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Ocean's 7 is an American musical collective composed of singer-songwriters,
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s, and
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consisted of
Jermaine Dupri Jermaine Dupri Mauldin (born September 23, 1972) is an American rapper and record producer. Raised in Atlanta, Georgia as the son of Columbia Records executive Michael Mauldin, he began his career in music at the age of nine. He discovered th ...
, Bryan Michael-Cox, Johntá Austin, Usher,
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,
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, and Dupri's assistant Tyrone. The group released the mixtape '' 3000 And 9 Shit'', on May 5, 2009. Formed by Dupri in 1989, the group was modeled after the
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in the film ''
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''. Like the Rat Pack, the group's initial members, Dupri, Michael-Cox, and Austin are all associates and have teamed up to write and produce various
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s for several artists in their careers. Often the team works together or just in a pairing. Their most notable productions are "
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Confessions Part II "Confessions Part II" is a song by R&B singer Usher, produced by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox for Usher's fourth album '' Confessions''. Written by Usher, Dupri and Cox, the song is a confession of a man to his woman about his impreg ...
" by fellow member Usher, "
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Everytime tha Beat Drop "Everytime tha Beat Drop" is a song by American recording artist Monica from her fifth studio album '' The Makings of Me'' (2006). It was written by Johnta Austin, Jermaine Dupri, Robert Hill, Charles Hammond, Deangelo Hunt, James Phillips, and ...
", " Love All Over Me" by Monica, "Like You", " Outta My System" and " Shorty Like Mine" by Bow Wow, and "
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", "
Don't Forget About Us "Don't Forget About Us" is a song by American R&B singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was written by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox and Johntá Austin, and produced by Carey, Dupri and Cox. On October 10, 2005, it was released as the ...
", " It's Like That", "
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", " I Stay in Love" and " You Don't Know What to Do" for
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History

The group was assembled by Jermaine Durpi. In an interview with the Boombox "As far as the name of the group it was something that we just accidentally tarteddoing by hanging out and working together. Together Dupri and Michael-Cox were in Las Vegas working on the '' Here I Stand'' album for Usher and after they would record they would get dressed up often wearing Tom Ford and going to clubs. Dupri noticed restaurants began treating them differently because they were all dressed up. Dupri on his video blog ''Living The Life'' on Youtube he would record and release episodes of the group in the studio often going out on the town, being in the recording studio and other times talking about life topics. The group started as the Ocean's 5 eventually adding
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and
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to the group they became the Ocean's 7. A visiting member of the group included rapper Bow Wow.


Members

* Jermaine Dupri – Executive Producer, Writing Production, Rapper, Arrangement * Johnta Austin – Executive Producer, Writing, Production, Vocals, Arrangement * Bryan Michael-Cox – Production, Song Writing, Vocals, Arrangement *Usher – Vocals, Executive Producer, Song Writing, Arrangement * Trey Songz – Vocals, Song Writing * Nelly – Rapper, Song Writing * Tyrone – Assistant


Discography


Mixtapes

* '' 3000 and 9 Shit'' (2009)


