Chucky Thompson
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Carl E. "Chucky" Thompson is a hip hop
/R&B record producer
. Thompson was a member of Bad Boy Entertainment's "Hitmen" team of in-house producers during the 1990s, and worked with Bad Boy mogul Sean Combs
on material for artists such as The Notorious B.I.G.
and Mase
. He was responsible for album productions for such projects as Mary J. Blige
's "My Life" and Faith Evans
' debut "Faith". On his own, Thompson has also worked with artists such as Kelly Price
("Love Sets You Free", 2000) and Nas ("One Mic
", 2002). He lent several productions to Disturbing tha Peace
's latest artist, female vocalist Shareefa
's debut and he also produced the bulk of Emily King
's debut album East Side Story
in 2007. Thompson is known in the industry as the "Classic" producer. He has earned the respect for being one of the leaders in the innovation of Hip Hop and R&B. Many of today's producers have taken his sound and expanded on his vision mainly from the profound and critically acclaimed Mary J Blige's "My Life" album. Thompson recently teamed up with native Washingtonian, Raheem DeVaughn and created the #1 R&B hit "Woman" (which was also nominated for 2007 Best R&B Male Performance).
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
/R&B record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
. Thompson was a member of Bad Boy Entertainment's "Hitmen" team of in-house producers during the 1990s, and worked with Bad Boy mogul Sean Combs
Sean Combs
Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...
on material for artists such as The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.
Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough...
and Mase
Mase
Mason Durell Betha , better known by stage name Mase who was previously known as Murda Ma$e, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor and inspirational speaker...
. He was responsible for album productions for such projects as Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
's "My Life" and Faith Evans
Faith Evans
Faith Renée Evans is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, record producer, actress and author. Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles during 1993 for a career with the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B...
' debut "Faith". On his own, Thompson has also worked with artists such as Kelly Price
Kelly Price
Kelly Price is an American R&B and soul singer, formerly on the Def Soul label.-Life and music career:Kelly Cherelle Price was born in Queens, New York. She was first discovered by Mariah Carey in February 1992 and subsequently introduced to Sony Columbia's then CEO Tommy Mottola...
("Love Sets You Free", 2000) and Nas ("One Mic
One Mic
"One Mic" is a song by American hip hop rapper Nas, released April 16, 2002 on Columbia Records and distributed through Ill Will Records in the United States. It was issued as the third single from his fifth studio album, Stillmatic . The song samples a portion of Phil Collins's "In The Air Tonight"...
", 2002). He lent several productions to Disturbing tha Peace
Disturbing Tha Peace
Disturbing tha Peace is a record label founded by Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges, his manager Chaka Zulu and Zulu's brother Jeff Dixon...
's latest artist, female vocalist Shareefa
Shareefa
Shareefa Faradah Cooper , professionally known as Shareefa, is an R&B singer. Shareefa has also lived in Charlotte, North Carolina. She signed with Disturbing tha Peace/Def Jam Recordings in 2005. Her debut single, "Need a Boss", featuring rapper and labelmate Ludacris, was produced by Rodney...
's debut and he also produced the bulk of Emily King
Emily King
Emily King is a Grammy-nominated American singer and songwriter. She started her career in 2004 and her debut album East Side Story was released three years later in August 2007...
's debut album East Side Story
East Side Story (Emily King album)
East Side Story is the Grammy Award-nominated debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Emily King. The album was released in the United States on August 28, 2007...
in 2007. Thompson is known in the industry as the "Classic" producer. He has earned the respect for being one of the leaders in the innovation of Hip Hop and R&B. Many of today's producers have taken his sound and expanded on his vision mainly from the profound and critically acclaimed Mary J Blige's "My Life" album. Thompson recently teamed up with native Washingtonian, Raheem DeVaughn and created the #1 R&B hit "Woman" (which was also nominated for 2007 Best R&B Male Performance).
Production credits
- 1994: UsherUsher (entertainer)Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...
: "Think of You" from UsherUsher (album)Sample credits*"Think of You" contains a sample of "Tidal Wave" as performed by Ronnie Laws.-Album:-Singles:"—" denotes releases that did not chart.-Personnel:Information taken from Allmusic.*assistant engineering – Daniel Beroff...
- 1994: Born JamericansBorn JamericansBorn Jamericans was a reggae/hip hop duo formed in Washington, D.C., popular in the 1990s.The group comprised Norman "Notch" Howell and Edley "Shine" Payne. Notch's voice is smooth and melodic, while Shine's is rougher and tends more toward rapping...
