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Raydiation
''Raydiation'' is the third studio album by American recording artist Ray J. It was released by Sanctuary Records in association with the singer's own label, Knockout Entertainment, on September 20, 2005, in the United States. Ray J's first effort in four years, the album was primarily produced by Detail, featuring additional production from Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, R. Kelly, Ric Rude, and Timbaland. Rapper Fat Joe, singer Mýa and Ray J's sister, singer Brandy, appear a guest vocalist on the album. Critical reception Allmusic editor Andy Kellman found that ''Raydiation'' "isn't any less derivative than '' Everything You Want'' and ''This Ain't a Game''. He's still putting on airs, rarely deviating from copping his moves off R. Kelly and Usher. There's really nothing worth singling out ..If Ray J plans on maintaining his every-four-years release schedule, he might as well spend less time soaking up his influences and more time developing some individuality." Chart perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knockout Entertainment
Knockout Entertainment is singer Ray J's vanity label, founded in 2001. The label specializes in R&B, hip hop, and gospel. Originally released under Sanctuary Records, a press release in December 2007 announced a new partnership with E1 Records. Before this, he mentioned his label on his 2001 album This Ain't A Game. The label's debut, Ray J's ''Raydiation'' album—released September 2005—included the top twenty hit " One Wish" and went on to sell 1 million copies worldwide. Other releases include Willie Norwood's gospel album titled '' I Believe'', which was not released in conjunction with any other label, and was only available as a digital download or through CD Baby and top-twenty albums Ray J's All I Feel and sister Brandy's Human. Roster Artists * FiNaTTicZ *Ray J * Yung Berg *Shorty Mack *Willie Norwood * TruthKO * Tasha Scott *Jason Miller Discography Albums Future albums *Shorty Mack - ''Tha Purp Man'' (TBA) *Ray J - '' Raydiation 2'' (TBA) - Billboard.com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray J
William Ray Norwood Jr. (born January 17, 1981), known professionally as Ray J, is an American singer, actor, and television personality. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Carson, California, he is the younger brother of recording artist and actress Brandy Norwood and the first cousin of rapper Snoop Dogg. In January 2017, he competed in the nineteenth season of the UK reality television programme ''Celebrity Big Brother''. Early life William Ray Norwood Jr. was born in McComb, Mississippi to Willie Norwood and Sonja Bates-Norwood. His older sister Brandy is a multi-platinum recording artist. Early in his life, he moved with his family from McComb, Mississippi to Los Angeles, California, and in 1989 started appearing in television commercials for different companies. In 1989, at the age of eight, Norwood began auditioning for and appearing in television commercials; he played the foster son in ''The Sinbad Show'', from 1993 to 1994. This period in Norwood's life w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detail (record Producer)
Noel Christopher Fisher (born ), professionally known as Detail, is an American former record producer, singer and songwriter. Hailing from Detroit, Michigan, Detail is perhaps best known for producing several hit singles, including "Sexy Can I" by Ray J, "I'm So Paid" by Akon, "How to Love" by Lil Wayne, "Drunk in Love", "711" by Beyoncé, and "We Dem Boyz" by Wiz Khalifa. He released his debut studio album, titled ''Noel'', in December 2015. Life and career In late 2005, he began to gain recognition in the music industry as a producer, after teaming up with American R&B singer Ray J to produce the bulk of his third album ''Raydiation''. Since then he continued to produce tracks for Ray J, and expanded his catalog by working with other prominent artists such as Akon, the Pussycat Dolls, Lil Wayne, Beyoncé, Ashanti, Marques Houston, Lady Gaga, Brandy, Shorty Mack, Christina Aguilera, T-Pain, Jennifer Lopez, R. Kelly, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, and Snoop Dogg. Detail co-wrote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What I Need (Ray J Song)
"What I Need" is a song by American recording artist Ray J. It was written by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, and Ray J for his 2005 album ''Raydiation'', while production was handled by the former. Released as the second single from the album following " One Wish", it reached number 58 on ''Billboard''s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Release and reception "What I Need" earned generally positive reviews by critics. ''Billboard'' magazine felt that the song "should be enough to momentum. Here, Ray J's vocals once again seem strained as he cops another plea to the woman he has done wrong. Despite its sap factor, "What I Need" will likely lap up radio play." Music video "Smokin Trees (What I Need Remix)" The remix version with West Coast rappers Nate Dogg, Shorty Mack, Slim Thug and Snoop Dogg became even more popular being watched more than 200,000 times on YouTube. It's called "Smokin Trees (What I Need Remix)" and produced by Ray J for Knockout Ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detail (producer)
Noel Christopher Fisher (born ), professionally known as Detail, is an American former record producer, singer and songwriter. Hailing from Detroit, Michigan, Detail is perhaps best known for producing several hit singles, including "Sexy Can I" by Ray J, "I'm So Paid" by Akon, "How to Love" by Lil Wayne, "Drunk in Love", "711" by Beyoncé, and "We Dem Boyz" by Wiz Khalifa. He released his debut studio album, titled ''Noel'', in December 2015. Life and career In late 2005, he began to gain recognition in the music industry as a producer, after teaming up with American R&B singer Ray J to produce the bulk of his third album ''Raydiation''. Since then he continued to produce tracks for Ray J, and expanded his catalog by working with other prominent artists such as Akon, the Pussycat Dolls, Lil Wayne, Beyoncé, Ashanti, Marques Houston, Lady Gaga, Brandy, Shorty Mack, Christina Aguilera, T-Pain, Jennifer Lopez, R. Kelly, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, and Snoop Dogg. Detail co-wrote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Wish (Ray J Song)
