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| Born | Kerry Brothers Jr. October 1, 1970 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
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| Education | Kingsborough Community College |
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| Years active | 1990s–present |
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| Children | 3 |
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Daniel, Christopher. "Kerry "Krucial" Brothers: A Key Compnent". Blues & Soul. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ Watkins, Grouchy Greg (July 25, 2006). "Kerry "Krucial" Brothers: Ill Street Rhythm & Blues, Pt 1". AllHipHop. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
- ^ Weiss, David (October 1, 2006). "The Oven Studios". Mix.
- ^ Moss, Corey (March 2, 2006). "Alicia Keys Collaborator Kerry 'Krucial' Keys Preps EP". MTV News. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- ^ a b Hall, Rashaun (February 18, 2005). "Alicia Keys: Inspired by Bono, Impressed by Jamie Foxx". MTV News. Viacom. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kerry "Krucial" Brothers's GRAMMY Awards history". GRAMMY.