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BLP sources|date=August 2010Infobox musical artist|name = Adina Howard|image =|background = solo_singer|birth_date = birth date and age|1974|11|14|origin = Grand Rapids, Michigan |genre = Contemporary R& B|R& B , hip hop soul , hip hop music|hip-hop |occupation = Singer-songwriter |years_active = 1995& ndash;present|website = http://www.adinahoward.com Adina Howard (born November 14, 1974) is an United States|American Contemporary R& B|R& B singing|singer who rose to prominence during the mid 1990s with her debut album , Do You Wanna Ride? and her debut single (music)|single , " Freak Like Me ". Howard is known for her sexual image and provocative songs. Some of her other minor hit record|hits include "What's Love Got To Do With It? " (w/ Warren G ), "(Freak) And U Know It," "Nasty Grind," and the fan favorite "T-Shirt & Panties."
Career
Her debut album Do You Wanna Ride? , featuring the #2 Platinum selling hit single, "Freak Like Me," was released in 1995 and was certified Gold by the RIAA. Remixed versions of "My Up And Down" and "It's All About You" were also released as singles.
A second album, Welcome to Fantasy Island , garnered critical raves and a moderate hit with the lead single, "(Freak) And U Know It," but was shelved by Elektra Records in 1997. The album was leaked to the internet a few years later and promotional copies sell for hundreds of dollars on eBay. In 1997, she collaborated with Jamie Foxx on the slow jam, "T-Shirt & Panties" which was originally slated for the soundtrack to his film Booty Call . However, the song ended up on the soundtrack to the 1998 feature film Woo . During this time, she made her feature film debut in the independent film High Freakquency , starring Deon Richmond and John Witherspoon (actor)|John Witherspoon .
In 2002, she filmed her second movie role, in the still-unreleased ''Casanova's Demise'' for director Tigre Hill .cite web|url= http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/dan_gross/20070124_Dan_Gross Judge_Alex__takes_case_.html |title=Dan Gross & #124; 'Judge Alex' takes case |publisher=Philly.com |date=2007-01-24 |accessdate=2012-04-13
By 2004, Howard released her third album The Second Coming on Rufftown Records. A music video|video for the first single, "Nasty Grind", played on Black Entertainment Television|BET during early morning hours. The album sold poorly due to lack of promotion and only managed to gather 40,000 copies on store shelves and she was later sued by the label. A second single, "(Outside) The Club" was slated to be released, along with a remix album The Second Coming: UnCut but cancelled following her departure from the label.
In 2006, she announced a new single "Phone Sex" was going to be released, but the following year, the song "L.O.V.A." was released digitally as her lead single. Additionally, a song titled "Hips" was slated to be her second single.
Her fourth album, Private Show was delayed many times by Arsenal Records, almost to the point of being shelved.cite web|url= http://www.singersroom.com/news/922/Freak-Like-Me-RB-Singer-Adina-Howard-Releases-New-CD |title=News & #124; 'Freak Like Me' R& B Singer Adina Howard Releases New CD |publisher=Singersroom |date= |accessdate=2012-04-13 However, it was released on June 26, 2007 along with a promotional single "Picture This." The album managed to reach #17 on the iTunes R& B music chart, and has since sold 4000+ copiescite web|author=Up for Discussion |url= http://www.billboard.com/features/ask-billboard-michael-jackson-adina-howard-1003888556.story#/features/ask-billboard-michael-jackson-adina-howard-1003888556.story |title=Ask Billboard: Michael Jackson, Adina Howard, The Beatles |publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-13 to date. Following the album's release, a remixes EP for "My Hips" (appears as "Hips" on her album) was released on iTunes & other digital services in December. http://www.amazon.com/My-Hips-The-Remix-Explicit/dp/B00110HAGU/ref=sr_shvl_album_3? ie=UTF8& qid=1310059929& sr=301-3 A third official single, "Tease" was slated to be released, but as Howard parted ways with the label shortly after the album's release, it was cancelled.
In 2008, she appeared in the short film Poke the Sleeping Bear which won the Grand Jury Award at the 2008 Solstice Film Festival. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1249178/
On September 25, 2009 a UK compilation Independent Soul Divas 2 was released on Lola Waxx Records. This compilation album featured "What Do I Do," a song recorded by Howard in 2008. The album version is a different than the version that was originally included on Howard's MySpace page. The song was a slight departure to what Adina's fans may be accustomed to but picked up airplay and positive response on UK Radio.
As of 2011, she is currently working on her Culinary Arts degree as well as an upcoming cookbook, an untitled fifth studio album, and a restaurant in Austin, TX.cite web|author=Odienne Dina Chisolm |url= http://www.juicymagonline.com/celeb/2011/09/exclusive-interview-adina-howard/#.ToqxLHWFDs0 |title=Then and Now Interview With Singer Adina Howard & #124; Juicy Magazine |publisher=Juicymagonline.com |date=2011-09-30 |accessdate=2012-04-13
In a series of radio interviews in 2012, Howard announced that the lead single for her upcoming album is a track called "2 Close" and that her album will follow once she finishes her schooling.cite web|url= http://www.blogtalkradio.com/reginaldford/2012/03/10/the-queen-of-seduction-adina-howard-debut-new-music |title=The Queen of Seduction Adina Howard debut new Music 03/09 by LOTLRADIO THE QUIET STORM |publisher=Blog Talk Radio |date=2012-03-10 |accessdate=2012-04-13cite web|url= http://www.blogtalkradio.com/vmtr/2012/03/14/tuesday-ladies-night--with-guest-adina-howard |title=TUESDAY Ladies Night - with Guest Adina Howard 03/13 by NexxLegacy |publisher=Blog Talk Radio |date=2012-03-14 |accessdate=2012-04-13
Personal life
Howard announced in mid-2011 that she got engaged and that fans could attend the wedding engagement party.cite web|url= http://www.facebook.com/AdinaHowardFanPage/posts/215557578466701 |title=Facebook |publisher=Facebook |date= |accessdate=2012-04-13 She married Sherman Jordan on October 3, 2011.cite web|url= http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/regGiftRegistry.asp? wrn=%2D1086020654& |title=Gift Registry - Bed Bath & Beyond |publisher=Bedbathandbeyond.com |date=2011-10-03 |accessdate=2012-04-13
Discography
Studio Albums
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Top R& B/ Hip Hop Albums
1995
Do You Wanna Ride?
Released: February 28, 1995
Label: Mecca Don/EastWest Records
Format: CD , compact Cassette|cassette , music download|digital download
http://www.myspace.com/adinahoward Adina's Official MySpace Page
IMDb name|id=1683787|name=Adina Howard
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