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LaLa Brown
LaLa Brown
Born	Yolanda Rose Brown; May 20, 1986; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	October 19, 2007 (aged 21); Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Cause of death	Homicide
Resting place	Graceland Cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Children	1

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Yolanda Rose "LaLa" Brown (May 20, 1986 – October 19, 2007) was an American R&B singer best known for being featured on the track "S.E.X." with Lyfe Jennings, which reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart^[1] and peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 2006.^[2] Brown and her record producer JeTannue "Kool Aid" Clayborn were murdered on October 19, 2007, at a recording studio in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.^[3] The case remains unsolved.

Early life

Yolanda Rose "LaLa" Brown was born on May 20, 1986, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Maria and William Brown. Brown's mother is of Mexican descent. Her father is African American. She was the youngest of five children. Her parents had stated that she had a talent for entertainment "from her first steps, always singing and dancing around the house." Therefore, it was no surprise to those who knew her when she began to pursue a career in music. At the age of eleven, Brown started singing professionally, using the stage name "Pre-mere"; she often sang at weddings and, later, various bars. She attended Frederick Douglass Elementary School, Jackie Robinson Middle School, and Milwaukee High School of the Arts. At the age of 16, in 2002, Brown gave birth to a daughter, Amirah Airreal Brown.^[3] She also loved giving back to her community.

Career

In fall 2005, Brown traveled to Atlanta, Georgia in hopes of furthering her career, believing there she would have a better chance to meet artists, producers, and songwriters who could assist her. Brown finally got the big break she was hoping for when R&B singer-songwriter Lyfe Jennings asked her to be on his new track "S.E.X." She was a featured singer and appeared in the music video. The track "S.E.X." was a cautionary tale warning adolescent girls about the pitfalls and dangers of unprotected sex and appeared on his second studio album The Phoenix. She then toured with Jennings, but was released following a disagreement with him. In June 2007, Brown returned to Milwaukee, still set on becoming a solo artist and began working on her debut album. Brown recorded three songs, "I'm Feeling It", "Rescue Me", and "Give Them What They Want", the latter a song many believe is autobiographical. Those songs were all released prior to her death.

Death

On October 22, 2007, Brown and her record producer/boyfriend, JeTannue "Kool-Aid" Clayborn, were discovered shot and killed by an unknown gunman in the Loud Enuff Productionz recording studio in Milwaukee. Both had been dead at least 3 days before they were discovered, with the date of the murder later determined to be October 19, 2007. Although autopsies were performed on both Brown and Clayborn, results were never released. Brown was survived by her mother, father, siblings, as well as her daughter.

Brown's funeral was held on October 25, 2007, at the Mason Temple Church of God in Christ, Milwaukee. Hundreds of people attended, including Lyfe Jennings. Burial followed at Graceland Cemetery in Milwaukee.^[4] The case was featured on America's Most Wanted in February 2010.^[5] On October 22, 2012, TV One aired a Celebrity Crime Files episode about Brown's life and death.^[6] As of August 2024, the case has not been solved and police continue to search for a suspect and motive for the killings.^[7]

References

^ "Lyfe Jennings Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
^ "Lyfe Jennings Hot 100 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Spice, Linda; Dobberstein, John (October 23, 2007). "Singer's promising career cut short". Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI.
^ DeLong, Katie. "Raw Video: Funeral Held For LaLa Brown". WTMJ TV 4. Archived from the original on August 7, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2007.
^ Vielmetti, Bruce (February 19, 2010). "La La Brown murder featured on America's Most Wanted". Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI.
^ "LaLa Brown: Double Homicide". Celebrity Crime Files. Season 1. Episode 2. October 22, 2012. TV One.
^ Terry, Jermont (October 17, 2012). "Police seek motive in La La Brown murder". WTMJ TV 4. Retrieved October 17, 2012.

External links

Yolanda Brown at Find a Grave
La La Brown at Last.fm

[1] "Lyfe Jennings Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2015.

