Shortly after the end of her gold-selling R&B act
Floetry, singer, songwriter, and producer
Marsha Ambrosius -- whose biggest claim to fame as a writer is
Michael Jackson's Top 20 hit "Butterflies" -- signed with
Dr. Dre's Aftermath label. Nothing came from the short-lived alliance. However,
Ambrosius eventually signed with J Records, where she finally released her first official solo album -- Late Nights & Early Mornings -- in 2011. While in creative limbo, she was nonetheless active, issuing a handful of mixtapes and collaborating with
Alicia Keys ("Go Ahead'),
Mario ("Why"),
Jazmine Sullivan ("Music [All I Need]"),
Jamie Foxx ("Freak’in Me"), and
Wale ("Diary").
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Andy Kellman, Rovi