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Channel 7, formerly 7 Aurelius, is a singer, songwriter
, and producer most noted for his work with The Inc. Records
.
Channel 7 is associated with The Inc. He has co-produced, played instruments on many of The Inc.'s releases. He has also done background vocals for many of the artists he has produced for. His most famous productions are "I'm Real (Remix)" by Jennifer Lopez
, "Always on Time
" by Ja Rule
, and "Foolish" by Ashanti
. He has been featured as a vocalist with LL Cool J
and Ashanti. 7 has received an ASCAP award for songwriting.
Channel 7 co-produced Vanessa Carlton
's third album, Heroes & Thieves
, with Irv Gotti, Rick Rubin
and Stephan Jenkins
.
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
Channel 7, formerly 7 Aurelius, is a singer, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, and producer most noted for his work with The Inc. Records
The Inc. Records
The Inc. Records , is an American record label, owned by Irv Gotti.In 1999, Murder Inc. released its first album, Venni Vetti Vecci by Ja Rule. The album featured the hit single "Holla Holla". The album was executively produced by Irv Gotti and moved on to go platinum, which rose Ja Rule and...
.
Channel 7 is associated with The Inc. He has co-produced, played instruments on many of The Inc.'s releases. He has also done background vocals for many of the artists he has produced for. His most famous productions are "I'm Real (Remix)" by Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
, "Always on Time
Always on Time
"Always on Time" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule, featuring Ashanti, and produced by Irv Gotti. The music was written by 7 Aurelius, Ja Rule and Irving Lorenzo. The song became both Ashanti's first Hot 100 number one single and Ja Rule's second....
" by Ja Rule
Ja Rule
Jeffrey Atkins , better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor.Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla"...
, and "Foolish" by Ashanti
Ashanti (singer)
Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, and model. She rose to fame in the early 2000s. Ashanti is most famous for her eponymous debut album, which featured the hit song "Foolish", and sold over 503,000 copies in its first week of release...
. He has been featured as a vocalist with LL Cool J
LL Cool J
James Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J , is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor...
and Ashanti. 7 has received an ASCAP award for songwriting.
Channel 7 co-produced Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa Lee Carlton is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Upon completion of her education at the School of American Ballet, Carlton chose to pursue singing instead, performing in New York bars and clubs while attending university. Three months after recording a demo with producer Peter...
's third album, Heroes & Thieves
Heroes & Thieves
Heroes & Thieves is the third album by Vanessa Carlton, released by The Inc. Records on October 9, 2007 . It is co-produced by Irv Gotti, Linda Perry and Third Eye Blind lead singer Stephan Jenkins, who produced Carlton's second album, Harmonium , and Carlton co-wrote the tracks with Perry and...
, with Irv Gotti, Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin is an American record producer and the co-president of Columbia Records. Along with Russell Simmons, Rubin was the co-founder of Def Jam Records and also established American Recordings...
and Stephan Jenkins
Stephan Jenkins
Stephan Douglas Jenkins , is an American musician best known as the lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Third Eye Blind. Under Jenkins's leadership, Third Eye Blind has sold over eight million copies of four albums: Third Eye Blind , Blue , Out of the Vein , and Ursa Major...
.
Awards
- ASCAP Pop Music AwardsAmerican Society of Composers, Authors, and PublishersThe American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is an American not-for-profit performance-rights organization that protects its members' musical copyrights by monitoring public performances of their music, whether via a broadcast or live performance, and compensating them...
- Songwriter of the Year ("Always on TimeAlways on Time"Always on Time" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule, featuring Ashanti, and produced by Irv Gotti. The music was written by 7 Aurelius, Ja Rule and Irving Lorenzo. The song became both Ashanti's first Hot 100 number one single and Ja Rule's second....
"/"FoolishFoolishFoolish may refer to:* the derived term Foolishness* "Foolish" * "Foolish" * "Foolish", a song by Tyler James * Foolish , an album by Superchunk* Foolish , a 1999 film...
"/"I’m Real (Murder Remix)") - Award-Winning Pop Songs ("Always on Time")
- Award-Winning Pop Songs ("Foolish")
- Award-Winning Pop Songs ("I’m Real (Murder Remix)")
- Songwriter of the Year ("Always on Time
Selected production and songwriting credits
2001
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- "Lost Little Girl" by Ja RuleJa RuleJeffrey Atkins , better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor.Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla"...
- "X" by Ja Rule featuring Missy ElliottMissy ElliottMelissa 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...
