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Episode 114 – Demetrius Daniels

Demetrius Daniels was born on October 8, 1975, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was raised in a family that deeply valued music, with his parents, Stanley Daniels and Juanita Hayes, being deeply rooted in gospel music. Demetrius, along with his two younger brothers, grew up attending Church of the First Born Saints, which was their family’s…

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Episode 041 – Montell Jordan

History:The Billboard Top Ten songs chart for 1995 contains the following names: Coolio, TLC, Seal, Boyz II Men, Mariah Carey, Madonna, and a man named Montell Jordan. This Is How We Do It was a breakout new jack-swing song that topped the Hot 100 for seven weeks and R&B charts for eight. Jordan, tall and…

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