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BIOGRAPHYArika Kane is one of the music industry’s leading and best selling recording artists who has also forged a successful song-writing career breaking the charts, and creating sparks through out the world.Early Career BreakthroughsIn 2010 Arika Kane released her self-titled Album, which became an international Hit. With songs like “Here With Me“, “4 The Lovers”, “B’cuz I Luv U” and “Make It. all of which were featured on various VH1, BET and MTV Programing. Kane’s songs debuted and collected multiple successes on the Billboard Sales, Airplay and Hot 100 Charts. With some 70 plus Synchronization licensing placements with the Viacom network of stations, her pop hit “Make It” was penned as the Theme song for VH1’s Hit Reality TV series Hollywood Exes and Atlanta Exes for multiple seasons, thus making Arika Kane and her music a staple within the TV world.QuotesHip Hop Weekly Magazine wrote, “Arika’s album delivers a complete composition that resonates with true music fans”. CD Baby named Arika Kane as “One of the hottest, new and upcoming artist to hit the music scene”. The Media Base Charts declared Arika Kane as the #1 Independent Artist in the country for 20 weeks straight.Music CareerComing off a very successful debut Album release and building momentum within the music world, Kane released her sophomore album “Substance” a perfect follow up to the self- titled album Arika Kane. Digging down deep and from within, Arika produced an array of songs with meaning and purpose and once again struck pay dirt garnering success and many more Synchronization placements with MTV, VH1 and Insider, from shows such as “What Chili Wants” “Love and Hip Hop” and “Single Ladies”. “Waiting” a fan favorite from Substance was the #1 U.S. best seller in soul for over 20 weeks.In late 2014, Arika released her much-anticipated 3rd Album “Thru The Veil” with features from singing legend Brian McKnight and Hip HopIcons Grand Puba and Jean Grae. It has become Arika Kane’s most successful Album to date charting very scoring #1 best-selling R&B Album in the USA and #3 best-selling Pop Album in the States, with high lighting songs “Can’t Get Enough”, “Live From Your Heart” and “Liberated” which also reached the #1 best-selling R&B song in the U.S. along with most of her single releases from the album.“It’s There” featuring Brian McKnight charted in Billboards Top 10 Hot Single Sales Chart, peaking at #8 along with being awarded the #1
best written R&B song of 2015 in the USA Song Writing Competition andwas the 3rd place winner overall. Arika Kane has performed at many renowned venues including the legendary BB Kings NYC, Toads Place in Connecticut, Ashford & Simpson’s Sugar Bar NYC. Kane’s worldwide fan base embraces her completely and is her foundation. The rock she can stand on. Kane has also toured the Southern States and shared the stage with some of the very best artists in the business such as Babyface, Charlie Wilson, Frankie Beverly & Maze and Faith Evans.Kane’s latest 2016 single release in April “Have You” reached the #1 best seller in U.S. R&B songs for over 10 weeks consecutively and has remained in the top 20 since its release. The smooth single is also now stapled in Radio throughout the U.K. and spreading in the hearts of R&B neo-soul lovers worldwide.Some of her television, radio and print appearances include Fox News CT., VH1, MTV, BET, The Monique Show, Channel 12 CT., CBS Radio, XM Satellite Radio, The Huffington Post, Music Choice, Sister 2 Sister Magazine, Frequency Magazine, Urban Network Magazine, Connecticut Mag, Hip Hop Weekly, New Music Weekly, musikandfilm.com, broadwayworld.com, respectthenext.com, muzilogwoman.com, The Hartford Courant, The Augusta Chronicle, and The Singers Room.Arika Kane continues to keep music fans content worldwide and stands tall in all her artist glory. From the beginning, Arika has held tight to her beliefs in music being freedom of expression, empowerment and a tool for inspiration, which is what sets her above the rest. Arika is a true example of substance and operates through the fans, through the musicand through the art.“ I take pride in creating music from the soul. We have to inspire our youth that the power of creation lies within us. We don’t have to give up everything we believe in to earn a living. Our future is who we become and how we change it for the better.
