

His visions didn't jibe with his future plans. He defined it as his "last album" and in an article teased that he would later use a new persona, a new name ("E. Hall experimented with different genres mixing r&b, reggae and hip-hop together, giving his approach to music a more distanced critique from reviewers than usual. He declared he was ".no longer a slave anymore" referring to his former contract with MCA. It was a music subsidiary of " Headstart Entertainment".

In the late 2000s Hall resigned from MCA starting a new independent label named "Artists Only International". The album had success with "All The Places (I Will Kiss You)" becoming a hit single, charting as a Top 10 hit on Billboard's Top Hip Hop/R&B Songs and a top 30 song on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.Īdults Only: The Final Album (2005) The album features Faith Evans and hip-hop group Terror Squad, and it includes Fat Joe, Big Pun, Cuban Linx and Unique on a remixed track. He names it as a new approach in his career, including a message to harsh conditions he had experienced in the industry.
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After the failed Guy reunion in 1997, which only brought a track for the New York Undercover movie soundtrack, Hall announced he would work on another solo album the following year. Hall released a second studio album in 1998, Inside Of You. The original and remix of "Don't Be Afraid" was produced by Hank Shocklee from The Bomb Squad Shocklee produced Public Enemy's music as well. Hall's hits include the #1 R&B single, " Don't Be Afraid". In later years, he created hits for movie soundtracks and collaborated with other artists. One of his biggest singles, " I Miss You", reached #2 on the R&B chart and later peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his biggest pop hit. It included hits like "Don't Be Afraid", "Get a Little Freaky with Me", "Let's Make Love", and others. In 1992, he worked with several producers from the Silas label on his debut album, The Truth. Hall began his solo career after his group Guy collapsed.

The trio is still present on tours in later years. Hall reunited with his brother and Teddy Riley as Guy for a reunion album, Guy III (2000). Kelly, Darryl "Dezo" Adams and Joe.įollowing the breakup of Guy, Hall signed with Silas Records, a subsidiary label of MCA Records formed by Louil Silas Jr. His vocal style and ability were influenced on other artists such R. Hall described his own voice as "running on inflections, heavy intonations and very little breathing". In between Hall's traditional gospel voice and erratic singing brought up major comparisons to artists later being in the business. After Timmy's discovery, the three decided to form a group, Guy.

Gatling knew Teddy Riley through their early group called Kids at Work, which was managed by Gene Griffin. Hall's talent encouraged by his friend, Timmy Gatling, who also worked alongside him in a store, Abraham & Straus in the 1980s. Channeling all his energies into his love for dogs, he later became a dog trainer for his celebrity peers. Hall developed a speech impediment as a child that would last into adulthood, causing him to struggle to pronounce his own name and restricting his ability to give interviews during his early career. A few years before Hall segued into his R&B career, his mother Johnella Romeo Hall was hit by a car on Christmas Eve and died. Hall explored his vocal talent and began singing in a Baptist church from an young age. He is the second oldest son of the Hall family, along with prominent brothers as Damion Hall and minister Todd Hall. His father Aaron Hall II was a prominent New York pastor. He is of African-American and Puerto Rican descent.
