Brutha
Brutha was an American R&B music group composed of five brothers, namely Anthony Harrell, Cheyenne Harrell, Grady Harrell III, Jacob Harrell and Jared Overton. The group was formed in 2002 and Brian Mcknight first introduced them on the 2003 Soul Train Holiday Special. The brothers were subsequently signed to Def Jam Records, and their self-titled debut album Brutha, was released in December 2008. Their reality show, Brothers to Brutha, documented their rise to fame. In 2011, the three eldest brothers, Grady, Anthony and Jared, left the group to pursue solo careers, leaving the remaining brothers Jacob and Cheyenne to form the duo Jake & Papa.
History
Early life
The five brothers in the band are (eldest to youngest) Grady Harrell III, Anthony "Ant" Harrell, Jared "J.R." Overton, Cheyenne "Papa" Harrell and Jacob "Jake" Harrell. 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 Valerie. 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.
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: BruthaYeah, 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?