Genre: Electronic-Dance
Anabis is an Experimental, Trip Hop, Urban artist. Most recognized for the song What Colour R U from "So Fly Vol. 1" a mixtape released by TyGuy Productions in Aug '06
Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
Jack Kitty Radio is a 1 hour radio show every FRIDAY - featuring something new each week - be sure to check out the episodes - and download them!. Hosted by Canadian Trip Hop group Sense In Common. more at www.tyguyproductions.com
Genre: Rock/Pop
In the summer of 2006 when she was just 11, Bianca Ryan proved to America and the world that she's got talent. Now she's got something even more impressive...a masterful new album. The 13-year-old prodigy, was the winner of the premier season of America's Got Talent. Simon Cowell was so amazed at her vocal range and ability that he was quoted... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Teen dance-pop singer Mandy Moore was born in Nashua, NH on April 10, 1984 but raised in Orlando, FL; determined to be an entertainer from the age of six onward, she was later known throughout the Orlando area as the "National Anthem Girl" for her regular performances of "The Star Spangled Banner" at local sporting events. Breaking into the... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Although she was initially viewed as yet another face in the late-'90s crowd of teen pop acts, Pink quickly showed signs of becoming one of the rare artists to transcend and outgrow the label. Born Alecia Moore on September 8, 1979, in Doylestown, PA (near Philadelphia), Pink received her nickname as a child (it had nothing to do with her later... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
The sweet urban soul quartet 98° was formed in Los Angeles by four former Ohio residents: brothers Nick and Drew Lachey plus Jeff Timmons and Justin Jeffre. Timmons was trying to make it in the music industry, so he called Jeffre and Nick Lachey -- both former classmates at the Cincinnati School for Creative and Performing Artists -- and formed... [+] Read More
Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
My name is Ace and I was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. Singing since I was six-years-old, my biggest musical influences have always been vocalist, Brandy, and American super-producer, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins.
From 2003 to 2007, I attended the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing, which nurtured current mainstream...
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Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
The New York-based urban soul vocal group Allure was the first band to be signed to Mariah Carey's Crave Records. Such connections ensured that Allure would be promoted well and that their eponymous 1997 debut would have cameos by such stars as Nas, L.L. Cool J, Raekwon, 112, Q-Tip, and Carey herself, but it didn't ensure that the record itself... [+] Read More
Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
According to no less an authority than the RIAA, Boyz II Men are the most commercially successful R&B group of all time. They've sold ludicrous numbers of records and been involved in three of the longest-running number-one pop singles in history, and they've done it as a unit of equals. In fact, their four-part harmonies blend so smoothly that... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
A native of Toronto, Deborah Cox began singing for TV commercials at age 12, also entering various talent shows with her mother's help. She performed in nightclubs as a teenager, and around this time, she also began to write her own material with the help of writer, producer, and future romantic interest Lascelles Stephens. Much like Whitney... [+] Read More
Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Destiny's Child rose to become one of the most popular female R&B groups of the late '90s, eventually rivaling even TLC in terms of blockbuster commercial success. Their accomplishments came in spite of several abrupt personnel changes, which were accompanied by heated, well-publicized feuds in the media and the courts. In fact, for a time,... [+] Read More
Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
Decades Active: 90s
High-school friends Jazz, Sisqo, Nokio, and Woody formed Dru Hill in 1995; named in honor of their Baltimore neighborhood, Druid Hill Park. The rappers performed at the music-industry convention Impact '96 and were signed by Island not long after. By late 1996, Dru Hill had released its self-titled debut album, produced by Keith Sweat, Stanley... [+] Read More
Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
In spite of the fact that Faith Evans carved out a recording career in her own right, her name will forever remain linked in the minds of many to her late husband, the Notorious B.I.G. Evans was an active session singer and songwriter before signing her own solo deal and marrying Biggie, and while she never matched the level of his stardom, she... [+] Read More
Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Cedric and Joel Hailey comprise the romantic R&B duo K-Ci & JoJo, who were one of two pairs of brothers that made up the chart-topping '90s group Jodeci. The Haileys grew up singing in church choirs in Charlotte, NC, and toured the South with their father's gospel group. When they met the DeGrate brothers, Dalvin and "DeVante Swing," they... [+] Read More
Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
Life is driven by actions! Not by what we say or obtain, but by our service. My music ministry is simple. Music is my service to you. You, need only come...as you are...Black, White, Jew, Muslim, Straight, Gay Weak, Strong, Broken, and Abused. You are welcome. Just like God's love, without judgement or prejudice. We all want love. We all need... [+] Read More
Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
Decades Active: 90s
Child prodigy Kimberly Scott performed in public for the first time at the age of five, and earned her first recording contract before she turned 11. Scott was born in Maryland, and after her first appearance in public, began to turn heads at the Apollo Theater. She won the amateur-night contest five times, and signed to the Longevity imprint of... [+] Read More
Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
When her debut album, What's the 411?, hit the street in 1992, critics and fans alike were floored by its powerful combination of modern R&B with an edgy rap sound that glanced off of the pain and grit of Mary J. Blige's Yonkers, NY, childhood. Called alternately the new Chaka Khan or new Aretha Franklin, Blige had little in common stylistically... [+] Read More
Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
R&B diva Monifah grew up in Spanish Harlem in the midst of a musical family, who encouraged her to work in several musicals while at an early age. With the experience she gained singing, Monifah signed a contract with MCA and released her self-titled album in 1995. The following year, her single "I Miss You (Come Back Home)" became an R&B hit.... [+] Read More