Trading Places: Songwriters Turned Singers
Check Tank on 106 & Park tonight at 6P/5C!
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Tank - Before breaking out as a solo star, Tank was a back-up singer for Ginuwine. Now, with five successful albums under his belt and a bunch of songwriting credits including songs for Marques Houston, Omarion, Chris Brown, and Monica (to name a few), Tank is ready to take R&B over!Don't miss Tank's new joint tonight featuring T.I. and Kris Stephens, "Compliments"!(Photo: AdrianSidney/PictureGroup)
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The American Dream - It's not easy scoring a record deal and before some artists got signed, they were successful songwriters.The-Dream was a successful songwriter that penned songs for B2K, Usher and Rihanna before scoring a record deal himself. (Photo: Phil McCarten/PictureGroup)
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Ms. Keri Baby - She's the perfect combination of talent and beauty and before turning out hits of her own, she wrote for platinum-selling artists like Britney Spears and Mary J. Blige.(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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The Musical Matrix - Before he was the singer that we've all grown to know and love, Ne-Yo wrote "Let Me Love You" for Mario and hits for Mary J. Blige, Musiq Soulchild and Marques Houston.(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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His Love Adorns Us - Miguel is one of today's most talented, eccentric and forward-thinking artists, but before he got his career off of the ground, he wrote for Usher's album Raymond v. Raymond and the hit song "Finding My Way Back" for Jaheim.(Photo: Elevation/CFI/Picturegroup)
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