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MN8 are an R&B
Contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B is a music genre of Western culture popular music. Although the acronym ?R&B? originates from its association with traditional rhythm and blues music, the term R&B is today most often used to define a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in the 1980s....
 group
Musical ensemble

A musical ensemble is a group of two or more musicians who perform instrumental or vocal music. In each musical style different norms have developed for the sizes and composition of different ensembles, and for the repertoire of songs or musical works that these ensembles perform....
 from the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. They consist of KG (co-founder, frontman, lead vocals), G-Man (co-founder, lead vocals) - (Source: Big Magazine - January 1995 & Touch Magazine - Feb 1995) - Dee Tails (rapper
Rapping

Rapping is the rhythmic spoken delivery of rhymes, wordplay, and poetry. Rapping is a primary ingredient in Hip Hop music, but the phenomenon predates Hip Hop culture by centuries....
, choreographer and stylist; who has gone on to style Xzibit
Xzibit

Alvin Nathaniel Joiner , better known by his stage name Xzibit , is an United States Rapping, actor, and Celebrity. He is also known for hosting MTV's Pimp My Ride....
, Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne Whibley , better known by her birth name Avril Lavigne , is a Canadian pop-punk singer-songwriter, fashion designer, and actress....
, Maxwell and Shania Twain
Shania Twain

Shania Twain Order of Canada is a Canadian singer and songwriter in the country music and popular music genres. Her third album Come on Over is the List of best-selling albums worldwide of all time by a female musician and the best-selling album in the history of country music....
) and Kule T (lead vocals).

are best known for their 1995 debut hit single
Hit single

A hit single is a Sound recording track or Single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official Record chart through repeated airplay and/or significant commercial sales....
, "I've Got A Little Something For You
I've Got A Little Something For You

"I've Got a Little Something for You" is British band MN8's highest-charting Single written by American record producer and composer, Markantoney J....
", written
Songwriter

File:Beethoven.jpgA songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer....
 by the American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 record producer
Record producer

In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, Audio mixing and audio mastering processes....
 and composer, Markantoney J.






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MN8 are an R&B
Contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B is a music genre of Western culture popular music. Although the acronym ?R&B? originates from its association with traditional rhythm and blues music, the term R&B is today most often used to define a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in the 1980s....
 group
Musical ensemble

A musical ensemble is a group of two or more musicians who perform instrumental or vocal music. In each musical style different norms have developed for the sizes and composition of different ensembles, and for the repertoire of songs or musical works that these ensembles perform....
 from the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. They consist of KG (co-founder, frontman, lead vocals), G-Man (co-founder, lead vocals) - (Source: Big Magazine - January 1995 & Touch Magazine - Feb 1995) - Dee Tails (rapper
Rapping

Rapping is the rhythmic spoken delivery of rhymes, wordplay, and poetry. Rapping is a primary ingredient in Hip Hop music, but the phenomenon predates Hip Hop culture by centuries....
, choreographer and stylist; who has gone on to style Xzibit
Xzibit

Alvin Nathaniel Joiner , better known by his stage name Xzibit , is an United States Rapping, actor, and Celebrity. He is also known for hosting MTV's Pimp My Ride....
, Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne Whibley , better known by her birth name Avril Lavigne , is a Canadian pop-punk singer-songwriter, fashion designer, and actress....
, Maxwell and Shania Twain
Shania Twain

Shania Twain Order of Canada is a Canadian singer and songwriter in the country music and popular music genres. Her third album Come on Over is the List of best-selling albums worldwide of all time by a female musician and the best-selling album in the history of country music....
) and Kule T (lead vocals).

