Cheri Dennis, born Cheri Dennis on 12 August 1979, in Cleveland, Ohio, began her music career as part of a girl group named Spoyled before moving to New York. Her breakthrough came when she appeared on several tracks by Mase and Puff Daddy (including "No Matter What", "All I Ever Wanted", and "If You Want to Party" from Double Up in 1999) after meeting Diddy aka Sean Combs at a party. In 2005, she released her first solo single "I Love You", produced by Ryan Leslie, which peaked at number 38 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. Her second single "Portrait of Love" reached number 55 before the release of her debut album In and Out of Love in February 2008, debuting at number 74 on the Billboard 200. She later collaborated with MeLo-X on a track titled "The Garden of Eden", which was part of her second album X/COKE.
