Two months in a coma. Really scary to hear. But thankfully,
he's doing much better. Let's talk about it.
Hi, guys. Welcome to the Channel. If you like hearing stories from the nineties,
subscribe. Let's get into it. Albert Joseph Brown. The Fed was born in Boston,
Massachusetts, on June the fourth in 1968. Known as one of the pioneers of
New Jack Swing and one of the most popular romantic singers.
He is an artist, songwriter, producer and record executive. His father, Albert Joseph Brown,
the second was a medical technician and his mother was an office manager. Unfortunately,
his parents divorced when he was a kid and he was raised by his mother. While his father started
a new life with a new family. He said his mother worked so hard he did not realize they were poor.
Raised in Mount Vernon, New York. He grew up listening to Marvin Gaye and Johnny Mathis
to name a few. He was really into soul music. Sure played football in high school and was the
star quarterback. He ended up winning a full scholarship to go to the University of Iowa,
but he turned it down to pursue music. Maybe there wasn't much of a music scene in Iowa at the time.
In 1987, Al B Sure entered a talent contest organized by Sony, called the Sony Innovators
Talent Search. And one of the judges on the panel was Quincy Jones. He saw something in
him from the very beginning, sure won the contest and got the attention of
another music mogul. Andre Harrell, founder of Uptown Records, a mentor to Sean Puffy Combs.
Andre Harrell himself entered the music scene as an artist. As part of the rap duo Jekyll
and Hyde, they had two minor hits in the eighties, but after disappointing sales,
they ended up splitting. Both of them turned to the business side of the industry. Andre Howard
joined Russell Simmons in his Rush management company, working with acts such as Run-D.M.C..
He launched Uptown Records in 1986, just 25. He was already a vet in the industry.
He went on to shape pop culture, recruiting many of the hip hop and
R&B artists that we know today. Heavy D in the Boys was his first act. Heavy
D and Albee sure were best friends in high school, and they were team mates.
They both played football. The first music released on Uptown Records was
a compilation album called Uptown is Kicking It,
which featured Heavy D in the Boys. Heavy D went on to introduce LL Be sure to Andre
Harrell and be sure became Uptown Records first R&B artists at 19. Shaw began working
on his first album and collaborated with Teddy Riley, who was himself a teenager at the time.
Sure wrote his own songs, and his cousin Carl West was his
songwriting partner. I'll Be Short actually started off as a rapper,
but while working with his cousin and coming up with their sound, they realized that he
was better off as a singer instead. Sure was mentored by all the big names in Uptown Records,
E.J. Eddy and Pharrell from Heavy D and the boys all showed him the ropes.
Speaking of getting into singing, Shaw said, I decided to try my hand at singing
mainly because there were some things I wanted to say and try that wouldn't
have worked as well with rap. The first, I think particularly was something that fit
into a song context but wouldn't work in a rap production. His album, in effect Mode,
was released in 1988 as a joint venture between Uptown Records and Warner Brothers.
Nite and Day was considered a crossover song, reaching seven on the US Billboard Hot 100. A
huge chunk of his fanbase were women and in those days the term sex symbol or heartthrob
were used. The attention I've gotten from women has been very flattering and I'm thankful.
But I also don't overplay the sex symbol stuff onstage. I tried to do a good show,
let people know that I can do all kinds of songs and not just keep pushing the sex bit.
It's important to get the audience involved in what you're doing. But
I also don't want to alienate anyone or get any men angry.
Sarah Smile. You want to smile as well? Me? Oh, Sarah. Hey, hey, hey.
So Sure wrote all the songs on the album along with his cousin Carl West. Except
for the cover Killing Me Softly. Speaking of Quincy Jones, who became his mentor, he said,
Quincy Jones told me that while I had talent, I should have a bright future. I'd also have
to go out there and do it myself. And that's what I'll be sure went on to do.
Making a name for himself in R&B. He called his sound progressive R&B,
and then he became known for new jazz swing. His first album sold almost 2 million. And then he
started working on his second album, Private Time. Now, around this time,
hip hop had taken off in a big way, but the genre started to move over into a different direction.
With the rise of N.W.A. Who came on the scene in 1987? Gangsta rap,
as opposed to conscious rap, started to become more popular. Songs such as F the Police and
Gangsta Gangsta were on heavy rotation. And as you can imagine, rap began to get a lot
of criticism more than usual. I'll be sure, along with Keith Sweat and even Bobby Brown.
