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| Birth name | De'Mario Monte Thornton |
| Also known as | Raz-B, Raz |
| Born | June 13, 1985 |
| Origin | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, record producer, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2001–2004 (B2K) 2005–Present (Solo) |
| Associated acts | B2K, Omarion, J-Boog, Lil Fizz, Young Rome, Marques Houston |
| Website | razb2k.com |
De'Mario Monte Thornton (born June 13, 1985), better known as Raz-B, is an American singer and actor, most famous for being a founding member of R&B boy band B2K.
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[edit] Career
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Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Raz B was a member and creator of the group B2K as a teen. The release of B2K’s album, Pandemonium!, and an accompanying tour & finished the year for him that concluded with the release of the group’s first feature film, You Got Served.
Raz B is soon to release Heal the World, a compilation record project he hopes will "bring families together", and "bring the music back to the people." Distributed through his own production company, RazBeatz Entertainment, Heal the World will feature collaborations with a host of emerging artists.
Along with the release of the Heal the World project, Raz has a solo venture in the making. Anticipating the release of his solo album, Raz hopes to bridge cultures through entertainment and create music that speaks from the soul with his first solo debut. Leading up to his official unveiling as a soloist, Raz released his first debut single, Fire in May 2007. Fire officially debuted on the Billboard charts (the week of 5/12/07) on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales charts debuting at #2 and also hitting the Billboard Hot Singles Sales charts at #2.[1] At the time there was literally no promotion behind the single as it debuted because Raz B was pushing this album on an independent level.
March 19, 2010 Raz B released his first mixtape entitled Boy 2 King.
[edit] Albums with B2K
| Year | Album | US | US R&B | UK |
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| 2002 | B2K (Gold) | 2 | 1 | - |
| 2002 | B2K: The Remixes - Volume 1 (EP) | 129 | 47 | - |
| 2002 | Pandemonium! (Platinum) | 10 | 3 | 35 |
| 2002 | Santa Hooked Me Up (EP) | 132 | 35 | - |
| 2003 | The Remixes - Volume 2 (EP) | 192 | 38 | - |
| 2004 | B2K Greatest Hits | - | 76 | - |
[edit] Singles with B2K
| Year | Single | Chart positions [2] | Album | |||
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| US Hot 100 | US R&B | US Rhythmic Top 40 | UK singles | |||
| 2002 | Uh Huh | 37 | 20 | 14 | 35 | B2K |
| 2002 | Gots Ta Be | 34 | 13 | 14 | - | B2K |
| 2002 | Why I Love You | 73 | 19 | - | - | B2K and Pandemonium! |
| 2002 | Bump, Bump, Bump (with P. Diddy) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | Pandemonium! |
| 2003 | Girlfriend | 30 | 19 | 15 | 10 | Pandemonium! |
| 2003 | Feelin' Freaky (Nick Cannon featuring B2K) | 92 | 46 | - | - | Nick Cannon |
| 2003 | What A Girl Wants | - | 47 | - | - | Pandemonium! |
| 2003 | Uh Huh 2003 | - | - | - | 31 | The Remixes - Volume 2 |
| 2004 | Badaboom (feat. Fabolous) | 59 | 29 | 22 | 26 | You Got Served Soundtrack |
| 2008 | Body Up (without Omarion) | |||||
*In the beginning of 2008, a song titled Body Up was leaked; Raz-B leads this B2K 2008 song with J-Boog & Lil Fizz. Omarion from B2K did not take part in the groups return.
[edit] Discography as solo artist
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'Boy 2 King: The Mixtape EP
- Released: March 19, 2010 (digital download)
[edit] Cameo appearances
- Lil' Fizz - Beds
- Angie Stone - Baby
[edit] Filmography
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | You Got Served | Vick | Credited as DeMario Thornton |
| 2005 | Pieces of a Dream | ||
| 2009 | Love Sick Diaries | ||
| Caged Innocence | |||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Noah's Arc | Tashi | 1 episode |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Raz-B at the Internet Movie Database
- Raz-B on Twitter
