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Aloe Blacc
Blacc after a show in ZurichBlacc after a show in Zurich
Background information
Birth nameEgbert Nathaniel Dawkins III
OriginOrange County, California, U.S.
GenresSoul, R&B, jazz, hip hop
Years active1995–present
LabelsStones Throw Records
Websitehttp://aloeblacc.com/
Musical artist

Aloe Blacc (born Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III in 1979) is an American soul singer, rapper, and musician. He is a first generation African-American with parents born in Panama

Early career and Shine Through (1995-2009)

Blacc first began his music career in 1995 as a rapper with producer Exile in the hip hop duo Emanon. By the end of the 1990s, Blacc was a "Stowaway" on a Lootpack tour in Europe. The duo released six albums in total. This also led to Blacc working with the French Jazz group Jazz Liberatorz.

In 2003, he signed with Stones Throw Records and started a solo career. He released his debut EP in the same year. He then released a debut album, entitled Shine Through on July 11, 2006. It was released on CD, Vinyl record and online (on the Stones Throw website).

He later went on to tour across Europe and the U.S. with Emanon. During this time, he also worked on his second solo album, "Good Things".

In 2009, collaborating with Japanese Hip Hop Producer Cradle, calling themselves Bee, he released the album "Open Your Mind" on GoonTrax records.

Mainstream success and Good Things (2010-present)

Aloe Blacc in a live show in Munich

'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.

In 2010, Blacc signed a recording contract with Epic Records for the UK and Ireland. His album "Good Things" was released there later in the year, as was his single, "I Need A Dollar".

He also recorded a cover version of the John Legend song "Ordinary People" in Spanish titled "Gente Ordinaria". Blacc then went on to write the song "At All" for Lena Meyer-Landrut's album Good News after meeting the German singer backstage at a TV show.

His song "I Need a Dollar" is used for the intro song for the HBO show How to Make It in America, and was featured as the iTunes Single of the Week. Blacc has performed the song live on many television shows such as Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Later... with Jools Holland, Conan and The Graham Norton Show. "I Need a Dollar" is also one of the featured songs in EA Sports' 2011 boxing game, Fight Night Champion. In April 2011, the song was also featured in a commercial for Boost Mobile cellular phone services.

His single "I Need A Dollar" was widely successful across Europe reaching top ten in many countries including the UK. Following the success of "I Need a Dollar" his album, Good Things started to receive attention and charted in many European countries. The album also managed to chart in the US, at number ten on the Top Heatseekers chart and forty-one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The second single from the album,"Loving You Is Killing Me" was released on the 7 March 2011 and peaked at eight in Austria and top forty in 3 other counties.

He is also set to release his ninth album with his American hip-hop duo Emanon titled "Bird's Eye View" in 2011.

On 25 April 2011, he performed on the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge and played 3 songs. He played the hits "I Need a Dollar" and "Loving You Is Killing Me" and also covered the Jay-Z song "99 Problems".

Also in 2011, he collaborated with Alice Smith on the track "Baby", and Clare Moreno on the track "Nascimento (Rebirth)-Scene II", for the Red Hot Organization's most recent charitable album "Red Hot + Rio 2". The album is a follow-up to the 1996 "Red Hot + Rio". Proceeds from the sales will be donated to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues.

In 2011, Kenneth Bager featured Aloe Blacc on "The Sound of Swing, Pt. 2 (Oh Na Na)" co-written by Thomas Troelsen.

Television appearances

Year Show
2010 Later... with Jools Holland
2010 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2011 Conan
2011 The Graham Norton Show

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US R&B
 US Heat
 AUS
 AUT
 BEL (FL)
 BEL (WL)
 NL
 NZ
 FRA
 SWI
 IRE
 UK
Shine Through — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Good Things 41 10 22 36 5 30 39 21 19 31 12 8
"—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released

Extended plays

Title EP details
The Aloe Blacc EP
  • Released: 12 July 2003
  • Label: N/A
  • Format: CD, Vinyl
The Aloe Blacc EP 2: Me and My Music
  • Released: 28 September 2004
  • Label: N/A
  • Format: CD, Vinyl

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold) 		Album
AUS
 BEL (FL)
 GER
 AUT
 DEN
SWI
 FRA
 NL
 NZ
 IRE
 UK
 EU
2010 "I Need a Dollar" 27 1 4 5 35 5 52 53 28 2 2 16 Good
Things
2011 "Loving You Is Killing Me" — 12 12 8 — 26 — — — — — 52
"Green Lights" — — — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification.

With Emanon

Main article: Emanon Discography

With Cradle

  • Bee - Open Your Mind (2009)

References

  1. Liston, Enjoli (5 May 2011). "Aloe Blacc, Scala, London". The Independent. London: INM. ISSN 0951-9467. OCLC 185201487. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  2. "Aloe Blacc x LA Stereo interview".
  3. "Interview with Jo Charrington". HitQuarters. 29 Nov 2010. Retrieved 02 Dec 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ "Episode 7". BBC. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  5. "The Sound of Swing, Pt. 2". Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  6. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/album/aloe-blacc/good-things/1473999
  7. ^ "australian-charts.com - Discography Aloe Blacc". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
  8. http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Aloe+Blacc&titel=Good+Things&cat=a
  9. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Aloe+Blacc&titel=Good+Things&cat=a
  10. http://en.wikipedia.org/Good_Things_%28Aloe_Blacc_album%29#cite_note-5
  11. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Aloe+Blacc&titel=Good+Things&cat=a
  12. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Aloe+Blacc&titel=Good+Things&cat=a
  13. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aloe+Blacc&titel=Good+Things&cat=a
  14. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Aloe+Blacc&titel=Good+Things&cat=a
  15. ^ http://irma.ie/aucharts.asp
  16. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=50215
  17. http://aloeblacc.com/post/5197137418/good-thing-gold-record-france-05-04-11
  18. http://www.discogs.com/Aloe-Blacc-The-Aloe-Blacc-EP/release/1352299
  19. http://board.rapmusic.com/battle-video-archives/801853-new-cd-wax-aloe-blacc-emanon.html
  20. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/weekchart.asp?cat=s
  21. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Blacc%2CAloe/I+Need+A+Dollar+%282-track%29/single
  22. http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Aloe+Blacc&titel=I+Need+A+Dollar&cat=s
  23. http://www.danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aloe+Blacc&titel=I+Need+A+Dollar&cat=s
  24. http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aloe+Blacc&titel=I+Need+A+Dollar&cat=s
  25. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=i+need+a+dollar&cat=s
  26. http://www.dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=s
  27. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Aloe+Blacc&titel=I+Need+A+Dollar&cat=s
  28. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/singles-chart/
  29. http://www.billboard.com/#/song/aloe-blacc/i-need-a-dollar/21168186
  30. http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=2010
  31. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/#topSearch

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