Slick & Rose

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Slick & Rose
Origin Atlanta
Genres Pop, New Wave, R&B
Years active 2000-present
Labels Soul Hippie Music Group, LLC
Members
Nikki "Slick" Ervin
Sabrina "Rose" Harvey

Slick & Rose is an Atlanta-based pop, new wave and R&B duo that formed in 2000. With music as diverse as each member's upbringing - Nikki "Slick" Ervin hails from the coastal city of Mobile, AL, while Sabrina "Rose" Harvey was raised in the concrete jungle of New York City - Slick & Rose have garnered national & international acclaim since they first burst onto the music scene. Their seamless blending of Pop, Rock, New Wave, Reggae, Jazz, and Soul rooted in Hip-Hop has already established these groundbreaking ladies as innovators, among the likes of their own inspirations such as Gwen Stefani, Nina Simone, Lauryn Hill, Run D.M.C., Grace Jones, Esthero, and Deborah Harry. They have opened for and/or performed with some of the most talented and respected musicians in the music industry today, including Common, Kindred The Family Soul, Phife Dawg, Angie Stone, Sugarland, Vivian Green, Scratch, Donnie, Joi, Slum Village, Nappy Roots, Edwin McCain, Van Hunt, Chingy, DJ Drama, Dead Prez, John Legend and Kanye West.

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[edit] Awards

  • Teen Diaries Online Featured Artist[1]
  • MAYBELLINE/JANE Magazine 2007 Reader-Produced CD Winners
  • Billboard Magazine’s Breakout Act of 2005
  • Creative Loafing Magazine’s Best Atlanta R&B/Soul Act[2]
  • Black Girls Rock Award, presented by Atlanta's premier tastemakers
  • MySpace Music Artist Of The Week

[edit] Tour Appearances

  • Okayplayer/Black Lilly Tour, Japan
  • Common – One Day It Will All Make Sense Tour, USA

[edit] Discography

  • 2003: Objects in the Mirror
  • 2007: Winter Spells, Vol. 1 Mixtape
  • TBD: Ambitious Intellectuals

[edit] Compilations/Guest Appearances

  • "Move Your Body" and "Ain't Nothing Gonna Stop Us" - MoBonics
  • "Welcome to Atlantis" - Wordslife: A Thin Line between Poetry and Hip-hop - Aqiyl
  • "Dance, Groove" - 2003 - Vintage Vegetarians - Proton
  • DJ Drama Automatic Relaxation Mix CD 4 - 7
  • "What'cha know about the LRG?" - LRG Magic Show Compilation
  • "Can You Stand the Reign?" - The Reign Begins
  • "Milk and Honey" feat. DRES tha Beatnik - Have Mic…Will Travel: The Live Experience
  • "Love According to Dexter" - Dexter's Laboratory - Phife (A Tribe Called Quest)
  • "You Know You Want It" - Phife (A Tribe Called Quest)
  • Hennessey Compilation
  • Fader Magazine's Suite 903 Compilation mixed by DJ Drama
  • MySpace Hip-Hop Compilation, Vol. 1
  • MAYBELLINE/JANE Magazine Reader-Produced CD
  • "California Dreaming" and "Pole Position" - The Humdinger - Nappy Roots


Slick & Rose's music has also transcended entertainment genres, having been featured in the award winning films Premium and Yellow.

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