Garrett Robin Hamler,known professionally as Sean Garrett,is an American songwriter and record producer. He is known his songwriting work on a series of commercially successful R&B and hip hop songs,beginning with Usher's 2004 single "Yeah!". Peaking atop the Billboard Hot 100,Garrett co-wrote five other songs which did so—"Goodies" for Ciara that same year;"Check on It" for Beyoncé,"Run It!" for Chris Brown in 2005;"London Bridge" for Fergie,"Grillz" for Nelly in 2006—as well as 17 other singles that peaked atop the UK Singles,US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs,or Dance Club Songs charts. Throughout his career,Garrett has been nominated for four Grammy Awards.
Teairra MaríThomas is an American singer-songwriter,dancer,and actress from Detroit,Michigan. At the age of 16,she signed with Def Jam Recordings and Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records to release her debut studio album,Roc-A-Fella Records Presents Teairra Marí (2005). It peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and was supported by the Billboard Hot 100-top 40 single,"Make Her Feel Good".
Sean Michael Leonard Anderson,known professionally as Big Sean,is an American rapper from Detroit,Michigan. He met Kanye West as a teenager,and signed with his record label GOOD Music,an imprint of Def Jam Recordings in 2007. He gained popularity following the release of his third mixtape,Finally Famous Vol. 3:Big (2010). His debut studio album,Finally Famous (2011) peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and spawned the Billboard Hot 100-top 40 singles "My Last","Marvin &Chardonnay",and "Dance (Ass)". His second album,Hall of Fame (2013) saw a matched chart position and was supported by the top 40 single "Beware".
Jahmaal Noel Fyffe,better known by his stage name Chip,is an English rapper from Tottenham,London. In the past 14 years he has collaborated with the likes of Skepta,T.I.,Meek Mill,Young Adz and many others. In 2009,he released his debut album,I Am Chipmunk,featuring four songs which peaked in the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart,including the chart-topping "Oopsy Daisy". In 2011,Chipmunk released his follow-up album,the American hip hop-influenced Transition. It included the single "Champion" featuring Chris Brown,which peaked at #2 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Break Up" is a song by American singer Mario from his fourth studio album D.N.A. (2009). It features and was co-written by Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett,with production and additional writing from Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford. Released by J Records on April 28,2009 as the album's lead single,it was first premiered on the radio station V-103 at March 30,2009 with Greg Street.
Jermaine Lamarr Cole is an American rapper and record producer. Born on a military base in Germany and raised in Fayetteville,North Carolina,Cole initially gained attention as a rapper following the release of his debut mixtape,The Come Up,in early 2007. Intent on further pursuing a musical career,he signed with Jay-Z's Roc Nation in 2009 and released two additional mixtapes:The Warm Up (2009) and Friday Night Lights (2010) to further critical acclaim as he garnered a wider following.
Stronger with Each Tear is the ninth studio album from American R&B and soul singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige. The album was released in the US on December 21,2009,under Blige's own imprint,Matriarch Records.
"Hold My Hand" is the third single from reggae artist Sean Paul's album Imperial Blaze.
"Each Tear" is a song performed by American R&B recording artist Mary J. Blige. It was released as the second international single from her ninth studio album,Stronger with Each Tear. The song is originally sung by just Blige on the US version of her album though on the re-release and on international releases the song is a featured duet to reflect each of the international markets.
"Hello Good Morning" is a song by American musical trio Diddy –Dirty Money,released on March 30,2010 as the second single from their debut studio album,Last Train to Paris. The electronic dance song incorporates an acid squelch section in the middle eight,and was written by Marcella Araica,Richard "Rico Love" Butler,Clifford "T.I." Harris and Nathaniel "Danja" Hills;the latter also handled its production. Southern rapper T.I. guest performs a verse on the song and Miami-based rapper Rick Ross guest performs on the music video and official remixed version,the latter of which replaces T.I.'s portion with a verse by Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj.
"Get It All" is a song performed by American R&B singer Sean Garrett and features rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released as the lead single from Garrett's debut mixtape The Inkwell.
"Letting Go (Dutty Love)" is a song by American recording artist Sean Kingston. It was produced by Stargate,and features rapper Nicki Minaj. The song was originally released as the second single from Kingston's third studio album,Back 2 Life,but was taken off for unknown reasons. As of December 2014,the song has sold 1.1 million copies in the United States.
"Speechless" is a song by American singer-songwriter Ciara. The song was written by Ciara,The-Dream,and Tricky Stewart,with the latter two producing the song as well. Taken from her fourth studio album Basic Instinct,the song serves as the second single from the album. It was released in the United States as a digital download on September 7,2010.
"Devil in a New Dress" is a song by American hip hop recording artist and rapper Kanye West from his fifth studio album,My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010). Originally released through West's GOOD Friday initiative,a weekly free music giveaway started by the rapper to promote My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,it later appeared on the album with an added guitar solo by producer Mike Dean and an additional guest verse featuring rapper Rick Ross. "Devil in a New Dress" was produced by Bink,and is the only song on the album not to be produced by West. The song samples Smokey Robinson's slow jam recording "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?",and is themed lyrically to lust and heartache. Both the topics of love and religion serve as the main inspiration to the song.
"Loving You No More" is a song by American rapper and producer Diddy and his group Dirty Money,from their debut album,Last Train to Paris. It was written by Dawn Richard of the group,as well as Mario Winans and Canadian rapper Drake,the latter of whom featured on the song. Sean Garrett and his production group,Team S. Dot,receive writing and production credits,as does Miykal Snoddy. The song was released as the album's second single in the United States on September 21,2010.
American rapper and record producer J. Cole has released six studio albums,one live album,four compilation albums,three extended plays,four mixtapes,58 singles,two promotional singles and twenty one music videos.
"Motivation" is a song recorded by American recording artist Kelly Rowland for her third studio album Here I Am (2011). The song was written by Jim Jonsin,Rico Love,Daniel Morris and Lil Wayne,with Jonsin producing the song and Lil Wayne having featured vocals. The R&B slow jam was released as the fourth single from Here I Am on March 2,2011,by Universal Motown Records.
Ambition is the second studio album by American rapper Wale. It was released on November 1,2011,by Allido Records,Maybach Music Group and Warner Bros. Records. This serves as the follow-up to his debut album,Attention Deficit,which was released in 2009. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Lex Luger,T-Minus,Tha Bizness,DJ Toomp and Diplo among others. The album also features guest appearances from Rick Ross,Lloyd,Ne-Yo,Big Sean,Miguel,Meek Mill,Kid Cudi,and Jeremih.
"Wildest Dreams" is a song recorded by American recording artist Brandy for her sixth studio album,Two Eleven (2012). It was written by Sean Garrett,Justin Henderson and Christopher Whitacre,with production helmed by Henderson and Whitacre under their production moniker Tha Bizness. "Wildest Dreams" is a mid-tempo R&B ballad which was inspired by R&B music from the 1990s and has lyrics which speak about the disbelief for finding love again. It was inspired by Norwood finding love with music executive Ryan Press. Garrett,who wrote nine songs for Two Eleven,noticed the Norwood and Press's connection and adapted the lyrics for "Wildest Dreams".
"Power Trip" is a song by American rapper and record producer J. Cole featuring American singer Miguel. It was released on February 14,2013 as the lead single from J. Cole's second studio album,Born Sinner (2013). The song was written and produced by J. Cole himself,with Hubert Laws receiving songwriting credits for the sampling of his song "No More".
