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" (2003) for

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, " Ride" (2010) for

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, " Umbrella" (2007) for

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, " Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (2008) and "

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" (2013) for

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, "

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" (2008) for

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" for

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(2008), " Baby" (2010) for

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, " All of the Lights"(2010) for

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, and " No Church in the Wild" (2013) for

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and

. As a solo recording artist, he released five studio albums between 2007 and 2013: '' Love/Hate'' (2007), '' Love vs. Money'' (2009), ''

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'' (2010), ''

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'' (2011) and ''

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'' (2013). His most recent album releases were the 2018

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''Ménage à Trois: Sextape Vol. 1, 2, 3'' and the 2020 album ''Sextape 4''. He was nominated for the first ever Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards for his work on releases by

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and Pusha T.

Early life

Terius Nash was born in Rockingham, North Carolina. He moved with his mother to

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when he was two years old. After first learning to play trumpet in elementary school, Nash learned how to play the drums and guitar. His mother died in 1992 when Nash was fifteen years old, an event which would inspire him to write songs. He states that the death of his mother gave him a "soft spot" for women, to which he credits his desire to write songs about female empowerment such as Rihanna's "Umbrella". He moved in with his grandfather, a concrete mason who instilled a strong work ethic in young Nash. Of his grandfather, Nash recalls "He came out of a bad time for blacks in the South, but even though we lived in the hood, we had a boat, some cars and a house that was paid for. So I've always had a different outlook on life. There's nothing I can't do."

Music career

2001–2007: Beginnings

Nash met R&B producer

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in 2001 and Stewart helped him get a publishing deal after Nash wrote "Everything" for

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's album '' Pandemonium!''. Under the pen name "The-Dream", Nash began writing lyrics for popular artists. He co-wrote

' hit "

" from her album '' In the Zone''. He spent two years working on Nivea's second album '' Complicated'', which he executive produced, and continued to write and produce with Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Laney's brother, which led to

's 2007 hit " Umbrella". "Umbrella" was nominated for

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at the

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2008–2010: The ''Love'' trilogy

In 2007, Nash signed a record contract with Def Jam Recordings and began working on his debut studio album '' Love/Hate''. The album was produced by The-Dream, his production partner Tricky Stewart, and

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, and featured Fabolous and

. The album was written and recorded in eight days with twelve tracks making the final cut. Released December 11, 2007, on The-Dream's

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imprint

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, the album featured the singles " Shawty Is a 10", "

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" and "

I Luv Your Girl "I Luv Your Girl" is the third and final single from The-Dream's debut studio album, '' Love/Hate''. The track is produced by The-Dream's production partner, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart. Music video The two music videos were directed by Fat Cat ...

" and received generally positive reviews from critics, as ''

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'' called it "one of the most likable R&B records of the year" and UrbanMusicReviews.com said that the singer had "hit a home run". In June 2008, The-Dream was named Best New Artist at the BET Awards. Nash wrote and produced Beyoncé's " Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", which was included on her third studio album ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'' and released in 2008. The song went on to win the Grammy Award for Song of the Year and Best R&B Song, becoming the first career wins at the Grammys for The Dream. On March 10, 2009, The-Dream released his second album '' Love vs. Money''.The-Dream 'Love vs. Money' Album Listening.
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''. Retrieved on February 17, 2010. The album featured

, and Lil Jon and featured the singles "

Rockin' That Shit "Rockin' That Shit" (clean titled "Rockin' That Thang") is the first single from The-Dream's second studio album, '' Love vs. Money''. The song features production by Tricky Stewart. Release The song was digitally released on December 9, 2008. I ...

", "

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" and " Sweat It Out". Upon its release, the album received general acclaim from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 83/100 from

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and it was more commercially successful than its predecessor, debuting at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200.''Love vs. Money'' (2009): Reviews
.

. Retrieved on September 29, 2009. During the making of ''Love King'', he recorded a song with T-Pain and expressed that he would like to make a collaborative album with

in the future. In January 2010, The-Dream stated he was finished recording the album and he called it the best of his three albums. The album was released on June 29, 2010. Before the album's release, The-Dream announced that ''Love King'' will be his last solo album. Once again produced by The-Dream, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, and Los Da Mystro, the album spawned the singles "

" and "

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". Despite positive reviews from critics, the album was less commercially successful than ''Love vs. Money'', and debuted at number four on the ''Billboard'' 200.

