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Marsha Ambrosius

Marsha Ambrosius

There’s an emotional nature that only Marsha Ambrosius can conjure. Her work over the years could be described as both vulnerable and compelling. Born in Liverpool and raised in London, during the early ‘00s Ambrosius first captured hearts as the songstress in the duo Floetry. Vocally, she conveys the lushness that is found in the crux of fulfilling love and heartache. Her knack for excellent songwriting shines through most notably on Michael Jackson’s “Butterflies” and her diversity on numerous Hip-Hop hooks for Nas, Busta Rhymes, Nipsey Hussle and many more. Drake recently sampled her infamous vocal from her earlier work “Getting Late” on his track “Flight’s Booked.” With her first solo album, Late Nights & Early Mornings (2011), Marsha revealed a more sensual version of herself. The standout single “Far Away” went on to be nominated for two Grammy awards and has sold over a million records. Friends & Lovers (2014), the sexier sophomore project, gave us “So Good” and “69.” “OMG I Miss You” was a personal favorite of Prince’s and Questlove referred to the album as “the one that got away.” Marsha met the love of her life while on tour in 2015 which led to her deeply personal album NYLA (2018), named after her daughter. “Luh Ya,” from the NYLA album amassed over 8 million streams. Marsha stayed busy, successfully touring, and writing and producing with titans including Alicia Keys, Earth Wind & Fire, and Dr. Dre. Over the course of the past few years, her artistic relationship with Dr. Dre has since blossomed into what is the newest chapter of her musical career. At the end of 2020, Ambrosius and Dr. Dre began having conversations about a Grand Theft Auto project he was tasked with creating exclusive songs for – he wanted Ambrosius involved. A few weeks after they’d been trading ideas back and forth, he suffered a brain aneurysm. Once he was in rehabilitation, Ambrosius was summoned to L.A. to continue working on the GTA project. “We bonded through his rehabilitation and his want and need to create good music,” she says. Inspired by one another, the duo set out to create a jazz album – but instead they began working on what is now Casablanco, a genre bending album executive produced by Dr. Dre. In their studio sessions, they felt they had reached a unique apex that drove the sonics of what would become an exhilarating and highly anticipated album. Building Casablanco from scratch in 2021, Ambrosius and Dr. Dre carved out a super team to piece together the smoldering sound of the album which included Focus, Erik “Blu2th” Griggs, Dem Jointz, Trev and Sly. “Dr. Dre dared me to dream bigger and aim higher,” says Ambrosius. “Conceptually, Casablanco just started to take on a life of its own once we grasped the musical concept. The ideas just kept coming, and everyone was on the same page at the same time. It was like a musical insane asylum that we had all checked in to and we totally understood why we were there; to make something we had never done before together!” For Casablanco, Ambrosius stripped herself bare to create the impressive release. She found herself alongside Dr. Dre, establishing a grand musical partnership and marked new territory for herself as a creative force. She feels this album shows her growth as a singer, songwriter, mother, and wife. Ambrosius embraced her many facets and traumas to create Casablanco which is a fulfilling and nostalgic soundscape that provides a much-needed relief and anticipation to quench our musical thirst for the new classic.

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Marsha Ambrosius

There’s an emotional nature that only Marsha Ambrosius can conjure. Her work over the years could be described as both vulnerable and compelling. Born in Liverpool and raised in London, during the early ‘00s Ambrosius first captured hearts as the songstress in the duo Floetry. Vocally, she conveys the lushness that is found in the crux of fulfilling love and heartache. Her knack for excellent songwriting shines through most notably on Michael Jackson’s “Butterflies” and her diversity on numerous Hip-Hop hooks for Nas, Busta Rhymes, Nipsey Hussle and many more. Drake recently sampled her infamous vocal from her earlier work “Getting Late” on his track “Flight’s Booked.” With her first solo album, Late Nights & Early Mornings (2011), Marsha revealed a more sensual version of herself. The standout single “Far Away” went on to be nominated for two Grammy awards and has sold over a million records. Friends & Lovers (2014), the sexier sophomore project, gave us “So Good” and “69.” “OMG I Miss You” was a personal favorite of Prince’s and Questlove referred to the album as “the one that got away.” Marsha met the love of her life while on tour in 2015 which led to her deeply personal album NYLA (2018), named after her daughter. “Luh Ya,” from the NYLA album amassed over 8 million streams. Marsha stayed busy, successfully touring, and writing and producing with titans including Alicia Keys, Earth Wind & Fire, and Dr. Dre. Over the course of the past few years, her artistic relationship with Dr. Dre has since blossomed into what is the newest chapter of her musical career. At the end of 2020, Ambrosius and Dr. Dre began having conversations about a Grand Theft Auto project he was tasked with creating exclusive songs for – he wanted Ambrosius involved. A few weeks after they’d been trading ideas back and forth, he suffered a brain aneurysm. Once he was in rehabilitation, Ambrosius was summoned to L.A. to continue working on the GTA project. “We bonded through his rehabilitation and his want and need to create good music,” she says. Inspired by one another, the duo set out to create a jazz album – but instead they began working on what is now Casablanco, a genre bending album executive produced by Dr. Dre. In their studio sessions, they felt they had reached a unique apex that drove the sonics of what would become an exhilarating and highly anticipated album. Building Casablanco from scratch in 2021, Ambrosius and Dr. Dre carved out a super team to piece together the smoldering sound of the album which included Focus, Erik “Blu2th” Griggs, Dem Jointz, Trev and Sly. “Dr. Dre dared me to dream bigger and aim higher,” says Ambrosius. “Conceptually, Casablanco just started to take on a life of its own once we grasped the musical concept. The ideas just kept coming, and everyone was on the same page at the same time. It was like a musical insane asylum that we had all checked in to and we totally understood why we were there; to make something we had never done before together!” For Casablanco, Ambrosius stripped herself bare to create the impressive release. She found herself alongside Dr. Dre, establishing a grand musical partnership and marked new territory for herself as a creative force. She feels this album shows her growth as a singer, songwriter, mother, and wife. Ambrosius embraced her many facets and traumas to create Casablanco which is a fulfilling and nostalgic soundscape that provides a much-needed relief and anticipation to quench our musical thirst for the new classic.

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