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- Lyfe 268-192
- Released 2004
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- Lyfe Change
- Released 2008
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- The Phoenix
- Released 2006
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- The Phoenix
- Released 2006
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Not that he'd wish it on anyone, but it was during his ten-year sentence in prison that Lyfe Jennings developed his honest sound, thanks to isolation and Erykah Badu. It was an arson charge that put the Toledo, OH, native in prison. His musical aspirations started in the church choir and grew in the Dotsons, a teenaged group that Lyfe formed with his brother and a couple cousins. Prison made his music deeper, according to Lyfe, and when a copy of Erykah Badu's Baduizm ended up in his cell in 1997, he was inspired and had the feeling that this introspective edge to his music was worth developing. Two days after his December 2002 release from prison, he was recording a four-song demo CD. The day after that, he was performing live in a club. He only had a month of freedom before he was on-stage at the famous Apollo. He was booed when he walked on-stage with an acoustic guitar, but when the Apollo audience heard his gritty falsetto and lyrical songwriting, they were swayed -- swayed to the tune of five amateur-night victories in a row. Lyfe figures he sold a thousand copies of his four-song demo CD during his Apollo "residency." That, along with a ton of calls from promoters and record label execs on his answering machine back in Ohio, influenced Lyfe to move to New York City and pursue a major-label deal. Columbia had the right offer and released his debut, Lyfe 268-192 (his inmate number), in August of 2004. A year after its original release, the album was reissued with a new version of "Hypothetically" featuring American Idol winner Fantasia added as a bonus track. The more hip-hop-oriented follow-up, The Phoenix, arrived in 2006, with Three 6 Mafia and Young Buck making guest appearances. Lyfe Change, released two years later, featured a handful of new production associates, as well as a verse from T.I. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide
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Forever changed
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- By Stankin Lincoln
- 8/19/2009 01:18:08
- Listening to Lyfe has truely changed my life as far as my music goes. I always thought that you had to sound a certain way but he has shown me different. Also he has encouraged me to write about something other than pussy poppin and getting low. I'm glad that he had the courage to be him because that helps me to be a better me. Thanks for coming into my Lyfe. You da shit nigga
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TRUE
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- By kaniyamoore
- 2/18/2009 05:01:44
- YOUR HEART I TRUE TOO! THA GAME......... LYFE, GOD PUT YOU IN THE HARD TYME LOCK DOWN ...... TO BECUM THE SOUL YOU ARE TODAY, A MAN/MALE......THAT'S LYFE
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Lyfe Change is life changing
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- By RandBPrincess
- 1/5/2009 03:38:18
- When I first of Lyfe J. I thought he was another annoying R&B singer who was a fake and a waste time. But after listening to S.E.X. and Must Be Nice, I burst into tears. He is so real, so unique and I love. He is SURELY MY FAVORITE ARTIST! He is the one I listen to in hard times. I am glad he pursued becoming a singer, we need more artist like him in mainstream music. Thank you Lyfe!
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- By discostu1989
- 12/16/2008 01:59:47
- Lyfe is Beast... True story
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Lyfe Change
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- By PLothamer2
- 7/21/2008 19:07:41
- Love the album just wish there was a nonedited version. especially on warriors. love the song but havin it edited kinda messes with the flow of the song. overall love it though.
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