Raz-B

De'Mario Monte Thornton (born June 13, 1985), known as Raz-B, is an American singer and actor, who was a founding member of R&B boy band B2K.

Raz B in 2012

Career

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Raz B was a creator and member of the group B2K as a teen. During his time in the group, B2K released their album, Pandemonium!, and performed on an accompanying tour. The group’s first feature film, You Got Served, was released in 2004, shortly before they announced their break-up.

Distributed through his own production company, RazBeatz Entertainment, Raz released his first single, Fire, in May 2007. Fire officially debuted on the Billboard charts (the week of 5/12/07). Landing a spot on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart and debuting at #2, it also hit the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart at #2.[1] There was no promotion behind the single as it debuted, because Raz B was pushing his music on an independent level.

On March 19, 2010, Raz B released his first mixtape titled Boy 2 King. In 2011, Elayne Rivers, Raz B's longtime publicist, announced that he would be going on tour in China. Throughout the tour, Raz B performed shows in various parts of China.

On August 19, 2013, during a performance in Zhejiang province, Raz B tried to stop a fight in the audience and was hit in the face with a glass bottle. Initial reports were that he had fallen into a coma,[2] but subsequent reports were that this was misinformation, labelled as a hoax,[3][4] and that he would make a full recovery.

Albums with B2K
Year Album US US R&B UK
2002 B2K (Gold) 2 1 -
2002 B2K: The Remixes - Volume 1 (EP) 129 47 -
2002 Pandemonium! (Platinum) 10 3 35
2002 Santa Hooked Me Up (EP) 132 35 -
2003 The Remixes - Volume 2 (EP) 192 38 -
2004 B2K Greatest Hits - 76 -

Singles with B2K
Year Single Chart positions Album
US Hot 100 US R&B US Rhythmic Top 40 UK singles
2002 Uh Huh 37 20 14 35 B2K
2002 Gots Ta Be 34 13 14 - B2K
2002 Why I Love You 73 19 - - B2K and Pandemonium!
2002 Bump, Bump, Bump (with P. Diddy) 1 2 1 24 Pandemonium!
2003 Girlfriend 30 19 15 10 Pandemonium!
2003 Feelin' Freaky (Nick Cannon featuring B2K) 92 46 - - Nick Cannon
2003 What A Girl Wants - 47 - - Pandemonium!
2003 Uh Huh 2003 - - - 31 The Remixes - Volume 2
2004 Badaboom (feat. Fabolous) 59 29 22 26 You Got Served Soundtrack
2008 Body Up (without Omarion)

*In the beginning of 2008, a song titled Body Up was leaked; Raz-B leads this song with B2K members J-Boog & Lil' Fizz. Omarion did not take part in the group's return.

Discography as solo artist
Raz B
  • Released: FIRE in May 2007 (Single sold in F.Y.E. stores) (digital download) and was the #120 Independent selling single on Billboards.
  • Singles:
    • Fire
    • Go Girl
    • "Follow My Lead" prod. by Excel Beats
    • "Official"
    • "Na Na Na"

*Boy 2 King: The Mixtape EP. Released: March 19, 2010 (digital download)

  • Paradox-EP. Released March 20, 2012.

Filmography
Film
Year Film Role Notes
2004 You Got Served Vick Credited as DeMario Thornton
2005 Pieces of a Dream
2009 Love Sick Diaries
Caged Innocence
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Noah's Arc Tashi 1 episode
2023 Bad Boys Himself Main Cast Member (Season 2)

References
  1. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales". billboard.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2014. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  2. "B2K'S RAZ-B IN A COMA". MTV. August 16, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  3. Williams, Brennan (August 21, 2013). "It Was All A Hoax?". Huffington Post.
  4. "Raz B coma report was a hoax, manager says - CNN.com". CNN. August 19, 2013.
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