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{{Short description|American singer (born 1979)}}
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| birth_name = Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III | image = Aloe Blacc 2011.jpg
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'''Aloe Blacc''' (born '''Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III'''<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/aloe-blacc-scala-london-2278978.html |title=Aloe Blacc, Scala, London |first=Enjoli |last=Liston |work=] |date=5 May 2011 |publisher=] |location=] |issn=0951-9467 |oclc=185201487 |accessdate=5 May 2011}}</ref> in 1979) is an ] ] ], rapper, and musician. He is a first generation African-American with parents born in Panama.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lastereo.tv/post/aloe-blacc-x-la-stereo-interview|title=Aloe Blacc x LA Stereo interview}}</ref>


'''Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III''' (born January 7, 1979),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Mike|date=January 7, 2023 |title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 7, 2023 includes celebrities Nicolas Cage, Kenny Loggins |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-7-2023-includes-celebrities-nicolas-cage-kenny-loggins.html |access-date=January 7, 2023 |website=]}}</ref> known professionally as '''Aloe Blacc''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|l|oʊ|_|ˈ|b|l|æ|k|audio=en-us-Aloe Blacc.oga}}), is an American singer and rapper. He is best known for his guest performance on ]'s 2013 single "]", which peaked on the charts in 22 countries, including in ] and the ]. As a lead artist, he is known for his singles "]" and "]", the latter of which topped the ].<ref name=RollingStone>{{cite web|last=Doyle|first=Patrick|title=How Avicii Helped Aloe Blacc Wake Up and Break Out|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/how-avicii-helped-aloe-blacc-wake-up-and-break-out-20130828|work=August 28, 2013|date=August 28, 2013|publisher=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name="MTV Wake Me Up">{{cite web|last=Lancaster|first=Elizabeth|title=Avicii Describes His 'Straight-Away' Attraction to 'Wake Me Up'|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1713533/avicii-wake-me-up.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908090348/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1713533/avicii-wake-me-up.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 8, 2013|work=September 5, 2013|publisher=MTV|access-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Aloe Blacc Teams with NDLON, abc* Foundation for Acoustic Video of No. 1 "Wake Me Up"|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/23/aloe-blacc-ndlon-vid-idUSnPnLA170v7+160+PRN20131023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201609/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/23/aloe-blacc-ndlon-vid-idUSnPnLA170v7+160+PRN20131023|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 29, 2013|work=October 24, 2013|publisher=Reuter's|access-date=October 24, 2013|date=October 23, 2013}}</ref> Aside from his solo career, Aloe Blacc is also a member of the hip hop duo ], alongside American record producer ].
==Early career and ''Shine Through'' (1995-2009)==
Blacc first began his music career in 1995 as a rapper with producer ] in the ] duo ]. By the end of the 1990s, Blacc was a "]" on a ] tour in Europe. The duo released six albums in total. This also led to Blacc working with the French Jazz group ].


==Early life==
In 2003, he signed with ] and started a solo career. He released his debut ] in the same year. He then released a debut album, entitled '']'' on July 11, 2006. It was released on ], ] and ] (on the ] website).
Aloe Blacc was born Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III to ] parents in southern California's ].<ref>{{cite web|author=Complex Mag|title=Interview: Aloe Blacc Talks New Album, Touring, and His Rap Past|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/08/interview-aloe-blacc-new-album-touring-rap|work=August 20, 2012|publisher=Complex|access-date=October 26, 2013}}</ref> Growing up in ],<ref name="Bose">{{cite web|last=Bose|first=Lillideshan|title=Retro Soul Singer and OC Local Aloe Blacc Talks About his Socio-Political Fetish|url=http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2010/09/aloe_blacc_interview.php|work=September 28, 2010|publisher=OC Weekly|access-date=October 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201653/http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2010/09/aloe_blacc_interview.php|archive-date=October 29, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> he began playing a rented trumpet in third grade. When it made more sense to buy the instrument, Dawkins had what he later described as a "very specific moment" in his evolution as a musician: "It forced me to be serious about it. I couldn't just do it to get out of the classroom", he said in a 2010 interview. His exposure to ] in fourth grade was equally significant. "It wasn't too far off from the trumpet moment...I had a hip hop moment and a musician moment".<ref name="Hip Hop DX">{{cite web|last=Vasquez|first=Andre|title=Underground Report: Aloe Blacc & Exile|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.1599/title.underground-report-aloe-blacc-exile|work=September 17, 2010|publisher=Hip Hop DX|access-date=October 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030103816/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.1599/title.underground-report-aloe-blacc-exile|archive-date=October 30, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>


A Renaissance Scholar at the ], Dawkins majored in ] and ] and graduated in 2001. He worked briefly in the corporate sector for ].<ref name="Bose" /><ref name="LA Times">{{cite news|last=Weiss|first=Jeff|title=Rappers Flow Towards Singing|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-ca-rappers-singers-20101114-story.html|work=November 14, 2010|publisher=Los Angeles Times|access-date=October 28, 2013|date=November 14, 2010}}</ref>
He later went on to tour across Europe and the U.S. with ]. During this time, he also worked on his second solo album, "Good Things".


