Solé

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Solé

Background information
Birth name Tonya Michelle Johnston
Born July 17, 1973 (1973-07-17) (age 34)
Origin Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Genre(s) Hip Hop
Years active 1999
Label(s) DreamWorks

Solé (born Tonya Michelle Johnston, on July 17, 1973 in Kansas City, Missouri to Phyllis Poke and James Johnston[1]) is an American rapper. Her siblings are Sean, Chuck, Siera, and Tamika Johnston.[2] She is half African-American and half Blackfoot Native American. She held various job including working for AT&T and as a spa coordinator for a salon.[3] She also attended cosmetology school; as well as studying Political Science and Psychology in college.[4]

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[edit] Musical career

Solé first attracted attention in the summer of 1999, appearing on J.T. Money's hit single Who Dat. This enabled Solé to start her career as a hardcore female hip-hop artist. She would go on to release her own debut Skin Deep, which featured two moderately successful singles: 4,5,6 and It Wasn't Me featuring her then-boyfriend, R&B singer Ginuwine. According to Nielsen SoundScan, "Skin Deep" sold more than 300,000 copies in the U.S.

Solé is in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the fastest female emcee because she clearly rhymes five 3-letter syllables per second.[citation needed]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Skin Deep

Skin Deep
Studio album by Solé
Released September 28, 1999 (1999-09-28)
Genre Hip hop
Length 72:51
Label DreamWorks
Producer Big Trev
Christopher "Tricky" Stewart
Colin Wolfe
Focus
K.D.
Rashad Smith
Professional reviews
# Title Songwriters Producer(s) Featured guest (s) Length
1 I'm Coming (Interlude) Focus 00:53
2 Spell My Name Right B. Edwards Jr., R. Green Jr., T. Johnston Christopher "Tricky" Stewart & Focus Mr. Raia 04:11
3 Da Story R. Green Jr., T. Clark, T. Johnston Big Trev 03:38
4 Iy Yi Yi C. Stewart, J. Melchor, R. Green Jr., T. Johnston, T. Parham Christopher "Tricky" Stewart Bobbi Bosselina, Miss Toi 04:16
5 4, 5, 6 C. Stewart, J. Thompkins, K. Burruss, T. Johnston Christopher "Tricky" Stewart J.T. Money, Kandi 04:16
6 Ain't Nobody Fuckin' Wit It A. Yates, C. Stewart, T. Johnston Christopher "Tricky" Stewart Tech N9ne 04:26
7 We've Been Trying Too Long C. Gip, C. Stewart, O. Harper, T. Johnston Christopher "Tricky" Stewart Big Gipp 04:05
8 Antoine's Interlude Christopher "Tricky" Stewart & Focus 01:41
9 Young Niggas B. Edwards Jr., C. Stewart, T. Johnston Christopher "Tricky" Stewart & Focus 03:59
10 It Wasn't Me C. Stewart, K. Burruss, O. Harper, T. Johnston Christopher "Tricky" Stewart J. Weav 03:28
11 Pain B. Edwards Jr., C. Stewart, J. Johnson, R. Green Jr. Christopher "Tricky" Stewart & Focus 04:18
12 4 The Love Of You C. Charles, T. Johnston Chuckey Charles Tamar 04:20
13 Our World C. Stewart, O. Womack, R. Freeman, T. Johnston Christopher "Tricky" Stewart Lo... 03:47
14 Accurate Math C. Wolfe, O. Womack, R. Green Jr., R. Smith Colin Wolfe & Rashad Smith 03:52
15 Get Up In It K. Davis, T. Johnston Christopher "Tricky" Stewart & K.D. 03:28
16 Who Dat C. Stewart, D. Davis, J. Thompkins, T. Johnston, Tab Christopher "Tricky" Stewart J.T. Money featuring Solé 03:55
17 Never Thought I C. Stewart, D. Sochacki, T. Johnston Christopher "Tricky" Stewart 04:18

[edit] Marriage

Solé met Ginuwine in June 1999[5] and began dating in October 1999.[6] Solè married Ginuwine on 8 September 2003 in the Caribbean. They split their time between Georgia and Maryland. They have two daughters together and a total of six children.

  • Story (29 March 01)[7]
  • Dream (1 November 02)
  • De'jan (9 March 1991) (Solé's previous relationship)
  • Cypress (9 January 1994) (Solé's previous relationship)
  • Elgin Jr (1992) (Ginuwine's son from previous relationship)
  • Ginel (1995) (Ginuwine's daughter from previous relationship)

[edit] Currently

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Solé has since renounced her raunchy and hardcore image as well as her performing name. Tonya Lumpkin, as she is known, and her family faithfully attends church. Every Friday, Sol– hosts an age 5-18 Girls Youth Group.[citation needed] In April 2005, Tonya joined Urban Change, a Christian urban outreach organization in Maryland, where she participated in the nationally recognized stage play Sexposé: The Remix. Solé now occupies her time taking care of her family as well as running her interior-decorating firm. She is also a frequent participant in various speaking engagements throughout the MD/DC/VA area, where she uses her testimony to uplift and encourage young women towards sexual purity through a relationship with Jesus Christ. She has stated that if she decides to return to the music industry, she will produce music that is glorifying to the Lord.[citation needed]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Strictly Sole (Fact 7)
  2. ^ Strictly Sole (Siblings and their ages)
  3. ^ Strictly Sole (Fact 8)
  4. ^ Strictly Sole (Fact 9)
  5. ^ Strictly Sole
  6. ^ Strictly Sole
  7. ^ Ginuwine News on Yahoo! Music

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