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She recorded a song with Detroit rapper Royce da 5'9", titled "Life", the third and final single from his Rock City (Version 2.0) album. The single peaked at number 67 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart in the United States. When we would work together something great would happen." Career 2001–2003: All I Have Īmerie recorded the chorus for the 2001 single " Rule", performed by Nas. In a 2002 Interview with Hip Online, she said: "For some reason we had a very special chemistry. According to Amerie, she and Harrison immediately hit it off. This led to her first record deal with Columbia Records. Blige's albums Mary and No More Drama, began recording and developing demos with Amerie. Instantly they knew it was something special. McDonald's parking lot was chosen, where Rich played his tracks and Amerie sang along. During an interview with Maxim Magazine, Amerie said she agreed to meet up with Rich at a public location because she did not know Rich. club promoter who eventually put her in touch with producer Rich Harrison. While studying at Georgetown, Amerie befriended a Washington, D.C. in English and a Fine Arts minor in design. I joined so I could afford an education." She quit ROTC after her sophomore year and graduated with a B.A. The singer enrolled at Georgetown University to study literature, and was in Navy ROTC: "My dad didn't force me into it or anything. Growing up, she and her sister were forbidden to leave the house or use the phone on school days. She has a younger sister, Angela Rogers, who is now her lawyer.Īmerie has described her parents as conservative, protective, traditional Christians. military, so the family lived in many different places, including Alaska, Texas, Virginia and Germany. Her father was a chief warrant officer in the U.S. A few months after she was born, the Rogers family moved to South Korea, where Amerie lived for three years. Rogers was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, to a Korean mother named Mi Suk and an African American father, Charles Rogers.

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This is why we need to keep the memory of the 2000’s alive. To be honest, I did too until I heard it this past weekend. Peaking at number 8 on the Hot 100, ‘1 Thing’ was able to make enough of an impact that it made Rolling Stone’s best songs of the 2000’s list at number 22.Ĭhances are that you probably forgot about ‘1 Thing’. Can we pause and talk about that breakdown? ‘1 Thing’ is just a smash in every sense of the word. Her voice is on the weaker side, but she knows her strengths enough to mask that. ‘1 Thing’ and Amerie flow together flawlessly. It’s always evident when an artist write the music their singing. Once you get past the horns, you start to hear the plethora of instruments Harrison used. There are so many musical layers to ‘1 Thing’ that it’s impossible to catch them all on first listen. In an era where synths were ruling the airwaves, Harrison was able to get big band back on the radio. Harrison is easily one of my top 5 producers and ‘1 Thing’ is the perfect example why. The song was produced by Rich Harrison, who also produced ‘Crazy in Love’ *Further Proof*. By no means am I saying that Amerie jacked Beyonce’s style, but there’s definitely some influence going on here. In ‘Crazy’ there was the ‘Uh-Oh’ sections, in ‘1 Thing’ we have the ‘Na Na Na Na Na Oh’ keeping us company.

Still great, but not the original.Īmerie took a lot of notes from ‘Crazy’ because the same things that worked for Beyonce worked for her. ‘Crazy in Love’ is still one of the best singles ever, so that’s why ‘1 Thing’ is the step-sister.

#Amerie 1 thing jay z full

Both songs are horn driven anthems that kick in full force. ‘1 Thing’ is pretty much the step-sister of Beyonce’s ‘Crazy in Love’. To date the song serves as Amerie’s shining musical moment and one of the best songs of the 2000’s. It also was thrown onto the Hitch soundtrack, further exposing it to the public.

The song took the radio by storm becoming Amerie’s first number 1 hit on the R&B charts.

So if you had ears in 2005 then you have to remember the Amerie smash ‘1 Thing’. Considering that is is the ‘Laffy Taffy’ era its bound to be overlooked. What better way to keep that era of music alive then to bring it back up from time to time.

One of my favorite things to write about is old music, specifically music from the 2000-2009 era when things were just the best. Maybe I should jump on the whole Throwback Thursday thing.