Avery Storm

Avery Storm
Avery Storm
	Avery Storm in 2012 by Frank Hendler
Background information
Birth name	Ralph Di Stasio
Born	December 5, 1976 (age 48); Fair Lawn, New Jersey, U.S.
Origin	New York City, U.S.
Genres	R&B
Occupations	Singer; songwriter;
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Beat Club; Derrty;

Ralph Di Stasio (born December 5, 1976), better known by his stage name Avery Storm, is an American singer from Fair Lawn, New Jersey. He is best known for his guest appearance alongside Nelly on Rick Ross' 2008 single "Here I Am," which peaked within the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100. Prior, he signed with Nelly's Derrty Entertainment in 2005 and guest appeared alongside him, P. Diddy, and Jagged Edge on the Notorious B.I.G.'s posthumous single, "Nasty Girl" that same year.

Early life

Di Stasio grew up in a working-class Italian-American family in New Jersey. After high school, he moved to New York City and signed to Timbaland's record label Beat Club in 2001 as "Avery Storm" after joining an independent production company.^[1]

Career

In 2005, Di Stasio was signed to the record label Derrty Entertainment, owned by rapper Nelly.^[2] Storm previously performed on Nelly's album Suit in 2004. Storm appeared on the charting hip hop singles "Nasty Girl", a posthumous single of The Notorious B.I.G. that included Nelly, P. Diddy, and Jagged Edge, and "Here I Am" by Rick Ross, another single that featured Nelly. Shotgun Love is the title of Storm's upcoming debut album, for which Storm has recorded 300 tracks.,^[3] while Audiobiography is the title of Avery's EP produced by the Italian team The Ceasars in 2014.^[4]

Discography

Albums

TBA: Shotgun Love

Mixtapes

2006: Volume Whatever
2009: Category 5
2010: Diary of the TakeOff (in collaboration with The HeatMakerz)

EPs

2014: Audiobiography (produced by The Ceasars (featuring Jadakiss, Styles P))

Singles

2007: "Stop Time"
2008: "Terrified" (featuring Jadakiss)
2008: "My Life" (featuring City Spud)
2009: "Not Like My Girl" (featuring Rick Ross)
2010: "Supermodel" (featuring Nelly)

Featured singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions				Album
Year	Title	US	US R&B	US Rap	UK	Album
2005	"Nasty Girl" (The Notorious B.I.G. featuring P. Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge and Avery Storm)	44	20	9	1	Duets: The Final Chapter
2008	"Here I Am" (Rick Ross featuring Nelly and Avery Storm)	41	9	5	—	Trilla

Guest appearances

Year	Title	Artist(s)	Album
2003	"I Better Go"	Murphy Lee	Murphy's Law
2004	"In My Life"	Nelly, Mase	Suit
2005	"Time"	St. Lunatics	Coach Carter (soundtrack)
2005	"Tired"	Nelly	Sweatsuit
2006	"Badder Than a Mutha"	Daz Dillinger	So So Gangsta
2007	"All Night (Excuse Me)"	Ali & Gipp, Nelly, Juvenile	Kinfolk
2008	"Who Fucks wit Me"	Nelly	Brass Knuckles
2009	"I Tried"	Jadakiss	The Last Kiss
	"Crazy World"	DJ Green Lantern, Uncle Murda
	"Rich Off Cocaine"	Rick Ross	Deeper Than Rap
	"Refuse to Lose"	DJ Green Lantern, dead prez, Chuck D	Pulse of the People (Turn Off the Radio Vol. 3)
	"Triumph"	Pitbull	Rebelution
	"Want You to Myself"	Murphy Lee	You See Me
2010	"The General"	Capone-N-Noreaga	The War Report 2: Report the War
	"The Corner"	I-20	The Sleeping Giant
	"I'll Be Good"	J.Y., Joel Ortiz	The Hiring Process
	"The Power"	Wale	More About Nothing
	"Fairytale"	Cam'ron, Vado
	"If I Gave U 1"	Nelly	5.0
2011	"How I Fly"	Styles P	Master of Ceremonies
2013	"Whole Wide World"	Waka Flocka Flame	DuFlocka Rant: Halftime Show

References

^ "About". I Am Avery Storm. Archived from the original on 2010-05-06. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
^ Reid, Shaheem (December 5, 2005). "Em, Dre, Game Hit The Streets; Jeezy Fires Back At The Media". Mixtape Monday. MTV News. Archived from the original on April 2, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
^ McMenamin, Jessica (July 24, 2009). "Avery Storm: Nelly & Pharrell Approved". BlackBook. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
^ "The Source |Avery Storm Realizes It's Easier to Breakup on His First Single off His "Autobiography" EP". 26 February 2014.

[1] "About". I Am Avery Storm. Archived from the original on 2010-05-06. Retrieved May 21, 2010.

[2] Reid, Shaheem (December 5, 2005). "Em, Dre, Game Hit The Streets; Jeezy Fires Back At The Media". Mixtape Monday. MTV News. Archived from the original on April 2, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2010.

[3] McMenamin, Jessica (July 24, 2009). "Avery Storm: Nelly & Pharrell Approved". BlackBook. Retrieved May 21, 2010.

[4] "The Source |Avery Storm Realizes It's Easier to Breakup on His First Single off His "Autobiography" EP". 26 February 2014.

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