Rockwilder
Encyclopedia
Rockwilder is an American
hip hop
and R&B
record producer
, rapper, and R&B Singer. A long term friend of Def Jam
rapper
Redman, Rockwilder got his start producing for East Coast Hip Hop
artists in the mid 1990s. In 1999 Rockwilder produced Method Man & Redman
's hit single "Da Rockwilder". He has produced at least one track on every Redman album since 1994's Dare Iz a Darkside
.
album Stress: The Extinction Agenda
& the Flatlinerz album "U.S.A.
. He went on to craft records by other artists, including Jay-Z
's "Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)
" (1999), Busta Rhymes
and Erykah Badu
's "One" (1998), Xzibit
's Front 2 Back
(2000), and De La Soul
's "I.C. Y'All" (2000). He also went on to work with Janet Jackson
(several album tracks on All for You) and Destiny's Child
(the Rockwilder Remix of "Bootylicious
" as well as "If" and "Free" from Destiny Fulfilled
), and was the co-producer, with Missy Elliott
, of the 2001 Christina Aguilera
/Lil' Kim
/Mýa
/Pink
cover
of Labelle
's 1974 "Lady Marmalade
" for the film Moulin Rouge!
for which they received a Grammy Award
. He also produced the song "Dirrty
" for Aguilera featuring Redman using the original beat he produced for Redman's song "Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club)
". In the 2000s, Rockwilder produced several tracks on Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
' Supernova
(2001). The songs include "Hot" and "Rags 2 Riches". Later in 2003, he made the collaboration between couple Kelis
and Nas
, "In Public
", being released from Kelis' Tasty.
After a string of pop-chart hits, Rockwilder has slowed down and in recent years has been giving his beats almost exclusively to longtime friends including inspirational rapper, WHUTEVA
http://www.whuteva.com, a protege of Rockwilder who he made a pact to assist early in his career. "Mardi Gras", Whuteva's first solo single produced by Rockwilder, was released in 2002 by Hollywood Records/Muzic Park and was featured on Ice Cube's "Friday After Next" movie soundtrack[8]. While on Muzic Park, Whuteva and crew "Hoodlum Fresh- The Frat" have performed at venues ranging from Madison Square Garden, Daddy O's in Cancun, Mexico, Billboard Live in Miami and BET soundstage in Orlando.
Rockwilder has founded his own record/production company (Muzic Park Entertainment), which officially launched its first act, Motown recording singer/songwriter Yummy Bingham
(a signed artist and owning/producing partner in Muzic Park). In early 2006, Rockwilder went into the studio with R&B singer Brandy
to record songs for her fifth studio release. For Beanie Sigel
's 2007 album The Solution, Rockwilder produced the track "Shake It For Me".
Over the past years rockwilder has been producing an upcoming rap group rolling united which consists of his son pupp. His long time nephew Malik Johns has also been in the studio with him learning to make beats and produce them.
winner RockWilder to create "tunes to inspire your ride."
RockWilder presents Blue Octane was recently released on iTunes and can also be downloaded from boardbeats.com. This album features 18 of the top pro wakeboarders in the world customizing beats with RockWilder. A team of artists and songwriters then went and lived the lifestyle with the rider to create the perfect lyrics for their tune. Run formerly from RUN DMC even jumped on a track.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
hip hop
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...
and R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
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...
, rapper, and R&B Singer. A long term friend of Def Jam
Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group...
rapper
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
Redman, Rockwilder got his start producing for East Coast Hip Hop
East Coast hip hop
East Coast hip hop is a regional subgenre of hip hop music that originated in New York City, USA during the 1970s. Hip hop is recognized to have originated and evolved first in the East Coast...
artists in the mid 1990s. In 1999 Rockwilder produced Method Man & Redman
Method Man & Redman
Method Man & Redman, also referred to as Red & Meth, Meth & Red, Doc & Meth or Mr. Mef and Funk Doc, are an American hip hop duo, consisting of rap superstars Method Man and Redman ....
's hit single "Da Rockwilder". He has produced at least one track on every Redman album since 1994's Dare Iz a Darkside
Dare Iz a Darkside
-Album:-Singles:"—" denotes releases that did not chart.-Personnel:Information taken from Allmusic.*engineering – Mike Bona, Bob Fudjinski, Dave Greenberg, Bob Morse*executive production – Erick Sermon*mastering – Tony Dawsey...
