Clyde McKnight
- Composer
Actor, dancer, choreographer, son of r&b royalty, Clyde McKnight has had a interesting time as a R&B artist, highlighted by the forthright Top 20 entries "11:11" and "T.R.N.S", As a teenager the Seattlite inked a deal with Queen Bee Ent & Interscope, helped popularize the Dougie Dance, choreographed Kelly Rowland's Lay It Down video, & became visible to the public in a 2009 episode of E Chanel's Rich Kids, he released his catchy first single, "Simon Sez", It reached number 90 on Billboard's R&B/hip-hop charts but that was the extent of his output with the Label. By the end of the year, he picked up a co-writing credit on "As Your Friend," a cut featuring Chris Brown on Afrojack's Grammy-nominated "Forget The World". The start of the decade was pivotal for Mcknight, In 2010 he was cast in Sand Sharks II his first of several acting roles and contributed vocals to other artist songs, In 2013 he released a mixtape, his studio debut, "11:11" didn't arrive until 2020 promoted by single's "Smooches" & "Undress", the album debuted at number 47 on the Billboard 200, later releasing a ep "1992 The Mixtape" & sophomore project "T.R.N.S" featuring standouts "True/Need You", "Loving You", and the human equality anthem "We Are All", Now the soulful talent will soon release a 5 disk album "THE LP", first single "Put It Down" is just a preview of what's to come. - Marco Ro