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SHAI, THROWBACK TO THE 90'S

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SHAI, was formed at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Three of its four members, Marc Gay, founding member Carl Martin, and Darnell Van Rensalier, belonged to the same fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, and along with good friend Garfield Bright, decided to take a chance at turning their hobby of singing at talent shows into a career. While still in DC, Carl met a DJ from radio station WPGC at a softball game, and passed a demo tape of "If I Ever Fall in Love" to him. That same week, the DJ played it on the air. Other stations soon followed suit, and in short order the record labels came calling. After signing with Gasoline Alley, Shai began quickly putting together their debut album, which was recorded in three weeks. "If I Ever Fall in Love" was released as the first single, and reached #2 in the U.S. The next two releases from the double-platinum album, "Comforter" and "Baby I'm Yours," each were in the top 10. The group's next alb...
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First Lady of the West Coast Rap -- Michel'le

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THROWBACK FEST ADDS ANOTHER HITMAKER TO ITS 2018 LINEUP

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69 BOYZ JOINS CAMEO AND OTHERS AT THROWBACK FEST 2018 Jacksonville, FL, August 27, 2018 - Musical Ear Events, LLC in partnership with its non-profit arm, Musical Ear Enhanced Corporation, is proud to announce the addition of another hitmaker for its 2018 Lineup. The hip hop group, 69 Boyz --with roots in Jacksonville, though currently based in Orlando Florida-- will be joining the current lineup which includes award-winning, legendary artist Cameo, and other big-name entertainers such as H-Town, Shai, Klymaxx, Michel'le and Ruff Endz. The show will be hosted by BET and DEF JAM’S Celebrity Comedian Tyler Craig. Before the Chicken Noodle Soup, the Schmoney dance, the Harlem Shake, or the Milly Rock were ever thought about, there were certain dances that you had to have down pact in order for you to get your cool points on the dance floor in the 90s. It was in 1994 that 69 Boyz declared that the Butterfly dance was now old and the new dance was the “Tootsee Roll”. There w...
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