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Blaque
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genre(s)	R&B, Pop, Hip Hop
Years active	1999–Present
Label(s)	Columbia (1996-2001) Elektra (2002-2005) Geffen/Family Over Everything Ent. (2006-present)
Website	BlaqueFan.com (U.S.) BlaqueIvory.net (UK)
Members
Natina Reed (1999–present) Shamari Fears (1999–present) Brandi Williams (1999–present)
Former members
Erica Pullins (2004)

Blaque is an American R&B vocal trio. Blaque stands for Believing in Life and Achieving a Quest for Unity in Everything. The group was originally known as Blaque Ivory and is still known by that name outside the United States. The group consists of members Natina Reed, Shamari Fears and Brandi Williams. They are currently signed to Family Over Everything Ent./Geffen Records. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Atlanta redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... R&B redirects here. ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Shamari, also known as Shamari Fears, was born in Detroit, MI. Shamari began cultivating her soulful voice at the tender age of three relocated to Atlanta, GA in the mid 2000s from Newark, Shamari poured herself into her music. ... Brandi Danielle Williams (born October 5, 1982) is an American actress, singer and songwriter. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Shamari, also known as Shamari Fears, was born in Detroit, MI. Shamari began cultivating her soulful voice at the tender age of three relocated to Atlanta, GA in the mid 2000s from Newark, Shamari poured herself into her music. ... Brandi Danielle Williams (born October 5, 1982) is an American actress, singer and songwriter. ...

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Music career

Black Ivory/Intrigue

Reed and Fears both moved to Atlanta, Georgia and met while in high school. Reed formed Blaque Ivory while Fears formed another group called Intrigue. Intrigue won a recording contract with Elektra Records, and Fears met up with Williams at a talent show while a member of that group. Fears left Intrigue to join up with Reed in Blaque Ivory and Williams joined the group shortly thereafter. Reed met Ronald Lopes while singing jingles to earn extra cash and he introduced her to his sister Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of TLC. Lisa Lopes signed the group to her "Left Eye Productions" and then to Columbia Records. Atlanta redirects here. ... Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... Lisa Left Eye Lopes (birth name Lisa Nicole Lopes) (May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002), was an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actress of Cape Verdean descent, and member of the popular R&B and hip hop group TLC. In addition to hit songs like Waterfalls with TLC, Lopes also did... TLC was an American music group, whose repertoire spans R&B, hip hop and pop. ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ...

Blaque

Their self-titled debut Blaque debuted at number 23 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, and at number 58 on the official Billboard 200 and was certification platinum by RIAA. The album's lead singe "808" was a success in the U.S. reaching number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and certification gold. The follow up single "Bring It All to Me" which featured JC Chasez, reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The last single "I Do" wasn't a success like the previous singles with only reaching #73 on the R&B/Hip-Hop single chart. The album also featured a cover version of "Time after Time" originally recorded by Cyndi Lauper. Their only single to be nominated for a MTV Video Music Award was "I Do" for Best Editing. Blaques first studio album. ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... The RIAA Logo. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ... Joshua Scott Chasez (born August 8, 1976), better known as JC Chasez, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and occasional actor, best known as one of the lead vocalists in the pop group N Sync. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... // In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... Time After Time is a pop song written by Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman. ... Cynthia Ann Stephanie Cyndi Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an American Grammy Award- winning singer, MTV VMA-winning video and Emmy Award-winning film, television and theatre actress. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. ...

Blaque Out

While theie self-titled album went platinum, their second album Blaque Out was set for release in 2001, but the group were dropped from Columbia Records for unknowed reasons. Their video for the first "Blaque Out" single; "Can't Get It Back" was never released. The album was soon leaked on the Internet. When their mentor Lisa Lopes died in a car crash on April 25, 2002 in Honduras they signed with Elektra Records and began work on their 3rd album. An alternate version of the shelved album was released to iTunes on May 22, 2007. Blaque Out is the second studio album by American R&B trio Blaque. ... Blaque Out is the second studio album by American R&B trio Blaque. ... Cant Get It Back was the second single from Mis-Teeqs second album, Eye Candy. ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... This article is about the iTunes application. ...

Torch

Their third album Torch featured a number of A-list music industry figures including Missy Elliott, songwriter Linda Perry, and producer Rodney Jerkins. The buzz single was "No Ganksta" which was an answerback song to 50 Cent's song "Wanksta". Missy Elliott produced the intended first single "Ugly". However, because radio did not pick up the song, it was decided to release "I'm Good" instead. "I'm Good" also appeared on the soundtrack for the film Honey. Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia), better known as Missy Elliott, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, MC, and record producer. ... Linda Perry, born April 15, 1965 in Springfield, Massachusetts, to parents of Portuguese descent,[1] is an American rock musician, songwriter, and record producer. ... Rodney Darkchild Jerkins (born July 29, 1977 in Pleasantville, New Jersey) is an African-American Grammy Award-winning songwriter, record producer, and musician. ... This is an incomplete list. ... 50 cents may refer to 50 subunits of currencies where the subunit is called a cent. ...