[2] "Lyfe Jennings Hot 100 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2015.

[Spice_2007-3] Spice, Linda; Dobberstein, John (October 23, 2007). "Singer's promising career cut short". Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI.

[4] DeLong, Katie. "Raw Video: Funeral Held For LaLa Brown". WTMJ TV 4. Archived from the original on August 7, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2007.

[5] Vielmetti, Bruce (February 19, 2010). "La La Brown murder featured on America's Most Wanted". Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI.

[6] "LaLa Brown: Double Homicide". Celebrity Crime Files. Season 1. Episode 2. October 22, 2012. TV One.

[7] Terry, Jermont (October 17, 2012). "Police seek motive in La La Brown murder". WTMJ TV 4. Retrieved October 17, 2012.

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 '''Yolanda Rose "LaLa" Brown''' (May 20, 1986 – October 19, 2007) was an American [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer best known for being featured on the track
-"[[S.E.X. (Lyfe Jennings song)|S.E.X.]]" with [[Lyfe Jennings]], which reached No. 3 on the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.billboard.com/artist/308649/lyfe-jennings/chart?sort=position&f=367 |title= Lyfe Jennings Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart History |website= Billboard |access-date= September 13, 2015 }}</ref> and peaked at No. 37 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] in October 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.billboard.com/artist/308649/lyfe-jennings/chart?f=379&sort=position |title= Lyfe Jennings Hot 100 Chart History |website= Billboard |access-date= September 13, 2015 }}</ref> Brown and her record producer JeTannue "Kool Aid" Clayborn were [[murder]]ed on October 19, 2007 at a recording studio in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]].<ref name="Spice 2007">{{cite news |url= http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/29438909.html |title= Singer's promising career cut short |first1= Linda |last1= Spice |first2= John |last2= Dobberstein |newspaper= Journal Sentinel |location= Milwaukee, WI |date= October 23, 2007 }}</ref> The case remains unsolved.
+"[[S.E.X. (Lyfe Jennings song)|S.E.X.]]" with [[Lyfe Jennings]], which reached No. 3 on the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart<ref>{{cite magazine |url= http://www.billboard.com/artist/308649/lyfe-jennings/chart?sort=position&f=367 |title= Lyfe Jennings Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart History |magazine= Billboard |access-date= September 13, 2015 }}</ref> and peaked at No. 37 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] in October 2006.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= http://www.billboard.com/artist/308649/lyfe-jennings/chart?f=379&sort=position |title= Lyfe Jennings Hot 100 Chart History |magazine= Billboard |access-date= September 13, 2015 }}</ref> Brown and her record producer JeTannue "Kool Aid" Clayborn were [[murder]]ed on October 19, 2007, at a recording studio in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]].<ref name="Spice 2007">{{cite news |url= http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/29438909.html |title= Singer's promising career cut short |first1= Linda |last1= Spice |first2= John |last2= Dobberstein |newspaper= Journal Sentinel |location= Milwaukee, WI |date= October 23, 2007 }}</ref> The case remains unsolved.
 ==Early life==
-Yolanda Rose "LaLa" Brown was born on May 20, 1986 in [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]] to Maria and William Brown. Brown's mother is of Mexican descent. Her father is African American. She was the youngest of five children. Her parents had stated that she had a talent for entertainment "from her first steps, always singing and dancing around the house." Therefore, it was no surprise to those who knew her when she began to pursue a career in music. At the age of eleven, Brown started singing professionally, using the stage name "Pre-mere"; she often sang at weddings and, later, various bars. She attended [[Frederick Douglass]] Elementary School, [[Jackie Robinson]] Middle School, and [[Milwaukee High School of the Arts]]. At the age of 16, in 2002, Brown gave birth to a daughter, Amirah Airreal Brown.<ref name="Spice 2007" />
