Ronnie Jackson, known professionally as Lil' Ronnie, is an American
record producer
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from
Kansas City, Missouri
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.
He earned several credits on independent albums before signing with producer
Jermaine Dupri
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's
So So Def Recordings
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following the success of his first major credit, "
I'm a Flirt" by
Bow Wow in 2006. Since then, he has produced for acts including
Britney Spears
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T-Pain
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,
Usher,
GloRilla
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,
Mary J. Blige
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,
Ciara
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, and
Reuben Studdard, among others.
In 2021, he opened a five studio facility in Atlanta
Georgia
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.
Selected production credits
2004
*
Reuben Studdard – ''
Soulful''
**"
Sorry 2004
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Chart performance
This song spent 20 weeks ...
"
2006
*
Bow Wow – ''
The Price of Fame
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''
**"
I'm a Flirt" (featuring
R. Kelly)
**"Give It to You"
**"Price of Fame"
2007
*
R. Kelly – ''
Double Up''
**"Hook it Up" (featuring
Huey)
**"
I'm a Flirt (Remix)" (featuring
T.I and
T-Pain
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)
**"
Same Girl" (featuring
Usher)
2009
*R. Kelly – ''
Untitled
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''
** "
Crazy Night
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" (featuring
Rock City)
2010
*
Jessica Mauboy
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– ''
Get 'Em Girls
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''
**"Foreign"
**"No One Like You"
*
Raheem DeVaughn
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– ''
The Love & War MasterPeace
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''
**"Black & Blue"
**"Microphone"
2011
*
Musiq Soulchild
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– ''
MusiqInTheMagiq''
**"Backtowhere""
**"Goodgirl"
**"Single"
*
Tyrese – ''
Open Invitation''
**"It's All on Me"
**"One Night"
2012
*
2 Chainz
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– ''
Based on a T.R.U. Story''
**"In Town" (featuring
Mike Posner
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)
2014
*
J. Holiday
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– ''
Guilty Conscience''
**"After We Fuck"
**"Home Wrecker"
**"Incredible"
*
K. Michelle
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– ''
Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?''
**"Build a Man"
**"Cry"
**"God I Get It"
**"
How Do You Know?"
**"
Love 'Em All
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"
2015
*
Ludacris
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– ''
Ludaversal''
**"Get Lit"
*
Tamia
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– ''
Love Life''
**"Chaise Lounge"
**"Like You Do"
2016
*
K. Michelle
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– ''
More Issues Than Vogue
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'' ...
''
**"All I Got"
**"Rich" (featuring
Yo Gotti
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and
Trina
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)
2017
*
Bell Biv DeVoe
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– ''
Three Stripes
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''
**"Incredible"
*
Chanté Moore
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– ''
The Rise of the Phoenix
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''
*Chanté Moore – ''
Christmas Back to You
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''
*K. Michelle – ''
Kimberly: The People I Used to Know''
**"Crazy Like You"
**"
Either Way" (featuring
Chris Brown
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)
**"Make This Song Cry"
**"No Not You"
**"Talk to God"
2018
*Tamia – ''
Passion Like Fire'' (2018)
**"If I Had to Choose"
**"
It's Yours"
**"Lost in You"
**"Not for Long"
**"Today I Do"
**"When the Sun Comes Up"
Notes
*
denotes co-producer
References
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Living people
American hip-hop record producers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Businesspeople from Kansas City, Missouri