"BettyWright: The Movie" serves up 14 earthy, funk-drenched soul anthems, all of
which were co-written by Wright and co-produced by Wright, Ahimir
"Questlove" Thompson of The Roots, and Angelo Morris. The album
features guest performances by Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Joss Stone, and more.
Ms. Wright
began singing at about the time she began walking: she started performing with
Miami-based gospel The Echoes at age three and remained with them for the next
seven years. She released her first single at age 13 and had her first
bona-fide smash at 19: "Clean Up Woman," which has become Wright's
signature song, vaulted to the top of the charts, earning her a gold record and
the first of her fifteen eventual Grammy nominations.
From
"Clean Up Woman" though the Grammy-winning "Where Is the Love", Wright scored eleven Top-30 R&B hits and made music business
history by becoming the first female artist to earn a gold record on her own
label, Ms. B Records, with 1988's Mother Wit.
Betty has
been sampled by many including: Afrika Bambaataa, Color Me Badd, Lauren Hill,
Tupac Shakur, and Snoop Dogg. She's toured with everyone from James Brown to
Bob Marley, sung background vocals for the likes of Stevie Wonder and Michael
Jackson, has been mentor and vocal producer to Gloria Estefan, Joss Stone, even
Beyonce, and has also served as vocal coach on P Diddy's MTV series
"Making The Band".
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