Were actually, praised for being pop or soul singers promoting old romantic ideas as opposed
to killing people and street violence. Speaking on this just 22 at the time, Shaw said, Although I
don't believe in censorship, I believe an artist is responsible for his actions, especially if
he's a young artist. And young kids listen to this. Almost a sense of being like the Bible.
The kids listen to what he says and live by it. That's why I don't believe in negativity.
Music can be an incredible vehicle for helping people, and I'm into peace and love. Shaw was
highly acclaimed as an artist, even before he became a songwriter and producer. This
put him on legendary status. He had his own interpretation of songs and different genres.
Sure was considered the most conservative and musically sophisticated of all of his
competitors. He was actually compared to Michael Jackson, and his sound was described as whispery
and enraptured. He was also influenced by Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder. Ironically,
it was the rise in gangsta rap that hurt out because career. His second album went
gold. But his first album didn't do as well, and he only released one songs on the album.
Sexy Verses turned out to be Albee Shaw's last album on a major label. He would not record again
for 17 years. This industry is not really built for human beings. It's, you know, it's a machine.
And, you know, sometimes you find yourself, you know, being very alone.
In an interview with Fox Soul in 2020, Shaw revealed the nature of his relationship with
Kim Porter, whom he met while signed to Uptown Records. He revealed that they were actually
married. So we said the Andre Harrell actually introduced him to Kim while they were backstage
one night. And this was in 1988. Shaw said that he was the one who moved Kim from Columbus,
Georgia, to New York, where she was able to pursue her modeling career.
They had their son, Quincy, in 1991. He was obviously named after the legendary producer,
songwriter, composer and musician. Speaking of a tribute he had posted to Kim and revealing
that they were, in fact, married, he said, Every time I post something, I forget it's me.
I'm a grandfather. So my concern is not being popular and trying to get numbers and likes.
That's not what I do by post is something the other day talking about my ex-wife. Yeah,
I said it. My ex-wife, Kimberly. Nobody knew because we didn't discuss being married. We
didn't discuss it. Every so often, I give her a tribute, so I'll be sure.
And Kim Porter began dating shortly before his career took off on TV. One's unsung.
Kim said he was sweet and kind and genuine. Those are the things I fell in love with. Besides
his good looks, Shaw said she was also very independent modeling. She was in and out of Italy,
so I would fly out to Italy to support her. Some reports that they were married in 1989 and
divorced in 1990. Jodeci, second single from their debut album of the same name, was Forever My Lady.
The song was written and produced by Albi Shaw and Devante Swing also has some credits on the
song. Sure was inspired to write the song after Kim revealed that she was expecting
their first child. Quincy was born the same year the song was released in 1991. It was
slightly controversial at the time because most of Jodeci themselves were only teenagers.
But at the same time, many point out today that the song has great
sentiments about a man excited about becoming a father. In today's culture,
you don't often hear that in songs. So we're having my baby and it means so much to me. I
started to write the song Forever, My Lady, and it was about Kimberly. The song was about Kim.
So you're having my baby and it means so much to me.
And I remember they were working on the song and they couldn't come up with the
lyrics. And Al looked at me and he was like, So you're having my baby? And I was like, aaaaaah
Kim put her modeling career on hold to focus on being a mother, and she supported him at the peak
of his career. The song and the story behind it is very beautiful. So many wondered, you know, what
went wrong for the relationship to eventually end. Well, fortunately, there was cheating involved.
I'll be sure ended up cheating on Kim Porter and he fathered another child with another woman.
Once someone cheats and they have a child with someone else, that's my boundary,
you know, that's, you know, for me, that's where I draw the line.
Yeah, that would do it. Upon discovering this, Kim ended the relationship. Or shall I say,
marriage. Kim would later go on to date Diddy. And that was a very high profile relationship.
I believe they met in 1994 and they dated on and off for 13 years. Unfortunately,
during his childhood, Quincy became a strained from his biological father. I'll be sure.
And Diddy ended up becoming a father to him and eventually went on to adopt
him. Although I wasn't around when Quincy was growing up. They all close today and
today. Quincy himself is an artist. He's an actor and singer. So it's believed Kim and
Duty started dating in 1994 and they broke up for good in 2007. We're Diddy basically
left her for J.Lo committed he went on to have three children together, twin girls and a boy.
And of course, he also adopted Quincy in 2018. Kim Porter suddenly passed
away and the cause of death was cited to be pneumonia. Speaking to Essence,
Diddy said she had the flu and she sent the kids over to my house so they wouldn't get
sick. One night I was checking on her and she was like, Puffy, take care of my babies.
