Mitchelle'l Sium is an American singer and songwriter from

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, Texas. He was discovered on

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and brought to American rapper

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's Atlanta-based record label

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by general manager Hannah Kang. In 2008, Sium signed a record deal with Grand Hustle Records. Sium has collaborated with rappers such as T.I.,

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, Charlie Wilson,

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and

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Early life

Mitchelle'l Sium was born in

, Texas, to a father from Eritrea and a mother of Creole descent.

Musical career

Career beginnings

In late 2007, Hannah Kang, general manager for Atlanta-based record label

, noticed Sium on

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, and introduced him to Grand Hustle head T.I. In 2008, Sium had signed a recording contract with Grand Hustle Records. In 2008, Sium was featured on a song titled “Collect Call”, which was included as a

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on T.I.’s highly acclaimed sixth album, ''

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''. He appeared on the song "How Life Changed", from T.I.'s 2010 album, '' No Mercy''. On September 23, 2011, he released a song titled "Only a Few". In 2011, he appeared on

’s long-awaited '' Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition'' album, on a song called "Higher Learning." His debut single "Irene" features Maybach Music's Wale, production by Grand Hustle record producer C-Gutta and co-written by actor

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Artistry

Voice and songwriting

The in-house disc jockey of Grand Hustle, DJ MLK, has described Sium as "sound nglike a young

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." In 2012, American radio show host and internet celebrity B. Scott, wrote in a review that he "sounds a bit like Maxwell meets

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". Also in 2012, after the release of a song titled "Irene", from Sium's mixtape of the same name, grownfolksmusic.com wrote "Mitchelle’l already has a smooth, soulful vibe going that is reminiscent of artists like Maxwell and

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and works just fine without a guest rapper. Hopefully there are more sensual, smoothed-out tracks like this one coming down the line from Mitchelle’l."

Discography

Mixtapes

Singles as featured artist

Guest appearances

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchelle'l Date of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century African-American male singers 21st-century American male singers African-American male singer-songwriters American male singer-songwriters American hip-hop singers American people of Creole descent American people of Eritrean descent American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters American soul singers Grand Hustle Records artists Singers from Houston Singer-songwriters from Texas Year of birth missing (living people)