Aloe Blacc

Aloe Blacc (born Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III) is an American soul singer, rapper and musician. Blacc was born in Orange County, California to Panamaian parents. He began his music career in 1995 as a rapper in the hip hop duo Emanon with producer Exile. By the late 1990s, Blacc was part of the duo Stowaway on a Lootpack tour in Europe. The duo released six albums. This led to Blacc working with the French Jazz group Jazz Liberatorz. He released an album at the end of the 1990s. In 2003, Blacc signed with Stones Throw Records and began a solo career. On July 11, 2006, he released his first LP album, Shine Through, on CD, vinyl record and online (on the Stones Throw website). He then toured across Europe and the U.S. with Emanon, while...