The Monsters and The Strangerz is a production and songwriting team based out of Miami, Florida

Miami, Florida

Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...

 most famous for writing the UK single charts & iTunes #1 hit single Swagger Jagger by Cher Lloyd

Cher Lloyd

Cher Lloyd is a British singer and rapper from Malvern, Worcestershire. Lloyd rose to fame in 2010 when she participated in reality TV series The X Factor, to which she finished in fourth place. Shortly afterwards, Lloyd was signed by Simon Cowell to Sony Records subsidary SyCo Music, releasing...

 and the Platinum selling hit Turn Around (5,4,3,2,1) by Flo Rida

Flo Rida

Tramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from...

. The team features The Monsters' Alexander "Xplicit" Izquierdo, Stefan Johnson, Jordan Johnson and The Strangerz' Marcus "Marc Lo" Lomax and Clarence Coffee Jr.

The team officially debuted into the music scene in 2009, when they wrote for American rapper, singer and record producer Diddy

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 his single "Diddy Boppin" as well as their work with American female rapper Trina

Trina

Katrina Laverne Taylor , better known by her stage name Trina, is an American rapper, songwriter and model from Miami, Florida. Trina first gained notoriety in 1998 with her appearance on Trick Daddy's second studio album www.thug.com to the single "Nann Nigga"...

, on her lead single "Million Dollar Girl" from her album Amazin'

Amazin' (Trina album)

Amazin' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Trina. It was released by Slip-N-Slide Records on May 4, 2010 in North America.- Background and development :...

. The album also featured the song "Showing Out" written by The Strangerz.

In 2011 The Monsters and The Strangerz moved their operation to Los Angeles and have now produced and wrote for artist like Diddy

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...

, Flo Rida

Flo Rida

Tramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from...

, Soulja Boy

Soulja Boy

DeAndre Cortez Way , better known by his stage name Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, or simply Soulja Boy, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, entrepreneur, and internet personality....

, Trey Songz

Trey Songz

Tremaine "Trey" Aldon Neverson , better known by his stage name Trey Songz, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. His debut album, I Gotta Make It, was released in 2005, while his second album, Trey Day, was released in 2007...

, Trina

Trina

Katrina Laverne Taylor , better known by her stage name Trina, is an American rapper, songwriter and model from Miami, Florida. Trina first gained notoriety in 1998 with her appearance on Trick Daddy's second studio album www.thug.com to the single "Nann Nigga"...

, Ice Cube

Ice Cube

O'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,...

, T.I, Ray J

Ray J

William Ray Norwood Jr. , better known by his stage name Ray J, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor.-Early life:...

, Mario, Cher Llyod, Kevin Mchale

Kevin McHale

Kevin Edward McHale is a retired American professional basketball player and current head coach of the Houston Rockets. After his playing career, he worked for the Minnesota Timberwolves as the team's general manager and later its coach. He was fired as coach in June 2009...

, Paypa, Diggy Simmons

Diggy Simmons

Daniel Dwayne Simmons III , better known by his stage name Diggy Simmons or simply as Diggy, is an American rapper and the fourth child of Joseph "Rev. Run" Simmons...

, Lacey Schwimmer

Lacey Schwimmer

Lacey-Mae Schwimmer is an American competitive ballroom dancer, singer, and the winner of multiple youth championships. She is best known as the fourth place finalist of the third season of So You Think You Can Dance...

, and Cody Simpson

Cody Simpson

Cody Robert Simpson is an Australian pop singer from Gold Coast, Queensland, who is currently signed to US record label Atlantic Records.-Early life:...

.

Their trademark includes a door cracking open followed by a scary laugh “Muahahaha” usually placed in the beginning or break down of songs.

History

The Monsters originated as a group in 2008 when Stefan Johnson engineered a session for then Hip-Hop artist Alexander “Xplicit” Izquierdo. Xplicit a Miami bred artist had been working on his artistry before meeting Johnson, ranking local radio plays with his record "WE GET MO".

