BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.5// X-WR-CALNAME:www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco X-WR-CALDESC:www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130524T024255CEST-8512cXTZ7K@www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco DTSTAMP:20130524T000555Z DESCRIPTION:\nJ. Holiday was born Nahum Grymes\, a named derived from a bib lical figure because he is the son of a preacher. Holiday was raised alone by his mother in Washington D.C. after his father died when he was just 11. Frances\, was the type of mother who sticks to conventional rules like completing education and attending church. Holiday was sent to a local Hi gh School where he acknowledged a talent in singing during a showcase nigh t. By then he was a frequent listener to Boyz II Men\, Tupac Shakur and Jo deci records. Although he had the passion to go deep in music path\, his m om sent him back to school to complete the education first. Upon the gradu ation Holiday skipped college option and headed straight to studios where he began recording demo tapes.\n2006-2008: Back of My Lac' The album debut ed on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart at number 5\, selling 105\,000 copies i n its first week.[2] It debuted at #1 on the Top R&\;B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album debuted in the Top 20 R&\;B/Hip Hop albums in Canada and char ted within the Top 100 albums in Canada. It became a Top 10 R&\;B/Hip H op album in the UK and a Top 40 UK album entry peaking at #32. In the U.S it also made it to #8 on the Tastemakers chart and #5 on the Top Digital A lbums and Billboard Comprehensive Albums Chart. The promotional single fro m this album was "\;Be with Me"\;\, which stalled at #83 on the Ho t R&\;B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart. Bed debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in the issue week of July 4\, 2007 at number 89 and has peaked at number 5 .[4] It was number 1 on the Hot R&\;B/Hip-Hop Songs for five weeks in a row. The single has also debuted on BET's 106 &\; Park countdown at nu mber 9 on Tuesday July 31\, 2007. On Wednesday\, August 15\, 2007\, "\ ;Bed"\; hit number one on its 11th day on the countdown. J. Holiday al so performed "\;Bed"\; on 106 &\; Park on August 17\, 2007. &qu ot\;Bed"\; was also performed on Showtime at the Apollo along with the single "\;Suffocate"\;. This song was #70 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[5] The video for "\;Bed"\; was ran ked the #11 video of 2007 on BET: Notarized. His video for the third singl e\, "\;Suffocate\,"\; debuted on BET's 106 &\; Park on November 7\, 2007. The video was shot in Paris\, France. "\;Come Here"\; w as released as a single but was ultimately canceled.[6]\n2009-2010: Round 2 Round 2 is the second studio album by contemporary R&\;B singer J. Ho liday. The album was released on March 10\, 2009. The album is the follow- up to his gold-selling debut album Back of My Lac'. The album sold 55\,000 units in its first week and debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200. &qu ot\;It's Yours"\; is the first single from singer J. Holiday's second studio album\, Round 2. The single features production from The Co-Stars ( Teairra Mari's Make Her Feel Good)\, and Jasper Cameron (Lloyd's Player's Prayer). The song was well received\, becoming the most added single at Ur ban Mainstream radio the week of December 13\, 2008. Its Yours peaked at 2 5 on the US R&\;B chart. The 2nd single that was supposed to be release d was Fall\, but due to label problems it was canceled like "\;Come He re"\; on his previous album.\n2012: New Label &\; New Album In 2010 J. Holiday left Capitol Records and signed to Def Jam. He than released h is mixtape M.I.A: The Lost Pages in 2011\, to give his fans new music. In early 2012\, J. Holiday left Def Jam Recordings. On May 29\, 2012 he relea sed his single "\;Sign My Name"\; from his upcoming third studio a lbum. DTSTART:20130215T223000 DTEND:20130215T235900 DURATION:PT3H LOCATION:San Francisco SUMMARY:Valentine's Weekend with J. HOLIDAY END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR