Soul for Real | |
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Also known as | Soul 4 Real, Soul IV Real, Soul For Real, SFR |
Origin | Wheatley Heights, New York, United States |
Genres | R&B, Hip hop soul |
Years active | 1992–present |
Labels |
Uptown Records (1994-1997) Chrome Dome/Warlock (1999) Aljoba Music Group (2003-2008) Imperial Ent. LLC.(2011-2014) Leviathan Entertainment Group LLC. |
Website | http://www.soulforreal.com |
Members | Jason "Jase" a.k.a. Jase4Real Brian "Bri" Andre "Dre" a.k.a. KD Christopher "Chris" a.k.a. Choc |
Soul for Real (also known as Soul 4 Real and Soul IV Real) is an R&B group from Wheatley Heights, New York, currently living in Atlanta, Georgia made up of brothers Christopher Sherman Dalyrimple a.k.a. Choc (born April 30, 1973), Andre "Dre" Lamont Dalyrimple a.k.a. KD now (born April 4, 1974), Brian "Bri" Augustus Dalyrimple (born December 14, 1975), and Jason "Jase" Oliver Dalyrimple a.k.a. Jase4Real (born May 10, 1980).
The group were best known in the mid-1990s for their gold-certified singles Candy Rain (song) and "Every Little Thing I Do" from their platinum selling debut album Candy Rain.
Formed in 1992, Soul for Real signed with Uptown Records and released their debut album Candy Rain on March 28, 1995. Produced by Heavy D, Candy Rain's first single was the album's title track. The song hit #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and peaked at #2 on the Hot 100 chart. Their second single, "Every Little Thing I Do", reached #11 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and #17 on the Hot 100 chart.
Soul for Real's second album, For Life, was produced by Sean Combs and released on September 24, 1996. The album peaked at #119 on the Billboard 200, and the album's second single "Love You So" peaked at #64 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in 1997. Staying under Heavy D's tutelage, the group moved to independent label Chrome Dome Records for their third album, Heat. After a distribution deal with Tommy Boy Music fell through, Warlock Records took over distribution and released the album on May 18, 1999. The album failed to chart. One single, "Can't Wait" was released on May 1, 1999.