Soul-D-Out; d’nyce in conversation with Marsha Ambrosius 060111

Marsha Ambrosius or Marsha is a former member of the English band duo Floetry, and is expected to be releasing her first solo album Late Nights & Early Mornings in February 2011.
Ambrosius has been featured on many songs including Styles P’s “I’m Black”; The Game’s “Start from Scratch” and “Why You Hate The Game” (also featuring Nas); Busta Rhymes’ “Get You Some” and “Cocaina”; Nas’ “Hustlers” (also featuring The Game); and Hi-Tek’s “Music for Life” and; Jamie Foxx’s “Freak’in Me”. The group has also collaborated with Earth, Wind & Fire on their most recent album, Illumination, on the track “Elevated”. She collaborated once again with Nas on his song “If I Ruled The World ‘09″ & has also done a track with Slum Village called “Cloud 9″. Recently, she has guested on Wale’s “Diary”.

In 2000, the duo travelled to the United States to perform on the poetry circuit. After frequenting spoken word/poetry spots in Atlanta, GA such as Yin Yang Poets’ Cafe (to rave reviews), they moved on to Philadelphia. There they met Darren ‘Limitless’ Henson and Keith ‘Keshon’ Pelzer of DJ Jazzy Jeff’s Touch Of Jazz studio and began recording. In 2002, they signed with DreamWorks Records and released their debut album Floetic, which featured the singles “Floetic”, “Say Yes”, and “Getting Late”.
Marsha was signed to Dr. Dre’s record label, Aftermath Entertainment, as a solo musician/song-writer/producer. Parting ways with the label early 2009, Ambrosius pursued her song-writing/production career landing her placements with the some of the best in R&B and Hip Hop ranging from Alicia Keys, Jamie Foxx and Mario to Fabulous, Slum Village and Wale. Summer 2009, Ambrosius was approached by numerous record labels offering her a solo deal after a long awaited performance at NYC’s infamous SOB’s where a sold out crowd gathered to a show accompanied by The Roots and DJ Aktive. December 2009, Ambrosius signed to J Records and her solo debut Late Nights & Early Mornings will be released in Feb 2011.