Casandra Ventura (born August 26, 1986), known mononymously as Cassie, is a American recording artist, actress and model. Born in New London, Connecticut, she began her career as a result of meeting record producer Ryan Leslie, who later signed her NextSelection Lifestyle Group. She convinced Sean “Diddy” Combs to partner his Bad Boy Records with Leslie’s NextSelection imprint for the release of her debut album
Cassie’s self titled debut album was released in late 2006, proceeded by the single “Me & U”, which became a major hit in 2006. She began work on her second studio album in 2007 releasing three singles; “Official Girl” featuring Lil Wayne in August 2008, “Must Be Love” featuring Diddy in April 2009, and “Lets Get Crazy” featuring Akon in August 2009, which all failed to chart in the USA. On April 11, 2013 Cassie released her debut mixtape #RockaByeBaby
Apart from music, Cassie is signed to moddeling agency Wilhelmina Models and has featured in magazines including GQ. Cassie has also ventured into acting, she made her film debut in Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)
