Latrelle facts for kids

Andrea Latrelle Simmons (born April 15, 1981), known as Latrelle and later as MzMunchie, is an American singer. She is known for her R&B, pop, and soul music. Latrelle started her music career at a young age and has worked with many famous artists.

Her Music Journey

Starting Young

Latrelle began singing in church when she was a little kid. She loved music and wanted to become a singer. With her mom, Aleese Simmons, who was also an R&B singer and her manager, Latrelle started recording her own songs at age sixteen.

She performed at Montana studios in New York City. Many record labels, like Sony Columbia and Motown, were interested in her. She then met Tracey and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, who are famous music producers. They were very impressed and helped her get a contract with Arista Records.

Writing Songs and First Album

When she was a teenager, Latrelle wrote songs for popular groups like Destiny's Child and Mary Mary. She also wrote for singers like Monica.

At 19, Latrelle recorded her first album, called Dirty Girl, Wrong Girl, Bad Girl. It was supposed to come out in October 2001, but it was never officially released. Her first song, "House Party," was produced by The Neptunes. They also produced other songs on her album. Latrelle has worked with The Neptunes many times since then.

Other producers like Babyface also helped with her album. Most of the songs were written or co-written by Latrelle and her mom. The album even had songs that were later recorded by other stars. For example, "Nothin' Else" was recorded by Justin Timberlake. Also, "Long Time" was recorded by Shakira.

Singles and Later Work

The first song from her album, "Dirty Girl," was released. A different version with rapper Left Eye was also put out. This song was played a lot in clubs. In December 2001, "House Party" came out as her next single. It became a small hit on the Hip-Hop/R&B music charts.

After leaving Arista Records, Latrelle recorded new music. She even started her own music company, AMI Music Group. She has also worked with P. Diddy. In 2011, she had a small hit song called "We Got Music" on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. More recently, she has been performing under the name MzMunchie.

Other Collaborations

Latrelle has toured with many famous artists. These include Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, and George Benson. She has also performed, recorded, or written songs with many producers and artists. Some of these include Rodney Jerkins, Whitney Houston, Pharrell, Ludacris, and R. Kelly. She has worked with a wide range of talented people in the music world.

Solo Music Releases

Latrelle has released a few music projects over the years.

• Dirty Girl, Wrong Girl, Bad Girl (2001): This was her first album, planned for release in 2001 by Arista Records. It included singles like "House Party" and "Dirty Girl," but the full album was never officially released.
• We Got Music [EP] (2010): This shorter collection of songs was released by Andresia Music Group.
• Project M The Missing Melodies [Mixtape] (N/A): This mixtape also came out from Andresia Music Group. It featured the song "Go Head."