Kenny Greene (January 17, 1969 – October 1, 2001) was an American singer-songwriter who was also a member of the R&B group

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Career

As a member of the R&B group Intro, Greene wrote and produced many of the group's tracks and was lead vocalist. He also wrote many songs for other artists, such as

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's " Reminisce" and " Love No Limit." For his work with Blige, Greene won the Songwriter of the Year award from the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers'. Greene also worked with

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, Cam'ron and

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. In 1998, the singer had appeared on Cam'ron's album ''

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'' and AZ's album ''

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''. The last time he recorded was early in 2001 singing background vocals for

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on the song "For Always" on the '' 2000 Watts'' album.

Death

In a 2001 interview with ''Sister 2 Sister'' magazine, Greene revealed that he was bisexual and that he was suffering from AIDS. He died in New York City at the age of 32 due to complications of the disease.

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