Avery Storm
Ralph Di Stasio, 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.Career
In 2005, Di Stasio was signed with Nelly's record label Derrty Entertainment. The year prior, he guest performed on Nelly's album Suit.Di Stasio has appeared on two Billboard Hot 100 entries: "Nasty Girl" by the Notorious B.I.G. in 2005, and "Here I Am" by Rick Ross in 2008; for the latter, he performed alongside label boss Nelly.
Shotgun Love was the title of Storm's planned debut album, for which he recorded 300 tracks. In 2014, he released the extended play Audiobiography; production was handled by Italian production team the Ceasars.
Discography
Albums
- TBA: ''Shotgun Love''
Mixtapes
- 2006: Volume Whatever
- 2009: Category 5
- 2010: ''Diary of the TakeOff''
EPs
- 2014: ''Audiobiography''
Singles
- 2007: "Stop Time"
- 2008: "Terrified"
- 2008: "My Life"
- 2009: "Not Like My Girl"
- 2010: "Supermodel"
Featured singles