Career

MN8 are best known for their 1995 debut hit single
Hit single

A hit single is a Sound recording track or Single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official Record chart through repeated airplay and/or significant commercial sales....
, "I've Got A Little Something For You
I've Got A Little Something For You

"I've Got a Little Something for You" is British band MN8's highest-charting Single written by American record producer and composer, Markantoney J....
", written
Songwriter

File:Beethoven.jpgA songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer....
 by the American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 record producer
Record producer

In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, Audio mixing and audio mastering processes....
 and composer, Markantoney J. Taylor, better known by his stage name
Stage name

A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, comedians, musician, and professional wrestling....
, Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor (record producer)

Mark Taylor is a Grammy Award winning British record producer and songwriterHas produced and written for artists such as Cher, Enrique Iglesias, Britney Spears, James Morrison,Nelly Furtado, Pussycat Dolls, Lionel Richie, Daniel Bedingfield, The Ordinary Boys, Diana Ross, Rod Stewart, Tina Turner, Kylie Minogue, selling over 50 million rec...
. The single
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
 became a success throughout Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
, Asia Pacific and the U.S.
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 Notably the song was one of P. Diddy's earliest Bad Boy Records
Bad Boy Records

Bad Boy Records is an East Coast hip hop record label, dealing largely in hip hop music/R&B music, founded by producer/rapper Sean Combs in 1993....
 remix
Remix

A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version. A remixer uses Audio mixing to compose an alternate master recording of a song, adding or subtracting elements, or simply changing the equalization, dynamics, Pitch , tempo, playing time, or almost any other aspect of th...
es. It was featured in the Will Smith
Will Smith

Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. is an United Statesn actor, film producer and rapping. He has enjoyed success in music, television and film....
 film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
, Bad Boys
Bad Boys (1995 film)

Bad Boys is a 1995 in film Action movie comedy film, directed by Michael Bay, produced by Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer, producers of Top Gun and Beverly Hills Cop, and starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith....
. The song was also Columbia
Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label founded in 1888.Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in pre-recorded sound, being the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders....
 UK's
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 first homegrown Top 10 record
Gramophone record

A gramophone record is an analog signal sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove usually starting near the periphery and ending near the centre of the disc....
 in over a decade, held off the number 1 spot in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
 by Celine Dion
Celine Dion

C?line Marie Claudette Dion Order of Canada National Order of Quebec is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actor. Born to a large, impoverished family, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband Ren? Ang?lil mortgaged his home to finance her first record....
's "Think Twice" which topped the UK chart
Record chart

Record chart are a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
 for seven weeks. Nonetheless, MN8 finished the year ahead of Seal's "Kiss from a Rose
Kiss from a Rose

"Kiss from a Rose" is a song from Seal 's second eponymous album Seal . The song was first released as a single in July 1994. Re-released in 1995, it was included on the Batman Forever film soundtrack, helping it top the charts in the United States and Australia....
" as one of the biggest selling UK singles for the year. MN8 followed up with two more UK Top 10 hits.

Their debut album
Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
, To The Next Level followed and reached number 13 in the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart

The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website ; the full Top 200 is published exclusively in ChartsPlus....
.

The album To The Next Level included a contribution from Pamela Sheyne, who wrote the song "Baby It's You".(Source: M Magazine/ PRS MCPS, Issue 14, September 2004) Besides P Diddy and Sheyne, MN8 collaborated with Oji Pearce (Montell Jordan
Montell Jordan

Montell Jordan is an United States Contemporary R&B singer-songwriter and record producer. Jordan was the second R&B artist signed to the Def Jam label and became the main male artist on its Def Soul imprint until leaving the label in 2003....
's "This Is How We Do It
This Is How We Do It

"This Is How We Do It" is a 1995 song by USA R&B singer Montell Jordan. This song, Jordan's first single, is indicative of the new jack swing style popular at the time, featuring Jordan singing over an enhanced sample of Slick Rick's "Children's Story." "This is How We Do It" was number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 from April 15 to May 27, 19...
"), Simon Climie
Simon Climie

Simon Climie is a prolific songwriter, the former lead singer of the 1980s, United Kingdom pop music duet , Climie Fisher, but is now more well known for his work as a collaborator with Eric Clapton on albums such as Pilgrim , Reptile and Riding with the King ....
, Arthur Baker
Arthur Baker

Arthur Baker may refer to:* Arthur Baker , calligrapher and typeface designer* Arthur Baker , record producer and DJ...
, Steve Silk Hurley, Connor Reeves, Blacksmith
Blacksmith

