He was signed with Elektra in 1995 by Darryl Williams. In 1997, he performed in a television special with his sister, but despite the mainstream attention, he was dropped by Elektra soon after. His easygoing image and boyish looks appealed to the producers of Brandy's television show, Moesha, scoring him a role on the popular UPN series starting in 1999. He also started producing, putting together the music for several commercials and a few of the demos for his second record. In 1997 he also released his debut album Everything You Want, recorded the year before, which spawned two singles. "Let It Go" was the lead single of the smash soundtrack for Set It Off (Brandy also appeared on the soundtrack; and her song "Missing You" with Tamia, Chaka Khan and Gladys Knight peaked also at number 25). It peaked number 25 in the U.S. and number 11 in New Zealand. The second single peaked at number 54 on the U.S. R&B chart.
After appearing on the last episode of Moesha in 2001, Norwood stepped back into the studio and recorded "Another Day In Paradise" with Brandy, which was a Top Ten success in Austria, UK, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Norway, Ireland, the Netherlands and number 11 in Australia and France. The song was the lead single of the R&B/Hip Hop tribute Urban Renewal, in which he co-produced and performed songs. Norwood also worked with The Neptunes, Rodney Jerkins and Lil' Kim, and several other hitmaking producers and singers for his second studio album This Ain't A Game, a Hip hop-oriented record that featured more of his rapping than his debut. The album was released in 2001, but despite a strong promotional push from new label Atlantic Records, it wasn't a breakthrough success. The lead single "Wait A Minute" appeared in the lower half of the charts in Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Great Britain. The second single did even worse peaking on the R&B/Hip hop chart only.
In 2002 he appeared in the video for his sister's smash-hit "What About Us", which was produced by Jerkins, and was released as her third album, Full Moon's lead single during the first quarter of 2002 (see 2002 in music). While "What About Us?" entered the Top 20 on the majority of the charts it appeared on, it reached the Top 10 in Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, the UK, and the United States.
After a two year break, Norwood returned to recording studios, adding the finishing touches on his third studio album Raydiation with help from producers such as Rodney Jerkins, Timbaland, and R. Kelly. A joint venture by Sanctuary Records and Ray-J's own label, independent Knockout Entertainment, the album was finally released on September 27, 2005 in North America after several delays, debuting at number forty-eight on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 18,321 copies in the first week. Boosted by the album's lead single "One Wish," a top 20 success in Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, the U.S.. Raydiation eventually sold over 400,000 copies domestically.[2]
In 2005, Norwood joined the cast of UPN's One On One,[3] where he played the character of D-Mack for the final season.
More recently, Knockout Entertainment announced a multi-million dollar album deal with Koch Records and Shaquille O'Neal’s "Deja 34" entertainment company.[2] The first album for this deal is Norwood's upcoming fourth album All I Feel, which featuresThe Game, and remixes with Manny and Gil (MP Productions) among others. It was released on April 1st,2008.[4] The album's first single is "Sexy Can I" featuring rapper Yung Berg peaked at number three on the Top Singles (Hot 100) for six weeks. A video for the track, directed by R. Malcolm Jones, was shot in December 2007
Good Thangs
Ray J Lyrics
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I just wanna do good thangs
Not just anything
I just wanna do good things (good thangs)
Sugar dumpling you got me feelin' for ya
In so many ways that I can't remember my name
You got the ride, that I want to drive
Ain't nothing better than
When I hold you close
Ain't nothing better than
The way you turn me on, and on
'Cause baby baby, you know you make it right
Each and every time I look in your eyes I
I just wanna do good things (baby just anything but)
Good thangs, good thangs to ya (good thangs, good, good thangs)
I just wanna say the thangs (baby not just anything, but)
Good thangs, good thangs to ya
Good thangs
Honey lover, you got me going crazy
'Cause everywhere I look it's you that I see
I'm on a high, way up in the sky
Above the clouds where all the birds do fly
Ain't nothing better than
When I hold you close
Ain't nothing better than
The way you turn me on, on
