Slick & Rose
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Slick & Rose is an Atlanta-based pop, new wave and R&B duo that formed in 2000. With music as diverse as each member's upbringing - Nikki "Slick" Ervin hails from the coastal city of Mobile, AL, while Sabrina "Rose" Harvey was raised in the concrete jungle of New York City - Slick & Rose have garnered national & international acclaim since they first burst onto the music scene. Their seamless blending of Pop, Rock, New Wave, Reggae, Jazz, and Soul rooted in Hip-Hop has already established these groundbreaking ladies as innovators, among the likes of their own inspirations such as Gwen Stefani
, Nina Simone
, Lauryn Hill
, Run D.M.C.
, Grace Jones
, Esthero
, and Deborah Harry
. They have opened for and/or performed with some of the most talented and respected musicians in the music industry today, including Common, Kindred The Family Soul
, Phife Dawg
, Angie Stone
, Sugarland, Vivian Green
, Scratch
, Donnie, Joi
, Slum Village
, Nappy Roots
, Edwin McCain
, Van Hunt
, Chingy
, DJ Drama
, Dead Prez
, John Legend
and Kanye West
.
Slick & Rose's music has also transcended entertainment genres, having been featured in the award winning films Premium
and Yellow.
Gwen Stefani
Gwen Renée Stefani is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani is the lead vocalist for the rock and ska band No Doubt. Stefani recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was inspired by music of the 1980s, and was a success with sales of over...
, Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Eunice Kathleen Waymon , better known by her stage name Nina Simone , was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music...
, Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Noelle Hill is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress.Early in her career, she established her reputation as a member of the Fugees. In 1998, she launched her solo career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album, The Miseducation of...
, Run D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
Run–D.M.C. was an American hip hop group from Hollis, in the Queens borough of New York City. Founded by Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, and Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell, the group is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential acts in the history of hip hop culture.Run–D.M.C...
, Grace Jones
Grace Jones
Grace Jones is a Jamaican-American singer, model and actress.Jones secured a record deal with Island Records in 1977, which resulted in a string of dance-club hits. In the late 1970s, she adapted the emerging electronic music style and adopted a severe, androgynous look with square-cut hair and...
, Esthero
Esthero
Esthero ,born Jenny-Bea Englishman, is a Canadian singer-songwriter who currently lives in Los Angeles, California. The name Esthero refers both to the singer and formerly to the two-person team of herself and producer Doc McKinney...
, and Deborah Harry
Debbie Harry
Deborah Ann "Debbie" Harry is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for being the lead singer of the punk rock and new wave band Blondie. She has also had success as a solo artist, and in the mid-1990s she performed and recorded as part of The Jazz Passengers...
. They have opened for and/or performed with some of the most talented and respected musicians in the music industry today, including Common, Kindred The Family Soul
Kindred the Family Soul
Kindred the Family Soul, also referred to as Kindred, are an American R&B, soul, and neo soul duo consisting of the married couple of Fatin Dantzler and Aja Graydon...
, Phife Dawg
Phife Dawg
Malik Isaac Taylor , better known by his stage name Phife Dawg, is an American rapper of Trinidadian descent, and a member of the acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest with high school classmates Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad...
, Angie Stone
Angie Stone
Angie Stone is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She has been nominated for three Grammy Award. She is more successful on the charts R&B charts, with four Top 10 albums, forms including a number one album and 10 singles on the R&B chart,...
, Sugarland, Vivian Green
Vivian Green
Vivian Green is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter and pianist.-Early life:Green was born May 22, 1979 in the East Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and took an interest in singing, playing the piano, and songwriting at a very young age. At the age of thirteen, she...
, Scratch
Scratch (musician)
Kyle Jones , better known as Scratch, is an American hip hop artist. He is a MC who specializes in beatboxing or vocal percussion...
, Donnie, Joi
Joi (singer)
Joi Elaine Gilliam , better known by her stage name Joi, is an American R&B/Rock singer, songwriter and record producer associated with the Dungeon Family collective based in Atlanta, Georgia, and as such often performs with OutKast, the Organized Noize production team, and Goodie Mob Joi Elaine...
