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Birth name | Nija Aisha-Alayja Charles |
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Born | Union, New Jersey, U.S. | October 20, 1997
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Years active | 2017–present [1] |
Labels | Universal Music Publishing Group |
Nija Aisha-Alayja Charles [2] (born October 20, 1997), also known by her stage names Nija or Amnija, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. [3] Charles began her career in 2017, and has since been a credited songwriter for The Carters ("Heard About Us" and "LoveHappy"), Lady Gaga ("Rain on Me"), Cardi B ("I Do" and "Ring"), and Chris Brown ("No Guidance"). She is signed to Capitol Records and Universal Music Publishing Group. [4]
She was nominated for the first ever Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards for her work on releases by Beyoncé, Summer Walker, City Girls, Lil Durk, Anitta, Meek Mill, Megan Thee Stallion and Kehlani. [5]
Charles gained interest in music as a child, observing her uncle and aunt experiment on the production software Fruity Loops. Raised in Union, New Jersey, Charles graduated in 2015 from Union High School. [6]
In 2016, she enrolled in the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University where she practiced her production and songwriting skills. During the second semester of her sophomore year, Charles met her current manager, Christian McCurdy. He introduced her to RCA Records A&R J Grand, and he flew her to Los Angeles to work with producers and other artists and repertoires in the recording industry. Charles continued traveling between Los Angeles and New York City for short bi-weekly trips, allowing her to work on music in Los Angeles while still attending classes in New York City. Charles left Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music in 2017 after signing a publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group. As a songwriter and producer, Charles' songs have reached platinum status, having written and produced for Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Chris Brown, Cardi B, SZA, Kehlani, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, and Jason Derulo. [7] Charles was placed on BET's 2020 "Future 40" list, which is a list of "40 of the most inspiring and innovative vanguards who are redefining what it means to be unapologetically young, gifted & black". [8] She was named to Rolling Stone's "Future 25" in October, 2020. [9]
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Year | Artist(s) | Song | Album | Ref. |
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2017 | Kid Ink | "F with U (featuring Ty Dolla $ign)" | 7 Series (EP) | |
Lecrae | "Lucked Up (featuring Nija)" | All Things Work Together | ||
Chris Brown | "Pull Up" | Heartbreak on a Full Moon | ||
Flo Rida | "Hola (featuring Maluma)" | FR5* | ||
Lyrica Anderson | "Don't Take It Personal" | Adia | ||
"Mind Fucked" | ||||
"Late Night" | ||||
Daniel Skye | "Stuck On You (featuring PnB Rock)" | - | ||
2018 | Jason Derulo | "Colors (The Official 2018 Coca-Cola Fifa World Cup Song)" | - | [10] |
Cardi B | "Ring (featuring Kehlani)" | Invasion of Privacy | ||
"I Do (featuring SZA)" | ||||
Tone Stith | "Light Flex (featuring 2 Chainz)" | Uncle Drew (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||
The Carters | "Heard About Us" | Everything Is Love | ||
"LoveHappy" | ||||
Christian Lalama | "Tic Toc" | - | ||
Kid Ink | "Cana (featuring 24 Hrs)" | - | ||
Bia | "Blue Bank" | Nice Girls Finish Last: Cuidado - EP | ||
"Vibes On Me (featuring Kodak Black)" | ||||
"Drown In My Cup" | ||||
Kodie Shane | "Hiatus" | Young aa | ||
Meek Mill | "Uptown Vibes (featuring Fabolous & Anuel AA)" | Championships | ||
