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This Y2K R&B Singer Was Front Row for a Massive 2007 Scandal, Which He Turned Into a Top 10 Hit

Tyrese shares a bit of R&B trivia, revealing how one of his biggest songs was inspired by Kim Kardashian before her hit reality show.

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Every classic R&B record comes with a big story. Great artists, producers, and songwriters always draw inspiration from something in their lives or someone else’s. Most of the time, it’s pretty broad, based on some kind of romantic experience they can turn into something artistic. However, sometimes, the experiences can be quite specific and even a bit random. For instance, would you expect that Kim Kardashian inspired one of the biggest Tyrese hits of all time?

Long before she was arguably the most famous person in the world, she was married to songwriter Damon Thomas. According to Tyrese in an interview on The Kenny Burns Show, he lived with........

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