Get on Board: Robin Thicke
Follow the singer's road to stardom.
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Robin Thicke - Before he embarked on his solo career, Robin Thicke was collecting writing credits in the industry throughout the 1990s. He scored his first break writing Brady’s “Love Is on My Side” for her 1994 self-titled debut. (Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/Getty Images)
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Robin Thicke - In 2002, Thicke made his solo debut with “When I Get You Alone.” Selected as a BET Rated Next artist, Thicke gained some notoriety as the single got moderate radio play and its accompanying music video, which featured Thicke riding a bicycle through New York City with long unkempt hair that become his trademark, cracked the rotation on stations like MTV2 and VH1 Soul. The song was a hit in far off lands like New Zealand but it was not enough to propel his debut album A Beautiful World to mainstream success in the states. (Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images)
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Robin Thicke - Robin Thicke’s songwriting earned him his first Grammy in 2004 for his role as a producer/songwriter on “Can U Handle It” from Usher’s Confessions album. He would continue working with stars like Will Smith and Raven-Symoné as it appeared that his solo career was slow to take off. (Photo: Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
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Robin Thicke - Thicke caught the ear of Neptunes' producer Pharrell Williams in 2005 and was signed to his Star Trak label alongside artists like The Clipse and Slim Thug. He started work on his second album, The Evolution of Robin Thicke. (Photo: Scott Gries/PictureGroup)
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Robin Thicke - Powered by the singles “Wanna Love You Girl” (which featured Pharrell) and “Lost Without You” (which peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100), Thicke’s second album, The Evolution of Robin Thicke, sold over 1.5 million copies and made him the first Caucasian artist since George Michael to top the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts. (Photo: Brian Ach/Getty Images)
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Robin Thicke - With his solo career on track, Thicke took it to new heights when he teamed with Lil Wayne in 2006. Thicke was featured on Weezy's Tha Carter II hit single "Shooter," and he later joind Wayne on the Tha Carter III cut "Tie My Hands." (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Robin Thicke - In 2007, Thicke began work on his third album, Something Else, while touring with Beyoncé. Released in 2008, the album would go on to debut at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and the lead single “Magic” became his second smash hit. Something Else marked a new musical direction for Thicke, who, inspired by new life experiences and the election of Barack Obama, said he wanted to expand his subject matter. (Photo: Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
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Robin Thicke - Though his first Grammy came in 2004 for his work with Usher, Robin won two more in 2009 for his role as songwriter/producer on the Best Rap Album (Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III) and the Best R&B album (Jennifer Hudson’s self-titled debut). (Photo: Jesse Grant/Getty Images)
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Robin Thicke - For his 2009 album Sex Therapy, Thicke enlisted a who’s who of great musicians to help. Featuring Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Swizz Beatz, Snoop Dogg and Teddy Riley among others, Sex Therapy took Thicke’s sound into the world of hip hop and away from the soft staccato sounds of his previous works. Sex Therapy was a commercial and critical success and solidified Thicke’s role as one of the more consistent R&B artists of the decade. (Photo: Marc Andrew Deley/Getty Images)