Passione J. Johnson, better known as Passion is a former American rapper from Oakland, California

Oakland, California

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Passion first appeared on Erick Sermon

Erick Sermon

Erick Sermon , in Bay Shore, New York is an American rapper, musician, and producer.Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work. He currently resides in Islandia, New York.- Career :...

's 1995 album, Double or Nothing on the track "Move On". From 1996 to 1998 Passion appeared as guest on numerous albums, ranging from Jamal to Rappin' 4-Tay

Rappin' 4-Tay

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. In 1996 Passion signed a deal with MCA Records

MCA Records

MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...

 and released her debut single "Where I'm From", which peaked at 29 on the Hot Rap Singles. Her debut album, Baller's Lady

Baller's Lady

Baller's Lady is the only album by Passion, released on August 27, 1996 through MCA Records with production handled by Studio Ton.Leading up to the album's release in the summer of 1996, Passion made guest appearances on several high profiled albums, including Erick Sermon's Double or Nothing and...

was released on August 27, 1996 and managed to just scrape the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

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, peaking at 85. Due to the album's poor sales MCA dropped Passion from the label. She continued to perform into 1998, with her last major appearance being on No Limit Records

No Limit Records

No Limit Records was an American hip-hop record label that was founded in 1990 by hip-hop artist, Percy "Master P" Miller. It was distributed by Priority Records.-No Limit Early years:...

 compilation Mean Green

Mean Green: Major Players Compilation

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Discography

Year	Title	Chart positions
		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...
1996	Baller's Lady Baller's Lady Baller's Lady is the only album by Passion, released on August 27, 1996 through MCA Records with production handled by Studio Ton.Leading up to the album's release in the summer of 1996, Passion made guest appearances on several high profiled albums, including Erick Sermon's Double or Nothing and... Released: August 27, 1996 Label: MCA MCA Records MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...	85