Brick & Lace

Brick & Lace
Nyanda (left) and Nailah (right)
Background information
Origin	Kingston, Jamaica
Genres	Reggae fusion, R&B, hip hop, dancehall
Occupation(s)	Singers, songwriters, dancers, rappers
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2004 – present
Labels	Jive Records (2004) 180 Entertainment Kon Live (2007–2009) Geffen
Associated acts	Lauryn Hill, Rock City, Pussycat Dolls, Akon, Obie Trice, Jurassic 5 Stanley Enow
Website	Official Website
Members	Nyanda Thorbourne Nailah Thorbourne

Brick & Lace are a Jamaican R&B reggae fusion musical duo consisting of sisters Nyanda and Nailah Thorbourne. Originally Brick & Lace consisted of three sisters Tasha, Nailah, and Nyanda. Tasha left the group, but she continues to work behind the scenes and co-writes songs for her sisters. The group released their first album, Love Is Wicked in 2007.

Brick and Lace were signed by hip hop singer-songwriter Akon to his record label, Kon Live Distribution. They were born to a Jamaican father and their mother is a native of New York. The duo has toured internationally, including Malawi, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Senegal, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Their debut album, Love Is Wicked, had a limited release in various countries on 4 September 2007. The album spawned four singles, "Get That Clear (Hold Up)", "Never, Never", "Love Is Wicked" and "Take Me Back". "Love Is Wicked" was listed on six different charts, including the Sverigetopplistan, the Sweden Singles Top 60 and the France'd SNEP Singles Top 100. It reached number 6 on the Finland. Its highest entry was number 9 in the France Singles Top 100. "Never, Never" was a hit in Finland, performing also well in Kenya, where it reached No. 14 in 2008. Brick & Lace performed in Gwen Stefani's The Sweet Escape Tour on 24 May 2007, in Camden, New Jersey, filling in for Lady Sovereign, who failed to attend. In 2008, the after-effects of their first album hit and the sisters went busily on many tours for the year, most notably in Europe and Africa by popular demand, and also produced a few new songs such as "Cry on Me" and "Bad to di Bone".