Dave Hollister

Dave Hollister(生于1970年8月17日在伊利诺斯州芝加哥市)是一个美国的R&B歌手，在单独发展事业之前，他的音乐道路是在20世纪90年代作为有白金销量的R&B团体Blackstreet的成员开始的。同时是著名R&B双人组合K-Ci和JoJo的表兄弟，20世纪90年代早期作为制作人开始他的音乐生涯。最初他因为在2Pac的一些歌曲中的表现而被大家所熟知，比如“Brenda’s Got A Baby”。接下来Hollister于1994年与Teddy Riley的R&B团体BLACKstreet合作。他与BLACKstreet合作制作他们的第一张专辑，在这之后遍离开了BLACKstreet开始自己的个人音乐生涯。他与DreamWorks唱片公司签约，开始为该公司制作专辑。1999年，Hollister发行了他的首张个人专辑”Ghetto Hymns”。这张唱片非常成功，达到了黄金销量，同时也造就了他的经典作品”My Favorite Girl”。这首歌当时登上了R&B排行榜的第10名。Hollister的第二张专辑”Chicago ‘85…”在2000发行了，这张专辑是一张自传式的专辑，并且也达到了黄金销量。其中最好的单曲”One Woman Man”登上了R&B排行榜的第8名，同时在2000年，Hollister与Keith Sweat和T-Boz of TLC合作演唱了经典歌曲”He Say, She Say”。在制作第三章专辑前Hollister来到了Motown唱片公司。他希望新的厂牌可以为他的音乐注入持续新鲜的元素和力量。但这张2002年发行的”Things In The Game Done Changed”专辑在电台和排行榜上的收获甚少。由于这张专辑的失利，Hollister回到了DreamWorks，并在2003年发布了新专辑”Real Talk”。然后他又离开DreamWorks来到了Gospo Centric。Dave Hollister制作了他的第五张专辑”The Book of David: Vol. 1 The Transition”。这张专辑于2006年9月26日在Gospo Centric发行了。
Onetime R&B session vocalist Dave Hollister first appeared on the soundtrack of Boyz N the Hood, but got his big break as an original member of Teddy Riley's Blackstreet, performing on their 1994 debut album. He departed shortly thereafter to pursue a solo career, not only as a singer but also as a songwriter and producer. Hollister's first recorded effort as a solo act, the Erick Sermon/Redman collaboration "Weekend," was featured on the movie soundtrack The Ride and released as a single in 1998. His solo debut album, Ghetto Hymns, was issued in 1999. The autobiographical Chicago '85... The Movie followed a year later. The album eventually went gold thanks to the popularity of "One Woman Man." In 2002, Hollister left DreamWorks for Motown in search of some new energy. His third album, Things in the Game Done Changed appeared the same year and reflected Hollister's change in sound, although it didn't fare as well as his previous releases. Quickly returning to his original label, Hollister issued Real Talk in fall 2003. He then signed with Gospo Centric and released 2006's The Book of David, Vol. 1: The Transition.