(New York, N.Y.)—R & B legend Al B. Sure is back in the saddle again as he is currently touring the country, sharing his unique brand of soul music to his new and old fans. Sure says he has been out for a while now, (late 2014) and has enjoyed the reception he has received.
Over the years the hip-hop culture has embraced Al B! by either sampling or remaking more than 20 of the peoples street favorite select compositions from his melodic catalogue. Most recently Al B! teamed up with Brooklyn’s own Duo Live & “Spit Game Super Star” Fabulous for a remake of Al B!’s No. 1 Niter & Day Smashing Pumpkins and turned it into a “Princess.”
It all began with Al B!’s debut Musical effort “In Effect Mode.” The Album launched him to the top of Billboards R&B charts, resting at the No. 1 position on the R&B chart for an astounding seven straight weeks. Subsequently in 1987, Music Mogul, Quincy Jones selected Al B! as the first winner of the “Sony Innovators” Talent Search in a blindfold contest. Subsequent, Al B! would go on to work with “Q” on several projects from the Movie “Listen Up” to most notably, the Platinum Single “Secret Garden” from “Q’s” Back on the Block, Multi-Platinum soundtrack. Accompanying Al B! on this groundbreaking quartet; the late, great, Maestro Barry White, El Debarge and James Ingram produced by the legend himself and now Al B!’s God Father Quincy Jones.
Al B Sure! continued to create an extraordinary presence in the Entertainment industry validated by numerous awards including a Grammy nomination in the category of “best single” in the company of Eric Clapton, Prince and Luther Vandross, and an American Music Award for Best New R&B Artist. Al B! also received multiple Soul Train Award nominations and the Soul Train Award for Best New Artist; Several New York Music Awards and more than 35 ASCAP Awards for writing and composition performance. Due to enormous personal success as a recording artist, writer & producer it was a natural transition to take on the prestigious role of VP of A&R for Motown Records and president of A.B.S.olute Productions.
As a writer and producer, Al B! has generated some of today’s most inspired and innovative music, including his music industry introduction of the Multi-Platinum group Jodeci. Following in the footsteps of his mentor “Q,” Al B!’s introduction of Jodeci and production on their multi-platinum debut launched Al B Sure! as one of the premier and decorated producer/songwriters in the history of the music business, Al B!’s outstanding ability for discovering and identifying unique, natural talent led him to employ a young undiscovered talent by the name of Chris Rock to be his opening act on his first ever tour.
Again, with a keen eye and ear, he also found a young, beautiful, church-attending songstress who Al B! instantaneously employed as his production demo singer after hearing her Instrument Like vocal chords and Nicknamed her “The Dr.” she will always be known to most as P-Diddy’s, First Lady of Bad Boy Records, multi-platinum recording artist Faith Evans. Al B!’s production team also launched the likes of vocalists Dave Hollister, Case Woodard, Usher Raymond and Tevin Campbell to name a few. Al B! is also featured in Usher’s VH-1 “Driven” special, a documentary on Usher, an introspective look into his life and the beginnings with Al B! and P Diddy’s guidance into the launch of his debut CD.
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