Due to the poor success "I'm Good" achieved, the release date for Torch was pushed back. Finally, news came up their next single would be "Hopeless" - a man bashing, Darkchild produced song. But it failed to be released. In 2004, Natina left the group to go into ministry. She was soon replaced by singer/rapper Erica Pullins who performed with them overseas although no one really knows where she came from. They recorded some new songs and re-recorded old ones with new member, but the album failed to be released and Blaque disbanded. several bootleg copies were sold on the ebay site by dodgy german sellers, some copies fetching as much as £300. Torch was confirmed to be released exclusively to iTunes in 2008, nearly 5 years after its completion. A release date has yet to be determined due to pending legal rights between Atlantic Records (the current legal owner of the album), Geffen (Blaque's current label) & Music World Productions. This article is about the iTunes application. ...

Temporary Split

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Reunited

In 2004 Shamari Fears, Brandi Williams & Natina Reed reformed Blaque. They performed on several occasions in Germany and other countries. During that time, Erica Pullins kept fans up to date via the internet. She stated she is currently working on a solo record.

A single originally scheduled for mid-2007 release, "It Is What It Is", was cancelled along with the album it was to appear on, Beauty.

In early 2008, Blaque's current management team, said that Blaque would be featured on Tammin Sparks, Australia's first transsexual pop stars debut single, whcih was also set to debut in North America, in hopes to drum up more press and in hopes to get them back in the spotlight, along with there currently planned reality television show. This project is still under-wraps, and remains unclear weather the group will debut again. More information can be found on Tammin Spark's official MySpace page (www.myspace.com/hotissue01).

Other media

In addition to their recording work, Reed, Fears, and Williams appeared in the 2000 film Bring It On as members of the East Compton Clovers cheerleading squad fronted by Gabrielle Union. Williams also had a small role (playing herself) in the 2001 movie On the Line. Blaque also appears on Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes's 2001 solo debut album, "Supernova", on the track titled "Head to the Sky", which was only released internationally. In 2005, two clips of Shamari's solo songs titled "The One" (Covered & released by Megan Rochell in 2006) and "NJ2" were leaked onto the internet. Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Bring It On (2000) is a film about a high school cheerleading squad, starring Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku and Gabrielle Union. ... Gabrielle Monique Union (born October 29, 1972) is an African-American actress and former model. ... On the Line (2001) is an American romantic comedy starring Lance Bass and Emmanuelle Chriqui. ... Megan Rochell (born August 19, 1985) is an American R&B/Soul singer, who is signed to Def Jam Records. ...

Recently in November 2007, it has been reported that the group is in the pre-production stages of filming a TV reality show called “Blaque In The House,” which will include the members living under the roof of TLC's Tionne (T-Boz) Watkins. It is said that the show will highlight the group's past separation and the predicted success of their highly anticipated 2008 CD release.

Trivia

• In 1997, the group made a cameo appearance in the video for Lil' Kim's "Not Tonight (Remix)."
• 50 Cent once wrote for Blaque when he was signed to Trackmasters.
• The first official 50 Cent single from a major label was "Bring it All to Me (Trackmaster Remix)." He was originally signed to Columbia, but never saw a commercial release until he signed with Interscope.

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Discography

Albums

• 1999: Blaque
• 2002: Blaque Out
• 2004: Torch

Blaques first studio album. ... Blaque Out is the second studio album by American R&B trio Blaque. ...

Singles

“Hot 100” redirects here. ... The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, formerly known as Top Soul Singles, Top Black Singles, and Top R&B Singles (before the hip-hop term was added in the late 1990s), is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ... “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ... Cant Get It Back was the second single from Mis-Teeqs second album, Eye Candy. ...

Awards & Nominations

MTV Video Music Awards The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. ...

BET Awards The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, shooting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. ...

Soul Train Lady Of Soul Awards

Billboard Video Awards

Filmography

Films

• 2000: "Bring It On"

Bring It On may refer to: Bring It On, a 2000 film which has become a franchise with three follow-up movies: Bring It On Again 2003 direct to video release Bring It On: All or Nothing 2006 direct to video release Bring It On: In It to Win It...

Album appearances

Lisa Nicole Lopes (stage name Left Eye) (May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002) was a member of the popular R&B group TLC. In addition to hit songs like Waterfalls with TLC, Lopes also did some solo performing. ... Supernova is the debut album from the L in TLC - Lisa Left Eye Lopes. ...

External links

• [1]
• Columbia Site (No Longer Active)
• Elektra Site (No Longer Active)
• All Music Guide page
• MTV page
• Blaque Unlimited