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Brutha
Origin Los Angeles, United States
Genres R&B
Soul
Years active 2008 – 2009
Labels Def Jam Records
Associated acts Fabolous
Website brutha.com
Members
Grady Harrell III
Anthony Harrell
Jared (JR) Overton
Cheyenne Harrell (Papa)
Jacob Harrell

Brutha was originally composed had 5 members, but the three older brothers, Anthony & Grady Harrell III, and Jared Overton left the group because they wanted to move on and do their own thing. Their show, Brothers to Brutha, shows their transformation during and after they rose to fame.[1] The brothers are signed to Def Jam Records, and their self-titled debut album "Brutha" was released in December 2008.[2]

The group formed in 2002 and Brian Mcknight introduced them on the 2003 Soul Train Holiday Special.[3]

In 2007, their uncle Donny "Drano" Harrell, CEO of Goodfellas Entertainment, and Shakir Stewart, senior vice president of A&R at Island Def Jam, invited the group to Atlanta to do a filmed audition in front of Jermaine Dupri and a range of producers. It resulted in a one-hour original special TV show called "Jermaine Dupri presents: Brutha", broadcast March 24 on Peachtree TV. The group caught the attention of Jermaine Dupri, who signed them to the Island Def Jam Music Group.

Because the group disbanded, the two brothers left decided to change their name from Brutha to Jake & Papa.[3]

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The Brothers and their childhood [link]

The five brothers in the band are Grady Harrell III, Cheyenne Harrell (Papa), Jacob Harrell (Jake), Jared Overton (J.R), and Anthony Harrell(Ant). Four of the brothers' father is Grady Harrell Jr., a singer from Los Angeles who made his mark in music and encouraged his sons to follow in his footsteps, while Jared "J.R." Overton has a different father but the same mother as 2 of his brothers making him unrelated to Cheyenne Harrell and Jacob Harrell. Their father was a disciplinarian. He taught them how to sing, while the boys' uncle Donny (Drano) Harrell furthered their music careers. The boys, however, had different mothers. Papa and Jacob's mother is named Kierra. The mother of Jared, Anthony, and Grady Jr. is Nancy Lynn. Papa and Jacob were not raised by their father, as he had been convicted of fraud and was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison. The boys were raised on the music of their inspirations, which ranged from Sam Cooke to Stevie Wonder. Before hitting the "Big Time" they played graduation parties and bar mitzvahs.

Brothers [link]

  • Grady Harrell III
  • Anthony "Ant" Harrell
  • Jared "JR" Overton
  • Cheyenne "Papa" Harrell
  • Jacob "Jake" Harrell

Growing up [link]

The Harrell brothers came to the entertainment world at a young age out of a four-generations musical family. At 5 and 6 years old, Anthony Harrell and Grady Harrell III hooked up with their first cousin Canela Cox and formed the group Papa’s Results, being trained and taught by Grady Harrell II, who was then signed to MCA Records prior to a prison term. The children appeared in his R&B hit single “Sticks and Stone”[4] and did many local shows throughout California. The group lasted until Canela moved to Holland to follow her mother's musical career.[5] They filled her spot with family friend Jeff Lee and changed their name to Serenade.[6] The trio quickly gained notice. They appeared on episodes from Saved by the Bell: The New Class in 1997, where Anthony played the regular role of Eric Little. The Nade split up. As a duet comprising the two Harrell brothers Grady and Anthony, they recorded two independent albums, in 1999 and 2001. In 2002 they were joined by their brothers JR, Jake, and Papa and formed Brutha.[5] The group was discovered by Brian Mcknight, who introduced them on the 2003 Soul Train Holiday Special. Along with their success, there has also been controversy in their family. Anthony Harrell also did the voice over singing for "Young Michael Jackson" played by Alex Burell in the 1992 TV mini series, The Jacksons: An American Dream.

