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Mitchelle'l Sium is an American singer and songwriter from Houston, Texas. He was discovered on Myspace.com and brought to American rapper T.I.'s Atlanta-based record label Grand Hustle Records by general manager Hannah Kang. In 2008, Sium signed a record deal with Grand Hustle Records. Sium has collaborated with some of the most prominent artists in the hip hop industry, such as T.I., Jeezy, Ty Dolla $ign, BJ The Chicago Kid, Charlie Wilson, Lil Duval, B.o.B, Yo Gotti, 8Ball & MJG and Nelly, among others.
Mitchelle'l | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mitchelle'l Sium |
| Born | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Grand Hustle |
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Mitchelle'l Sium was born in Houston, Texas, to a father from Eritrea, a nation on the Eastern coast of Africa, and a mother of Creole descent.[1]
Career beginnings
In late 2007, Sium capitalized upon the promotional capacity of the internet and used Myspace as a platform to expand the reach of his music.[1] He captured the attention of Hannah Kang, general manager for Atlanta-based record label Grand Hustle Records and was introduced to American rapper and Grand Hustle label-boss, T.I.[1] In 2008, Sium had signed a recording contract with Grand Hustle Records.[2] In 2008, Sium was featured on a song titled “Collect Call”, which was included as a bonus track on T.I.’s highly acclaimed sixth album, Paper Trail.[1] He teamed up with T.I. again in 2010, alongside Scarface, on the song "How Life Changed", from the No Mercy album.[1] On September 23, 2011, he released a song titled "Only a Few".[3] In 2011, he appeared on Jeezy’s long-awaited Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition album, on a song called "Higher Learning."[1] His debut single "Irene" features Maybach Music's Wale, production by Grand Hustle record producer C-Gutta and co-written by actor Omar Epps.
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Voice and songwriting
The in-house disc jockey of Grand Hustle, DJ MLK, has described Sium as "sound[ing] like a young Maxwell."[4] In 2012, American radio show host and internet celebrity B. Scott, wrote in a review that he "sounds a bit like Maxwell meets Van Hunt".[5] Also in 2012, after the release of a song titled "Irene", from Sium's mixtape of the same name, grownfolksmusic.com wrote "Mitchelle’l already has a smooth, soulful vibe going that is reminiscent of artists like Maxwell and Robin Thicke and works just fine without a guest rapper. Hopefully there are more sensual, smoothed-out tracks like this one coming down the line from Mitchelle’l."[6]
Influences
Mitchelle’l grew up listening to and was deeply inspired by the kings of soul music, including Marvin Gaye, Al Green and Otis Redding.[1] He later gravitated towards more contemporary R&B offerings from R. Kelly, Jodeci and D’Angelo.[1] As he began to create music, he incorporated the elements that had inspired him from a musical sense along with the things he experienced in the world around him.[1]
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Mixtapes
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| IRENE[7] (with DJ Green Lantern) |
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Singles as featured artist
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Collect Calls" | 2008 | T.I. | Paper Trail |
| "Da A"[10] | 2010 | Big Kuntry King | Cocaine 2 |
| "Dats My Dawg"[10] | |||
| "Right Now" | 8Ball & MJG | Ten Toes Down | |
| "Billy (Truth Be Told)" | |||
| "So Much Money (Remix)"[11] | 8Ball & MJG, Yo Gotti | — | |
| "How Life Changed" | T.I., Scarface | No Mercy | |
| "Feet Don't Fail Me Now" | 2011 | Spodee, B.o.B, T.I. | No Pressure |
| "Sunlight" | Spodee, B.o.B | ||
| "Hello"[12] | Young Dro | Drocabulary | |
| "Wanna Blow"[13] | Big Kuntry King | Everything Big | |
| "Follow Me Home"[13] | Big Kuntry King, C-Gutta | ||
| "Higher Learning"[14] | Young Jeezy, Devin the Dude, Snoop Dogg | TM 103: Hustlerz Ambition | |
| "La Folie Des Grandeurs" | 2012 | Gizo Evoracci | Overdose |
| "Intro"[15] | 2013 | T.I. | G.D.O.D. (Get Dough or Die) |
| "Love to Hate Me"[16] | 2014 | Doe B, Big Kuntry King, T.I. | DOAT 3 (Definition of a Trapper) |
| "Puttin in Work"[17] | Doe B, Trae tha Truth, Young Dro, 5Mics, Yung Booke | G.D.O.D. II | |
| "Picture Me Swangin (Remix)"[18] | 2015 | De'Lorean, Slim Thug, Lil Keke, Paul Wall | Look Alive |
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