Lillo Thomas was a world-class sprinter at 16, setting the world record for the 200 meters at 20.8 seconds. But an automobile accident in Brazil prevented him from appearing in the 1984 Olympics, for which he had qualified. Thomas left athletics behind for music, and toured with comedian Eddie Murphy in 1985. He became a successful session vocalist, doing vocals on releases by Evelyn "Champagne" King, Kashif, James Ingram, George Benson, and Melba Moore, among others, while also writing "Mind Up Tonight" for Moore. He landed his own solo deal with Capitol, and began getting singles on the charts. "Your Love's Got a Hold on Me" was his first Top 20 R&B single in 1984, and Thomas enjoyed his biggest year in 1987 with three Top Ten R&B hits. "I'm in Love" reached number two and remains his most successful single. Thomas collaborated with Paul Laurence on songs recorded by Freddie Jackson and Moore. He has also successfully acted and painted.
Full Force rose to prominence in the mid-'80s, writing and producing popular R&B hits for Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam before embarking on a moderately successful solo career that ultimately led them back to production work. The six-man collective -- featuring Paul Anthony, Bowlegged Lou, B-Fine, Baby Gerry, Shy Shy, and Curt-t-t -- originated in New York City's Brooklyn borough, where they originally met up with Steve Salem -- a business-savvy individual who functioned as their manager -- in the late '70s. With a manager in place and plenty of talent among the group members, Full Force struggled throughout the early '80s to find a label willing to sign them, though they did release one independent single, "Turn You On."Full Force got a break when they wrote and produced fellow Brooklyn group U.T.F.O.'s "Roxanne Roxanne," a rap song that would attain a certain level of fame thanks to a series of answer records. In early 1985, the single peaked at number ten on Billboard's R&B chart, proving a substantial hit for both the rap group and the production team. From there, Full Force moved onto their next major success with Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, a dance-pop group led by a 16-year-old singer named Lisa Velez. Originally Velez had auditioned for the production team, who then went ahead and recorded "I Wonder If I Take You Home" with her, releasing the single under the moniker Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force on indie New York label Personal. The song scored success initially overseas before eventually being released by Columbia in the U.S. after getting immense play in New York clubs as an import single. Almost overnight, the song topped Billboard's dance chart and went on to peak at number six on the R&B chart by summer 1985.
Thanks to the momentum surrounding that hit single, Full Force signed a deal with Columbia to release their own material. Though they scored some minor R&B hits ("Temporary Love Thing," "Unfaithful So Much," "All in My Mind"), their biggest success continued to be as a production team for Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam ("All Cried Out," "Head to Toe," "Lost in Emotion"). In 1988, Full Force produced James Brown's I'm Real, scoring a substantial hit for the struggling legend with the album's title track, and worked with a number of late-'80s dance-pop stars: Jasmine Guy, Cheryl Pepsii Riley, and Samantha Fox, among others. Throughout the early and mid-'90s, the group remained relatively quiet before again churning out a number of R&B-flavored pop hits with Selena, Backstreet Boys, and LFO, among others.
In 2001, they released Still Standing, a set that combined new material recorded with high-profile guests (including Gerald Levert, Method Man, Scarface, and Raekwon) and some of Full Force's greatest hits. Their work with Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam lived on through singles by the likes of Kylie Minogue ("Secret [Take You Home]") and Nina Sky ("Move Ya Body"). During the late 2000s and early 2010s, they sporadically performed and recorded. In 2012, an episode of TV One's Unsung series covered the group's history. Two years later, supported by numerous collaborators (such as Raphael Saadiq, Shanice, Faith Evans, U.T.F.O., and Roxanne Shanté), they released With Love from Our Friends through Sony's Legacy division. Dedicated to Paul Anthony for his battle with and triumph over cancer, it featured originals as well as updates of "All Cried Out" and "Roxanne Roxanne."
