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Brandon Hines

Even as a college student, Detroit native Brandon Hines had singing on his mind. The Howard University student had the support of his student body but it wasn't until after graduation when things really began to pick up in his career. In 2006, he dropped his debut, Fallin In, Fallin Out, and he began working with people like Trey Songz and R. Kelly. Drawing inspiration from Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson and the Beatles, the Epic/So So Def signee is nearly done with his first studio LP. He's also basking in the buzz from his recently released Upscale EP.