R&B/Soul
United States
Silk
About Silk
Hometown
Atlanta, GA, United States
Formed
1991
Genre
R&B/Soul
Thanks to their trademark sexually charged lyrics, Silk were one of the leading R&B groups of the ’90s.
• Formed in Atlanta in 1989, the quintet was discovered by R&B star Keith Sweat.
• In 1992, Silk released their debut album, Lose Control, which reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and went double platinum.
• Silk’s signature hit, the platinum-selling 1993 bedroom anthem “Freak Me,” spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Gary "Lil G" Jenkins left the group in 2002 to pursue a solo career. That same year, he appeared in the Tyler Perry play Madea’s Family Reunion.
• In 2016, with Jenkins back in the lineup, Silk released their seventh studio album, Quiet Storm.
Musical InfluencesSilk's musical influences include Al B. Sure!, Jodeci, Keith Sweat and more.
Influenced by SilkSilk has influenced the music of D-Trait, Jasën Blu, Kendall Thomas and more.
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