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Mercedes
Mercedes
Birth name	Raequel Miller
Born	May 1, 1978 (age 46); Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop, Southern hip hop, R&B, hip hop soul
Occupations	Singer; rapper;
Instrument	Vocals;
Years active	1997–present
Labels	No Limit /Priority

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Raequel Miller (born May 1, 1978), better known by her stage name Mercedes, is an American singer, rapper and R&B recording artist from Detroit, Michigan. She is best known for being signed to No Limit Records.

Music career

On May 29, 1999, during an interview Mercedes discussed how she got signed to No Limit, clarifying she was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and was in her second year at Xavier University in New Orleans when No Limit group Kane & Abel saw her perform Shirley Murdock's "As We Lay" in a talent show. Impressed by her performance, the No Limit group invited Mercedes to join them in the studio, where she subsequently met No Limit owner Master P. The label CEO asked her to sing "and I’ve been with them ever since" stated Mercedes.^[1] On June 29, 1999, Mercedes would release her debut album entitled Rear End it would be released on Master P's No Limit Records; as was typical for No Limit's releases at the time, the album featured other No Limit performing artists such as Mystikal, Mac, Mia X, Silkk the Shocker and Master P. Rear End was reasonably successful, peaking at No. 34 on the Billboard 200 and No. 12 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. After releasing the album, Mercedes reportedly retired from the music business less than a year later to attend law school.^[2]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US	US R&B
Rear End	Released: June 29, 1999 Label: No Limit, Priority Format: CD, digital download, LP	72	12

Soundtrack albums

List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
Title	Album details	US	US R&B	Certifications
I'm Bout It (with Various artists)	Released: May 13, 1997 Label: No Limit, Priority Formats: CD, MD, LP	4	1	RIAA: Double Platinum

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
Title	Year	US	US R&B	US Rap	Album
"It's Your Thing" (featuring Master P)	1999	71	12	4	Rear End
"N's Ain't Shit" (featuring Mia X)	1999	—	—	—	Rear End
"I Can Tell" (with 504 Boyz featuring Jamo)	2000	—	—	—	Goodfellas and Rear End

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
Title	Year	US	US R&B	US Rap	Album
"I Can Tell" (504 Boyz featuring Mercedes & Jamo)	2000	—	—	—	Goodfellas and Rear End

Collaboration singles

List of collaboration singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
Title	Year	US	US R&B	US Rap	Album
"Crazy Bout Ya" (with Master P featuring Ms. Peaches)	1999	—	—	—	Only God Can Judge Me & Rear End

References

^ ^a ^b "Mercedes Gets Up-Front On Rear End". MTV News. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015.
^ "Mercedes Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.

[MercedesBiography-1] "Mercedes Gets Up-Front On Rear End". MTV News. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015.

[2] "Mercedes Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.