As dance/thearter major, Taina started dancing @ the age of 7 & specializes in Hip-Hop / Salsa dance music. Taina was discovered by SixCentz while casted as the leading lady in the "Love n War" music video featuring Julio Mena & Grammy Award winning Hip-Hop artist Mr. Cheeks from the legendary group "Lost Boyz". After realizing Taina's musical talents, Taina was quickly recruited by SixCentz to record her debut single "Tonight" (Produced by Melody Monster Music, Mixed & Mastered by the legendary Mickey Garcia)
BIOGRAPHYArika Kane is one of the music industry’s leading and best selling recording artists who has also forged a successful song-writing career breaking the charts, and creating sparks through out the world.Early Career BreakthroughsIn 2010 Arika Kane released her self-titled Album, which became an international Hit. With songs like “Here With Me“, “4 The Lovers”, “B’cuz I Luv U” and “Make It. all of which were featured on various VH1, BET and MTV Programing. Kane’s songs debuted and collected multiple successes on the Billboard Sales, Airplay and Hot 100 Charts. With some 70 plus Synchronization licensing placements with the Viacom network of stations, her pop hit “Make It” was penned as the Theme song for VH1’s Hit Reality TV series Hollywood Exes and Atlanta Exes for multiple seasons, thus making Arika Kane and her music a staple within the TV world.QuotesHip Hop Weekly Magazine wrote, “Arika’s album delivers a complete composition that resonates with true music fans”. CD Baby named Arika Kane as “One of the hottest, new and upcoming artist to hit the music scene”. The Media Base Charts declared Arika Kane as the #1 Independent Artist in the country for 20 weeks straight.Music CareerComing off a very successful debut Album release and building momentum within the music world, Kane released her sophomore album “Substance” a perfect follow up to the self- titled album Arika Kane. Digging down deep and from within, Arika produced an array of songs with meaning and purpose and once again struck pay dirt garnering success and many more Synchronization placements with MTV, VH1 and Insider, from shows such as “What Chili Wants” “Love and Hip Hop” and “Single Ladies”. “Waiting” a fan favorite from Substance was the #1 U.S. best seller in soul for over 20 weeks.In late 2014, Arika released her much-anticipated 3rd Album “Thru The Veil” with features from singing legend Brian McKnight and Hip HopIcons Grand Puba and Jean Grae. It has become Arika Kane’s most successful Album to date charting very scoring #1 best-selling R&B Album in the USA and #3 best-selling Pop Album in the States, with high lighting songs “Can’t Get Enough”, “Live From Your Heart” and “Liberated” which also reached the #1 best-selling R&B song in the U.S. along with most of her single releases from the album.“It’s There” featuring Brian McKnight charted in Billboards Top 10 Hot Single Sales Chart, peaking at #8 along with being awarded the #1best written R&B song of 2015 in the USA Song Writing Competition andwas the 3rd place winner overall. Arika Kane has performed at many renowned venues including the legendary BB Kings NYC, Toads Place in Connecticut, Ashford & Simpson’s Sugar Bar NYC. Kane’s worldwide fan base embraces her completely and is her foundation. The rock she can stand on. Kane has also toured the Southern States and shared the stage with some of the very best artists in the business such as Babyface, Charlie Wilson, Frankie Beverly & Maze and Faith Evans.Kane’s latest 2016 single release in April “Have You” reached the #1 best seller in U.S. R&B songs for over 10 weeks consecutively and has remained in the top 20 since its release. The smooth single is also now stapled in Radio throughout the U.K. and spreading in the hearts of R&B neo-soul lovers worldwide.Some of her television, radio and print appearances include Fox News CT., VH1, MTV, BET, The Monique Show, Channel 12 CT., CBS Radio, XM Satellite Radio, The Huffington Post, Music Choice, Sister 2 Sister Magazine, Frequency Magazine, Urban Network Magazine, Connecticut Mag, Hip Hop Weekly, New Music Weekly, musikandfilm.com, broadwayworld.com, respectthenext.com, muzilogwoman.com, The Hartford Courant, The Augusta Chronicle, and The Singers Room.Arika Kane continues to keep music fans content worldwide and stands tall in all her artist glory. From the beginning, Arika has held tight to her beliefs in music being freedom of expression, empowerment and a tool for inspiration, which is what sets her above the rest. Arika is a true example of substance and operates through the fans, through the musicand through the art.“ I take pride in creating music from the soul. We have to inspire our youth that the power of creation lies within us. We don’t have to give up everything we believe in to earn a living. Our future is who we become and how we change it for the better.
