Laney Stewart (born January 10, 1966) is an American songwriter, music producer, musician, music publisher, music executive, manager and youth mentor. He was born Philip Lane Stewart II, in the South Side suburbs of

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. Laney has penned, produced and published hits for some of the biggest names in R&B, hip hop and pop music over the past three decades. In addition to his individual achievements, he also has a proven ear and consistent track record of recognizing and developing unknown talent on their way to success. The long list of hits he has created, published and or managed is a testament to both his creative and business acumen.Peermusic.com
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Early life

Laney had a mother, Mary Ann Stewart, who was a successful singer in her own right, having sung backgrounds for the

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Curtis Mayfield Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music.

and

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the " Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in ''Rolling Stone''s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With ...

. His uncle, Morris "Butch" Stewart was a successful musician and producer. By age nine, Laney had taught himself how to play piano and drums. With the advertising business booming in Chicago, Laney started singing on jingles at the age of 12. As a teenager, he made the transition to writing and composing with a career doing his own jingles. By 15, he had his first commercially released songs on CBS Records with

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' "This Ain't No Fantasy." At the age of 16, he became a regular in the burgeoning Chicago underground

house music House is a music genre characterized by a repetitive Four on the floor (music), four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 120 beats per minute. It was created by Disc jockey, DJs and music producers from Chicago metropolitan area, Chicago' ...

scene, and became one of the early house producers, producing songs for Arrogance such as, "Crazy,"
which was released on DJ International Records in 1986. Eventually, Laney began working as a

session musician Session musicians, studio musicians, or backing musicians are musicians hired to perform in recording sessions or live performances. The term sideman is also used in the case of live performances, such as accompanying a recording artist on a ...

with his uncle, Wayne Stewart, Tony Brown and

Patrick Leonard Patrick Ray Leonard (born March 14, 1956) is an American songwriter, keyboardist, film composer, and music producer, best known for his longtime collaboration with Madonna. His work with Madonna includes her albums '' True Blue'' (1986), ''Who's ...

. Laney's most significant keyboard influence was Leonard, who was known for his work with

Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...

, " Like a Prayer" etc. By 18, Stewart and partner Kenneth Hale formed their own jingle company, Minute Men, composing popular spots for

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McDonald's McDonald's Corporation is an American Multinational corporation, multinational fast food chain store, chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechri ...

and

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. They became the "go to" guys for urban based spots for advertising juggernauts like the Burrell ad agency and DDB Needham. They even won an award for their work on the California Lottery ad campaign. He was doing House clubs at night, jingle sessions and meetings with ad executives by day.

1988 to 1998

In 1988, with the help of ad executive and acclaimed author, Michelle McKinney Hammond, Laney signed his first publishing deal with

Famous Music Famous Music Corporation was the worldwide music publishing division of Paramount Pictures, a division of Paramount Global since 1994. Its copyright holdings span several decades and includes music from such Academy Award-winning motion pictures ...

(now

Sony/ATV Music Publishing Sony Music Publishing (formerly Sony/ATV Music Publishing) is the largest music publisher in the world, with over five million songs owned or administered as of end March 2021. US-based, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is itself owned ...

). Within the first couple years of his deal, Laney had linked up with songwriting partner, Tony Haynes, for a string of placements and would wisely upgrade his deal to a joint venture with

. With a publishing deal and a machine behind him, he decided to focus his career on working with recording artists instead of jingles. In 1990, he & Tony Haynes formed The Groove Asylum, which soon put him in the studio working with

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III (born June 6, 1959) and Terry Steven Lewis (born November 24, 1956) are an American R&B/pop songwriting and record production team. They have enjoyed great success since the 1980s with various artists, most ...

, who had a tremendous influence on Laney's songwriting and production style. With his dual roles at Groove Asylum and Famous, he was co-producing songs with

, in addition to working with well-known recording artists. At the same time he was fine-tuning his business savvy by signing a group of young writers to his production company, including his younger brother,

Christopher "Tricky" Stewart Christopher Alan "Tricky" Stewart (born January 4, 1974) is an American record producer, record executive, songwriter, and music publisher. In a career spanning over 30 years, Stewart has won 5 Grammys and is responsible for over 50 million rec ...

