In 2007, Nash signed a record contract with Def Jam Recordings and began working on his debut studio album Love/Hate. 'Umbrella' was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2008 Grammy Awards. He spent two years working on Nivea's second album Complicated, which he executive produced, and continued to write and produce with Christopher 'Tricky' Stewart, Laney's brother, which led to Rihanna's 2007 hit ' Umbrella'. He co-wrote Britney Spears' hit ' Me Against the Music' from her album In the Zone. Under the pen name 'The-Dream', Nash began writing lyrics for popular artists. Nash met R&B producer Laney Stewart in 2001 and Stewart helped him get a publishing deal after Nash wrote 'Everything' for B2K's album Pandemonium!. There's nothing I can't do.' Music career 2001–2007: Beginnings So I've always had a different outlook on life. Of his grandfather, Nash recalls 'He came out of a bad time for blacks in the South, but even though we lived in the hood, we had a boat, some cars and a house that was paid for.

He moved in with his grandfather, a concrete mason who instilled a strong work ethic in young Nash.

He states that the death of his mother gave him a 'soft spot' for women, to which he credits his desire to write songs about female empowerment such as Rihanna's 'Umbrella'. His mother died in 1992 when Nash was fifteen years old, an event which would inspire him to write songs. After first learning to play trumpet in elementary school, Nash learned how to play the drums and guitar. He moved with his mother to Atlanta, Georgia when he was two years old. Terius Nash was born in Rockingham, North Carolina. 2.4 2015–17: Royalty: The Prequel (EP), Love You to Death EP and Love Affair.Aaliyah and her crew, all US citizens, were leaving Marsh Harbour in the northern Bahamas after shooting a music video when the twin-engine Cessna crashed. Aaliyah's body was flown back to the United States on Tuesday as safety experts examined the debris of the crashed plane. I want a man, children - a happy family.' A private funeral will be held in Manhattan. 'It's the only way I can explain my fascination.' Her ideal mate was a masculine man, 'strong like an Egyptian warrior,' she said. She said she was fascinated with the culture of Egypt and planned to take a break from her career to study Egyptology. Asked to discuss her dreams, she talked frankly about her goals and wishes. It's a wonderful feeling.' The interview, in a Paris hotel, was one of the last given by the 22-year-old star, who died with eight others when her plane crashed after takeoff on Saturday in the Bahamas. How do I feel? As if I am swimming in the air. I'm scared,' she said in an interview with German weekly Die Zeit, which was released yesterday. The month before she died in a plane crash, singer Aaliyah said she had a recurring dream that she was flying away from her problems.

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