At the same time Johnson, an SAE Recording School graduate was an in demand engineer working with major artist like Rick Ross

Rick Ross

Rick, Ricky or Richard Ross may also refer to:* Rick Ross , American rapper* Richard J. Ross, a Massachusetts State Senator* Richard Ross , an American photographer...

, Pitbull

Pitbull (rapper)

Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...

 and Diddy

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...

. Johnson then brought his brother and producer Jordan Johnson into the team and The Monsters were born.

The Strangerz met through a mutual friend in high school in early 2005. Marcus "MarcLo" Lomax is the son of a pastor and a multi-instrumentalist who began his musical career in his father's church band. Clarence Coffee Jr is the son of a Gospel singer, he grew up perfecting his vocals and melodies after being inspired by his family's passion for music.

The Monsters and The Strangerz were both introduced to each other in late 2010 when now manager Lex Borrero was interested in signing them to THE DBHH FIRM, booking them both for a session with 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...

 artist Khalil

Khalil (singer)

Khalil Sharieff , better known by his first name Khalil, is an somali R&B singer and dancer. His mother name is isniino ilyas ali. In 2009, Khalil signed with Def Jam Recordings. His debut album is set for release tentatively in the first quarter of 2012...

 and Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...

 artist Diggy Simmons

Diggy Simmons

Daniel Dwayne Simmons III , better known by his stage name Diggy Simmons or simply as Diggy, is an American rapper and the fourth child of Joseph "Rev. Run" Simmons...

. The session became the start of the group's creative partnership.

