Cha Cha (rapper)
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Parris Lynell Fluellen, better known as Cha Cha, is an American rapper formally signed to Epic Records
.
Discovered by DUQ entertainment/Quincy Sims, Cha Cha signed a deal with Epic Records after making guest appearances on the Hav Plenty soundtrack
, Tash's
Rap Life
and Shae Jones
' Talk Show in 1998 and 1999. While with Epic, Cha Cha recorded and released her debut album, Dear Diary
. The album was full of high-profile guest appearances ranging from Nas
to Juvenile
and spawned a single entitled "New Millennium (What Cha Wanna Do)", however the album failed to sell well, only making it 86 on the Billboard's R&B chart. After being dropped from Epic, Cha Cha resurfaced on several of Royce da 5'9"'s releases, appearing on his mixtapes Build and Destroy and M.I.C. (Make It Count, as well as on his second studio album, Death Is Certain in 2004.
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
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Discovered by DUQ entertainment/Quincy Sims, Cha Cha signed a deal with Epic Records after making guest appearances on the Hav Plenty soundtrack
Hav Plenty (soundtrack)
Hav Plenty is the soundtrack to the 1998 romantic comedy film Hav Plenty, directed by Christopher Scott Cherot. It was released on June 9, 1998 through Sony Music Soundtrax and consisted of mainly contemporary R&B with some hip hop...
, Tash's
Tash (rapper)
Rico Smith, better known by his stage name Tash, is an American rapper. He is most known for his work as a member of West Coast hip hop group, Tha Alkaholiks alongside J-Ro and E-Swift. He has released two solo albums, Rap Life and Control Freek, and has worked on five albums with Tha Alkaholiks...
Rap Life
Rap Life
Rap Life is the solo debut album by West Coast hip hop artist, Tash. It was released in 1999, two years before and after Tash's albums with Tha Liks. It received positive critical reception, but was not too commercially successful. It reached #148 on The Billboard 200, but reached #1 on the Top...
and Shae Jones
Shae Jones
Shae Jones is an American R&B singer born on July 27,1978, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was discovered in the late 1990s by R&B star Montell Jordan, who liked the fact that her voice did not sound like other voices....
' Talk Show in 1998 and 1999. While with Epic, Cha Cha recorded and released her debut album, Dear Diary
Dear Diary (Cha Cha album)
Dear Diary is the first and only album by Cha Cha, released on September 14, 1999 through Epic Records.The album featured production from several of hip hop's top producers such as Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs and Irv Gotti, as well as several high-profile guest appearances from the likes of Nas and...
. The album was full of high-profile guest appearances ranging from Nas
Nas
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who performs under the name Nas , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in hip hop and one of the most skilled and influential rappers of all-time...
to Juvenile
Juvenile (rapper)
Terius Gray, better known by his stage name Juvenile, is an American rapper, He is also a former member of hip-hop group the Hot Boys . At the age of 19, he began recording raps, releasing his debut album Being Myself in 1995...
and spawned a single entitled "New Millennium (What Cha Wanna Do)", however the album failed to sell well, only making it 86 on the Billboard's R&B chart. After being dropped from Epic, Cha Cha resurfaced on several of Royce da 5'9"'s releases, appearing on his mixtapes Build and Destroy and M.I.C. (Make It Count, as well as on his second studio album, Death Is Certain in 2004.
Discography
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U.S. R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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1999 | Dear Diary Dear Diary (Cha Cha album) Dear Diary is the first and only album by Cha Cha, released on September 14, 1999 through Epic Records.The album featured production from several of hip hop's top producers such as Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs and Irv Gotti, as well as several high-profile guest appearances from the likes of Nas and...
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