Val Young
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Val Young is an Urban
/Dance-pop
artist from Detroit, Michigan
, who achieved success during the 1980s. She is now based in Los Angeles
.
, who hired her as a background vocalist in 1977 for The Brides of Funkenstein
, one of the many acts in his Funkadelic stable. In 1980, she recorded and toured with Roy Ayers. Young became a background vocalist for The Gap Band the same year and was featured with the group on the funk classic hit "I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance (Oops, Up Side Your Head)". She recorded five albums with the group and also toured with them.
It wasn’t until she met Rick James
that she became popular. James promoted her as the "Black Marilyn Monroe" and brought Young to Berry Gordy
, who signed her to Motown Records
on James' recommendation. Rick James
produced her debut album Seduction which was released in 1985, it included the singles "Mind Games" and the title track "Seduction", as well as "Piece of My Heart" and "If You Should Ever Be Lonely", which were successful follow-ups in 1986.
Rick James ran into serious conflict with Motown over the status of his spin-off acts and Young subsequently left the label signing to Amherst Records, a Buffalo, New York
-based label, releasing her second album Private Conversations in 1987. Three tracks from this album were produced by Rick James
with the title being released as a single.
Val went on tour with Bobby Brown
in 1988 after he released his Don't Be Cruel album and she was in high demand for performing live & recording background vocals for several artists: Bobby Womack
, Kurtis Blow
, Dr. Dre
, Wayman Tisdale
, Snoop Dogg
, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Yo-Yo
, El DeBarge
, Miki Howard
, Gerald LeVert
, Teena Marie
, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Eddie Murphy
, Teddy Riley, Michael Bivins
of New Edition
and many other artists.
Unreleased
Urban contemporary
Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...
/Dance-pop
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...
artist from Detroit, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, who achieved success during the 1980s. She is now based in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
Career
She was discovered by George ClintonGeorge Clinton (funk musician)
George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost...
, who hired her as a background vocalist in 1977 for The Brides of Funkenstein
The Brides of Funkenstein
The Brides of Funkenstein was a funk musical group originally composed of singers Dawn Silva and Lynn Mabry.-History:Previously background singers for Sly Stone, Mabry and Silva joined the P-Funk collective in the mid-1970s. George Clinton named the group...
, one of the many acts in his Funkadelic stable. In 1980, she recorded and toured with Roy Ayers. Young became a background vocalist for The Gap Band the same year and was featured with the group on the funk classic hit "I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance (Oops, Up Side Your Head)". She recorded five albums with the group and also toured with them.
It wasn’t until she met Rick James
Rick James
James Ambrose Johnson, Jr. , better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. James was a popular performer in the late 1970s and 1980s, scoring four number-one hits on the U.S. R&B charts performing in the genres of funk and R&B...
that she became popular. James promoted her as the "Black Marilyn Monroe" and brought Young to Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy, Jr. is an American record producer, and the founder of the Motown record label, as well as its many subsidiaries.-Early years:...
, who signed her to Motown Records
Motown Records
Motown is a record label originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on April 14, 1960. The name, a portmanteau of motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit...
on James' recommendation. Rick James
Rick James
James Ambrose Johnson, Jr. , better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. James was a popular performer in the late 1970s and 1980s, scoring four number-one hits on the U.S. R&B charts performing in the genres of funk and R&B...
produced her debut album Seduction which was released in 1985, it included the singles "Mind Games" and the title track "Seduction", as well as "Piece of My Heart" and "If You Should Ever Be Lonely", which were successful follow-ups in 1986.
Rick James ran into serious conflict with Motown over the status of his spin-off acts and Young subsequently left the label signing to Amherst Records, a Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
-based label, releasing her second album Private Conversations in 1987. Three tracks from this album were produced by Rick James
Rick James
James Ambrose Johnson, Jr. , better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. James was a popular performer in the late 1970s and 1980s, scoring four number-one hits on the U.S. R&B charts performing in the genres of funk and R&B...
with the title being released as a single.
Val went on tour with Bobby Brown
Bobby Brown
Robert Barisford "Bobby" Brown is an American R&B singer-songwriter, occasional rapper, and dancer. After success in pop group New Edition, Brown began his solo career in 1987 and had a string of Top 10 Billboard hits, culminating in a Grammy Award. He was a pioneer of New Jack Swing music, a...
in 1988 after he released his Don't Be Cruel album and she was in high demand for performing live & recording background vocals for several artists: Bobby Womack
Bobby Womack
Robert Dwayne "Bobby" Womack is an American singer-songwriter and musician. An active recording artist since the early 1960s where he started his career as the lead singer of his family musical group The Valentinos and as Sam Cooke's backing guitarist, Womack's career has spanned more than 40...
, Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Blow
Kurt Walker , better known by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper and record producer. He is one of the first commercially successful rappers and the first to sign with a major record label...
, Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...
, Wayman Tisdale
Wayman Tisdale
Wayman Lawrence Tisdale was an American professional basketball player in the NBA and a smooth jazz bass guitarist. A three-time All American at the University of Oklahoma, he was elected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.-Early life:Tisdale was born in Fort Worth, Texas...
, Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Yo-Yo
Yo-yo
The yo-yo in its simplest form is an object consisting of an axle connected to two disks, and a length of twine looped around the axle, similar to a slender spool...
, El DeBarge
El DeBarge
Eldra Patrick "El" DeBarge is an American R&B/pop falsetto singer and was the focal point and lead singer of the family group DeBarge throughout the early to mid-1980s....
, Miki Howard
Miki Howard
Alicia Michelle "Miki" Howard is an American R&B/jazz singer and actress who had a string of Top 10 hit songs in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Howard's string of hits also included Baby,Be Mine", "Come Share My Love" and "Love Under New Management"...
, Gerald LeVert
Gerald Levert
Gerald Levert was an American R&B singer. Gerald Levert sang with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon in the R&B trio LeVert. He was also a part of LSG, an R&B supergroup comprising Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill, and Levert...
, Teena Marie
Teena Marie
Mary Christine Brockert, better known by her stage name Teena Marie, was an American singer, songwriter and producer...
, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician....
, Teddy Riley, Michael Bivins
Michael Bivins
Michael Lamont Bivins, a.k.a. Biv , is the founder and member of the R&B group New Edition and the hip hop group Bell Biv DeVoe...
of New Edition
New Edition
New Edition is an R&B group formed in Boston in 1978. The group reached its height of popularity during the 1980s. They were the progenitors of the boy band movement of the 1980s and 1990s and led the way for groups like New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync...
and many other artists.
Recent engagement
- She was also friends with Tupac ShakurTupac ShakurTupac Amaru Shakur , known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world...
and the OutlawzOutlawzOutlawz, formally known as Outlaw Immortalz, is an American hip hop group founded by Tupac Shakur in late 1995 after Shakur's release from prison. Collectively, they are probably best known for appearing in the video "Hit 'Em Up", in a diss track aimed at Biggie Smalls and other New York...
. She appeared on "To Live & Die in LA","Just Like Daddy" on The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day TheoryThe Don Killuminati: The 7 Day TheoryThe Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory is the fifth and final studio album by Tupac Shakur, under the new stage name Makaveli, finished before his death and his first studio album to be posthumously released...
,"Black JesusBlack Jesus (song)"Black Jesus" is a song by American rapper, singer Everlast from his 2000 album Eat at Whitey's. The song was released as a single in October 2000.The song itself is not about religion, as Everlast sings about how his career has had it ups and downs...
","Teardrops & Closed Caskets" on Still I Rise and "Never Forget", a tribute dedicated to Shakur by former Outlawz member, NapoleonNapoleon (rapper)Mutah Wassin Shabazz Beale , better known as Napoleon, is a former member of Tupac Shakur's rap group the Outlawz. Beale has since converted to Islam and is now a motivational speaker....
.
- In 2009, she was featured as a background singer for Raphael SaadiqRaphael SaadiqRaphael Saadiq is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Saadiq has been a standard bearer for "old school" R&B since his early days as a member of the multiplatinum group Tony! Toni! Toné! He also produced songs of such artists as TLC, Joss Stone, D'Angelo, Mary J...
in his PBS televised concert Live From The Artists Den.
Studio albums
- 1985: Seduction
- 1987: Private Conversations
Singles
- "Mind Games"
- "Seduction"
- "If You Should Ever Be LonelyIf You Should Ever Be Lonely"If You Should Ever Be Lonely" is 1986 single by Val Young, a Motown artist. The single peaked at number twenty-one on the U.S. R&B chart. It was most successful on the dance chart, hitting number one for three weeks.-References:...
