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Taio Cruz

Taio Cruz was born on 23 April 1985 to a Nigerian father and Brazilian mother, and raised in London, England. His love for music was evident from his school days and particularly college days, where he began taking his productions and recordings more seriously. Cruz is the founder and C.E.O. of Rokstarr Music London, which in 2006 released his debut single "I Just Wanna Know". Also in 2006, he signed a joint-venture partnership deal with UMusic Companies, Republic Records and Island Records.[2]

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Playa

Playa is an American R&B trio. Comprised of members Steve "Static" Garrett, Smokey, and Black, Playa is best known for their 1997 hit single, "Cheers 2 U", produced by longtime collaborator Timbaland. Static is notable for being a successful songwriter of hit singles and album tracks for artists such as Ginuwine, Aaliyah, Truth Hurts, and Brandy.

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S.O.J.A.

Soldiers of Jah Army (SOJA) is a reggae band based in Arlington, Virginia in the Northern Virginia / Washington, D.C. area. Starting as an active band in 1997, their music is produced under the record label Innerloop.
To date, Soldiers of Jah Army have released four albums, producing three under their personal label, Innerloop. SOJA recorded its first self-titled album, Soldiers of Jah Army with engineer and producer Jim Fox at LION and FOX Recording Studios in 2000. The band's first full length album and third release Peace in a Time of War was released in 2003.

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Tasha

T or Tasha (also known as Natasha Shanta Reid) is an American born R&B singer and rapper born in Portland, Texas on May 31, 1981 to an African American father and a Korean mother. She is one of the leading female hip-hop/R&B/Soul singers in Korea. Known as Queen of Soul in Korean music industry, she has been appointed as the ambassador/spokeswoman for DaMoonWha (Muti-Cultural Youth Organization).

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Musiq

Musiq Soulchild (born Taalib Johnson on September 16, 1977 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), is an American, neo soul and R&B artist, and was one of the most popular artists on the Def Jam/Def Soul label. Since 2001, he has gone by simply "Musiq", he dropped the "Soulchild" from his moniker, because he said he had not mastered his craft yet, and thus was not yet "music's soulchild". Besides being a successful recording artist, Musiq is notable for his disregard for normal rules of capitalisation, punctuation...

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Ameen

AMEEN IS AN ARABIC NAME WHICH MEANS TRUTHFUL, I NEVER HAD A NICKNAME AND DIDNT WANT TO MAKE ONE UP JUST TO SPIT WITH SO I COME TO YOU AS AMEEN...MY BIRTH NAME BASICALLY I STARTED WRITING IN ABOUT 2007 AND GOT THE HANG OF IT! IT CAME TO ME NATURALLY, SO IM HERE MAKING MUSIC. REAL MUSIC IS WHAT I WANNA START HEARING SO IM TRYING IT MYSELF! NO GUNS, NO BEEF, NO DRUGS, NO CARS. THIS IS ALL FROM THE HEART!

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Stan Walker

Stan Roto Walker (born 23 October 1990), is an Australian born New Zealand R&B/soul recording artist who rose to fame in 2009 as a contestant on Australian Idol, becoming the winner of that season. Walker's debut single, "Black Box" was available for digital download immediately following his win on Idol, on 22 November 2009. The single peaked at number 2 on the ARIA Charts, and on 5 December 2009 debuted at number 5 on the RIANZ Charts in New Zealand, climbing to number 1 the next week.

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