Me'Shell Ndegeocello

A singer/songwriter/bassist known for her eclectic style and informed lyricism, Me'Shell Ndegeocello is one of the most hard-to-classify artists in the industry. Plantation Lullabies, her first LP, mixes funk, soul, hip-hop and jazz to great effect. It also scored her three Grammy nods, and sports the hit "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night).

"Control" (1986) and "Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814" (1989) went far in wasting any
lingering impression of their creator as merely Michael's kid sis. Irrefutably the work of a
woman of substance, "janet." completes the makeover. Enlisting whiz producers Jimmy
Jam and Terry Lewis for "Control" was Jackson's first flash of brilliance; the duo fused
hip-hop assertiveness and pop smarts to spark both the singer's big-time explosio... More >