Dalvin DeGrate
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| Birth name | Dalvin Ertimus DeGrate |
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| Born | July 23, 1971 |
| Origin | Charlotte, North Carolina |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
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Dalvin Ertimus DeGrate (born July 23, 1971, in Hampton, Virginia) is an American R&B and soul musician, singer and rapper, best known for his days as Mr. Dalvin, one-quarter of the R&B group Jodeci.[1]
Career
The rapper for the group, DeGrate rarely sang lead on Jodeci tracks, although he has production and songwriting credits on Diary of A Mad Band and The Show, The After Party, The Hotel.[2] He occasionally played drums onstage.
He released his first solo album, Met.A.Mor.Phic, on 18 April 2000, with the single "Why Can't We".
He moved to Def Jam Recordings, and recorded his second album, Met.A.Mor.Phic 2: The Rivalry Of A Singer and A Rapper, with appearances by Method Man, Redman, Ludacris. The album was due to be released in 2010, but he decided to leave Def Jam and form his own label, DeGrate Productions, after a dispute.
his most recent album, titled "Egomaniac", was released in August 2012.
Discography
- Forever My Lady (1991)
- Diary of a Mad Band (1993)
- The Show, the After Party, the Hotel (1995)
- The Past, The Present, The Future (2015)
Solo
- Met.A.Mor.Phic (2000)
- Met.A.Mor.Phic 2 (unreleased)
- Egomaniac (2012)
References
- ↑ "Dalvin DeGrate". IMDb. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Biography: Dalvin DeGrate". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 May 2010.