Cassie Ventura discography | |
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Studio albums | 1 |
Singles | 25 |
Music videos | 11 |
Mixtapes | 1 |
Promotional singles | 5 |
American singer Cassie Ventura, known simply as Cassie, has released one studio album, one mixtape, thirteen singles (including three as a featured artist) and eleven music videos. She recorded her first song, "Kiss Me", with Ryan Leslie for her mother's birthday in February 2005. Leslie then signed Ventura to his NextSelection imprint, writing and producing her first single, "Me & U", that same year. The song soon went viral after made available on her MySpace page and became a club hit in Germany. In the meantime, Diddy partnered with Leslie to release Ventura's self-titled debut album Cassie in August 2006, through Bad Boy and Atlantic Records. [1] [2] The album debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 and charted within the top forty in the UK Albums Chart, where it later received a Silver certification by the British Phonographic Industry. "Me & U" peaked in the top ten of several countries, including number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and spent seven weeks atop the US Airplay chart, being certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America selling over one million digital downloads. [3] [4] The follow-up "Long Way 2 Go" was the final single of the album and despite less successful in the US, it went on to peak within the top forty of various other countries.
In 2007, Ventura contributed with "Is It You" to the Step Up 2: The Streets soundtrack, also starring in the film. During this time, she was featured on Leslie's single "Addiction" from his debut album. In following years, Ventura released a string of standalone singles that failed to lead a second full-length project, including "Official Girl", featuring Lil Wayne (2008), "Must Be Love", featuring Puff Daddy (2009), and "Let's Get Crazy", featuring Akon (2009), while multiple demo tracks from the project's recording sessions leaked online. [5] [6] [7] In September 2011, she was featured on the Bad Boy Presents: The Preview mixtape with two new songs, "Radio", featuring Fabolous, and "Make You a Believer", featuring Jadakiss, announcing the release of a new single "King of Hearts" the following year, through Interscope Records (later included on the Bad Boy 20th Anniversary Box Set Edition ). [8] In 2012, Ventura also released a collaborative track with Nicki Minaj, "The Boys", among guest appearances with other artists, and another promotional single, "Balcony", featuring Young Jeezy, after revealing she was working on a mixtape. [9] [10]
In April 2013, Ventura released her debut mixtape RockaByeBaby to positive reception and critical acclaim, which was preceded by the video premieres of "Numb", featuring Rick Ross, and "Paradise", featuring Wiz Khalifa, while claiming to still be working on her sophomore album simultaneously. [6] [11] Later that year, she contributed with a song, "Indo", to Solange Knowles' record label compilation album Saint Heron . [12] In September 2016, "Joint (No Sleep)" was released as a part of the Honey 3: Dare to Dance soundtrack after Ventura was cast in the film's leading role. [13] In August 2017, she announced signing a joint deal with Epic Records and Bad Boy with the release of a single called "Love a Loser". [14] It was followed by "Don't Play It Safe", produced by Kaytranada and was set to precede a project by the two. [15]
In the summer of 2019, Cassie revealed through social media she would be dropping songs exclusively on streaming platforms throughout a few weeks, dubbed as Free Friday's, which formed a playlist to celebrate the launch of her new independent label Ventura Music. She stated, "#FreeFridays was an exercise in freedom that I hope you all enjoyed and will continue to enjoy." [16] [17] [18]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [19] | US R&B/HH [20] | BEL (WA) [21] | FRA [22] | GER [23] | JPN [24] | NL [25] | SWI [26] | UK [27] | UK R&B [28] | ||||
Cassie |
| 4 | 2 | 78 | 48 | 82 | 30 | 78 | 57 | 33 | 3 |
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RockaByeBaby |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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US [33] | US R&B/HH [34] | US Rhy. [35] | AUS [36] | CAN [37] | FRA [22] | GER [23] | IRE [38] | NZ [39] | UK [40] | |||||
"Me & U" | 2006 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — [B] | 8 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 6 | Cassie | ||
"Long Way 2 Go" | 97 | — [C] | 29 | 23 | — | 21 | 43 | 14 | 17 | 12 | ||||
"Is It You" | 2007 | — | — | — | — [D] | 85 | — | — | — | — | 52 | Step Up 2: The Streets | ||
"Official Girl" (featuring Lil Wayne) | 2008 | — [E] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Must Be Love" (featuring Puff Daddy) | 2009 | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Let's Get Crazy" (featuring Akon) | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"King of Hearts" | 2012 | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bad Boy 20th Anniversary | ||
"The Boys" (with Nicki Minaj) | — [F] | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | — | 101 | Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The Re-Up | |||