==Career==
In 2009, collaborating with Japanese Hip Hop Producer ], calling themselves Bee, he released the album "Open Your Mind" on ] records.
===1995–2002: Early career===
In 1995, Aloe Blacc teamed with hip hop producer ] and formed ]—"no name" backwards—which was inspired by the title of the ] song "Emanon".<ref name="Hip Hop DX" /> With ] loops and jazz samples, Emanon became a mainstay of the indie rap underground and released their first mixtape in 1996, followed by the EP ''Acid 9'' in 1999.<ref name="LA Times" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Emanon – Acid 9|year=1999 |url=http://www.discogs.com/Emanon-Acid-Nine-EP/release/793864|publisher=Discogs|access-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref> They subsequently published six projects: the demo album ''Imaginary Friends'' (1996), a compilation called ''Steps Through Time'' (2001), the albums ''The Waiting Room'' (2005) and ''Dystopia'' (2016), and the EPs ''Acid 9'' (1998) and ''Anon & On (2002)''. A fourth album, ''Bird's Eye View'', was recorded but shelved.{{citation needed |date=July 2024}} While Emanon was Aloe Blacc's primary project during this period, he additionally toured and recorded with the members of the collective Lootpack and worked with the French jazz group Jazz Liberatorz.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/191199-Jazz-Liberatorz|title=Jazz Liberatorz|website=Discogs|access-date=April 29, 2020}}</ref>


Emanon appeared as contestants on a 1998 episode of ]'s '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBwvgoxBWHw|title=Lisa *Left Eye* Lopez & Brian McKnight – the Cut|website=]|date=April 8, 2020 }}</ref>
==Mainstream success and ''Good Things'' (2010-present)==
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===2003–2009: ''Shine Through''===
'Good Things' was originally released on Stones Throw records in the fall of 2010. It was produced by Jeff Dynamite and Leon Michels for TRUTH & SOUL Productions.
{{Main|Shine Through}}


Aloe Blacc launched his career as a solo artist in 2003, releasing two EPs and signing to ] in 2006, after label head ] heard him sing and immediately offered him a contract for the 2006 full-length ''Shine Through''.<ref name="LA Times" /> By then, Aloe Blacc had become more focused on songwriting, a change inspired in part by his social consciousness: "I was uncomfortable with the state of hip hop being largely about the expression of ego. I wondered how I could be more crafty at writing songs in the form of a rap that actually expressed more than ego, style and finesse," he stated. "I figured I would educate myself to learn more about songwriting and apply that later to hip hop."<ref name="Hip Hop DX" />
In 2010, Blacc signed a recording contract with ] for the UK and Ireland. His album "Good Things" was released there later in the year, as was his single, "]".<ref name="hitquarters.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_JoCharrington_int.html |title=Interview with Jo Charrington |publisher=]|date=29 Nov 2010 |accessdate=02 Dec 2010}}</ref>


''Shine Through'' was Aloe Blacc's first full-length album and was released in 2006. It received significant media attention in the U.S. and abroad. '']'' wrote that ''Shine Through'' had "flashes of keen musical interpolation" and signaled "some sort of greatness",<ref>{{cite web|last=Fennessey|first=Sean|title=Aloe Blacc: Shine Through|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9713-shine-through/|work=December 15, 2006|publisher=Pitchfork|access-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref> ] named the track "Nascimento" as song of the day, and '']'' noted that ''Shine Through'' flows beautifully from one track to the next, infusing old-school funk and soul with a modern essence that makes it incredibly unique <ref name="Song of the Day">{{cite news|last=Murph|first=John|title=Blissful Optimism Fades into Doubt|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5541631|work=July 10, 2006|publisher=NPR/Song of the Day|access-date=October 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Walker|first=Ian|title=Aloe Blacc – Good Things|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=76896512|work=October 9, 2010|date=May 23, 2023 |publisher=Absolute Punk}}</ref>
He also recorded a cover version of the ] song "]" in Spanish titled "Gente Ordinaria".{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} Blacc then went on to write the song "At All" for ]'s album '']'' after meeting the German singer backstage at a TV show.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}


