Christión was an American male R&B and

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duo from

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composed of brothers Kenni Ski and Allen Anthony. Briefly signed with Infrared Music Group, they contributed for Mr. Mike,

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and

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before they released their debut single " Full of Smoke" in late 1996 for

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, which peaked at No. 53 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 15 on the

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chart. The single's success got the group a deal with

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, who released their debut studio album '' Ghetto Cyrano'' in late 1997. The album peaked at No. 146 on the ''Billboard'' 200, No. 23 on the

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and No. 4 on the

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, and scored two more moderate hits on the charts with "Bring Back Your Love" reaching No. 111 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 67 on the R&B chart and " I Wanna Get Next to You" reaching No. 86 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 32 on the R&B chart. The duo featured on Roc-A-Fella compilations '' Streets Is Watching Soundtrack'' and ''DJ Clue? Presents: Backstage Mixtape (Music Inspired by the Film)''. The group rarely contributed to other artists' projects, being featured on

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's and Lil' Al's solo debuts. In 2003, Anthony went solo, maintaining his Roc-A-Fella ties, and appeared on

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's single "Alright". In 2005, Kenni Ski and T. Ross released the second Christión album ''Project Plato'' via The Mint Records. The sophomore project features the works of Bikram Singh, Ezra, Robbie Gennet and Trae James.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

;as lead artist ;as featured artist

Guest appearances

References

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