"Love a Loser" (featuring G-Eazy) [14] | 2017 | — | — [G] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Don't Play It Safe" [50] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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US | US R&B/HH [51] | AUS [52] | CAN | FRA [53] | GER [54] | NL | NZ | SWI [55] | UK [56] | ||||
"Addiction" (Ryan Leslie featuring Cassie and Fabolous) | 2008 | — [H] | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ryan Leslie | |
"#Wheresthelove" (The Black Eyed Peas featuring Cassie as part of the World) [58] | 2016 | — [I] | — | 15 | — [J] | 26 | 39 | — [K] | — [L] | 41 | 47 | Non-album singles | |
"Obvious" (Eden Prince featuring Cassie) [63] | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Sound of Love" [64] (DJ Komori featuring Cassie) | 2011 | The Exclusives R&B HITS Vol.4 |
"Make You a Believer" [65] (featuring Jadakiss) | Bad Boy Presents: The Preview | |
"Radio" [66] (featuring Fabolous) | ||
"Babygirl" [67] (N.O.R.E. featuring Cassie) | 2012 | Crack on Steroids |
"Balcony" [68] (featuring Young Jeezy) | Non-album single | |
"Moments" (featuring The Code) [69] | 2019 | Free Friday's Playlist [M] |
"Excuses" [71] | ||
"Hungover" [72] | ||
"Don't Let Go" [73] | ||
"Speaking Of" [74] | ||
"Rollercoaster" [75] (featuring Ro James) | ||
"Teach Me" [76] | ||
"Simple Things" [77] |
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album | Ref. |
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"Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." [N] | 2007 | Jay-Z | American Gangster | [78] |
"Sweet" [N] | [79] | |||
"Swagga Like Puff" | 2008 | Diddy | None | [80] |
"Chloe Jones" (Skit) | 2009 | Chester French | Jacques Jams, Vol. 1: Endurance | [81] |
"Venus vs. Mars" [N] | Jay-Z | The Blueprint 3 | [82] | |
"Repercaution" [N] | 2010 | Diddy – Dirty Money | Last Train to Paris: Prelude | [83] |
"Shades" [N] | ||||
"Coming Home" [N] | Diddy – Dirty Money, Skylar Grey | Last Train to Paris | [84] | |
"Sex, Drugs, & Rock-N-Roll" | 2011 | Planet VI | The American Dream | [85] |
"Warning Shot" | 2012 | Machine Gun Kelly | Half Naked & Almost Famous | [86] |
"Fly with U" | Far East Movement | Dirty Bass | [87] | |
"I'm Not Drunk" (Interlude) | Colin Munroe | Unsung Hero | [88] | |
"Not Love" (Interlude) | ||||
"Diced Pineapples" | Fabolous, Trey Songz | The S.O.U.L. Tape 2 | [89] | |
"Weak" | 2013 | Los, Wiz Khalifa | Becoming King | [90] |
"Hit It" | Jonte', Dai Burger | Dirty Werk | [91] | |
"In the Mood" | LoLa Monroe | Lipstick and Pistols | [92] | |
"Indo" | None | Saint Heron | [12] | |
"Joint (No Sleep)" | 2016 | Honey 3: Dare to Dance | [13] | |
"SDP Interlude" [N] | Travis Scott | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight | [93] | |
"Lose" [N] | ||||
"Muse / About Ava" | 2018 | The Code | Paramount | [94] |
"Big Shoes" (Remix) | Empire Cast, Yazz | Empire Original Soundtrack Season 4 | [95] | |
"Way to the Show" [N] | 2019 | Solange | When I Get Home | [96] |
"Time" | 2021 | Black Coffee | Subconsciously | [97] |
"Universal Love" | 2022 | The Game, Chris Brown, Chlöe | Drillmatic – Heart vs. Mind | [98] |
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Director(s) | Ref. |
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As lead artist | ||||
"Me & U" | 2006 | None | Ray Kay | [99] |
Little X [O] | [100] | |||
"Long Way 2 Go" | Erik White | [101] | ||
"Is It You" | 2008 | Jon M. Chu | [102] | |
"Official Girl" | Lil Wayne | Chris Robinson | [103] | |
"Must Be Love" | 2009 | Puff Daddy | Bernard Gourley | [104] |
"King of Hearts" | 2012 | None | Christopher Sims | [105] |
"King of Hearts" (R3hab Remix) | Julien Bachelet | [106] | ||
"The Boys" | Nicki Minaj | Colin Tilley | [107] | |
"Numb" | 2013 | Rick Ross | Alex Nazari | [108] |
"Paradise" | Wiz Khalifa | [109] | ||
"I Know What You Want" | None | Chris Latouche, Jay-Ohh | [110] | |
"I Love It" | Fabolous | Chris Latouche | [111] [112] | |
"Love a Loser" | 2017 | G-Eazy | Harrison Boyce | [113] |
"Don't Play It Safe" | 2018 | None | Life Garland | [114] |
Guest appearances | ||||
"Just a Friend 2002" | 2002 | Mario | Diane Martel | [115] |
"Here I Go Again" | 2005 | Ray Kay | [99] | |
"Stronger" | 2007 | Kanye West | Hype Williams | [116] |
"Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." | Jay-Z | Chris Robinson | [117] | |
"Crawl" | 2009 | Chris Brown | Joseph Kahn | [118] |
"Ciroc Star" | 2010 | Chester French, Diddy, Jadakiss, Clinton Sparks | Spiff TV | [119] |
"B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)" | Rick Ross, Styles P | Parris | [120] | |
"Roll Up" | 2011 | Wiz Khalifa | Jake Davis | [121] |
"Shot Caller" (Remix) | 2012 | French Montana, Diddy, Rick Ross, Charlie Rock | Colin Tilley | [122] |
"I'm a Coke Boy" (Remix) | 2013 | Chinx Drugz, Rick Ross, French Montana, Diddy | Spiff TV | [123] |
"I Don't Belong to You" | 2015 | Keke Palmer | Mia Swier, Jim Swaffield | [124] |
"#Wheresthelove" | 2016 | The Black Eyed Peas, The World | Michael Jurkovac | [58] |
"Corazon" | 2022 | Ilham, French Montana | Karrueche Tran, Robert Hanaford | [125] |
"Psychic" | 2023 | Chris Brown, Jack Harlow | Cameron Dean | [126] |
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