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Yvette Michele was first heard in 1995 as the sultry singer on Hot-97 DJ <a href="spotify:artist:34ABXKUj0gzq7R8vXjCaNj">Funkmaster Flex's</a> The Mix Tape, Vol. 1. Thanks to her contribution, "Everyday & Everynight," she was offered a contract on Loud!/RCA for her debut album, My Dream. She began by singing along with the radio as well as her mother's stacks of jazz vocal records; she sang in the church choir and studied dance as a teenager, but also became influenced by funk acts like <a href="spotify:artist:5a2EaR3hamoenG9rDuVn8j">Prince</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6mQfAAqZGBzIfrmlZCeaYT">Chaka Khan</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:6twIAGnYuIT1pncMAsXnEm">the Commodores</a>. She attended various open-mike nights at spots around New York, and made a demo tape. After passing it to her longtime friend, <a href="spotify:artist:34ABXKUj0gzq7R8vXjCaNj">Funkmaster Flex</a>, Michele found herself recording a single for his Mix Tape compilation, which alternated classic rap tracks with freestyles from hip-hop's best. The album did well, spawning a second volume, with another track from Yvette Michele, "I'm Not Feeling You." She signed a solo contract and released her debut album, My Dream, in August 1997. ~ John Bush, Rovi
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