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Early life, family and education

Anthony Wayne Moore was born on September 5, 1967, in

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Career

His work crossed several genres, including

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, R&B and hip hop. Tracks like "Hold On" make extensive use of sampling with a distinctly soulful house feel, while the later "Bring U Up" uses a

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. Most notably, he worked with

on the song " One More Time", released in 2000. On November 7, 2012, he released his final musical contribution in the song "2Nite4U" with

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on his vocal collaboration album, ''Features''. Romanthony appeared on Black Male Records (his own label),

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, Azuli, Play It Again Sam , Compuphonic and

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Death

Romanthony died on May 7, 2013, at his home in

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, due to complications from

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, according to family members. He was 45 years old.

Discography

Albums

* '' Romanworld'' (1997) * '' Instinctual'' (1999) * '' Live in the Mix'' (1999) * '' R.Hide in Plain Site'' (2000)

Singles

* "Now You Want Me" (Black Male Records 1991) * "Falling from Grace" (Azuli Records 1993) * " Make This Love Right / Now You Want Me" (Azuli Records 1993) * "Testify #1" (Romanthony w/ The Trojan Horse) (Black Male Records 1993) * "The Wanderer" (Black Male Records 1993) * "Da' Change / Hold On" (Romanthony w/ The Trojan Horse) (Black Male Records 1994) * "In the Mix (A Tribute to Tony Humphries)" (Azuli Records 1994) * "Let Me Show You Love" (Azuli Records 1994) * "Ministry of Love" (Azuli Records 1994) * "The Wanderer" (Prescription 1994) * "Bring U Up" (Romanthony w/ The Trojan Horse) (Black Male Records 1995) * "The House of God" (Black Male Records 1995) * "Trust" (Romanthony presents Lifestyles) (Downtown 161 1995) * "Hold On" (Roulé 1999) * " One More Time" (vocals for

) (2000) * " Too Long" (vocals for

) (2000) * "Never Fuck" (2002) * "Curious" (2008) * "Remember 2 4Get" (2009) * "B 2 Nite" (2010) * "Let's Go Back" by

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featuring Romanthony ( Solomun Remix) (2011) * "Steppin' Out" by

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featuring Romanthony (2011) * "Do It" (Teengirl Fantasy feat. Romanthony) (2012) * "The Wanderer" (Romanthony vs. Kevin McKay) (2013) * "2Nite4U" (Romanthony and

) (2013)

References

External links

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Obituary at ''The Guardian''
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