Sammie

Sammie Leigh Bush Jr. (born March 1, 1987), known professionally by the

mononym Sammie, is an American R&B singer. He is best known for his hit, "I

Like It" (1999) from his debut album, From the Bottom to the Top (2000). He

returned with his second studio album, Sammie in 2006.

In 1999, Sammie was signed to Capitol Records and released his debut album,

"From the Bottom to the Top", on March 14, 2000. Debuting at number 46 on

the U.S. Billboard 200 and 21 on the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" charts, it was

certified gold by the RIAA for more than 500,000 copies shipped to stores.

The first single, "I Like It" reached number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and

number 8 on the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song" charts, simultaneously became gold-

certified by the RIAA. The second single, "Crazy Things I Do" was released

in early 2000 and peaked at number 39 on the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" chart.

In 2001, Sammie also contributed chorus vocals for "Hardball", a

collaboration with rappers Lil' Bow Wow, Lil' Wayne and Lil' Zane for the

Hardball soundtrack. The song reached number 77 on the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop

Songs" charts.

After taking a hiatus from the music industry to focus on school, the singer

graduated from West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Florida at age 17

in 2005. He signed to Dallas Austin's Rowdy Records, where he re-entered the

studio with top producers- Dallas Austin, Jazze Pha, and Bryan-Michael Cox

for his second studio album, Sammie (2006).[1] The album debuted at number

42 on the Billboard "200" and number 8 on the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song" charts.

The first single "You Should Be My Girl", featured YoungBloodz member Sean

Paul, peaked at number 26 on Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song charts. The

second single "Come with Me" shared the same success peaking at number 23 on

the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song" charts.

Sammie released his third album, INDIGO via his own imprint StarCamp Music.