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Other: M Moser - beat mixer. However, such crossover success seems imminent, as new mainstream radio stations continue to add the song to their playlists every week. IIO Members Main: Nadia Ali - vocals / song writers. The song has managed to achieve this feat essentially on the strength of urban radio airplay alone as it has not yet had massive pop crossover success. Those who pre-ordered Poetica should be recieveing their copies of the CD much earlier (around Tuesday, February 29, 2005). 1 on the Hot 100. Poetica is scheduled for a commercial release around May 2005. It is Juvenile's and guest artist Soulja Slim's first No.

After "Rapture" was released, the duo followed suite with several more successful singles, "At The End" (including the popular "Scumfrog" Remix), "Smooth" (including the popular "Airbase" Remix), and their latest single, "Runaway". IIO's full album, Poetica, has been delayed several times but is expected to be released in 2004. The song topped Billboard's Hot 100 chart on August 7, 2004 knocking Usher's "Confessions" (part 2) out of number one after only two weeks. A large number of bootleg and whitelabel remixes ensued, including a highly-sought Paul Van Dyk bootleg remix . This summer, his Juve The Great album has spawned a massive hit called "Slow Motion". IIO followed up "Rapture" with several successful remixes of the track by producers by John Creamer, Stephane K, and Deep Dish. He has released a total of nine albums. The name "IIO" is dervied from the Sony PC model named "Vaio", on which the duo was creating much of their early work. His latest album is Juve The Great(2004).

Iio best known for their 2001 hit "Rapture (Tastes So Sweet)", the lyrics to which were allegedly inspired by a meeting that occurred between vocalist/songwriter Nadia Ali and an unidentified NYC club patron prior to the now infamous lyrics being written. Juvenile returned to Cash Money in 2003. IIO (pronounced "eye-oh") is a New York City based Electronic Dance Music act consisting of producer/songwriter Markus Moser and singer/songwriter Nadia Ali. After the lackluster reception of The G-Code and Project English (2001), which only contained the very minor hit single, "From Your Momma", Juvenile left Cash Money Records, releasing The Compilation in 2002 with the UTP (Uptown Project Playas) crew. Warlock Records released a remixed version of Being Myself at the same time. In 1999, Solja Rags was re-released nationally to ride the wave of popularity Juvenile was enjoying with the release of 400 Degreez and its smash lead single, "Back That Ass Up", which eventually became a pop crossover hit in early 2000.

In 1997, Solja Rags, Juvenile's debut with Cash Money Records, was an underground hit. He began recording in a distinctive southern style with Being Myself (1995, Warlock Records). Juvenile (born Terius Gray) is a gangsta rapper from New Orleans. Juvenile Lyrics (http://lyrics.rare-lyrics.com/J/Juvenile.html).

Official Site (http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/juvenile/artist.jhtml). Juve The Great (2003). The Compilation (2002). Project English (2001).

The G-Code. Being Myself [Remixed Version] (1999). 400 Degreez (1998). Solja Rags (1997).

Being Myself (1995).