Nivea bio
Nivea Hamilton was born March 24, 1982
Nivea’s first release was a guest appearance on rapper Mystikal’s 2000 single “Danger (Been So Long).” Her debut solo single, “Don’t Mess with the Radio,” followed in 2001. In 2002 she released her second single in the U.S., “Don’t Mess With My Man” featuring Brian and Brandon Casey (of R&B group Jagged Edge), which peaked at #8 on U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 2002.
Nivea’s self-titled debut album was released in December 10, 2002. The album reached the Top 100 of the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart. In 2003, “Don’t Mess with My Man” was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Nivea’s third single “Laundromat” featured singer R. Kelly. The following singles, “Ya Ya Ya” (a collaboration with her boyfriend Lil Wayne) and “25 Reasons,” were released to radio.
In 2004, she released the Lil Jon-produced single “Okay”. The music video for Okay featured the artist YoungbloodZ and Lil Jon who were also featured on the song.
In 2006, Nivea signed a new contract with Formula Records and released her third album Animalistic on November 15, 2006 in Japan. The album was primarily produced by her then-husband, The-Dream. The album’s first single off the album was “Watch It”. In 2007, Animalistic was to be released in the U.S with 6 new tracks added to the album. Slated first U.S singles were “Cheater’s Karma” or “Hood Girl” featuring Lil Kim & Missy Elliott on the remix. Animalistic was set to be released in the U.S & U.K in June 2007 but was scrapped.
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