Rodney Jerkins

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Rodney Jerkins
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Background information
Birth nameRodney Roy Jerkins
Also known asDarkchild
Born (1977-07-29) July 29, 1977 (age 47)
Pleasantville, New Jersey, U.S. [1]
Origin Orlando, Florida, U.S. [2]
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
  • record executive
Years active1993–present
Labels
Spouse(s)
(m. 2004)
Website darkchild.com

Rodney Roy Jerkins [3] (born July 29, 1977), also known by his stage name Darkchild, is an American record producer, rapper, and songwriter. He has collaborated with a broad range of popular artists.

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Jerkins has won two Grammy Awards from 19 nominations. [4] Among his most successful productions are "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy and Monica, "It's Not Right but It's Okay" by Whitney Houston, "Say My Name" by Destiny's Child, "If You Had My Love" by Jennifer Lopez, "Déjà Vu" by Beyoncé, "He Wasn’t Man Enough" by Toni Braxton, "Telephone" by Lady Gaga, and "As Long as You Love Me" by Justin Bieber. [5] [6] [7]

Early life

Jerkins' father, Frederick, is an Evangelical pastor and his mother was a housekeeper. Jerkins began playing piano at age five. He would follow his brother and father, who both played at church gatherings.

Raised in Galloway Township, New Jersey, Jerkins is one of four children: two boys and two girls. His brother is fellow producer Fred Jerkins III. [8] Jerkins attended Absegami High School, and identifies as a Christian. [9]

At age 13, he was offered a chance to work at a studio in Atlantic City, but declined. [10] At age 14, Jerkins was mentored by his idol, Teddy Riley, but he did not accept a contract offer to work with the producer due to an aspiration to build an "empire" without such support. [11] He was also offered a chance to work at Bad Boy Records, but declined. [10] At 16, he was approached by James Jones, formerly of Uptown Records, and moved in with him to Hackensack to work with him. One of their first sessions was with Patti LaBelle. [10]

Career

Jerkins' first recorded output was a "gospel rap" collaboration with his brother, Fred Jerkins III, entitled On the Move. He later incorporated the name "Darkchild", at the age of 17, subsequently accepting a worldwide publishing deal with the EMI Music Corporation. The producer then proceeded to establish a commercial music career, initially working with artists such as Joe, Mary J. Blige and Brandy. [11] Jerkins' stated his first big projects were Blige's Share My World , Whitney Houston's It's Not Right but It's Okay , and Brandy and Monica's The Boy Is Mine . [10]

Over the course of his career, Jerkins has developed a "camp" of successful topline writers, including LaShawn Daniels, Kenisha Pratt, Toni Estes, Anesha & Antea Birchett, Jordan Omley, Delisha Thomas, Marvin Hemmings, Kalenna Harper, Keli Nicole Price, Nora Payne, Michaela Shiloh, Isaac Phillips, Japhe Tejeda, LeToya Duggan, Mischke Butler, Andre Lindal, and Victoria Monét, among others. [12]

Production

Jerkins has produced and written for Brandy, Patti LaBelle, Joe, The Saturdays, Toni Braxton, Vanessa Williams, Will Smith, Keyshia Cole, Monica, Michael Jackson, Ayumi Hamasaki, Cher, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez, Ashanti, Aaliyah, Amerie, Ariana Grande, Britney Spears, Mary Mary, Kirk Franklin, Kierra Sheard, The Black Eyed Peas, Destiny's Child, Spice Girls, TLC, Janet Jackson, Danity Kane, Beyoncé, Linda Király, Lady Gaga, Cascada, Tamia, Pussycat Dolls, Whitney Houston, Natasha Bedingfield, Mary J. Blige, B5, Lionel Richie, Tiffany Evans, JYJ, Wonder Girls, Austin Brown, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Hikaru Utada, Keke Palmer, Hala Al Turk, Nelly Furtado, Justin Bieber, Brian McKnight and LMFAO. [13] [14]

In the 2010s, he produced songs for Mariah Carey, Leona Lewis, JLS, Kylie Minogue, Ayumi Hamasaki, The Saturdays. Jerkins was a music executive and mentor on season 10 of American Idol .

In 2013, Jerkins was hired on to be a producer for Michael Jackson's posthumous album Xscape. He originally worked on the title track for the album from 1999 to 2001. He is the only producer to work on the original version and reworking version of the title track.