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-| name = Mercedes
+| name              = Mercedes
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+| image             =
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+| birth_name        = Raequel Miller<ref name="MercedesBiography" />
-| background = solo_singer
+| alias             =
-| birth_name = Raquel Miller
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-| alias =
+| birth_place       = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], U.S.
-| birth_date = 1978 - 37
-| origin = [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], [[United States|U.S.]]
+| origin            = [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], U.S.
-| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[Southern hip hop]], [[R&B]], [[hip hop soul]]
+| genre             = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[Southern hip hop]], [[R&B]], [[hip hop soul]]
-| instrument = {{Flatlist|
+| instrument        = {{Flatlist|
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+*Vocals
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-| occupation = [[Rapping|Rapper]], [[singer]]
+| occupation        = {{Flatlist|
+*Singer
-| years_active = 1997–2000
+*[[Rapping|rapper]]
-| label = [[No Limit Records|No Limit]] /[[Priority Records|Priority]]
+}}
-| associated_acts = [[Master P]], [[504 Boyz]], [[Monica (singer)|Monica]], [[Mia X]], [[Silkk the Shocker]], [[Magic (rapper)|Magic]], [[Mac (rapper)|Mac]], [[Mystikal]]
+| years_active      = 1997–present
+| label             = [[No Limit Records|No Limit]] /[[Priority Records|Priority]]
+| associated_acts   = [[Master P]], [[504 Boyz]], [[Monica (singer)|Monica]], [[Mia X]], [[Silkk the Shocker]], [[Magic (rapper)|Magic]], [[Mac (rapper)|Mac]], [[Mystikal]], Michael Owens, [[Paperman]]
 }}
-'''Raquel Miller''' (born 1978), better known by her [[stage name]] '''Mercedes''' , is a former [[United States|American]] [[R&B]] recording artist from [[Detroit, MI]]. She is  best known for being signed to [[No Limit Records]].
+'''Raequel Miller''' (born May 1, 1978), better known by her stage name '''Mercedes''', is an American singer, rapper and [[R&B]] recording artist from [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]. She is best known for being signed to [[No Limit Records]].
 ==Music career==
+On May 29, 1999, during an interview Mercedes discussed how she got signed to [[No Limit Records|No Limit]], clarifying she was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and was in her second year at [[Xavier University]] in [[New Orleans]] when [[No Limit Records|No Limit]] group [[Kane & Abel (group)|Kane & Abel]] saw her perform [[Shirley Murdock]]'s "As We Lay" in a talent show. Impressed by her performance, the No Limit group invited Mercedes to join them in the studio, where she subsequently met No Limit owner [[Master P]]. The label CEO asked her to sing "and I’ve been with them ever since" stated Mercedes.<ref name="MercedesBiography">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/515577/mercedes-gets-up-front-on-rear-end/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117142829/http://www.mtv.com/news/515577/mercedes-gets-up-front-on-rear-end/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 17, 2015|title=Mercedes Gets Up-Front On Rear End|website=MTV News}}</ref> On June 29, 1999, Mercedes would release her debut album entitled ''[[Rear End (album)|Rear End]]'' it would be released on [[Master P]]'s [[No Limit Records]]; as was typical for No Limit's releases at the time, the album featured other No Limit performing artists such as [[Mystikal]], [[Mac (rapper)|Mac]], [[Mia X]], [[Silkk the Shocker]] and [[Master P]]. ''[[Rear End (album)|Rear End]]'' was reasonably successful, peaking at No. 34 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and No. 12 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] charts. After releasing the album, Mercedes reportedly retired from the music business less than a year later to attend law school.<ref>{{Cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p371789/biography|pure_url=yes}}|website=[[AllMusic]]|title=Mercedes Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More}}</ref>
-===1997-00: Music beginnings, ''Rear End'' & retirement===
-On May 29, 1999 during a interview Mercedes would discuss how she got signed to [[No Limit Records|No Limit]], clarifying she was born and raised in [[Detroit, Michigan]], where she was in her sophomore year at [[Xavier University]] in [[New Orleans]] when [[No Limit Records|No Limit]] group [[Kane & Abel (group)|Kane & Abel]] saw her perform [[Shirley Murdock]]’s "As We Lay" in a talent show. Impressed by her performance, the No Limit group invited Mercedes to join them in the studio, the timing was right as [[Master P]] happened to be around that day. The label CEO asked her to sing "and I’ve been with them ever since" stated Mercedes.<ref name="MercedesBiography">http://www.mtv.com/news/515577/mercedes-gets-up-front-on-rear-end/</ref> On June 29, 1999 Mercedes would release her debut album entitled ''[[Rear End (album)|Rear End]]'' it would be released on [[Master P]]'s [[No Limit Records]], the album like most of No Limit's releases, featured other No Limit performing artists such as [[Mystikal]], [[Mac (rapper)|Mac]], [[Mia X]], [[Silkk the Shocker]] and [[Master P]]. ''[[Rear End (album)|Rear End]]'' was successful, peaking at No. 34 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and No. 12 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] charts. After releasing the album, Mercedes reportedly retired from the music business less than a year later to attend [[law school]].<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p371789/biography|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Mercedes > Biography )))]</ref>
 ==Discography==
 ===Studio albums===
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 * Released: May 13, 1997
 * Label: [[No Limit Records|No Limit]], [[Priority Records|Priority]]
-* Formats: [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[Music download|MD]], [[LP album|LP]]
+* Formats: CD, [[Music download|MD]], [[LP album|LP]]
 | 4 || 1
 |
-* [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: Gold
+* [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: Double Platinum
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 ==Singles==
 ===As lead artist===
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-|1999
+|rowspan="2"|1999
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 | 12
 | 4
-|''[[Rear End]]''
+|rowspan="2"|''[[Rear End]]''
+|-
+!scope="row"|"N's Ain't Shit"<br><small>(featuring [[Mia X]])</small>
+| —
+| —
+| —
+|-
+!scope="row"|"I Can Tell"<br><small>(with [[504 Boyz]] featuring Jamo)</small>
+|2000
+| —
+| —
+| —
+|''[[Goodfellas (504 Boyz album)|Goodfellas]]'' and ''Rear End''
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 | —
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+|''[[Goodfellas (504 Boyz album)|Goodfellas and Rear End]]''
 |}
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 ==References==
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+{{Reflist}}
 {{No Limit Records}}
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+[[Category:21st-century American rappers]]
+[[Category:African-American women rappers]]
+[[Category:African-American women songwriters]]
+[[Category:American hip-hop singers]]
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+[[Category:Midwest hip-hop musicians]]
 [[Category:No Limit Records artists]]
-[[Category:R&B musicians from New Orleans]]
+[[Category:Priority Records artists]]
-[[Category:American hip hop singers]]
+[[Category:Rappers from Detroit]]
+[[Category:Rhythm and blues musicians from New Orleans]]
+[[Category:Singer-songwriters from Louisiana]]
+[[Category:21st-century African-American women singers]]
+[[Category:21st-century American women singers]]
+[[Category:20th-century African-American women singers]]
+[[Category:20th-century American women singers]]
+[[Category:20th-century American singers]]
+[[Category:Singer-songwriters from Michigan]]
+[[Category:21st-century American women rappers]]

v t e No Limit Records
Compilation releases	West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. 1 (1994) High Fo Xmas (1994) Down South Hustlers (1995) West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. II (1997) Mean Green (1998) We Can't Be Stopped (1998) Who U Wit? (1999) West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. III (2001)
Soundtrack releases	I'm Bout It (1997) I Got the Hook-Up (1998) Foolish (1999)
No Limit Films	I'm Bout It (1997) Da Game of Life (1998) I Got the Hook-Up (1998) MP da Last Don (1998) Hot Boyz (1999) No Tomorrow (1999) Foolish (1999) Lockdown (2000)
No Limit Comedy	Anthony Johnson Chris Kennedy Eddie Griffin Katt Williams Michael Blackson Sheryl Underwood
No Limit Sports	Brandon Jennings Bonzi Wells Paul Pierce Darius Miles Deion Sanders Derek Anderson (basketball) DeMar DeRozan Dwight Howard Jason Terry Kelvin Eafon Lance Stephenson Michael Thomas (wide receiver, born 1993) Paul Miranda Patrick Mahomes Quentin Richardson Ricky Davis Ricky Williams Ron Mercer Lamont Green Laron Profit LeBron James Shaquille O'Neal Travis Kelce Tyrone Nesby Zion Williamson
Related articles	Master P 504 Boyz List of No Limit Records artists