Lillo Thomas was a world-class sprinter at 16, setting the world record for the 200 meters at 20.8 seconds. But an automobile accident in Brazil prevented him from appearing in the 1984 Olympics, for which he had qualified. Thomas left athletics behind for music, and toured with comedian Eddie Murphy in 1985. He became a successful session vocalist, doing vocals on releases by Evelyn "Champagne" King, Kashif, James Ingram, George Benson, and Melba Moore, among others, while also writing "Mind Up Tonight" for Moore. He landed his own solo deal with Capitol, and began getting singles on the charts. "Your Love's Got a Hold on Me" was his first Top 20 R&B single in 1984, and Thomas enjoyed his biggest year in 1987 with three Top Ten R&B hits. "I'm in Love" reached number two and remains his most successful single. Thomas collaborated with Paul Laurence on songs recorded by Freddie Jackson and Moore. He has also successfully acted and painted.
Full Force rose to prominence in the mid-'80s, writing and producing popular R&B hits for Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam before embarking on a moderately successful solo career that ultimately led them back to production work. The six-man collective -- featuring Paul Anthony, Bowlegged Lou, B-Fine, Baby Gerry, Shy Shy, and Curt-t-t -- originated in New York City's Brooklyn borough, where they originally met up with Steve Salem -- a business-savvy individual who functioned as their manager -- in the late '70s. With a manager in place and plenty of talent among the group members, Full Force struggled throughout the early '80s to find a label willing to sign them, though they did release one independent single, "Turn You On."Full Force got a break when they wrote and produced fellow Brooklyn group U.T.F.O.'s "Roxanne Roxanne," a rap song that would attain a certain level of fame thanks to a series of answer records. In early 1985, the single peaked at number ten on Billboard's R&B chart, proving a substantial hit for both the rap group and the production team. From there, Full Force moved onto their next major success with Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, a dance-pop group led by a 16-year-old singer named Lisa Velez. Originally Velez had auditioned for the production team, who then went ahead and recorded "I Wonder If I Take You Home" with her, releasing the single under the moniker Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force on indie New York label Personal. The song scored success initially overseas before eventually being released by Columbia in the U.S. after getting immense play in New York clubs as an import single. Almost overnight, the song topped Billboard's dance chart and went on to peak at number six on the R&B chart by summer 1985.
Thanks to the momentum surrounding that hit single, Full Force signed a deal with Columbia to release their own material. Though they scored some minor R&B hits ("Temporary Love Thing," "Unfaithful So Much," "All in My Mind"), their biggest success continued to be as a production team for Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam ("All Cried Out," "Head to Toe," "Lost in Emotion"). In 1988, Full Force produced James Brown's I'm Real, scoring a substantial hit for the struggling legend with the album's title track, and worked with a number of late-'80s dance-pop stars: Jasmine Guy, Cheryl Pepsii Riley, and Samantha Fox, among others. Throughout the early and mid-'90s, the group remained relatively quiet before again churning out a number of R&B-flavored pop hits with Selena, Backstreet Boys, and LFO, among others.In 2001, they released Still Standing, a set that combined new material recorded with high-profile guests (including Gerald Levert, Method Man, Scarface, and Raekwon) and some of Full Force's greatest hits. Their work with Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam lived on through singles by the likes of Kylie Minogue ("Secret [Take You Home]") and Nina Sky ("Move Ya Body"). During the late 2000s and early 2010s, they sporadically performed and recorded. In 2012, an episode of TV One's Unsung series covered the group's history. Two years later, supported by numerous collaborators (such as Raphael Saadiq, Shanice, Faith Evans, U.T.F.O., and Roxanne Shanté), they released With Love from Our Friends through Sony's Legacy division. Dedicated to Paul Anthony for his battle with and triumph over cancer, it featured originals as well as updates of "All Cried Out" and "Roxanne Roxanne." As dance/thearter major, Taina started dancing @ the age of 7 & specializes in Hip-Hop / Salsa dance music. Taina was discovered by SixCentz while casted as the leading lady in the "Love n War" music video featuring Julio Mena & Grammy Award winning Hip-Hop artist Mr. Cheeks from the legendary group "Lost Boyz". After realizing Taina's musical talents, Taina was quickly recruited by SixCentz to record her debut single "Tonight" (Produced by Melody Monster Music, Mixed & Mastered by the legendary Mickey Garcia)