Steven Russell Harts is one of five members from the legendary R&B group, Troop. While fans haven’t heard new music from Troop in awhile, Steven never left the music business. Now, it appears that one of his daughters has followed in her Pop’s footsteps.

Still In The Game:

Steven’s been singing since the age of 13. In an interview with Jet magazine, he shared how he would perform many of Michael Jackson’s songs and his singing talents were widely known in Pasadena, California. Troop started in high school after a producer noticed their singing abilities during their TV appearance on a show called, Putting on the Hits. 

“My buddy Rodney B called me and said, ‘A producer called the show and was wondering if we could sing. Do you want to be in the group?’ I told him, “Heck yeah!” [laughs] I was in the 9th grade when Troop started. We got signed when I was in the 10th grade but our first single, “Mamacita” didn’t come out until 1988.”

Troop gave us fire hits throughout the 80’s and 90’s like, Spread My Wings, All I Do Is Thing of You and let’s not forget about Sweet November. Not only was Steve the lead singer of Troop, he S wore several other musical hats, such as a songwriter and producer and has written songs for Chris Brown, Jennifer Hudson, and Charlie Wilson. Initially, he was hesitant to take on new roles in the music business but his mom encouraged him.

“My mom brought it to my attention saying, ‘Son, you have to eat. You have to keep working until Troop comes back.’ When she told me that, I started to send songs to different people at record companies. That’s when things changed. My songwriting was better than my production skills; but people gave me opportunities to produce records because they loved my songs.”

Proud Pops

Not only is Steven Russell Harts a music producer and writer, he also is a dad to his five children. Harts is a private man and doesn’t discuss much about his kids publicly, however, he’s reportedly very active in their lives. What is even more dope is that it seems Steven has inspired some of them to follow in his footsteps. His daughter, Sia Amun, is a very talented artist in her own right.

Like her father, Sia Amun is a songwriter as well. She’s worked with artists such as Trey Songz, Lady Gaga, Tyrese Gibson, Keke Palmer, Will.I.Am and Mary J Blige, just to name a few. She’s extremely talented and just like her dad, she can SANG! Her highly anticipated album, The Blue Dream Project, was released in January of 2017 and is available on iTunes. So as you can see, although many of us may not have heard of her, she’s not new to this music game, she’s true to this.

According to We Plug Good Music, the Pasadena, Cali singer started singing as a youngin’, just like her father at the age of 16. The singer/songwriter got a huge break when she started songwriting professionally at 18. Amazingly, her first professional music job landed her the opportunity of working on Lady Gaga’s platinum selling album, The Fame Monster in 2009.

Check out some of her music below:

Not only is his daughter a musical artist, but his son is too…

Check out some more pictures of his children below:

We can’t wait to hear more from Sia Amun, her Pops, Steven Russell Hearts is probably beaming with pride right about now. Keep doing your thing Sia, we see you!

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Aside from being at the forefront of that R&B movement, he’s also responsible for creating many multi-platinum selling songs, some of which the public didn’t realize he actual created. We’ll explain that in a minute.

SEE WHO THIS GRINNING KID REALLY IS…

The kid is SteveRussell-Harts, the lead singer of the 90’s group, Troop. Make some noise if you were on point with this one ILOSM fam! If not, no prob’…better luck next time.

https://youtu.be/igS9Yv06S3o

What could have given the answer away for some of y’all, is if you caught our previous article on Steve, where we mentioned that he has produced and/or written hits for many artists throughout the years, including including Chris Brown, Jordin Sparks, Faith Evans, Charlie Wilson, Ciara, and more.

This time around, we have one more Old School fun fact we wanna share bout Steve. Wait ’til you see who his best friend is! He works with him on his current gig these days and he’s a VERY popular R&B legend that the ladies are still going crazy over today and who currently has millions talking about him…

RALPH TRESVANT & STEVE ARE BEST FRIENDS

Now who woulda thought this?!! Steve attended New Edition’s Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony in 2017, where he revealed, in an interview at one of N.E.’s celebrations later that evening, that he and Ralph Tresvant a.k.a. “Rizz” were best friends and have been like brothers for many years.

Remember we mentioned that they now work together? They both have radio shows on Bass of Boston, a popular station in Boston, MA, Ralph’s hometown. Ralph kicked off his show, ‘Inside The Ride With Ralph Tresvant,’ in Sept. 2016. Steve partnered with his homegirl/singer Michel’le, in November 2016 to bring the people their show, ‘The Heart of R&B.’

And there ya’ have it ILOSM fam’…we learn something new ’round these parts everyday.

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Aside from being at the forefront of that R&B movement, he’s also responsible for creating many multi-platinum selling songs, some of which the public didn’t realize he actual created. We’ll explain that in a minute.

SEE WHO THIS GRINNING KID REALLY IS…

The kid is SteveRussell-Harts, the lead singer of the 90’s group, Troop. Make some noise if you were on point with this one ILOSM fam! If not, no prob’…better luck next time.

https://youtu.be/igS9Yv06S3o

What could have given the answer away for some of y’all, is if you caught our previous article on Steve, where we mentioned that he has produced and/or written hits for many artists throughout the years, including including Chris Brown, Jordin Sparks, Faith Evans, Charlie Wilson, Ciara, and more.