A blacksmith is a person who processess iron or steel by forging the metal; i.e., by using tools to hammer, bend, cut, and otherwise shape it in its non-liquid form....
 and Dalvin DeGrate
Dalvin DeGrate

Dalvin DeGrate is an African-American Rhythm and blues/soul music musician, singer and rapper, one-quarter of the R&B group Jodeci. He is the younger brother of Jodeci founder DeVante Swing....
 (Jodeci
Jodeci

Jodeci is an United States musical group, whose repertoire includes Contemporary R&B, soul music, and new jack swing. The group consists of two pairs of brothers from Hampton, Virginia, Virginia and Charlotte, North Carolina, North Carolina: the DeGrates and the Haileys ....
).(Source: Smash Hits
Smash Hits

Smash Hits was a pop music based magazine, aimed at children and young teenagers, and originally published in the United Kingdom by EMAP. It ran from 1978 to 2006 and was issued fortnightly for most of that time....
 - June 1995)

MN8 toured alongside Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson

Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Born in Gary, Indiana and raised in Encino, Los Angeles, California, she is the youngest child of the Jackson family of musicians....
, Diana King
Diana King

Diana King is a Jamaican contemporary R&B, pop music, reggae, and dancehall singer-songwriter. She was born to an Indo-Jamaican mother and an African-Jamaican father....
, Brownstone
Brownstone

Brownstone is a brown Triassic sandstone which was once a popular building material. The term is also understood to be a terraced house clad in this material....
, Spice Girls
Spice Girls

The Spice Girls are an English pop girl group formed in 1994. They consist of Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell....
, Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)

Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
, Celine Dion
Celine Dion

C?line Marie Claudette Dion Order of Canada National Order of Quebec is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actor. Born to a large, impoverished family, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband Ren? Ang?lil mortgaged his home to finance her first record....
, Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams is a Grammy Award-nominated and ten time BRIT Awards-winning England singer-songwriter. His career started as a member of the pop band Take That in 1990, which he left in 1995 to begin his solo career....
, Boyzone
Boyzone

Boyzone are an Irish people boy band who had popular mainstream success during the 1990s. They were most successful in the Republic of Ireland, Australia, Asia and the United Kingdom and they also had differing levels of success in parts of Central Europe....
, East 17
East 17

For the postcode, see E postal area.East 17 are an England pop music boy band founded in 1992.The group name came from the UK postcodes for Walthamstow, an area of London between the old East End and the Essex commuter belt....
, Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys

Backstreet Boys are a Grammy Award-nominated United States boy band. They were the first group launched by fallen boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. They have had 13 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and have sold close to 200 million records including over 100 million albums worldwide, making them one of the best selling boy bands of all time;...
 and Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin

Enrique Mart?n Morales , better known by his stage name Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rico pop singer who rose to fame, first as a member of the Latin American music boy band Menudo , then as a solo artist since 1991....
. They also appeared at Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party

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, Midem
Midem

is the world's largest music industry trade fair, which has been held annually at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, since 1967. Bringing together musicians, businesspeople, cultural policy makers, and journalists from many countries, it provides a forum for business talks, discussing political and legal issues, and showcasing new artist...
, Notting Hill Carnival
Notting Hill Carnival

Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event which takes place on the streets of Notting Hill, London, UK each August, over two days , since 1965.It is led by members of the Caribbean population, many of whom have lived in the area since the 1950s....
, Sweden's Water Festival and other European music festival
Music festival

A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday....
s.

In 1997 MN8 parted ways with Sony/Columbia & 1st Avenue. Once the deal had expired, rather than negotiating with new labels, MN8 partnered with the French
French people

French people can refer to:* The legal residents and citizens of France, regardless of ancestry. For a legal discussion, see French nationality law....
 concert promoter Gerard Drouot to tour France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 in 1997 and 1998. After their last show at the end of 1998, MN8 decided to take a break indefinitely to pursue other opportunities.

Recently MN8 have been in talks to release new music to mark their 10 year hiatus.

