Sammie

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Sammie
Birth name Sammie Leigh Bush, Jr.
Born (1987-03-01) March 1, 1987 (age 37)
Boynton Beach, Florida, United States
Origin Miami, Florida, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active 1999–present
Labels StarCamp,
Website http://www.princesammie.com/

Sammie Leigh Bush Jr. (born March 1, 1987), known professionally by the mononym Sammie, is an American R&B singer. He is best known for his hit, "I Like It" (1999) from his debut album, From the Bottom to the Top (2000). He returned with his second studio album, Sammie in 2006. He is currently finishing his third album Coming of Age under his own label StarCamp Entertainment, which is partnered with Twenty Two Recordings and EMI.

Career

From the Bottom to the Top (1999–2001)

In 1999, Sammie was signed to Capitol Records and released his debut album, "From the Bottom to the Top", on March 14, 2000. Debuting at number 46 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and 21 on the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" charts, it was certified gold by the RIAA for more than 500,000 copies shipped to stores. The first single, "I Like It" reached number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 8 on the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song" charts, simultaneously became gold-certified by the RIAA. The second single, "Crazy Things I Do" was released in early 2000 and peaked at number 39 on the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" chart.

In 2001, Sammie also contributed chorus vocals for "Hardball", a collaboration with rappers Lil' Bow Wow, Lil' Wayne and Lil' Zane for the Hardball soundtrack. The song reached number 77 on the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" charts.

Sammie (2005–2007)

After taking a hiatus from the music industry to focus on school, the singer graduated from West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Florida at age 17 in 2005. He signed to Dallas Austin's Rowdy Records, where he re-entered the studio with top producers- Dallas Austin, Jazze Pha, and Bryan-Michael Cox for his second studio album, Sammie (2006).[1] The album debuted at number 42 on the Billboard "Hot 100" and number 8 on the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song" charts. The first single "You Should Be My Girl", featured YoungBloodz member Sean Paul, peaked at number 26 on Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song charts. The second single "Come with Me" shared the same success peaking at number 23 on the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song" charts. The third single "Feel It" was not officially released and didn't chart.

Coming of Age (2008–present)

Due to the commercial failure of his second album, Sammie decided to leave Rowdy Records.[2] He released a promo single for his new album 2 Way Street, and his first mixtape, Swag & B: Volume 1, on July 31, 2009.[3] He released two videos from the mixtape, "Sky's the Limit" and "Mafia Music". In 2012, he partnered StarCamp Entertainment with Twenty Two Recordings.

Discography

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Main article: Sammie discography
Studio albums

References

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