Carl Edward "Chucky" Thompson Jr. (July 12, 1968 – August 9, 2021) was an American hip hop and R&B

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Biography

Thompson was born in Washington, D.C., in 1968. He was a member of

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's " Hitmen" team of in-house producers during the 1990s, and worked with Bad Boy mogul

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on material for artists such as

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and

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. His productions included Mary J. Blige's '' My Life'',

's ''

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'' and

's ''

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''. Thompson also produced for

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(" One Mic"). He died of complications from

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at a hospital in Los Angeles, California, on August 9, 2021.

Production credits

* 1994:

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: "Think of You" from ''

'' * 1994:

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: '' Kids From Foreign'' * 1994:

: "

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" and "Me & My Bitch" from ''

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'' * 1994: Mary J. Blige: '' My Life'' (Nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album) * 1995: Total: " No One Else (R&B Mix)" * 1995:

: " You Used to Love Me" and "Soon As I Get Home" from ''

'' * 1995:

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: "

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(Chucky's Remix)" * 1995:

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: "On The Down Low (Remix) featuring Paid & Live" * 1996: Puff Johnson: "All Over Your Face (Chucky T's No Rap Remix)" * 1996:

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: "Baby Drive Me Crazy" from ''

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'' * 1996:

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: "Never Felt This Way" from '' For Life'' * 1997: Frankie: ''My Heart Belongs To You'' * 1998:

& 112: "Caramel Kisses" from '' Keep the Faith'' * 1999: Mary J. Blige: "Time" from ''

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'' * 1999:

: "Can I Get Witcha" from ''

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'' * 2000:

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featuring

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: "Until We Rich" from '' War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)'' * 2000:

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: "Get Over (Outro)" from ''

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'' * 2001:

: "Love Song (Outro)" from '' Faithfully'' * 2001: Mary J. Blige: "Your Child (Chucky Thompson Late Nite Mix)" * 2001:

: One Mic from '' Stillmatic'' * 2001: Shyne &

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from '' Shyne'' * 2002:

: "U Wanna Be Me" from '' 8 Mile'' * 2002:

: "Dance" & "Pussy Killz" from '' God's Son'' * 2003:

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: "

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" from '' Meet the Girl Next Door'' * 2004:

: "No One Else In The Room" ''featuring'' ''Maxwell'' from ''

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'' * 2004: Gemma Fox: "Messy" * 2005: Mary J. Blige: "Show Love" from '' The Breakthrough'' * 2005:

: " Dem Boyz" from ''Syndicated: The Lil' Mo Hour'' * 2006:

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: "No One Said" from ''Point Of No Return'' * 2007:

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: '' We're About the Business'' * 2007:

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: '' East Side Story'' (Nominated for a 2007

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) * 2007: Sev-One: "War" (Single) * 2007: Raheem DeVaughn: "Woman" (Grammy nominated for 2007 Best R&B Male Performance) * 2009: Ledisi: "Everything Changes", "Trippin'" from '' Turn Me Loose'' * 2010:

:''

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'' * 2010:

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: "Party All Night", "Mr. Incredible Ms. Unforgettable", "Let It Roll" from '' My Soul'' * 2010:

: "Way You Move", "Worth It", "Your Lover", and "Troubled World", from '' Something About Faith'' * 2014: Juvenile: "Tales from the Hood", from ''

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'' * 2014:

: " I Deserve It", "Fragile", "Ride The Beat (Interlude)" and "Ever Go Away", from '' Incomparable'' * 2015:

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: "Worth It" from ''

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'' * 2015: Raheem DeVaughn: "Pretty Lady" and "Queen" from '' Love Sex Passion'' * 2015:

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: "Your Loss" from ''The Return of the Dragon (The Abstract Went On Vacation)'' * 2016:

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: "So Blue" (Co-Writer with Rock City and

) from '' The Definition Of...'' * 2017:

: "Beautiful (Interlude)", "Fool for You" and "Crazy (Interlude)" from '' The King & I'' * 2020: Mary J. Blige: "Can't Be Life" from the soundtrack to the motion picture ''

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With Puff Daddy

* 1994:

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: ''Flava In Ya Ear (Bad Boy Remix- Easy Mo Bee)'' * 1994:

: ''Big Poppa'' from ''Ready To Die'' * 1994: TLC: ''If I Was Your Girlfriend'' from ''CrazySexyCool'' * 1995:

: ''Ain't Nobody'' and ''All This Love '' from ''Faith'' * 1995: Mary J. Blige: ''You Bring Me Joy'' from ''My Life'' * 1995: Pebbles: ''You'' from ''Straight From My Heart'' * 1995: Total: ''Someone Like You'' from ''Total'' * 1996:

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: ''I'll Be There'' from ''Back To The World'' * 1996:

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: ''Try Again'' from ''Home Again'' * 1997: Frankie: ''Think Of You'' from ''My Heart Belongs To You'' * 1998:

: ''My First Love'' from ''Keep The Faith'' * 1999:

: ''Dead Wrong''

References

External links

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