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Now Hearing 112's "peaches and cream"
His nicknames are Slim and Le Shy.
He was born on: September 25, 1979 in Atlanta, Georgia.
He is a Libra
His favorite sports team is the Atlanta Braves.
He considers his mother as his hero.
He has two sisters (Jennifer and Kristy).
He is the father of three children.
His favorite food is chicken.
His dream car is an Acura NSX.
His favorite movie is 'Menace II Society'.
His favorite rappers are Sniper Unit, the Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac.
His favorite singers are Babyface and 112.
His favorite song is "Where Will You Go" by Babyface.
He plays the cello, violin, bass and viola [whoa!].
His hobbies include sports, meeting people, and writing songs.
how to spot Slim: Slim is the 'slimmest' member of 112 and in songs, he has the distinct voice which you can hear in almost every 112 song.
email Slim at: slim0112@blackplanet.com
visit Slim at: http://members.blackplanet.com/slim0112
His nicknames are D and Pretty D (but he is usually called Daron).
He was born on December 27, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia. ah-ha! 2 days before mine!
He is a Capricorn. hehe. just like me! =)
His favorite food is chicken.
His favorite sports team is the Chicago Bulls.
He considers his mother as his hero.
He has two sisters (Shalanna and Sarita).
He enjoys performing and entertaining people.
His dream car is a Mercedes-Benz convertible.
His favorite song is "More Than I" by Commisioned.
His favorite movie is 'White Men Can't Jump'.
His favorite book is 'Waiting to Exhale'.
He favorite types of music are gospel, classical, hip-hop, jazz and R&B.
His favorite rappers are the Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z and Sniper Unit.
He plays the piano.
His hobbies include travelling, singing, shopping, thinking, producing and writing songs.
He runs DPS Recordings, Inc (Definition of Platinum Sounds) together with Cedric Moore.
how to spot Daron: Daron is the tallest member of 112 and right now, he's the one with the 'fro.
email Daron at: djones112@blackplanet.com
visit Daron at: http://members.blackplanet.com/djones112
His nicknames are Q and WAR
He was born on: March 24, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia.
He is an Aries
His favorite book is 'The Firm' by John Grisham
His favorite sports team is the Chicago Bulls.
He considers his father as his hero.
He is six feet tall.
He was the starting receiver for his high school varsity football team.
He was the starting shooting guard for his high school varsity basketball team.
He likes to play tennis, football, basketball, cross country, and track.
He has one brother (Fred) and two sisters (Dajuana and Sherria)
His dream car is a Bentley.
He has a poodle named Tip.
He graduated high school with a 3.5 GPA.
His first solo was "Amazing Grace" at the age of eight years old.
His favorite song is "Running Back To You".
His favorite movie is 'Malcolm X'.
He plays the piano and the drums.
He likes girls with pretty feet.
His hobbies include reading, playing basketball, and writing songs.
how to spot Q: Q is the darkest, most chocolate member of 112, who usually sports some glasses.
email Q at: qparker112@blackplanet.com
visit Q at: http://members.blackplanet.com/qparker112
His nicknames are Mike, Prince and Keith.
He was born on December 18, 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia.
He is a Sagitarrius.
He loves soul food.
His favorite sports team is the Chicago Bulls.
He considers his mother as his hero.
He is the father of Michael Marcel Keith, Jr.
He has two brothers (Cedric and Tony).
His dream car is a '64 Impala.
His favorite movie is 'The Ten Commandments'.
His favorite rapper is the Notorious B.I.G.
His favorite singers are Monica and 112.
He plays the keyboard.
His favorite show is 'The Simpsons'.
His hobbies include reading and travelling.
how to spot Mike: Mike is the shortest one in the group.
email Mike at: princekeith112@blackplanet.com
visit Mike at: http://members.blackplanet.com/princekeith112
One Twelve
112 also known as "The Gentlemen of Bad Boy" is an all male quartet from Atlanta, GA composed of Quinnes Dammond Parker aka Q, Marvin E. Scandrick III aka Slim, Michael Marcel Keith aka Mike, and Daron Tavaris Jones.
These four fine, talented, young men have had a love for music all their life and have known each other throughout elementary and middle school and it was while attending Walter F. George High School that they decided to start a singing group called 'Forte'. They started off by performing at talent shows and singing together at church. By performing at these talent shows, they gained the attention of their present managers, Courtney Sills and Kevin Wales who introduced them to Sean "Puffy" Combs at a poppin', local Atlanta club, 112, thus where they got their name. Soon they found themselves in New York studios recording their debut album.