Songwriting Credits

Year	Song	Artist	Album	Details
2009	" Diddy Boppin' '"	Diddy 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...  featuring Yung Joc Yung Joc YaMar Jon Robinson , better known by his stage name Yung Joc, is an American rapper.-Early life:Robinson's father, Vivian Young, ran a hair-care products company and helped him write a jingle for Revlon; Robinson founded his own label to release his music.-New Joc City :After Teaming with producer...  & Xplicit	Diddy Boppin	Writer
2010	"Million Dollar Girl"	Trina Trina Katrina Laverne Taylor , better known by her stage name Trina, is an American rapper, songwriter and model from Miami, Florida. Trina first gained notoriety in 1998 with her appearance on Trick Daddy's second studio album www.thug.com to the single "Nann Nigga"...  featuring Diddy 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...  & Keri Hilson Keri Hilson Keri Lynn Hilson is an American R&B singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Decatur, Georgia, Hilson began her music career as a songwriter, penning tracks for several artists in the mid-2000s as part of the five-person production and songwriting team, The Clutch...	Amazin' Amazin' (Trina album) Amazin' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Trina. It was released by Slip-N-Slide Records on May 4, 2010 in North America.- Background and development :...	Writer
	"Showin Out"	Trina Trina Katrina Laverne Taylor , better known by her stage name Trina, is an American rapper, songwriter and model from Miami, Florida. Trina first gained notoriety in 1998 with her appearance on Trick Daddy's second studio album www.thug.com to the single "Nann Nigga"...	Amazin' Amazin' (Trina album) Amazin' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Trina. It was released by Slip-N-Slide Records on May 4, 2010 in North America.- Background and development :...	Writer
	"Nothing Like LA"	Ice Cube Ice Cube O'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,...	I Am the West	Writer
	"I Am Not The One"	Maino Maino Maino is an American rapper from Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York.-Early life:...	The Art of War Mixtape	Writer
	"Turn Around (5,4,3,2,1)"	Flo Rida Flo Rida Tramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from...	Only One Flo (Part 1) Only One Flo (Part 1) Only One Flo is the third studio album by American hip hop artist Flo Rida, which was released on November 24, 2010, through Atlantic Records and his own label Poe Boy Entertainment. The album was preceded by the singles "Club Can't Handle Me" and "Turn Around " which were released in June and...	Writer
	"Turnaround (5,4,3,2,1) Remix"	Flo Rida Flo Rida Tramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from...  featuring Pitbull Pitbull (rapper) Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...	Hangover 2 The Movie	Writer
	"Hey Cutie"	Soulja Boy Soulja Boy DeAndre Cortez Way , better known by his stage name Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, or simply Soulja Boy, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, entrepreneur, and internet personality....  featuring Trey Songz Trey Songz Tremaine "Trey" Aldon Neverson , better known by his stage name Trey Songz, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. His debut album, I Gotta Make It, was released in 2005, while his second album, Trey Day, was released in 2007...	The DeAndre Way The DeAndre Way The DeAndre Way is the third studio album by American rapper Soulja Boy. It was released on November 27, 2010. He also planned to release his novel, Teenage Millionaire, on the album's release day...	Writer
	"Poppin Bottles"	T.I featuring Drake	No Mercy	Writer
2011	"My House"	Big Sean Big Sean Sean Michael Anderson , better known by his stage name Big Sean, is an American rapper. Big Sean signed with Kanye West's G.O.O.D...	Finally Famous Album	Writer
	"Swagger Jagger"	Cher Lloyd Cher Lloyd Cher Lloyd is a British singer and rapper from Malvern, Worcestershire. Lloyd rose to fame in 2010 when she participated in reality TV series The X Factor, to which she finished in fourth place. Shortly afterwards, Lloyd was signed by Simon Cowell to Sony Records subsidary SyCo Music, releasing...	Swagger Jagger	Writer
	"The Reason"	Cody Simpson Cody Simpson Cody Robert Simpson is an Australian pop singer from Gold Coast, Queensland, who is currently signed to US record label Atlantic Records.-Early life:...	TBA	Writer
	"MSG"	Diggy Simmons Diggy Simmons Daniel Dwayne Simmons III , better known by his stage name Diggy Simmons or simply as Diggy, is an American rapper and the fourth child of Joseph "Rev. Run" Simmons...	TBA	Writer
	"2 Up"	Diggy Simmons Diggy Simmons Daniel Dwayne Simmons III , better known by his stage name Diggy Simmons or simply as Diggy, is an American rapper and the fourth child of Joseph "Rev. Run" Simmons...	TBA	Writer
	"Up and Leave"	Laure Shang	Chinese Idol	Writer
	"Thunder"	Jessica Jarrell	TBA	Writer

