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Blessed in Monroe, LA, Ray Lavender (or Ray-L, though he in addition has eliminated by L.A. Ray, RayBlack, and Earl Ray) understood from in early stages that he wished to be a celebrity. His family shifted to Atlanta when Ray was just eight years of age to provide even more …

Choc Quib City are an Afro-Colombian hip-hop music group whose independently released debut record, Somos Pacífico, earned them critical acclaim. Founded in Quibdó, the administrative centre town of the Chocó area of Colombia, Choc Quib City are comprised chiefly of rappers Tostao, Goyo, and Gradual, in addition to many music …

R&B vocalist/songwriter and maker Terius Youngdell Nash, better referred to as the-Dream, was created in Rockingham, NEW YORK, but moved to Atlanta, Georgia, along with his mom at age three. He 1st learned to try out trumpet in primary school, later on picking right up the drums and acoustic guitar. …

b. 1959, Chicago, USA. When aged just 14 Gage became a member of the Soulettes with whom she remained until she was 21. During this time period they transformed their name to First Appreciate and then Appreciate, subsequently documenting an record for Chycago International Music in 1980. Nevertheless, at that …

Soulful NEW YORK vocalist Darien Brockington was the initial R&B addition to the reliable Justus League, the crew of founders Small Brother. Performing before viewers since he was five years of age, Brockington first fulfilled Phonte of Small Sibling in 2000 being a fellow pupil at NEW YORK Central School. …

R&B diva Monifah was raised in Spanish Harlem amid a musical family members, who also encouraged her to function in a number of musicals while young. With the knowledge she gained performing, Monifah authorized a agreement with MCA and released her self-titled recording in 1995. The next year, her solitary …

The next R&B artist to sign with Def Jam Recordings, Montell Jordan yielded among 1995’s biggest hits along with his debut single, “THIS IS ONE WAY We GET IT DONE.” The L.A. indigenous had begun performing in talent displays and cathedral choirs being a youngster, ultimately graduating to nightclubs while …

Laying mischievously innocent romantic lyrics more than R&B grooves richly reverent of soul’s wealthy history, singer/actor Mishon Ratliff discovered fame prior to he graduated senior high school. Delivered in 1993, the vocalist first appeared on the national stage a decade later being a contestant in the NBC skill contest America’s …

A former person in the Dominican-American boy music group Aventura, vocalist Toby Like performs a distinctive pop design that mixes R&B, hip-hop, and components of the original Dominican music form bachata. Dubbed “crunkchata,” the music frequently features the Bronx, New York-based vocalist performing in Spanish in addition to British. Citing …

American R&B singer Lloyd kicked away his single career by climbing the Billboard 200 in 2004 with “Southside,” his steamy duet with Ashanti. Nevertheless, he got his 1st spins within the anything-but-steamy Radio Disney. Created January 3, 1986, in New Orleans but elevated in Atlanta, Lloyd became a member of …