Dalvin DeGrate

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Dalvin DeGrate
Birth name	Dalvin Ertimus DeGrate
Also known as	Dalvin DeGrate, Mr. Dalvin
Born	(1971-07-23) July 23, 1971
Origin	Charlotte, North Carolina
Genres	R&B, hip hop, soul
Occupations	Record producer, singer, rapper, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, Piano, Talk box
Years active	1991-present
Associated acts	Stevie J., Tim & Bob, Jodeci, K-Ci & JoJo, Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Dren

Dalvin DeGrate (born Dalvin Ertimus DeGrate on July 23, 1971, in Hampton, Virginia) is an American R&B/soul musician, singer and rapper, one-quarter of the R&B group Jodeci. He is the younger brother of Jodeci's founder DeVante Swing.^{[citation needed]}

Career

The rapper for the group, DeGrate rarely sang lead on Jodeci tracks, although he has production and songwriting credits on Diary of A Mad Band and The Show, The After Party, The Hotel.^[1] He occasionally played drums onstage.^{[citation needed]}

From 1992 to 1997, he was in a relationship with TLC's member Tionne Watkins.^{[citation needed]}

He released his first solo album, Met.A.Mor.Phic, on 18 April 2000, with the single "Why Can't We".^{[citation needed]}

He moved to Def Jam Recordings, and recorded his second album, Met.A.Mor.Phic 2: The Rivalry Of A Singer & A Rapper, with appearances by Method Man, Redman, Ludacris. The album was due to be released in 2010, but he decided to leave Def Jam and form his own label, DeGrate Productions, after a dispute.^{[citation needed]}

According to an interview he is set to release a new album titled "Egomaniac" in August 2012.

Discography

Forever My Lady (1991)
Diary of a Mad Band (1993)
The Show, the After Party, the Hotel (1995)

Solo

Met.A.Mor.Phic (2000)
Met.A.Mor.Phic 2 (unreleased)
Egomaniac (2012)

Notes

↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Biography: Dalvin DeGrate". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 May 2010.

External links

Dalvin DeGrate at AllMusic

v t e Jodeci

DeVante Swing JoJo K-Ci Mr. Dalvin

Studio albums	Forever My Lady Diary of a Mad Band The Show, the After Party, the Hotel

Other albums	Back to the Future: The Very Best of Jodeci Playlist Your Way

Singles	"Gotta Love" "Forever My Lady" "Stay" "Come and Talk to Me" "I'm Still Waiting" "Let's Go Through the Motions" "Lately" "Cry for You" "Feenin'" "What About Us" "Freek'n You" "Love U 4 Life" "Get on Up"

Featured artist	"Treat Them Like They Want to Be Treated" "Lisa Baby" "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" "Knockin' Your Heels"

Related articles	Discography Swing Mob

Authority control	VIAF: 24802261 BNF: cb140389462

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Name	Degrate, Dalvin
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Short description	American musician
Date of birth	July 23, 1971
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