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Career

Raised in Rahway, New Jersey, Roberson attended Rahway High School. He subsequently returned to Howard University to complete his studies in Musical Theatre. After performing in a number of musicals and plays, he landed a songwriting deal through the EMI label, and went on to collaborate with Philadelphia-based artists such as Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild, and most extensively, DJ Jazzy Jeff. As a member of Jeff's ''A Touch of Jazz'' production company, Roberson made contributions to Jeff's debut album, '' The Magnificent'' in 2002. He continued songwriting work as well as releasing his own material through his Blue Erro Soul imprint. He also appeared on DJ Spinna's ''Intergalactic Soul'' LP in 2006. Roberson was nominated for two

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s in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category. He was nominated for two songs from his 2009 album '' Music Fan First''- "A Tale of Two" in 2010 and "Still" in the same category a year later. In 2013, he was a member of the band, United Tenors together with Dave Hollister, Fred Hammond and Brian Courtney Wilson. Roberson's "I Have A Song" was chosen to be the fundraising single, produced by

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and released in February 2016, to enable the permanent installation of the first dedicated Commonwealth war memorial in the UK to African and Caribbean service men and women of both World Wars.

Studio albums

Live albums

Selected discography

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– '' Come Home with Me'' (2002), "Tomorrow" (writer, uncredited background vocals) * Dwele – ''

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'' (2003), "Hold On" (writer, background vocals, vocal production) * Carl Thomas – ''

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'' (2004), "Rebound" (writer, producer) * Charlie Wilson – '' Charlie, Last Name Wilson'' (2005), "Thru It All" (writer) *

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'' (2011), "Who Loves You More" (vocals) * The Foreign Exchange – ''Love in Flying Colors'' (2013), "Better" (vocals) * Robert Glasper – ''

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– ''Undeniable'' (2019) – "Invest in Me feat. Carolyn Malachi" (producer)

Compilations

*"Couldn't Hear Me" appears on the compilation ''Gilles Peterson Worldwide Exclusives 3'' (2004) Talking Loud.

Career

Studio albums

Live albums

Selected discography

Compilations

Awards and nominations

References

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