, Slum Village
Slum Village
Slum Village was a hip hop group from Conant Gardens, Detroit, Michigan.The group was formed by three members: rappers Baatin and T3, plus rapper and producer J Dilla . J Dilla left in 2002 to pursue a solo career with MCA Records...
, Nappy Roots
Nappy Roots
Nappy Roots is an American alternative Southern rap quintet that originated in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1995 and is best known for its hit single "Awnaw."...
, Edwin McCain
Edwin McCain
Edwin McCain is an American singer-songwriter and musician.-Career:While his albums are released under his name, he does have a permanent band, referred to as the Edwin McCain Band...
, Van Hunt
Van Hunt
Van Hunt is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He released his debut album, Van Hunt, in 2004, and a follow-up, On the Jungle Floor, in 2006, both on Capitol Records...
, Chingy
Chingy
Howard Bailey, Jr. , better known by his stage name Chingy, is an American rapper.Chingy grew up in the Walnut Park section of St. Louis and began rapping in earnest in his late teens...
, DJ Drama
DJ Drama
Tyree Cinque Simmons better known as DJ Drama is an American hip hop artist and the official DJ for Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist T.I.....
, Dead Prez
Dead Prez
Dead Prez stylized as dead prez is a hip hop duo from the United States, composed of stic.man and M-1, formed in 1996 in New York City, New York. They are known for their confrontational style, combined with socialist lyrics focused on both militant social justice and Pan-Africanism...
, John Legend
John Legend
John Roger Stephens , better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American singer, musician, and actor. He is the recipient of nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, he received the special Starlight award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.Prior to the release of his debut album, Stephens' career...
and Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
.
Awards
- Teen Diaries Online Featured Artist
- MAYBELLINE/JANE Magazine 2007 Reader-Produced CD Winners
- Billboard Magazine’s Breakout Act of 2005
- Creative Loafing Magazine’s Best Atlanta R&B/Soul Act
- Black Girls Rock Award, presented by Atlanta's premier tastemakers
- MySpace Music Artist Of The Week
Tour Appearances
- Okayplayer/Black Lilly Tour, Japan
- Common – One Day It Will All Make Sense Tour, USA
Discography
- 2003: Objects in the Mirror
- 2007: Winter Spells, Vol. 1 Mixtape
- TBD: Ambitious Intellectuals
Compilations/Guest Appearances
- "Move Your Body" and "Ain't Nothing Gonna Stop Us" - MoBonics
- "Welcome to Atlantis" - Wordslife: A Thin Line between Poetry and Hip-hop - Aqiyl
- "Dance, Groove" - 2003 - Vintage Vegetarians - Proton
- DJ Drama Automatic Relaxation Mix CD 4 - 7
- "What'cha know about the LRG?" - LRG Magic Show Compilation
- "Can You Stand the Reign?" - The Reign Begins
- "Milk and Honey" feat. DRES tha Beatnik - Have Mic…Will Travel: The Live Experience
- "Love According to Dexter" - Dexter's Laboratory - PhifePhife DawgMalik Isaac Taylor , better known by his stage name Phife Dawg, is an American rapper of Trinidadian descent, and a member of the acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest with high school classmates Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad...
(A Tribe Called Quest)
- "You Know You Want It" - Phife (A Tribe Called Quest)
- Hennessey Compilation
- Fader Magazine's Suite 903 Compilation mixed by DJ Drama
- MySpace Hip-Hop Compilation, Vol. 1
- MAYBELLINE/JANE Magazine Reader-Produced CD
- "California Dreaming" and "Pole Position" - The Humdinger - Nappy RootsNappy RootsNappy Roots is an American alternative Southern rap quintet that originated in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1995 and is best known for its hit single "Awnaw."...
- Information Age - dead prezDead PrezDead Prez stylized as dead prez is a hip hop duo from the United States, composed of stic.man and M-1, formed in 1996 in New York City, New York. They are known for their confrontational style, combined with socialist lyrics focused on both militant social justice and Pan-Africanism...
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Slick & Rose's music has also transcended entertainment genres, having been featured in the award winning films Premium
Premium (film)
Premium is a 2006 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Pete Chatmon.-Cast:* Dorian Missick as Cool* Zoe Saldana as Charli* Hill Harper as Ed* Eva Pigford as Farrah* Tonya Pinkins as Marva* Sean Nelson as Austin Price...
and Yellow.