Also in 2009, while working on his second album, Aloe Blacc toured Europe and the United States with Emanon and collaborated with the Japanese hip hop producer ] on a project called Bee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Bee-Open-Your-Mind/release/2116653|title=Bee (9) – Open Your Mind|website=Discogs|date=June 4, 2009|access-date=April 29, 2020}}</ref>
His song "I Need a Dollar" is used for the intro song for the ] show '']'', and was featured as the ] Single of the Week. Blacc has performed the song live on many television shows such as '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''.<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011ktfl |title=Episode 7|publisher=]|accessdate=28 May 2011}}</ref> "I Need a Dollar" is also one of the featured songs in ]' 2011 boxing game, '']''. In April 2011, the song was also featured in a commercial for ] cellular phone services.


In 2006, Aloe Blacc attended Melbourne's ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/about/alumni |title=Red Bull Music Academy |website=www.redbullmusicacademy.com |access-date=April 28, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418205543/http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/about/alumni |archive-date=April 18, 2016 }}</ref>
His single "]" was widely successful across ] reaching top ten in many countries including the UK. Following the success of "]" his album, '']'' started to receive attention and charted in many European countries. The album also managed to chart in the US, at number ten on the ] chart and forty-one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The second single from the album,"]" was released on the 7 March 2011 and peaked at eight in Austria and top forty in 3 other counties.


===2010–2011: ''Good Things''===
He is also set to release his ninth album with his ] ] duo ] titled "Bird's Eye View" in 2011.
{{Main|Good Things (Aloe Blacc album)}}
]


In 2010, Aloe Blacc released ''Good Things'' on Stones Throw Records. A commercial success, the album was certified gold in the UK, France, Germany, and Australia, among other countries, and ultimately hit double platinum sales. The single "]", which was used as the theme song to the ] series '']'',<ref name=EW>{{cite web|last=Vozick-Levinson|first=Simon|title=Aloe Blacc's 'I Need a Dollar' (the awesome 'How to Make It in America' theme song) gets a music video|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/04/05/aloe-blacc-need-dollar-video/|work=April 5, 2010|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=October 26, 2013}}</ref> reached one million in sales in 2013. Two additional singles, "Loving You Is Killing Me" and "Green Lights", became European hits as well.<ref>{{cite web|title=Archival Charts (Soundscan)|url=http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/nielsen-solutions/audience-measurement.html|work=2013|publisher=Neilson Soundscan (by subscription only)|access-date=October 26, 2013}}</ref> ''Good Things'' was praised by the media, receiving positive reviews in the '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']'', among others.<ref name=EW /><ref>{{cite web|last=Parkin|first=Chris|title=Album Review: Aloe Blacc – Good Thing|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/aloe-blacc/11580|work=September 24, 2010|date=September 24, 2010|publisher=NME|access-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kennedy|first=Adam|title=Aloe Blacc Good Things Review|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/jxvh|work=September 27, 2010|publisher=BBC|access-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Reeves|first=Mosi|title=Aloe Blacc Good Things|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/aloe-blacc-good-things-stones-throw/|work=September 9, 2010|date=September 9, 2010|publisher=Spin|access-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Martens|first=Todd|title=72 Hours: Os Mutantes, Aloe Blacc and the Wu-Tang Clan top this weekend's shows|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/12/72-hours.html|work=December 2, 2010|publisher=Los Angeles Times|access-date=October 23, 2013|date=December 2, 2010}}</ref> Shortly after the release of the record, Aloe Blacc signed with ]'s XIX Management.<ref>{{cite web|author=CMU Staff|title=Fuller company forms label with Sony|url=http://www.completemusicupdate.com/article/fuller-company-forms-label-with-sony|work=November 24, 2011|publisher=CMU|access-date=October 26, 2013}}</ref>
On 25 April 2011, he performed on the ] ] and played 3 songs. He played the hits "]" and "]" and also covered the ] song "]".


