Lala Brown

Lala Brown Biography

Yolanda Rose "LaLa" Brown was an American R&B singer best known for being featured on the track "S.E.X." with Lyfe Jennings, which reached #3 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 2006. Lala Brown was born (May 20, 1986) in Milwaukee, WI to Maria and William Brown. She was the youngest of five children. Her parents said that she had a talent for entertainment from her first steps. She was said to always sing and dance around the house. It was no surprise when she wanted to pursue a music career at the age of eleven, Brown started singing professionally when she was 11 years old. In fall 2005, Brown traveled to Atlanta, Georgia to pursue a music career, and while in Atlanta she was in a nightclub in October 2005, She decided to go to Atlanta in hopes of running into the right people and it would be the place to be discovered by artists, producers, and songwriters. She finally got the big break she was hoping for when Lyfe Jennings asked her to be on his new track "S.E.X." She was featured singing and appeared in the music video. The track "S.E.X." was a cautionary tale warning young women about the pitfalls and dangers of unprotected sex and appeared on his second studio album The Phoenix. She then toured with Lyfe Jennings, but was released following an argument with Jennings. In June 2007, she returned to Milwaukee to become a solo artist and began working on her debut solo album. Before her death, Brown recorded three songs "I'm Feeling It", Rescue Me", and "Give Them What They Want", a song she wrote about her life. On October 19, 2007, Brown and her boyfriend JeTannue "Kool Aid" Clayborn were shot and killed in the Milwaukee Loud Enuff Productionz recording studio in her hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Both had been dead at least a day before they were discovered. They were reportedly dating. Although autopsies were scheduled on both Brown and Clayborn results had not been released. She is survived by her mother, father, siblings, other family members and her daughter Amirrah Airreal Brown.