Yummy Bingham | |
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| Birth name | Elizabeth T. Wyce Bingham |
| Born | January 7, 1986 |
| Origin | South Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
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Elizabeth T. Wyce "Yummy" Bingham (born January 7, 1986) is an American singer.
Biography
Bingham was born on January 7, 1986, to R&B producer Dinky Bingham and Patricia Wyce. She was put into her grandparents care in South Jamaica, Queens, New York.[1] She is the god-daughter of Chaka Khan[2] and Aaron Hall.[3]
Career
In 2000, at age 14, Bingham was recruited by producer KayGee to form the group Tha' Rayne, signed to Arista.[4] The group recorded an album,[5] appeared on a bunch of labelmates tracks[6] including Jaheim's Fabulous that hit #1 on the US Billboard Adult R&B chart for three weeks from February 1, 2003, to February 22, 2003.[7] The group released the single "Didn't You Know",[8] peaking at #76 in September 2003 on the US Billboard R&B chart.[9] Their debut album, "Reign Supreme"[4] never came out and the group disbanded in 2005.[4]
While being a member of Tha' Rayne, Bingham was also getting a name for herself as the appointed vocalist of veteran hip-hop group De La Soul,[10] being featured on various of their songs and singles, and accompanying them on tour between 2000 and 2004.[11] From 2003, Bingham started to collaborate to various artists, getting writing and/or vocals credits on songs from Talib Kweli,[3] Patti LaBelle,[12] Lupe Fiasco,[13] Black Sheep,[14] P. Diddy,[15] Christina Aguilera[16] Mary J. Blige,[16] Sunshine Anderson,[17] Busta Rhymes,[18] Nas,[19] Keyshia Cole,[19] Amerie,[16] Mýa[20] or Monica.[21]
At age 18, Bingham became the youngest female CEO of a major-affiliated label [22] and the youngest female record executive.[4] She formed the label "Muzic Park" with Grammy award-winning beatmaker Rockwilder[3] and was the label's first artist through a record deal with Motown in the United States[23] and Island Records in the United Kingdom,.[24] She released the singles "Come Get It",[4] "Is It Good To You" and "One More Chance"[25] and released her debut album The First Seed in the UK in October 2006.[24]
She continued writing and recording for other artists and gave birth to her daughter Aviela in September 2007.[4] She took some time out of the record industry to do Gospel/Inspirational music[26] but eventually returned to secular R&B in 2010 with a new song called "Circles" that was featured in the movie "King of Paper Chasin".[27] She also announced acting projects.[4]
In 2013, she teamed up with alternative R&B producer[28] Nyce Hitz to record new material. From October 29 to December 31, 2013, Bingham offered a music series entitled "Taste Tuesdays" consisting of the release through the online music magazine Singersroom,[29] of 10 unreleased songs,[30] most of them being exclusive songs not appearing on her 10-tracks mixtape "No Artificial Flavorz" that she released subsequently, on January 7, 2014,[31] promoted by singles "Cuffin" and "Can We Stay" (featuring Kardinal Offishall).[28] The same year Bingham was featured on Cam'ron's single "So Bad" with Nicki Minaj.
In April 2015, Bingham released the single "Hard to Love".[32][33]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |||||||||
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| US | UK | ||||||||||
| 2006 | The First Seed
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| 2014 | No Artificial Flavorz
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Singles as a solo performer
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions[a] | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
UK | UK R&B | |||
| 2015 | "Hard To Love"
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- | - | - | - | Non-album single |
| 2014 | "Can We Stay" (featuring Kardinal Offishall)
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- | - | - | - | No Artificial Flavorz |
| 2013 | "Cuffin"
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- | - | - | - | |
| 2006 | "One More Chance"
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- | - | - | - | The First Seed |
"Is It Good To You"
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- | - | - | - | ||
| 2005 US, 2006 UK | "Come Get It" (featuring Jadakiss)
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- | - | 82 | 38 | |
Singles as featured performer
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | US R&B | UK | UK R&B | |||