+Yolanda Rose "LaLa" Brown was born on May 20, 1986, in [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]], to Maria and William Brown. Brown's mother is of Mexican descent. Her father is African American. She was the youngest of five children. Her parents had stated that she had a talent for entertainment "from her first steps, always singing and dancing around the house." Therefore, it was no surprise to those who knew her when she began to pursue a career in music. At the age of eleven, Brown started singing professionally, using the stage name "Pre-mere"; she often sang at weddings and, later, various bars. She attended [[Frederick Douglass]] Elementary School, [[Jackie Robinson]] Middle School, and [[Milwaukee High School of the Arts]]. At the age of 16, in 2002, Brown gave birth to a daughter, Amirah Airreal Brown.<ref name="Spice 2007" /> She also loved giving back to her community.
 == Career ==
-In fall 2005, Brown traveled to [[Atlanta]], Georgia in hopes of furthering her career, believing there she would have a better chance to meet artists, producers, and songwriters who could assist her.  Brown finally got the big break she was hoping for when [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer-songwriter [[Lyfe Jennings]] asked her to be on his new track "[[S.E.X. (Lyfe Jennings song)|S.E.X.]]"  She was a featured singer and appeared in the music video. The track "S.E.X." was a cautionary tale warning young women about the pitfalls and dangers of unprotected sex and appeared on his second studio album ''[[The Phoenix (Lyfe Jennings album)|The Phoenix]]''. She then toured with Jennings, but was released following a disagreement with him.  In June 2007, Brown returned to Milwaukee, still set on becoming a solo artist and began working on her debut album. Brown recorded three songs, "I'm Feeling It", Rescue Me", and "Give Them What They Want", the latter a song many believe is autobiographical. Those songs were all released prior to her death.
+In fall 2005, Brown traveled to [[Atlanta]], Georgia in hopes of furthering her career, believing there she would have a better chance to meet artists, producers, and songwriters who could assist her.  Brown finally got the big break she was hoping for when [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer-songwriter [[Lyfe Jennings]] asked her to be on his new track "[[S.E.X. (Lyfe Jennings song)|S.E.X.]]"  She was a featured singer and appeared in the music video. The track "S.E.X." was a cautionary tale warning adolescent girls about the pitfalls and dangers of unprotected sex and appeared on his second studio album ''[[The Phoenix (Lyfe Jennings album)|The Phoenix]]''. She then toured with Jennings, but was released following a disagreement with him.  In June 2007, Brown returned to Milwaukee, still set on becoming a solo artist and began working on her debut album. Brown recorded three songs, "I'm Feeling It", "Rescue Me", and "Give Them What They Want", the latter a song many believe is autobiographical. Those songs were all released prior to her death.
 == Death ==
-On October 19, 2007, Brown and her Record producer/boyfriend, JeTannue "[[kool Aid]]" Clayborn, were shot and killed by an unknown [[Crime|gunman]] in the Loud Enuff Productionz recording studio (Now the tonya's 2 hair studio) in Milwaukee. Both had been dead at least 3 days before they were discovered. Although [[autopsies]] were performed on both Brown and Clayborn, results were never released. Brown was survived by her mother, father, siblings, as well as her daughter.
+On October 22, 2007, Brown and her record producer/boyfriend, JeTannue "Kool-Aid" Clayborn, were discovered shot and killed by an unknown [[Crime|gunman]] in the Loud Enuff Productionz recording studio in Milwaukee. Both had been dead at least 3 days before they were discovered, with the date of the murder later determined to be October 19, 2007. Although [[autopsies]] were performed on both Brown and Clayborn, results were never released. Brown was survived by her mother, father, siblings, as well as her daughter.
