Sammie

Sammie Leigh Bush Jr. (born March 1, 1987), son of Sammie Lee Bush, Sr (father) and Angila Denise Baxter (mother), known professionally by the mononym Sammie, is an American R&B singer. He is best known for his hit, "I Like It" (1999) from his debut album, From the Bottom to the Top (2000). He returned with his second studio album, Sammie in 2006.

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Career

From the Bottom to the Top (1999â€"2001)

In 1999, Sammie was signed to Capitol Records and released his debut album, "From the Bottom to the Top", on March 14, 2000. Debuting at number 46 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and 21 on the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" charts, it was certified gold by the RIAA for more than 500,000 copies shipped to stores. The first single, "I Like It" reached number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 8 on the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song" charts, simultaneously became gold-certified by the RIAA. The second single, "Crazy Things I Do" was released in early 2000 and peaked at number 39 on the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" chart.

In 2001, Sammie also contributed chorus vocals for "Hardball", a collaboration with rappers Lil' Bow Wow, Lil' Wayne and Lil' Zane for the Hardball soundtrack. The song reached number 77 on the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" charts.

Sammie (2005â€"2007)

After taking a hiatus from the music industry to focus on school, the singer graduated from West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Florida at age 17 in 2005. He signed to Dallas Austin's Rowdy Records, where he re-entered the studio with top producers- Dallas Austin, Jazze Pha, and Bryan-Michael Cox for his second studio album, Sammie (2006). The album debuted at number 42 on the Billboard "200" and number 8 on the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song" charts. The first single "You Should Be My Girl", featured YoungBloodz member Sean Paul, peaked at number 26 on Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song charts. The second single "Come with Me" shared the same success peaking at number 23 on the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song" charts. The third single "Feel It" was not officially released and didn't chart.

INDIGO (2015)

Sammie released his third album, INDIGO via his own imprint StarCamp Music.

I'm Him EP (2016)

After releasing a snippet of an upcoming song titled ''I'm Him'' it got reposted by TheShadeRoom it then got viral within a few hours reaching over 3.5 million views on Instagram. Sammie then quickly released the hit single hit ''Im Him''. Shortly after he released the ''Im Him'' EP which consisted of 6 songs including ''Impatient'' and ''Better''. The EP quickly climbed the charts, peaking at #5 on iTunes. The EP was via his own imprint StarCamp Music and included work from award winning producer Tha Bizness.

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Other ventures

Writing and producing

"Kiss Me Thru The Phone" (2009)

Featured on the Billboard top 10 single with Soulja Boy.

Writing (2012)

Co-wrote Tank's #1 single (Urban AC) "Next Breath".

Discography

Studio albums

• 2000: From the Bottom to the Top
• 2006: Sammie
• 2017: Coming Of Age (COA)

References

External links

• Official website
• Sammie on Twitter
• Sammie on Instagram
• Sammie on SoundCloud
• Sammie on Facebook