2011–2014: ''1977'' and ''IV Play''

On the ''Love King'' track "Sex Intelligent (Remix)", The-Dream sang that he would release a follow-up album titled ''Love Affair'' on June 7, 2011. On that intended release date, The-Dream released a medley of two new songs titled "Body Work / Fuck My Brains Out" as a free download followed by an album titled ''

'' on August 31, 2011, also as a free download. Def Jam Recordings released ''1977'' commercially on December 18, 2012, with a modified track list. ''Love Affair'' was delayed repeatedly and the name was changed to ''The Love, IV'', ''Love IV: Diary of a Madman'', ''Love IV MMXII'', and finally ''IV Play''. In the nearly three years between ''Love King'' and ''IV Play'', The-Dream released the singles " Roc" and " Dope Bitch", which were not included on the final track list for ''IV Play''. ''

'' was released on May 28, 2013. The album features guest appearances from

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, Pusha T,

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, Gary Clark Jr. and Fabolous and the singles "Slow It Down" and "IV Play". On January 8, 2014, he revealed that he had left Def Jam Recordings and was independent. However, as of 2014, he was listed as being on the artist roster of major label

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2015–17: ''Royalty: The Prequel (EP)'', ''Love You to Death EP'' and ''Love Affair''

In the summer of 2014, The-Dream released his first free mixtape called ''Royalty: The Prequel (EP)'' to launch to the public his new work. The mixtape consisted of seven songs total, with hit songs "Pimp C Lives" and "Outkast". He followed with "Fruition" and "That's My Shit" to further introduce his new style of music and his upcoming album, ''Crown Jewel''. Because of complications the album was split into two EP's. ''Crown'' was released May 3, 2015. ''Jewel'' will be released in the future after the transition to new management. In May 2016, The-Dream uploaded a video to Instagram, and in the description of the video he told he will continue "The Love" series, and his next project will be called "Love Affair" as he said at 2010 in the lyrics of the song "Sex Intelligent (Remix)". On December 9, he released "Love You to Death EP". On Instagram, The-Dream commented to fans that "Love Affair" will be released in March 2017. On February 28, The-Dream featured on a track released by Kanye West on his SoundCloud, entitled "Bed Yeezy Season 5 (ft. The-Dream)".

2018-present: ''Sextape'' series

The-Dream released an album titled ''Ménage à Trois: Sextape Vol. 1, 2, 3'' in December 2018, and another album titled ''Sextape 4'' in April 2020.

Production and songwriting

In addition to his work with Nivea and Rihanna, Nash has written and produced songs for many other notable R&B, hip hop, and pop artists, including

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, Yung Joc, Jesse McCartney,

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, Diddy,

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and Tulisa Contostavlos. In 2009, The-Dream and Tricky Stewart co-wrote and produced the album '' How to Be a Lady: Volume 1'' by the R&B

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. The-Dream has also been a featured artist on singles by artists such as Plies,

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, Fabolous, Jamie Foxx, and

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. In early 2009, The-Dream began working with

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on her fourth studio album ''Elope'', which led to her signing a joint-deal with

. The-Dream said that when he was building his label, he went looking for Milian because he believed she was a talented singer. The singer confirmed that her second single would be a duet with The-Dream called "Supersonic". ''Elope'' was never released and the material she recorded with The-Dream was scrapped after her marriage to Nash ended. In 2010, The-Dream was criticized for his cover of

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's song " One in a Million". Upon the release of the song, fans of Aaliyah voiced distaste for The-Dream's rendition on radio shows and blog sites.