In the summer of 1996, 112 released their first single "Only You" which blew up the charts, then was followed up by the remix which featured MA (his debut) and the Notorious B.I.G. which was also a hit (and is still one of my favorite songs) and blazed the charts. '112', their self-titled debut album was later released in late 1996 which blew up and reached gold status (and is currently multi-platinum). Other singles that were released from that album were "Come See Me," and "Cupid" which also turned out to be hits and had tremendous amounts of radio play. Soon they were hitting the road and performing at various places. They were requested by Ron Isley to be the Isley Brother's opening act. After that, the group began touring across the country with Keith Sweat, New Edition and Puff Daddy and the Family for a year and a half.
Their second album titled, 'ROOM 112' (which inspired the title of this website) came out early November 1998. If you liked their first album which exhibited pure soul, R&B, gospel, and hip-hop, you'll love their sophomore album, 'ROOM 112' (a phrase started by label-mate, the late Notorious B.I.G.). This album ranges from slow, love ballads to songs that just wanna make you dance -- a whole variety of what 112 has to offer. What makes this album more personal than the previous is that 112 has written and produced almost half the album themselves. Not to mention that they also had help from The Hitmen, Dallas Austin, and Diane Warren (who wrote "Your Letter," one of my favorite tracks on the CD).
"We write from the heart" says Mike, "and that means writing about our experiences. It makes for the best songs. Obviously now we've experienced more. We're wiser, better and stronger from the first time around and that's reflected in our music."
"I think when a group can write and produce their own music it makes it more real," says the quartet's main producer, Daron. If you look at the greats like Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye, they wrote and produced their own music and that's why it turned out the way it did. We wanted to try and get the same musical unity."
The first single to drop was "Love Me" featuring MA which samples an old Luther Vandross song. The second single to hit the air waves was "Anywhere" featuring Lil' Zane (his debut), a rather different style of 112 from which we've all been used to hearing but which also brought up the sales of 'ROOM 112.' Other artists featured on their sophomore album are: Lil' Kim, Faith Evans, MJG and of course Puff Daddy (doing a few background vocals). Other singles which followed were: "Your Letter" and "Love You Like I Did". This album is a must-buy for all you R&B listeners out there.
In the spring of 2001, 112 released their latest album, simply titled, 'PART III'.
"This [album] is like a rebirth," Slim says. "This signifies the growth from boys to men," Mike adds.
In this album, the group did most of the work, they wrote most of the songs's lyrics and co-produced it. 112 themselves wrote 3/4 of the album and Daron who has also been producing for many other artists, such as Pink, Usher and the Notorious B.I.G produced half of 'PART III', including their chart-topping single, "It's Over Now", which samples Grandmaster Flash's ol' skool "White Lines" and Mobb Deep's "Quiet Storm". In the remix of "It's Over Now", Prodigy of Mobb Deep is also featured contributing a verse to the hit track. Here's some trivia: "It's Over Now" is based on a real life experience by one of the members of the group, how after coming back from tour, he finds "numbers in her pocket".
On this album, you wont only mainly hear Slim's voice, but instead get a share of all the members' individual vocal talents. In addition, other hitmakers such as R. Kelly, Puff Daddy and Mario Winans, have also contributed to the production of their third release and guests featured on the album include Twista. This album expresses a variety of emotions, which the members might have gone through. The second single is an "Anywhere"-inspired song, "Peaches and Cream", which Mike says is about "pleasing your woman, but you have to use your imagination. It's kind of like D'Angelo's 'Brown Sugar,' where he was talking about one thing but made you think he was talking about something else."
Other tracks include: "Dance With Me", a club joint; "Missing You", which shows off their soulful skills and "Player", which is tentatively going to be their third single, redefines the meaning of what a "player" is to them. 'PART III' is worth buying. 112 has surely matured and grown and they've survived the game so far and still, there are no signs of their downfall.
Not only are they vocallistically talented, but they are also intrumentally gifted. Daron plays keyboard and programs music; Q is the drummer and and also plays the keyboard; Slim strings it with the violin, cello, bass and viola and Mike plays the keyboard. They also write some of their songs. These guys are extremely talented, don't you think??
Their bonding and all that time they have been spending time together has also made them best friends:
"It's also strengthened our friendships," says Q. "I grew up with these guys and now we've been through almost everything together. We're more than a group. We're a family."
"The things we all have in common," adds Mike, "is that we're all best friends. We all know each other's families and we all love music."
"No matter how things add up, 1 and 1 and 2 equals four," says Q.
Best songs of 112 are.......
- Anywhere (feat. Lil'Zane)
- Cupid
- Callin me (feat. Lil'Zane)
- Dance with me
- Your Letter
- Someone to hold
- Only you
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