Hernst Bellevue Jr. (born March 12, 1974; better known by his stage name Krunk-a-Delic) is an American
songwriter
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,
hip hop,
R&B,
pop music
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and
record producer
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. Krunk-a-Delic has written and produced gold and platinum records such as
Jamie Foxx
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's "I Don't Know,"
Ludacris
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Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludac ...
feat. Dtp's "Dtp For Life," (from ''
Disturbing tha Peace
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'') and
Ms. Dynamite
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's "Afraid to Fly" (from ''
A Little Deeper
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''). He is a key collaborator on the production of
Sean Paul
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Nelly Furtado
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's Latin Grammy winning and platinum album "
Mi Plan
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." Krunk-a-Delic has written and produced records for
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N-Dubz
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Nina Sky
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Lil' Flip
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,
Noel Gourdin
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Starboy Nathan
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Early life
...
,
Shawnna
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,
Jimmy Cozier
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,
Alison Hinds
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Jazmine Sullivan
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I 20,
Cory Lee
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,
Chris Webby
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,
City Girls
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Lunchmoney Lewis
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, as well songs recorded by
Nas
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,
Mary J. Blige
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Jennifer Hudson
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Ciara
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Rick Ross
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, and more. In the past, he was known to frequently collaborate with producer
Salaam Remi
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.
While
in a short, StayBent Krunk-a-Delic's story is one that unveils his long-time love affair with music, his path to the American dream is classic and continues to unfold
Discography
References
External links
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Discogs.comAlbumcredits.comAllmusic.com
Further reading
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1974 births
Living people
American male songwriters
American record producers