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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 as | Move Sumthin' Productions |
Origin | Miami, Florida, United States |
Genres | Hip hop, R&B |
Occupation(s) | Producers, Songwriters Vocal Producers, Mix Engineers |
Years active | 2004–present |
Members | Sean "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.
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]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
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US | US R&B/HH [14] | US R&B | ||||||||||
"I Luv This Shit" (August Alsina featuring Trinidad James) | 2013 | 48 | 13 | 4 | Downtown: Life Under the Gun and Testimony | |||||||
"Ghetto" ( August Alsina featuring Rich Homie Quan or Yo Gotti) | 115 | 37 | 19 | Testimony | ||||||||
"Numb" ( August Alsina featuring B.o.B and Yo Gotti) | 122 | 38 | 16 | |||||||||
"Make It Home" [18] [19] ( August Alsina featuring Jeezy) | 2014 | — | 51 | 22 | ||||||||
"No Love" ( August Alsina featuring Nicki Minaj (credited as Vocal Producers) | 69 | 17 | 6 | |||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [21] | 14 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [22] | 2 |
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