"One Wish" is the first single from Ray J's third album ''Raydiation''. Released in July 2005, the Darkchild produced track became a national hit, peaking at #11 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart on January 17, 2006. It became Ray J's first single to reach the Top 20. The song was notably sampled by Burial for his song ''Archangel'' from Untrue, his second and most recent album. Track listing ;UK CD Single (2005) # "One Wish" lbum Version# "One Wish" arabeats Remix# "Keep Sweatin'" (Featuring Fat Joe) lbum Version# "One Wish" ideo ;UK 12" Vinyl Single (2005) # "One Wish" lbum Version # "One Wish" nstrumental # "One Wish" Cappella # "One Wish" arabeats Remix # "One Wish" arabeats Instrumental ;UK CD 1 – 2-Track Single e-Release(2006) # "One Wish" adio Edit # "One Wish" arabeats Remix ;UK CD 2 – Maxi Single (2006) # "One Wish" adio Edit # "One Wish" (Desert Storm Remix Featuring Fabolous) # "One Wish" aurice Joshua Nu Soul Remix # "One Wish" ideo IDEO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Ain't A Game
''This Ain't a Game'' is the second studio album by American R&B singer Ray J. It was released on June 19, 2001, under Atlantic Records in the United States. Critical reception Allmusic editor Jon Azpiri found that the album "is full of macho posturing that is more than a little tedious. The best of the tracks on the album feature production from The Neptunes ..Since ''This Ain't a Game'' has so little to offer, that line is what listeners will remember most about Ray J." In a positive review, Craig Seymour from ''Entertainment Weekly'' wrote: "Brandy’s little brother Ray-J matures nicely on this sophomore set, with production by R&B hotshots Rodney Jerkins and The Neptunes. The singing/acting biz kid, who evokes Bobby Brown and ''Off the Wall''-era Jacko, sounds surprisingly credible on the hard-knock-life odes." ''NME'' found tha ''This Ain't a Game'' "is Ray J’s big chance. emight sound like he researched the role as "playa" following Jay-Z around and watching from beh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Phillips
Isaac Phillips is an American songwriter, producer, and guitarist, best known for his work with producer Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins. Phillips has written for Whitney Houston and Brandy Norwood, among others. Songwriting and guitarist credits Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Spotify and AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas .... Awards and nominations References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{improve categories, date=December 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All I Feel
''All I Feel'' is the fourth and to date most recent studio album by American R&B singer Ray J and was released on April 8, 2008, by Knockout Entertainment, Deja34, Epic Records and Koch Records. It is the second album by Ray J to be labeled with a Parental Advisory sticker. The album features the singles "Sexy Can I" featuring labelmate Yung Berg, and "Gifts", and was his only album with Koch Records. Conception An article in the ''Los Angeles Times'' asserted that Ray J wanted to distance himself from his child star image from his days acting in ''Moesha'', the sitcom that starred his older sister Brandy. Reporter Serena Kim noticed that the lyrics were becoming more "graphic" and sexually explicit. Commercial performance The album debuted at number 7 on the ''Billboard'' 200 charts and number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. Reception ''All I Feel'' was panned by most music critics. Steve Jones of ''USA Today'' rated this album one-and-a-half stars out of a possi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, 1965 in an effort by the magazine to further expand into the field of rhythm and blues music. It then went through several name changes, being known as Soul LPs in the 1970s and Top Black Albums in the 1980s, before returning to the R&B identification in 1990 and affixing a hip hop designation in 1999 to reflect the latter's growing sales and relationship to R&B during the decade. From 1965 through 2009, the chart was compiled based on reported sales at a core panel of stores with a "higher-than-average volume" of R&B and/or hip-hop album sales to monitor buying trends of the African-American community. This panel included more independent and smaller chain stores compared to the high percentage of mass merchants that account fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Jerkins III
Fred Jerkins III, also known as Uncle Freddie, is an American songwriter and record producer who is best known for his work with his brother Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins. Jerkins has co-written several hit songs with Rodney Jerkins and LaShawn Daniels, among them " The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy and Monica, "Say My Name" and "Lose My Breath" by Destiny's Child, "It's Not Right but It's Okay" by Whitney Houston, "He Wasn't Man Enough" by Toni Braxton, and multiple tracks from Michael Jackson's album ''Invincible''. He has also produced a number of songs under the Darkchild imprint for artists such as Brandy, Shola Ama, Men of Vizion, Keith Washington, and JoJo. On his own, Jerkins is a noted producer of gospel music. He and his family are residents of Atlanta, Georgia. Production Jerkins has written or produced for Brandy, Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, Toni Braxton, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez, Aaliyah, Mary Mary, Destiny's Child, Spice Girls, Mel B, Shola Ama, TLC, Will Smith, Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LaShawn Daniels
LaShawn Ameen Daniels (December 28, 1977 – September 3, 2019) was an American songwriter, vocal producer and arranger known for his songwriting credits on songs by artists such as Brandy, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Destiny’s Child, Michael Jackson, Tamar Braxton, Toni Braxton, Jennifer Lopez, Ciara, Whitney Houston and more. As a songwriter and producer, Daniels had received eight Grammy Award nominations, winning one for Best R&B Song for co-writing Destiny's Child's number-one single "Say My Name". Early life Daniels was born in Newark, New Jersey, United States. Personal life Daniels married April and together had three sons. Career Daniels won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song in 2001 for his songwriting work on "Say My Name" by Destiny's Child, and was nominated in the same category in 2014 for " Love and War" performed by Tamar Braxton. Death Daniels died on September 3, 2019, at the age of 41, following a car crash in South Carolina. Songwriting credits Daniels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |