The Exclusives

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The Exclusives
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Ralph Jeanty and Sean McMillion at the BMI R&B HipHop Awards Red Carpet
Background information
Also known asMove Sumthin' Productions
Origin Miami, Florida, United States
Genres Hip hop, R&B
Occupation(s) Producers, Songwriters Vocal Producers, Mix Engineers
Years active2004–present
MembersSean "Pen" McMillion
Ralph "Vintage" Jeanty

The Exclusives (formerly Move Sumthin Productions) are an American/Canadian R&B/pop/hip hop songwriting and production team from Miami, Florida, consisting of Sean "Pen" McMillion and Ralph "Vintage" Jeanty. The now Atlanta-Based team's first notable success came from co-writing the platinum-selling single "I Luv This Shit" by August Alsina.

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Music career

The Exclusives began as songwriters and producers, co-writing the song "Never Window Shopping" for Lloyd on his Zone 4/Interscope release King of Hearts . [1]

Under the mentorship of R&B legend Betty Wright, the duo collaborated with Wright and The Roots, co-writing two songs on their album Betty Wright: The Movie , released on November 15, 2011. The album received mostly positive reviews; [2] Metascore gave it a 73 out of 100.[ citation needed ] Pen and Vintage co-wrote the songs "Real Woman", [3] featuring Snoop Dogg, and "Baby Come Back", [4] featuring Lenny Williams. [5]

Work on the Betty Wright album afforded them the opportunity to work with The Roots on their first concept album, entitled Undun , which was released on December 2, 2011. The album debuted at No. 17 on Billboard Hot 200; [6] The Exclusives co-wrote the song "The Other Side", featuring Greg Porn and Bilal. [7]

The duo met a young August Alsina in 2011 and recorded "I Luv This Shit" in 2012. It topped the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop chart for two weeks in November 2013, [8] August Alsina became the first R&B artist to reach number one with a debut single since Jeremih with "Birthday Sex" in 2009. [9] On the main Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, it reached number 15, and peaked at number 19 on the Rhythmic chart. [10] It peaked at number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100. [11] On March 6, 2014, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified "I Luv This Shit" gold for shipping 500,000 copies. The certification was updated to platinum on October 2, 2014. [12]

In August 2014, The Exclusives inked a publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music. [13]

Notable charted songs

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US US R&B/HH
[14] 		US R&B
"I Luv This Shit"
(August Alsina featuring Trinidad James)		201348134Downtown: Life Under the Gun and Testimony
"Ghetto"
( August Alsina featuring Rich Homie Quan or Yo Gotti)		1153719Testimony
"Numb"
( August Alsina featuring B.o.B and Yo Gotti)		1223816
"Make It Home" [18] [19]
( August Alsina featuring Jeezy)		2014—5122
"No Love"
( August Alsina featuring Nicki Minaj (credited as Vocal Producers) 		69176
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Executive production credits

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [21] 14
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [22] 2

Discography

Writing/production credits for The Exclusives on notable works

References

  1. ↑ King of Hearts Deluxe Version (CD booklet). Lloyd. United States: Interscope. 2011. B-001511702.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ "Betty Wright: Soul Singer, Legacy Protector". NPR. November 13, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Real Woman". AllMusic . November 15, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Baby Come Back". AllMusic . November 15, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  5. ↑ Betty Wright: The Movie (CD booklet). Betty Wright & The Roots. United States: S-Curve Records. 2011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Montana, Gina (December 14, 2011). "Drake's Take Care Drops to No. 7 on 200 Chart, Roots Undun Debuts at No. 17". XXL . Harris Publications . Retrieved 2011-12-21.
  7. ↑ Kellman, Andy (December 2, 2011). "Undun - The Roots". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Review. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  8. ↑ Ramirez, Rauly (April 24, 2014). "Iggy Azalea's 'Fancy' Hits No. 1 on Hot Rap Songs Chart". Billboard. New York: Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  9. ↑ Ramirez, Rauly (October 8, 2013). "August Alsina Ascends To No. 1 On Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  10. ↑ "August Alsina: Chart history – Rhythmic Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  11. ↑ "August Alsina: Chart history – The Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  13. ↑ "The Exclusives - Our Artists: Writers & Producers | Warner/Chappell Music". Warnerchappell.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22.
  14. ↑ "K. Michelle Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  15. ↑ "American single certifications – August Alsina – I Luv This S**t". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  16. ↑ "American single certifications – August Alsina – Ghetto". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  17. ↑ "American single certifications – August Alsina – Numb". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  18. ↑ "ITunes - Music - Make It Home (Feat. Jeezy) - Single by August Alsina". iTunes . Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  19. ↑ "Urban/UAC Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 2014-02-25.
  20. ↑ "American single certifications – August Alsina – No Love". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  21. ↑ "August Alsina Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  22. ↑ "August Alsina Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  23. ↑ "I Luv This Sh** - August Alsina | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic .
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