Blaque

Blaque is a US R&B vocal group that achieved a platinum record for their first album "Blaque" with two top ten singles released in 1999 although subsequent releases have not achieved the same success. Blaque stands for Believing in Life and Achieving a Quest for Unity and Everything. The group was originally known as Blacque Ivory and is still known by that name outside the US.

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The members of Blacque are Natina Reed (b. October 1979, New York City), Shamari Fears (b. February 22, 1980 Detroit, Michigan) and Brandi Williams (b. October 5, 1982 Detroit, Michigan). Natina Reed and Shamari Fears both moved to Atlanta and met in high school. Natina Reed formed Blacque Ivory while Fears formed another group called Intrigue. Intrigue won a recording contract with Elektra Records and Shamari Fears met up with Brandi Williams at a talent show while a member of that group.

Fears left Intrigue to join up with Reed in Blacque Ivory and Williams joined the group shortly thereafter. Nadine Reed met Ronald Lopes while singing jingles to earn extra cash and he introduced her to his sister Lisa Lopes (also known as Left Eye) of TLC. Lisa Lopes signed the group to her Left Eye Productions and then to Columbia Records.

The debut album "Blacque" reached number 53 on the Billboard 200 and two songs from that album reached top ten in the Billboard Hot 100. They were "808" written with R. Kelly and "Bring it all to Me". The album also featured a version of "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper.

Blacque Out

While the "Blacque" album went platinum, the second album "Blacque Out" failed to dent the charts in the US or anywhere else. Their mentor Lisa Lopes died in a car crash on 26 April, 2002. The group left Colombia Records for Elektra Records.

The third album "Torch" featured a number of A-list music industry figures including Missy Elliott, singwriter Linda Perry and producer Rodney Jerkins. Missy Elliott produced the first single "Ugly". Despite the star power involved in the album, the group still failed to make an impression on the charts.

However, their contribution to the soundtrack of Honey (movie) "I'm good" made the Rhythmic Top 40 in 2003 with the album peaking just outside the top 100 albums on the Billboard charts. The single also made the Australian top 40 in March 2004.

Discography

  • Blacque (album) (1999)
  • Blacque Out (2002)
  • Torch (album) (2003)


Links

  • Blacque's Columbia Records Site (http://www.blaque.net/)
  • All Music Guide Blacque Entry (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70311071654390588&sql=B0ikbikbkbb79/)
  • MTV Blacque page (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471585/04292003/blaque.jhtml/)

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. In late 2003, he returned with his commercially unsuccessful sophomore album, Deliverance. The single also made the Australian top 40 in March 2004. The major-label version of Dark Days, Bright Nights, which now included five collaborations with Timbaland and two with Organized Noise, debuted at #3 on the Billboard Music Charts. However, their contribution to the soundtrack of Honey (movie) "I'm good" made the Rhythmic Top 40 in 2003 with the album peaking just outside the top 100 albums on the Billboard charts. He signed to Interscope after a bidding war and began working with record producers Timbaland and Organized Noize. Despite the star power involved in the album, the group still failed to make an impression on the charts. A subsequent release saw some success in Georgia, and the album Dark Days, Bright Nights caught the attention of Jimmy Iovine of Interscope Records.

Missy Elliott produced the first single "Ugly". He began recording with Lil Devil in a group called One Card Shi in 1996, but the partnership did not last. The third album "Torch" featured a number of A-list music industry figures including Missy Elliott, singwriter Linda Perry and producer Rodney Jerkins. A native of LaGrange, Georgia, a young Andy Mathis was introduced to hip hop by a neighbor (his closest at a half mile away) who received mixed tapes mailed from New York City. The group left Colombia Records for Elektra Records. Sparxxx is most notable for his 2001 hit single "Ugly", and for being, like Eminem, one of the few Caucasian rappers to find commercial success. While the "Blacque" album went platinum, the second album "Blacque Out" failed to dent the charts in the US or anywhere else. Their mentor Lisa Lopes died in a car crash on 26 April, 2002. Bubba Sparxxx (born Warren Anderson Mathis March 6, 1977) is an American rapper.

The album also featured a version of "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper. Kelly and "Bring it all to Me". They were "808" written with R. The debut album "Blacque" reached number 53 on the Billboard 200 and two songs from that album reached top ten in the Billboard Hot 100.

Lisa Lopes signed the group to her Left Eye Productions and then to Columbia Records. Nadine Reed met Ronald Lopes while singing jingles to earn extra cash and he introduced her to his sister Lisa Lopes (also known as Left Eye) of TLC. Fears left Intrigue to join up with Reed in Blacque Ivory and Williams joined the group shortly thereafter. Intrigue won a recording contract with Elektra Records and Shamari Fears met up with Brandi Williams at a talent show while a member of that group.

Natina Reed formed Blacque Ivory while Fears formed another group called Intrigue. Natina Reed and Shamari Fears both moved to Atlanta and met in high school. February 22, 1980 Detroit, Michigan) and Brandi Williams (b. October 5, 1982 Detroit, Michigan). October 1979, New York City), Shamari Fears (b.

The members of Blacque are Natina Reed (b. The group was originally known as Blacque Ivory and is still known by that name outside the US. Blaque is a US R&B vocal group that achieved a platinum record for their first album "Blaque" with two top ten singles released in 1999 although subsequent releases have not achieved the same success. Blaque stands for Believing in Life and Achieving a Quest for Unity and Everything. MTV Blacque page (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471585/04292003/blaque.jhtml/).

All Music Guide Blacque Entry (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70311071654390588&sql=B0ikbikbkbb79/). Blacque's Columbia Records Site (http://www.blaque.net/). Torch (album) (2003). Blacque Out (2002).

Blacque (album) (1999).