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Jazmine Marie Sullivan (born April 9, 1987) is an American recording artist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
She is also the protégée of rapper Missy Elliott.
Her debut single "Need U Bad" reached number one on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, while her second single, "Bust Your Windows" peaked at number four.
Elements of reggae, dub, pop, jazz, Neo soul and doo-wop can be heard in her work.
Jazmine cites singers Kim Burrell, Lauryn Hill, Brandy, Dorinda Clark Cole, Lady Saw, and Changing Faces as her biggest influences and inspirations.Songwriting and career beginnings (2004–present)Before releasing her debut album, a song that Jazmine had written and recorded with producers Cool & Dre titled "Say I" was given to Dre's then-girlfriend Christina Milian for her third album, So Amazin'.
The song became the lead single, peaking at #13 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as well as #21 on the Hot 100.
After achieving her own success (she co-wrote her entire debut), Jazmine went on to pen songs for Jennifer Hudson, Tamia, Monica and Fantasia Barrino.2008–2009: FearlessSullivan first appeared on the music mainstream scene with her debut single "Need U Bad", released in May 2008.
The song, which featured additional vocals by Missy Elliott and Sandy "Pepa" Denton of Salt-n-Pepa fame, went to number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and also peaked at number thirty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100.
Sullivan's debut album Fearless was released on September 23, 2008.
Sullivan wrote every song on the album, and she served as a producer alongside Missy Elliott, Salaam Remi and Peter Edge.
The album received production from Elliott, Remi, Stargate, Carvin & Ivan, Jack Splash, and Fisticuffs.
The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart and debuted at number six on the Billboard 200.
The album is nearing an RIAA Gold certification, as the album has sold 510,000 records in the US so far.
Sullivan followed up her successful debut single with the second single from Fearless, "Bust Your Windows", which was released in September 2008 and reached number four on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number thirty-one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her most successful single on that chart to date.
"Bust Your Windows" was also nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Song, though it did not win the award.
"Lions, Tigers & Bears" was released as the album's third single in December 2008.
It scored her third consecutive top ten on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, reaching number ten on that chart, and garnered some mainstream success by reaching number seventy-four on the Billboard Hot 100.
Sullivan later pursued success in the UK when she released "Dream Big" as her first official UK single in February 2009, though it failed to chart there.
The song was later released as the fourth US single from the album in April 2009, but also failed to chart there.
The album's fifth and final single, "In Love with Another Man", was released in August 2009 and was only moderately successful by reaching number thirty-seven on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
A sixth single, "Switch!", was going to be released in November 2009, though its release was later canceled.
Sullivan was featured on a song entitled "Smoking Gun" with Jadakiss on his 2009 album The Last Kiss.
She was also a supporting act for R&B singer Maxwell on his highly successful 2008 U.S.
tour and was the opening act for Ne-Yo's 2009 Year of the Gentleman Tour.
She additionally appeared on Ace Hood's second album, Ruthless, on a song called "Champion".
She also participated in the Essence Music Festival in June 2009 and headlined a few dates leading up to her Essence Festival performance with support from R&B singer/producer Ryan Leslie.
In 2009, Sullivan appeared in commercials for Cotton Incorporated.
Additionally, Sullivan made a guest appearance on Snoop Dogg's tenth studio album Malice n Wonderland on the song "Different Languages".2009–11: Love Me BackSullivan began working on her second album, Love Me Back, in 2009.
Producers contributing to the album included Ne-Yo, Los da Mystro, Ryan Leslie, Lamb, Missy Elliott and Salaam Remi, who produced the majority of Fearless.
Songs recorded for the album include "Blow", "Don't Make Me Wait" (a tribute to Prince), and a reported sequel to "Bust Your Windows" titled "You Get On My Nerves", which was co-written by Ne-Yo.
The album was completed in June 2010 and released on November 30, 2010.
The album has been preceded by the lead single, "Holding You Down (Goin' In Circles)", which was released on July 10, 2010.
The single has reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
The album's second single, "10 Seconds", was released to radio airplay in late September, and has since then peaked at a position of 31 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
The song was at first to be released on October 25, but was released on November 22 ; the music video for the single was released on November 12.
In early December 2010, Billboard honoured Sullivan as the 'Rising Star' for 2010.2011–present: Third studio albumCurrently, Jazmine is working on her third studio album.On October 7, 2011, RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding J Records along with Arista Records and Jive Records.
With the shutdown, Sullivan (and all other artists previously signed to these three labels) will release her future material on the RCA Records brand.