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Ginuwine

Elgin Bayor Lumpkin, Jr. - better known, perhaps mercifully, by his slightly less offbeat stage name Ginuwine - is an R&B artist from Forestville, Maryland. Ginuwine began performing from an early age, citing Prince and Michael Jackson as strong childhood influences; he even formed a singing group in his youth named the Finesse Five, a nod at Michael Jackson’s family band The Jackson Five. He began pursuing a musical career in earnest in the early 1990’s, after graduating with a paralegal degree from Prince Georges Community College as a backup plan

The young crooner fell in with the Swing Mob - a loose-knit artistic collective whose members have included Missy Elliott and Aaliyah - which eventually led to his friendship with up-and-coming producer Timbaland, who produced Ginuwine’s first record, 1996’s Ginuwine…the Bachelor. Featuring the futuristic, synthesizer-laden beats that would become Timbaland’s hallmark style, Ginuwine…the Bachelor sold over 2 million copies based on the merit of tracks like "Pony" and "I’ll Do Anything/I’m Sorry". Ginuwine’s second and last Timbaland-produced album, 1999’s 100% Ginuwine, was as successful as its predecessor, firmly establishing Ginuwine as the R&B artist to watch in the new millennium.

Ginuwine entered into the new millennium with the release of two more successful albums, 2001’s platinum-certified The Life and 2003’s The Senior, both of which debuted in the top 10 of the Billboard 200. The albums featured production by R&B legendary singer/songwriter R. Kelly and produced a number of hits, among them "Differences" and "Love You More".

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