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'''Shareefa Faradah Cooper''' (born March 12, 1984), known professionally as '''Shareefa''', is an [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer. Shareefa has lived in Charlotte, North Carolina. She signed with [[Disturbing tha Peace]]/[[Def Jam Recordings]] in 2005. Her first single, "[[Need a Boss]]", featuring the rapper and labelmate [[Ludacris]], was produced by [[Rodney Jerkins|Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins]], and reached #62 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. Her only album ''[[Point of No Return (Shareefa album)|Point of No Return]]'' was released in October 2006<ref name="Kellman">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=shareefa-p820230/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Shareefa|last=Kellman|first=Andy|publisher=|website=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=21 October 2010}}</ref> and charted at #25 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].
'''Shareefa Faradah Cooper''' (born March 12, 1984), known professionally as '''Shareefa''', is an American [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer. Shareefa has lived in Charlotte, North Carolina. She signed with [[Disturbing tha Peace]]/[[Def Jam Recordings]] in 2005. Her first single, "[[Need a Boss]]", featuring the rapper and labelmate [[Ludacris]], was produced by [[Rodney Jerkins|Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins]], and reached #62 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. Her only album ''[[Point of No Return (Shareefa album)|Point of No Return]]'' was released in October 2006<ref name="Kellman">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=shareefa-p820230/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Shareefa|last=Kellman|first=Andy|publisher=|website=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=21 October 2010}}</ref> and charted at #25 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].


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Shareefa
Birth nameShareefa Faradah Cooper
Born (1984-03-12) March 12, 1984 (age 40)
Newark, New Jersey
OriginCharlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
GenresR&B, hip hop
OccupationVocalist
Years active2005–present
LabelsDisturbing tha Peace, Interscope
WebsiteOfficial Shareefa website

Shareefa Faradah Cooper (born March 12, 1984), known professionally as Shareefa, is an American R&B singer. Shareefa has lived in Charlotte, North Carolina. She signed with Disturbing tha Peace/Def Jam Recordings in 2005. Her first single, "Need a Boss", featuring the rapper and labelmate Ludacris, was produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, and reached #62 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her only album Point of No Return was released in October 2006[1] and charted at #25 on the Billboard 200.

Discography

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Albums

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Studio albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions
U.S. U.S. R&B
Point of No Return
  • Released: October 24, 2006
  • Label: Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 25 3

Compilation albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US US
R&B 		US
Rap
Disturbing tha Peace
(with Disturbing tha Peace)
  • Released: December 13, 2005
  • Label: Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 11 1 1
  • US: 630,000
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Mixtapes

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  • The Misunderstanding Of Shareefa (2010)

Singles

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As lead artist

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Year Song U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B Album
2006 "Need a Boss" (featuring Ludacris) 62 10 Point of No Return
"Cry No More" — 43
2010 "By My Side" (featuring Rick Ross) — — The Misunderstanding Of Shareefa
2010 "Should I Stay" — — N/A
2013 "They Gon Learn" — — N/A
2015 "Reloaded" — — N/A
2017 "Boy Bye" — — N/A

Notes

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  1. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Biography: Shareefa". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  2. ^ "American album certifications – LUDACRIS & DTP – DISTURBING THA PEACE". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
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