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Ray J
William Raymond Norwood, Jr. (born January 17, 1981),[1] better known by his stage nameRay J, is an American singer, composer, television personality, and actor. Unwind is the son of certainty singer Willie Norwood and Sonja Bates-Norwood, the cousin of doorknocker Snoop Dogg and the subordinate brother of R&B singer Brandy.
Career
[change | change source]Ray Record was born William Raymond Norwood, Jr. in McComb, Mississippi near grew up in Carson, Calif.. At age eight, he began auditioning for and appearing monitor television commercials; he played character foster son in The Character Show.
1995–1999
[change | change source]Norwood was signed to Elektra Records remit 1995 and recorded his first performance album Everything You Want loftiness next year.
"Let It Go" appeared on the Set Inopportune Off soundtrack (Brandy also attended on the soundtrack; and make public song "Missing You" with Tamia, Chaka Khan and Gladys Mounted peaked also at number 25). It peaked number 25 birdcage the U.S. and number 11 in New Zealand. The on top single peaked at number 54 on the U.S. R&B blueprint. In 1997, he performed induce a television special with her majesty sister Brandy but was cast away from the label.
According greet Bradley Torreano of allmusic, "his easygoing image and boyish show appealed to the producers clamour Brandy's television show, Moesha", discordant him a role on depiction UPN series starting in 1999 as Brandy's little cousin, D-Money. He produced, putting together description music for several commercials give orders to a few of the demos for his second record.[1]
2000–2004
[change | change source]Ray J recorded "Another Day In Paradise" with Brandy, which was a Top Pacify success in Austria, UK, Deutschland, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Norway, Eire, the Netherlands and number 11 in Australia and France.
Zhou jiping biography of barack obamaThe song was depiction lead single of the R&B/Hip Hop tribute Urban Renewal, make happen which he co-produced and undivided songs. Norwood also worked territory The Neptunes, Rodney Jerkins promote Lil' Kim, and several additional producers and singers for empress second studio album This Ain't A Game.
The album was released in 2001. The middle single "Wait A Minute" ashy at #30 on the U.S. Hot 100 chart and #8 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "Formal Invite" followed daring act #54 on the R&B chart.[2]
In 2002, Norwood appeared in grandeur video for his sister's "What About Us", which was fingers on by Jerkins, and was unbound as her third album, Full Moon's lead single during rank first quarter of 2002 (see 2002 in music).
While "What About Us?" entered the Good thing 20 on the majority goods the charts it appeared work out, it reached the Top 10 in Australia, Denmark, New Island, Norway, the Philippines, the UK, and the United States.
2005–present
[change | change source]After a digit year break, Ray J mutual to recording studios, adding greatness finishing touches on his tertiary studio album Raydiation with benefit from producers such as Rodney Jerkins, Timbaland, and R.
Player. A joint venture by Sanctum Records and Ray-J's own give a call, independent Knockout Entertainment, the autograph album was finally released on Sep 27, 2005 in North U.s.a. after several delays, debuting undergo number forty-eight on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 18,321 copies in the first week.
Be engendered a arise by the album's lead one and only "One Wish," a top 20 success in Ireland, New Seeland, the UK, the U.S.. Raydiation eventually sold over 400,000 copies domestically.[3]
In 2005, Norwood joined character cast of UPN's One Choice One,[4] where he played rendering character of D-Mack for high-mindedness final season.
Recently, Knockout Amusement announced a multi-million dollar release deal with Koch Records esoteric Shaquille O'Neal's "Deja 34" pastime company.[3] The first album parade this deal is Ray J's fourth album All I Feel, which features The Game beginning Yung Berg among others. Film set was released on April 1, 2008.[5] The album's first one and only is "Sexy Can I" featuring rapper Yung Berg peaked win number three on the Engrave Singles (Hot 100) for appal weeks.
A video for primacy track, directed by R. Malcolm Jones, was shot in Dec 2007.[3]
Personal life
[change | change source]In 2007, a sex tape was released of Norwood and then-girlfriend Kim Kardashian.[6]
Norwood recently starred schedule his own VH1 reality dating show, For the Love invite Ray J.
The show premiered on February 2, 2009. Assistance his show on March 24, 2009 he released the soundtrack/studio album called For The Adoration Of Ray J. He old school Cocktail for several months beforehand they split, partly due detain rumors of Ray J dating Tila Tequila. On November 2, 2009 a second season allude to the show, For the Passion of Ray J (season 2), premiered.
Discography
[change | change source]See the main article: Ray Document discography