Making success [link]

In 2008, their uncle Donny "Drano" Harrell, CEO of Goodfellas Entertainment, and the late Shakir Stewart, senior vice president of A&R at Island Def Jam, invited the group to Atlanta to do a filmed audition in front of Jermaine Dupri and a range of producers.[7] It resulted in a one-hour original special TV show called Jermaine Dupri presents : Brutha, broadcast on March 24, 2008, on Peachtree TV. The group caught the attention of Jermaine Dupri who signed them to the Island Def Jam Music Group.[8]

Discography [link]

Albums [link]

Year Information Chart positions Sales and certifications
U.S. U.S. R&B BCA
2008 Brutha
81
15
89
  • RIAA: TBA
  • U.S sales: 100,000
2011 Vacancy
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Singles [link]

Year Song Chart
positions		 Album
US US R&B
2008 "I Can't Hear the Music"
(featuring Fabolous)		 — 51 Brutha
"She's Gone" — 103
2010 "One Day on This Earth" — 94 Vacancy
"Can't Get Enough" — 50
2011 "High Is Coming Down"[9] — —

The brothers have released two mixtapes: "Destination Short Stay"and "Destination Short Stay II".

References [link]

  1. ^ "Brothers to Brutha | Shows". BET. 2011-03-29. https://www.bet.com/shows/brothers-to-brutha.html. Retrieved 2012-03-28. 
  2. ^ Farber, Jim (2008-12-23). "Siblings make sweet music with Brutha". Daily News (NYDailyNews.com). https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2008/12/23/2008-12-23_siblings_make_sweet_music_with_brutha.html. Retrieved 2008-12-28. 
  3. ^ a b "Introducing: Brutha". FemaleFirst. Play-2-Win Ltd. https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/features/Introducing+Brutha-6688.html. Retrieved 2008-12-28. 
  4. ^ "Brutha – Discover music, videos, concerts, stats, & pictures at". Last.fm. 2009-02-11. https://www.last.fm/music/Brutha. Retrieved 2012-03-28. 
  5. ^ a b [1][dead link]
  6. ^ "Feature: Brutha - ARTISTdirect News". Artistdirect.com. https://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4903699,00.html. Retrieved 2012-03-28. 
  7. ^ https://sandrarose.com/2008/03/21/jermaine-dupri-presents-brutha/
  8. ^ MusicRemedy.com /. "Brutha Music, Songs, Videos, Pictures, Download". Musicremedy.com. https://musicremedy.com/b/Brutha/. Retrieved 2012-03-28. 
  9. ^ https://www.webcitation.org/5xj7B1SFb

External links [link]


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Brutha (album)

Brutha is the self-titled debut and only album of Brutha released on December 21, 2008 by Def Jam Recordings. The first single from the album is "I Can't Hear The Music" featuring rapper Fabolous.

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Afraid Of Love

by: Brutha

Yeah, yeah, yeah
I've been asking myself this question
Over and over again, oh
Is love a game that no matter
How I try I'll never win, oh
It's like tryna write a love story
But runnin' out of ink in the pen, suspense
Like a fairy tale beginning
But you never find out how it ends, oh
So I often wonder if I'll ever
Oh, if I'll ever find true love
Like the sun has summer, rain has thunder
What am I afraid of?
If I'm afraid to love, yeah
And if I'm afraid of love, yeah
I wanna know
'Cause if I'm afraid to love
Then how will ever find the one?
How will I ever find the one?
The one, the one, the one
How will I ever find the one?
The one
Tell me why is it the closer
That I get I run away, hey
It's like standing in the mirror
When my reflection looks the other way, hey
Outside I'm smiling
But the truth is that I'm crying inside, I'm tryin'
It's like tryna write the perfect song
But I can't come up with the last line
So I, so I often wonder if I'll ever
Oh, if I'll ever find true love
Like the sun has summer, rain has thunder
What if I'm afraid to love?
If I'm afraid to love
And if I'm afraid of love
'Cause if I'm afraid to love
Then how will ever find
How will I find, how will I find the one?
The one, the one, the one
How will I ever find the one?
Tell me, how will I ever find the one?
How will I ever find the one?
How will I ever find the one?




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