Songwriter-turned-R&B-superstar who released the debut album In a Perfect World..., which charted at #4 on the Billboard 200. 

Before Fame

She started her career at the age of fourteen in the band D'Signe. She was a member of the songwriting team called The Clutch. 

Trivia

Besides her hit singles, she is known for her acting in the film Think Like a Man in 2012. 

Family Life

She grew up in a middle-class family in Decatur, Georgia with four other siblings. She dated basketball player Serge Ibaka.

Associated With

Her singing debut was on the single "The Way I Are" by Timbaland.

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