When asked by Ryan Seacrest in 2013 the favourite people he's produced for he said "Definitely The Saturdays. Without a doubt. I had a lot of fun working with them and was really impressed with their voices. They were very down to earth and I like that a lot in an artist. I wish them all the best in America and think they could end up as big as The Spice Girls." [15]

In preparation for the 2014 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony, Jerkins produced a song featuring the Palestinian 2013 Arab Idol winner Mohammed Assaf.

In 2017, he produced Blind and Makings of You for Tamar Braxton.

Record labels

In 1999, Jerkins joined Sony/Epic Records to promote singer Rhona Bennett, Pop/R&B girl group So Plush, and rapper Fats. Fats appeared on two tracks on which Jerkins produced for Michael Jackson's album Invincible , and So Plush released the single "Things I've Heard Before". Subsequently, So Plush's singles, "Damn" and "Things I've Heard Before", were pressed and made available as promos, and Rhona's album was released in Japan. In 2005, Darkchild Records reemerged when Jerkins signed acts including Shamari Fears, formerly of R&B group Blaque, female MC Asia Lee, dancehall artist Atiba, crossover act Natasha Bradley, and gospel singer Anesha Birchett.

In 2006, he was appointed VP of Artists & repertoire (A&R) for The Island Def Jam Group. Jerkins released his wife Joy Enriquez's second album Atmosphere of Heaven, which features a religious direction, on his independent gospel imprint JoyFul Child Records. The Darkchild name has been loaned to Darkchild Gospel, a record company run by Jerkins' brother, Fred Jerkins III. [16]

Music Mogul, Inc.

In late 2008, Jerkins joined Nicholas Longano, Ray Brown, and Jonathan E. Eubanks in creating Music Mogul, Inc. [17] MusicMogul.com was an online portal where artists can communicate with their fans. Each quarter, members vote for the best video performances. [18] The top performers were then flown to Los Angeles to compete in front of a panel of celebrity judges. The winner would get a demo deal with Darkchild Productions. [19]

The site appears to be defunct as of 2024.

Personal life

Jerkins has been married to singer Joy Enriquez since April 4, 2004. The two met when he worked on her debut album.

The couple has four children: [13] [20] Rodney David Jerkins Jr. (28 May 2008); Heavenly Joy Jerkins (17 November 2009); [21] Hannah Joy Jerkins (19 October 2012); [22] and Royal David Jerkins, in early 2015.

In 2015, his five-year-old daughter Heavenly Joy was a contestant on season 10 of America's Got Talent . [23]

