| Yummy Bingham | |
| Birth Name: | Elizabeth T. Wyce Bingham |
| Birth Date: | 7 January 1986 |
| Origin: | South Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 2000–present |
Elizabeth T. Wyce "Yummy" Bingham (born January 7, 1986) is an American singer.
Bingham was born on January 7, 1986, to R&B producer Dinky Bingham and Patricia Wyce. She was put into her grandparents care in South Jamaica, Queens, New York.[1] She is the god-daughter of Chaka Khan[2] and Aaron Hall.
In 2000, at age 14, Bingham was recruited by producer KayGee to form the group Tha' Rayne, signed to Arista.[3] The group recorded an album,[4] appeared on a bunch of labelmates tracks[5] including Jaheim's Fabulous that hit #1 on the US Billboard Adult R&B chart for three weeks from February 1, 2003, to February 22, 2003.[6] The group released the single "Didn't You Know",[7] peaking at #76 in September 2003 on the US Billboard R&B chart.[8] Their debut album, "Reign Supreme" never came out and the group disbanded in 2005.
While being a member of Tha' Rayne, Bingham was also getting a name for herself as the appointed vocalist of veteran hip-hop group De La Soul,[9] being featured on various of their songs and singles, and accompanying them on tour between 2000 and 2004.[10] From 2003, Bingham started to collaborate to various artists, getting writing and/or vocals credits on songs from Talib Kweli, Patti LaBelle,[11] Lupe Fiasco,[12] Black Sheep,[13] P. Diddy,[14] Christina Aguilera Mary J. Blige,[15] Sunshine Anderson,[16] Busta Rhymes,[17] Nas,[18] Keyshia Cole, Amerie, Mýa[19] or Monica.[20]
At age 18, Bingham became the youngest female CEO of a major-affiliated label [21] and the youngest female record executive. She formed the label "Muzic Park" with Grammy award-winning beatmaker Rockwilder[22] and was the label's first artist through a record deal with Motown in the United States[23] and Island Records in the United Kingdom,. She released the singles "Come Get It", "Is It Good To You" and "One More Chance"[24] and released her debut album The First Seed in the UK in October 2006.[25]
She continued writing and recording for other artists and gave birth to her daughter Aviela in September 2007. She took some time out of the record industry to do Gospel/Inspirational music[26] but eventually returned to secular R&B in 2010 with a new song called "Circles" that was featured in the movie "King of Paper Chasin".[27] She also announced acting projects.
In 2013, she teamed up with alternative R&B producer[28] Nyce Hitz to record new material. From October 29 to December 31, 2013, Bingham offered a music series entitled "Taste Tuesdays" consisting of the release through the online music magazine Singersroom,[29] of 10 unreleased songs,[30] most of them being exclusive songs not appearing on her 10-tracks mixtape "No Artificial Flavorz" that she released subsequently, on January 7, 2014,[31] promoted by singles "Cuffin" and "Can We Stay" (featuring Kardinal Offishall). The same year Bingham was featured on Cam'ron's single "So Bad" with Nicki Minaj.
In April 2015, Bingham released the single "Hard to Love".[32] [33]
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | UK | ||||||||||
| 2006 | The First Seed
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| 2014 | No Artificial Flavorz
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| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | UK | UK R&B | |||
| 2015 | "Hard To Love"
| - | - | - | - | Non-album single |
| 2014 | "Can We Stay" (featuring Kardinal Offishall)
| - | - | - | - | No Artificial Flavorz |
| 2013 | "Cuffin"
| - | - | - | - | |
| 2006 | "One More Chance"
| - | - | - | - | The First Seed |
"Is It Good To You"
| - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005 US, 2006 UK | "Come Get It" (featuring Jadakiss)
| - | - | 82 | 38 | |
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | US R&B | UK | UK R&B | |||
| 2017 | "Heads Up Eyes Open" (Talib Kweli featuring Rick Ross and Yummy Bingham)
| — | — | — | — | Radio Silence |
| 2016 | "I'm Done" (B. Slade featuring Yummy Bingham) | — | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | "So Bad" (Cam'ron featuring Nicki Minaj and Yummy)
| — | 85 | — | — | 1st of the Month Vol. 2 |
"Melody" (Gene Noble featuring Yummy Bingham)
| — | — | — | — | Gun Hill soundtrack | |
| 2011 | "All My Love" (Tiron & Ayomari featuring Yummy Bingham)
| — | — | — | — | Sucker For Pumps |
| 2003 | "Much More" (De La Soul featuring DJ Premier and Yummy)
| — | — | 85 | — | The Grind Date |
| 2001 US, 2002 UK | "Baby Phat" (De La Soul featuring Devin The Dude and Yummy)
| — | — | 81 | 55 | |
| Year | Song | Artists | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Melody" | Gene Noble feat. Yummy Bingham | Gun Hill |
| 2010 | "Circles" | Yummy Bingham | King of Paper Chasin |
| 2010 | "Major Grind" | Cheese feat. Yummy Bingham | King of Paper Chasin |
| 2005 | "I'm Caught Up" | Yummy Bingham | Beauty Shop |
