Christión was a male duo featuring brothers Kenni Ski and Allen Anthony, the first R&B

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 act to be signed to Jay-Z

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's Roc-A-Fella Records

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. They released their single "Full of Smoke" on Roc-A-Fella in 1996, reaching #53 on the Hot 100 and #15 on the R&B charts.

The single's success got the group a deal with Def Jam Recordings

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, who released their debut album, Ghetto Cyrano in 1997. The album scored two more moderate hits on the charts with "Bring Back Your Love" reaching #67 on the R&B charts and "I Wanna Get Next to You" reaching #32 on the R&B charts.

In 2005, the group released a second album, Project Plato, on The Mint Records. The new album features the works of Ski and T. Ross.