+Brown's funeral was held on October 25, 2007, at the Mason Temple Church of God in Christ, Milwaukee. Hundreds of people attended, including Lyfe Jennings. [[Burial]] followed at Graceland Cemetery in Milwaukee.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/45593187.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090807112311/http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/45593187.html |archive-date= August 7, 2009 |title= Raw Video: Funeral Held For LaLa Brown |first= Katie |last= DeLong |publisher= WTMJ TV 4|access-date=October 1, 2007}}</ref> The case was featured on ''[[America's Most Wanted]]'' in February 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/84809342.html |title= La La Brown murder featured on America's Most Wanted |newspaper= Journal Sentinel |location= Milwaukee, WI |first= Bruce |last= Vielmetti |date= February 19, 2010 }}</ref> On October 22, 2012, [[TV One (US TV network)|TV One]] aired a ''Celebrity Crime Files'' episode about Brown's life and death.<ref>{{cite episode |url= http://tvone.tv/7419/season-one-episodes-3/ |title= LaLa Brown: Double Homicide |series= Celebrity Crime Files |number= 2 |season= 1 |network= [[TV One (U.S. TV network)|TV One]] |date= October 22, 2012}}</ref> As of August 2024, the [[Cold case|case has not been solved]] and police continue to search for a suspect and motive for the killings.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/174679361.html |title= Police seek motive in La La Brown murder |publisher= WTMJ TV 4 |first= Jermont |last= Terry |date= October 17, 2012 |access-date= October 17, 2012 }}</ref>
+==See also==
-Brown's funeral was held on October 25, 2007 at the Mason Temple Church of God in Christ, Milwaukee. Hundreds of people attended, including Lyfe Jennings. [[Burial]] followed at Graceland Cemetery in Milwaukee.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/45593187.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090807112311/http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/45593187.html |archive-date= August 7, 2009 |title= Raw Video: Funeral Held For LaLa Brown |first= Katie |last= DeLong |publisher= WTMJ TV 4|access-date=October 1, 2007}}</ref> The case was featured on ''[[America's Most Wanted]]'' in February 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/84809342.html |title= La La Brown murder featured on America's Most Wanted |newspaper= Journal Sentinel |location= Milwaukee, WI |first= Bruce |last= Vielmetti |date= February 19, 2010 }}</ref> On October 22, 2012, [[TV One (US TV network)|TV One]] aired a ''Celebrity Crime Files'' episode about La La Brown's life and death.<ref>{{cite episode |url= http://tvone.tv/7419/season-one-episodes-3/ |title= LaLa Brown: Double Homicide |series= Celebrity Crime Files |number= 2 |season= 1 |network= [[TV One (U.S. TV network)|TV One]] |date= October 22, 2012}}</ref> As of October 2012, the [[Cold case|case has not been solved]] and police continue to search for a suspect and motive for the killings.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/174679361.html |title= Police seek motive in La La Brown murder |publisher= WTMJ TV 4 |first= Jermont |last= Terry |date= October 17, 2012 |access-date= October 17, 2012 }}</ref>
+* [[List of homicides in Wisconsin]]
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 |date= December 5, 2007 |journal= On Milwaukee |first= Jonathan |last= Spruill |ref=none}}
 *{{cite news |url= http://www.scrippsmedia.com/tmj4/news/173607601.html |title= Families of La La Brown, her producer hoping for breakthrough in murder investigation |publisher= WTMJ TV 4 |first= Jermont |last= Terry |date= October 10, 2012 |access-date= October 17, 2012 |ref=none}}
+*{{cite web |first= George |last= Mallet | title=Suspect in custody connected to LaLa Brown death | website=TMJ4 News | date=12 July 2016 | url=https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/police-suspect-in-custody-in-connection-with-lala-browns-death | access-date=19 September 2023 |ref=none}}
+*{{cite web |first= George |last= Mallet |title=MPD gives LaLa Brown case to DA for charges | website=TMJ4 News | date=14 December 2017 | url=https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/police-turn-over-lala-brown-case-to-da-for-charges | access-date=19 September 2023 |ref=none}}
 ==External links==
-*{{Find a grave|22351723}}
+*{{Find a Grave|22351723}}
 *[http://www.last.fm/music/Lala+Brown La La Brown] at [[Last.fm]]
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