Rell (singer)
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| Birth name | Wilbur Gerrell Gaddis |
| Born | July 22, 1976 |
| Origin | Def Jam, Atlantic , Dame Dash Music Group, Top Ten Entertainment |
Gerrell Gaddis (born July 22, 1976), better known by his stage name Rell, is an American R&B singer and songwriter from Bowman, South Carolina. He was the first male R&B singer to sign to New York City-based label Roc-A-Fella Records, where he recorded with artists such as Kanye West, Jay-Z, Consequence, and Young Gunz.
Life and career
Rell grew up in
In 2001, Rell met agreeable terms with Jay-Z, and began retooling for his cancelled debut, The Remedy. The project spawned a new and official lead single titled, "If That's My Baby". While the album was scheduled for a September release, after the release of another single, "It's Obvious", the album was slated to be released in spring 2002. In early 2002, yet again the expected reworked version of The Remedy was shelved.
In 2004, Rell began work on yet another project, titled Long Time Coming. In promotion of the album, Rell released several leftover tracks from his cancelled project The Remedy on numerous mixtapes and limited Roc-a-Fella EP samplers. Rell eventually released "Real Love" as the lead single for Long Time Coming in 2005. However, in the midst of the release, Rell was moved from the Roc label to Dame Dash Music Group. Under the new label, Long was to be released in May 2006. Unfortunately disagreements and lack of promotion from the new label ended up shelving Rell's album and he initially split from the label.
In 2007, collaborations with Latin
In 2009, Rell teamed with
In 2011, Rell wrote "Love Contract" on Musiq Soulchild's album, MusiqInTheMagiq.
Discography
Album
- The Remedy (2001) (Unreleased)[5]
Singles
- 1997: "Ghetto Stash"
- 1998: "Love for Free" (feat. Jay-Z)
- 1999: "When Will You See"
- 2000: "Darlin'"
- 2001: "If That's My Baby"
- 2002: "It's Obvious" (feat. Jay-Z)
- 2004: "No Better Love" (Remix)1
- 2004: "Real Love" (feat. Kanye West & Consequence)
- 2007: "Calm My Nerves" (Don Omar featuring Rell)
- 2008: "Swagga"
1 The song was to be released on Rell's first version of The Remedy but was re-recorded for Young Gunz and a possible track for Rell's other unreleased project, Long Time Coming.
Filmography
- 1998: Streets Is Watching
- 2002: State Property
- 2003: Death of a Dynasty
- 2010: Code Blue
References
- ^ Stewart, Shea. New take on an old sound, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Published January 26, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
- ^ Cristiano, Nick. The Revelations Featuring Tre Williams: The Bleeding Edge, The Philadelphia Inquirer. Published December 27, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
- ^ Stampone, David R. Pendergrass tribute highlights World Cafe Live show, The Philadelphia Inquirer. Published January 25, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
- ^ Yates, Don. The Revelations featuring Tre' Williams: The Bleeding Edge, KEXP-FM. Published September 29, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
- ^ "Rell – The Remedy". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
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