"On Me (featuring Cardi B)" | ||||
"24/7 (featuring Ella Mai)" | ||||
21 Savage | "A&T (featuring City Girls)" | I Am > I Was | ||
2019 | Sean Paul | "Shot & Wine (featuring Stefflon Don)" | - | [10] |
Eric Bellinger | "Type A Way (featuring Chris Brown & OG Parker)" | The Rebirth 2 | ||
ELHAE | "Sanctuary (featuring Big Krit) | Trouble In Paradise | ||
Loren Gray | "Options" | - | [10] | |
PnB Rock | "How It Feels" | TrapStar Turnt PopStar | ||
DJ Khaled | "Celebrate (featuring Travis Scott & Post Malone)" | Father of Asahd | ||
Anitta with Major Lazer | "Make It Hot" | Music Is the Weapon | ||
Chris Brown | "No Guidance (featuring Drake)" | Indigo | ||
"Emerald/Burgundy (featuring Juvenile & Juicy J)" | ||||
"Early 2k (featuring Tank)" | ||||
Mustard | "Surface (featuring Ella Mai & Ty Dolla Sign)" | Perfect Ten | ||
Beyoncé | "Water (featuring Salatiel & Pharrell)" | The Lion King: The Gift | ||
"My Power (featuring Nija, Tierra Whack, Busiswa & Moonchild Sanelly)" | ||||
Summer Walker | "Come Thru (featuring Usher)" | Over It | ||
"Potential" | ||||
"Tonight" | ||||
"Like It (featuring 6lack)" | ||||
"Something Real (featuring Chris Brown & London on da Track)" | TBA | |||
Jacquees | "Out The Ordinary" | King of R&B | ||
"New New" | ||||
Jason Derulo | "Be the One" | 2Sides (Side 1) | [10] | |
Davido | "D&G (featuring Summer Walker)" | A Good Time | ||
2020 | Sean Paul | "Calling on Me (featuring Tove Lo)" | TBA | [10] |
A Boogie wit da Hoodie | "Calm Down (Bittersweet)" (featuring Summer Walker) | Artist 2.0 | ||
Megan Thee Stallion | "Hit My Phone (featuring Kehlani)" | Suga | ||
Dvsn | "Keep It Going" | A Muse In Her Feelings | ||
Trey Songz | "Back Home (featuring Summer Walker)" | Back Home | ||
Kehlani | "F&MU" | It Was Good Until It Wasn't | [10] | |
"Can You Blame Me (featuring Lucky Daye)" | ||||
"Open (Passionate)" | ||||
Chris Brown & Young Thug | "She Bumped Her Head (featuring Gunna)" | Slime & B | ||
"Big Slimes (featuring Gunna & Lil Duke)" | ||||
"I Ain't Tryin" | ||||
Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande | "Rain on Me" | Chromatica | [10] | |
Teyana Taylor | "69" | The Album | ||
"Bare Wit Me" | [10] | |||
"Try Again" | ||||
Chloe x Halle | "Intro" | Ungodly Hour | ||
"Forgive Me" | ||||
H.E.R. | "Do To Me" | TBA | ||
Maroon 5 | "Nobody's Love" | Jordi | ||
Ariana Grande | "Motive (with Doja Cat)" | Positions | ||
"Positions" | ||||
“Obvious” | ||||
Ty Dolla $ign | "Time Will Tell" | Featuring Ty Dolla $ign | ||
Wizkid | "Piece of Me (featuring Ella Mai)" | Made In Lagos | ||
Mulatto | "Sex Lies (featuring Lil Baby)" | Queen of Da Souf | ||
2021 | ZAYN | "Vibez" | Nobody Is Listening | |
Paloma Mami | "RDMDA" | Sueños de Dalí | ||
Young Thug | “No Surprise (featuring Don Toliver & B Slime)” | Slime Language 2 | ||
DJ Khaled | “We Going Crazy (featuring H.E.R. & Migos)” | Khaled Khaled | ||
Zhavia Whard | “Big Girl$ Don’t Cry” | TBA | ||
Mabel | “Take It Home” | Pokémon 25: The Album | ||
Kiana Ledé | “Ur Best Friend (featuring Kehlani)” | TBA | ||
Jackson Wang | “Drive You Home with Internet Money” | TBA | ||
Chlöe | "Have Mercy" | TBA | ||
Summer Walker | "Ex for a Reason (with JT from City Girls)" | Still Over It | ||
"Throw It Away” | ||||
Melody | "Assalto Perigoso” | [11] | ||
2022 | Megan Thee Stallion | "Sweetest Pie (featuring Dua Lipa)" | Traumazine | |
Kehlani | “Tangerine” | Blue Water Road | ||
Lil Durk | “IYKYK (featuring Ella Mai & A Boogie wit da Hoodie)” | 7220 | ||
City Girls | “Good Love (featuring Usher)” | TBA | ||
Beyoncé | “Cozy” | Renaissance | ||
Calvin Harris | “Ready or Not (featuring Busta Rhymes) | Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 | ||
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