[7] Roderick was a backup vocalist for Barry White; and has written and recorded with Tevin Campbell and Rahsaan Patterson.

[8] Jimmy Varner is a songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who has collaborated with Gerald Alston, Kool & the Gang, and Will Downing.

Varner spent most of her childhood sleeping on studio couches, running around green rooms, and watching her parents struggle to make a name in the industry.

She dropped the guitar and became a part of Alexander Hamilton High School's Academy of Music's Vocal Jazz Group.

The song, which serves as the lead single from her debut studio album Perfectly Imperfect (2012), features American rapper J. Cole.

With the shutdown, Varner (and all artists previously signed to these three labels) would release her future material on RCA Records.

[12][13] In preparation for her debut studio album, Varner released a mixtape on January 23, 2012, titled Conversational Lush.

[18] For her second studio album, Varner worked with producers including Pop & Oak, Eric Hudson, DJ Dahi, Da Internz, and Hit-Boy.

"I'm definitely addressing feelings of the human experience, such as insecurity, jealousy, sexuality, sensuality, deep love, going out drinking there's just a kind of moment of a full spectrum."

Varner's voice has been compared to that of British singer Adele containing "soul "with a touch of raspy seduction.