The discography of American singer Aloe Blacc consists of five studio albums, five extended plays and 47 singles. On July 11, 2006, he released his first LP album, Shine Through. He then toured across Europe and the US with Emanon, while working on his second solo album.
In 2010, Blacc released his second album, Good Things, on Stones Throw records. The first single " I Need a Dollar ", made major chart success in over 15 countries in Europe, peaking number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and also charting in the top 20 in Australia and New Zealand.
The career of singer, songwriter, and producer Aloe Blacc has been filled with sharp creative turns reflective of a diverse listening background. Since starting with underground rap recordings, he's had a crossover hit rooted in gritty soul ("I Need a Dollar," 2010), a global country/folk-EDM smash produced by Avicii ("Wake Me Up," 2013), and an album nominated for a Grammy ( Lift Your Spirit, also 2013), all followed with a set that has further refined his amiable hybrid approach ( All Love Everything, 2020). Despite a broad range of recordings throughout a career that dates back to the latter half of the 1990s, Aloe has consistently maintained a blue-collar everyman quality -- as enhanced by his rustic tenor voice -- with most of his writing rooted in reality yet typically feel-good and uplifting in nature. Along with fellow traveler Mayer Hawthorne, Aloe made the revered independent label Stones Throw an unlikely and unintentional launching pad for sustained above-ground success.
Aloe Blacc, born Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III to Panamanian immigrant s, was raised in California's Orange County. He absorbed styles such as cumbia, merengue, and salsa in his household, and eventually hip-hop in his environment. While in elementary school, he began playing trumpet and started writing rhymes.
While in elementary school, he began playing trumpet and started writing rhymes. These pursuits continued through high school. As simply Aloe, he made his recorded debut as a teenager in 1996 on Imaginary Friends, a mixtape by Exile (credited then as Eksile ).