The Evolution of Trey Songz

Follow the successful rise of the R&B sex symbol.

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The Evolution of Trey Songz\r - Over the past six years, fans have watched Trey Songz grow from a young R&B singer to the sleek sex symbol that he is today. In addition to ditching the cornrows, Songz has gone through a lot of changes to get to where he is today. On his 27th birthday BET.com takes a look at the personal evolution of the R&B superstar.\r(Photo: Henry S. Dziekan III/Getty Images)

First Impression - A fresh-faced 21-year-old Trey Songz stepped onto the mainstream music scene in 2005 with his debut single, "Gotta Make It." The Twista-assisted track came three years after Songz first signed his deal with Atlantic in 2002 as a high school student in Petersburg, Virginia.(Photo: UPI Photo/Michael Bush /Landov)

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First Impression\r - A fresh-faced 21-year-old Trey Songz stepped onto the mainstream music scene in 2005 with his debut single "Gotta Make It." The Twista-assisted track came three years after Songz first signed his deal with Atlantic in 2002 as a high school student in Petersburg, Virginia.\r(Photo: UPI Photo/Michael Bush /Landov)

Just Gotta Make It - Songz' debut album, I Gotta Make It, was released on July 26, 2005. Although his single "Gotta Make It" only reached #87 on the Billboard Hot 100, the duet "Girl Tonite," off Twista's fifth album, was a huge hit.(Photo: Courtesy Atlantic Records)

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Just Gotta Make It\r - Songz' debut album I Gotta Make It was released on July 26, 2005. Although his single "Gotta Make It" only reached #87 on the Billboard Hot 100, the duet "Girl Tonite," off Twista's fifth album, was a huge hit. \r\r(Photo: Courtesy Atlantic Records)

Summer Wit' Miami - Harlem rapper Jim Jones enlisted Songz to sing the hook to his "Summer Wit' Miami" single off his 2005 album, Harlem: Diary of Summer. The song was one of the album's most successful singles.(Photo: Courtesy Atlantic Records)

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Summer Wit' Miami \r - Harlem rapper Jim Jones enlisted Songz to sing the hook to his "Summer Wit' Miami" single off his 2005 album Harlem: Diary of Summer. The song was one of the album's most successful singles. \r\r(Photo: Courtesy Atlantic Records)

Trey Day - Trey immediately began working on his sophomore album, Trey Day, this time around with hit makers Bryan-Michael Cox, Danja, Stargate, R. Kelly and his mentor and longtime collaborator Troy Taylor. The album, released October 2, 2007, produced the popular singles "Wonder Woman," 'Can't Help But Wait" and "Last Time."(Photo: Courtesy Atlantic Records)

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Trey Day\r - Trey immediately began working on his sophomore album Trey Day, this time around with hitmakers Bryan-Michael Cox, Danja, Stargate, R. Kelly and his mentor and longtime collaborator Troy Taylor. The album, released October 2, 2007, produced the popular singles "Wonder Woman," 'Can't Help But Wait" and "Last Time." \r\r(Photo: Courtesy Atlantic Records)

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Ready - Trigga released his third album, Ready, on August 31, 2009. The standout project was a breakthrough for him and spawned the hit singles "I Need a Girl," "Neighbors Know My Name," "Say Aah," "I Invented Sex," "LOL :-)," "Successful" and "Yo Side of the Bed," after selling 131,000 copies in its first week.(Photo: Courtesy Atlantic Records)

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Ready\r - Trigga released his third album Ready on August 31, 2009. The standout project was a breakthrough for him and spawned the hit singles "I Need A Girl," "Neighbors Know My Name," "Say Aah," "I Invented Sex," "LOL :-)," "Successful" and "Yo Side of the Bed," after selling 131,000 copies in its first week. \r\r(Photo: Courtesy Atlantic Records)

Just Wanna Be Successful - One of the singles off Ready, "Successful" was a duet with soon-to-be superstar Drake. Initially recorded for Drake's breakthough mixtape, So Far Gone, Drizzy insisted that Trey use the hit for his album as a thank-you for supporting him when he was still relatively unknown.(Photos from left: Henry S. Dziekan III/Getty Images, David Livingston/Getty Images)

