In 2005, singers Chelle, Skye, Cole Rose and Jade Johnson formed the group Gyrlfriend, and signed a major deal with J Records, but before they could record anything the group disbanded, with Skye and Cole Rose joining with Crystal Tamar to form Sophia Fresh. In 2008 the group's manager took them to Atlantic Records and introduced them to singer/producer T-Pain, who signed the trio as one of the first acts to his Atlantic imprint, Nappy Boy Entertainment. They began recording their debut album with T-Pain, and were allowed the creative freedom to record their "very high energy, very edgy and funky" music. T-Pain described Sophia Fresh as "a contemporary TLC", and despite the fact that Nappy Boy Entertainment was a digital label, it was confirmed that there would still be release physical albums. The girls first released song was when 'Lives In Da Club' appeared on the soundtrack to the film 'Step Up 2: The Streets', which was released in 2008. In November 2008, Sophia Fresh released their debut single, 'What It Is', featuring Kanye West, which was highly prasied by singer Rihanna, who said she almost wished the song was hers. In 2010 they appeared in T-Pain's animated TV show 'Freaknik: The Musical', but little was heard of their album, apart from a second single 'Do The Dance' in 2009, and in 2011 the group disbanded without ever getting the chance top release their debut long-player. After the group slpit, former member Crystal Tamar continued her solo career, releasing her debut album in September 2019, but if you want to hear the album recorded by Sophia Fresh then here it is.
Track listing
01 Do The Dance
02 Loser
03 What It Is
04 Unda Cuva
05 Something
06 Wipe Me Down
07 Drop It
08 Change My Number
09 Just Go
10 Something Ain't Right
11 Incense & Chocolate
12 Shame On Love
13 Stage
14 Woke Up
