Errol McCalla Jr.

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Errol McCalla Jr.
Also known asPoppi, EPoppi
Born Houston, Texas, United States [1]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Ssongwriter
  • producer
  • multi-instrumentalist
Labels EMI Music Publishing

Errol McCalla Jr., also known as "Poppi", is an American songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work with Destiny's Child ("8 Days of Christmas"), Tamia ("Long Distance Love"), and Missy Elliott ("Pussycat"), among others. [2] His work on Elliott's 2002 album Under Construction was nominated for Album of the Year at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in 2004. [3]

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Songwriting and production credits

Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Genius, and AllMusic.

TitleYearArtistAlbum
"Long Distance Love"2000 Tamia A Nu Day
"Can't No Man" [4]
"Dot" Destiny's Child Charlie's Angels: Music from the Motion Picture
"8 Days of Christmas" [5] 2001 8 Days of Christmas [6]
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
"Dangerously in Love" Survivor
"Love Me Not" (Unreleased) [7]
"Hold My Beer" (Unreleased) [8]
"In Love With Love" (Unreleased) [9]
"Dot" (The E-Poppi Mix)"2002 This Is the Remix
"Pussycat" Missy Elliott Under Construction
"This Feeling" Truth Hurts Truthfully Speaking
"Dangerously in Love 2" [10] 2003 Beyoncé Dangerously in Love
"Always" Melissa Schuman Love Don't Cost a Thing: The Soundtrack
"We Could Be" [11] 2005 Keyshia Cole The Way It Is
"Never" (Featuring Eve)
"Back To The Music"Vanessa BrownBack To The Music
"Golden"2011 Yolanda Adams Becoming
"Living Proof"
"What Would You Do"
"Overwhelmed"
"Gotta Tell Ya"

Awards and nominations

YearAwarding BodyAwardResultRef
2004 46th Annual Grammy Awards Grammy Award for Album of the Year ( Under Construction )Nominated [3]
SESAC Awards R&B/Hip-Hop Award Recipients ("Pussycat")Won [12]

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