Production discography


Singles

*1999: "Keys to the Range" (featuring
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) by Jagged Edge *1999: "
He Can't Love U "He Can't Love U" is a song performed by American contemporary R&B group Jagged Edge, issued as the second single from their second studio album '' J.E. Heartbreak''. Co-written by group members Brian and Brandon Casey, the song peaked at #15 o ...
" by Jagged Edge *1999: "Let's Get Married" by Jagged Edge *1999: " What'chu Like" by
Da Brat Shawntae Harris-Dupart (née Harris; born April 14, 1974), better known by her stage name Da Brat, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Chicago, she began her career in 1992 and signed with Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings two years l ...
*2000: Goodbye by Jagged Edge *2000: I Got it 2 by Jagged Edge *2000: "Promise" by Jagged Edge *2000: " Just Be a Man About It" by
Toni Braxton Toni Michele Braxton (born October 7, 1966) is an American 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. Braxton has won seven ...
*2000: "Puppy Love" by
Lil' Bow Wow Shad Gregory Moss (born March 9, 1987), better known by his stage name Bow Wow (formerly Lil' Bow Wow), is an American rapper and actor. His career began upon being discovered by rapper Snoop Dogg in 1993 at the age of six; five years later, ...
*2001: "U Got it Bad" by Usher *2001: "U-Turn" by Usher *2001: "Where the Party At?" by Jagged Edge *2002: "
Take Ya Home "Take Ya Home" is the second and final single from Lil' Bow Wow's second album '' Doggy Bag'' (2001). The song also serves as the theme song to the 2002 family film ''Like Mike'', which was Bow Wow's first starring role in a motion picture. It s ...
" by Bow Wow *2002: Don't Mess with My Man by Nivea *2004: "Burn" by Usher *2004: "
Confessions Part II "Confessions Part II" is a song by R&B singer Usher, produced by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox for Usher's fourth album '' Confessions''. Written by Usher, Dupri and Cox, the song is a confession of a man to his woman about his impreg ...
" by Usher *2004: "My Boo" by Usher featuring
Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer and songwriter. A classically trained pianist, Keys began composing songs at the age of 12 and was signed by Columbia Records at 15. After d ...
*2005: "It's Like That" by
Mariah Carey Mariah Carey ( ; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Songbird Supreme" by ''Guinness World Records'', Carey is known for her five-octave voc ...
*2005: "
We Belong Together "We Belong Together" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her tenth studio album, '' The Emancipation of Mimi'' (2005). The song was released on March 15, 2005, through Island Records, as the second single from the album. ...
" by Mariah Carey *2005: "Shake It Off" by Mariah Carey *2005: "
Be Without You "Be Without You" is a song by American recording artist Mary J. Blige. It was written by Johntá Austin, Bryan Michael Cox, Jason Perry, and Blige for her seventh studio album, '' The Breakthrough'' (2005). Production was helmed by Cox, with ad ...
" by
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*2005: "
Get Your Number "Get Your Number" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was written by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Johntá Austin and Bryan-Michael Cox, and produced by the former two and LRoc. It was released on October 3, 2005, by Island Records ...
" by Mariah Carey *2005: "
Don't Forget About Us "Don't Forget About Us" is a song by American R&B singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was written by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox and Johntá Austin, and produced by Carey, Dupri and Cox. On October 10, 2005, it was released as the ...
" by Mariah Carey *2006: "Everytime The Beat Drops" by Monica *2006: "Call on Me" by
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featuring
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*2006: " So Excited" by Janet Jackson featuring
Khia Khia Shamone Finch ( ; ' Chambers; born November 8, 1976)''U.S. Public Records Index'' Vol 1 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010. is an American rapper and record producer. She is known for her single, " My Neck, My Back (Lick It). ...
*2007: " Outta My System" by Bow Wow *2007: "
Shortie Like Mine "Shortie like Mine" is a song by rapper Bow Wow. Released on October 3, 2006, it is the first single from his fifth studio album, ''The Price of Fame'' (2006). This song features American R&B singers Chris Brown & Johntá Austin. The video rank ...
" by Bow Wow featuring
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and Johntá Austin *2007: "Put a Little Umph in It" by Jagged Edge featuring Ashanti *2009: "I Need a Girl" by
Trey Songz Tremaine Aldon Neverson (born November 28, 1984), known professionally as Trey Songz, is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer and songwriter. After being discovered by record producer Troy Taylor (record producer), Troy Taylor in 2003, Songz ...
*2010: " Love All Over Me" by Monica *2010: " Oh Santa!" by Mariah Carey *2017: "I Don't" by Mariah Carey featuring YG *2020: "Don't Waste My Time" by Usher featuring
Ella Mai Ella Mai Howell (born 3 November 1994) is an English R&B singer and songwriter. Her musical career began at London's British and Irish Modern Music Institute in 2014, during which time she auditioned as part of a trio on the 11th season of ...
*2021: "Pressure" by
Ari Lennox Courtney Shanade Salter (born March 26, 1991), known professionally as Ari Lennox, is an American R&B singer-songwriter from Washington, D.C. She signed with J. Cole's Dreamville Records, an imprint of Interscope Records as the former label's ...
*2022: "If I Get Caught" by
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