Brooke Valentine
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Kanesha Nichole Brookes better known by her stage name Brooke Valentine, is an American R&B
singer and former member of the group Best Kept Secret. In 2005, her single "Girlfight
" was a hit on the United States single charts.
with producer and Subliminal Entertainment CEO Deja and signed to Virgin Records
.
in 2005. The album was led by the hit single, "Girlfight
", which features Lil Jon
and Big Boi
. The single peaked at number twenty three in the United States. It became a moderate success internationally, peaking in the top fifty in Australia and Ireland, and top forty in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Chain Letter debuted at #16 on the US Billboard 200
and #3 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. The album's second single, "Long as You Come Home
", peaked at #71 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop
chart. Valentine recorded a song, "Boogie Oogie Oogie", for the soundtrack to the film Roll Bounce
.
The album peaked at #16 in the Billboard 200
on April 2, 2005 and #3 in the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart. The album sold only 290,000 copies in the US.
", which featured rapper Pimp C
. The song peaked at #92 on the R&B chart. She then released the second single "Pimped Out
", which featured Dem Franchize Boyz
. After the failure of the first two singles, her second album Physical Education was shelved by Virgin Records. In April 2009, Brooke Valentine released a mixtape, titled Physical Education Mixtape Album. The release featured nine tracks, including the second single, "Pimped Out
".
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
singer and former member of the group Best Kept Secret. In 2005, her single "Girlfight
Girlfight (song)
"Girlfight" is the first single recorded by R&B singer Brooke Valentine. It was her first single from her debut album Chain Letter. The song features Lil Jon and Big Boi from OutKast. The song is about a tension between two girls who end up in a catfight and was a minor Top 30 hit, peaking at #23...
" was a hit on the United States single charts.
1984-04: Early Life and Career Beginnings
Valentine was born in Houston. She started her musical career as a member of the female group Best Kept Secret. To pursue a solo career, she moved to Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
with producer and Subliminal Entertainment CEO Deja and signed to Virgin Records
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
.
2004-06: Chain Letter
Brooke Valentine made her debut with the album Chain LetterChain Letter (album)
Chain Letter is the debut album by Brooke Valentine, released on March 15, 2005 . The album contains the lead single "Girlfight", that features Big Boi from the band Outkast, and Lil Jon. "Girlfight" peaked at #23 in the Billboard Hot 100 and is a song about tension between two girls which ends up...
in 2005. The album was led by the hit single, "Girlfight
Girlfight (song)
"Girlfight" is the first single recorded by R&B singer Brooke Valentine. It was her first single from her debut album Chain Letter. The song features Lil Jon and Big Boi from OutKast. The song is about a tension between two girls who end up in a catfight and was a minor Top 30 hit, peaking at #23...
", which features Lil Jon
Lil Jon
Jonathan Mortimer Smith , better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, music producer, entrepreneur, and occasional disc jockey who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004...
and Big Boi
Big Boi
Antwan André Patton , better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an American rapper, song-writer, record producer and actor, best known for being a member of American hip hop duo OutKast alongside André 3000. His work in the duo has produced six studio albums. During the duo's hiatus, he and André...
. The single peaked at number twenty three in the United States. It became a moderate success internationally, peaking in the top fifty in Australia and Ireland, and top forty in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Chain Letter debuted at #16 on the US Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and #3 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. The album's second single, "Long as You Come Home
Long as You Come Home
"Long As You Come Home" is the second single from hip-hop/R&B singer Brooke Valentine's debut album Chain Letter. It was released in April 2005...
", peaked at #71 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart. Valentine recorded a song, "Boogie Oogie Oogie", for the soundtrack to the film Roll Bounce
Roll Bounce
Roll Bounce is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written by Norman Vance Jr. and directed by Malcolm D. Lee. The film stars hip hop artist Bow Wow as the leader of a roller skating crew in 1970s Chicago. The film also stars Nick Cannon, Meagan Good, Brandon T...
.
The album peaked at #16 in the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
on April 2, 2005 and #3 in the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart. The album sold only 290,000 copies in the US.
2006-09: Physical Education and Physical Education the Mixtape
In 2006, Valentine planned a second album, Physical Education. Its first single was "D-GirlD-Girl
"D-Girl" is a song by the American R&B singer Brooke Valentine. The song was released on May 16, 2006 to iTunes as the first single for Valentine's second studio album, Physical Education...
", which featured rapper Pimp C
Pimp C
Chad Lamont Butler , better known by his stage name Pimp C, was an American rapper, singer, and producer...
. The song peaked at #92 on the R&B chart. She then released the second single "Pimped Out
Pimped Out
"Pimped Out" was the second single from Brooke Valentine's second album, Physical Education. It features Dem Franchize Boyz. The single was released in 2006 and peaked at #87 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart....
", which featured Dem Franchize Boyz
Dem Franchize Boyz
Dem Franchize Boyz was a Southern Rap group from Atlanta signed to E1 Music. The group comprises four members: Parlae , Pimpin' , Jizzal Man , and Buddie .-History:...
