Rufus Blaq is an American hip-hop artist who rose to fame with his single "Out of Sight (Yo)" which was featured on the Ride soundtrack. Additionally, he is best known for creating songs with Salt-N-Pepa, Faith Evans, Destiny's Child, Marques Houston, Young Rome, Angie Stone and Omarion.
List of Studio albums as artist, with selected chart positions.
Year | Song Title | Album Name | Label | Chart Position |
1997 | "Out Of Sight (Yo)" (aka "Outta Sight") [1] | Single | Perspective Records | #18 Billboard Hot 100 [2] |
1998 | "Artifacts of Life (Featuring The Lox) | Credentials [3] | Perspective Records | |
"Come Alive Y'all" | ||||
True Ballerz | ||||
Ambush Crew | ||||
Magic | ||||
"Make It Hot" | ||||
The True Gas Up (Interlude) | ||||
Come Go With Me | ||||
Hong Kong Booty (Interlude) | ||||
"Give It To Me Daddy" | ||||
Real MC's | ||||
My Life | ||||
Get To Steppin' (Interlude) | ||||
Niggaz Like Me | ||||
If I Was A Killer | ||||
Credentials | ||||
2011 | Into | Electric Pretty (Mixtape) | Tekzenmusic | |
Get My Money | ||||
Electric Pretty | ||||
Get Ready | ||||
It’s my Turn | ||||
Duck Into a Swan | ||||
Spill Ya Drink | ||||
Eclectic Life | ||||
My Companionship | ||||
Build em | ||||
Gracias | ||||
Inspire You | ||||
6 ft Pretty | ||||
2016 | "2 Da Head" | Total Frat Movie Soundtrack [4] | New Heat Music | |
"I Wont Remember Tomorrow" | ||||
"Going Till I'm Gone" | ||||
"Party of The Year" | ||||
"Lets Go" | ||||
"Frat Star" | ||||
"Not Asking For Much" | ||||
"Don't Stop Here ( Caps In The Sky)" | ||||
2015 | "Blaq The Ripper Intro (produced by TEK)" | Blaq The Ripper (Mixtape) | Tekzenmusic | |
"Crucifix (produced by Don Kody)" | ||||
"Lyrical Murder (produced by Chuckie Madness)" | ||||
"My Weight feat. B. Mos & Sydney Arcane (produced by Al West)" | ||||
"Slaughterhouse" | ||||
"The Verdict (produced by Tony Galvin)" | ||||
"You Not Me feat. Blok (produced by DNyce3 of League of Stars)" | ||||
"The Light feat. Ollie Baba & 100 Proof (produced by Anthony Bell)" | ||||
"Jamaica Interlude feat. Kimani" | ||||
"Quiet Storm feat. Murda Kase" | ||||
"Burn feat. Tomi Jones" | ||||
"Too Sexy feat. King Ralph, Don Kody, Man-Child & Juice Brown (produced by Don Kody)" | ||||
"Gimme The Keys feat. MC Lyte" | ||||
"Gettin Money feat. Chyna Tahjere (produced by Don Kody)" | ||||
"Don't Let Me Lose You feat. Jay Calloway (produced by Andreao Fanatic Heard)" | ||||
"Maserati Music feat. Omarion, Rome & Boo Young (produced by Michael Angelo)" | ||||
"Turbulence feat. PG (produced by Easy Mo Bee)" | ||||
"Live It Up feat. J. Fury & Sydney Arcane" | ||||
"Winning (produced by Chuckie Madness)" | ||||
"Pressure (produced by Arkitech)" | ||||
"Silly feat. Talib Kweli" | ||||
"Trufus" | ||||
"30 Something" |
List of singles as featured vocalist and/or artist.