In 2011, Aloe Blacc contributed a track to the album ''Red Hot + Rio 2'', a follow-up to the 1996 '']'', with all proceeds donated to raise money and awareness to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues. That year, he performed on the main stages at major festivals such as ] and ] in Australia with his primary touring band, the Grand Scheme. In 2012, he appeared at the ] festival in Rotterdam, ] in Chicago, and ] in Montreal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.northseajazz.com/en/program/2012/sunday-8-july/15965-aloe-blacc-the-grand-scheme/|title=Aloe Blacc & The Grand Scheme {{!}} NN North Sea Jazz Festival|website=www.northseajazz.com|access-date=April 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=North Sea Jazz 2012 – Interview Aloe Blacc| date=July 11, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI2xY6vhn1E| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/BI2xY6vhn1E| archive-date=November 17, 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=April 29, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
Also in 2011, he collaborated with ] on the track "Baby", and Clare Moreno on the track "Nascimento (Rebirth)-Scene II", for the ] most recent charitable album "Red Hot + Rio 2". The album is a follow-up to the 1996 "]". Proceeds from the sales will be donated to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues.


===2012–present: Major label debut ''Lift Your Spirit''===
In 2011, Kenneth Bager featured Aloe Blacc on "The Sound of Swing, Pt. 2 (Oh Na Na)" co-written by ].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Sound of Swing, Pt. 2|url=http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/city-lounge-cool-tempo-new/id429618586|accessdate=3 August 2011}}</ref>
{{Main|Lift Your Spirit}}


