Latrelle
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Andrea-Latrelle Simmons better known as "Latrelle" got her start quite early, writing songs in her teen years for artists like Destiny's Child
, Next
, and Monica. She started out at the age of sixteen with her mother and manager, R&B singer Aleese Simmons, at her side. Determined to pursue a career in music she began recording her own music. She showcased at Montana studios in New York
, which lead to several labels ( Sony Columbia, Motown, Def Jam, Warner Bros, La Face, Island and Yab Yum) courting the young star. Then she met Kenny Babyface Edmonds who signed her and her mom to a publishing deal at Edmonds Music Publishing, and was impressed enough to introduced her to L.A. Reid, and push for Arista
to sign the young talent.
L.A. Reid met Latrelle and was so impressed he offered her a contract on the same day. And thus the relationship began. By the age of 19, she had recorded Dirty Girl, Wrong Girl, Bad Girl, her first album. Latrelle's first single House Party was produced by the Neptunes (who produced 6 songs on her Arista album Including Dirty Girl). Latrelle has had an ongoing relationship with them ever since. Pharrell calls her his little sister. The album was produced by, the Neptunes, along with Babyface, Allstar, Mike City, David Anthony, J.R.Swinger, and Riff Raf and most songs written or co-written by Latrelle and Aleese Simmons).
In spring of 2001, Latrelle finished her long awaited debut album "Dirty Girl, Wrong Girl, Bad Girl", the project was scheduled to be released months later in October, the first single "Dirty Girl" was released along with a remix with then label mate T.I.
. While the single had little impact on radio, it received heavy airplay in clubs and appeared on several mixtapes, the album was later pushed back to April 2002. In fall of 2001, many songs from the album still unmastered began circulating on the internet including the planned second single "House Party" (later renamed "House Call). By the end of the year the majority of the album had been leaked. with many songs produced by the Neptunes, the album was praised heavily giving Latrelle an online fanbase. In December 2001, House Party was released as a follow-up single to "Dirty Girl" and became a minor hit on the Hip-Hop/R&B Charts. Jointly signed to Babyface's NuAmerica Entertainmet label and Arista
, there were several setbacks due to contract agreements which put the album's release in jeopardy, along with disputes regarding rather the album had "Hit Potential". Later, Edmonds decided to move his label to Interscope Records, this move conflicted with the release of both Latrelle and then label mate Robin Thicke
's debut projects along with Edmond's 8th studio album and all were eventually cancelled, Thicke followed Edmonds to Interscope and Latrelle stayed with Arista, the video for "House Party" was released the week of the album's scheduled release date. with no further release date set for the project, Latrelle parted ways with the label.
, The Fugees
, Blu Cantrell
, Alicia keys
, P Diddy, Rihanna
and George Benson
to name a few. She has also performed, recorded and /or written with an A-List of Producers and Artist such as The Neptunes
, Babyface, Rodney Jerkins
, Soul Shock and Karlin, Tone and Poke, Allstar, Amadeus, Dutch, Destiny's Child, Whitney Houston (Just Whitney), Mary Mary, Pharrell, ludacris
, Trina
, Monica, R. Kelly
, Mýa
, Deborah Cox
, Mystikals (Family), Next
, Natalie Wilson, Fredro Starr
(Light it up soundtrack) Philly's most wanted, Shaggy
, Tamia
, and Left Eye of TLC
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
, Next
Next (group)
Next is an American R&B musical group, popular during the late 1990s. They are best known for their hit singles "Too Close" and "Wifey".-History:...
, and Monica. She started out at the age of sixteen with her mother and manager, R&B singer Aleese Simmons, at her side. Determined to pursue a career in music she began recording her own music. She showcased at Montana studios in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, which lead to several labels ( Sony Columbia, Motown, Def Jam, Warner Bros, La Face, Island and Yab Yum) courting the young star. Then she met Kenny Babyface Edmonds who signed her and her mom to a publishing deal at Edmonds Music Publishing, and was impressed enough to introduced her to L.A. Reid, and push for Arista
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
to sign the young talent.
L.A. Reid met Latrelle and was so impressed he offered her a contract on the same day. And thus the relationship began. By the age of 19, she had recorded Dirty Girl, Wrong Girl, Bad Girl, her first album. Latrelle's first single House Party was produced by the Neptunes (who produced 6 songs on her Arista album Including Dirty Girl). Latrelle has had an ongoing relationship with them ever since. Pharrell calls her his little sister. The album was produced by, the Neptunes, along with Babyface, Allstar, Mike City, David Anthony, J.R.Swinger, and Riff Raf and most songs written or co-written by Latrelle and Aleese Simmons).
Solo Debut (2001 - 2003)
T.I.
Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. , better known by his stage name T.I., is an American rap artist, film and music producer, actor and author. He is also the founder and co-chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records....
