INOJ

INOJ
Birth name	Ayanna Porter
Born	November 27, 1976 (1976-11-27) (age 31) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Origin	New York City, New York, U.S.
Genre(s)	R&B, Bass music
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1997 - present
Associated acts	Spellbound

INOJ (pronounced I know J) is an R&B/bass music musician. She was born Ayanna Porter on November 27, 1976, in Madison, Wisconsin.

During college in Washington D.C., she was in a group called Spellbound.^[1]

In 1997, she released her debut single, "Love You Down", a cover of Ready for the World's 1986 hit that reached #25 in the U.S., and released a cover version of Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" under So So Def Records in 1998, which was a Top 10 pop hit, at #6. In 1999, she released her debut album, Ready for the World. She also released a cover version of "Ring My Bell" as a single, though it did not receive much exposure. She is often mistakenly credited for the track "My Boo", performed by the Ghost Town DJ's.

She's now preparing her next album (still untitled).^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Singles

^ Billboard Biography Inoj
^ Billboard Hot 100 Chart from June 20, 1998, the last week the single was on the 100.
^ Billboard Hot 100 Chart from Dec 5, 1998, the last week the single was on the 100.