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Avant

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Biography

Hailed as the "new voice of ghetto soul" and the first act signed to basketball great Magic Johnson's Magic Johnson Music, Cleveland native Avant (born Myron Avant) debuted in 1998 with the song “Separated,” released on Payton Entertainment -- the label operated by his manager, Eric Payton. The single received airplay on top-rated Chicago radio station WGCI prior to being selected for inclusion on the 1999 MCA compilation Against the Seasons: Cold Winter Songs from the Dead Summer Heat. This set the stage for the May 2000 release of Avant’s debut album, My Thoughts, released on Johnson’s Moder Jords Massiva label via MCA. A couple months later, “Separated” -- aided by regular play on BET and The Box -- topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. A cover of René & Angela's 1983 classic “My First Love,” featuring KeKe Wyatt, reached the Top Five and helped increase My Thoughts' popularity with lovers of sophisticated R&B. Avant released three more albums through Moder Jords Massiva, all of which were distributed by Universal and featured one major single. Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (2002) was propelled by “Makin’ Good Love,” the singer’s third Top Ten R&B single. The sprawling Private Room (2003), weighed down by some substandard material, nonetheless produced yet another Top Ten R&B hit in “Read My Mind.” Director (2006) repeated the feat with the equally successful “4 Minutes.” Avant subsequently signed to Capitol -- a move that did not impede his momentum. A self-titled album (2008) peaked in the Top Ten of the R&B Albums chart, just like Avant’s first four albums, yet he moved once more to Verve Forecast, where he issued The 18th Letter (2010). ~ Ed Hogan & Andy Kellman, Rovi

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  1.  
    Lyrics
    Yeah yeah
    Listen babe
    Every time I see you, I get a bad vibe
    Just thinkin' of someone else in between your thighs
    And you thought you were slick, had tricks up your sleeve
    Separated - (4:15)  -  26,685 plays
  2.  
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    Yes, don't close the door
    Listen, I've been waitin' to tell you this
    You are, more than a man could ever want
    Wait a minute, just let me there, listen
    I stepped in a club in your hood
    Read Your Mind - (4:15)  -  25,785 plays
  3.  
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    H-hold up, hold up
    Slow down, slow down
    Listen, give me 10 minutes
    Well, well gimme 5 minutes
    Aight, b-before you leave
    4 Minutes - (4:00)  -  25,605 plays
  4.  
    Lyrics
    I'm doing this for all my ladies
    I know you thinking yo it sound like a lullaby right?
    This is for you
    Getting through
    This is true
    Makin' Good Love - (4:32)  -  25,196 plays
  5.  
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    Can you take me telling you the truth
    When I know the situation is shadiest
    But my girl, will you...
    Believe when I say I knew that you be tripping
    So I slept out in my ride in the driveway
    When It Hurts - (3:55)  -  17,004 plays
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