. While the single had little impact on radio, it received heavy airplay in clubs and appeared on several mixtapes, the album was later pushed back to April 2002. In fall of 2001, many songs from the album still unmastered began circulating on the internet including the planned second single "House Party" (later renamed "House Call). By the end of the year the majority of the album had been leaked. with many songs produced by the Neptunes, the album was praised heavily giving Latrelle an online fanbase. In December 2001, House Party was released as a follow-up single to "Dirty Girl" and became a minor hit on the Hip-Hop/R&B Charts. Jointly signed to Babyface's NuAmerica Entertainmet label and Arista
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
, there were several setbacks due to contract agreements which put the album's release in jeopardy, along with disputes regarding rather the album had "Hit Potential". Later, Edmonds decided to move his label to Interscope Records, this move conflicted with the release of both Latrelle and then label mate Robin Thicke
Robin Thicke
Robin Charles Thicke is an Award-winning American R&B singer-songwriter, musician, composer, and actor. Thicke's albums, which he previously released under the moniker Thicke, are noted for their feature of a predominantly R&B sound. Robin Thicke has penned hits for popular artists such as...
's debut projects along with Edmond's 8th studio album and all were eventually cancelled, Thicke followed Edmonds to Interscope and Latrelle stayed with Arista, the video for "House Party" was released the week of the album's scheduled release date. with no further release date set for the project, Latrelle parted ways with the label.
Current Activities (2007 - )
Since leaving Arista Latrelle has developed even further and recorded a new album under AMI Music Group where she is part owner. along with collaborating with longtime friend Pharrell Williams on 3 of the albums tracks, Latrelle has also recorded with P'Diddy but it is unknown whether the material recorded will appear on her upcoming release. The project's first single "We Got Music" was released in April. Latrelle is now going by the stage name MzMunchie and you can check her site out at www.Mzmunchie.comCollaborations
Throughout her career, Latrelle has been on Tour with many artists including Lauryn HillLauryn Hill
Lauryn Noelle Hill is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress.Early in her career, she established her reputation as a member of the Fugees. In 1998, she launched her solo career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album, The Miseducation of...
, The Fugees
The Fugees
Fugees were a Haitian American hip hop group who rose to fame in the mid-1990s. Their repertoire included elements of Hip hop, soul and Caribbean music, particularly reggae. The members of the group were rapper/singer/producer Wyclef Jean, rapper/singer/producer Lauryn Hill, and rapper Pras Michel...
, Blu Cantrell
Blu Cantrell
Blu Cantrell is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter.-Biography:Tiffany Cobb was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1976. Her father was a Narragansett Native American and Cape Verdean, and played in the National Basketball Association...
, Alicia keys
Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano...
, P Diddy, Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
and George Benson
George Benson
George Benson is a ten Grammy Award winning American musician, whose production career began at the age of twenty-one as a jazz guitarist....
to name a few. She has also performed, recorded and /or written with an A-List of Producers and Artist such as The Neptunes
The Neptunes
The Neptunes are a record production duo consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, who are credited with contributing the sound for many successful hip hop, R&B and pop artists in the late-1990s and 2000s...
, Babyface, Rodney Jerkins
Rodney Jerkins
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. Jerkins received two Grammy nominations in 2011.-Biography:...
, Soul Shock and Karlin, Tone and Poke, Allstar, Amadeus, Dutch, Destiny's Child, Whitney Houston (Just Whitney), Mary Mary, Pharrell, ludacris
Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
, Trina
Trina
Katrina Laverne Taylor , better known by her stage name Trina, is an American rapper, songwriter and model from Miami, Florida. Trina first gained notoriety in 1998 with her appearance on Trick Daddy's second studio album www.thug.com to the single "Nann Nigga"...
, Monica, R. Kelly
R. Kelly
Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play...
, Mýa
Mya
-A person:* Bo Mya , Chief Commander of the Karen National Union* Mýa , American R&B singer-songwriter and actress** Mýa , a 1998 album by Mýa-A code:* Burmese language, ISO 639-3 code is mya* Moruya Airport's IATA code...
, Deborah Cox
Deborah Cox
Deborah Cox is a Canadian R&B singer-songwriter and actress. Her 1998 song "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" held the record for longest-running number one single on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart , a record held for nearly eight years. She has achieved ten number-one hits on...
, Mystikals (Family), Next
Next (group)
Next is an American R&B musical group, popular during the late 1990s. They are best known for their hit singles "Too Close" and "Wifey".-History:...
, Natalie Wilson, Fredro Starr
Fredro Starr
Fredro Scruggs better known by his stage name Fredro Starr, is an American rapper and actor from South Jamaica, Queens, New York best known as a member of hardcore hip hop group Onyx.-Music career:...
(Light it up soundtrack) Philly's most wanted, Shaggy
Shaggy (musician)
Orville Richard Burrell , better known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican-American reggae singer and rapper. He is perhaps best known for his 1995 single "Boombastic" and 2000 single "It Wasn't Me"...
, Tamia
Tamia
Tamia Hill , and known professionally as Tamia, is a four-time Grammy-nominated Canadian R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producer, composer, model, entrepreneur and philanthropist, as well as an occasional actress.She is best known for her 2000 hit "Stranger In My House" and Fabolous' 2003...
, and Left Eye of TLC
TLC (band)
TLC is an American musical trio whose repertoire spanned R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk, and new jack swing. Originally consisting of singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, rapper-singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas it found success in the 1990s while also enduring a series of spats...
Solo discography
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Dirty Girl, Wrong Girl, Bad Girl (2002)
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| We Got Music [EP]
RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : None |