Ralph Di Stasio (born December 5, 1976), better known by his

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Avery Storm, is an American singer from

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. He is best known for his guest appearance alongside

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' 2008 single " Here I Am," which peaked within the top 50 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Prior, he signed with Nelly's Derrty Entertainment in 2005 and guest appeared alongside him, P. Diddy, and Jagged Edge on the Notorious B.I.G.'s posthumous single, " Nasty Girl" that same year.

Early life

Di Stasio grew up in a working-class

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family in

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. After high school, he moved to

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and signed to

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's record label

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in 2001 as "Avery Storm" after joining an independent production company.

Career

In 2005, Di Stasio was signed with

's record label Derrty Entertainment. The year prior, he guest performed on Nelly's album ''

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''. Di Stasio has appeared on two ''Billboard'' Hot 100 entries: " Nasty Girl" by the Notorious B.I.G. in 2005, and " Here I Am" by

in 2008; for the latter, he performed alongside label boss Nelly. ''Shotgun Love'' was the title of Storm's planned debut album, for which he recorded 300 tracks. In 2014, he released the extended play ''Audiobiography''; production was handled by

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production team the Ceasars.

Discography

Albums

*TBA: ''Shotgun Love''

Mixtapes

*2006: ''Volume Whatever'' *2009: ''Category 5'' *2010: ''Diary of the TakeOff'' (in collaboration with The HeatMakerz)

EPs

*2014: ''Audiobiography'' (produced by The Ceasars (featuring

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))

Singles

*2007: "Stop Time" *2008: "Terrified" (featuring

) *2008: "My Life" (featuring City Spud) *2009: "Not Like My Girl" (featuring

) *2010: "Supermodel" (featuring

)

Featured singles

Guest appearances

References

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