| 2001 | "Turn It Out" | De La Soul feat. Yummy Bingham | Osmosis Jones |
| Year | Song | Artists | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "Greaner Grass/Cleaner Water" | Tiron & Ayomari | Co-writer, Featured artist |
| "Black Business" | Princess Good Good | Co-writer, Vocalist | |
| 2017 | "All of Us" | Talib Kweli, Jay Electronica | Co-writer, Featured artist |
| "Heads Up Eyes Open" | Talib Kweli, Rick Ross | Co-writer, Featured artist | |
| "It's Me and You" | Mall G | Co-writer, Featured artist | |
| 2016 | "Sincerly Yours" | Swerv-O | Featured artist |
| "Make Me Feel" | RK | Featured artist | |
| 2015 | "Watch How You Move" | Busta Rhymes, Raekwon | Featured artist |
| "Deeper Love" | Jayo Cote | Co-writer, Featured artist | |
| "Unnecessary Pain" | Joe Budden, Felicia Temple | Featured artist | |
| "Happy Tears" | John Brackett | Featured artist | |
| 2014 | "Chosen" | Scoe | Featured artist |
| "Too Much" | Zendaya | Co-writer | |
| "In a Perfect World" | Ginette Claudette | Co-writer, Background vocalist | |
| 2013 | "Live To Love You (Remix)" | J Hoard | Featured artist |
| "Get Right" | EvitaN, Casual | Featured artist | |
| 2012 | "Reach High" | Kardinal Offishall, Nottz | Featured artist |
| "Wonder Love" | Wonder Girls | Co-writer | |
| "You Are My Reason" | Miho Fukuhara, AI | Co-writer | |
| "Just Anybody" | Big Brother Biz | Featured vocalist | |
| "Get Out" | Nilo G | Featured vocalist | |
| "Deja" | Nilo G | Featured vocalist | |
| "So Bad" | Cam'ron, Nicki Minaj | Featured vocalist | |
| 2011 | "All My Love" | Tiron & Ayomari | Featured vocalist |
| "M.F.G." | Tiron & Ayomari | Background vocalist | |
| "F*** You" | Slim da Mobster | Featured vocalist | |
| "The One" | Gene Noble | Featured vocalist | |
| "Melody" | Gene Noble | Featured vocalist | |
| "Scream" | Jaila Simms | Featured vocalist | |
| "I'm Done" | B.Slade | Featured vocalist | |
| "Don't Wanna Be" | A-Plus | Featured vocalist | |
| "Thought You Had Me" | Monica | Co-writer, Background vocalist | |
| "When I Look At You" | Q.U.E. | Featured vocalist | |
| "More Than I Can Say" | Nas, Keyshia Cole | Co-writer | |
| "Always Love Thy Family" | Busta Rhymes | Featured vocalist | |
| 2010 | "Go Harder" | Yes Lord | Featured vocalist |
| "Foot On The Pedal" | T.F. Mafia & MontBangers | Featured vocalist | |
| "The Parking Lot" | Tonex | Background vocalist | |
| "Everything Alright Everything OK" | Chipz Da General | Featured vocalist | |
| 2009 | "Loving Out The Box" | Judacamp | Featured vocalist |
| "DreamMaker" | Paula Campbell | Co-writer | |
| 2008 | "Numba 1 (Tide Is High) Remix" | Kardinal Offishall | Featured vocalist |
| "Ego Trippin" | Mýa | Co-writer | |
| "High Off You" | Billy Guy | Featured vocalist | |
| 2007 | "Feels Good" | The Game | Featured vocalist |
| "I've Changed" | Jaheim, Keyshia Cole, | Background vocalist | |
| "Gangsta Paradise" | Ja Rule | Featured vocalist | |
| "We Got The Street" | Flipmode Squad | Featured vocalist | |
| "Trust" | Sunshine Anderson | Co-writer, Background vocalist | |
| 2006 | "The Bomb" | Ray Cash | Featured vocalist |
| "Tell Me" | P. Diddy, Christina Aguilera | Co-writer, Background vocalist | |
| "Making It Hard" | P. Diddy, Mary J. Blige | Co-writer | |
| "Be About Yours" | Keshia Chanté | Co-writer, Background vocalist | |
| "Breathe" | Shayla G | Featured vocalist | |
| "Wonder" | Black Sheep | Featured vocalist | |
| "Hold Me Down" | Merlino | Featured vocalist | |
| 2005 | "Out On Bail" (Supa Dave West Mix) | Tupac Shakur | Featured vocalist |
| "Pardon Me" | Salt | Featured vocalist | |
| "Man Up" | Amerie | Co-writer | |
| "Magic" | Crystal Kay | Co-writer, Background vocals | |
| 2004 | "Appreciate" | Spazzout | Featured vocalist |
| "Much More" | Lupe Fiasco | Featured vocalist | |
| "Welcome Back Chilly" | Lupe Fiasco | Featured vocalist | |
| "Much More" | De La Soul | Featured vocalist | |
| "No" | De La Soul, Butta Verses | Featured vocalist | |
| "Black Girl Pain" | Talib Kweli | Background vocalist | |
| "Back It Up" | Shawn Kane | Featured vocalist | |
| "My Baby" | Philly's Most Wanted, Ryan Toby | Background vocalist | |
| "Dolo" | Tarralyn Ramsey | Co-writer, Background vocalist | |
| "Unpredictable" | Patti LaBelle | Background vocalist | |
| "Mama Can You Hear Me" | Billy Guy | Background vocalist | |
| 2003 | "Ghetto Love Song" | Jaron, Tha' Rayne | Featured vocalist |
| "Doin My Thang" | Jae Millz, Juelz Santana | Featured vocalist | |
| 2002 | "Juicy" | Next, Tha' Rayne | Featured vocalist |
| "Fabulous" | Jaheim, Tha' Rayne | Featured vocalist | |
| "Something Wikid" | Midwikid | Background vocalist | |
| "She's a Queen" | Queen Latifah, Tha' Rayne | Featured vocalist | |
| "Ain't A Thang Wrong" | Boyz II Men, Rob Jackson | Background vocalist | |
| 2001 | "Baby Phat" | De La Soul, Devin The Dude | Featured vocalist |
| "Special" | De La Soul | Featured vocalist | |
| "Finers Keepers" | Jaheim, Lil' Mo | Background vocalist | |
| "Remarkable" | Jaheim, Terry Dexter | Background vocalist |