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The Official "Your Fault" Video

Birthed from the hip-hop roots of Houston, Texas, 21-year-old Ingrid Burley, known tothe world as IB3 – as in Ingrid Burley from the Third Ward, got her debut in the musicbusiness at a very early age and on a different path. As a close friend of SolangeKnowles, IB3 and the singer started a group at the age of nine. “It was around the timethat Destiny’s Child was developing, so as the younger girls, we really wanted to be like them,” IB3 recollects. The young ladies took vocal lessons and began creating routines, mostly out of fun. “One thing I learned early from growing up around the Knowlesfamily is that Mathew is serious about business,” IB3 explains, “so it was a big dealwhen he said he would give us a chance.” For a while, the pre-teens stuck to their guns,aiming to be a great girl group full of fun songs and good times. But the more thebusiness aspect came into play, the more IB3 realized that, as an adolescent, she wasn’treally ready for the big time. “Basically we were just too young, so the group split up.” But IB3 did not give up. She revisited music some odd years later, this time in the form of her true calling - rhyming. “I was always the tom boy with a good ear, like the Left Eye of TLC, so rapping fit meperfectly,” IB3 declares. Beginning to wholeheartedly pursue a career as a rap artist,IB3 recorded songs in the studio and learned the mechanics of a good stage show andmost importantly, she kept working. “I watched Destiny’s Child work so I knew Icouldn’t just ask Mathew for a deal, I had to earn it.” IB3 hustled hard, making musicwith other budding artists and building a local Houston fan base. Constantly writing andrecording, she went off to college in New York City in 2005 and spent much of her timeborrowing Kelly Rowland’s studio time. Learning the ins and outs of creating a record,IB3’s skills improved exponentially. Finally, on a holiday break from college, she luckedup on an opportunity to perform at Music World Entertainment’s annual Christmas bash. As the only artist not contracted to the label, IB3 wooed the crowd with her live band, proving to Mathew that she was worth signing. Since that fateful show, IB3, now a Music World Entertainment artist, has performed atboth the 2006 and 2007 South by Southwest Music festival, honed her talents as anemcee, and virtually completed work on her debut album tentatively titled HonorableMention. Getting into the studio with legendary rap artist Pos from De La Soul andproducer Cameron Wallace (Beyonce’s “Upgrade You”) has resulted in a spell-bindinghip-hop creation by IB3. One listen to the percussion heavy, head nodding, live instrumentation of the lead single “Like I’m From the H” confirms IB3’s necessary rolein hip-hop. With an unmatched lyrical forte, witty one-liners, and a brusque and edgy,yet feminine delivery, IB3 fulfills the void in female lyricist representation. In addition,she successfully shows her dexterity and versatility on songs like “Your Fault” which introduces listeners to another side of IB3. A slower paced, introspective piece, IB3passionately speaks volumes to fatherless children over a grand piano arrangement. IB3’s Honorable Mention is much more than a mention. It is a brilliant statement ofwhat is to come from one of Houston’s most promising emcees.