: Kids From ForeignKids from ForeignKids From Foreign is the debut album of Born Jamericans.The song "Boom Shak-A-Tack" appears in the videogame Saints Row 2. The official remix of the song called "Boom Shak-A-Tak " appears on this album with a music video that marked the directorial debut of Bille Woodruff.-Track listing:#Instant...
- 1994: The Notorious B.I.G: "Big Poppa" and "Me & My Bitch" from Ready To DieReady to DieReady to Die is the debut album of American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released September 13, 1994 on Bad Boy Records. The first release on the label, it features production by record producer and Bad Boy founder Sean "Puffy" Combs, Easy Mo Bee, Chucky Thompson, DJ Premier, and Lord Finesse,...
- 1994: Mary J. BligeMary J. BligeMary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
: My LifeMy Life (Mary J. Blige album)My Life is the second studio album from American R&B and soul singer Mary J. Blige, Released by Uptown/MCA Records on November 29, 1994. Recording sessions for the album began in fall of 1993 and ended almost one year later. Many of the topics on My Life deal with clinical depression, Blige's...
Grammy Nominated 1995 for Best R&B Album
- 1995: TotalTotal (band)Total was an American R&B girl group and one of the signature acts of Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records imprint during the 1990s.-Emergence & Total:...
: "No One Else (R&B Mix)"
- 1995 Faith EvansFaith EvansFaith Renée Evans is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, record producer, actress and author. Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles during 1993 for a career with the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B...
: "You Used To Love Me" and "Soon As I Get Home" from FaithFaith (Faith Evans album)Faith is the debut album by American R&B singer Faith Evans, released by Bad Boy Records on August 29, 1995 in the United States. Featuring main production by The Hitmen members Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs and Chucky Thompson, as well as Mark Ledford, Herb Middleton, and Jean-Claude Olivier, among...
- 1995: Mariah CareyMariah CareyMariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
& Boyz II MenBoyz II MenBoyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are the most successful R&B group of all time, having sold more than albums worldwide. In the 1990s, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet, but original member Michael McCary...
: "One Sweet Day (Chucky's Remix)"
- 1995: Brian McKnightBrian McKnightBrian McKnight is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and R&B/Pop musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays nine instruments: piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussions, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet....
: "On The Down Low (Remix) featuring Paid & Live"
- 1996: Puff JohnsonPuff JohnsonPuff Johnson is an American singer-songwriter. She emerged on the music scene with the singles "Forever More", and "Over & Over" which appeared on the soundtrack of the film The First Wives Club, the single was a hit in Europe and Australia reaching the Top 20 in both continents...
: "All Over Your Face (Chucky T's No Rap Remix)"
- 1996: Soul For RealSoul for RealSoul for Real is an R&B group from Wheatley Heights, New York, made up of brothers Andre , Brian , Christopher , and Jason Dalyrimple...
: "Never Felt This Way" from For LifeFor Life-Track listing:#Stay#Never Felt This Way#You Just Don't Know#Love You So#Let's Stay Together#Good to You#Being With You#Leavin'#Where Do We Go#I'm Coming Home#Your Love Is Calling#I Don't Wanna Say Goodbye#Can't You Tell...
- 1997: FrankieFrankieYou may be looking for Frank or FranckFrankie or Franky may be:*A hypocoristic of the given names Frank or Francis As a given name:*Frankie Abernathy, , American MTV Real World cast member...
: My Heart Belongs To You
- 1998: Faith EvansFaith EvansFaith Renée Evans is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, record producer, actress and author. Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles during 1993 for a career with the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B...
& 112112 (band)112 is an American R&B quartet from Atlanta, Georgia. Formerly artists on Diddy's Bad Boy Records, the group signed to the Def Soul roster in 2002. They had great success in the late 1990s and early 2000s with hits such as "Only You", "Anywhere" and "Peaches & Cream"...
: "Caramel Kisses" from Keep the FaithKeep the Faith (Faith Evans album)Keep the Faith is the second album by American singer Faith Evans. It was released on Bad Boy Records and peaked at number 6 on the U.S. Billboard 200. The album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA....
- 1999: Mary J. BligeMary J. BligeMary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
: "Time" from Mary
- 1999: The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G.Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough...
: "Can I Get Witcha" from Born AgainBorn Again (The Notorious B.I.G. album)Born Again is a posthumous album by The Notorious B.I.G.. It was released on December 7, 1999. Unlike the first album released after his death , this album was created with no input from Biggie himself...