Tricky Stewart Christopher Alan "Tricky" Stewart (born January 4, 1974) is an American record producer, record executive, songwriter, and music publisher. In a career spanning over 30 years, Stewart has won 5 Grammys and is responsible for over 50 million rec ...

Kuk Harrell Thaddis Laphonia "Kuk" Harrell ( ) is an American songwriter, vocal producer, arranger and engineer. He was a member of a songwriting–production team composed of himself, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and The-Dream, Terius "The-Dream" Nash. In ...

and Sean Hall. He brought his other younger brother Mark E. Stewart and future sister in-law Judi into the company as well, on the business side. Laney's next big influence would be legendary

MCA Records MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later became part of Universal Music Group. Pre-history MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 wit ...

executive, Louil Silas Jr., who was won over by Laney's abilities. Before he knew it, he would be working with execs like

Sylvia Rhone Sylvia Rhone (born March 11, 1952) is an American music industry executive. Since 2019, she is the chair and CEO of Epic Records, a label owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Rhone served previously in senior positions at Vested In Culture, Unive ...

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and

Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...

, putting together a run of successful songs, including "Never Let Them See You Swea

by Go West (band), Go West, which was featured in

White Men Can't Jump ''White Men Can't Jump'' is a 1992 American sports comedy film written and directed by Ron Shelton. It stars Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson as streetball hustlers. The film was released in the United States on March 27, 1992, by 20th Century ...

, and "Candlelight and Yo

by

Keith Washington Keith Douglas Washington (born November 15, 1960) is an American R&B vocalist from Detroit who recorded the hit single " Kissing You" in 1991. The song was also used as background music for the ABC television soap opera ''General Hospital''. ...

featuring Chante Moore, which was featured in

House Party 2 ''House Party 2'' is a 1991 American comedy film and the sequel to the 1990 film ''House Party'' released by New Line Cinema. The film returns most of the cast of the first film such as Kid 'n Play and Full Force, along with new cast members suc ...

. In 1992 Stewart relocated his company from Chicago to Los Angeles, CA and would eventually become a founding partner, along with his brothers Tricky and Mark, in

RedZone Entertainment RedZone Entertainment is an Atlanta-based, music-production entity. Redzone's discography includes collaborations with many artists, producers, and composers of note, and is responsible for over 25 million records sold. RedZone Entertainment has ...

in 1994. In 1996 Laney entered into a publishing deal and writing/production relationship with

Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Kenneth Brian Edmonds (born April 10, 1959), better known by his stage name Babyface, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has written and produced over 26 number-one R&B hits throughout his career and has won 12 Grammy A ...

and his Edmonds Music Publishing company. Babyface's songwriting guidance had a major influence on Laney's. This high-powered relationship led him to work with

Shanice Shanice Lorraine Wilson-Knox (née Wilson; born May 14, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter, actress and dancer. Shanice had the ''Billboard'' hit singles "I Love Your Smile" and "Silent Prayer" in 1991 and "Saving Forever for You" in 1993. ...

, and

Tony! Toni! Toné! Tony! Toni! Toné! was an American soul/ R&B band from Oakland, California, popular during the late 1980s and early to mid-1990s. During the band's heyday, it was composed of D'wayne Wiggins on lead vocals and guitar, his brother Raphael Saadiq ...

in addition to writing and producing songs for the feature film Soul Food. During this time he also wrote and produced the top 10 hit "Last Nights Letter" for

K-Ci & JoJo K-Ci & JoJo is an American R&B duo, consisting of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey (born September 2, 1969) and Joel "JoJo" Hailey (born June 10, 1971). Natives of Monroe, North Carolina, they are also the lead singers of the chart-topping R&B g ...

’s Quadruple platinum album

Love Always ''Love Always'' is the debut album of American R&B duo K-Ci & JoJo, released on June 17, 1997, by MCA Records. It was recorded at various studios in New York and the Los Angeles area in 1996 and 1997. It was produced by JoJo and several others, ...

Redzone and Atlanta

In 1999 Laney relocated to Atlanta GA to join his brothers as a partner in

and Triangle Sound Studios. RedZone

helped put Atlanta on the map as a music city over the next few years with hits like

Blu Cantrell Blu Cantrell (born Tiffany Cobb; March 16, 1976) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter. Cantrell rose to fame in 2001, with the release of her debut single, " Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)", which peaked at number two on the US ''Billboa ...

