GINUWINE

'Elgin Baylor Lumpkin' (born October 15 1970 in Washington, DC), known by his stage name 'Ginuwine', is an American R&B singer and an occasional actor. Signed to Epic Records since the mid-1990s, Ginuwine has released a number of platinum-selling albums and singles, becoming one of the most successful R&B artists of his period.

Contents

Biography

Discography

Albums

Singles

Filmography

Awards/Nominations

References

External links

Biography

Ginuwine graduated from Forestville High School in Forestville, Maryland in 1989. He later graduated from Prince Georges Community College in Largo, Maryland with a paralegal degree, and he soon afterwards broke into the music industry, becoming a part of Jodeci member Devante's Swing Mob collective in the early 1990s. Ginuwine can be spotted in one of Jodeci's videos. There, he met rapper Missy Elliott and producer Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley, who became his main collaborators through the 1990s. Ginuwine's first single, 1996's "Pony" from ''Ginuwine...The Bachelor'', showcased his smooth vocals and Timbaland's innovative production style, and the two became a hit-making duo.
After his second album, 1999's ''100% Ginuwine'', Ginuwine and Timbaland grew apart, and producers such as R. Kelly have crafted hits for him since then. In 2001, Ginuwine had a number-four hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with the single "Differences", which also peaked at number-one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. Within a year, Ginuwine lost both of his parents. He later wrote a song which is featured on his album ''The Life'' entitled "Two Reasons I Cry".
In 2002, Ginuwine was a feature artist on P. Diddy's number-one hit "I Need a Girl (Part II)". Later that year, Ginuwine started his own label, Bag Entertainment. The label would feature artists like Jose Cenquentez (who appeared on ''The Senior'') and Ginuwine's wife Solè.
Before marrying rapper Sole, he was seen with Aaliyah in 2000 at a brunch. The two were seemingly dating. Although that's what the world would have wanted to see, the two were only friends.
Ginuwine married rapper Solè (born Tonya Johnston) on September 8, 2003 in the Cayman Islands. The couple has two daughters together, Story and Dream. Sole has two daughters, De'jan and Cypress, from a previous relationship. Ginuwine also has a son, Elgin Jr. and a daughter, Ginel French from previous relationships.
Ginuwine's fifth album, ''Back II Da Basics'', was released on November 15, 2005. The album debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200, selling close to 100,000 copies.
In May 2007, an album entitled ''I Apologize'' was released in stores. Although attributed to Ginuwine, the release was an unauthorized album only includes three Ginuwine songs - apparently from stolen masters - and ten songs by other artists. Ginuwine spoke against the unofficial release on both his MySpace page and through YouTube.^[1]
In 2007, Ginuwine also collaborated with Canadian hip-hop artist Belly in the latter's debut solo song "Pressure" which was featured in Belly's debut album the ''Revoultion'', released in June 2007.
Ginuwine has also formed a group with Tank and Tyrese named TGT. Their first single will be a remix of Tank's "Please Don't Go", with an international tour entitled "The Shirts Off Tour" and search for a fourth member to follow.^[2]
This month, Ginuwine will start work on his 6th album, ''The New Beginning''.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album Title	RIAA [1]	US Charts
1996	''Ginuwine...The Bachelor''	2x Platinum	26
1999	''100% Ginuwine''	2x Platinum	3
2001	''The Life''	Platinum	3
2003	''The Senior''	Platinum	6
2005	''Back II Da Basics''	Platinum	12
2006	''Greatest Hits''		-

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions			Album
		US Hot 100	US R&B	R Top 40
1996	"Pony"	#6	#1	#4	''Ginuwine...The Bachelor''
1997	"Tell Me Do U Wanna"	-	-	#10	''Ginuwine...The Bachelor''
1997	"When Doves Cry"	-	-	#16	''Ginuwine...The Bachelor''
1997	"I'll Do Anything/I'm Sorry"	-	-	-	''Ginuwine...The Bachelor''
1998	"Only When Ur Lonely"	-	-	-	''Ginuwine...The Bachelor''
1998	"Holler" ¹	-	-	-	''Ginuwine...The Bachelor''
1998	"Same Ol' G"	-	-	#12	''100% Ginuwine''
1999	"What's So Different"	#49	#21	#3	''100% Ginuwine''
1999	"So Anxious"	#16	#2	#6	''100% Ginuwine''
1999	"None of Ur Friends Business"	#48	#7	-	''100% Ginuwine''
1999	"The Best Man I Can Be" (with Case, Tyrese, & R.L.)	#77	#20	-	''The Best Man [Soundtrack]''
2000	"You Owe Me" (Nas featuring Ginuwine)		#13	-	''Nastradamus'' (by Nas)
2001	"There It Is"	#66	#18	-	''The Life''
2001	"Differences"	#4	#1	#2	''The Life''
2001	"Just Because" ¹	-	-	-	''The Life''
2002	"Tribute To A Woman"	-	#61	-	''The Life''
2002	"Stingy"	#33	#7	-	''The Senior''
2003	"Hell Yeah" (featuring Baby)	#17	#16	#5	''The Senior''
2003	"In Those Jeans"	#8	#3	#5	''The Senior''
2003	"Love You More"	#78	#28		''The Senior''
2005	"When We Make Love"	-	#51	-	''Back II Da Basics''
2006	"I'm In Love"	-	#69	-	''Back II Da Basics''
2007	"Please Don't Go REMIX" (featuring Tank and Tyrese)
'Notes:' Not released in the U.S.

Filmography

★ 2002: ''Juwanna Mann''

★ 2003: ''Honey''

Awards/Nominations

★ BET Awards

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★ 2003: Best Male R&B Artist, Nominated

★ American Music Awards

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★ 2003: Favorite Male R&B Artist, Nominated

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★ 2002: Favorite Male R&B Artist, Nominated

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★ 2000: Favorite Male R&B Artist, Nominated

★ Soul Train Music Awards

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★ 2000: Best R&B/Soul Male Single ("So Anxious"), Nominated

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★ '2000: Best R&B/Soul Male Album (100% Ginuwine), Winner'

References

1. (February 26, 2007)
2. "SOHH Soulful: Tyrese, Ginuwine & Tank Form R&B Supergroup" (May 23, 2007)

External links

★ Ginuwine Official Website (Sony Music)

★ Ginuwine Official Site (Personal)

★ Ginuwine Fan Page

★ Ginuwine Fans Online

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★ MTV biography

★ Fansite

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