Brooke Valentine
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Brooke Valentine (born October 5, 1985),[citation needed] is an American R&B singer-songwriter. She started her musical career as a member of the female group Best Kept Secret.[1] To pursue a solo career, she moved to Los Angeles, California and signed to Subliminal Entertainment/Virgin Records.
She released her debut album Chain Letter in March 2005. It sold 340,000 copies in the United States.[2] The album features her hit debut single, "Girlfight" released late 2004, in a collaboration with rappers Big Boi and Lil Jon, a song about tension between two girls which ends up in a catfight.
The first single from her second album Physical Education was "D-Girl" ("Dope Girl"), which did not chart, along with a second single, "Pimped Out", in November 2006. The release of the album was canceled during the Capitol & Virgin Records merge in 2007, the future of the project is currently unknown. Valentine has been in the studio working on her next album, due out in 2009.[citation needed]
Discography
Albums
- Chain Letter
- Released: March 15, 2005
- Label: Subliminal Entertainment/Virgin Records
- Chart Positions: #16 U.S.[3]
- U.S. Sales: 340,000[2]
- Singles: "Girlfight", "Long as You Come Home"
- Physical Education
- Released: Unreleased
- Singles: "D-Girl", "Pimped Out"
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions[4] | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Pop | UK | IRE | AUS | NZ | GER | SWI | |||
| 2004 | "Girlfight" (featuring Lil Jon & Big Boi) | 23 | 13 | 30 | 35 | 47 | 50 | 28 | 70 | 61 | Chain Letter |
| "Long as You Come Home" | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Boogie Oogie Oogie" (featuring Yo-Yo & Fabolous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Roll Bounce Soundtrack | |
| 2006 | "D-Girl" (featuring Pimp C) | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Physical Education |
| "Pimped Out" (featuring Dem Franchize Boyz) | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Album appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Guerilla Nasty" (Guerilla Black featuring Brooke Valentine) | Guerilla City |
| 2006 | "Dutty Wine Gal" (Beenie Man featuring Brooke Valentine) | Undisputed |
Extras
- 2006: "H-Town Shit" (Brooke Valentine featuring Bun B)
References
- ^ Brooke Valentine biography
- ^ a b Noah Berlatsky (August 17, 2007). Get Big or Go Home Chicago Reader. Accessed September 4, 2008.
- ^ U.S. album chart positions
- ^ Brooke Valentine featuring Lil Jon and Big Boi - Girlfight - Music Charts αCharts. Accessed September 4, 2008.
External links
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