's "Hit ‘Em Up Style," Sole's "4,5,6",

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's "No Scrubs",

Toni Braxton Toni Michele Braxton (born October 7, 1967) is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. She has sold over 70 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling female artists in history. ...

's "Love Me Some Him," and

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's "Bills, Bills, Bills." Laney eventually took over the position of president of RedZone, which included overseeing the day-to-day operations of the company and keeping it active. Under his watch super hit songwriter,

Ester Dean Esther Renay Dean (born April 15, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter, music producer and actress. Dean has also written songs for many artists, with numerous Top 10 hits, including No. 1 hits for Rihanna and Katy Perry, earning the name " ...

, was also added to Redzone on the Publishing side. With his dual role as music executive and producer, Laney continued his work penning and producing hit songs including, # 1 A.C. smash "Without You

by Charlie Wilson (singer), Charlie Wilson, and "Everything" which appears on multi-platinum selling

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’s Pandemonium and Greatest Hits albums.

Publisher

In his role as a publisher, Laney flourished amassing a huge publishing catalog that rivals anyone's. Unlike a lot of Publishers, he actually worked hands on with the writers, developing their skills and growing the catalog. Laney mentored

, and Sean Hall, imparting on them the secrets to consistent hitmaking that had been passed down to him from Jam & Lewis and Babyface amongst others. In addition to some of Tricky's songs, Laney's publishing includes songs performed by

Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the " Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage productio ...

, Usher,

Pink Pink is the color of a namesake flower that is a pale tint of red. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, ...

, Sisqo,

Tyrese Tyrese Darnell Gibson (born December 30, 1978) is an American actor and singer. He released his self-titled debut album in 1998, which featured the single " Sweet Lady", peaking at number twelve on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His second ...

, and the 1999 the ASCAP Rap song of the year, "Who Dat" by

JT Money Jeffrey Jermaine Thompkins (born September 14, 1972), known by his stage name JT Money, is an American rapper and the leader of Miami-based hip hop group Poison Clan. Thompkins began his career in the late 1980s as a protégé of Luther "Luke" ...

, which reached #5 on the Billboard pop charts. One of the biggest R&B tracks in the catalog is "I Love Me Some Him" off of Toni Braxton's "Secrets" album, which went 8 x Platinum. "Me Against The Music" stands out in the catalog as a duet with

and

that peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart and was recently featured on an episode of Fox's "

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." Pink's "Can't Take Me Home" added a double platinum plaque to Laney's publishing collection along with platinum and double platinum sales worldwide as well. Other pop hits included "Case of the Ex" by

Mýa Mya Marie Harrison (; born October 10, 1979), (stylized as Mýa), is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. Born into a musical family, she studied ballet, jazz, and tap dance as a child. Initially, Mýa began her career as a VJ ...

, which peaked at number two in its 16th week on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and at #1 on Billboard's R&B chart. It spent 3 weeks at number two and 29 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was also an international success. In 1999 there was

3LW 3LW (initialism of "3 Lil Women") was an American girl group formed in 1999 by Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams, and Naturi Naughton. Jessica Benson later replaced Naughton after she left the group in 2002. 3LW was signed to the label Epic Recor ...

’s "No More" and in 2001 there was

’s premier smash "Uh-Huh," which was the number one selling Single in the U.S that year.

The-Dream and Morningside Trail Music

Laney's next step as an entrepreneur would be entering into another publishing joint venture with Peer Music,Peermusic.com/peermusic/index.cfm
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The-Dream Terius Youngdell Nash (born September 20, 1977), better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. His co-writing credits include songs with "Me Against the Music" (2003) for Britney Spears, "Ride ...

" Nash. A year after an unsuccessful initial meeting,

was able to impress Laney enough to get back in the studio with him. Their first night of working together resulted in the song, "Everything," which ended up on

's album. Laney worked hard to develop The-Dream's songwriting abilities and consistency. Under Laney's tutelage

has developed into an award-winning super writer/producer and recording artist with hits like "Shawty is the S*^!" and "Falsetto." Laney first introduced The-Dream to his brother Tricky and that partnership lead to a list of hits, from

Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the ...

's "Umbrella,"

J. Holiday Nahum Thorton Grymes (born November 29, 1981), better known by his stage name J. Holiday, is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper. He came into prominence in 2007 with his breakthrough hit "Bed", peaking at number five on the US ''Billboar ...

's "Bed" and "Suffocate," to

Mariah Carey Mariah Carey (; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the " Songbird Supreme", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the whi ...

's "Touch My Body," Usher's "Moving Mountains,"

Mary J. Blige Mary Jane Blige ( ; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Often referred to as the " Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and " Queen of R&B", Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Award ...

's "Just Fine," &

Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...

's "Baby," and

Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...

's "Single Ladies."

2005 to present

In 2005, Laney had to take a break after learning he was suffering from kidney cancer and failure. Laney took time to evaluate the evolving music business climate and in 2009 he, along with his wife, formed Stewart Music Group, combining publishing, production and management. In 2010 was blessed to receive a transplant kidney from his wife and while still in the hospital recuperating from transplant surgery he finalized the deal for a new joint venture with

Universal Music Publishing Group Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) is a North American music publishing company and is part of the Universal Music Group. It was formerly known as MCA Music Publishing until it merged with PolyGram. Universal Music Publishing is the worl ...

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the largest music publishing company in the world. Laney is now developing a new publishing catalog under Music Gallery and a new writing/production team called The SharpShootaz, was his first signing. Each writer in The Sharpshootaz was hand picked by Laney himself, including

Alex Jacke Alex Jacke was born and raised in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. The singer and songwriter realized his passion for music as a child when he fell in love with 1990s R&B and Hip Hop. Jacke's music influences also include soul, f ...

, Romika Faniel, Derek Yopp, Andrew Kim and Sidney Miller. In late 2011, The Sharpshootaz got in the studio with

Jesse McCartney Jesse McCartney (born April 9, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama ''All My Children'' as JR Chandler. He later joined boy band Dream Street, and eventually branched out into a solo mus ...

and recorded several songs, including "Out Of Words," which was leaked to the internet in July 2012. On July 9, 2012, Laney and The Sharpshootaz released an

EP called, "D.F.M." The SharpShoota

continue to work on music for more of today's hottest artists. Stewart Music Group currently consists of Music Gallery/UMPG Publishing, "The System" Management and Consulting, and LS Productions. Laney continues to be an important figure in the industry.

Personal life

Laney lives in

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and is married to Khaila Stewart with three children, Jordan, Clarke and Christopher. Laney and Khaila are involved in research at

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...

for kidney disease and living donor transplants.

Discography as songwriter and producer

B2K Pandemonium ''Epic'' * Everything B2K B2K Greatest Hits ''Epic'' * Everything

D.F.M. * One Thing * Callin For You * Nobody's Perfect * Enjoy The Ride * All She Wrote * Days Of Our Lives

D.F.M. Deluxe * One Thing * Callin For You * Nobody's Perfect * Enjoy The Ride * All She Wrote * Days Of Our Lives * No Hands * Love To Love Ya * We Should Have Sex * Pure Perfection Chante Moore Millennium Collection ''Geffen'' * Candlelight & You * Old School Lovin’ * Train of Thought Shawn Desman Back For More ''UOMO/Sony BMG'' * Ooh Blu Cantrell So Blu ''RedZone/Arista'' * 10,000 Times * It's Alright Snow Two Hands Clapping ''Virgin/Canada'' * Legal * Stay Ballin’ Chante Moore Exposed ''MCA'' * Bitter * Train of Thought * Why Am I Lonely Charlie Wilson Bridging the Gap ''Interscope'' * Without You * Come Back My Way * Charlie's Angel * Can I Take You Home K-Ci & JoJo Love Always ''MCA'' * Last Night's Letter Honey (Single Only) ''(International)'' * More Than Love Kandi Hey Kandi... ''Columbia'' * Just So You Know Ideal Ideal ''Virgin'' * I Don't Mind Shanice Shanice ''Laface'' * Fly Away Her Sanity Xclusive ''Universal'' * Can I Be Sure Billy Crawford Billy Crawford ''V2'' * I Wish * Someone Like You * If It's Alright Billy Crawford Big City ''V2'' * Bright Lights Winans We Got Next ''Myrrh'' * Everyday Away Coko Hot Coko ''RCA'' * This Ain’t Love Shanice Shanice ''LaFace/Arista'' * Fly Away Tony, Toni, Tone Soul Food Sdtk. ''LaFace/Arista'' * Boys & Girls Tony, Toni, Tone Greatest Hits ''Mercury'' * Boys & Girls Sam Salter It's On Tonight ''LaFaceArista'' * After 12 Before 6 * There You Are * Every Time A Car Drives By * One My Heart * I Love You Both * It Took A Song Jesse Powell All I Need ''Silas/MCA'' * All I Need IV Example IV Example ''MCA'' * From The Fool Chante Moore Love Supreme ''MCA'' * Old School Lovin’ * Who Do I Turn To Chante Moore Straight Up ''MCA'' * Train Of Thought Chante Moore Precious ''MCA'' * Candlelight & You * Without Your Love Keith Washington Make Time For Love ''Qwest/Warner'' * When You Love Somebody * Ready, Willing, & Able E.V.E. E.V.E. ''MCA'' * Grove of Love * Thinkin’ * Good Love Regina Belle Regina Belle ''Columbia'' * The Deeper I Love Darnell Owens Single ''MCA'' * Since You Went Away Aaron Hall The Truth ''Silas/MCA'' * Let's Make Love * Until I Found You * Freaky * Pick Up The Phone Jason Weaver The Jacksons: An American Dream ''Motown'' * I Wanna Be Where You Are Go West The Best of Go West ''Chrysalis'' * Aces and Kings Go West White Men Can't Jump ''EMI USA'' * Never Let Them See You Sweat Karyn White Rituals of Love ''Warner Bros.'' * How I Want You * Walking The Dog * Beside You The Whispers The Whispers ''Capital'' * Come On Home Nicki Richards Naked (To The World) ''Atlantic'' * Fire's Burning * What's Going On * Dirty Job Louis Price Louis Price ''Motown'' * Flesh & Blood Altitude Single ''Bahia Entertainment'' * Work It Like A 9 to 5 Sue Ann Carwell Pain Killer ''MCA'' * Sex or Love * 7 Days & Nights Patrick O'hearn Mix Up ''Private Music'' * Journey to Yoroba (Remix) Arrogant 12" ''DJ International Records'' * Crazy Kitty Haywood Single ''Lance Records'' * Givin It Up * Could I Be Dreamin Discogs.com
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Publishing highlights

Sole Skin Deep ''Dreamworkds'' * 4,5,6 Pink Can't Take Me Home ''LaFace'' Certified 2× Platinum in US, 5× Platinum Worldwide JT Money Pimpin On Wax ''Priority'' * Who Dat Certified Gold Mya Fear of Flying ''Interscope'' * Case Of The Ex Sisqo Unleash The Dragon ''Def Soul'' Certified Platinum 3LW 3LW ''Epic Records'' * No More * Baby I'ma Do Right * Playas Gon Play Certified Platinum Tyrese Tyrese ''RCA'' Certified Gold, Peaked at #6 on R&B Charts, #17 on Billboard 200 B2K B2K ''Epic Records'' * Everything Peaked at #2 on Billboard 200 Color Me Badd Now And Forever ''Giant'' Certified Gold Mista Mista ''Elektra/EastWest'' Usher My Way ''LaFace/Arista'' Certified 6× Platinum TLC Fan Mail ''LaFace/Arista/BMG'' Certified 6× Platinum Britney Spears In The Zone ''Jive'' * Me Against The Music Certified 2× Platinum Britney Spears Greatest Hits: My Prerogative ''Jive'' * Me Against The Music Certified Platinum J. Holiday Bac Of My Lac ''Music Line/Capitol'' * Suffocate Certified Gold in the U.S. and Gold Worldwide Billy Crawford Big City ''Universal'' * Bright Lights Certified Gold

References

External links

* http://www.discogs.com/artist/Laney+Stewart * http://www.discogs.com/artist/Chant%C3%A9+Moore * http://www.discogs.com/Aaron-Hall-The-Truth/master/192361 {{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Laney 1966 births Living people Musicians from Chicago Record producers from Illinois African-American record producers Songwriters from Illinois 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people