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Raz-B : biography

June 13, 1985 –

De’Mario Monte Thornton (born June 13, 1985), known as Raz-B, is an American singer and actor, most famous for being a founding member of R&B boy band B2K.

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2004 You Got Served Vick Credited as DeMario Thornton
2005 Pieces of a Dream
2009 Love Sick Diaries
Caged Innocence
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Noah’s Arc Tashi 1 episode

Albums with B2K

Year Album US US R&B UK
2002 B2K (Gold) 2 1
2002 B2K: The Remixes – Volume 1 (EP) 129 47
2002 Pandemonium! (Platinum) 10 3 35
2002 Santa Hooked Me Up (EP) 132 35
2003 The Remixes – Volume 2 (EP) 192 38
2004 B2K Greatest Hits 76

Singles with B2K

Year Single Chart positions [ Single chart positions US] Album
US Hot 100 US R&B US Rhythmic Top 40 UK singles
2002 Uh Huh 37 20 14 35 B2K
2002 Gots Ta Be 34 13 14 B2K
2002 Why I Love You 73 19 B2K and Pandemonium!
2002 Bump, Bump, Bump (with P. Diddy) 1 2 1 24 Pandemonium!
2003 Girlfriend 30 19 15 10 Pandemonium!
2003 Feelin’ Freaky (Nick Cannon featuring B2K) 92 46 Nick Cannon
2003 What A Girl Wants 47 Pandemonium!
2003 Uh Huh 2003 31 The Remixes – Volume 2
2004 Badaboom (feat. Fabolous) 59 29 22 26 You Got Served Soundtrack
2008 Body Up (without Omarion)
  • In the beginning of 2008, a song titled Body Up was leaked; Raz-B leads this B2K 2008 song with J-Boog & Lil Fizz. Omarion from B2K did not take part in the groups return.

Discography as solo artist

Raz B

  • Released: FIRE in May 2007 (Single sold in F.Y.E. stores) (digital download) and was the #120 Independent selling single on Billboards.
  • Singles:
    • Fire
    • Go Girl
    • "Follow My Lead"
    • "Official"
    • "Na Na Na"

‘Boy 2 King: The Mixtape EP

  • Released: March 19, 2010 (digital download)

Cameo appearances

  • Lil’ Fizz – Beds
  • Angie Stone – Baby

Career

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Raz B was a member and creator of the group B2K as a teen. The release of B2K’s album, Pandemonium!, and an accompanying tour & finished the year for him that concluded with the release of the group’s first feature film, You Got Served.

Raz B is soon to release Heal the World, a compilation record project he hopes will "bring families together", and "bring the music back to the people." Distributed through his own production company, RazBeatz Entertainment, Heal the World will feature collaborations with a host of emerging artists.

Along with the release of the Heal the World project, Raz has a solo venture in the making. Anticipating the release of his solo album, Raz hopes to bridge cultures through entertainment and create music that speaks from the soul with his first solo debut. Leading up to his official unveiling as a soloist, Raz released his first single, Fire in May 2007. Fire officially debuted on the Billboard charts (the week of 5/12/07) on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales charts debuting at #2 and also hitting the Billboard Hot Singles Sales charts at #2. At the time there was literally no promotion behind the single as it debuted because Raz B was pushing this album on an independent level.

March 19, 2010 Raz B released his first mixtape entitled Boy 2 King. In 2012, Raz B announced that he will be releasing a book through Corona Sky Productions entitled, This Boy’s Life. The book is a personal memoir, detailing his experiences within the music business including the molestation he alleges he received from ex-Manager Chris Stokes and fellow R&B singer Marques Houston. The book received even more controversy because it also alleges homosexual activity between many well known musicians including, Bow Wow, Omarion, and Chris Brown.