Attrell Cordes

Quick Facts

Full Name	Attrell Cordes
Occupation	Rapper
Date Of Birth	May 15, 1970(1970-05-15)
Age	54
Date Of Death	June 17, 2016, Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Birthplace	New Jersey
Country	United States
Birth City	New Jersey
Horoscope	Taurus

Attrell Cordes Biography

Attrell Cordes is one of the most popular and richest Rapper who was born on May 15, 1970 in New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. Better known by his stage name of Prince Be, this hip hop artist is famous for forming a popular 1990s music group called P.M. Dawn. Two of his recordings, The Bliss Album? and Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience, became certified U.S. Gold albums.

He and Hussein Fatal are both New Jersey-born hip hop musicians.

Attrell Stephen Cordes, Jr. (May 15, 1970 – June 17, 2016), also known by the stage name Prince Be, was an American rapper, musician, singer and record producer. Cordes was the lead vocalist of the hip hop group P.M. Dawn, which he formed in 1988 with his brother, Jarrett Cordes, also known by DJ Minutemix. Cordes, as the frontman and lyricist for P.M. Dawn, became known for blending rap with singing, as well as ethereal beats and aspects of mysticism and crypto-Christian imagery, to his songs. In 2016, The New York Times called both Cordes and P.M. Dawn “both underappreciated and quietly influential.”

Cordes, known on stage as Prince Be, formed P.M. Dawn with his younger brother, Jarrett Cordes, a.k.a. DJ Minutemix, in Jersey City in 1988. The duo created their first demo using $600 that Attrell Cordes had earned while working at a homeless shelter as a nighttime security guard. Attrell Cordes was one of first artists to blend and transition between rap and singing, often in the same song, within his music.

He and his brother and P.M. Dawn collaborator, Jarrett Cordes, grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey. The brothers’ stepfather, George Brown, belonged to a rhythm and blues, disco, and jazz group called Kool and the Gang.

Attrell Cordes Net Worth

Attrell Cordes is one of the richest Rapper from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Attrell Cordes 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In his early teenage years, he began writing songs and working as a DJ. Later, using money he had earned as a security guard, he recorded P.M. Dawn’s demo tape.

His hit singles include “Set Adrift on Memory Bliss,” which reached number 1 in both the United States and New Zealand, and “I’d Die Without You,” which rose to number 3 in the U.S.

Cordes was born to Janice Carr and Attrell Cordes Sr. in Jersey City, New Jersey, on May 15, 1970. His father died when he and his younger brother, Jarrett Cordes, were young. His mother later married George Brown, a drummer for Kool & the Gang, who became their stepfather.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Attrell Cordes Dating?

According to our records, Attrell Cordes married to Mary Sierra- Cordes. As of December 1, 2023, Attrell Cordes’s is not dating anyone.

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P.M. Dawn appeared on a 2005 episode of the NBC reality show, Hit Me, Baby, One More Time. The group, still fronted by an ailing Prince Be, performed their 1991 hit, “Set Adrift on Memory Bliss”, as well as a contemporary cover version of Puddle of Mudd’s “Blurry” (2001). Cordes, who had just suffered a major stroke that same year, was helped onto the stage and performed the songs from a seat. P.M. Dawn won the episode’s competition, defeating Animotion, Juice Newton, Missing Persons and Shannon. The group donated the entire prize of $20,000 to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, a disease which afflicted Cordes.

Facts & Trivia

Attrell Ranked on the list of most popular Rapper. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Attrell Cordes celebrates birthday on May 15 of every year.

Attrell Cordes died from kidney failure, a complication of his diabetes, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center on Neptune City, New Jersey, on June 17, 2016, at the age of 46. He was survived by his wife, Mary Sierra-Cordes and three children: Mia, Christian and Brandon.

What happened to Attrell Cordes?

Attrell Cordes, the singer Prince Be from No. 1-charting R&B group P.M. Dawn, has died at age 46 from complications due to diabetes , Cordes’ bandmate and cousin Doc. G confirmed to Billboard.

What happened to the lead singer of P.M. Dawn?

Singer Attrell Cordes of the music duo P.M. Dawn has died , the group said in a statement. He was 46. The singer and rapper, whose stage name was Prince Be, was one of two brothers who made up the R&B group. He died Friday after suffering from diabetes and renal kidney disease, according to the group.

Who was the lead singer of P.M. Dawn?

Attrell Cordes
Instruments| Vocals
Years active| 1988–2016
Labels| Gee Street V2 Island

What is P.M. Dawn doing now?

P.M. Dawn Prince Be Dead at 46 Cordes passed away Friday at his NJ home from kidney disease. He was 46. PM Dawn, which also included Cordes’ brother, Jarrett, were huge in the early ’90s. They’re best known for their #1 hit “Set Adrift on Memory Bliss.”

What happened to OM dawn?

Attrell Cordes, best known as Prince Be of the ’90s hip-hop group P.M. Dawn, died Friday in New Jersey. He was 46. Prince Be, who had long suffered from diabetes, died of renal kidney disease, according to People. Attrell Cordes and his brother Jarrett (a.k.a. DJ Minutemix) formed P.M. Dawn in 1988.