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Chester Jermaine Jennings, aka Lyfe Jennings makes his way to Houston's House of Blues. This R&B artist has an image that may be holding his R&B art back.  Now, if he were a rapper, it would be street cred?  Humm . . . This is his story.  Jennings at 14 years-old when to prison for arson.  And it was a few years ago he spent some time in jail for assaulting his baby's mama. According to the Marietta Daily Journal, in October of 2008 after arguing with Joy Bounds, he followed her to her family's house in Smyrna, Georgia. At the residence, he destroyed the door, fired shots in the street, and then led police on a 90 mph chase that ended when he crashed his 2005 Corvette.  Jennings told MTVNews.com, "It's tragic; I think I have a horribly charmed life," Jennings said. "But I think God puts me through stuff and keeps me there so I can talk about it."

 
Before all that with his baby's mama, it was in 2002, after serving 10 years in prison, Lyfe returned to his music. Two days after his December 2002 release from prison, he recorded a four-song demo CD.After a month post release, he performed at the Apollo. He was booed as he walked onto the stage, but when the Apollo audience heard his gritty falsetto and lyrical songwriting, they were swayed to the tune of five amateur-night victories in a row.