" - "A Piece of My Heart"
- "Private Conversations"
- "Don't Make Me Wait"
- "Stop Doing Me Wrong"
Guest appearances
- 1988: "Don't Cha Wanna Be Loved" (from the MixmastersMixmastersMixmasters was a late-night music show, and later a DVD series, of audio-visual and DJ:VJ mixes produced by AV artists Addictive TV . The series ran from 2000 to 2005 and aired in the UK on ITV. It has since been screened in a number of countries worldwide...
album Mixmasters) - 1990: "LovelyLittleLady" (from the Glenn MedeirosGlenn MedeirosGlenn Alan Medeiros is a Hispanic Hawaiian singer and rapper who was a teenage star in the 1980s.-Biography:...
album Glenn Medeiros) - 1991: "I Adore You" (from the Tone LōcTone LōcAnthony Terrell Smith , better known by his stage name Tone Lōc, is an American rapper and actor.-Early life and career:...
album Cool Hand LōcCool Hand LocCool Hand Lōc is the second and final studio album by Tone Lōc. It was released on November 19, 1991 through Delicious Vinyl. The album was both a critical and commercial failure, only making it to #46 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop album charts. Though the album was not success, it did spawn the...
) - 1992: "I Want U 4 Me" (from the Big Bub album Comin' At Cha)
- 1994: "Situation: GrimmSituation: Grimm"Situation: Grimm" was a single by Mista Grimm from the Higher Learning soundtrack. It was released on December 6, 1994 as the soundtrack's second single and became a minor hit, peaking at 97 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.-Single track listing:...
" and "Ask of You" (from the Epic RecordsEpic RecordsEpic 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...
Soundtrack Higher LearningHigher Learning (soundtrack)Higher Learning is the soundtrack to the 1995 film of the same name. It was released on January 3, 1995 through Epic Records and contained a mixture of different music genres including hip hop, R&B and rock...
) - 1994: "The World In My Hands (We Are One)" (from the Snap!Snap!Snap! is a German Eurodance project formed in 1989 by Frankfurt-based producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti. The act has been through a number of line-up changes over the years, but was most successful when fronted by rapper Turbo B, who performed on the UK number 1 singles "The Power" and...
album Welcome To Tomorrow) - 1995: "Mirror Mirror" (from the Smooth B album One Million StrongOne Million StrongOne Million Strong is a 1995 compilation of hip hop music released by SOLAR Records. The compilation was released on November 7, 1995 and featured some of hip hop's biggest names, including the song "Runnin' ", which was one of the few collaboration's between Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G...
) - 1995: "Neighborhoodsta Funk" (from the Poppa LQ album Your Entertainment, My Reality)
- 1995: "Smooth" (from Tha Dogg PoundTha Dogg PoundTha Dogg Pound is a rap group made up of Daz Dillinger and Kurupt. They were signed to Death Row Records in their early careers and were key to the label's success. The group made their 1992 rap debut on Dr. Dre's The Chronic, on various songs. They also appeared on Snoop Dogg's debut album...
album Dogg FoodDogg FoodDogg Food is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Tha Dogg Pound. Its controversial lyrics were the subject of shareholder protest...
) - 1996: "Never Leave Me Alone" (from the Nate DoggNate DoggNathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician. He is noted for his membership of rap trio 213 and his solo career in which he collaborated with Dr. Dre, Warren G, Tupac and Snoop Dogg on many hit releases. Nate Dogg released three solo albums, G-Funk...
single "Never Leave Me Alone") - 1996: "To Live & Die in L.A." (from the Makaveli album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day TheoryThe Don Killuminati: The 7 Day TheoryThe Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory is the fifth and final studio album by Tupac Shakur, under the new stage name Makaveli, finished before his death and his first studio album to be posthumously released...
) - 1997: "Dirty Hoe's Draws" (from the Nate DoggNate DoggNathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician. He is noted for his membership of rap trio 213 and his solo career in which he collaborated with Dr. Dre, Warren G, Tupac and Snoop Dogg on many hit releases. Nate Dogg released three solo albums, G-Funk...
album G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1: Ghetto Preacher) - 1997: "Four Seasons" (from the Infinite MassInfinite MassInfinite Mass is a Swedish hip hop group that was formed in 1991.In 1992 the group won the talent show Swedish Championship of Rap. The same year, they achieved fame when they participated in the movie Sökarna and released the single "Shoot the Racist" which was later renamed "Area Turns Red"...
album Alwayz Somethang) - 1997: "Hellrazor" (from the 2Pac album R U Still Down? (Remember Me)R U Still Down? (Remember Me)R U Still Down? is the second posthumous album by 2Pac, released in 1997. Although it is the second album release after his death, it is the first to be finished without the creative input of 2Pac...
