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Okay was the first single from Nivea's second album Complicated which was primarily produced by then husband The-Dream who was a budding producer at the time.  Nivea's been pretty quiet on the music scene lately sans a few covers of some songs including Sade's The Sweetest Taboo . Over the years Nivea has became known as the baby mama of both The-Dream and Lil' Wayne.  With both producers having money that's pretty long no wonder why Nivea has been so hell bent on a music career. 

This Philadelphia native first caught our attention via Jay-Z on his "Dig A Hole" song from his "Kingdom Come" album. The appearance set the stage for Sterling Simms' debut album, "Yours, Mine, and The Truth". The album is somewhat of a concept album(if you would like to refer to it as such). The album plays on three different sides hence the title, "Yours, Mine, and The Truth". Sterling explains he had just gotten out of a relationship and that the album is based on that. Sterling has released a couple of singles that failed to resonate with radio, "Jump Off" featuring Sean Paul of the Youngbloodz and "Nasty Girl"(which is one of my favorites). Now with the release of his latest single, "All I Need"(also recorded by Lloyd) featuring The-Dream & Jadakiss, Sterling is poised to become the next big thing in R&B. With a voice similar to Usher and a swagger like Lil' Wayne, Sterling is not your typical R...

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