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Birth name | La'Mar Lorraine Johnson |
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Born | (1977-07-12) July 12, 1977 (age 47) |
Origin | Los Angeles, California, USA |
Genres | R&B, Hip hop |
Years active | 1994 – Present |
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La'Mar Lorraine Johnson (born July 12, 1977), professionally known by her stage name Sylk-E. Fyne, is an American female rapper from South Central Los Angeles and former member of the unreleased group G.B.M. from Eazy-E's Ruthless Records. She started rapping while in high school and, after getting a college degree, recorded her 1998 debut, Raw Sylk, on RCA. She later released her second album Tha Cum Up on Rufftown in 2000, toured with Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, and made numerous guest appearances on hip hop albums in the late 1990s. She had a hit solo song in 1998, "Romeo and Juliet", which reached number 6 on the Billboard Singles Chart. She briefly reappeared a couple of years later in 2000 with a song called "Ya Style" featuring Snoop Dogg and Bizzy Bone. In 2010 Sylk E. Fyne resurfaced back into the rap game. She released 2 new songs on her official Myspace page.
Discography
Studio albums
- Raw Sylk (RCA Records, 1998) US Billboard Top 200 peak #121, US R&B peak #47
- Tha Cum Up (Rufftown, 2000)
Singles
Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||
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Billboard Hot 100 | US Hot Hip-Hop & R&B Singles | US Hot Rap Singles | |||
1998 | "Romeo and Juliet" (feat. Chill) |
6 | 5 | 1 | Raw Sylk |
2000 | "Ya Style" (feat. Snoop Dogg & Bizzy Bone) |
– | – | 17 | Tha Cum Up |
References
- ^ Sylk-E. Fyne, Allmusic.com
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