Adina Howard is an Adina Howard is an American singer, songwriter,

actress, businesswoman and restaurateur. She rose to fame during the mid-1990s with her debut album, Do You Wanna Ride? and her debut single, "Freak Like Me." Howard is known for her sexual image and provocative songs. Some of her other minor hits include "What's Love Got To Do With It?" (w/Warren G), "(Freak) And U Know It," "Nasty Grind," "Freaks" (w/Play-N-Skillz & Krayzie Bone) and "T-Shirt & Panties" (with Jamie Foxx).

 

In 1997, she made her feature film debut in the independent film High Freakquency, starring Deon Richmond and John Witherspoon.

In 2002, she filmed her second movie role, in the still unreleased Casanova's Demise for director Tigre Hill.

 

In 2008, she appeared in the short film Poke the Sleeping Bear which won the Grand Jury Award at the 2008 Solstice Film Festival.

On September 25, 2009 a UK compilation Independent Soul Divas 2 was released on Lola Waxx Records. This compilation album featured "What Do I Do," a song recorded by Howard in 2008.

 

In 2011, Adina started work on her Culinary Arts degree as well as an upcoming cookbook, an untitled fifth studio album, and a restaurant in Austin, Texas. She graduated from the Le Cordon Bleu with an Associates in Culinary Arts in October 2012.

 

In 2012, Howard released two buzz singles online: "2 Close" and "Ooh Wee." She collaborated with rapper Ruffa on the track "I Want You" for his Coming to America album which was released on July 31, 2012.

 

Adina signed a new record deal with Monarchy Records in April 2013. She also filmed an episode of TV One's Life After and it premiered during the Fall 2013 season on October 2. In July, she announced that she will be releasing an EP next, ahead of her forthcoming fifth studio album.

 

In June 2014, it was announced that Howard had landed the lead role in Derrell Lawrence's touring stage play "Do You Trust Your Best Friend?" and is set to make her stage debut in October in Washington, DC.