Adina Howard was born in Grand Rapids , Michigan on November 14, 1974. She has become best known as the gutsy, sensual female counterpart to such male artists as H-Town, Silk,Jodeci and R. Kelly, receiving much more criticism from conservatives than those guys ever did. She released her first album, Do You Wanna Ride in 1995 and this album spawned the hit single, Freak Like Me, which rose to #2 Platinum. The album achieved RIAA Gold. There were other songs which lifted Howard from obscurity to mediocrity; among those were It's All About You, My Up and Down, You Don't Have to Cry, T-Shirt and Panties, (Freak)And U Know It, Outside (The Club) and Nasty Grind.

Adina Howard

"I don't care how people feel. I am very comfortable in my skin and what I sing about. There are plenty of artists out there, so if someone doesn't like how I sing and my approach to it, they can always listen to someone else. I don't only sing about sex but that seems to be the focus of people's attention and that's fine with me. I sing about relationships. Yes, I make great baby-making music but that is something that needs to be made. Regardless of where we are at in the world somebody is always going to be having sex. Even if they outlaw it, somebody is going to be getting their groove on."

In The Beginning

Adina Howard was born in Grand Rapids , Michigan on November 14, 1974. She has become best known as the gutsy, sensual female counterpart to such male artists as H-Town, Silk,Jodeci and R. Kelly, receiving much more criticism from conservatives than those guys ever did. She released her first album, Do You Wanna Ride in 1995 and this album spawned the hit single, Freak Like Me, which rose to #2 Platinum. The album achieved RIAA Gold. There were other songs which lifted Howard from obscurity to mediocrity; among those were It's All About You, My Up and Down, You Don't Have to Cry, T-Shirt and Panties, (Freak)And U Know It, Outside (The Club) and Nasty Grind.

It is often said that she helped pave the way for singers such as Foxy Brown and Li'l Kim.

Welcome to Fantasy Island, Adina's second album, which was ready in 1995 but Electra Records decided not to release it at that time; instead, it was released amid a flurry of yawns in 1997.

With Rufftown Records, she released her third album, entitled The Second Coming in 2004. During the metamorphosis of this album, it was entitled "Ride Again: 7/2 and later, "Two Can Play That Game."

This album was never really publicized, but with the video Nasty Grind playing on BET in the wee hours of the morning the album sold 40, 000 units fairly quickly.

Phone Sex hit the streets in September, 2005.

Howard worked on another album in 2005, Private Show , but it wasn't released until June 26, 2007; it didn't even make it to the on any notable charts. A few copies sold and it did achieve the rank of #17 on the iTunes R&B Music Sales Chart. Howard left Arsenal Records shortly thereafter. Check it all out for yourself by downloading some free music for you MP3 player. Between albums, she often collaborated on soundtracks such as Damned if I Do for the film A Thin Line Between Love and Hate. She also sang For the Funk on Sunset Park and in a duet with Warren G, What's Love Got To Do With It for Supercop. She has also joined other groups, such as Play N Skillz on their albums; that group released The Process in 2004 utilizing the skills of Howard and many other artists. She also collaborated with Twista on the sensualGet It Wet, and with Jamie Fox on Bed Springs.

Films

The already mentioned video, Nasty Grind, was not Adina Howard's only foray into the world of films. In 1995, she made her feature film debut with the independent film High Freakquency, starring Deone Richardson and John Witherspoon. In 1998, Howard did a little more film work with Jamie Foxx, singing T-Shirt and Panties for his feature film, Woo. She seems to feel a little misunderstood by her fans, and in an effort to tell her own story, she hired Walid Azami to document the making of her albums; she showed these to fans on her internet sites. In 2004, Howard co-starred with Greg Horos in Casanova's Demise, another of the independent films with which she was involved..

Did You Know...

• Adina hasher nose and tongue pierced.
• It has been said that "her idea of being seductive is panting heavily."
• She has been called a "one hit wonder."
• Howard loves to cook.
• It has been said of her that she would like to open a homeless shelter.
• Was a host for MTV Jams (for two days).
• Private Dancer was produced by Black Eyed Peas producer, Poli Paul.

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