This time around, we have one more Old School fun fact we wanna share bout Steve. Wait ’til you see who his best friend is! He works with him on his current gig these days and he’s a VERY popular R&B legend that the ladies are still going crazy over today and who currently has millions talking about him…

RALPH TRESVANT & STEVE ARE BEST FRIENDS

Now who woulda thought this?!! Steve attended New Edition’s Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony in 2017, where he revealed, in an interview at one of N.E.’s celebrations later that evening, that he and Ralph Tresvant a.k.a. “Rizz” were best friends and have been like brothers for many years.

Remember we mentioned that they now work together? They both have radio shows on Bass of Boston, a popular station in Boston, MA, Ralph’s hometown. Ralph kicked off his show, ‘Inside The Ride With Ralph Tresvant,’ in Sept. 2016. Steve partnered with his homegirl/singer Michel’le, in November 2016 to bring the people their show, ‘The Heart of R&B.’

And there ya’ have it ILOSM fam’…we learn something new ’round these parts everyday.

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Steven Russell Harts is one of five members from the legendary R&B group, Troop. While fans haven’t heard new music from Troop in awhile, Steven never left the music business. Now, it appears that one of his daughters has followed in her Pop’s footsteps.

Still In The Game:

Steven’s been singing since the age of 13. In an interview with Jet magazine, he shared how he would perform many of Michael Jackson’s songs and his singing talents were widely known in Pasadena, California. Troop started in high school after a producer noticed their singing abilities during their TV appearance on a show called, Putting on the Hits. 

“My buddy Rodney B called me and said, ‘A producer called the show and was wondering if we could sing. Do you want to be in the group?’ I told him, “Heck yeah!” [laughs] I was in the 9th grade when Troop started. We got signed when I was in the 10th grade but our first single, “Mamacita” didn’t come out until 1988.”

Troop gave us fire hits throughout the 80’s and 90’s like, Spread My Wings, All I Do Is Thing of You and let’s not forget about Sweet November. Not only was Steve the lead singer of Troop, he S wore several other musical hats, such as a songwriter and producer and has written songs for Chris Brown, Jennifer Hudson, and Charlie Wilson. Initially, he was hesitant to take on new roles in the music business but his mom encouraged him.

“My mom brought it to my attention saying, ‘Son, you have to eat. You have to keep working until Troop comes back.’ When she told me that, I started to send songs to different people at record companies. That’s when things changed. My songwriting was better than my production skills; but people gave me opportunities to produce records because they loved my songs.”

Proud Pops

Not only is Steven Russell Harts a music producer and writer, he also is a dad to his five children. Harts is a private man and doesn’t discuss much about his kids publicly, however, he’s reportedly very active in their lives. What is even more dope is that it seems Steven has inspired some of them to follow in his footsteps. His daughter, Sia Amun, is a very talented artist in her own right.

Like her father, Sia Amun is a songwriter as well. She’s worked with artists such as Trey Songz, Lady Gaga, Tyrese Gibson, Keke Palmer, Will.I.Am and Mary J Blige, just to name a few. She’s extremely talented and just like her dad, she can SANG! Her highly anticipated album, The Blue Dream Project, was released in January of 2017 and is available on iTunes. So as you can see, although many of us may not have heard of her, she’s not new to this music game, she’s true to this.

According to We Plug Good Music, the Pasadena, Cali singer started singing as a youngin’, just lik her father at the age of 16. The singer/songwriter got a huge break when she started songwriting professionally at 18. Amazingly, her first professional music job landed her the opportunity of working on Lady Gaga’s platinum selling album, The Fame Monster in 2009.

Check out some of her music below:

Not only is his daughter a musical artist, but his son is too…

Check out some more pictures of his children below:

We can’t wait to hear more from Sia Amun, her Pops, Steven Russell Hearts is probably beaming with pride right about now. Keep doing your thing Sia, we see you!

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True lovers of 80s/90s R&B know exactly who is, but for those who need a quick breakdown or memory refresher, let us do the liberty of filling you in. Steve is the lead singer of the R&B group, Troop. They had us rockin’ and slow draggin’ back in the day to their many hits, including “Spread My Wings,” “Mamacita,” and two of our personal favorites, “All I Do Is Think of You” (J5 remake) and “I Will Always Love You.”

“F— THE INDUSTRY!” That’s what the Troop lead singer had to say about the music game recently. Steve posted a message on Instagram which read this:

Although Steve never fully explained who he was talking about, he seems to be implying that there’s some down low gay activity going on behind the scenes of the music industry, where some brothas are ‘sleeping their way to the top.’ Steve made it clear that he will never sell his soul by going against who he is – a straight man- just to get his music heard by the masses.

Let’s not get it twisted though, Steve Russell Harts’ music is heard by the masses through the many current music stars he’s worked with, including Chris Brown’s, Jordin Sparks, Faith Evans, Charlie Wilson, Ciara, and more.

But Steve’s referring to his album and the new music he’s also released with his fellow Troop members since 2014. Many may not have heard about it, but they deserve their just due because it’s solid R&B music.

FANS’ REACTIONS

Anyways, after Steve posted his Instagram message saying peace to the music game, his fans sounded off and they mostly gave him respect for staying true to who he is…

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Hopefully we get to hear the new creations of Steve’s music soon, but in the meantime you can catch him on his other gig.

Steve and singer, Michel’le, have teamed up as the new hosts of the Bass of Boston’s “Hearts of R&B radio show! Catch them at thebassradio.com.

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