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Just Wanna Be Successful \r - One of the singles off Ready, "Successful," was a duet with soon-to-be superstar Drake. Initially recorded for Drake's breakthough mixtape So Far Gone, Drizzy insisted that Trey use the hit for his album as a thank-you for supporting him when he was still relatively unknown. \r\r(Photos from left: Henry S. Dziekan III/Getty Images, David Livingston/Getty Images)

Invented Sex - Another duet with Drake, "I Invented Sex," became Trey Songz' first single to top the Hot R&B//Hip Hop Songs chart. Songz performed the sultry single on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and on 106 & Park in December 2009.(Photo: John Ricard / BET)

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Invented Sex\r - Another duet with Drake, "I Invented Sex," became Trey Songz' first single to top the Hot R&B//Hip-Hop Songs chart. Songz performed the sultry single on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and on 106 & Park in December 2009. \r\r(Photo: John Ricard / BET)

Rocawear - In 2010, Trey Songz (along with Melanie Fiona) was chosen to represent the Rocawear brand for their 2010 NEXT campaign. The following year the R&B star was chosen to be the face of their cologne, "Evolution."(Photo: Courtesy Roc-A-Wear)

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Rocawear \r - In 2010, Trey Songz (along with Melanie Fiona) was chosen to represent the Rocawear brand for their 2010 NEXT campaign. The following year, the R&B star was chosen to be the face of their cologne, "Evolution." \r\r(Photo: Courtesy Roc-A-Wear)

Trigga and Jigga - Jay-Z called on Trey Songz to join him on his 2010 Blueprint 3 tour. The VA native showed up, showed out and even managed to headline a few of his own shows between dates along the way.(Photos from left: Scott Gries/MTV/PictureGroup,Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

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Trigga and Jigga\r - Jay-Z called on Trey Songz to join him on his 2010 Blueprint 3 tour. The VA native showed up, showed out and even managed to headline a few of his own shows between dates along the way. \r\r(Photos from left: Scott Gries/MTV/PictureGroup,Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

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Trey Songz vs. R. Kelly - After the success of Ready, Songz was aiming for the throne. In response to criticisms that Songz was biting R. Kelly, the R&B singer told Vibe magazine "So what? R. Kelly took Aaron Hall's whole style. Two albums straight.… You can say what you want about me" in March 2010. The comment fanned the flames of an ongoing beef between the two.(Photos: PictureGroup)

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Trey Songz vs. R. Kelly \r - After the success of Ready, Songz was aiming for the throne. In response to criticisms that Songz was biting R. Kelly, the R&B singer told Vibe magazine "So what? R. Kelly took Aaron Hall's whole style. Two albums straight … You can say what you want about me" in March 2010. The comment fanned the flames of an ongoing beef between the two. \r\r(Photos: PictureGroup)

Passion, Pain and Pleasure - In September 2010, Songz released his fourth studio album, Passion, Pain and Pleasure. Guided by the popularity of its lead single, "Bottoms Up," featuring Nicki Minaj, Songz embarked on the Passion, Pain and Pleasure tour in August 2010 with Monica. The excursion was his first major headlining tour.(Photo: Courtesy Atlantic Records)

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Passion, Pain & Pleasure\r - In September 2010, Songz released his fourth studio album Passion, Pain & Pleasure. Guided by the popularity of its lead single "Bottoms Up" featuring Nicki Minaj, Songz embarked on the Passion, Pain & Pleasure tour in August 2010 with Monica. The excursion was his first major headlining tour. \r\r(Photo: Courtesy Atlantic Records)

Trey Songz - "I remember when Soul Food first came out, it was basically the beginning of Black family movies. Probably around the same time The Wood and The Best Man [came out]. It centered around the family and the problems you have. My family’s a lot like that. We’re surrounded with strong Black women. I think it was a great representation of Black families."(Photo: Judy Eddy/WENN.com)

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Chapter 5\r - Songz is currently working on his next album Chapter 5. Although the release date hasn't yet been set, Trey expects the album to reflect his six years in the game. \r\r (Photo: Judy Eddy/WENN.com)