Trivia

  • MN8 appeared on The Childliners record The Gift Of Christmas alongside the Backstreet Boys
    Backstreet Boys

    Backstreet Boys are a Grammy Award-nominated United States boy band. They were the first group launched by fallen boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. They have had 13 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and have sold close to 200 million records including over 100 million albums worldwide, making them one of the best selling boy bands of all time;...
    , Boyzone
    Boyzone

    Boyzone are an Irish people boy band who had popular mainstream success during the 1990s. They were most successful in the Republic of Ireland, Australia, Asia and the United Kingdom and they also had differing levels of success in parts of Central Europe....
    , East 17
    East 17

    For the postcode, see E postal area.East 17 are an England pop music boy band founded in 1992.The group name came from the UK postcodes for Walthamstow, an area of London between the old East End and the Essex commuter belt....
    , Peter Andre
    Peter André

    Peter James Andr? is an England-born Australian singer-songwriter and television personality. He currently produces music in the genres of Pop music, R&B and reggae....
     and Dannii Minogue
    Dannii Minogue

    Danielle Minogue is an Australian Singing, occasional actress, and TV Personality. Minogue rose to prominence in the early 1980s for her roles in the Australian talent show show "Young Talent Time", and in the soap opera Home and Away, before commencing her career as a pop singer in the early 1990s....
    .
  • The group endorsed Cerruti 1881
    Cerruti 1881

    Cerruti 1881 is a high-end luxury Milan based brand of clothing and fragrances by Nino Cerruti . It has boutiques in London, Paris and New York City....
     and were invited by Nino Cerruti
    Nino Cerruti

    Nino Cerruti, in Biella, Piemonte is an Italy stylist and fashion producer....
     to close his men's fashion launch at the Hotel Ritz Paris
    Hôtel Ritz Paris

    The H?tel Ritz is a hotel located at Place Vend?me, in the heart of Paris, France. It is one of the most prestigious and luxurious hotels in the world and is one of the seven Paris palace recognized by The Leading Hotels of the World organization ....
     in Paris
    Paris

    Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
     on 27 January 1996. "It was MN8 who brought the show to a footstomping, crotch grabbing finale" wrote Ross Benson.(Source: The Daily Express, 29 January 1996).
  • They achieved support from Hip Hop Connection
    Hip Hop Connection

    Hip Hop Connection is the longest running monthly periodical devoted entirely to hip hop culture. HHC has earned international recognition and was described by Chuck D as "the best magazine in the world"....
     ("Talk is high of MN8" - December 1994 issue), Touch (Source: "Showing the way for British R&B artists" - October 1994 issue) and The Guardian
    The Guardian

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     ("They're Brilliant" - Source: 25 October 1994).
  • MN8 were originally called The Jeuce, which comprised original members G-man and KG. The Jeuc achieved underground attention for their work with UK new jack swing
    New jack swing

    New jack swing, or "swingbeat", is a Cross-genre style popular from the late-1980s into the mid-1990s, which fuses the rhythms, sampling and production techniques of hip-hop with the urban contemporary sound of R&B....
     producer Steve Jervier, and their club
    Nightclub

    A nightclub is a Alcoholic beverage, Dance and entertainment Music venue which does its primary business after dark. People who frequent nightclubs are known as clubbers....
     single "Do The Nasty".(Source: Blues & Soul Magazine - October 1992 and Hip Hop Connection - March 1993).


Discography


Albums

  • To The Next Level (1995) - #13 UK
    UK Albums Chart

    The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website ; the full Top 200 is published exclusively in ChartsPlus....
  • Freaky (1996)


Singles

From To The Next Level
  • "I've Got A Little Something For You
    I've Got A Little Something For You

    "I've Got a Little Something for You" is British band MN8's highest-charting Single written by American record producer and composer, Markantoney J....
    " (1995) - #2 UK
    UK Singles Chart

    The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
  • "If You Only Let Me In" (1995) - #6 UK
  • "Happy" (1995) - #8 UK
  • "Baby It's You" (1995) - #22 UK
  • "Pathway To The Moon" (1996) - #25 UK


From Freaky
  • "Tuff Act To Follow" (1996) - #15 UK
  • "Dreaming" (1996) - #21 UK

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