Paloma Ford is an American R&B vocalist. She gained traction singing backgrounds for singer

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on her 2007 album ''Big'' and has since gone on to carve out a lane for herself as a R&B singer, songwriter & collaborate with the likes of

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. She has also gained popularity for original songs like "W.E.T.," "Jada," and "Hit of You" from her 2016 debut EP ''Nearly Civizled.'' Ford states

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as influences and named

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as being in her top 5 artists of all time.

Career

2013–2014: Music Debut, Collaborations

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's single "I Don't Know". The single was released on

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on May 19, 2014. It peaked at #35 on ''

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chart and #21 on the

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chart. She released her song featuring

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entitled "Summer In California" in August 2014.

2014–Present: Debut EP Nearly Civilized, X Tapes

In 2016, Ford released her debut EP, Nearly Civilized, which received acclaim for tracks "W.E.T." and "Jada." Ford also released an array of standalone tracks, including 2017's "Waves" featuring

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as she assembled her second EP X Tapes. Ford returned in August 2020 with her sophomore EP, X Tapes, which included the song "All for Nothing" featuring

. The project garnered attention from LA Weekly, Flaunt Magazine, Notion Magazine, Revolt TV, Hot New Hip Hop and was coined "one of the most exciting projects to listen to," by L'Officiel. For the lead track of the project "All For Nothing" featuring Rick Ross, the single was highlighted by UPROXX as "the best R&B track released for the week" when the project premiered and "nothing short of dazzling" by Paper Magazine.

Discography

EPs

* ''Nearly Civilized'' (2016) * '' X Tapes '' (2020)

Singles

* "Dollars" (2012) * "Mènage à Trois" (2013) * "Right Now" (2013) * "Hit Of You" (2013) * "Lap Dance" (2014) * "Let Me See" (feat.

) (2014) * "Summer In California" (feat.

Iamsu Sudan Ameer Williams (born November 16, 1989), better known by his stage name Iamsu! (stylized as IamSu! or IAMSU!), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is also a part of the production team The Invasion and lea ...

) (2014) * "Jada" (2015) * "Do It Again" (2015) * "Wet" (2016) * "That Shit Ain't Cool" (2017) * "Waves" (feat.

) (2017) * "4 the Fame" (2018) * "Rain" (2019) * "Chrome" 'In My Feelings Version'(2020) * "Nights I Cry" (2020) * "All For Nothing"(feat.

) (2020)

References

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