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n. A widely circulated story that is untrue or apocryphal, often having elements of humour or horror.
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An urban legend, popular legend, urban myth, urban tale or contemporary legend is a form of modern folklore consisting of fictional stories, often with macabre elements deeply rooted in local popular culture. These legends can be used for entertainment purposes, as well as for semi-serious explanations for random events such as disappearances and strange objects.
Despite its name, an urban legend does not necessarily originate in an urban area. Rather, the term is used to differentiate modern legend from traditional folklore of pre-industrial times. For this reason, sociologists and folklorists prefer the term "contemporary legend". Because people frequently allege that such tales happened to a " friend of a friend" (FOAF), that phrase has become a commonly used term when recounting this type of story.
Sometimes urban legends are repeated in news stories or distributed by e-mail or social media. Examples include the news story of an alleged mass panic in America in 1938, after a radio drama describing a Martian invasion, or a repeated claim dating from 1972 that a large percentage of people have a biological father who is not their assumed father and are therefore illegitimate.
Some urban legends have passed through the years with only minor changes to suit regional variations. One example is the story of a woman killed by spiders nesting in her elaborate hairdo. More recent legends tend to reflect modern circumstances, like the story of people ambushed and anesthetized, who awaken minus one kidney, which was supposedly surgically removed for transplantation (a story which folklorists refer to as "The Kidney Heist").
Urban Legend is a 1998 American slasher film starring Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, and Rebecca Gayheart. The film is based on the premise that a killer is using the methods of death described in certain urban legends to kill students at a New England university.
The film was followed by two sequels: Urban Legends: Final Cut, which was released theatrically in 2000, and the direct-to-video film Urban Legends: Bloody Mary in 2005.
Urban Legend is the third studio album by American rapper T.I., released on November 30, 2004, through Grand Hustle Records and Atlantic Records. The album debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200, selling 193,000 copies in its first week of release, it charted at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and at number one on the Top Rap Albums chart.
The album's official lead single, " Bring Em Out", was released on October 19, 2004 and became his first top ten hit, peaking at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, while the second single " U Don't Know Me" peaked at number twenty-three on the Billboard Hot 100. His third single " ASAP" reached number 75 on the U.S. charts, number 18 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts and number 14 on the Hot Rap Tracks. T.I. created a video for "ASAP"/"Motivation". However, "Motivation" only made it to number 62 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
The album features production provided by longtime collaborating producers DJ Toomp, Jazze Pha, Lil Jon, The Neptunes, Nick "Fury" Loftin, David Banner and Sanchez Holmes. New Producers contributing to the album include Daz Dillinger, Kevin "Khao" Cates, KLC, Mannie Fresh, Scott Storch and Swizz Beatz. Featured guests on the album include Trick Daddy, Nelly, Lil Jon, B.G., Mannie Fresh, Daz Dillinger, Lil Wayne, Pharrell Williams, P$C, Jazze Pha and Lil' Kim.
Upon its release, Urban Legend received generally favorable reviews from most music critics.
The Recording Industry Association of America has certified the album platinum, with over 1,000,000 copies shipped in the United States alone.
Urban legend normally refers to a modern folklore, compelling stories often thought to be factual by those who circulate them.
Urban legend may also refer to:
Urban Legend is a Latin-American production team duo consisting of J-Radical & Kool Kojak.
Their first CD “Tranquilidad Cubana”, was released in 2006, it earned them 4 top 5 singles on the CMJ world charts. In 2010 they released their second CD “Tropical Techniques”, which was released in January 4, the album features guest appearances from Debi Nova, Destani Wolf, La Bruja, Chana, Marthin "Chino" Chan among others. The duo found a record label called "Blind Lemon Music", in which they have released both albums.
Urban Legend's songs have been featured on TV shows such as Dexter, Cane and Marthin Chan’s Indie 101 on MTV3.
Usage examples of "urban legend".
As the reconstruction began around it, it had already become a benchmark in Tokyos psychic history, an open secret, an urban legend.
And it was worse than futile to go around correcting every urban legend, like the one about the bear.
It was persistently rumored that the communications companies still kept copies of everything that flowed through their channels anyway, but requests from the top levels of UNSA, stressing the importance of the matter, had produced only apologetic denials and assurance that the claim was an urban legend from way back that just wouldn't die.
Although these names have the whiff of urban legend about them—.
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ORANGEJELLO AND LEMONJELLO: Although these names have the whiff of urban legend about them--they are, in fact, discussed on a variety of web-sites that dispel (or pass along) urban legends--the authors learned of the existence of OrangeJello and LemonJello from Doug McAdam, a sociologist at Stanford University, who swears he met the twin boys in a grocery store.
Although these names have the whiff of urban legend about them--they are, in fact, discussed on a variety of web-sites that dispel (or pass along) urban legends--the authors learned of the existence of OrangeJello and LemonJello from Doug McAdam, a sociologist at Stanford University, who swears he met the twin boys in a grocery store.
As the reconstruction began around it, it had already become a benchmark in Tokyo’s psychic history, an open secret, an urban legend.