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Shareefa
Birth nameShareefa Faradah Cooper
Born (1984-03-12) March 12, 1984 (age 39)
Newark, New Jersey
OriginCharlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
GenresR&B, hip hop
Occupation(s)Vocalist
Years active2005–present
LabelsDisturbing tha Peace, Interscope
WebsiteOfficial Shareefa website

Shareefa Faradah Cooper (born March 12, 1984), known professionally as Shareefa, is an American R&B singer. Shareefa has lived in Charlotte, North Carolina. She signed with Disturbing tha Peace/Def Jam Recordings in 2005. Her first single, "Need a Boss", featuring the rapper and labelmate Ludacris, was produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, and reached #62 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her only album Point of No Return was released in October 2006[1] and charted at #25 on the Billboard 200.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions
U.S. U.S. R&B
Point of No Return
  • Released: October 24, 2006
  • Label: Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 25 3

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US US
R&B 		US
Rap
Disturbing tha Peace
(with Disturbing tha Peace)
  • Released: December 13, 2005
  • Label: Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 11 1 1
  • US: 630,000
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Mixtapes

Singles

As lead artist

Year Song U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B Album
2006 "Need a Boss" (featuring Ludacris) 62 10 Point of No Return
"Cry No More" — 43
2010 "By My Side" (featuring Rick Ross) — — The Misunderstanding Of Shareefa
2010 "Should I Stay" — — N/A
2013 "They Gon Learn" — — N/A
2015 "Reloaded" — — N/A
2017 "Boy Bye" — — N/A

Notes

  1. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Biography: Shareefa". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  2. ^ "American album certifications – LUDACRIS & DTP – DISTURBING THA PEACE". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 19, 2018.

External links

Def Jam Recordings
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