Year | Song | Artist | Album | Label |
2017 | "Ten Wife Commandments" | Faith Evans & The Notorious B.I.G. | The King & I | Rhino |
2007 | “Beautiful Poison” Feat. Rufus Blaq | Herb Middleton | Big Herb’s Bodega | NuVybe Records |
2005 | "I Wasn't Ready" (featuring Rufus Blaq) | Marques Houstson | Naked | Ultimate Universal |
2004 | "Crazy Girl" (featuring Rufus Blaq) | Young Rome | Food For Thought | T.U.G entertainment/Universal Records |
2004 | "Freaky" (feat. Guerilla Black And Rufus Blaq) [5] | |||
2003 | "Smellz Like a Party" (featuring Rufus Blaq) [6] | O'Ryan | You Got Served Soundtrack | Epic Records |
1998 | "Dance for Me" (featuring Rufus Blaq) [7] | Kevin Ford | How Stella Got Her Groove Back Soundtrack | Flyte Tyme |
1998 | "Don't Worry (My Shorty)" [8] | Rufus Blaq & Spinderella | The Players Club Soundtrack | PolyGram |
2002 | "Whoop His Ass" | Boot Camp Clik | The Chosen Few | Duck Down Music |
1998 | "Outta Sight" [9] | Rufus Blaq | Ride (Music from the Dimension Motion Picture) | Tommy Boy |
1998 | “Whatcha Gonna Do” (feat. Rufus Blaq & Femme Fatale) | Monifah | Mo’hogany | Motown Universal |
1998 | “Why You Not Trusting Me” (feat. Rufus Blaq) | Public Announcement | All Work No Play | A&M Records |
1998 | “Get this Money” (Feat. Rufus Blaq, Chico Delvec, And Larceny) | Junior M.A.F.I.A | The Best of JUNIOR M.A.F.I.A. | Famous Records |
1998 | “What Are We Gonna Do” Remix (feat. Rufus Blaq) | Ronnie Henson | Ronnie Henson | Motown/Universal |
1998 | “Strawberries” Mark Kinchen Remix (feat. Rufus Blaq) | Smooth | Reality | Perspective A&M Records |
List of songs credited as a producer and/or songwriter, with chart positions.
Year | Song | Artist | Producer / Songwriter | Album | Label | Chart Position |
2017 | "Ten Wife Commandments" [10] | Faith Evans | Songwriter | The King & I | Rhino | |
"My B" | Songwriter | |||||
2014 | "Forever" | Faith Evans | Producer / Songwriter | Incomparable | BMG | |
2007 | "Can't Get Tired of Me" | Bow Wow & Omarion | Producer / Songwriter | Face Off | Columbia | |
"Number Ones" | Producer / Songwriter | |||||
"Hoodstars" | Producer / Songwriter | |||||
"Bachelor Pad" | Producer / Songwriter | |||||
"Face-Off" | Producer / Songwriter | |||||
"Lights, Camera, Action" | Producer / Songwriter | |||||
"Kimberly" | Marques Houston | Producer / Songwriter | Veteran | Universal Motown | ||
2006 | "What Are We Doing" | Omarion | Producer / Songwriter | 21 | Epic | |
2005 | "Pissed Off" | Angie Stone | Songwriter | Mahogany Soul | J Records | |
"Marriage" | Marques Houston | Songwriter / Co-Producer | Naked | Ultimate Universal | ||
"Cheat" | Songwriter / Co-Producer | |||||
"All Because of You" | Songwriter | |||||
2004 | "Lovers' Ghetto" | Angie Stone | Producer / Songwriter | Stone Love | J Records | |
"Down 4 U, Part 2" | Jhené featuring Lil' Fizz | Songwriter | My Name Is Jhene | Epic Records | ||
"In My Car" | Young Rome | Songwriter | Food For Thought | Universal Records | ||
"Beauty" | N2U | Songwriter | Issues | Virgin | ||
"After Party" | Young Rome Featuring Omarion | Songwriter | After Party | Universal Records | ||
2003 | "Good Luck" | Marques Houston | Producer | MH | Interscope | |
"Smellz Like a Party" | O'Ryan featuring Rufus Blaq | Songwriter | You Got Served Soundtrack | Epic Records | ||
"Take It to the Floor" | B2K | Songwriter | You Got Served Soundtrack | Epic Records | ||
2001 | "Whoop-T-Woo" | Olivia | Producer | Olivia | J Records | |
"Snowflakes" | Angie Stone | Producer / Songwriter | Mahogany Soul | J Records | ||
"Mad Issues" | Producer / Songwriter | |||||
"If It Wasn't" | Producer / Songwriter | |||||
1999 | "Jumpin, Jumpin" | Destiny's Child | Songwriter | The Writing's On The Wall | Columbia | #1 Billboard Hot 100 [11] |
1997 | "R U Ready" | Salt-N-Pepa | Songwriter | Brand New | London Records | #61 on Billboard Radio [12] |
"Gitty Up" (single) [13] | Songwriter | #9 on Billboard Hot 100 [14] |
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