She actually said that to me before she died. And Puffy said that his biggest regret was
not marrying Kim when he had the opportunity to. And I go into more detail in this video,
so check it out. A couple of years ago. She posted a cryptic Instagram
post which has since been deleted, raising suspicion into the nature of Kim's death.
He alluded to her revealing things to him and her running from something or someone
at the time. But apparently the original post said that she was running and that he
told her to call the FBI. But he later went on to change it to running a marathon. You
made me smile. The whole world smile and still do. Output hashtag forever, my lady.
Orbs around the world. I just found this footage from the morning I learned of a lady corpse,
a.k.a. Kim Porter's murder, and how my soul for my physical body. I was on my way to film the
pre-show packages for the Beauty Awards without Tisha Campbell Martin Sheen on board. When I
received a call from PR icon Queenie Donaldson asking me if I was okay and did I hear the news?
I had no clue. I do know very clearly that Kimberly didn't just check out all of a sudden
over pneumonia. That's some B.S. really. This is where I get in trouble. We just celebrated our
son Quincy's New Deal and Christmas special with Netflix. She was in Fantastic Health
as well as laughing, seeing me and Diddy's mutual exchange at the theater.
I'm going to leave it here. So you never explained further. And The Post was deleted.
I speak about it in my other video, but what struck me is that she did go to the
doctor. She did seek medical help. And I don't know why it wasn't picked up.
I'll be sure. It's a celebrated artists producer and writer as well as Jodeci.
He's written for L.L. Cool J. Usher and Tevin Campbell to name a few. I'll
be sure. Also filled in for Michael Jackson on Quincy Jones, his song,
The Secret Garden. And many people to this day believe that it was Michael
Jackson singing on the track at the beginning of this month, November 20, 22. I'll be sure made
an announcement via Twitter explaining that he had just woken up from a two month coma.
Also sharing a photo clearly showing that he had lost a lot of weight. He said in
early to mid-July, I was in a meeting over lunch, wrapped up and proceeded back to the
studio to continue working on my upcoming project. As I sat in front of the computer,
I began to lose feeling on the entire left side of my body and fell over to the side.
Fortunately, my phone was within reach and I was able to call for assistance. I only
remember sitting in the E.R. in a wheelchair and my brother D.J. Eddie standing next to me,
speaking with a security guard. It was October when I was made fully
aware of what had transpired and was able to start to comprehend it all. I had multiple
surgeries covering everything from repairing a hematoma, hernia to an organ transplant.
A very humble thank you for the prayers. My 107.5 LBC family. I'm alive, awake on the mend,
submissively grateful. He never said what his official diagnosis was or
gave any more light to what exactly caused this. But he said that he was
going to share more soon and that he hoped it would encourage all of us to
take care of our health and wellness and show has faced a lot of loss in his life.
His close friend, Heavy D passed away in 2011 from a pulmonary embolism thought to
be caused by a blood clot in the leg. He was just 44 at the time of his death, and in 2020,
Andre have all passed away at the age of 59, believed to be due to
heart problems. And he described what he went through as a medical rollercoaster.
Excessive fluid on the lungs. Fungal pneumonia. Lymph nodes removed. Organ transplant. Multiple
blood infusions. Intubation placed on a ventilator. He said his doctors
informed him that they actually considered sending him to hospice care. This unforeseen
medical rollercoaster has been a complete life changing experience and I truly value everyday
functionality, like walking, talking, even on my own, with no assistance from
a medical professional or machines take none of the aforementioned for granted.
The hashtags allude to it be in a medically induced coma,
so it doesn't sound like he lost consciousness and was in a coma for two months. It sounds
like they put him in a coma in order for his body to recover from whatever he was
battling. I can't imagine what he went through and what his family went through.
To say it was scary is an understatement. His son, Albert Brown, the fourth, or Al b sure Junior,
posted the following on Instagram when it happened to be his birthday. Thank you,
everyone, for the birthday wishes. Been kind of out of it. And in my own world,
Pop's been hospitalized for two months and he just made out so much better and ready to get back.
It's time to get out, Pop. We got things to do and countries to visit. Thank you all for
the concerns and worries about my family. Today is my day, but this is for my pops.
All I want for him is to get out of that hospital. We need you become me. So we all wish Al B Sure a
speedy recovery and hope that he continues to go from strength to strength every day.
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