'Cause baby baby, you make it all so right
And I don't want it to come as no surprise
I just wanna do good thangs (baby not just anything but)
Good thangs, good thangs to ya (good thangs, I just wanna)
I just wanna say the thangs (baby not just anything but)
Good thangs, good thangs to ya (good thangs, I just wanna)
I just wanna do good thangs (baby not just anything but)
Good thangs, good thangs to ya (good thangs, I just wanna)
I just wanna say the things (baby not just anything but)
Good thangs, good things to ya (good thangs, I just wanna)
Good thangs to ya, good thangs to my girl
Good thangs to ya, good thangs to my girl (I just wanna )
Good thangs to ya, good thangs to my girl
Good thangs to ya, good thangs to my girl (I just wanna )
I just wanna do good thangs (do things, and not just anything)
Good thangs, good thangs to ya (good thangs)
I just wanna say the thangs (ain't nothing better, good thangs)
Good thangs, good thangs to ya (good, good thangs) (I just wanna)
I just wanna do good thangs (do things)
Good thangs, good thangs to ya (good thangs)
I just wanna, I just want to say the thangs (baby not just anything but)
Good thangs, good thangs to ya (good thangs)
I just wanna, I just want to do good thangs (you know that I just wanna do good thangs now)
Good thangs, good thangs to ya (oh, good thangs)
I just wanna, just want to say the thangs (say the thangs, all the thangs, good thangs)
Good thangs, good thangs to ya (good, good thangs) (I just wanna)
I just want to do good thangs (do things, and not just anything)
Good thangs, good thangs to ya (good thangs)
I just wanna, I just want to say the thangs (good thangs)
Good thangs, good thangs to ya (oh I) (I just wanna)
I just wanna do good thangs (all the things) good thangs, good thangs to ya
In the song "Good Thangs" by Ray J, the singer expresses his desire to do good things for his lover, rather than just doing anything. He describes how she makes him feel and how he cannot forget her. He wants her to know that there is nothing better than being close to her and the way she turns him on. He wants to do all sorts of good things for her because she makes everything right in his world.
The lyrics reflect a deep sense of love and commitment to someone special. It describes how the singer is blissfully happy because he is with his lover. He wants to do anything possible to make her happy and keep her close to him. The song communicates a strong message of appreciation and admiration for the power of love.
Line by Line Meaning
Good thangs, oh, oh, yeah
Expressing the desire to do positive things in one's life.
I just wanna do good thangs
The goal of the artist is to do good things in their life.
Not just anything
Aspires to do more than just mundane things in their life.
Sugar dumpling you got me feelin' for ya
The artist is attracted to someone, carefree and sweet.
In so many ways that I can't remember my name
The level of attraction is so high that it is impossible to remember one's own name.
You got the ride, that I want to drive
The artist is interested in this person, both spiritually and physically.
You got the groove that suits with the all good things
The person being addressed has a positive outlook that fits in nicely with the artist's own.
Ain't nothing better than
There is nothing better in this moment than what is being experienced.
When I hold you close
The intimacy shared between the two people is tremendously positive for the artist.
The way you turn me on, and on
The level of love and attraction is so high that it can be palpable.
'Cause baby baby, you know you make it right
The person addressed is the source of positivity and happiness for the artist.
Each and every time I look in your eyes I
The visual and emotional connection the two share is a source of joy for the artist.
Good thangs, good thangs to ya
The artist feels that the person addressed deserves good things.
Honey lover, you got me going crazy
The person addressed is driving the artist to a level of emotional exhilaration that is hard to contain.
'Cause everywhere I look it's you that I see
The person addressed is on the forefront of the artist's mind.
I'm on a high, way up in the sky
The level of love and excitement is so high that it feels like the artist is on top of the world.
Above the clouds where all the birds do fly
The level of positivity and love is so high that it feels like the artist is in a realm beyond what is normal.
Good thangs to ya, good thangs to my girl
Wishing the person addressed, who is also the artist's girlfriend, many positive things in their life.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: GLENN MCKINNEY, KEITH EDWARD CROUCH, RAHSAAN PATTERSON
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