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Mann Birth name Dijon Thames Shariff Born July 17, 1991 Origin West Los Angeles Genres Hip hop Years active 2008–present Labels Beluga Heights Records
Island Def JamWebsite mannsworld.net Dijon Thames Shariff (July 17, 1991), better known by his stage name Mann, is an American hip-hop/rap artist from West LA, California, signed to J.R. Rotem's Beluga Heights Records.[1]
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Biography
After Mann recorded "Jerkin'" the song was eventually showed to Steve Lobel. Steve Lobel, at the time part of Sean Kingston's management team, showed it to Sean's producer J. R. Rotem. J. R. was inspired by the song and proceeded to remake the track for Mann in his studio, Beluga Heights.
"Jerkin'" was met with positive criticism but JR had another song that he had made with Sean Kingston called “Ghetto Girl” and he asked Mann to take the track. "I didn’t know what was going on," said Mann. "All I knew was that these men got my music and were making moves, so I said im'ma just roll with it". With the song finished Beluga Heights presented Mann to Epic and he was signed within 2 months to a singles deal. Eventually, Mann left Epic, but he continued creating music. Mann is currently working on his debut album Mann's World which is set to be released in 2011. Of the album, Mann states "this album is going to be a mixture between Chronic, 2001 and Graduation, I want nothing less than perfection".
Mann's breakoggg US single "Buzzin'" is based on producer J.R. Rotem's chopped 'n' screwed sample of the 1986 Nu Shooz transatlantic pop/soul smash "I Can't Wait"[1] and Ohio Players 1973 single Funky Worm. Rapper 50 Cent is also on the official remix of the track. Within one week the remix video garnered over 3.5 million views. The song climbed into the Top 20 on Rhythmic stations across the nation and Top 10 in Los Angeles, Miami, Phoenix, Denver and more. Mann recently made a future hit entitled: Bruiser with Big sue and Mc rider, the video was filmed on the ryelands estate and the westgate council estate morecambe. Mann helped Iyaz perform his new song 'Pretty Girls' on October 9th, on an episode of So Random. Mann recently featured with Big Time Rush for there new song "Music Sounds Better With U", and appears in the song's official music video
Discography
Studio albums
Album Title Album details Chart positions US UK Mann's World - Released: July 22, 2011 [2]
- Format: CD, digital download
- Label: Beluga Heights Records, Island Def Jam
— 67 Mixtapes
- TEAMMANN (2010)
- West LA Diaries Vol. 1: Vintage Cuts (2010)
- West LA Diaries Vol. 2: Near Life Experience (2010)
- Tell a Friend 2 Tell a Friend (Hosted by DJ Ill Will & Fingazz) (2011)
- West LA Diaries Vol. 3: Birthday Philosophy (2011)
- Bruiser Vol. 1: Mann ft Big sue and MC Rider (2011)
Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album US
[3]US R&B
[4]US Rap
[5]AUS
[6]IRE
[7]SCO
[8]UK
[9]"Ghetto Girl"
(featuring Sean Kingston)2008 — — — — — — — Non-album single "Text"
(featuring Jason Derülo)2010 — — — — — — — Mann's World "Buzzin' (Remix)"
(featuring 50 Cent)61 70 13 — 20 8 6 "The Mack"
(featuring Snoop Dogg and Iyaz)2011 — — — 68 — 36 28 "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. Mann's World
In 2011 Mann released his first ever album 'Mann's World' the album included the singles 'Buzzin', 'The Mack' and 'Text'. Mann also calaborated with singer T-Pain to create the song 'Get it Girl'
Song Listings: 1. Mann – Mann’s Intro (00:41) 2. Mann – Gold Herringbone (03:29) 3. Mann – The Mack Ft. Snoop Dogg And Iyaz (03:34) 4. Mann – Buzzin Remix Ft. 50 Cent (03:44) 5. Mann – Wanna Go Back (03:30) 6. Mann – Get It Girl Ft. T-Pain (03:07) 7. Mann – Reminisce (03:27) 8. Mann – Dance The Night Away (03:35) 9. Mann – Shaded Up Chillin’ (03:46)
References
- ^ a b Mann interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' May 2011. Bluesandsoul.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-29.
- ^ Mann's World by Mann – Download Mann's World on iTunes. Itunes.apple.com (2011-07-22). Retrieved on 2011-07-29.
- ^ "Mann Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/artist/mann/chart-history/83223?f=379&g=Singles. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ^ "Mann Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/artist/mann/chart-history/83223?f=367&g=Singles. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ^ Rap Songs. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-29.
- ^ "Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 1st August 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/60lfnZRQY. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ >> IRMA << Irish Charts - Singles, Albums & Compilations >>. Irma.ie (2011-07-21). Retrieved on 2011-07-29.
- ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/22/2011-04-16
- ^ Archive Chart. Theofficialcharts.com (2011-04-16). Retrieved on 2011-07-29.
External links
- Official website
- Mann's channel on YouTube
- Mann on Facebook
- Mann on Twitter
- Mann on Myspace
- Beluga Heights artists – Mann
Singles "Buzzin' (Remix)" · "The Mack"Promotional singles "Ghetto Girl" · "Text"Related articles Categories:- Musical groups established in 2008
- African American musical groups
- Musical groups from California
- Musical groups from Los Angeles, California
- West Coast hip hop groups
- 1991 births
- Living people
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