The-Dream

The-Dream sure is living his. Born Terius Youngdell Nash and raised in Atlanta’s notoriously rough Bankhead neighborhood, The-Dream wanted to be a singer from an early age. Though his natural talent was obvious - The-Dream learned to play virtually every instrument in his high school marching band, as well as the piano - his grandfather, who raised him, wanted Nash to avoid a musical career and instead go to college and become a lawyer or a doctor. Sensing music as his calling, The-Dream decided to forgo a college education and instead immersed himself in the music industry, joining a local singing group called Guess Who straight out of high school.

Backed by local rapper Raheem, Guess Who failed to make it big and the group dissolved within a few years. Working a number of odd jobs (among them fry cook and repo man) by day just to pay rent, The-Dream decided to withdraw from performing and instead began to focus on songwriting and production. After spending a number of years working behind the scenes with local artists, he scored his first big hit in 2003 when he penned B2K’s hit single "Everything". The song landed him a writing gig with Peer Music, who flew him to New York City where he began to work with bigger and bigger stars, among them Nivea (who he was married to for a time), Britney Spears, and Madonna.

By 2007 everyone in the United States had heard The-Dream’s work, even if they hadn’t heard of him. He secured a writing deal with L.A. Reid’s Def Jam Records, where he penned J. Holiday’s hit "Bed" and Rihanna’s international sensation "Umbrella", as well as a number of tracks for the likes of Jesse McCartney, Usher, and Ciara. After proving himself to be one of the biggest hitmakers of 2007, The-Dream got the green light from Def Jam to begin recording his own solo album, Love Me All Summer, Hate Me All Winter.

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