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Intro is an American R&B trio from
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, New York. The trio consisted of members Jeff Sanders, Clinton "Buddy" Wike and lead singer/songwriter
Kenny Greene Kenny Greene (January 17, 1969 – October 1, 2001) was an American singer-songwriter who was also a member of the R&B group Intro. Career As a member of the R&B group Intro, Greene wrote and produced many of the group's tracks and was le ...
. The group was discovered by rapper Heavy D, who then introduced the group to DJ Eddie F. Eddie F signed the group to Untouchables management. Intro released two
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): 1993's ''Intro'' and their second album, 1995's ''New Life''. The group had a string of US hits in the 1990s. The hits included the singles "Love Thang", "Let Me Be the One", the
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", "Funny How Time Flies" and their highest charting hit, "Come Inside". Greene died in 2001.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Intro African-American musical groups Atlantic Records artists American contemporary R&B musical groups American soul musical groups Musical groups from Brooklyn