| 2017 | "Heads Up Eyes Open" (Talib Kweli featuring Rick Ross and Yummy Bingham)
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— | — | — | — | Radio Silence |
| 2016 | "I'm Done" (B. Slade featuring Yummy Bingham) | — | — | — | — | TBA |
| 2014 | "So Bad" (Cam'ron featuring Nicki Minaj and Yummy)
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— | 85 | — | — | 1st of the Month Vol. 2 |
"Melody" (Gene Noble featuring Yummy Bingham)
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— | — | — | — | Gun Hill soundtrack | |
| 2011 | "All My Love" (Tiron & Ayomari featuring Yummy Bingham)
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— | — | — | — | Sucker For Pumps |
| 2003 | "Much More" (De La Soul featuring DJ Premier and Yummy)
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— | — | 85 | — | The Grind Date |
| 2001 US, 2002 UK | "Baby Phat" (De La Soul featuring Devin The Dude and Yummy)
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— | — | 81 | 55 | AOI: Bionix |
Soundtrack appearances
| Year | Song | Artists | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Melody" | Gene Noble feat. Yummy Bingham | Gun Hill |
| 2010 | "Circles" | Yummy Bingham | King of Paper Chasin |
| 2010 | "Major Grind" | Cheese feat. Yummy Bingham | King of Paper Chasin |
| 2005 | "I'm Caught Up" | Yummy Bingham | Beauty Shop |
| 2001 | "Turn It Out" | De La Soul feat. Yummy Bingham | Osmosis Jones |
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Artists | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "Greaner Grass/Cleaner Water" | Tiron & Ayomari | Co-writer, Featured artist |
| "Black Business" | Princess Good Good | Co-writer, Vocalist | |
| 2017 | "All of Us" | Talib Kweli, Jay Electronica | Co-writer, Featured artist |
| "Heads Up Eyes Open" | Talib Kweli, Rick Ross | Co-writer, Featured artist | |
| "It's Me and You" | Mall G | Co-writer, Featured artist | |
| 2016 | "Sincerly Yours" | Swerv-O | Featured artist |
| "Make Me Feel" | RK | Featured artist | |
| 2015 | "Watch How You Move" | Busta Rhymes, Raekwon | Featured artist |
| "Deeper Love" | Jayo Cote | Co-writer, Featured artist | |
| "Unnecessary Pain" | Joe Budden, Felicia Temple | Featured artist | |
| "Happy Tears" | John Brackett | Featured artist | |
| 2014 | "Chosen" | Scoe | Featured artist |
| "Too Much" | Zendaya | Co-writer | |
| "In a Perfect World" | Ginette Claudette | Co-writer, Background vocalist | |
| 2013 | "Live To Love You (Remix)" | J Hoard | Featured artist |
| "Get Right" | EvitaN, Casual | Featured artist | |
| 2012 | "Reach High" | Kardinal Offishall, Nottz | Featured artist |
| "Wonder Love" | Wonder Girls | Co-writer | |
| "You Are My Reason" | Miho Fukuhara, AI | Co-writer | |
| "Just Anybody" | Big Brother Biz | Featured vocalist | |
| "Get Out" | Nilo G | Featured vocalist | |
| "Deja" | Nilo G | Featured vocalist | |
| "So Bad" | Cam'ron, Nicki Minaj | Featured vocalist | |
| 2011 | "All My Love" | Tiron & Ayomari | Featured vocalist |
| "M.F.G." | Tiron & Ayomari | Background vocalist | |
| "F*** You" | Slim da Mobster | Featured vocalist | |
| "The One" | Gene Noble | Featured vocalist | |
| "Melody" | Gene Noble | Featured vocalist | |
| "Scream" | Jaila Simms | Featured vocalist | |
| "I'm Done" | B.Slade | Featured vocalist | |
| "Don't Wanna Be" | A-Plus | Featured vocalist | |
| "Thought You Had Me" | Monica | Co-writer, Background vocalist | |
| "When I Look At You" | Q.U.E. | Featured vocalist | |
| "More Than I Can Say" | Nas, Keyshia Cole | Co-writer | |
| "Always Love Thy Family" | Busta Rhymes | Featured vocalist | |
| 2010 | "Go Harder" | Yes Lord | Featured vocalist |
| "Foot On The Pedal" | T.F. Mafia & MontBangers | Featured vocalist | |
| "The Parking Lot" | Tonex | Background vocalist | |
| "Everything Alright Everything OK" | Chipz Da General | Featured vocalist | |
| 2009 | "Loving Out The Box" | Judacamp | Featured vocalist |
| "DreamMaker" | Paula Campbell | Co-writer | |
| 2008 | "Numba 1 (Tide Is High) Remix" | Kardinal Offishall | Featured vocalist |
| "Ego Trippin" | Mýa | Co-writer | |
| "High Off You" | Billy Guy | Featured vocalist | |
| 2007 | "Feels Good" | The Game | Featured vocalist |
| "I've Changed" | Jaheim, Keyshia Cole, | Background vocalist | |
| "Gangsta Paradise" | Ja Rule | Featured vocalist | |
| "We Got The Street" | Flipmode Squad | Featured vocalist | |
| "Trust" | Sunshine Anderson | Co-writer, Background vocalist | |
| 2006 | "The Bomb" | Ray Cash | Featured vocalist |
| "Tell Me" | P. Diddy, Christina Aguilera | Co-writer, Background vocalist | |