- 2000: Ice CubeIce CubeO'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,...
featuring Krayzie BoneKrayzie BoneAnthony Henderson better known as Krayzie Bone, is an American rapper and is a former member of the rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.-Solo career:Krayzie Bone recorded his solo debut, Thug Mentality 1999, in 1998...
: "Until We Rich" from War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
- 2000: MýaMya-A person:* Bo Mya , Chief Commander of the Karen National Union* Mýa , American R&B singer-songwriter and actress** Mýa , a 1998 album by Mýa-A code:* Burmese language, ISO 639-3 code is mya* Moruya Airport's IATA code...
: "Get Over (Outro)" from Fear Of FlyingFear of flyingA fear of flying is a fear of being on an airplane , or other flying vehicle, such as a helicopter, while in flight. It is also sometimes referred to as aerophobia, aviatophobia, aviophobia or pteromerhanophobia....
- 2001: Faith EvansFaith EvansFaith Renée Evans is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, record producer, actress and author. Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles during 1993 for a career with the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B...
: "Love Song (Outro)" from FaithfullyFaithfully-Samples:"Alone" contains a sample form Who Shot Ya By Notorious B.I.G "Back to Love" contains a sample from "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life" by InDeep."Faithful " contains a sample from "Faithful to the End" by D.J...
- 2001: Mary J. BligeMary J. BligeMary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
: "Your Child (Chucky Thompson Late Nite Mix)"
- 2001: NasNasNasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who performs under the name Nas , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in hip hop and one of the most skilled and influential rappers of all-time...
: One MicOne Mic"One Mic" is a song by American hip hop rapper Nas, released April 16, 2002 on Columbia Records and distributed through Ill Will Records in the United States. It was issued as the third single from his fifth studio album, Stillmatic . The song samples a portion of Phil Collins's "In The Air Tonight"...
from StillmaticStillmaticStillmatic received generally positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69, based on 12 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews"...
- 2002: NasNasNasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who performs under the name Nas , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in hip hop and one of the most skilled and influential rappers of all-time...
: "U Wanna Be Me" from 8 Mile (soundtrack)8 Mile (soundtrack)-Album:-Singles:-Certifications:...
- 2002: NasNasNasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who performs under the name Nas , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in hip hop and one of the most skilled and influential rappers of all-time...
: "Dance" from God's SonGod's SonGod's Son is the sixth studio album by American rapper Nas, released December 13, 2002 on Columbia-imprint Ill Will Records. Production for the album took place during 2001 to 2002 and was handled by several hip hop producers, including Salaam Remi, Chucky Thompson, Ron Browz, and The Alchemist...
- 2004: NasNasNasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who performs under the name Nas , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in hip hop and one of the most skilled and influential rappers of all-time...
: "No One Else In The Room" featuring MaxwellMaxwell (musician)Maxwell , is an American R&B, funk and neo soul musician. He played an important role in the development of the soul sub-genre, neo-soul.-Early life:...
from Street's DiscipleStreet's DiscipleStreet's Disciple is the seventh studio album by American rapper Nas, released November 30, 2004 on Columbia Records in the United States. It is a double album entitled after one of his rhymes from "Live at the Barbeque" by Main Source, which was the song marking his musical debut...
- 2004: Gemma FoxGemma FoxGemma Fox is a UK pop, R&B and hip hop singer, best known for her 2004 album Messy. The lead single, "Girlfriends Story", was released in April of that year and featured MC Lyte. The second single, "Gone", featured Juelz Santana...
: "Messy"
- 2005: Mary J. BligeMary J. BligeMary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
: "Show Love" from The Breakthrough
- 2006: ShareefaShareefaShareefa Faradah Cooper , professionally known as Shareefa, is an R&B singer. Shareefa has also lived in Charlotte, North Carolina. She signed with Disturbing tha Peace/Def Jam Recordings in 2005. Her debut single, "Need a Boss", featuring rapper and labelmate Ludacris, was produced by Rodney...
: "No One Said" from Point Of No Return
- 2007: Chuck BrownChuck BrownChuck Brown is a guitarist and singer who is affectionately called "The Godfather of Go-go". Go-go is a subgenre of funk music developed in and around Washington, D.C. in the mid- and late 1970s...
