I accept all request. I can't reply to all messages, listen to your music or go to your page, but thank you for the love AND LES GIT THIS MONEY YALL!!!
-Dina!
Dina Rae made quite an impression on rapper Eminem . Two days after a chance meeting in a Los Angeles parking lot in 1998, the singer was in the studio wrapping up their first collaboration, Cum On Everybody. The up-tempo cut became a favorite on the Slim Shady CD. The 1999 collection catapulted Eminem from underground rapper to superstar. Since then, Dina Rae has collaborated on both of Eminem's subsequent albums (Drug Ballad from 2000's Marshall Mathers and Superman from 2002's Eminem Show). With each of these tracks appearing as cut thirteen on their respective albums, Dina Rae affectionately earned the nick name, Track 13 Girl.
But with her debut album on Universal/Motown Records, Introducing Dina Rae, the spirited singer emerges as a star in her own right. Thanks to her soaring vocals, clever songwriting and impassioned storytelling, Dina Rae proves she's more than just the girl who sings the hook. On this album I thought it was important for me to move on from being known as the Track 13 Girl. Introducing Dina Rae proves that I am more than a hook singer. I'm a well rounded artist - I sing, I write, I choreograph. I do it all! exclaims Dina Rae.
Coming strong with production by top-selling producers such as Scott Storch (Dr. Dre, Eve, The Roots) and Mr. Porter AKA Kon Artis (50 Cent, G-Unit), what makes Dina Rae's music so powerful is her ability to examine her feelings in a moving, concise way, drawing listeners into her volatile world. I've had a lot of life experiences that I elaborate on in my songs. For instance, on the first single, the thumping, Scott Storch produced And, Dina Rae explains how sheÃs had to move past misconceptions about her life and her music and stay true to herself. Elsewhere, Dina Rae is forthright, blunt, crass and crude, speaking her mind on two-timing men (Bulletproof), and failed relationships (Can't Even See It). But Dina Rae isn't all tooth and nail. On the inviting Purplesheet, Dina Rae reveals a softer more subtle side, stating, I'm a chameleon and my moods change a lot and on that song, I show a more gentle side to my personality and my music.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Dina Rae grew up listening to everyone from Madonna to Janet Jackson to Stevie Wonder. Having always been one to showcase her emotions, she got an early start in entertainment when her mom put her in ballet and dance classes as a pre-teen and her godmother/vocal mentor (former back up singer for Marvin Gaye), began giving her singing lessons. Dina Rae joined a dance company a few years later and by the age of 17 connected with the Pharcyde's Fatlip and began her singing career with the release of the group's CD Plain Rap . Dina Rae's talent soon earned her work with a number of artists in Los Angeles and set her up for her fateful encounter with Eminem, who featured her on the 2002 edition of the Anger Management Tour. I love Eminem for the exposure and keeping my energy going, Dina Rae says. It just made me thirsty for more.
Dina Rae's musical career is about to take off and she anxiously looks toward the future with Introducing Dina Rae. It's all about growing and progress, I'm finally taking it to the next, level Dina Rae states.
