*嘻哈界金童Ludacris引以为傲的个性灵味女弟子
*首周发行便登上全美节奏蓝调/嘻哈专辑榜季军+流行专辑榜Top25位置
*首波单曲请来恩师Ludacris饶舌助阵 已飙入节奏蓝调/嘻哈单曲榜Top10
有商业头脑,培训自己的音乐门徒,频频于大屏幕露脸飙演技,极富喜感与酷帅模样,不定型的Ludacris跨越音乐领域分获天王天后们极力推崇。2002年特别组织起音乐势力Disturbing Tha Peace厂牌,接连发行《Golden Grain》及《Disturbing Tha Peace》同名专辑,先后推出排行畅销新秀Shawnna与Field Mob后,再次引以为傲的引荐带有玛丽布莱姬灵味嗓音的Shareefa,个性十足的为节奏蓝调乐派点缀些许街头气息。
从小就对灵魂乐深深着迷的Shareefa,不时看着电视上明星们的表演而有模有样模仿起来,打扮穿着则学TLC、Xscape等年轻女子团可爱模样。Shareefa实力的演唱歌喉获得90年初期昙花一现New Jack Swing乐风改革才子Teddy Riley赏识,原本Teddy要组织一个女子团体,却发现Shareefa无可限量的个人魅力,决定全力打造Shareefa个人音乐事业,并协助她在词曲创作的才情。随着两人分道扬镳,Shareefa将录制好的DEMO带送到DTP厂牌执行长Jeff Dixon手中,不久借着与Ludacris见面,彼此交换音乐理念,就在两人的契合下,顺势进入DTP家族,成为旗下首位灵魂女歌手。
现年22岁的Shareefa,经过多年努力,终于推出个人首张专辑《Point Of No Return》,首周发行便登上全美流行专辑榜Top25+节奏蓝调/嘻哈榜季军。首波单曲,请来恩师Ludacris饶舌助阵,强劲欢乐派对音符包围在Shareefa韧性极强的嗓音诠释中,已飙入节奏蓝调/嘻哈单曲榜Top10之林;灵味十足的再现玛丽布莱姬声调触感之第二波主打,中慢板的舒缓调性,突显Shareefa绝对令人称许的唱腔,完美且动容的引出一首难得佳作;如同一只美丽花蝴蝶般散发曼妙音乐花粉的,取样灵魂乐传奇人物Barry White的70年代旧作,抹上一股香醇味美的音乐小品佳肴;甜美动人展现出两人情爱世界的,则邀请到DTP旗下首位节奏蓝调男歌手Bobby Valentino齐力合唱,媚惑感十足的词意,散发无比诱人调情画面,同时取样50年末崛起的黑人女子团The Shirelles排行季军经典。Shareefa慵懒自若的Soul调曲式,融入真假漂亮转音,在首次初航作中处处可圈可点的优异表现。
by Andy Kellman
Referred to as "the soul of Disturbing tha Peace," gritty vocalist Shareefa spent the first 14 years of her life in New Jersey before relocating to Charlotte, NC. There, she became involved with a crew of car thieves, was eventually caught, and wound up serving jail time. After that, she began to focus on music; she came to the attention of Teddy Riley (Guy, Blackstreet), who was the first significant person in the music industry to provide her with guidance. Ludacris snapped her up for his Def Jam-affiliated Disturbing tha Peace group and label; two featured appearances on the group's late 2005 album -- especially "I'll Be Around" -- built anticipation for her debut album, Point of No Return, released in the fall of 2006. Riley, in addition to Chucky Thompson (Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans) and Rodney Jerkins (TLC, Britney Spears), chipped in with songwriting and production.