Nivea

Nivea B. Hamilton, also known as Nivea, is an R&B singer. She’s known for hits such as “Don’t Mess With My Man”.

She began her career in 2000 being featured on the Mystikal’s single “Danger (Been So Long)”, which was a minor success. In 2001, she released her debut single “Don’t Mess with the Radio”. It became a moderate success, peaking at ninety on the Billboard Hot 100 and eighty-five on Billboard R&B chart. Her debut self-titled album was released the same year, peaking at number eighty on the Billboard 200. “Don’t Mess With My Man” was released as the third single (The second one was “Run Away (I Wanna Be with You)”) to major success, reaching the top-ten on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The last single, “Laundromat”, also gained attraction as it peaked at number twenty on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 2005, Nivea released the lead single “Okay” for her upcoming second studio album, which peaked at number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100. Her second album Complicated was an improvement commercially as it peaked at number thirty seven on the Billboard 200 and nine on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. “Parking Lot” was the second and last single off the album due to Nivea leaving Jive Records. She later signed with Formula Records.

In 2006, Nivea released her third album Animalistic only in Japan (It was going to be released in the US in 2017, but was scrapped.). After this, she took a hiatus from music until the 2011 EP Nivea: Undercover. In 2012, Nivea announced her fourth studio album, however, it has since never been released. In 2015, she announced the release of two new albums titled The Randy Watson Collection and Mirrors. In 2018, she was featured on songs such as Lil Wayne’s “Dope New Gospel”.