Kerry Brothers Jr. (born October 1, 1970), also known as Krucial, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.[1][2] Brothers and singer-songwriter Alicia Keys began a musical partnership in the mid-1990s, co-writing and co-producing together a number of songs from her first four albums. 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".
Initially a teen rapper, Brothers was signed to B-Boy Records and released a 2 sided single "Who Am I" and "We Are The Move" in 1988 with then partner Marcel Brooks. The group was called K-Bee & Ceil B. After being shelved for not seeing eye to eye with the label the group split up. Brothers then started to make beats himself for him to rap to. In the early 90's Brothers moved to Harlem and was part of the "Hard Pack" mixtapes and would frequent open mics. At the same time he was a founding member of a collective called "Melanin 2000" who frequent Nuyoricans Poet Café and Lyricist Lounge downtown in NYC Greenwich Village. Later on it was there in Washington Square Park he met Alicia Keys. [1][5]
Brothers and Keys co-owned a production company, KrucialKeys, based in New York,[1][2] and together they co-founded and co-owned a recording studio, The Oven Studios, in Long Island, New York.[6] 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".[7]
In 2006, Brothers released his debut EP Take Da Hood Back.[8] Brothers has also co-wrote songs that have appeared on the soundtracks of the films Dr. Dolittle, Shaft, and Ali.[9][10][11]
Referencesedit
^ abcLeroy, Dan (December 7, 2005). "Alicia Collaborator Krucial Goes Solo". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
^"Dr. Dolittle 2 - Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
^"Shaft [2000 Original Soundtrack] - Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
^"Ali [Original Soundtrack]". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
January 01, 1970
kerry, brothers, born, october, 1970, also, known, krucial, american, record, producer, songwriter, rapper, brothers, singer, songwriter, alicia, keys, began, musical, partnership, 1990s, writing, producing, together, number, songs, from, first, four, albums, . Kerry Brothers Jr born October 1 1970 also known as Krucial is an American record producer songwriter and rapper 1 2 Brothers and singer songwriter Alicia Keys began a musical partnership in the mid 1990s co writing and co producing together a number of songs from her first four albums He received two Grammy Awards from his collaborative work with Keys Best R amp B Album for Songs in A Minor and Best R amp B Song for No One Kerry Krucial BrothersBornKerry Brothers Jr 1970 10 01 October 1 1970 age 53 Brooklyn New York U S Other namesKrucialMr BrothersEducationKingsborough Community CollegeOccupationsRecord producersongwriterrapperYears active1990s presentOrganizationsKrucial Noise Inc KrucialKeys EnterprisesChildren4Musical careerGenresHip hopR amp BWebsiteshop wbr krucialnoise wbr com In 2006 Brothers released his debut EP Take Da Hood Back Brothers co wrote songs that appeared on the soundtracks of the films Dr Dolittle Shaft and Ali He has also worked with other R amp B and hip hop artists including Mario 3 Rakim Angie Stone Nas Keyshia Cole 3 Goapele Drake and K naan Early life editBrothers was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Harlem and Far Rockaway Queens 4 Career editInitially a teen rapper Brothers was signed to B Boy Records and released a 2 sided single Who Am I and We Are The Move in 1988 with then partner Marcel Brooks The group was called K Bee amp Ceil B After being shelved for not seeing eye to eye with the label the group split up Brothers then started to make beats himself for him to rap to In the early 90 s Brothers moved to Harlem and was part of the Hard Pack mixtapes and would frequent open mics At the same time he was a founding member of a collective called Melanin 2000 who frequent Nuyoricans Poet Cafe and Lyricist Lounge downtown in NYC Greenwich Village Later on it was there in Washington Square Park he met Alicia Keys 1 5 Brothers and Keys co owned a production company KrucialKeys based in New York 1 2 and together they co founded and co owned a recording studio The Oven Studios in Long Island New York 6 He received two Grammy Awards from his collaborative work with Keys Best R amp B Album for Songs in A Minor and Best R amp B Song for No One 7 In 2006 Brothers released his debut EP Take Da Hood Back 8 Brothers has also co wrote songs that have appeared on the soundtracks of the films Dr Dolittle Shaft and Ali 9 10 11 References edit a b c Leroy Dan December 7 2005 Alicia Collaborator Krucial Goes Solo Rolling Stone Retrieved April 4 2018 a b Brown Janice December 16 2009 Key to Keys Kerry Krucial Brothers Executive Producer SonicScoop a b Hall Rashaun February 18 2005 Alicia Keys Inspired by Bono Impressed by Jamie Foxx MTV News Viacom Retrieved 2018 11 24 Daniel Christopher Kerry Krucial Brothers A Key Component Blues amp Soul Archived from the original on 24 Dec 2010 Retrieved 2018 11 09 Watkins Grouchy Greg July 25 2006 Kerry Krucial Brothers Ill Street Rhythm amp Blues Pt 1 AllHipHop Retrieved 2020 03 01 Weiss David October 1 2006 The Oven Studios Mix Kerry Krucial Brothers s GRAMMY Awards history GRAMMY 23 November 2020 Moss Corey March 2 2006 Alicia Keys Collaborator Kerry Krucial Keys Preps EP MTV News Retrieved 2020 02 07 Dr Dolittle 2 Original Soundtrack AllMusic Retrieved August 1 2018 Shaft 2000 Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack AllMusic Retrieved August 1 2018 Ali Original Soundtrack AllMusic Retrieved August 1 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kerry Brothers Jr amp oldid 1220013054, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