In 2012, Aloe Blacc contributed vocals to the debut album by the French music project ], established by Emile Omar.
==Television appearances==
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Aloe Blacc was introduced to Swedish DJ ] by ]'s co-vocalist ]. As a result, in 2013, Aloe Blacc co-wrote the song "]" with Avicii.<ref name="RollingStone" /> With Aloe Blacc on vocals, the song reached #1 in 103 countries and became the fastest-selling single in the UK, with 267,000 copies sold in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|last=Renshaw|first=David|title=Avicii's mix of EDM and country has given ravers a wake-up call|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/24/avicii-mixes-edm-country-dance-dj-miami|work=October 24, 2013|date=October 24, 2013|publisher=The Guardian|access-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref> He also collaborated with Avicii on a track called "Liar Liar" that featured ]. In September of that year, Aloe Blacc signed with ]<ref>{{cite web|last=Kawashima|first=Dale|title=Interview with John Ehmann, Senior Director of A&R at Interscope Records|url=http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/john-ehmann-123.htm|work=2013|publisher=Songwriter Universe|access-date=October 26, 2013}}</ref> and released an EP, titled '']''. The five-track album included the songs "Love Is the Answer", "Can You Do This", and "Ticking Bomb", as well as an acoustic version of "Wake Me Up".<ref>{{cite web|last=Lewis|first=Brittany|title=Aloe Blacc Releases Pharrell-Produced New Single|url=http://globalgrind.com/2013/09/25/aloe-blacc-pharrell-produced-love-is-the-answer-new-music/|work=September 25, 2013|date=September 25, 2013|publisher=Global Grind|access-date=October 26, 2013}}</ref> "Ticking Bomb" was used as the background music in a '']'' TV ad, and "The Man" appeared in ] commercials featuring ], ], ], and ].
==Discography==
===Studio albums===
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In October 2013, Aloe Blacc released a music video for the track "Wake Me Up", in collaboration with the immigrant rights group ] and the ABC* Foundation's Healing Power of Music Initiative. The director was ],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://themusic.com.au/features/aloe-blacc-bryget-chrisfield/hiiSmJuanZw/|title=Hit Songs Just Afford Aloe Blacc "The Opportunity to Be a Philanthropist"|last=Chrisfield|first=Bryget |date=February 13, 2019|website=]|access-date=December 18, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{IMDb title|id=10927834|title=Aloe Blacc: Wake Me Up (2013)}}</ref> and the cast consisted of immigrant activists.<ref>{{cite web|last=Le|first=Van|title= Must-watch: Wake Me Up featuring Aloe Blacc and Dreamer Hareth Andrade |url=http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/must-watch-wake-me-up-featuring-aloe-blacc-and-dreamer-hareth-andrade|work=October 23, 2013|date=October 23, 2013|publisher=America's Voice|access-date=October 26, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Aloe Blacc Teams with NDLON, abc* Foundation for Acoustic Video of No. 1 "Wake Me Up" |url=http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/10/23/5332883/aloe-blacc-teams-with-ndlon-abc.html |work=October 23, 2013 |publisher=Herald Online (Via Interscope) |access-date=October 24, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201340/http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/10/23/5332883/aloe-blacc-teams-with-ndlon-abc.html |archive-date=October 29, 2013 }}</ref>
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Aloe Blacc's Interscope/XIX debut, '']'', was released in November 2013 and featured production by ], ], and songwriter Harold Lilly, among others.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sciaretto|first=Amy|title=Aloe Blacc to Release "Lift Your Spirit" in Early 2014|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/aloe-blacc-to-release-lift-your-spirit-in-early-2014/10690847|work=August 20, 2013|publisher=ARTISTdirect|access-date=October 26, 2013|archive-date=September 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923004427/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/aloe-blacc-to-release-lift-your-spirit-in-early-2014/10690847|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the UK, he helped promote his album by performing tracks from it on '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b043hk0l|title=Episode 4, Series 44, Later... with Jools Holland – BBC Two|website=BBC|access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref>
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Aloe Blacc features on the song "The World Is Ours", from '']'', a compilation album released for the ], held in Brazil in June and July 2014.<ref>, mtv.co.uk; accessed September 26, 2014.</ref>
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Also in 2014, it was announced that Aloe Blacc would be the guest advisor for ]'s team on ] of '']''.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=NBCTheVoice|author=The Voice|number=433040563349118977|date=February 11, 2014|title=Drumroll please...@adamlevine's Season 6 advisor is the talented @aloeblacc! RT to welcome him to #TheVoice fam.}}</ref>
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On May 5, 2015, a sneak peek of ]'s single "]", featuring Aloe Blacc, aired on ]'s ''Draft Academy''. The song was released on May 14.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ESPNMusic/status/595649198063771648|title=ESPN Music on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=July 14, 2018}}</ref>
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In February 2016, Aloe Blacc announced his contribution to the film '']'', a song called "Let the Games Begin".
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In 2016, Exile and Aloe Blacc released their first album as Emanon since 2005, titled ''Dystopia'', which features guest rappers ] and Cashus King.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.okayplayer.com/audio/aloe-blacc-returns-to-hip-hop-roots-on-new-emanon-album-dystopia-with-exile.html|title=Listen to Aloe Blacc + Exile's New Project 'Dystopia'|date=December 1, 2016|website=Okayplayer|access-date=April 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thedirtyscience.com/dirty-news/emanon-dystopia/|title=Emanin – Dystopia|date=November 26, 2016|website=The Dirty Science|access-date=April 29, 2020}}</ref>
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In 2017, Aloe Blacc provided vocals for the ] song "]".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Tiesto Chases Big, Wide Skies on 'Carry You Home' with Aloe Blacc, Stargate: Listen|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7981782/tiesto-carry-you-home-aloe-blacc-stargate-listen|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
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On May 20, 2018, he performed "Wake Me Up" with ] as part of a tribute to Avicii at ].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Watch Nick Jonas, Wiz Khalifa & More Guests Surprise EDC Las Vegas 2018|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8457636/edc-las-vegas-2018-surprise-guests|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
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A ] song with Avicii, titled "]", was released on April 10, 2019.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8506512/avicii-sos-aloe-blacc|title=Avicii's First Posthumous Single 'SOS,' Feat. Aloe Blacc: Listen|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 9, 2019}}</ref> The following month, on May 16, Aloe Blacc was featured on a song with ], titled "Hurt People".
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In 2020, he competed in ] of '']'' as "Mushroom" and finished in second place, behind ] as the "Sun".{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}
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In March 2024, Aloe Blacc featured on an ] remix of ]'s 1961 single "]", titled "Darling", by South African DJ and record producer Shimza.<ref>{{Cite news |author-link=Gagasi FM |date=March 5, 2024 |title=Shimza and Aloe Blacc join forces to present "Darling" |url=https://gagasiworld.co.za/shimza-and-aloe-blacc-join-forces-to-present-darling/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305075351/https://gagasiworld.co.za/shimza-and-aloe-blacc-join-forces-to-present-darling/ |archive-date=March 5, 2024 |access-date=April 2, 2024 |work=Gagasi World}}</ref> In May 2024, he announced that he would release a two-part series of EPs, titled ''Rock My Soul'', consisting of soul covers of rock songs. The first volume was released on June 7<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lewry |first=Fraser |date=May 21, 2024 |title=Soul star Aloe Blacc gives Soundgarden's Black Hole Sun a R&B makeover |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/aloe-blacc-black-hole-sun |access-date=May 26, 2024 |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2024 |title=Aloe Blacc Tackles Soundgarden, No Doubt on Covers EP Series |url=https://www.spin.com/2024/05/aloe-blacc-tackles-soundgarden-no-doubt-on-covers-ep-series/ |access-date=May 26, 2024 |website=]}}</ref> and the second on June 28.
*Released: July 11, 2006

