

Dre Lane threw out T-shirts throughout the course of his set, but I wonder if it was to distract from his lack of originality and talent. Complete HAM on that, especially since I save all my concert stubs and they had the nerve to charge a service fee! My second indication this would not be an ordinary show? The opening act. I should have known this was going to be HAM when I received a raffle ticket as my entry to the concert. I won’t even discuss the venue (The Roxy Theatre in Denver, CO). HAM is the best way for me to describe the Jon B.

My favorite of the moment is HAM, as in “hot ass mess” (or, if you are a fan of Kanye West and Jay Z, it also means hard as a muth*****). If there is a slang word I happen to like, I tend to use it way more than I probably should. Yes, I’m often that clueless person in the group. I don’t keep up with the most recent vernacular (especially in hip hop) and am usually the one in the group asking what skeet, skeet means.

What I’m trying to say is, I’m not a huge fan of slang. I’m a lover of the English language and am a firm believer of using correct words most of the time when I’m engaged in conversation. His chart successes began to decline after the third album although he still remains a largely respected in the R & B music scene. He collaborates with a selection of producers on the LP including past producers Babyface, Tim Kelley and Bob Robinson who each work on a track. His third album 'Pleasures U Like' came in at #6 on the US Billboards, and it was his first release through Edmonds Record Group. 'Cool Relax' remains the artist's most commercially and critically successful album, it is certified double platinum selling in the United States.

He released his second studio album 'Cool Relax' in 1997 and it included a top 10 single 'They Don't Know' and two other top 20 hits, one featuring the iconic rapper Tupac Shakur. The first album is now certified platinum selling in the United States for sales passing one million. The single featured Grammy award winning artist Babyface and earned Jon B a nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. Jon B's popularity began in the 90s, he released his debut studio album in 1995 entitled 'Bonafide' which included a huge hit in the shape of 'Someone To Love'. Jonathon used to be a songwriter and wrote songs prior to his rise to fame for a variety of artists including After 7, Toni Braxton, Michael Jackson, Color Me Badd and others.
