Shareefa

{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}

{{BLP sources |date=February 2008}}

{{Infobox musical artist

|name = Shareefa

|image =

|background = solo_singer

|birth_name = Shareefa Faradah Cooper

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|3|12|mf=y}}

|birth_place =Newark, New Jersey

|origin = Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

|genre = R&B, hip hop

|occupation = Vocalist

|years_active = 2005–present

|label = Disturbing tha Peace, Interscope

|website = [http://dtprecords.com/artists/shareefa Official Shareefa website]

}}

Shareefa Faradah Cooper (born March 12, 1984), known professionally as Shareefa, is an American R&B singer. Shareefa has lived in Charlotte, North Carolina. She signed with Disturbing tha Peace/Def Jam Recordings in 2005. Her first single, "Need a Boss", featuring the rapper and labelmate Ludacris, was produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, and reached #62 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her only album Point of No Return was released in October 2006{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=shareefa-p820230/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Shareefa|last=Kellman|first=Andy|publisher=|website=Allmusic|accessdate=21 October 2010}} and charted at #25 on the Billboard 200.

Discography

= Albums =

== Studio albums ==

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|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions

align=center width=40|U.S.

!align=center width=40|U.S. R&B

scope="row"|Point of No Return

|

  • Released: October 24, 2006
  • {{nowrap|Label: Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam}}
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download

| 25 || 3

== Compilation albums ==

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|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details

! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Sales

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Certifications

style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|US

!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|US
R&B

!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|US
Rap

scope="row"|Disturbing tha Peace
(with Disturbing tha Peace)

|

  • Released: December 13, 2005
  • {{nowrap|Label: Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam}}
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download

| 11 || 1 || 1

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  • US: 630,000

|

  • RIAA: Gold{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=LUDACRIS & DTP|title=DISTURBING THA PEACE|type=album|accessdate=June 19, 2018}}
colspan="7" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

== Mixtapes ==

  • The Misunderstanding Of Shareefa (2010)

Singles

= As lead artist =

class="wikitable"

!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|Year

!align="left" valign="top"|Song

!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|U.S. Hot 100

!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|U.S. R&B

!align="left" valign="top"|Album

align="center" rowspan="2"|2006

|align="left" valign="top"|"Need a Boss" (featuring Ludacris)

|align="center" valign="top"|62

|align="center" valign="top"|10

|align="center" rowspan="2"|Point of No Return

align="left" valign="top"|"Cry No More"

|align="center" valign="top"|—

|align="center" valign="top"|43

align="center" rowspan="1"|2010

|align="left" valign="top"|"By My Side" (featuring Rick Ross)

|align="center" valign="top"|—

|align="center" valign="top"|—

|align="center" rowspan="1"|The Misunderstanding Of Shareefa

align="center" rowspan="1"|2010

|align="left" valign="top"|"Should I Stay"

|align="center" valign="top"|—

|align="center" valign="top"|—

|align="center" rowspan="1"|N/A

align="center" rowspan="1"|2013

|align="left" valign="top"|"They Gon Learn"

|align="center" valign="top"|—

|align="center" valign="top"|—

|align="center" rowspan="1"|N/A

align="center" rowspan="1"|2015

|align="left" valign="top"|"Reloaded"

|align="center" valign="top"|—

|align="center" valign="top"|—

|align="center" rowspan="1"|N/A

align="center" rowspan="1"|2017

|align="left" valign="top"|"Boy Bye"

|align="center" valign="top"|—

|align="center" valign="top"|—

|align="center" rowspan="1"|N/A

Notes

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