) - 1997: "Nowhere 2 Hide" (from the DJ PoohDJ PoohDJ Pooh is an American record producer, rapper, screenwriter and film director.-Biography:...
album Bad Newz Travels FastBad Newz Travels FastBad News Travels Fast is the debut album by American rapper/producer DJ Pooh. It was released July 15, 1997 on Atlantic Records and was produced by DJ Pooh himself...
) - 1997: "Will I Rize" (from the Death Row soundtrack Gridlock'd)
- 1998: "Choppin up That Paper" (from the Do or DieDo or DieDo or Die is an American rap trio originally from Chicago, Illinois, consisting of group members Belo Zero, N.A.R.D. and AK-47. The trio has sold more than 3 million albums. The group experienced mainstream success with the gold single "Po Pimp", Produced by The Legendary Traxster off of their...
album Headz or TailzHeadz or TailzHeadz or Tailz is the second album released by rap group, Do or Die. It was released on April 7, 1998, by Rap-A-Lot Records/Virgin Records and was produced by The Legendary Traxster...
) - 1998: "In California" and "Only For U" (from the Daz DillingerDaz DillingerDelmar Drew Arnaud , better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger is an American hip hop producer and rapper mostly known for his membership in the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, with Kurupt, and his work with Death Row Records.-The Chronic, Tha Dogg Pound and Dogg Food:Daz began his career on Death Row...
album Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back) - 1998: "Just Another Day" (from the Nate DoggNate DoggNathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician. He is noted for his membership of rap trio 213 and his solo career in which he collaborated with Dr. Dre, Warren G, Tupac and Snoop Dogg on many hit releases. Nate Dogg released three solo albums, G-Funk...
album G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2 is the debut album by Nate Dogg. The album was originally to be released through Death Row Records in 1996, but the album was shelved due to legal problems at Death Row Records, and he wasn't able to release it until the summer of 1998...
) - 1998: "Y Do Thugz Die" (from the LunizLunizThe Luniz were an American platinum-selling rap duo from Oakland, California, formed by the rappers Yukmouth and Numskull. They released an internationally successful hit in 1995 entitled "I Got 5 on It", two versions of which appeared on their album Operation Stackola...
album Lunitik MuzikLunitik MuzikLunitik Muzik followed in 1997 to great critical acclaim, peaking at number 34 on the Billboard 200. It sold roughly 500,000 copies and boasted appearances from Redman, Too Short, and E-40, among others.-Critical response:...
) - 1999: "Black Jesuz", "The Good Die Young" and "Teardrops and Closed Caskets" (from the 2Pac + Outlawz album Still I Rise)
- 1998: "C'est la Vie" and "Money" (from the Gonzoe album If I Live & Nothing Happens)
- 1998: "Change Gone Come" (from the Snoop DoggSnoop DoggCalvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
album Smokefest UndergroundSmokefest UndergroundSmokefest Underground is an album released by Snoop Dogg in 1998. It was recorded with several labelmates and released after Snoop Dogg has left Death Row, so it has no label endorsement. A video was shot earlier for the original single "Ride On" for the motion picture Caught Up. It was dedicated...
) - 1999: "G-Spot" (from the Warren GWarren GWarren G , is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. He is also Dr. Dre's half-brother.His biggest hit is the song "Regulate" with Nate Dogg released in 1994...
album I Want It AllI Want It All (album)I Want It All is the third studio album by American rapper Warren G. It was considered to be Warren G's best album since his 1994 release Regulate...G Funk Era. It features more well known artists than Regulate, such as Nate Dogg, Kurupt and Daz Dillinger from Tha Dogg Pound, Mack 10, Jermaine...
) - 1999: "Thicker than Water" (from the MC EihtMC EihtAaron Tyler , better known by his stage name MC Eiht, is an American rapper. His stage name was partly inspired by the numeral in KRS-One's name. He chose Eiht for its links to "hood culture", including 8Ball and .38 caliber firearms...
album Section 8Section 8 (album)Section 8 is the fourth studio album by American rapper MC Eiht, released June 8, 1999 on Hoo-Bangin' Records and Priority Records. This was also his first album on Mack 10's label, Hoo-Bangin' Records. The album features production by Ant Banks, DJ Slip, Fredwreck, Binky Mack and MC Eiht...
