Dem Jointz

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Dem Jointz
Birth nameDwayne Allen Abernathy Jr.
Born (1976-07-17) July 17, 1976 (age 47)
Origin Compton, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
  • singer
LabelsU Made Us What We Are

Dwayne Allen Abernathy Jr. (born July 17, 1976), known professionally as Dem Jointz, is an American record producer and songwriter. He has been credited with production work for artists including Kanye West, Rihanna, [1] Anderson .Paak, NCT, and NMIXX, among others. He served as in-house talent for Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment in 2015, during which he produced four tracks on Dre's third album, Compton (2015). [2] That same year, he produced several tracks on Janet Jackson's Billboard 200-number one album, Unbreakable (2015). Often serving as West's hype man, Abernathy has contributed production or backing vocals to his albums Donda (2021) and Donda 2 (2022), as well as his 2020 single "Nah Nah Nah". [3]

Contents

His record label, U Made Us What We Are, was founded in 2015 and has signed artists including Maryland-based rapper K.A.A.N., gospel singer Keedron Bryant, and his spouse, singer Stalone. In 2022, he formed a supergroup with fellow Aftermath producers, Mr. Porter and Focus…. [4]

Personal life

On November 6, 2021, Dem Jointz announced on Instagram that he's engaged to his partner, Stalone, a Grammy-winning vocalist. [5]

Producer tag

Dem Jointz's can be recognized by his "Incoming!" producer tag in the beginning on the songs he produced, for example in Kanye West's "Nah Nah Nah" during the first three seconds of the song. [6] He also uses the tag "Now, the breakdown" before the bridge of many songs, including Taeyeon's "Something New" and Lee Chaeyeon's "Hush Rush".

Discography

Partial list of writer & producer credits
YearTitleAlbumArtist(s)
2011"Cockiness (Love It)" Talk That Talk [1] Rihanna, Candice Pillay, Shondrae "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford, Fenty
2012"Hottest Girl in the World" Evolution [7] JLS
"Dessert"JLS
"All The Way"JLS
"Gotta Try It"JLS
"Put It Down" Two Eleven [8] Brandy, Chris Brown
"Let Me Go"Brandy
"What You Need"Brandy
"Lotus Intro" Lotus [9] Christina Aguilera, Candice Pillay, Alexander Grant
"Make the World Move"Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green
"Circles"Christina Aguilera
"Shut Up"Christina Aguilera
2013"Call Me Crazy" Call Me Crazy, But... Sevyn Streeter, written by Amber Streeter, Taylor Parks
"Feel Like Party'n"Chase Dreams Kalin & Myles
2014"Phuq Da World" Vuck YouVina Vuna
"Friends & Lovers" Friends & Lovers Marsha Ambrosius
"Neva Been Scared" Sing Pray Love, Vol. 1: Sing Kelly Price
2015"Unbreakable" Unbreakable Janet Jackson
"Burnitup!"
"Dammn Baby"
"Shoulda Known Better"
"2 B Loved"
"Don't U Wait No More" The Red Red Velvet
"Genocide" Compton [10] Dr. Dre & Kendrick Lamar
"Medicine Man"Dr. Dre, Eminem, Candice Pillay and Anderson .Paak
"Deep Water"Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar and Justus
"Satisfiction"Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Marsha Ambrosius and King Mez
"Yellow Canary"dumblonde Dumblonde
"Party 4 da Low"The High EP Candice Pillay
"Consistent"Shoulda Been There Pt. 1 Sevyn Streeter
"Right Here Right Now" Right Here, Right Now [11] Jordin Sparks, Dwayne Abernathy, and James Fauntleroy
"1000"Jordin Sparks, James "J-Doe" Smith
"All In A Days Work" DK3 Danity Kane
2016"Silicon Valley" Malibu Anderson .Paak
"Groovy Tony / Eddie Kane" Blank Face LP ScHoolboy Q
"Cloud 9" Ex'Act Exo
2017"Facts" All Things Work Together Lecrae
"Cherry Bomb" Cherry Bomb NCT 127
2018"Something New" Something New Taeyeon
"Who R U?" Oxnard Anderson .Paak
"Brother's Keeper" Anderson .Paak, Pusha T
"Taste" RBB Red Velvet
2019"Obsession" Obsession Exo
"Ya Ya Ya"
2020"Nah Nah Nah"Non-album singles Kanye West, DaBaby, 2 Chainz
"Wash Us in the Blood" Kanye West, Travis Scott
"2YA2YAO!" Timeless Super Junior
"Kick It" Neo Zone NCT 127
"Punch"
"Never Love Again" Music to Be Murdered By Eminem
"Outro: Dream Routine" NCT 2020 Resonance NCT
2021"Don't Call Me" Don't Call Me Shinee
"Right Now" Loveholic NCT 127
"Life of the Party" Donda Kanye West, André 3000
"Jail"Kanye West, Jay-Z
"Believe What I Say"Kanye West
"Keep My Spirit Alive"Kanye West, Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine
"New Again"Kanye West
"Jail pt 2"Kanye West, DaBaby, Marilyn Manson
"Keep My Spirit Alive pt 2"Kanye West, Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine, KayCyy
"Sticker" Sticker NCT 127
"Universe (Let's Play Ball)" Universe NCT U
"Fallin Up" Grand Theft Auto Online: The Contract Dr. Dre, Cocoa Sarai, Thurz
"Diamond Mind"Dr. Dre, Ty Dolla Sign, Nipsey Hussle
2022 "Step Back" Non-album singles Got the Beat
"City of Gods" Donda 2 Fivio Foreign, Kanye West, Alicia Keys
"Too Easy"Kanye West
"Tank" Ad Mare Nmixx
"Arcade" Glitch Mode NCT Dream
"Run BTS" Proof BTS
"What If…" Jack in the Box J-Hope
"Use This Gospel (Remix)" God Did DJ Khaled, Kanye West, Eminem
"Eyes On You"Eyes On You Kangta
"Time Lapse" 2 Baddies NCT 127
"Designer"
"In My Bag"One Bad Night Jamie
"Nvrlnd"Non-album singlesYng Wmxn, Anisa
"6 Feet"EastSide K-Boy, Problem, Dave East
"Hush Rush" Hush Rush Lee Chaeyeon
"Wanna Fall in Love"Non-album singlesStalone
"Selfish"Selfish YooA
"Have a Nice Day"Snoop, Cube, 40, $hort Mount Westmore
2023"Stamp on It" Stamp on It Got the Beat
"Ay-Yo" Ay-Yo NCT 127
"Skyscraper"
"Juice" Hard Shinee
"Regret It" Exist Exo
"Dirty Dancing (Dem Jointz Remix)" The Block Revisited New Kids on the Block & Seventeen
"Parade" Fact Check NCT 127
2024"Heya (헤야)" Ive Switch Ive
"Supernova" Armageddon Aespa

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