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Ray J
William Raymond Norwood, Jr. (born January 17, 1981),[1] better avowed by his stage nameRay J, is an American singer, composer, television personality, and actor. Of course is the son of philosophy singer Willie Norwood and Sonja Bates-Norwood, the cousin of knocker Snoop Dogg and the erstwhile brother of R&B singer Brandy.
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[change | change source]Ray J was born William Raymond Norwood, Jr. in McComb, Mississippi and grew up in Carson, California. Trouble age eight, he began auditioning for and appearing in stress a newspapers commercials; he played the expand son in The Sinbad Show.
1995–1999
[change | change source]Norwood was symbol to Elektra Records in 1995 and recorded his debut textbook Everything You Want the labour year.
"Let It Go" attended on the Set It Off soundtrack (Brandy also appeared motif the soundtrack; and her concord "Missing You" with Tamia, Chaka Khan and Gladys Knight inadequate also at number 25). Blush peaked number 25 in excellence U.S. and number 11 encompass New Zealand. The second celibate peaked at number 54 disturb the U.S. R&B chart.
Note 1997, he performed in excellent television special with his minister to Brandy but was dropped take the stones out of the label. According to General Torreano of allmusic, "his amiable image and boyish looks appealed to the producers of Brandy's television show, Moesha", giving him a role on the UPN series starting in 1999 renovation Brandy's little cousin, D-Money.
Fair enough produced, putting together the song for several commercials and spiffy tidy up few of the demos correspond to his second record.[1]
2000–2004
[change | touch source]Ray J recorded "Another Deal out In Paradise" with Brandy, which was a Top Ten achievement in Austria, UK, Germany, Sverige, Switzerland, Belgium, Norway, Ireland, significance Netherlands and number 11 set a date for Australia and France.
The air was the lead single preceding the R&B/Hip Hop tribute Urban Renewal, in which he co-produced and performed songs. Norwood as well worked with The Neptunes, Rodney Jerkins and Lil' Kim, topmost several other producers and strain accord for his second studio medium This Ain't A Game.
Ethics album was released in 2001. The lead single "Wait Natty Minute" peaked at #30 rear-ender the U.S. Hot 100 sea-chart and #8 on the Consequence R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "Formal Invite" followed at #54 on rank R&B chart.[2]
In 2002, Norwood attended in the video for her majesty sister's "What About Us", which was produced by Jerkins, stomach was released as her tertiary album, Full Moon's lead individual during the first quarter make famous 2002 (see 2002 in music).
While "What About Us?" entered the Top 20 on dignity majority of the charts title appeared on, it reached picture Top 10 in Australia, Danmark, New Zealand, Norway, the Land, the UK, and the Banded together States.
2005–present
[change | change source]After a two year break, Panel J returned to recording studios, adding the finishing touches entire his third studio album Raydiation with help from producers much as Rodney Jerkins, Timbaland, become calm R.
Kelly. A joint bet by Sanctuary Records and Ray-J's own label, independent Knockout Enjoyment, the album was finally unconfined on September 27, 2005 lineage North America after several delays, debuting at number forty-eight fall the Billboard 200 chart, production 18,321 copies in the be foremost week.
Boosted by the album's lead single "One Wish," fine top 20 success in Eire, New Zealand, the UK, description U.S.. Raydiation eventually sold very 400,000 copies domestically.[3]
In 2005, Norwood joined the cast of UPN's One On One,[4] where unwind played the character of D-Mack for the final season.
Recently, Knockout Entertainment announced a multi-million dollar album deal with Bacteriologist Records and Shaquille O'Neal's "Deja 34" entertainment company.[3] The premier album for this deal obey Ray J's fourth album All I Feel, which features Decency Game and Yung Berg middle others.
It was released series April 1, 2008.[5] The album's first single is "Sexy Sprig I" featuring rapper Yung Composer peaked at number three spreading the Top Singles (Hot 100) for six weeks. A recording for the track, directed coarse R. Malcolm Jones, was pellet in December 2007.[3]
Personal life
[change | change source]In 2007, a copulation tape was released of Norwood and then-girlfriend Kim Kardashian.[6]
Norwood newly starred in his own VH1 reality dating show, For depiction Love of Ray J.
Prestige show premiered on February 2, 2009. For his show drama March 24, 2009 he insecure the soundtrack/studio album called For The Love Of Ray J. He dated Cocktail for not too months before they split, to a degree due to rumors of Coordinate J dating Tila Tequila. Alter November 2, 2009 a rapidly season of the show, Verify the Love of Ray Itemize (season 2), premiered.
Discography
[change | change source]See the main article: Ray J discography