Ginuwine began his career as a member of Swing Mob in the early 1990s.
24 Facts About Ginuwine
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Ginuwine had significant commercial success with his first four albums: Ginuwine.
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Ginuwine received the Urban Music Icon award at the 2021 Black Music Honors.
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Ginuwine later wrote and recorded a song that is featured on his third album The Life entitled "Two Reasons I Cry".
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Later that year, Ginuwine started his own label, Bag Entertainment.
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Ginuwine stated on BET's Top 100 countdown that the album went Gold with sales of 500,000 copies.
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Ginuwine spoke against the unofficial release on both his MySpace page and through YouTube.
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In 2007, Ginuwine collaborated with Canadian hip-hop artist Belly in the latter's debut solo song "Pressure", which was featured in Belly's debut album the Revolution, released in June 2007.
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Ginuwine formed a group with Tank and Tyrese named TGT.
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Ginuwine announced on his Myspace Blog on August 21,2008, that due to label and legal issues, they will not be able to release an official TGT album.
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Ginuwine was originally cast in the 2004 film You Got Served.
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In February 2011, Ginuwine co-starred in the Gospel Music Channel's debut of John Ruffin's stage play The Ideal Husband, which stars Darrin Dewitt Henson, Jackee Harry, Clifton Powell, Shirley Murdock, Shanti Lowry and Erica Hubbard.
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Ginuwine is a spokesman for the beverage Adult Chocolate Milk, a 40-proof vodka-based version of chocolate milk.
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Ginuwine appeared in the CBS show Martial Law starring Sammo Hung and Arsenio Hall.
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On January 5,2018, Ginuwine entered the UK reality show Celebrity Big Brother 21.
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Ginuwine was evicted on January 23,2018, and came in 11th place.
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Ginuwine lost both his parents; his father died by suicide, and his mother to cancer less than a year later.
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Ginuwine struggled with grief and depression; he thought of taking his own life.
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Ginuwine received counseling from his pastor, which turned him to a more positive path.
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Ginuwine recorded the song "Two Reasons I Cry" about the death of his parents on his 2001 album The Life.
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Ginuwine was married to the rapper Tonya M Johnston better known by her stage name, Sole.
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Ginuwine met Sole in June 1999 and they began dating in October 1999.
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Ginuwine has a son Elgin, Jr was born on January 30,1991 and from a previous relationship, as well as four other children with three different women.
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In February 2009, Ginuwine announced he has nine children: Ramonda, Tiffany, Elgin, Ginel, Tahjair, Story and Dream, plus two step-children, Dejan and Cypress.