In 2009, Norwood starred in his own VH1 reality dating show, For the Love of Ray J. J stars in the Black Christmas movie Dark Christmas under the direction from Deon Taylor. Malcolm Jones, was shot in December 2007. The album's first single is " Sexy Can I" featuring rapper Yung Berg peaked at number three on the Top Singles (Hot 100) for six weeks. The first album for this deal is Ray J's fourth album All I Feel, which features The Game and Yung Berg among others. Knockout Entertainment announced a multimillion-dollar album deal with Koch Records and Shaquille O'Neal's "Deja 34" entertainment company. In late April 2007, Kardashian dropped the suit and settled with Vivid Entertainment for $5 million. Kardashian sued Vivid Entertainment for ownership of the tape. In February 2007, a pornographic home video he made with former girlfriend Kim Kardashian in 2003, Kim Kardashian, Superstar, was made public. On both shows, Ray's character was related to Brandy's (cousin/half-brother on Moesha, brother on One on One).Ģ007–11: Sex tape, All I Feel, and A Family Business In 2005, Norwood joined the cast of UPN's One On One, where he played the character D-Mack for the final season. Raydiation eventually sold over 400,000 copies domestically. The album's lead single " One Wish" was a top 20 success in the US, UK, Ireland, and New Zealand. A joint venture by Sanctuary Records and Ray-J's own label, independent Knockout Entertainment, the album was finally released on September 27, 2005, in North America after several delays, debuting at number forty-eight on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 18,321 copies in the first week. Īfter a two-year break, Norwood returned to recording studios, adding the finishing touches on his third studio album Raydiation with help from producers such as Rodney Jerkins, Timbaland, R. "Formal Invite" followed at #54 on the R&B chart. Billboard Hot 100 chart and #8 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The lead single " Wait A Minute" peaked at #30 on the U.S. The album was recorded over 18 months, and was released on June 26, 2001, with Atlantic Records. Norwood also worked with the Neptunes, Rodney Jerkins and Lil' Kim, and several other producers and singers for his second studio album This Ain't A Game. The song was the lead single of the R&B/Hip Hop tribute Urban Renewal, in which he co-produced and performed songs. Ray J recorded " Another Day in Paradise" with Brandy, which was a Top Ten success in Austria, UK, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Norway, Ireland, the Netherlands and number 11 in Australia and France. He produced for toy company Mattel, putting together the music for several commercials and a few of the demos for his second record. Dolittle soundtrack with the single "That's Why I Lie". The second single peaked at number 54 on the U.S. "Let It Go" peaked at number 25 in the U.S. The album, released in March 1997, spawned the lead single " Let It Go", which appeared on the Set It Off soundtrack. He signed to Elektra Records in 1995 and he began to record his debut album Everything You Want the same year. According to Bradley Torreano of AllMusic, "his easygoing image and boyish looks appealed to the producers of Brandy's television show, Moesha, giving him a role on the UPN series as Dorian "D-Money", a role he played from 1999 until the show ended in 2001.Ĭareer 1995–2006: Everything You Want, This Ain't a Game, and Raydiation This period in Norwood's life would shape his acting career. In 1989, at the age of eight, Norwood began auditioning for and appearing in television commercials he played the foster son in The Sinbad Show, from 1993 to 1994. Early in his life, he moved with his family from McComb to Los Angeles, California, and in 1989, started appearing in television commercials for different companies. His older sister Brandy is a multi-platinum recording artist. was born on January 17, 1981, in McComb, Mississippi, to Willie Norwood and Sonja Bates-Norwood. In January 2017, he competed in the nineteenth season of the UK reality television programme Celebrity Big Brother. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Carson, California, he is the younger brother of singer and actress Brandy Norwood and the first cousin of rapper Snoop Dogg. (born January 17, 1981), known professionally as Ray J, is an American R&B singer.
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