Do you want to know about the father of Elgin Lumpkin Jr? Elgin Baylor Lumpkin is the father of Elgin Lumpkin Jr. He is also known by his stage name Ginuwine. You should know that he is a famous American actor, dancer, songwriter, and R&B singer. He started his career through the membership of Swing Mob in his early 90s.
Ginuwine has got a lot of popularity from his singing as a solo singer. When he used to sing as a solo singer, he released different albums in the form of multi-platinum and platinum-selling albums. This act made him the top R&B artist in the era of 1990 and 2000s. Note that Ginuwine got huge commercial success through his four albums. These albums are Ginuwine The Bachelor, 100% Ginuwine, The Senior, and The Life.
Early Life Of Ginuwine
Ginuwine opened his eyes on 15th October 1970. The birthplace of Ginuwine is Washington DC. There was an NBA legend known as Elgin Baylor and Ginuwine was named after him. He was a fellow DC native. Ginuwine graduated from Forestville Military Academy in Forestville, Maryland. Later, Ginuwine graduated from another college that was located in Largo, Maryland. This college was known as Prince George Community College. He received a paralegal associate degree from Prince George Community College.
Personal Life
In his early life, Ginuwine faced the loss of his parents in a very tragic way. The father of Ginuwine died due to suicide while his mother died due to cancer. Ginuwine’s mother died just after his father’s death. This was the point where Ginuwine faced significant depression as well as grief. He was depressed to a point that he thought of taking his own life as well. It was his pastor who gave him positive counseling that changed his life. Ginuwine even mentioned the death of his parents in his album The Life by singing the song “Two Reasons I Cry”.
Tonya M Johnston and Ginuwine got married. The wife of Ginuwine was a Raper at that time. She is also known as Sole her stage name. They started dating in 1999 and they got married in 2003. The couple lived in Maryland. Together they got two daughters and one son Elgin Lumpkin Jr from his previous relationship. In 2009, Ginuwine announced that he has 9 children from different women. Ginuwine and Sole got separated in 2015.
Career
Ginuwine started his career in Rochester New York as a member of Swing Mob. There he met Melissa and Timothy and both of them became his main collaborators. Timothy and Melissa kept collaborating with Ginuwine through the 1990s. After the folding of Swing Mob, Ginuwine, Timothy, and Melissa kept working on different projects together. Among those projects, Ginuwine’s The Bachelor was the most popular album. His other album Pony was able to peak at 6 in the Billboard Hot 100.
The second album of Ginuwine was released in 1999.
Currently, Ginuwine is putting effort into his eighth album. This news is confirmed by Timothy and Melissa, his permanent collaborators.