*Label: ]
==Philanthropy==
*Formats: ], ]
Aloe Blacc is actively involved in ], a charity whose mission is to end malaria deaths through "engaging leaders, rallying the public, and delivering life-saving tools and education to families across Africa".<ref>{{cite web|title=Mission Statement|url=http://www.malarianomore.org/|work=2013|publisher=Malaria No More|access-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Blacc|first=Aloe|title=My Journey of Discovery in Ghana with Malaria No More UK|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/aloe-blacc/my-journey-of-discovery-i_1_b_1437111.html|work=April 19, 2012|publisher=Huffington Post|access-date=October 22, 2013|date=April 19, 2012}}</ref>
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===Extended plays=== ==Personal life==
Aloe Blacc is married to Mexican-Australian rapper ]. In 2013, they had their first child, a daughter.<ref>{{cite web|title=Who is Aloe Blacc? You already know him|url=http://www.chicagonow.com/music-mom/2014/03/who-is-aloe-blacc-you-already-know-him/|publisher=Chicago Now|access-date=September 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330063457/http://www.chicagonow.com/music-mom/2014/03/who-is-aloe-blacc-you-already-know-him/|archive-date=March 30, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2016, they had a son.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/mc-ent-aloe-blacc-musikfest-bethlehem-20170731-story.html|title=Aloe Blacc, headlining Musikfest, is waking up listeners|date=August 4, 2017 }}</ref>
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==Awards==
===Brit Award===
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*Released: 12 July 2003
* 2011 Soul Train Awards – Centric Award (nomination)<ref>{{cite web|title=Centric Award|url=http://www.bet.com/shows/soul-train-awards/2011/nominees/centric-award.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123164134/http://www.bet.com/shows/soul-train-awards/2011/nominees/centric-award.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 23, 2011|work=2011|publisher=BET|access-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref>
*Label: N/A
* 2011 Worker's Voice Award<ref>{{cite news|last=Closs|first=Wyatt|title=2011 Workers Voice Awards Named, Signals Strong Year for Worker-Based Themes in Pop Culture|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/wyatt-closs/2011-workers-voice-awards_b_1116466.html|work=November 28, 2011|publisher=Huffington Post|access-date=October 22, 2013|date=November 28, 2011}}</ref>
*Format: ], ]
* ] BET Awards – Centric Award (nominated)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6084917/beyonce-jay-z-lead-2014-bet-awards|title=Beyonce & Jay Z Lead 2014 BET Awards|publisher=Billboard|date=January 26, 2014|access-date=May 14, 2014}}</ref>
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*Released: 28 September 2004
*Label: N/A
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==Selected television appearances==
===With Emanon===
* 2013 – '']'' – season 17, episode 5
{{main|Emanon#Discography|l1=Emanon Discography}}
* 2014 – '']'' – season 19, episode 2
* 2016 – '']'' as Boris the Frog, singing "]"<ref>{{cite web |title=Who covers Beatles songs in Netflix's new series Beat Bugs? |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-08-03/who-covers-beatles-songs-in-netflixs-new-series-beat-bugs/ |website=Radio Times}}</ref>
* 2017 – '']''<ref>{{cite news |title='Blackish' gives a powerful history lesson — with nods to 'Hamilton' and 'Schoolhouse Rock'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/10/04/blackish-gives-a-powerful-history-lesson-with-nods-to-hamilton-and-schoolhouse-rock/?noredirect=on |newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref>
* 2019 – '']''<ref>{{cite web|title=Songland |url=https://www.nbc.com/songland/video/aloe-blacc-fast-furious-presents-hobbs-shaw/3979958 |website=nbc.com |date=February 7, 2019 |access-date=July 8, 2024}}</ref> – season 1, episode 6
* 2019 – '']''
* 2020 – '']'' as "Mushroom" (runner-up) – season 4
* 2021 – '']'' – season 25, episode 7


===With Cradle === ==Discography==
{{Main|Aloe Blacc discography}}
* ''Bee - Open Your Mind'' (2009)

'''Studio albums'''
* '']'' (2006)
* '']'' (2010)
* '']'' (2013)
* ''Christmas Funk'' (2018)
* '']'' (2020)
* ''Stand Together'' (2025)