. After the failure of the first two singles, her second album Physical Education was shelved by Virgin Records. In April 2009, Brooke Valentine released a mixtape, titled Physical Education Mixtape Album. The release featured nine tracks, including the second single, "Pimped Out
Pimped Out
"Pimped Out" was the second single from Brooke Valentine's second album, Physical Education. It features Dem Franchize Boyz. The single was released in 2006 and peaked at #87 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart....
".
2009-11:
Valentine is no longer signed to Virgin Records, She now resides solely with Subliminal.In May 2010 Brooke released her second mixtape titles "No More Girlfights" .In 2010 in a interview Brooke said that she took a break and has been writing music for other artists but now she is ready for a return, she later on that evening previewed a snippet of a new song.In January 2011 Brooke stated on her official twitter that she was in the studio and she is ready for the world.Albums
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| U.S. | 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... |
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| 2005 | Chain Letter Chain Letter (album) Chain Letter is the debut album by Brooke Valentine, released on March 15, 2005 . The album contains the lead single "Girlfight", that features Big Boi from the band Outkast, and Lil Jon. "Girlfight" peaked at #23 in the Billboard Hot 100 and is a song about tension between two girls which ends up...
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Singles
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| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
IRL Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
SWI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| "Girlfight Girlfight (song) "Girlfight" is the first single recorded by R&B singer Brooke Valentine. It was her first single from her debut album Chain Letter. The song features Lil Jon and Big Boi from OutKast. The song is about a tension between two girls who end up in a catfight and was a minor Top 30 hit, peaking at #23... " (featuring Lil Jon Lil Jon Jonathan Mortimer Smith , better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, music producer, entrepreneur, and occasional disc jockey who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004... and Big Boi Big Boi Antwan André Patton , better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an American rapper, song-writer, record producer and actor, best known for being a member of American hip hop duo OutKast alongside André 3000. His work in the duo has produced six studio albums. During the duo's hiatus, he and André... ) |
2005 | 23 | 13 | 50 | 70 | 47 | 28 | 61 | 35 | Chain Letter Chain Letter (album) Chain Letter is the debut album by Brooke Valentine, released on March 15, 2005 . The album contains the lead single "Girlfight", that features Big Boi from the band Outkast, and Lil Jon. "Girlfight" peaked at #23 in the Billboard Hot 100 and is a song about tension between two girls which ends up... |
| "Long as You Come Home Long as You Come Home "Long As You Come Home" is the second single from hip-hop/R&B singer Brooke Valentine's debut album Chain Letter. It was released in April 2005... " |
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| "D-Girl D-Girl "D-Girl" is a song by the American R&B singer Brooke Valentine. The song was released on May 16, 2006 to iTunes as the first single for Valentine's second studio album, Physical Education... " (featuring Pimp C Pimp C Chad Lamont Butler , better known by his stage name Pimp C, was an American rapper, singer, and producer... ) |
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| "Pimped Out Pimped Out "Pimped Out" was the second single from Brooke Valentine's second album, Physical Education. It features Dem Franchize Boyz. The single was released in 2006 and peaked at #87 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.... " (featuring Dem Franchize Boyz Dem Franchize Boyz Dem Franchize Boyz was a Southern Rap group from Atlanta signed to E1 Music. The group comprises four members: Parlae , Pimpin' , Jizzal Man , and Buddie .-History:... ) |
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As featured performer
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Guerilla Nasty" (Guerilla Black Guerilla Black Charles Williamson Guerilla Black is a better known by his stage name Guerilla Black aka Sheereen is a rapper from Compton, California. He was born in Chicago, Illinois . He came to fame after releasing his debut album Guerilla City which featured the singles "Compton" Featuring Beanie Man and... featuring Jazze Pha Jazze Pha Phalon Anton Alexander , also known as Jazze Pha , is an American singer, and songwriter.raised in Memphis, TN; son of James Alexander .... and Brooke Valentine) |
79 | Guerilla City Guerilla City Guerilla City is an album by West Coast rapper Guerilla Black released on September 28, 2004.-Track listing:... |
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Boogie Oogie Oogie" (featuring Fabolous Fabolous John David Jackson , better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper of African American and Dominican descent. He grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Part of his early popularity arose from his hit single "Can't Deny It" in 2001, from his debut... and Yo-Yo Yo-Yo (rapper) Yo-Yo is a Grammy-nominated American hardcore rapper and actress. Much of her music has advocated female empowerment, denouncing the frequent sexism found in hip-hop music. She is the protege of gangsta rapper Ice Cube... ) |
2005 | Roll Bounce Roll Bounce Roll Bounce is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written by Norman Vance Jr. and directed by Malcolm D. Lee. The film stars hip hop artist Bow Wow as the leader of a roller skating crew in 1970s Chicago. The film also stars Nick Cannon, Meagan Good, Brandon T... |
| "Wish Everyday Was Christmas" | 2010 | non-album single |
Music videos
| Year | Title | rowspan=2|2005 | "Girlfight" | Chris Robinson |
|---|---|---|
| "Boogie Oogie Oogie" | Kevin Hunter | |
| 2006 | "D-Girl (DopeGirl)" | Benny Boom |
External links
- Brooke Valentine at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....