Avery Storm

Ralph Di Stasio (born December 5, 1976), 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 to the record label Derrty Entertainment, owned by rapper Nelly. Storm previously performed on Nelly's album Suit in 2004. Storm appeared on the charting hip hop singles "Nasty Girl", a posthumous single of The Notorious B.I.G. that included Nelly, P. Diddy, and Jagged Edge, and "Here I Am" by Rick Ross, another single that featured Nelly. Shotgun Love is the title of Storm's upcoming debut album, for which Storm has recorded 300 tracks., while Audiobiography is the title of Avery's EP produced by the Italian team The Ceasars in 2014.

Albums

 * TBA: Shotgun Love

Mixtapes

 * 2006: Volume Whatever
 * 2009: Category 5
 * 2010: Diary of the TakeOff (in collaboration with The HeatMakerz)

EPs

 * 2014: Audiobiography (produced by The Ceasars (featuring Jadakiss, Styles P) )

Singles

 * 2007: "Stop Time"
 * 2008: "Terrified" (featuring Jadakiss)
 * 2008: "My Life" (featuring City Spud)
 * 2009: "Not Like My Girl" (featuring Rick Ross)
 * 2010: "Supermodel" (featuring Nelly)