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. He is best known for his 2012 single "

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), which peaked at number 66 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Upon its re-release by

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in December of that year, the song was remixed with

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. Prior, he was a member of the band Tha Outfit.

Life and career

Hart grew up in a musical family. His mother sang in choir and his stepfather was involved in

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and owned his own studio. In an interview with '' XXL'', Hart stated that he used to visit the studio as a kid and realized at a very young age that he wanted to be involved with music. He graduated James Logan High School and continued his education at Morehouse College in

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. He began his career with the R&B boy band Tha Outfit. He pursued a solo career in 2012 and released the song "

", featuring

on the original version, a remixed version featuring

, and another featuring

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. In December 2013, Hart released a single titled "I Can't Feel My Leggz", which featured Shanell.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Straight from the Hart'' (2017)

Mixtapes

* ''Heart 2 Hart'' (2013) * ''Heart 2 Hart 2'' (2014) * ''Heart 2 Hart 3'' (2015) * ''Cross My Hart'' (2018) * ''Cross My Hart 2'' (2019)

Extended plays

Singles

References

External links

Official website
1985 births Living people Epic Records artists American contemporary R&B singers James Logan High School alumni Morehouse College alumni Musicians from Oakland, California {{US-R&B-singer-stub