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Lyfe Jennings

170 Shouts   -   1,441,685 Scrobbles

Biography

Not that he'd wish it on anyone, but it was during his ten-year sentence in prison that Lyfe Jennings developed his honest sound, thanks to isolation and Erykah Badu. It was an arson charge that put the Toledo, OH, native in prison. His musical aspirations started in the church choir and grew in The Dotsons, a teenaged group that Lyfe formed with his brother and a couple cousins. Prison made his music deeper, according to Lyfe, and when a copy of Erykah Badu's Baduizm ended up in his cell in 1997, he was inspired and had the feeling that this introspective edge to his music was worth developing. Two days after his December 2002 release from prison, he was recording a four-song demo CD. The day after that, he was performing live in a club. He only had a month of freedom before he was on-stage at the famous Apollo. He was booed when he walked on-stage with an acoustic guitar, but when the Apollo audience heard his gritty falsetto and lyrical songwriting, they were swayed -- swayed to the tune of five amateur-night victories in a row. Lyfe figures he sold a thousand copies of his four-song demo CD during his Apollo "residency." That, along with a ton of calls from promoters and record label execs on his answering machine back in Ohio, influenced Lyfe to move to New York City and pursue a major-label deal. Columbia had the right offer and released his debut, Lyfe 268-192 (his inmate number), in August of 2004. A year after its original release, the album was reissued with a new version of "Hypothetically" featuring American Idol winner Fantasia added as a bonus track. The more hip-hop-oriented follow-up, The Phoenix, arrived in 2006, with Three 6 Mafia and Young Buck making guest appearances. Lyfe Change, released two years later, featured a handful of new production associates, as well as a verse from T.I. Jennings began working on another album, tentatively titled Sooner or Later, which he stated would be his last. It finally appeared in 2010 as I Still Believe In You and featured guest spots from Bryan-Michael Cox, Warryn Campbell, Fabolous, Bobby Valentino, Ludacris, Anthony Hamilton and Jazmine Sullivan. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi

Top Songs

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  1.  
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    Must be nice
    Having someone who understands the life you live
    Must be nice
    Having someone who's slow to take and quick to give
    Must be nice
    Must Be Nice - (3:53)  -  22,693 plays
  2.  
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    So we, we talked about this goodbye thing, man
    And Def, I mean but I just thought man
    We had so much history together
    She was, she was with me when I was in the joint
    You know what I am sayin'? Writin' me back and forth
    Let's Stay Together - (4:33)  -  8,717 plays
  3.  
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    Eh, yo, yo, now see most cats, would take advantage of you right now
    But I ain't gone do that yo, I'mma give you the game, right
    I'mma give it to you because I would want somebody
    To give my little girl the game when she done found her S.E.X.
    Life's a trip
    S.E.X. - (3:19)  -  7,749 plays
  4.  
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    First thing's first
    Baby, I apologize for all of the lies
    That I’ve told you up to now
    I promise I’ll
    Change my ways if you stay
    I Can't - (3:57)  -  4,666 plays
  5.  
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    Rollin' in my two door Monte Carlo
    Lookin' for somebody I can borrow
    Five or ten dollars ‘til tomorrow
    I’m doin' bad ya’ll, uh-uhn
    I just smoked my last pack of cigarettes today
    Stick Up Kid - (4:09)  -  4,537 plays
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