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DeVante Swing

Donald Earle DeGrate Jr. (born September 29, 1969), better known by his stage name DeVanté Swing, is an American record producer, singer, songwriter and rapper. He is best known as the main songwriter and producer of the R&B group Jodeci, which includes his younger brother Dalvin “Mr. Dalvin” DeGrate. DeVante Swing also created Swing Mob, which consisted…

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Donald Earle DeGrate Jr. (1969-09-29) September 29, 1969 (age 56) Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
Children
3
Formerly of
Jodeci · Swing Mob
Genres
R&B · hip hop · soul · new jack swing
Instruments
Vocals · keyboards · piano · guitar
Labels
Uptown · MCA

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DeVante Swing

Nodes33
Edges32
Triples31
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.060606
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DeVante Swing

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related to External links · 10
DeVante Swing → AllMusic, Archived, Devante Swing Interview, Jodeci, Jones IV, March, Sterlen RobertsJames, Swing, USA Today, Wayback Machine
Genres · 4
DeVante Swing → hip hop, new jack swing, R&B, soul
Instruments · 4
DeVante Swing → guitar, keyboards, piano, Vocals
Occupations · 4
DeVante Swing → rapper, Record producer, singer, songwriter
Formerly of · 2
DeVante Swing → Jodeci, Swing Mob
Labels · 2
DeVante Swing → MCA, Uptown
Born · 1
DeVante Swing → Donald Earle DeGrate Jr. (1969-09-29) September 29, 1969 (age 56) Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
Children · 1
DeVante Swing → 3
Origin · 1
DeVante Swing → Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Relatives · 1
DeVante Swing → Dalvin DeGrate (brother), Derek DeGrate (brother)

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DeVante SwingBornDonald Earle DeGrate Jr. (1969-09-29) September 29, 1969 (age 56) Hampton, Virginia, U.S.1.00infobox
DeVante SwingChildren31.00infobox
DeVante SwingFormerly ofJodeci1.00infobox
DeVante SwingFormerly ofSwing Mob1.00infobox
DeVante SwingGenresR&B1.00infobox
DeVante SwingGenreship hop1.00infobox
DeVante SwingGenressoul1.00infobox
DeVante SwingGenresnew jack swing1.00infobox
DeVante SwingInstrumentsVocals1.00infobox
DeVante SwingInstrumentskeyboards1.00infobox
DeVante SwingInstrumentspiano1.00infobox
DeVante SwingInstrumentsguitar1.00infobox
DeVante SwingLabelsUptown1.00infobox
DeVante SwingLabelsMCA1.00infobox
DeVante SwingOccupationsRecord producer1.00infobox
DeVante SwingOccupationssinger1.00infobox
DeVante SwingOccupationssongwriter1.00infobox
DeVante SwingOccupationsrapper1.00infobox
DeVante SwingOriginCharlotte, North Carolina, U.S.1.00infobox
DeVante SwingRelativesDalvin DeGrate (brother), Derek DeGrate (brother)1.00infobox
DeVante SwingYears active1987–present1.00infobox

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