Warryn Stafford Campbell, Jr. (born August 21, 1975) is an American record producer. He has worked with a number of gospel, hip hop and R&B artists. Campbell originally got his start as a session musician and producer under the tutelage of DJ Quik on his third album '' Safe + Sound''.

Career

His work includes production and songwriting credits for

Mary Mary Mary Mary is a female American urban contemporary gospel duo composed of sisters Erica Atkins-Campbell (born April 29, 1972) and Trecina Atkins-Campbell (born May 1, 1974). Formed in 1998, Mary Mary was launched into mainstream recognition fo ...

, Kanye West, Alicia Keys, Xzibit, Yolanda Adams, Mos Def,

Missy Elliott Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971), better known as Missy Elliott or Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliot, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. She embarked on her music career with R&B girl group Sista in the earl ...

, Kierra Sheard,

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, Dave Hollister,

Men of Standard Men of Standard is an American gospel group. Musical career The group spent the bulk of their tenure as signees to the Malaco Records subsidiary Muscle Shoals. Their album released on Columbia Records/Sony Gospel features production from Warryn ...

, Mario, Kelly Price, Shanice, Dru Hill, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Musiq Soulchild and more. He is also a member of the modern quartet-styled traditional gospel group The Soul Seekers signed to GospoCentric Records. As a record executive, he served as vice president of A&R for

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briefly. He appears in the 2019 movie ''Strive'' as "The Pastor" as well as composing the music for the film.

Personal life

On May 26, 2001, he married Erica Atkins of the gospel/R&B duo

. They have a daughter, Krista Nicole Campbell, born September 13, 2004. On April 24, 2010, the couple's second child, Warryn Campbell III was born. On July 19, 2011, Erica announced on ''Good Morning America'' that she was pregnant with their third child. She gave birth early to a girl, Zaya Monique Campbell, on January 24, 2012. Campbell was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2008 and had an emergency operation to remove one kidney.

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. , - , ,

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

, , '' Mountain High... Valley Low'' ( Yolanda Adams's album) (as producer) , rowspan="2", Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album , , - , ,

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

, , '' Thankful'' (

's album) (as producer) , , - , ,

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

, , '' Songs in A Minor'' ( Alicia Keys's album) (as producer) , Best R&B Album , , - , ,

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

, , '' Full Moon'' (

's album) (as producer) , rowspan="3", Best Contemporary R&B Album , , - , rowspan="2",

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

, , '' Afrodisiac'' (

's album) (as producer) , , - , , '' It's About Time'' (

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's album) (as producer) , , - , rowspan="6",

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

, rowspan="2", '' Late Registration'' ( Kanye West's album) (as producer) ,

Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to: Awards * ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia * Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK * Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US * Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA * Lati ...

, , - , rowspan="2", Best Rap Album , , - , , '' The Cookbook'' (

's album) (as producer) , , - , , ''

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'' ( Mario's album) (as producer) , Best Contemporary R&B Album , , - , , ''

'' (

's album) (as producer) , Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album , , - , , "Heaven" (

) ,

Best Gospel Song The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality songs in the gospel music genre. Honors in seve ...

, , - , ,

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

, , '' Unpredictable'' ( Jamie Foxx's album) (as producer) , Best R&B Album , , - , rowspan="3",

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

, rowspan="2", ''

Graduation Graduation is the awarding of a diploma to a student by an educational institution. It may also refer to the ceremony that is associated with it. The date of the graduation ceremony is often called graduation day. The graduation ceremony is a ...

'' ( Kanye West's album) (as producer) , Album of the Year , , - , Best Rap Album , , - , , '' Luvanmusiq'' ( Musiq Soulchild's album) (as producer) , Best R&B Album , , - , rowspan="4",

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

, , '' The Sound'' (

's album) (as producer) , Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album , , - , , '' Jennifer Hudson'' ( Jennifer Hudson's album) (as producer) , Best R&B Album , , - , rowspan="2", "Get Up" ,

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance The Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 54th Grammy Awards descri ...

, , - , rowspan="3", Best Gospel Song , , - , ,

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

, , "God In Me" , , - , rowspan="2",

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

, , "Go Get It" , , - , , '' Write Me Back'' ( R. Kelly's album) (as producer) , Best R&B Album , , - , rowspan="2",

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

, , "Too Hard Not To" (

Tina Campbell Tina Campbell (born 1971)"New job, new baby"
Belfa ...

song) (as writer) , Best Gospel Performance/Song , , - , , "My Life" (Walls Group Song) (as writer) , Best Gospel Performance/Song , , - , rowspan="2",

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari ...

, rowspan="2", '' Donda'' (Kanye West album) (as writer and producer) , Album of the Year , , - , Best Rap Album ,

References

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