Biography

Born to Panamanian parents in Los Angeles in 1979, E. Nathaniel Dawkins (aka Aloe Blacc) first began playing trumpet in elementary school, and continued with the instrument throughout high school. There he also independently released Imaginary Friends, produced by DJ Exile, with whom he would go on to form the hip-hop group Emanon. While at college at USC, though his artistic endeavors were placed behind his scholastic goals, Aloe still managed to learn how to play the guitar and the piano, and after graduating and spending some time in the corporate world, he decided to return to his first love, music. In 2005 Emanon's full-length debut, The Waiting Room, came out on Shaman Works, and the next year his first solo album, Shine Through, a combination of retro-soul and Latin music, was released on Stones Throw. He partnered with the Truth & Soul Productions crew for 2010's more organic effort Good Things. The album featured the single "I Need a Dollar," which reached the Top Ten in several countries, including the U.K. and Germany. The song was licensed for use as the theme song to the HBO show How to Make It in America. In 2013, Aloe co-wrote and fronted Avicii's "Wake Me Up," an international smash hit that reached the Top Five of Billboard's Hot 100. His third album, Lift Your Spirit, was released in some territories later that year. In the U.S., it was issued through Interscope in early 2014. ~ Marisa Brown

Top Albums
1. Christmas - ..	2. Lift Your Sp..	3. Good Things	4. Shine Throug..	5. Roseaux (fea..
6. You Make Me ..	7. Get Down - E..	8. Open Your Mi..	9. Where Does t..	10. Fragment 8 -..
11. Verge (The R..	12. I Need Dolla..	13. Hello World ..	14. The Man (Dra..	15. Fragment 8 -..
16. Good Things ..	17. Days Chasing..	18. I Need a Dol..

Top Songs
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	Man	Lift Your Spirit	4:14	$1.29
2.	Wake Me Up (Acoustic)	Lift Your Spirit	3:45	$1.29
3.	I Need a Dollar	Good Things (Deluxe Edition..	4:04	$1.29
4.	Ticking Bomb	Lift Your Spirit	3:36	$1.29
5.	Can You Do This	Lift Your Spirit	2:55	$1.29
6.	I Need a Dollar	Good Things	4:04	$1.29
7.	Santa Clause Is Comin' to Town	Christmas - EP	2:22	$1.29
8.	Hello World	Hello World - Single	3:12	$1.29
9.	Here Today	Lift Your Spirit	3:54	$1.29
10.	Love Is the Answer	Lift Your Spirit	3:44	$1.29
11.	Let It Snow	Christmas - EP	2:52	$1.29
12.	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christm..	Christmas - EP	3:14	$1.29
13.	Christmas Song	Christmas - EP	3:16	$1.29
14.	With My Friends	Lounge Music - The Must Hav..	3:40	$0.99
15.	I Need Dollars	I Need Dollars - Single	4:09	$0.99
16.	My Girl	Smokey & Friends	4:31	$1.29
17.	Man (Draft Day Mix)	Man (Draft Day Mix) - Singl..	3:59	$1.29
18.	World Is Ours (Coca-Cola 2014 World&..	2014 FIFA World Cup™ Offi..	2:54	$1.29
19.	I Need a Dollar (Live In Studio)	Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton - Th..	4:14	$0.99
20.	Back In the Saddle	Need For Speed (Original Mo..	3:45	$1.29
21.	Fortunate Son	Need For Speed (Original Mo..	3:08	$1.29
22.	Eyes of a Child	Lift Your Spirit	6:13	$1.29
23.	Lift Your Spirit	Lift Your Spirit	3:26	$1.29
24.	Owe It All	Lift Your Spirit	3:53	$1.29
25.	Red Velvet Seat	Lift Your Spirit	3:24	$1.29

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