Natasha Ramos - Show And Prove (2006)

Natasha Ramos started singing at a very early age, catching the attention of Linda Casey through a talent search that landed her a deal alongside Letoya Luckett and Latavia Roberson (formerly of Destiny's Child) in their new female group Anjel. After about a year with the band, she sought new opportunities after rumours surfaced of her not getting along with other band members, and she left Anjel. She started working with Andre Deyo, who wrote 'Jenny From The Block', and on which Ramos sang the demo, and JLo loved what she heard so much that she had Ramos record background vocals for the 'This Is Me...Then' album. She also kept most of the vocals on 'Jenny From The Block', and this all helped Ramos land a deal with Arista Records, although that fell through due to label issues, but it did lead to the opportunity to work with Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes. He fell in love with her voice and asked her to be a part of an all Latina girl group, Affair, which she accepted. She started to work alongside Vanessa Marquez, but just us Tiffany Villarreal was added as a third member, the group folded and parted ways. Ramos then signed a solo deal with Star Trak, and she had a slew of underground hits such as 'Midnight Hour', 'Invisible', and 'Strawberries', as well as singing background vocals with artists such as Jennifer Lopez and others. She recorded a solo album for Star Trak, tentatively titled 'Show And Prove', which was due to be released around 2006, and an early and unmastered reference version of it does exist. No official singles were released, but many tracks, including 'Deeper (feat. Robin Thicke)', appeared on several mixtapes and received some airplay, while the album cut 'Screwed' was set to be released as a single featuring Kanye West, but it was cancelled after West used his verse for another project. After the album's cancelation in 2007, interest in her skyrocketed when it was revealed that she and fellow singer Ashanti recorded a large percentage of vocals on several Jennifer Lopez projects, and although it's reported as being unmastered, her debut album is an R&B stormer, with many highlights, and so is well worth hearing. 

Track listing

01 Midnight Hour
02 Deeper (feat. Robin Thicke)
03 Got Me On Lock
04 Invisible 
05 Screwed (feat. Kanye West)
06 Pack Up
07 Dope Boy (feat. Pharrell Williams)
08 This Love (Interlude)
09 Last Night
10 Feelin' Myself
11 One Way
12 That Moment
13 Say Uh 
14 Running Out Of Love