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Chester Jermaine 'Lyfe' Jennings (born June 3, 1978) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist. He plays the guitar, bass, and piano which he integrates into his music. The New York Times referred to him as a 'socially minded R&B singer'.
Biodata
Lyfe Jennings was born on June 3, 1978 in Toledo, Ohio to a working-class family and was the middle of five kids. As stated in 'Ghetto Superman' and 'More Than A Girl' from The Phoenix, Lyfe lost his father at a young age. When he was a teenager, Lyfe Jennings started to perform with the group called “The Dotsons”. 'The Dotsons' consisted of himself, his brother, and two cousins. In the beginning of the 90s, however, the band disbanded. During this time, Lyfe began to get into legal trouble and his musical career came to a halt when he was sent to prison at then age of 14. In 2002, after serving 10 years in prison, Lyfe returned to his musical aspirations. Two days after his December 2002 release from prison, he recorded a four-song demo CD.After a month post release, he performed at the Apollo. He was booed as he walked onto the stage, but when the Apollo audience heard his gritty falsetto and lyrical songwriting, they were swayed to the tune of five amateur-night victories in a row. Lyfe sold about 1,000 copies of his four-song demo CD during his Apollo 'residency.' His growing success, influenced Lyfe to move to New York City and pursue a major-label deal. Columbia Records provided him with a contract and released his debut, Lyfe 268-192 in August 2004. A year after its original release, the album was reissued with a new version of 'Hypothetically' added as bonus track featuring American Idol winner, Fantasia. The more hip-hop-oriented follow-up The Phoenix arrived in August 2006, with Three 6 Mafia and Young Buck making guest appearances. Lyfe Change released in April 2008, featuring a handful of new production associates as well as a verse from T.I. Jennings. Subsequently, Lyfe accepted a new deal with Warner Bros. and began working on another album, tentatively titled Sooner or Later, which he stated would be his last. The album was finally released in August 2010 and featured guest spots from Bryan-Michael Cox, Warryn Campbell, Fabolous, Bobby Valentino, Ludacris, Anthony Hamilton, and Jazmine Sullivan. Lyfe completed another prison stint for his actions stemming from a 2008 domestic dispute. He returned to music in October 2013 with Lucid, released on the Mass Appeal label. Like all of his previous studio releases, it peaked in the Top 10 of Billboard's R&B chart. Tree of Lyfe, recorded primarily in his home studio, followed in June 2015.
Discography
Main article: Lyfe Jennings discography
Studio albums
2004: Lyfe 268-192
2006: The Phoenix
2008: Lyfe Change
2010: I Still Believe
2013: Lucid
2015: Tree of Lyfe
Singles
2004: 'Stick Up Kid'
2005: 'Must Be Nice' (Produced by Lyfe Jennings)
2006: 'Hypothetically' (featuring Fantasia)
2006: 'S.E.X.' (featuring La La Brown)
2006: 'Let's Stay Together' (Produced by Lyfe Jennings)
2008: 'Cops Up'
2008: 'Never Never Land' (Produced by Lyfe Jennings)
2008: 'Will I Ever' (Produced by Lyfe Jennings)
2009: 'Haters'
2009: 'Work' (featuring Fabolous)
2009: 'If I Knew Then'
2010: 'Busy'
2010: 'Statistics' (Produced by T-Minus)
2013' 'Boomerang' (Produced by G2G and LaShaunda Carr)
2015: 'Pretty Is' (Produced by Shaun 'ShaunnyMac' Williamson)
2015: 'Gold' (Produced by Lyfe Jennings)
2016: ' Savage' produced by Lyfe jennings
Featured singles
2004: 'Cold Outside' (Jin Au-Yeung feat. Lyfe Jennings)
2006: 'Freeze' (LL Cool J feat. Lyfe Jennings)
2006: 'Ghetto Mindstate' (Lil Flip feat. Lyfe Jennings)
2009: 'See Me Shine' (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony feat. Lyfe Jennings)
2017: 'My Love' (Shawty Lo feat. Lyfe Jennings)
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