Featuring an introduction from Aretha Franklin and productions from Taylor, Organized Noize, and Warryn Campbell, it debuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200.įollow-up Trey Day, released in October 2007, raised his profile through collaborations with R.
His proper debut, the accomplished and promising I Gotta Make It, was released by major-label Atlantic in July 2005.
As he was working on his debut album - amid additional featured work with Lil’ Kim, Trina, and Snoop Dogg - Trey released some street-level mixtapes under his alias, the Prince of Virginia. Soon, the singer appeared as a sideman on Kevin Lyttle’s self-titled debut and Trick Daddy’s Thug Matrimony and struck out on his own with “About the Game,” a solo cut for the Coach Carter soundtrack. Trey received his diploma and immediately moved to New Jersey to work with Taylor. The latter contributed to 11 (2018), one in a pair of simultaneously issued mixtapes. Blige, and Toni Braxton, and has worked with key inspirations such as R. One of the few post-millennial R&B artists with sustained mainstream status, he has been nominated for a handful of Grammy awards, beginning with Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for the Stargate-produced ballad “Can’t Help But Wait.” Trey has been sought for collaborations with A-list R&B and rap artists such as Scarface, Mary J. Within the first 13 years of his career, Trey released seven albums that peaked within the Top 20 of the Billboard 200 chart, including the chart-topping Chapter V (2012) and Trigga (2014), while 15 additional headlining singles reached the R&B/hip-hop Top Ten. Trey debuted during the mid-2000s with the Top Ten R&B/hip-hop hit I Gotta Make It (2005) and swiftly followed through on its creative and commercial promise. After graduating from Petersburg High School in 2002, Songz moved to New Jersey to begin recording his debut album, though recording did not actually begin until 2003. Record producer Troy Taylor was introduced to Songz through Songz’s step-father with whom Taylor attended High School, ultimately leading to Songz signing a recording contract with Atlantic Records in 2003. Reluctant to sing, he began performing with encouragement by friends and family in high school. Trey discovered his vocal abilities at the age of 14. His mom got married to his stepfather when he was just seven years old. During his childhood, Trey was mostly raised by his Mom and later on a stepdad who was a member of the US Army. He is the son of April Tucker and Claude Neverson Jr. Trey stands at an average height of 6 feet and 0 inches. Trey was born on 28 November 1984 in Petersburg, Virginia. Contemporary R&B singer, songwriter, and producer Trey Songz debuted during the mid-2000s with the Top Ten R&B/hip-hop hit I Gotta Make It (2005) and swiftly followed through on its creative and commercial promise. Attempts to repeat that formula are mostly fun and certainly preferable to the more blatant misfires (was there really ever any need for a song called "Panty Wetter?"), but Trey Songz is at his best when he sticks to his more insular tendencies, subtly reshaping and building upon the reassuring conventions of the genre.Trey Songz (Tremaine Aldon Neverson) is a highly-acclaimed American singer, songwriter, and actor. It's a welcome departure from the tepid club fare like "Say Aah" with which he, for better or for worse, is usually associated. The regretful tenor hits its peak on lead single "Heart Attack," a stark ballad with just enough forward-thinking touches of electronic music to make it one of the year's best songs. The brand of moody atmospherics currently being celebrated in certain musical circles falls right within Trey Songz' wheelhouse, and the second half of the album shines by wholeheartedly devoting itself to this aesthetic, particularly on the regret-tinged "Bad Decisions" and "Fumble." It was no coincidence that Trey Songz' career, remember, really took off along with that of frequent collaborator and fellow mope Drake. Songz while rarely including him is that generic Trey Songz music is often exciting, and "Chapter V," his appropriately titled fifth album, is no exception. What gets lost in the whirling vortex of R&B discussion that surrounds Mr. Kelly shores up his fan base with throwback albums, Usher takes his musical cues from Ibiza and Chris Brown persists in being an irreconcilable d-bag, Trey Songz represents modern R&B 's de facto leading man. You go to Trey Songz when you need an R&B hook for your rap song, which makes him the target for those complaints about the music on the radio being too commercial.