.
Biography
Rockwilder began his debut production on the 1994 Organized KonfusionOrganized Konfusion
Organized Konfusion is an alternative hip hop duo from Queens, New York. Though not commercially popular, the duo was one of the most respected and acclaimed underground hip hop acts of the 1990s, largely due to the groundbreaking lyrics of Pharoahe Monch and Prince Poetry.-Recording career:Group...
album Stress: The Extinction Agenda
Stress: The Extinction Agenda
Stress: The Extinction Agenda is the second full-length album by Queens hip hop duo Organized Konfusion, released on August 16, 1994, on Hollywood BASIC. The group went outside its past self-production and got help from future star producers Buckwild and Rockwilder. The album features O.C. and A...
& the Flatlinerz album "U.S.A.
U.S.A. (Flatlinerz album)
U.S.A. is the highly controversial debut album by hip hop group Flatlinerz, which was released in 1994 on Def Jam Recordings and was produced by Russell Simmons, Rockwilder, DR Period, and Tempest da Undertaker...
. He went on to craft records by other artists, including Jay-Z
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
's "Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)
Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)
"Do It Again " is the second single from rapper Jay-Z's fourth album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter. The song features production by Rockwilder as well as guest vocals by singer Amil and rapper Beanie Sigel.-CD:...
" (1999), Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes
Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes...
and Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Erica Abi Wright , better known by her stage name Erykah Badu , is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Her work includes elements from R&B, hip hop and jazz. She is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul sub-genre, and for her eccentric, cerebral musical...
's "One" (1998), Xzibit
Xzibit
Alvin Nathaniel Joiner , better known by his stage name Xzibit , is an American rapper, actor, and television host. He is known as the host of the MTV show Pimp My Ride, which brought him mainstream success...
's Front 2 Back
Front 2 Back
"Front 2 Back" is the first single from Xzibit's third album Restless. Rockwilder produced the song. A music video for the song directed by Diane Martel was released.-Track listing:# Front 2 Back # Alkaholik # X...
(2000), and De La Soul
De La Soul
De La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York. The band is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres...
's "I.C. Y'All" (2000). He also went on to work with Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
(several album tracks on All for You) and Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
(the Rockwilder Remix of "Bootylicious
Bootylicious
"Bootylicious" is a song by American R&B group Destiny's Child. It was written and produced by Rob Fusari, Falonte Moore, and band member Beyoncé Knowles for the band's third studio album Survivor , and contains a prominent sample from the 1981 recording "Edge of Seventeen," as written and...
" as well as "If" and "Free" from Destiny Fulfilled
Destiny Fulfilled
Destiny Fulfilled is the fourth and final studio album by American R&B trio Destiny's Child, first released in North America on November 16, 2004. It marked the return of Destiny's Child after it went into hiatus, which allowed each member to release solo albums...
), and was the co-producer, with Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott
Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...
, of the 2001 Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...
/Lil' Kim
Lil' Kim
Kimberly Denise Jones , better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper and actress who was a member of the group Junior M.A.F.I.A.....
/Mýa
Mya
-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...
/Pink
Pink (singer)
Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
cover
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of Labelle
Labelle
Labelle is an American all female singing group who were a popular vocal group of the 1960s and 1970s. The group was formed after the disbanding of two rival girl groups in the Philadelphia/Trenton areas, the Ordettes and the Del-Capris, forming as a new version of the former group, later changing...
's 1974 "Lady Marmalade
Lady Marmalade
"Lady Marmalade" was also covered by Italian pop star Sabrina. It was released in 1987 as the album's second single by Baby Records. In some countries, including France and the Netherlands, the song was known as "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? " and was released in 1988.-Track listings:7" maxi#...
" for the film Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 romantic jukebox musical film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. Following the Red Curtain Cinema principles, the film is based on the Orphean myth, La Traviata, and La Bohème...
for which they received a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
. He also produced the song "Dirrty
Dirrty
"Dirrty" is a song performed by American singer Christina Aguilera featuring rapper Reggie "Redman" Noble. The song was written by Aguilera and Redman along with Jasper Cameron, Balewa Muhammad, and Rockwilder for Aguilera's fourth studio album Stripped...