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Aloe Blacc
Aloe Blacc performing in 2011
BornEgbert Nathaniel Dawkins III
(1979-01-07) January 7, 1979 (age 46)
Laguna Hills, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
Years active1995–present
Spouse Maya Jupiter ​(m. 2010)​
Children2
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
DiscographyAloe Blacc discography
Labels
Member ofEmanon
Musical artist
Websitewww.aloeblacc.com Edit this at Wikidata

Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III (born January 7, 1979), known professionally as Aloe Blacc (/ˈæloʊ ˈblæk/ ), is an American singer and rapper. He is best known for his guest performance on Avicii's 2013 single "Wake Me Up", which peaked on the charts in 22 countries, including in Australia and the UK. As a lead artist, he is known for his singles "I Need a Dollar" and "The Man", the latter of which topped the UK Singles Chart. Aside from his solo career, Aloe Blacc is also a member of the hip hop duo Emanon, alongside American record producer Exile.

Early life

Aloe Blacc was born Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III to Panamanian parents in southern California's Orange County. Growing up in Laguna Hills, he began playing a rented trumpet in third grade. When it made more sense to buy the instrument, Dawkins had what he later described as a "very specific moment" in his evolution as a musician: "It forced me to be serious about it. I couldn't just do it to get out of the classroom", he said in a 2010 interview. His exposure to LL Cool J in fourth grade was equally significant. "It wasn't too far off from the trumpet moment...I had a hip hop moment and a musician moment".

A Renaissance Scholar at the University of Southern California, Dawkins majored in linguistics and psychology and graduated in 2001. He worked briefly in the corporate sector for Ernst & Young.

Career

1995–2002: Early career

In 1995, Aloe Blacc teamed with hip hop producer Exile and formed Emanon—"no name" backwards—which was inspired by the title of the Dizzy Gillespie song "Emanon". With breakbeat loops and jazz samples, Emanon became a mainstay of the indie rap underground and released their first mixtape in 1996, followed by the EP Acid 9 in 1999. They subsequently published six projects: the demo album Imaginary Friends (1996), a compilation called Steps Through Time (2001), the albums The Waiting Room (2005) and Dystopia (2016), and the EPs Acid 9 (1998) and Anon & On (2002). A fourth album, Bird's Eye View, was recorded but shelved. While Emanon was Aloe Blacc's primary project during this period, he additionally toured and recorded with the members of the collective Lootpack and worked with the French jazz group Jazz Liberatorz.

Emanon appeared as contestants on a 1998 episode of MTV's The Cut.

2003–2009: Shine Through

Main article: Shine Through

Aloe Blacc launched his career as a solo artist in 2003, releasing two EPs and signing to Stones Throw Records in 2006, after label head Chris Manak heard him sing and immediately offered him a contract for the 2006 full-length Shine Through. By then, Aloe Blacc had become more focused on songwriting, a change inspired in part by his social consciousness: "I was uncomfortable with the state of hip hop being largely about the expression of ego. I wondered how I could be more crafty at writing songs in the form of a rap that actually expressed more than ego, style and finesse," he stated. "I figured I would educate myself to learn more about songwriting and apply that later to hip hop."

Shine Through was Aloe Blacc's first full-length album and was released in 2006. It received significant media attention in the U.S. and abroad. Pitchfork wrote that Shine Through had "flashes of keen musical interpolation" and signaled "some sort of greatness", NPR named the track "Nascimento" as song of the day, and Absolute Punk noted that Shine Through flows beautifully from one track to the next, infusing old-school funk and soul with a modern essence that makes it incredibly unique

Also in 2009, while working on his second album, Aloe Blacc toured Europe and the United States with Emanon and collaborated with the Japanese hip hop producer Cradle on a project called Bee.

In 2006, Aloe Blacc attended Melbourne's Red Bull Music Academy.

2010–2011: Good Things

Main article: Good Things (Aloe Blacc album)
Aloe Blacc with Randal Fisher (saxophone) and Chris Bautista (trumpet) live at the NSJ Festival, Rotterdam, July 8, 2012.

In 2010, Aloe Blacc released Good Things on Stones Throw Records. A commercial success, the album was certified gold in the UK, France, Germany, and Australia, among other countries, and ultimately hit double platinum sales. The single "I Need A Dollar", which was used as the theme song to the HBO series How to Make It in America, reached one million in sales in 2013. Two additional singles, "Loving You Is Killing Me" and "Green Lights", became European hits as well. Good Things was praised by the media, receiving positive reviews in the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Spin, NME, and Entertainment Weekly, among others. Shortly after the release of the record, Aloe Blacc signed with Simon Fuller's XIX Management.

