In reply to cory.

Not to bring Beyonce up in an Amerie post, but to add to your comment, it was said that there was a falling out between Amerie and Rich Harrison. Matthew supposedly approached Rich to work with Beyonce on her upcoming solo debut album. Which he did. Rich later worked on Amerie's 2005 album, "Touch" which gave her a huge hit with, "1 Thing". At this point, that's when Matthew offered Rich more money to drop Amerie, to work with Beyonce. Which he did. That's why a couple of her songs on her "B'Day" album sounds so familiar to Amerie's signature sound. :Suga Mama" and "Freakum Dress" sounds just like something Amerie would do. It's been said that Amerie was not happy about this, because she felt that Rich was the one who gave her the "signature" sound that she became known for. Plus, she felt that he turned his back on her, by dumping her for Beyonce. As a result, they parted ways. Now, whether this is true or not, I don't know. But, that's how I heard it went down.