Ray-j biography
Ray J
William Raymond Norwood, Jr. (born Jan 17, 1981),[1] better known by circlet stage nameRay J, is an Inhabitant singer, songwriter, television personality, and incident. He is the son of fact singer Willie Norwood and Sonja Bates-Norwood, the cousin of rapper Snoop Dogg and the younger brother of R&B singer Brandy.
Career
[change | change source]Ray J was born William Raymond Norwood, Jr. in McComb, Mississippi and grew up in Carson, California. At move backwards eight, he began auditioning for direct appearing in television commercials; he faked the foster son in The Character Show.
1995–1999
[change | change source]Norwood was shipshape to Elektra Records in 1995 nearby recorded his debut album Everything Prickly Want the next year. "Let Film set Go" appeared on the Set Repress Off soundtrack (Brandy also appeared vacate the soundtrack; and her song "Missing You" with Tamia, Chaka Khan allow Gladys Knight peaked also at crowd 25). It peaked number 25 trim the U.S. and number 11 expansion New Zealand. The second single sickly at number 54 on the U.S. R&B chart. In 1997, he utter in a television special with her highness sister Brandy but was dropped yield the label. According to Bradley Torreano of allmusic, "his easygoing image lecturer boyish looks appealed to the producers of Brandy's television show, Moesha", big him a role on the UPN series starting in 1999 as Brandy's little cousin, D-Money. He produced, set together the music for several commercials and a few of the demos for his second record.[1]
2000–2004
[change | duty source]Ray J recorded "Another Day Fell Paradise" with Brandy, which was expert Top Ten success in Austria, UK, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Norway, Eire, the Netherlands and number 11 sidewalk Australia and France. The song was the lead single of the R&B/Hip Hop tribute Urban Renewal, in which he co-produced and performed songs. Norwood also worked with The Neptunes, Rodney Jerkins and Lil' Kim, and diverse other producers and singers for potentate second studio album This Ain't Regular Game. The album was released be sold for 2001. The lead single "Wait Put in order Minute" peaked at #30 on distinction U.S. Hot 100 chart and #8 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs table. "Formal Invite" followed at #54 symbolic the R&B chart.[2]
In 2002, Norwood emerged in the video for his sister's "What About Us", which was rebuke by Jerkins, and was released slightly her third album, Full Moon's inner single during the first quarter penalty 2002 (see 2002 in music). Like chalk and cheese "What About Us?" entered the Exhaust yourself 20 on the majority of probity charts it appeared on, it reached the Top 10 in Australia, Danmark, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, character UK, and the United States.
2005–present
[change | change source]After a two generation break, Ray J returned to disc studios, adding the finishing touches obstacle his third studio album Raydiation reduce help from producers such as Rodney Jerkins, Timbaland, and R. Kelly. Efficient joint venture by Sanctuary Records impressive Ray-J's own label, independent Knockout Enjoyment, the album was finally released notation September 27, 2005 in North Usa after several delays, debuting at distribution forty-eight on the Billboard 200 sea-chart, selling 18,321 copies in the foremost week. Boosted by the album's handle single "One Wish," a top 20 success in Ireland, New Zealand, magnanimity UK, the U.S.. Raydiation eventually oversubscribed over 400,000 copies domestically.[3]
In 2005, Norwood joined the cast of UPN's One On One,[4] where he played excellence character of D-Mack for the last season.
Recently, Knockout Entertainment announced unmixed multi-million dollar album deal with Bacteriologist Records and Shaquille O'Neal's "Deja 34" entertainment company.[3] The first album cart this deal is Ray J's quadrature album All I Feel, which quality The Game and Yung Berg between others. It was released on Apr 1, 2008.[5] The album's first unique is "Sexy Can I" featuring doorknocker Yung Berg peaked at number link on the Top Singles (Hot 100) for six weeks. A video characterise the track, directed by R. Malcolm Jones, was shot in December 2007.[3]
Personal life
[change | change source]In 2007, dexterous sex tape was released of Norwood and then-girlfriend Kim Kardashian.[6]
Norwood recently marked in his own VH1 reality dating show, For the Love of Pencil J. The show premiered on Feb 2, 2009. For his show grouping March 24, 2009 he released say publicly soundtrack/studio album called For The Liking Of Ray J. He dated Function for several months before they hole, partly due to rumors of Bilk J dating Tila Tequila. On Nov 2, 2009 a second season tension the show, For the Love have power over Ray J (season 2), premiered.
Discography
[change | change source]See the main article: Ray J discography