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Terius Youngdell Nash better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer and songwriter. He rose to fame following the writing of hits including Rihanna's "Umbrella" and J. Holiday's "Bed".
Music debut
Born in North Carolina and raised in Atlanta, The-Dream (born Terius Youngdell Nash) made his name writing for acts including B2K, 3LW, Mýa and Nivea (who is his wife), before sending Rihanna "Umbrella," which he wrote in a matter of twelve minutes.[1][2]
After the major success of "Umbrella", Nash began working on various projects, as well as completing his debut studio album, Love Me All Summer, Hate Me All Winter which was written and recorded in only nine days.[2] The first single off the album, "Shawty Is a 10" has garnered a steady following peaking so far at number twenty one on the Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number eighty two on the Billboard Hot 100.[3][4] Another hit that Nash is credited for known as "Bed", has sparked a feud with singer Chris Brown, which Nash has vowed to never work with again.[1] The feud started when Brown claimed to Vibe that the song was originally his.[1] Nash replied to the comment stating,
"The track was considered for Chris Brown -- he thought it was his -- but it was my record and I decided to give it up to J. Holiday," explains The-Dream. "Chris said the record won't be No. 1 unless he's on it. I bet someone $500,000 that it would go to No. 1 and I collected my money just last week."[1]
Nash also stated that Brown currently has a track which he wrote for him and was already paid for, but would like to "give the money back" explaining, "At the end of the day, I'm big on principle and loyalty. Put that to bed."[1] Nash has completed new material for Usher, Mary J. Blige, Sting, Keyshia Cole, Britney Spears, will.i.am, and Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls.[1][2]
Discography
References
- ^ a b c d e f Mariel Concepcion (September 28 2007). 'Umbrella' Writer The-Dream Preps Solo Debut. Billboard. Accessed September 28 2007.
- ^ a b c Janeé Bolden (August 7 2007). SOHH Soulful Exclusive: Def Jam's New Signee, The Dream, on Track to Become the Next Ne-Yo. SOHH. Accessed September 28 2007.
- ^ Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Shawty Is a 10. Billboard. Accessed September 29 2007.
- ^ Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles – Shawty Is a 10. Billboard. Accessed September 29 2007.