In 2011, Aloe Blacc contributed a track to the album Red Hot + Rio 2, a follow-up to the 1996 Red Hot + Rio, with all proceeds donated to raise money and awareness to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues. That year, he performed on the main stages at major festivals such as Glastonbury and Falls Festival in Australia with his primary touring band, the Grand Scheme. In 2012, he appeared at the North Sea Jazz festival in Rotterdam, Lollapalooza in Chicago, and Osheaga in Montreal.

2012–present: Major label debut Lift Your Spirit

Main article: Lift Your Spirit

In 2012, Aloe Blacc contributed vocals to the debut album by the French music project Roseaux, established by Emile Omar.

Aloe Blacc was introduced to Swedish DJ Avicii by Linkin Park's co-vocalist Mike Shinoda. As a result, in 2013, Aloe Blacc co-wrote the song "Wake Me Up" with Avicii. With Aloe Blacc on vocals, the song reached #1 in 103 countries and became the fastest-selling single in the UK, with 267,000 copies sold in its first week. He also collaborated with Avicii on a track called "Liar Liar" that featured Blondfire. In September of that year, Aloe Blacc signed with Interscope Records and released an EP, titled Wake Me Up. The five-track album included the songs "Love Is the Answer", "Can You Do This", and "Ticking Bomb", as well as an acoustic version of "Wake Me Up". "Ticking Bomb" was used as the background music in a Battlefield 4 TV ad, and "The Man" appeared in Beats by Dr. Dre commercials featuring Kevin Garnett, Colin Kaepernick, Richard Sherman, and Cesc Fàbregas.

In October 2013, Aloe Blacc released a music video for the track "Wake Me Up", in collaboration with the immigrant rights group National Day Laborer Organizing Network and the ABC* Foundation's Healing Power of Music Initiative. The director was Alex Rivera, and the cast consisted of immigrant activists.

Aloe Blacc's Interscope/XIX debut, Lift Your Spirit, was released in November 2013 and featured production by Pharrell, DJ Khalil, and songwriter Harold Lilly, among others. In the UK, he helped promote his album by performing tracks from it on Later... with Jools Holland.

Aloe Blacc in 2012

Aloe Blacc features on the song "The World Is Ours", from One Love, One Rhythm, a compilation album released for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil in June and July 2014.

Also in 2014, it was announced that Aloe Blacc would be the guest advisor for Adam Levine's team on season 6 of The Voice.

On May 5, 2015, a sneak peek of Owl City's single "Verge", featuring Aloe Blacc, aired on ESPN's Draft Academy. The song was released on May 14.

In February 2016, Aloe Blacc announced his contribution to the film Race, a song called "Let the Games Begin".

In 2016, Exile and Aloe Blacc released their first album as Emanon since 2005, titled Dystopia, which features guest rappers Blu and Cashus King.

In 2017, Aloe Blacc provided vocals for the Tiësto song "Carry You Home".

On May 20, 2018, he performed "Wake Me Up" with Tiësto as part of a tribute to Avicii at Electric Daisy Carnival.

A posthumous song with Avicii, titled "SOS", was released on April 10, 2019. The following month, on May 16, Aloe Blacc was featured on a song with Gryffin, titled "Hurt People".

In 2020, he competed in season four of The Masked Singer as "Mushroom" and finished in second place, behind LeAnn Rimes as the "Sun".

In March 2024, Aloe Blacc featured on an Afro tech remix of Ben E. King's 1961 single "Stand By Me", titled "Darling", by South African DJ and record producer Shimza. In May 2024, he announced that he would release a two-part series of EPs, titled Rock My Soul, consisting of soul covers of rock songs. The first volume was released on June 7 and the second on June 28.

Philanthropy

Aloe Blacc is actively involved in Malaria No More, a charity whose mission is to end malaria deaths through "engaging leaders, rallying the public, and delivering life-saving tools and education to families across Africa".

Personal life

Aloe Blacc is married to Mexican-Australian rapper Maya Jupiter. In 2013, they had their first child, a daughter. In January 2016, they had a son.

Awards

Brit Award

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 Aloe Blacc Best International Breakthrough Act Nominated
Best International Male Solo Artist Nominated
  • 2011 Soul Train Awards – Centric Award (nomination)
  • 2011 Worker's Voice Award
  • 2014 BET Awards – Centric Award (nominated)

Grammy Award

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015 Lift Your Spirit Best R&B Album Nominated

Selected television appearances

Discography

Main article: Aloe Blacc discography

Studio albums

References

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