: We're About The Business (Album)
- 2007: Emily KingEmily KingEmily King is a Grammy-nominated American singer and songwriter. She started her career in 2004 and her debut album East Side Story was released three years later in August 2007...
: East Side StoryEast Side Story (Emily King album)East Side Story is the Grammy Award-nominated debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Emily King. The album was released in the United States on August 28, 2007...
Grammy Nominated for 2007 Best Contemporary R&B Album
- 2007: Sev-One: "WarWarWar is a state of organized, armed, and often prolonged conflict carried on between states, nations, or other parties typified by extreme aggression, social disruption, and usually high mortality. War should be understood as an actual, intentional and widespread armed conflict between political...
" (Single)
- 2007: Raheem DeVaughnRaheem DeVaughnRaheem DeVaughn is an American singer and songwriter. His debut album, The Love Experience , reached No. 46 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It featured the singles "Guess Who Loves You More" and "You". His second album Love Behind the Melody was released in January 2008...
: "Woman" Grammy Nominated for 2007 Best R&B Male Performance
- 2009: LedisiLedisiLedisi Anibade Young is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Her first name means "to bring forth" or "to come here" in Yoruba. Ledisi is known for her jazz influenced vocals. In 1995, Ledisi formed the group known as Anibade. After unsuccessfully trying to get the group signed to a major...
: "Everything Changes", "Trippin'" from Turn Me LooseTurn Me Loose (Ledisi album)Turn Me Loose is the fourth studio album by American R&B and jazz singer-songwriter Ledisi, released August 18, 2009 on Verve Records. It was recorded after Ledisi's experience with writer's block, which she overcame after finding inspiration in listening to Buddy Miles's Them Changes...
- 2010: Leela JamesLeela JamesLeela James is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter. James cites singers James Brown, Roberta Flack, Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, Gladys Knight, Mavis Staples, and Stevie Wonder as her influences...
: "Party All Night", "Mr. Incredible Ms. Unforgettable", "Let It Roll" from My SoulMy Soul (Leela James album)My Soul is the third studio album by American soul singer-songwriter Leela James, released in the United States on May 25, 2010 by Stax Records. The album debuted and peaked at #7 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #37 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart...
- 2010: Faith EvansFaith EvansFaith Renée Evans is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, record producer, actress and author. Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles during 1993 for a career with the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B...
: "Way You Move", "Worth It", "Your Lover", and "Troubled World" from Something About FaithSomething About FaithSomething About Faith is the sixth studio album by American singer Faith Evans, released on Prolific Music Group on October 5, 2010 in the United States. Distributed by E1 Music, the album marks Evans' first independent release, following her departure from Bad Boy Records in 2003 and her...
Selected Production Credits - Chucky Thompson & Puff Daddy
- 1994: Craig MackCraig MackCraig Mack is an American Grammy nominated rapper, who gained fame on Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Entertainment record label in the 1990s. Although his first single was released under the name MC EZ in 1988, he is best known for his 1994 hit single "Flava In Ya Ear", which was released under his real name...
: Flava In Ya Ear (Bad Boy Remix)
- 1994: The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G.Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough...
: Big Poppa from Ready To Die
- 1994: TLC: If I Was Your Girlfriend from CrazySexyCool
- 1995: Faith EvansFaith EvansFaith Renée Evans is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, record producer, actress and author. Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles during 1993 for a career with the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B...
: Ain't Nobody from Faith
- 1995: Mary J. BligeMary J. BligeMary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
: You Bring Me Joy' from My Life
- 1995: Pebbles: You from Straight From My Heart
- 1995: TotalTotal (band)Total was an American R&B girl group and one of the signature acts of Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records imprint during the 1990s.-Emergence & Total:...
: Someone Like You from Total
- 1996: Tevin CampbellTevin CampbellTevin Jermod Campbell is an American R&B singer-songwriter and actor. He scored a string of R&B chart hits as a teenager in the early to mid-1990s.-Music career:...
: I'll Be There from Back To The World
- 1996: New EditionNew EditionNew Edition is an R&B group formed in Boston in 1978. The group reached its height of popularity during the 1980s. They were the progenitors of the boy band movement of the 1980s and 1990s and led the way for groups like New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync...
: Try Again from Home Again
- 1997: Frankie: Think Of You from My Heart Belongs To You
- 1998: Faith EvansFaith EvansFaith Renée Evans is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, record producer, actress and author. Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles during 1993 for a career with the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B...
: My First Love from Keep The Faith
- 1999: The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G.Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough...
: Dead Wrong