Production and Songwriting

Year	Song	Artist	Album	Details
2010	"Big Nut Bust"	Big Sean Big Sean Sean Michael Anderson , better known by his stage name Big Sean, is an American rapper. Big Sean signed with Kanye West's G.O.O.D...	Finally Famous Mixtape Part 3	Producer, Songwriter
2011	"Love Soundz"	Lacey Schwimmer Lacey Schwimmer Lacey-Mae Schwimmer is an American competitive ballroom dancer, singer, and the winner of multiple youth championships. She is best known as the fourth place finalist of the third season of So You Think You Can Dance...	Love Soundz	Producer, Songwriter
	"Living For Tonight"	Sean Kingston Sean Kingston Sean Kingston is a Jamaican-American singer. He pursued a music career and debuted in 2007 with the album Sean Kingston.-Early life:...	TBA	Producer, Songwriter
	"Forever 21"	Sean Kingston Sean Kingston Sean Kingston is a Jamaican-American singer. He pursued a music career and debuted in 2007 with the album Sean Kingston.-Early life:...	TBA	Producer, Songwriter
	"For My Lady"	Ray J Ray J William Ray Norwood Jr. , better known by his stage name Ray J, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor.-Early life:...  Ft Nelly Nelly Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is an Grammy Award winning American rapper and actor. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album...	Raydiation 3	Producer, Songwriter
	"Heaven in My Bed"	Ray J Ray J William Ray Norwood Jr. , better known by his stage name Ray J, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor.-Early life:...	Raydiation 3	Producer, Songwriter
	"Shake the World"	Melissa Molinaro Melissa Molinaro Melissa Molinaro also credited or known as Melissa S. or Melissa Smith is a Canadian, pop singer, actress, choreographer and model. She is perhaps best known for her reality TV appearances on Making The Band 3 and Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search For the Next Doll...	Shake the World	Producer, Songwriter
	"I.O.U"	Leon Thomas	TBA	Producer, Songwriter
	"Always"	Kevin Mchale	TBA	Producer, Songwriter
	"Impossible"	Kevin Mchale	TBA	Producer, Songwriter
	"Weekend Girl"	Paypa featuring Ray J Ray J William Ray Norwood Jr. , better known by his stage name Ray J, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor.-Early life:...	Feel Good Muzic	Producer, Songwriter
	"No Need To Cry"	Paypa	Feel Good Muzic	Producer, Songwriter
	"That's My Shit"	Paypa	Feel Good Muzic	Producer, Songwriter
	"Celebration"	Paypa	Feel Good Muzic	Producer, Songwriter
	"Church"	Paypa	Feel Good Muzic	Producer, Songwriter
	"Be Somebody"	Paypa	Feel Good Muzic	Producer, Songwriter
	"Brooklyn"	Paypa	Feel Good Muzic	Producer, Songwriter
	"Here Now"	Paypa featuring Brandy Brandy Brandy is a spirit produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 35%–60% alcohol by volume and is typically taken as an after-dinner drink...	Feel Good Muzic	Producer, Songwriter
"Freak Show"	Young Twinn	Freak Show	Producer, Songwriter

Engineering Credits

Year	Album	Artist	Details
2006	Port of Miami Port of Miami (album) -Chart positions:-References:...	Rick Ross Rick Ross Rick, Ricky or Richard Ross may also refer to:* Rick Ross , American rapper* Richard J. Ross, a Massachusetts State Senator* Richard Ross , an American photographer...	Engineer
2008	Just a Rolling Stone Just a Rolling Stone -Chart performance:The album peaked at number 19 on the Billboard 200 and dropped off after three weeks. It fared better on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, where it debuted at number five and stayed on the chart for seven weeks.- Production:...	Donnie Klang Donnie Klang Donald Joseph Klang, better known as Donnie Klang, is an American singer, songwriter, producer and model. He won Making the Band 4 and was awarded his own solo contract by Diddy. He released his debut album, Just a Rolling Stone in late 2008....	Engineer
2009	Rebelution Rebelution (Pitbull album) Rebelution is the fourth studio album by Miami rapper Pitbull, released on August 28, 2009. Featured artists include Akon, B.o.B, Ke$ha, Avery Storm, Nayer, Lil Jon, The New Royales, Bass III Euro & Slim of 112. It is also his first major-label release, his first album to be released on his own...	Pitbull Pitbull (rapper) Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...	Engineer
2011	Last Train to Paris Last Train to Paris Last Train to Paris is the fifth studio album by American rapper and producer Diddy, released on December 13, 2010 through Bad Boy Records . The album follows Diddy's alter-ego as he travels from London to Paris to regain a lost love...	Diddy 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...	Engineer
2011	Furure History	Jason Derülo Jason Derulo Jason Joel Desrouleaux , better known by his stage name Jason Derülo, is an American singer-songwriter, actor and dancer. After producing records for several artists and writing songs for Cash Money Records, co-founder of the label Birdman, Young Money Entertainment owner Lil Wayne and rapper...	Mix Engineer
2011	Raydiation 2 Raydiation 2 Raydiation 2 is the upcoming fifth studio album by American R&B recording artist Ray J, set to be released in 2012. It is the fourth album by Ray J to feature production from Darkchild.- Singles :...	Ray J Ray J William Ray Norwood Jr. , better known by his stage name Ray J, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor.-Early life:...	Recording & Mix Engineer
2011	Feel Good Music	PAYPA	Recording & Mix Engineer