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Brownstone was a Grammy Award-nominated female contemporary R&B group, popular during the mid-1990s that has began a revival in 2007. It is best known for its 1995 hit single "If You Love Me." The group also had some success with the singles "Grapevyne," "Pass the Lovin'," and "I Can't Tell You Why," the latter of which a song originally recorded by the Eagles.
The three original members of Brownstone were Monica "Mimi" Doby , Charmayne "Maxee" Maxwell and Nichole "Nicci" Gilbert. The group was founded in Los Angeles, California, after the three singers met each other after going to different auditions around the city. They formed the group, and less than a year later were signed to Michael Jackson's MJJ Music record label. The group recorded its debut album, From the Bottom Up, which spawned the hit "If You Love Me." In 1995, the group earned a Grammy Award nomination and a Billboard Music Award.
Craig Mack (born May 10, 1971) is an American rapper who gained a considerable amount of fame on Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Entertainment record label in the 1990s. Although his first single was released under the name MC EZ in 1988, he is best known for his 1994 hit single "Flava In Ya Ear", which was released under his real name. The star-studded posse-cut remix of the single was the breakout appearance of the label's most popular artist The Notorious B.I.G., as well as one of the first solo appearances by Busta Rhymes. The success of The Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album Ready To Die overshadowed Mack's early success on the Bad Boy label, and without being able to bounce back with another commercially successful album, Mack hasn't been in the limelight since the 90s. As of September 1st 2008, he was no longer on Stereo Nasty Records.
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