Singles discography and other charted songs

YearSongArtistChart position
R&B Hot 100 UK
1995"The Way That You Love" (Remix) Vanessa Williams 236752
1996"The Things That You Do" Gina Thompson 1241
1997"Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!" Simone Hines 38
"Don't Wanna Be a Player" Joe 52516
"I Can Love You" Mary J. Blige (featuring Lil' Kim)228
"Share My World" Mary J. Blige
"Searching" Mary J. Blige (featuring Roy Ayers)
1998"The Boy Is Mine" Brandy & Monica 112
"Angel of Mine"Monica2155
1999"If You Had My Love" Jennifer Lopez 614
"It's Not That Serious"
"Sunshine" Coko 1970
"Say My Name" Destiny's Child 113
"U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)" (Darkchild Mix) Brandy (featuring Shaunta & Da Brat)2579
"Damn"So Plush (featuring Ja Rule)41
2000"He Wasn't Man Enough" Toni Braxton 125
"Let Love Lead the Way" Spice Girls 1
"Holler"1121
"Shining Star" Backstreet Boys
"If I Told You That" Whitney Houston & George Michael 9
"Time Limit" Hikaru Utada
2001"I Sings" Mary Mary (featuring BB Jay)68
"I Ain't The One" Tyrese 68
" You Rock My World" Michael Jackson 13102
"Unbreakable"
"Heartbreaker"
"Invincible"
"Privacy"
"Rampage" (Unreleased)
"Threatened"
"That's the Way" Jennifer Lopez
"Dame (Touch Me)" (duet with Chayanne)
"Satisfied" Rhona
"Everything" Canela
"I Remember" (Remix) Debelah Morgan
"Celebrity" *NSYNC
2002"Overprotected" (Darkchild Remix) Britney Spears 864
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"13
"What About Us?" Brandy 374
"All Eyez on Me" Monica 3269
"A Different Kind of Love Song" (Remix) Cher
"Get with Me" 3rd Storee 85
"If You Only Knew" Prymary Colorz 78
"Turntable" TLC
2003"I'm Good" Blaque 95
"All I Do" B5 71
2004"You Don't Know" Kierra "Kiki" Sheard 84
"Lose My Breath" Destiny's Child 1032
"One Wish" Ray J 31113
"We've Had Enough" Michael Jackson
2005"Cater 2 U" Destiny's Child 314
"What I Need" Ray J 58
"Step Into My World" Jennifer Lopez
"I Got U"
2006"Enough Cryin'" Mary J. Blige 23246
"Hold Me Down" Danity Kane
"Need a Boss" Shareefa 1067
"Cry No More"43
"Déjà Vu" Beyoncé (featuring Jay-Z)141
"So Lonely" Mariah Carey (featuring Twista)65
"The One You Need" Megan Rochell (featuring Fabolous)41
"Heartbreak" Megan Rochell
"Can't Get Enough" Tamia 26
"Turn the Page" Bobby Valentino 63
"Make It Last Forever" Ciara
2007"Be with Me" J. Holiday 83
"Can't Leave 'Em Alone" Ciara (featuring 50 Cent)1040109
"Shoulda Let You Go" Keyshia Cole 641
"Hey Hey Hey"Natasha
"So Sick"
"Feedback" Janet Jackson 3919
2008"What Them Girls Like" Ludacris (featuring Chris Brown & Sean Garrett)1733
"I'm Grown" Tiffany Evans (featuring Bow Wow)98
"Luv" Janet Jackson 34101
"So Over You" Ashanti
"Angel" Natasha Bedingfield 63
"Right Here (Departed)" Brandy 2234
"Long Distance"42101
"The Definition"116
2009"I Look So Good (Without You)" Jessie James 104
"Girls" Se7en (featuring Lil' Kim)
"Make Me" Janet Jackson 7173
"Telephone" Lady Gaga (featuring Beyoncé)31
"The One" Mary J. Blige (featuring Drake)3263
"Pucker Up" Ciara
2010"Shake My" Three 6 Mafia (featuring Kalenna)75
"Perfect Nightmare" Shontelle
"I Hate That You Love Me" Dirty Money
"Target Practice" Austin Brown
2011"The One You Call" Keke Palmer
"Ain't Nobody" Mary J. Blige
"What Are Words" Chris Medina 83
"Just Can't Get Enough" The Black Eyed Peas 33
"Stitch by Stitch" Javier Colon 17
"I Forgive You" Kelly Clarkson
"Turn the Lights Out" Priscilla Renea
2012"Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)" Nelly Furtado 14
"Spirit Indestructible"
"Parking Lot"
"Got Me Good" Ciara
"Die in Your Arms" Justin Bieber 1734
"As Long as You Love Me"116622
2013"Waiting for the Night" Nelly Furtado
"Bucket List"
"The Art of Letting Go" Mariah Carey 46
"Perfect World" Tone Damli
"My Heart Is Open" Maroon 5 (featuring Gwen Stefani)
"Roller Coaster"Justin Bieber
"Lease My Love" The Saturdays
"Read My Lips" Ciara
2014"Xscape" Michael Jackson
"Xscape (Original Version)"
"Coulda Been Me" Candice Glover
Therapy Mary J. Blige
"Doubt"37
"When You're Gone"
"You're Mine (Eternal)" Mariah Carey 24
2017"Blind" Tamar Braxton
2018"Dose" Ciara
"Hard Place" H.E.R.
"Just Say When" Capital Cities
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" Jessie J
"Jingle Bell Rock"
"This Christmas Day"
"At Least I Know" T.I. (featuring Anderson .Paak)
"SWIZZMONTANA" Swizz Beatz & French Montana
"3Way" Teyana Taylor
"Look Back at It" A Boogie wit da Hoodie 2541
"Don't Sleep" Chromeo (featuring French Montana and Stefflon Don)
2019"Right Back" Khalid (featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie)297371
"Playing Games" Summer Walker 91624
2022"Shirt" SZA 41117
"Forgiveless" SZA (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard)3576

Appearances and production discography

Notable productions

Guest raps

Unreleased tracks

Video cameos

Web series

Jerkins is currently starring with Johnny Wright in a number of episodes of the YOBI.tv Take the Stage web series. [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]

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