Influence

John Calvert of The Quietus writes that The-Dream's "stadium-R&B reinvented the genre as a mythological epic", citing it as an influence on

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's 2012 song "

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editor Andy Kellman writes that, with Carlos McKinney and Tricky Stewart, The-Dream "seized possession of ..the belt for the electronic pop-R&B division, once held by innovators Leon Sylvers III,

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and Morrie Brown,

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, Teddy Riley, Timbaland and

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, and

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Personal life

The-Dream has nine children by four different women. After dating for six months, Nash married his girlfriend, Nivea in December 2004. Their daughter Navy Talia Nash was born on May 10, 2005, and their twin sons London Nash and Christian Nash on April 19, 2006. Nivea filed for legal separation on December 10, 2007. Nash said that although he was in love with Nivea, his lack of experience in a family growing up meant he was " ''not taught how much more than love

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to run a relationship. Like, 'cause love isn't just where it's gonna end. It can't start and stop with love. There has to be a certain amount of knowledge and patience that's acquired in order to keep it going and keep it straight, and I found out the hard way.''" On June 15, 2008, their divorce was finalized. Nash stated in an interview, "''I decided to end it because I didn't want to take this person iveaand treat them a certain way based on what I was changing into, based on being bitter." '' Nivea confirmed The-Dream wanted the divorce, not she.Gamble, Ronnie. (2009-03-05
Nivea Opens Up About The-Dream, Says Their Divorce Was Not Mutual
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in early 2009 and she became pregnant. They were engaged in June 2009 and married on September 4, 2009, at the Little White Chapel in

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. Nash said in an interview that Nivea was still a good friend of his, and that she was also friends with Milian. Five months after their wedding, Nash filed divorce papers in Georgia on February 17, 2010. Their daughter, Violet Madison Nash, was born on February 26, 2010. On July 12, 2010, the couple announced their separation, after photos surfaced of Nash being intimate with his assistant. Their divorce was finalized on October 23, 2011. In 2012, Nash briefly dated Lydia Nam, who gave birth to their son in 2013. This son's name and picture have never been publicly revealed. Nash began dating LaLonne Martinez in early 2014, they became engaged in May 2014 and married on July 3, 2014, at San Francisco City Hall. Together they have four children: sons Heir Wolf Nash (May 8, 2015) and Lord Nash (August 2016); and daughters Maverick (August 2017) and Élysées Nash (May 6, 2019).

Legal issues

Nash was arrested in June 2013 in

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for an alleged

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incident, but his girlfriend Lydia Nam declined to press charges. Nash was arrested on May 7, 2014, on charges of felony

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and strangulation, reckless endangerment and

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against his then-pregnant girlfriend Lydia Nam for his alleged actions on April 4, 2013, while they were staying at the

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in New York. Nash was cleared of charges, including felony assault and strangulation, at a brief appearance in

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Discography

; Studio albums * '' Love/Hate'' (2007) * '' Love vs. Money'' (2009) * ''

'' (2010) * ''

'' (2011) * ''

'' (2013) * ''Ménage à Trois: Sextape Vol. 1, 2, 3'' (2018) * ''Sextape 4'' (2020)

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

The-Dream has been nominated nineteen times for the Grammy Awards, winning five of these nominations. , - ,

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, rowspan="2", " Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (as songwriter) , , - , Best R&B Song , , - , '' I Am... Sasha Fierce'' (as producer) ,

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, rowspan="2" , " All of the Lights" (as songwriter) , Song of the Year , , - ,

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, , - , rowspan="2",

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, rowspan="2", " No Church in the Wild" (with

and

) , Best Rap/Sung Collaboration , , - , Best Short Form Music Video , , - ,

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Ultralight Beam "Ultralight Beam" is a song by American recording artist Kanye West from his seventh studio album ''The Life of Pablo'' (2016). The song features vocals by R&B singers The-Dream and Kelly Price, rapper Chance the Rapper, gospel singer Kirk Fra ...

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Chance The Rapper Chancelor Johnathan Bennett (born April 16, 1993), known professionally as Chance the Rapper, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Chicago, Bennett released his debut mixtape '' 10 Day'' in 2012. He ...

Kelly Price Kelly Cherelle Price (born April 4, 1973) is an American R&B and gospel singer. She started her singing career in 1992. Price originally garnered attention by singing backing vocals for Mariah Carey on multiple songs, including her ''Billboa ...

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Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ideas ...

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Cuff It "Cuff It" is a song by American singer Beyoncé from her seventh studio album, ''Renaissance'' (2022). The song was written and produced by Beyoncé, Nova Wav, Morten Ristorp, Raphael Saadiq and The-Dream, with additional writing by Nile Rodge ...

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The Village Voice ''The Village Voice'' is an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly. Founded in 1955 by Dan Wolf, Ed Fancher, John Wilcock, and Norman Mailer, the ''Voice'' began as a platform for the crea ...

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