Mr. Dalvin (born Dalvin DeGrate on July 23, 1971 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is an African-American R&B/soul musician and rapper, one-quarter of the R&B group Jodeci. He is the younger brother of Jodeci founder DeVante Swing. July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... he Civil War largely bypassed Charlotte, though the city was the site of the Confederate Cabinets final meeting. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or Black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan Africa. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... Alphanumeric List 1-9 1200 Techniques 2 Live Crew Fresh Kid Ice Luke Skyywalker Mr. ... R&B/Soul group Jodeci was formed in 1990. ... DeVante Swing (born Donald DeGrate, Jr. ...

The rapper for the group, Mr. Dalvin rarely sung lead on Jodeci tracks, although he took production and songwriting credits on Diary of A Mad Band and The Show, The After-Party, The Hotel. In the music industry, record producer designates a person responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. ... A songwriter is someone who writes either the lyrics or the music for songs. ... Diary of A Mad Band was the rather successful follow-up to Jodecis debut album, Forever My Lady. ...

After Jodeci's hiatus in 1996, he dated Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins of the female R&B group TLC. He also released his solo debut, Met.A.Mor.Phic on April 18, 2000, which spawned the minor hit "Why Can't We". For the television network, see TLC Network. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ...

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See also

• Jodeci
• New Jack Swing