Alicia Augello Cook born January 25 1981 Better Known By Her Stage Name Alicia Keys Is An American Recording Artist Musician And Actress. She Was Raised By A Single Mother In The Hell's Kitchen Area Of Manhattan In New York City New York United States. At Age Seven Keys Began To Play Classical Music On The Piano. She Attended Professional Performing Arts School And Graduated At 16 As Valedictorian. She Later Attended Columbia University Before Dropping Out To Pursue Her Music Career. Read More On Last.Fm
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: You Don't Know My Name
"You Don't Know My Name" Is A Song By American R&B-Soul Singer Alicia Keys From Her Second Studio Album The Diary Of Alicia Keys 2003 . The Track Written By Keys Kanye West And Harold Lilly And Co-Produced By Keys And West Was Released As The Album's Lead Single In November 2003 And Contains A Sample From The 1974 Song "Let Me Prove My Love To You" Written By J. R. Bailey Mel Kent And Ken Williams And Performed By The Main Ingredient. It Became Keys' Third Top Ten Hit In The United States Peaking At Number Three On The Billboard Hot 100 And Also Stayed Atop The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs For Eight Weeks. Furthermore The Song Won A Grammy Award For Best R&B Song In 2005 And A Soul Train Music Award For Best R&B/Soul Single Female In 2004. "You Don't Know My Name" Was Sampled On Lil Wayne's 2008 Song "Comfortable" Featuring Babyface. Blender Magazine Ranked The Song Number Thirty-Seven On Its List Of The 100 Best Songs Of 2004.