Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)

Sex: Female

Nationality: American

Genre: R&B

Born: October 24th, 1983

Birth Place: Oakland, California

Trademark: emotion-filled vocals

Got her start: singing backup for rapper MC Hammer at the tender age of 12

Breakthrough Single: "(I Just Want It) To Be Over" (2005)

Debut Studio Album: The Way It Is (2005)

Did You Know: good friends with the late Tupac Shakur

Profession: musician