) - 2000: "Black Rain" and "When I Go" (from the OutlawzOutlawzOutlawz, formally known as Outlaw Immortalz, is an American hip hop group founded by Tupac Shakur in late 1995 after Shakur's release from prison. Collectively, they are probably best known for appearing in the video "Hit 'Em Up", in a diss track aimed at Biggie Smalls and other New York...
album Ride wit Us or Collide wit UsRide Wit Us Or Collide Wit UsRide wit Us or Collide wit Us is the debut studio album by Outlawz in 2000, not counting Still I Rise.-Track listing:-Album chart positions:...
) - 2000: "The Truth" and "Hit Me on the Hip" (from the Richie RichRichie Rich (rapper)Richard Serrell, better known by his stage name Richie Rich, is a rapper from Oakland, California.He is currently signed to Mack 10's Hoo-Bangin' Records.-Early years :His rapping style is an influence on Snoop Dogg. In Snoop's own words...
album The Game) - 2000: "West Coast Lowrider" (from the Frost album That Was Then, This Is Now, Vol. 2)
- 2001: "Personal Business" (from the Bad Azz album Personal BusinessPersonal Business (album)Personal Business is the second album by Long Beach, California, rapper Bad Azz.- Track listing :# Intro: Da Birth # U Don't Wanna Be Broke...
) - 2002: "Noble Justice" (from the Young NobleYoung NobleRufus Cooper III , also known by his stage name Young Noble, is an American rapper who worked with the group Outlawz in 1996....
album Noble JusticeNoble Justice-Track listing:...
) - 2003: "Do My Thang" (from the YukmouthYukmouthJerold Dwight Ellis, III, better known by his stage name Yukmouth, is a Grammy-nominated American rapper from East Oakland, Oakland, California. He is the founder of The Regime, Smoke-A-Lot Records and Godzilla Entertainment.-Career:He is a member of the platinum-selling rap duo Luniz along with...
album GodzillaGodzilla (album)Godzilla is the third studio album by rapper Yukmouth, released July 22, 2003 on Rap-A-Lot and Smoke-A-Lot Records.-Track listing:-Chart positions:...
) - 2003: "What's A Pimp?" and "Don't Act Like That" (from the Too Short album Married to the GameMarried to the GameMarried to the Game is the 15th studio album by Too Short. Many of his more dedicated West Coast fans received the album in a critical nature, believing it was one of the weaker points into Too Short's career.-Track listing:-Album Chart Positions:...
) - 2004: "Makavelli Never Lied" (from the Teena MarieTeena MarieMary Christine Brockert, better known by her stage name Teena Marie, was an American singer, songwriter and producer...
album La DoñaLa Doña- Track listing :All songs written by Teena Marie, except where noted.# "La Doña Intro" – 2:15# "I'm Still In Love With You"[Al Green]], Marie, Byron Thomas) – 4:16# "Honey Call" – 4:21# "Baby I'm Your Fiend" – 4:56...
) - 2004: "Never Forget" (from the Mob Life Records compilation On the Grind)
- 2005: "California" (from the RBXRBXEric Dwayne Collins, better known by his stage name RBX , is a former rapper and R&B singer from Long Beach, California...
album The ShiningThe Shining (RBX album)-Track listing:#"Intro "#"Killers In The West "#"West Side Story "#"California "#"Dump "#"Smiling Faces"#"Smash"#"Cyber "...
) - 2005: "One Night" (from the Jay TeeJay TeeJames Trujillo, better known by his stage name Jay Tee, is a rapper, songwriter and producer from Vallejo, California. He has been a part of the city's scene since the early 90's as the lead member of N2Deep and Latino Velvet along with Baby Beesh...
album The ThousandaireThe ThousandaireThe Thousandaire is an album by Vallejo, California rapper Jay Tee, from N2Deep/Latino Velvet.- Track listing :#"Let's Get It On"#"Sexy Flame"#"Get Together"#"It Ain't Even Like That"#"One Night" #"You Told Me"#"Feelin' You"...
) - 2006: "Hollywood" and "Don't Need None" (from the Muszamil album Reparation Is Due)
Unreleased
- "Street Life" (Unreleased) (Prince Ital Joe, Snoop Dogg, and 2pac)
- "Don't Stop the Music" (Unreleased) (2Pac feat. Outlawz & Val Young)
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
External links
- [ Val Young] at Allmusic
- Val Young at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...