became wrinkled
Suficiente no fue para taparle
It wasn't enough to cover her
La huella que dejó el sexto invierno
The mark left by the sixth winter
Se le acabo el color y hasta el aliento
Her color and even her breath were gone
Y de las ocho a las diez sólo en la esquina
And from eight to ten, only on the corner
Se quedó aquel farol y aquella espina
Remained that lamppost and that thorn
La rosa no sé yo donde se iría
I don't know where the rose went
Se llamaba no sé y sonreía
She was named I don't know and she smiled
Y era un pajarillo de blancas alas
And she was a little bird with white wings
De balcón en balcón, de plaza en plaza
From balcony to balcony, from square to square
Vendedora de amor, ofrecedora
A seller of love, an offerer
Para el mejor postor de su tonada
To the highest bidder of her tune
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOSE NAPOLEON RUIZ NARVAEZ
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Maquillaje a granel
Usaba a diario, y vendía la piel
A precio caro, de las ocho a las diez
En una esquina
Era joven y fiel
Era rosa y espina
Y se llamaba
No sé, nunca lo supe
Nunca le pregunté
Nunca dispuse de su tiempo y su piel
Era un mocoso y tan solo le miré
De pozo en pozo
Y era un pajarillo de blancas alas
De balcón en balcón, de plaza en plaza
Vendedora de amor, ofrecedora
Para el mejor postor
De su tonada
Cinco inviernos pasaron
Y ahí seguía a la misma hora de ayer
La misma esquina, era joven y fiel
Y aún tenía la rosa de su piel
Y más grande la espina
Y sonreía al pasar
De los mirones, bajo de aquel farol
Noche tras noche, veinte veces se la llevaron presa
Y cantó su canción, tras de las rejas
Era un pajarillo de blancas alas
De balcón en balcón, de plaza en plaza
Vendedora de amor
Ofrecedora, para el mejor postor
De su tonada
Se le arrugó la piel
Y el maquillaje suficiente no fue
Para taparle la huella que dejó
El sexto invierno, se le acabo el color
Y hasta el aliento
Y de las ocho a las diez
Sólo en la esquina, se quedó aquel farol
Y aquella espina, la rosa no sé yo
Donde se iría, se llamaba
No sé, y sonreía
Y era un pajarillo de blancas alas
De balcón en balcón, de plaza en plaza,
Vendedora de amor, ofrecedora
Para el mejor postor de su tonada
@renemutul9549
con la voz privilegiada que tiene Humberto Navejas le quedan las canciones antiguas y seria un deleite escuchar las canciones con su voz
@cladiososameza
Bonitas canciones de mi generacion.bendito dios todavia las escucho...
@ticomusicalsantamariacastr7832
Que manera de interpretar de Napoleón, hoy a mis 54 años no me canso de escucharlo y un gran maestro para el joven que lo acompaña. Me remonta a mis tiempos de colegial. La afinación y la dicción de Napoleón son únicos así como la calidad de sus creaciones. Estas versiones del disco VIVE definitivamente fueron un gran acierto.
@angelrana3344
Si le gustó su voz puede escuchar la música de enjambre, estoy seguro que le encantará las letras y la música.
@rosaelizondomurillo3392
Me encanta la voz de Luis humberto con el maestro José Maria napoleón excelente
@patriciaarroyo5497
Hijole!! hace unos 5 años , tuve la Enorme oporucnidad de presenciar un evento con El grande NAPOLEON . en el hotel MARIA DOLORES . En san luis potosi. . a escasos 5 metros se encontraba mi mesa . todos los presentes estábamos boca abierta y super apasionados . parejas jovenes y muchas damas jovenes acompañadas de sus MADRES . yo acudí con mi hija de 15 . Una velada inolvidable . a quien se acercara a tomarse una foto . él con toda la sencillez y amabilidad posaba muy gusto. SIN DUDA JOSÉ MARÍA NAPOLEÓN ES UNA LEYENDA .
@claudiatello4961
cuando eres niño y la cantas sin saber qué dice, ahora la canto, porque me trae recuerdos de infancia, alguien acá por el puro recuerdo?
@patrichsantonio
jajaa asi es
@veroreyes4613
No había escuchado a Luis Humberto, pero vaya voz que se carga!!! Me encantó el dueto.
@damiansanchez1592
Es de la banda Enjambre