" for Aguilera featuring Redman using the original beat he produced for Redman's song "Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club)
Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club)
"Let's Get Dirty " is the first single released from Redman's 2001 album, Malpractice. It is produced by Rockwilder and contains a highly synthesized beat and guest vocals from DJ Kool. It was slightly successful and scraped the edge of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was described by Allmusic...
". In the 2000s, Rockwilder produced several tracks on Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
Lisa Lopes
Lisa Nicole Lopes better known by her stage name Left Eye, was an American rapper, singer, dancer, actress, television host, and songwriter...
' Supernova
Supernova (Lisa Lopes album)
Supernova is the debut and final studio album by Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes .-Album information:The album was not released in the United States, although it was released in other countries. The first single, "The Block Party", was sent to radio in the summer of 2001, becoming a top 20 hit in the U.K.,...
(2001). The songs include "Hot" and "Rags 2 Riches". Later in 2003, he made the collaboration between couple Kelis
Kelis
Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers (born August 21, 1971 is an American musical artist. She is a BRIT Award, Q Award and NME Award winner and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. She has had nine top 10 singles on the UK Singles Chart...
and Nas
Nas
Nasir 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...
, "In Public
In Public
"In Public" is a song by American R&B singer-songwriter Kelis, featuring American rapper Nas. It was written by Rockwilder and Kelis and produced by Rockwilder for Kelis' third studio album, Tasty . As the song title implies, its lyrics deal with public sex.The song was released in the United...
", being released from Kelis' Tasty.
After a string of pop-chart hits, Rockwilder has slowed down and in recent years has been giving his beats almost exclusively to longtime friends including inspirational rapper, WHUTEVA
Whuteva
Desmond A. Douglas, p/k/a WHUTEVA, is an American hip-hop recording artist from Queens, New York. At the age of 15, Whuteva met and made a pact with Grammy Award winning producer Rockwilder, who immediately took Whuteva under his wing and assisted him in his career. Whuteva has traveled across the...
http://www.whuteva.com, a protege of Rockwilder who he made a pact to assist early in his career. "Mardi Gras", Whuteva's first solo single produced by Rockwilder, was released in 2002 by Hollywood Records/Muzic Park and was featured on Ice Cube's "Friday After Next" movie soundtrack[8]. While on Muzic Park, Whuteva and crew "Hoodlum Fresh- The Frat" have performed at venues ranging from Madison Square Garden, Daddy O's in Cancun, Mexico, Billboard Live in Miami and BET soundstage in Orlando.
Rockwilder has founded his own record/production company (Muzic Park Entertainment), which officially launched its first act, Motown recording singer/songwriter Yummy Bingham
Yummy Bingham
Elizabeth T. Wyce Bingham a.k.a. Yummy is an American R&B/hip hop singer, songwriter. She sings soprano with a 4 octave range.-Biography:Elizabeth "Yummy" Bingham was born on January 7, 1986 to Dinky Bingham and Patricia Wyce...
(a signed artist and owning/producing partner in Muzic Park). In early 2006, Rockwilder went into the studio with R&B singer Brandy
Brandy Norwood
Brandy Rayana Norwood , known professionally as Brandy, is an American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and dancer. In 2009, she introduced her rap alter-ego Bran'Nu....
to record songs for her fifth studio release. For Beanie Sigel
Beanie Sigel
Dwight Grant , also known as Beanie Sigel, is a American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,most recently he was in talks with 50 Cent to sign with G-Unit Records and is a former member/artist of Dame Dash Music Group and Roc-A-Fella Records where he had formed a close association with rappers...
's 2007 album The Solution, Rockwilder produced the track "Shake It For Me".
Over the past years rockwilder has been producing an upcoming rap group rolling united which consists of his son pupp. His long time nephew Malik Johns has also been in the studio with him learning to make beats and produce them.
2008
Fuel Records is making waves in the action sports industry by creating Board Beats. Board Beats is a portion of the record label where the top wakeboarders, skaters, snowboarders and surfers in the world have partnered with 2 x Grammy awardGrammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
winner RockWilder to create "tunes to inspire your ride."
RockWilder presents Blue Octane was recently released on iTunes and can also be downloaded from boardbeats.com. This album features 18 of the top pro wakeboarders in the world customizing beats with RockWilder. A team of artists and songwriters then went and lived the lifestyle with the rider to create the perfect lyrics for their tune. Run formerly from RUN DMC even jumped on a track.