After setting the industry ablaze largely due to the buzzing popularity of his first two bodies of work; The Crack Mixtape and White Lightning, native South Central rapper Glasses Malone, née Charles Phillip Penniman, inked a then unprecedented major distribution deal with Sony Urban Music in ‘05. 

Hailing from the Motor City, singer-songwriter-actress Terry Dexter initially began as a child prodigy whose first foray into performing professionally was at the tender age of 9. While serving as the lead vocalist for four piece band Tristar, Dexter would also go on to provide backgrounds for other artists; most notably Simply Red. 

Formed in the beginning of the nineties at ‘The Mecca,’ a private, historically black, university located in Washington, D.C., Shai, then comprised of Carl "Groove" Martin, Darnell Van Rensalier, Marc Gay and (lastly) Garfield Bright, literally hit pay dirt with the release of their outstanding premiere offering, “If I Ever Fall in Love,” an a cappella number, and its equally impressive “Grooves Bedroom Mix” version.