Within a few weeks of his release in 2002, Jennings cut a demo, made his live debut, and competed at Amateur Night at the Apollo. During his term, he worked on writing and playing music, inspired especially as a songwriter by Erykah Badu's Baduizm. An arson conviction sent him to prison for a decade. His third LP of the 2010s, 777 (2019), was promised to be his final statement.Ī native of Toledo, Ohio, Lyfe Jennings - born Chester Jermaine Jennings - was in his church's choir as a youngster, and by his early teens, he was singing in a family group called the Dotsons. Since achieving takeoff at Harlem's Apollo Theater, Jennings has hit the upper reaches of the R&B/hip-hop chart every two or three years with albums such as Lyfe 268-192 (2004), the gold-certified The Phoenix (2006), and Lyfe Change (2008). Kelly, who was arrested that year for the sexual abuse of several women.Lyfe Jennings Text in englischer Sprache verfügbarĪn R&B outlier, Lyfe Jennings has set himself apart as a self-produced singer and guitarist who balances love songs with acute societal observations, wisdom regarding day-to-day life and romance, and unflinching reflections on his personal struggles. In Lyfetime that was recorded over Kelly’s track, Lyfe appears to support R. In 2019, Jennings created the #MeToo movement when recorded his own version of R. In 2016, Lyfe and other similar artists such as Timbaland, Kehlani and Les Twins appeared in the 8th season of the comedy show on MTV called Wild 'N Out. The music video Talkin About Love featuring Demetria McKinney got more than 2 million views on YouTube. In two years, he released his new album Tree of Lyfe which was recorded mostly in Lyfe’s home studio in Greenwood, Mississippi and considered to be the most personal work of Jennings. Eventually, it got the name I Still Believe, and it was released in 2010 with guest appearances of various musicians like Bryan-Michael Cox, Bobby Valentino, Anthony Hamilton, and Jazmine Sullivan.Īfter completing another prison stint for a domestic dispute in 2008, Jennings returned to the world of music with his next album Lucid, which was released in 2013 on the Mass Appeal label. Lyfe began his work on the project called Sooner or Later, which as he stated was supposed to be his last album. After releasing his album Lyfe Change in 2008, the singer signed a new deal with another company, Warner Bros. The most well-known singles are The River and Slow Down. In 2006, Jennings released the next album, The Phoenix, which turned out to be more hip-hop and Three 6 Mafia and Young Buck made guest appearances in that.
Another great track from this album is Stick Up Kid. By the way, this album included the song about the church, Made up my mind, which has a relevant topic because in childhood Lyfe used to sing in the choir. The numbers “268-192” represent Lyfe’s identification number in prison. Jennings has sold more than 1,000 CD copies with his four singles.Ī post shared by Lyfe Jennings on at 6:24am PDTĪfter that, he moved to New York, where he signed a contract with Columbia Records, and in summer 2004 Lyfe’s first album titled Lyfe 268-192 got released. When the Apollo Showtime audience heard his falsetto and felt the point of his songs, they started dancing slowly. In a month, he was performing at the Apollo Theater in New York. Just two days after his release, Lyfe recorded his debut CD with four singles. While being in jail, the artist found a sort of escape in music. In 2002, Jennings got released from the prison after serving ten years here. The singer Lyfe Jenningsĭuring the 1990s, Lyfe started having legal issues, and his music career took a pause when he was sent to prison for an arson charge at the age of 14. As a teenager, Jennings used to sing in a church choir, and then he performed as a part of the band called “The Dotsons” which also included his brother and two cousins. The artist has four siblings, and he lost his father at a young age, that we know from his songs Ghetto Superman and More Than A Girl (album The Phoenix, 2006). Lyfe Jennings was born in 1978 in Toledo, Ohio. All Chester’s studio albums have peaked in the Top 10 of Billboard's R&B chart. He also plays the guitar, bass, and piano which you can hear in his songs. Chester Jermaine Jennings is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter.
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