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Krucial is the mastermind
behind multi-platinum hit records for Alicia Keys, Nas, Usher, Christina
Milian, Keyshia Cole, Eve, Mario, Angie Stone, Rakim and many others. He has
produced, written, arranged and composed songs that appeared on soundtracks
such as Dr. Doolittle, Drumline, Shaft and Ali.
He is the Founder and co-CEO of KrucialKeys
Enterprise, A Grammy award winning, multi-Platinum selling producer and
writer, a recording and mixing engineer, founder and co-owner of KrucialKeys
studio, manager, mentor and Incredible MC with an independently produced and
released EP titled “Take Da Hood Back”. This highly acclaimed producer is
also a great humanitarian, consistently giving back to the community.
By taking part in the Double Threat Competition, Krucial shows that
he cares about helping aspiring entertainers build long lasting careers.
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R&B
singer Tyrese Gibson -- referred to as Tyrese -- began his career at the age
of 14, performing in local talent shows around his home in Los Angeles'
Watts section; his big break came when he starred in a commercial for
Coca-Cola, shortly followed in 1998 by his self-titled debut album for RCA.
He followed three years later with 2000 Watts. I Wanna Go There appeared a
year later, but it wasn't until late 2006 that he released his fourth album,
Alter Ego. Also an actor, he has appeared in Baby Boy, 2 Fast 2 Furious,
Four Brothers, and Transformers.
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When the 16-year-old Valentino
-- who was then known by his real name, Bobby Wilson -- hooked up with the
Organized Noize Productions team, his parents knew he was serious and that
his dream of a record deal was entirely possible. With a group of friends,
Valentino formed Mista Boyz II Men-styled singing group that made some waves
with their "Blackberry Molasses" single. A second, unreleased album was
recorded with producer Timbaland's help but management problems split the
group and Valentino decided to focus on college. After earning his degree in
2003, Valentino returned to demo work. One of his demos ended up in the
hands of Ludacris, who made Valentino the first R&B singer in the rapper's
DTP (Disturbing tha Peace) crew. The sultry "Slow Down" announced the
singer's rebirth as a DTP member in early 2005 and soon became a BET and
radio favorite. As the ballad was landing numerous schools' prom ballots,
Def Jam/DTP released Valentino's self-titled debut. Special Occasion
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Joseph Jimmy Guillermo
Jones, better known as Jim Jones the rapper, is
the founding member of The Diplomats. The Diplomats’ music
is published by Diplomat Records, of which Jim
Jones is the co-CEO.
Jones released his first solo album
‘On My Way To Church’ in 2004, and it debuted at No. 18 on the
Billboard Top 200. It sold more than 200,000 copies. The videos for both the
first single, “Certified Gansta”, and the second,
“Crunk Muzik”, have been very popular and have been played
repeatedly on MTV and other music channels. Jim Jones released
‘Harlem: Diary of a Summer’ in 2005. Songs such as “Baby
Girl”, “Summer Wit Miami”, and “What You Been Drankin’ On”
went on to become hits. “Summer Wit Miami” features Trey
Songz while “What You Been Drankin’ On” features artists
P.Diddy and Paul Wall. |
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