Algebra Blessett - U Do It For Me

Introducing Atlanta, Georgia's own Algebra Blessett! Check out Algebra's myspace page here for a listen: www.myspace.com/algebrablessett

I have not seen or heard the entire CD yet but I like her singles, "U Do It For Me" and "What Happened?" they are currently spinning on the Urban AC's. The video is well put together too.

Check out this Official Write-Up on Algebra from the Kedar Entertainment Group:

"Ironically there are no textbooks or classroom instructions that could help one balance the equations of Kedar Massenburg's newest protégé, ALGEBRA. The Atlanta native insists that one can only discover her sonically. As an R&B solo artist with such a simple solution, when mainstream success seems to be more about the right hair, nails and make -up, Algebra is the perfect curriculum for breathing life back in to a genre overwrought by factory made clones.
 
No stranger to singing or songwriting, Algebra’s been lending her melodic voice to projects by Monica, Joi, Bilal and Laurnea for years and her signature songwriting can be heard on the Grammy Award winning cd Voyage to India by India.Arie. However, singing and writing for other artists was about as out of character for her as having someone write songs for her. "Even when someone else wrote a song specifically for me, I felt like I was still being a background singer for myself."
 
As the music scene in Atlanta became the hot bed of popular music, Algebra taught herself to play guitar and performed regularly at open mic performances. This pivotal point in her career afforded her the time to develop her writing and performance even further without the harness of a prescribed format. "Soon you learn not to care what others think, you learn to perform for you. I would come back week after week and I learned to perform for balance and for freedom. I was becoming alive."
 
This organic approach permeates her music. Algebra can easily be pop, rock, rap, funk or crunk, yet she can breathe ballads effortlessly. Collaborating with award-winning songwriter and producer Brian Michael Cox (Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Usher) on "What Happened" quickly proved to be a true showcase of her brilliance. This soulful ballad is delivered so honestly and with such vulnerability that it appears as an autobiography. Her debut cd Purpose also contains collaborations with Carvin & Ivan (Faith Evans, Musiq and Jill Scott), Duane Bastiane (112, Lil’ Mo) and Ronald “P-nut” Frost (Boyz II Men, Jill Scott, Miri Ben-Ari)
 
Algebra's definitive voice and identity is one of full disclosure. "I don't want to be boxed," she asserts. The litmus test of what she would create lies in being relatable and in offering complete truth in every word she sings.  On the song "Nothing to Prove" from Purpose she boldly introduces herself with no apologies. She places all of herself on display and invites listeners to look past her stunningly beautiful physical and into her prayerful, soulful mental and the response to her music and magic has been amazing. After opening on spot dates for Common, Lyfe Jennings, The Roots and Vivian Green, Kem quickly added her to his “So Into You” tour which led to her opening for Keyshia Cole’s Spring tour.
 
As one of the first artist to be released on the revamped Kedar Entertainment Group, Algebra enters the contemporary soul music landscape following legacies created by artists like D'Angelo, Erykah Badu and India.Arie all of whom developed under the watchful eye of Massenburg. However her sound is unique. Algebra at first is unassuming, but it takes mere moments for you to recognize that she is not just a tempest in a teapot but more like the catalyst of a paradigm shift.
 
With there being only two universal languages in this world - Mathematics and Music; fate would have it, southern songbird Algebra represents both!
 
Besides a world of talent, Algebra has universal law on her side!"