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Ray J Biography
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Ray J
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| Ray J | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | William Ray Norwood, Jr. |
| Born | January 17, 1981 McComb, Mississippi, United States |
| Origin | Carson, California, United States |
| Genre(s) | R&B, hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Actor, Rapper, Record producer |
| Years active | 1997- present |
| Label(s) | Atlantic (1994–2002) Knockout/Deja 34 (2005–present) |
| Associated acts | Brandy, Willie Norwood, Rodney Jerkins, Whitney Houston, Kim Kardashian, The Neptunes, Snoop Dogg, Shorty Mack, B2K, Yung Berg, Lil' Kim |
| Website | RayJ.com |
William Ray Norwood, Jr. (born January 17, 1981), better known by his stage name Ray J, is an American actor, songwriter, record producer, singer and occasional rapper. He is the son of gospel singer Willie Norwood and the younger brother of R&B singer Brandy, and is known for appearing in a sex tape with Kim Kardashian. He has gone on record (the Tyra Banks Show) stating he did not ever have the tape; Kardashian had the tape and somehow, it was stolen and 'leaked' onto the internet.
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Early life
Ray J was born in McComb, Mississippi. He is the younger of two siblings born to Willie Norwood, a former R&B singer and choir director, and Sonja Bates-Norwood, a former district manager for H&R Block. Brother of Brandy Norwood.
Career
1995 - 1999: Early commercial career
He was signed with Elektra in 1995 by Darryl Williams. In 1997, he performed in a television special with his sister, but despite the mainstream attention, he was dropped by Elektra soon after. His easygoing image and boyish looks appealed to the producers of Brandy's television show, Moesha, scoring him a role on the popular UPN series starting in 1999. He also started producing, putting together the music for several commercials and a few of the demos for his second record. In 1997 he also released his debut album Everything You Want, recorded the year before, which spawned two singles. "Let It Go" was the lead single of the smash soundtrack for Set It Off (Brandy also appeared on the soundtrack; and her song "Missing You" with Tamia, Chaka Khan and Gladys Knight peaked also at number 25). It peaked number 25 in the U.S. and number 11 in New Zealand. The second single peaked at number 54 on the U.S. R&B chart.
2000 - 2004: Return to music
After appearing on the last episode of Moesha in 2001, Norwood stepped back into the studio and recorded "Another Day In Paradise" with Brandy, which was a Top Ten success in Austria, UK, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Norway, Ireland, the Netherlands and number 11 in 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 several other hitmaking producers and singers for his second studio album This Ain't A Game, a Hip Hop-oriented record that featured more of his rapping than his debut. The album was released in 2001, but despite a strong promotional push from new label Atlantic Records, it wasn't a breakthrough success. The lead single "Wait A Minute" charted in the lower half of the charts in Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Great Britain. The second single did even worse peaking on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart only.
In 2002 he appeared in the video for his sister's smash-hit "What About Us", which was produced by Jerkins, and was released as her third album, Full Moon's lead single during the first quarter of 2002 (see 2002 in music). While "What About Us?" entered the Top 20 on the majority of the charts it appeared on, it reached the Top 10 in Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, the UK, and the United States.
2005 - present: New Image
After a two year break, Norwood returned to recording studios, adding the finishing touches on his third studio album Raydiation with help from producers such as Rodney Jerkins, Timbaland, and R. Kelly. A joint venture by Sanctuary Records and Ray-J's own label, independent Knockout Entertainment, the album was finally released on September 27, 2005 in North America after several delays, debuting at number forty-eight on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 18,321 copies in the first week. Boosted by the album's lead single "One Wish," a top 20 success in Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, the U.S.. Raydiation eventually sold over 400,000 copies domestically.[1]
In 2005, Norwood joined the cast of UPN's One On One,[2] where he played the character of D-Mack for the final season.
In 2007, he was seen in videos such as Fabolous' "Make Me Better", Tyrese' "One", US5's "In the Club" and Yung Berg's "Sexy Lady". He also was featured on the single "Beds" by B2K-rapper Lil' Fizz as well as Tha Realest's second single "Peep'n Game", taken from his debut album Witness tha Realest.
More recently, Knockout Entertainment announced a multi-million dollar album deal with Koch Records and Shaquille O'Neal’s "Deja 34" entertainment company.[1] The first album for this deal is Norwood's upcoming fourth album All I Feel, which featuresThe Game, and remixes with Manny and Gil (MP Productions) among others. It is scheduled for an April 2008 release.[3] The album's first single is "Sexy Can I" featuring rapper Yung Berg, it is currently holding the number six spot on the Top Singles (Hot 100) for six weeks. A video for the track, directed by R. Malcolm Jones, was shot in December 2007.[1]
Discography
Albums
Filmography
Film
- Mars Attacks! (1996)
- Steel (1997)
- Christmas at Water's Edge (2004)
Television
- The Sinbad Show
- Moesha
- One on One
- Black Sash
- BET.com Countdown
- All That guest singer
See also
References
External links
- Ray J at the Internet Movie Database
- Ray J at MySpace
- Family tree
Ray J Videos and Clips
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