Al B. Sure Comes to The Hair Radio Morning Show with Kerry Hines

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(New York, NY) It all began with Al B!'s debut Musical effort "In Effect Mode." The Album launched him to the top of Billboards R&B charts, resting at the #1 position on the R&B chart for an astounding seven (7) straight weeks. Subsequently in 1987, Music Mogul, Quincy Jones selected Al B! as the first winner of the "Sony Innovators" Talent Search in a blindfold contest. Subsequent, Al B! would go on to work with "Q" on several projects from the Movie "Listen Up" to most notably, the Platinum Single "Secret Garden" from "Q's" Back on the Block, Multi-Platinum soundtrack. Accompanying Al B! on this groundbreaking quartet; the late, great, Maestro Mr. Barry White, El Debarge and James Ingram produced by the legend himself and now Al B!'s God Father Quincy Jones.

Al B Sure! continued to create an extraordinary presence in the Entertainment industry
validated by numerous awards including a Grammy nomination in the category of "best single" in the company of Eric Clapton, Prince & Luther Vandross, and an American Music Award for Best New R&B Artist. Al B! also received multiple Soul Train Award nominations and the Soul Train Award for Best New Artist; Several New York Music Awards & more than Thirty-Five (35) ASCAP Awards for writing and composition performance. Due to enormous personal success as a recording artist, writer & producer it was a natural transition to take on the prestigious role of VP of A&R for Motown Records & President of A.B.S.olute Productions.

As a Writer & Producer, Al B! has generated some of today's most inspired and innovative music, including his Music Industry introduction of the Multi-Platinum group "JODECI".Following in the footsteps of his mentor "Q," Al B!'s introduction of "JODECI" and Production on their Multi-Platinum debut launched Al B Sure! as one of the premier and decorated producer/songwriters in the history of the music business, Al B!'s outstanding ability for discovering and identifying unique, natural talent led him to employ a young undiscovered talent by the name of Chris Rock to be his opening act on his first ever tour. Again with a keen eye and ear he also found a young, beautiful, church-attending song-stress who Al B! Instantaneously employed as his production demo singer after hearing her Instrument Like vocal chords and Nicknamed her "The Dr." she will always be known to most as P-Diddy's, First Lady of Bad Boy Records, Multi-Platinum Recording Artist "Faith Evans". Al B!'s production team also launched the likes of vocalists Dave Hollister, Case Woodard, Usher Raymond & Tevin Campbell to name a few. ABS! Is also featured in Usher's VH-1"Driven special, a documentary on Usher, an introspective look into his life and the beginnings with Al B! & P Diddy's guidance into the launch of his debut CD. Over the years the Hip-Hop culture has embraced ABS! by either sampling or remaking more than 20 of the peoples street favorite select compositions from his melodic catalogue. Most recently Al B! teamed up with Brooklyn's own Duo Live & "Spit GameSuper Star" Fabulous for a remake of Al B!'s #1 Niter & Day Smashing Pumpkins and turned it into a "Princess."