| "Making It Hard" | P. Diddy, Mary J. Blige | Co-writer | |
| "Be About Yours" | Keshia Chanté | Co-writer, Background vocalist | |
| "Breathe" | Shayla G | Featured vocalist | |
| "Wonder" | Black Sheep | Featured vocalist | |
| "Hold Me Down" | Merlino | Featured vocalist | |
| 2005 | "Out On Bail" (Supa Dave West Mix) | Tupac Shakur | Featured vocalist |
| "Pardon Me" | Salt | Featured vocalist | |
| "Man Up" | Amerie | Co-writer | |
| "Magic" | Crystal Kay | Co-writer, Background vocals | |
| 2004 | "Appreciate" | Spazzout | Featured vocalist |
| "Much More" | Lupe Fiasco | Featured vocalist | |
| "Welcome Back Chilly" | Lupe Fiasco | Featured vocalist | |
| "Much More" | De La Soul | Featured vocalist | |
| "No" | De La Soul, Butta Verses | Featured vocalist | |
| "Black Girl Pain" | Talib Kweli | Background vocalist | |
| "Back It Up" | Shawn Kane | Featured vocalist | |
| "My Baby" | Philly's Most Wanted, Ryan Toby | Background vocalist | |
| "Dolo" | Tarralyn Ramsey | Co-writer, Background vocalist | |
| "Unpredictable" | Patti LaBelle | Background vocalist | |
| "Mama Can You Hear Me" | Billy Guy | Background vocalist | |
| 2003 | "Ghetto Love Song" | Jaron, Tha' Rayne | Featured vocalist |
| "Doin My Thang" | Jae Millz, Juelz Santana | Featured vocalist | |
| 2002 | "Juicy" | Next, Tha' Rayne | Featured vocalist |
| "Fabulous" | Jaheim, Tha' Rayne | Featured vocalist | |
| "Something Wikid" | Midwikid | Background vocalist | |
| "She's a Queen" | Queen Latifah, Tha' Rayne | Featured vocalist | |
| "Ain't A Thang Wrong" | Boyz II Men, Rob Jackson | Background vocalist | |
| 2001 | "Baby Phat" | De La Soul, Devin The Dude | Featured vocalist |
| "Special" | De La Soul | Featured vocalist | |
| "Finers Keepers" | Jaheim, Lil' Mo | Background vocalist | |
| "Remarkable" | Jaheim, Terry Dexter | Background vocalist |
References
- ↑ "Home – The UK's biggest and best youth lifestyle title: fashion, game…". archive.is. February 1, 2013. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013.
- ↑ Deyior (July 10, 2013). "Yummy Bingham Talks Living, Learning, and Starting Over... Second Chance".
- 1 2 3 Group, Vibe Media (September 1, 2005). "Vibe". Vibe Media Group – via Google Books.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Interview: Yummy Bingham Talks Former Group Tha Rayne, Writing Hits for Others, Acting and New Music – YouKnowIGotSoul.com". August 8, 2011.
- ↑ "Tha' Rayne – Reign Supreme (Album Sampler)". Discogs. August 2003.
- ↑ "Tha Rayne – Credits". AllMusic.
- ↑ "Jaheim – Chart history – Billboard". www.billboard.com.
- ↑ "Didn't You Know". Amazon.
- ↑ "Tha Rayne – Chart history – Billboard". www.billboard.com.
- ↑ "Yummy Bingham Interview". I Love Sunsplash. November 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Osmosis Jones". Amazon. 2001.
- ↑ "Timeless Journey – Patti LaBelle – Credits". AllMusic.
- ↑ "Follow the Leader". December 12, 2008 – via Amazon.
- ↑ "Black Sheep – 8WM/Novakane (Album)". 2KMUSIC.COM.
- ↑ http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=8472586&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID%5B%5D
- 1 2 3 "Swedishcharts.com – Elizabeth Wyce". Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ↑ http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=10968010&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID%5B%5D
- ↑ Meka. "Busta Rhymes – Always Love Thy Family f. Yummy Bingham". 2DOPEBOYZ.
- 1 2 "Music | HYPEBEAST". June 17, 2023.
- ↑ http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=10791992&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID%5B%5D
- ↑ "ACE Title Search". Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Thabiz.com-Yummy Bingham Interview". Archived from the original on April 20, 2006. Retrieved October 29, 2007. Tha Biz Interview
- ↑ "Come Get It". Amazon.
- 1 2 "The First Seed". October 9, 2006 – via Amazon.
- ↑ "Yummy Bingham / One More Chance" – via Amazon.
- ↑ "Loving Out the Box". Amazon.
- ↑ "King of Paper Chasin'" – via www.imdb.com.
- 1 2 "Interview With Yummy Bingham on 95.5 WBRU – Talks Mixtape, New Single & More!". March 23, 2014.
- ↑ Deyior (October 29, 2013). "Taste Tuesday: Yummy Bingham – Is This Real".
- ↑ Deyior (December 31, 2013). "Taste Tuesday: Yummy Bingham – No Time To Waste [EXCLUSIVE]".
- ↑ "Yummy Bingham – No Artificial Flavorz (EP) – Sorry4TheBlog.Com". Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ↑ twitter.com/yummyb4u
- ↑ Radio Seen. "Yummy Bingham on Happy Hour RadioSEEN". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.