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Attrell Cordes Biography

Attrell Cordes is one of the most popular and richest Rapper who was born on May 15, 1970 in New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. Better known by his stage name of Prince Be, this hip hop artist is famous for forming a popular 1990s music group called P.M. Dawn. Two of his recordings, The Bliss Album? and Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience, became certified U.S. Gold albums.

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Attrell Stephen Cordes, Jr. (May 15, 1970 – June 17, 2016), also known by the stage name Prince Be, was an American rapper, musician, singer and record producer. Cordes was the lead vocalist of the hip hop group P.M. Dawn, which he formed in 1988 with his brother, Jarrett Cordes, also known by DJ Minutemix. Cordes, as the frontman and lyricist for P.M. Dawn, became known for blending rap with singing, as well as ethereal beats and aspects of mysticism and crypto-Christian imagery, to his songs. In 2016, The New York Times called both Cordes and P.M. Dawn “both underappreciated and quietly influential.”

Cordes, known on stage as Prince Be, formed P.M. Dawn with his younger brother, Jarrett Cordes, a.k.a. DJ Minutemix, in Jersey City in 1988. The duo created their first demo using $600 that Attrell Cordes had earned while working at a homeless shelter as a nighttime security guard. Attrell Cordes was one of first artists to blend and transition between rap and singing, often in the same song, within his music.

He and his brother and P.M. Dawn collaborator, Jarrett Cordes, grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey. The brothers’ stepfather, George Brown, belonged to a rhythm and blues, disco, and jazz group called Kool and the Gang.

NameAttrell Cordes
First NameAttrell
Last NameCordes
OccupationRapper
BirthdayMay 15
Birth Year1970
Place of BirthNew Jersey
Home TownNew Jersey
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignTaurus
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MotherNot Available
SiblingsJarrett Cordes
SpouseMary Sierra-Cordes
Children(s)Christian Cordes, Mia Grace, Brandon Cordes

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In a 1991 interview with Details, Cordes caused a very public feud between P.M. Dawn and KRS-One, a rapper from the Bronx. Cordes had made some less than glowing remarks regarding KRS-One in the interview, wondering at one point, “KRS-One wants to be a teacher, but a teacher of what?”. In retaliation, KRS-One crashed a January 1992 P.M. Dawn concert at The Sound Factory Bar in Manhattan and threw the group off-stage.

Attrell Cordes Net Worth

Attrell Cordes is one of the richest Rapper from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Attrell Cordes's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In his early teenage years, he began writing songs and working as a DJ. Later, using money he had earned as a security guard, he recorded P.M. Dawn’s demo tape.

His hit singles include “Set Adrift on Memory Bliss,” which reached number 1 in both the United States and New Zealand, and “I’d Die Without You,” which rose to number 3 in the U.S.

Cordes was born to Janice Carr and Attrell Cordes Sr. in Jersey City, New Jersey, on May 15, 1970. His father died when he and his younger brother, Jarrett Cordes, were young. His mother later married George Brown, a drummer for Kool & the Gang, who became their stepfather.

Net Worth$5 Million
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Source of IncomeRapper
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HouseLiving in own house.

P.M. Dawn’s 1993 sophomore album, The Bliss Album…? (Vibrations of Love and Anger and the Ponderance of Life and Existence), was also certified gold. The album’s first single, “I’d Die Without You”, featured in Eddie Murphy’s film Boomerang, released ahead of the album in 1992, reached number 3 on the Hot 100. The album’s second single, “Looking Through Patient Eyes”, in which Cordes sampled George Michael’s “Father Figure”, was also a top 10 hit.

P.M. Dawn released two more albums, Jesus Wept (1995) and Dearest Christian, I’m So Very Sorry for Bringing You Here. Love, Dad (1998), which were critically acclaimed but failed to match the commercial reception of the earlier studio albums. However, Attrell Cordes found success by producing and writing for other artists throughout the 1990s and 2000s. He wrote a song for Elton John’s Duets, which was performed by both John and P.M. Dawn. The duo’s final album, F*cked Music, was a mail-order only release available from the band’s website in 2000.

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The duo released their first single, “Ode to a Forgetful Mind”, in 1989. In 1991, P.M. Dawn released their gold-certified debut album, Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience, much of which was written and produced by Attrell Cordes. The album, a critical and commercial success, was led by the first single, “Set Adrift on Memory Bliss”, in which Prince Be and DJ Minutemix sampled Spandau Ballet’s 1983 hit, “True”, with co-writing credits for Gary Kemp and Attrell Cordes. “Set Adrift on Memory Bliss” became the first single by a black rap group to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and only the third rap artist to reach to the top of that chart overall.

Cordes endured several serious health problems, including diabetes for more than twenty years. He suffered several strokes, including one in 2005 which resulted in partial paralysis on the left side of his body. One of his legs had to be partially amputated below the knee due to gangrene. He had been living in nursing homes during recent years as his health deteriorated.

Who is Attrell Cordes Dating?

According to our records, Attrell Cordes married to Mary Sierra-Cordes . As of December 1, 2023, Attrell Cordes’s is not dating anyone.

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P.M. Dawn appeared on a 2005 episode of the NBC reality show, Hit Me, Baby, One More Time. The group, still fronted by an ailing Prince Be, performed their 1991 hit, “Set Adrift on Memory Bliss”, as well as a contemporary cover version of Puddle of Mudd’s “Blurry” (2001). Cordes, who had just suffered a major stroke that same year, was helped onto the stage and performed the songs from a seat. P.M. Dawn won the episode’s competition, defeating Animotion, Juice Newton, Missing Persons and Shannon. The group donated the entire prize of $20,000 to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, a disease which afflicted Cordes.

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Attrell Ranked on the list of most popular Rapper. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Attrell Cordes celebrates birthday on May 15 of every year.

Attrell Cordes died from kidney failure, a complication of his diabetes, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center on Neptune City, New Jersey, on June 17, 2016, at the age of 46. He was survived by his wife, Mary Sierra-Cordes and three children: Mia, Christian and Brandon.

What happened to Attrell Cordes?

Attrell Cordes, the singer Prince Be from No. 1-charting R&B group P.M. Dawn, has died at age 46 from complications due to diabetes, Cordes’ bandmate and cousin Doc. G confirmed to Billboard.

What happened to the lead singer of P.M. Dawn?

Singer Attrell Cordes of the music duo P.M. Dawn has died, the group said in a statement. He was 46. The singer and rapper, whose stage name was Prince Be, was one of two brothers who made up the R&B group. He died Friday after suffering from diabetes and renal kidney disease, according to the group.

Who was the lead singer of P.M. Dawn?

Attrell Cordes
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1988–2016
LabelsGee Street V2 Island

What is P.M. Dawn doing now?

P.M. Dawn Prince Be Dead at 46 Cordes passed away Friday at his NJ home from kidney disease. He was 46. PM Dawn, which also included Cordes’ brother, Jarrett, were huge in the early ’90s. They’re best known for their #1 hit “Set Adrift on Memory Bliss.”

What happened to OM dawn?

Attrell Cordes, best known as Prince Be of the ’90s hip-hop group P.M. Dawn, died Friday in New Jersey. He was 46. Prince Be, who had long suffered from diabetes, died of renal kidney disease, according to People. Attrell Cordes and his brother Jarrett (a.k.a. DJ Minutemix) formed P.M. Dawn in 1988.

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