La'Mar Lorraine Johnson (born July 12, 1978), professionally known by her

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Sylk-E. Fyne, is an American female

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from

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and former member of the unreleased group G.B.M. from Eazy-E's

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. She started rapping while in high school and, after getting a college degree, recorded her 1998 debut, '' Raw Sylk'', on

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. She later released her second album ''

Tha Cum Up ''Tha Cum Up'' is the second studio album by American rapper Sylk-E. Fyne. It was released on July 11, 2000, via Rufftown Records. The ten track record featured guest appearances from Nicole Renée, JT Money, Bizzy Bone, Phantom Smoove, Chill, and ...

'' on Rufftown in 2000, toured with Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, and made numerous guest appearances on hip hop albums in the late 1990s. She had a hit solo song in 1998, "

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", which reached number 6 on the Billboard Singles Chart. She briefly reappeared a couple of years later in 2000 with a song called "Ya Style" featuring

Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, ...

and

Bizzy Bone Bryon Anthony McCane II (born September 12, 1976),Whitburn, Joel (2008) ''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–2006'', Record Research, , p. 97 better known by his stage name Bizzy Bone, is an American rapper, singer and the youngest member o ...

. In 2010 Sylk E. Fyne resurfaced back into the rap game. She released 2 new songs on her official Myspace page.

Discography

Studio albums

*'' Raw Sylk'' (

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, 1998) US

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peak #121, US R&B peak #47Sylk-E. Fyne
Allmusic.com *''

'' (Rufftown, 2000)

Singles

References

External links

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