Future Black History Month: Sevyn Streeter Is R&B's Confident Voice

Fuse is once again celebrating an extended Black History Month by highlighting a variety of rising forces who are creating Future Black History before our very eyes. Today we are honoring Sevyn Streeter, who is quickly becoming a vital part of modern R&B music.

The Florida native first got her start in the industry as a teenager when she was part of the girl group TG4, and later RichGirl in 2007. But soon Sevyn (whose real name is Amber) broke out on her own and signed to Chris Brown's CBE label imprint. The singer then began to make her stamp in the R&B world with 2012's "I Like" and "It Won't Stop" the following year. The latter single, a sultry collaboration with Brown, dominated radio for weeks, became Streeters first Top 40 smash on the Billboard Hot 100 and is certified Gold.

Thanks to her stunning vocals, sunny personality and throwback charm reminiscent of her idol Aaliyah, Sevyn quickly gained enough momentum to create her debut album Girl Disrupted which drops this spring. She has the best of both worlds: She is the extra-cool girl next door that you want to kick it with, but also has such a radiating inner and outer beauty that fans admire. Sevyn tackles topics in her music that is relatable for so many women, as she discusses heartbreak, cheating, affection and other facets in a relationship.