Kerry Brothers Jr.

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Kerry "Krucial" Brothers
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Born
Kerry Brothers Jr.

(1970-10-01) October 1, 1970 (age 50)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Other names
  • Krucial
  • Mr. Brothers
EducationKingsborough Community College
Occupation
  • Executive producer
  • record producer
  • songwriter
  • artist
Years active1990s–present
Organization
Children4
Musical career
Genres
Associated acts
Websiteshop.krucialnoise.com

Kerry Brothers Jr. (born October 1, 1970), also known as "Krucial", is an American record producer, executive producer, songwriter and hip hop artist.[1][2] Brothers was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Harlem and Far Rockaway, Queens.[3]

Brothers was initially an aspiring rapper, but he put his dream aside when he and singer-songwriter Alicia Keys began a musical partnership in mid-1990s co-writing and co-producing together a majority number of songs from her first four albums.[1][4] Brothers and Keys co-owned a production company, KrucialKeys, based in New York,[1][2] and together they created, co-founded and co-owned a recording studio, The Oven Studios in Long Island, New York.[5]

In 2006, Brothers released his debut EP Take Da Hood Back.[6] Brothers has also worked with other R&B and hip hop artists including Mario,[7] Rakim, Angie Stone, Nas, Keyshia Cole,[7] Goapele, Drake and K'naan.

Brothers co-wrote songs that appeared on the soundtracks of the films Dr. Dolittle, Shaft, and Ali.[8][9][10] He received two Grammy Awards from his collaborative work with Keys: Best R&B Album for Songs in A Minor and Best R&B Song for "No One".[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Leroy, Dan (December 7, 2005). "Alicia Collaborator Krucial Goes Solo". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Brown, Janice (December 16, 2009). "Key to Keys: Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Executive Producer". SonicScoop.
  3. ^ Daniel, Christopher. "Kerry "Krucial" Brothers: A Key Compnent". Blues & Soul. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  4. ^ Watkins, Grouchy Greg (July 25, 2006). "Kerry "Krucial" Brothers: Ill Street Rhythm & Blues, Pt 1". AllHipHop. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  5. ^ Weiss, David (October 1, 2006). "The Oven Studios". Mix.
  6. ^ Moss, Corey (March 2, 2006). "Alicia Keys Collaborator Kerry 'Krucial' Keys Preps EP". MTV News. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Hall, Rashaun (February 18, 2005). "Alicia Keys: Inspired by Bono, Impressed by Jamie Foxx". MTV News. Viacom. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  8. ^ "Dr. Dolittle 2 - Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  9. ^ "Shaft [2000 Original Soundtrack] - Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  10. ^ "Ali [Original Soundtrack]". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  11. ^ "Kerry "Krucial" Brothers's GRAMMY Awards history". GRAMMY. 23 November 2020.
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