& TweetTweet (singer)Tweet is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter.-Early years:The youngest child of Tom and Shirley Keys, Tweet was born in Rochester, New York on January 21, 1972, and grew up singing in the church along with her parents and her four older siblings... - "Down Ass Bitch" by Ja Rule featuring Charlie Baltimore
- "Always on Time" by Ja Rule featuring AshantiAshanti (singer)Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, and model. She rose to fame in the early 2000s. Ashanti is most famous for her eponymous debut album, which featured the hit song "Foolish", and sold over 503,000 copies in its first week of release...
- "Pain Is Love" by Ja Rule
- "Never Again" by Ja Rule
- "Worldwide Gangsta" by Ja Rule
- "Smokin and Ridin" by Ja Rule
- "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" by Jennifer LopezJennifer LopezJennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
& Ja Rule - "Dial M for Murder" by Ja Rule
- "The Inc." by Ja Rule
- "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" by Jennifer Lopez
- "When A Man Does Wrong" by Ashanti
- "Justify My Love" by Vita featuring Ashanti
- "AM To PM (Irv Gotti' Gutta Remix)" by Christina MilianChristina MilianChristine Flores , better known by her stage name Christina Milian , is an American singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and model....
- "The Pledge" by Irv Gotti featuring Caddillac Tah & Ashanti
- "No One Does It Better" by Irv Gotti featuring Charlie Baltimore & Ashanti
- "Good Life (Remix)" by 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...
featuring Ja Rule, Caddillac Tah & Vita
- "Lost Little Girl" by Ja Rule
2002
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- "Intro" by Ashanti
- "Foolish" by Ashanti
- "Leaving (Always On Time Part II)" by Ashanti featuring Ja Rule
- "Call" by Ashanti
- "Rescue" by Ashanti
- "Reach for the Sky" (unreleased) by 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...
- "Baby" by Ashanti
- "VooDoo" by Ashanti
- "Movies" by Ashanti
- "Unfoolish" by Ashanti featuring 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...
- "Dreams" by Ashanti
- "Rainy Dayz" by 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...
featuring Ja Rule - "Gangsta Lovin'" by EveEve (rapper)Eve Jihan Jeffers , is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actress. Her first three albums have reached a total of over 8 million albums sold worldwide. She has also achieved success in fashion as she started a clothing line titled "Fetish." She won a Grammy Award in 2002 for the...
featuring Alicia KeysAlicia KeysAlicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano... - "Down 4 U" by Irv Gotti featuring Ja Rule, Ashanti, Vita & Charli Baltimore
- "Irresistible Chick" by Eve
- "Subtle Invitation" by Mariah Carey
- "The Rain" by Irv Gotti featuring Ja Rule, Jody Mack & O-1
- "Thugz Mansion (7 Remix)" by 2PacTupac ShakurTupac Amaru Shakur , known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world...
2003
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- "I Need A ManI Need A Man (Foxy Brown song)"I Need A Man" is the last promotional single for Foxy Brown's shelved album Ill Na Na 2: The Fever. The single included the song "Magnetic" as a B-side track.-Single information:...
" by Foxy Brown featuring Celeste ScaloneCeleste ScaloneCeleste Scalone , better known by her stage name Penahit, is an American recording artist, songwriter.-Career:Scalone began her music carrier in 2002 when she was discovered by producer Channel 7 . Scalone was first released through The Inc. Records on the Ja Rule album The Last Temptation on the... - "Murder Reigns" by Ja Rule
- "The Pledge (Remix)" by Ja Rule featuring 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...
& Ashanti - "Intro/Meledy" by Ashanti
- "Sweet Baby" by Ashanti
- "There Goes My Heart" by Mariah Carey
- "I Wanna Kiss You" by Nicole WrayNicole WrayNicole Monique Wray, also known as simply Nicole, is an American R&B and hip hop singer. Her 1998 debut single, "Make It Hot"—written and produced by Timbaland and co-written by and featuring Missy Elliott—was certified gold.-Musical career:...
- "Officially Missing YouOfficially Missing You"Officially Missing You" is a song by R&B recording artist Tamia from her third studio album, More . The song earned Tamia a Grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.-Song information:...
" by TamiaTamiaTamia Hill , and known professionally as Tamia, is a four-time Grammy-nominated Canadian R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producer, composer, model, entrepreneur and philanthropist, as well as an occasional actress.She is best known for her 2000 hit "Stranger In My House" and Fabolous' 2003...
- "I Need A Man
2004
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- "HushHush (LL Cool J song)"Hush" was the second single from LL Cool J's eleventh album, The DEFinition. It was released on February 15, 2005 for Def Jam Recordings, produced by Timbaland, LL Cool J and Eric "NY Nicks, featuring vocals by 7 Aurelius, and was the follow-up to "Headsprung"...
" by LL Cool JLL Cool JJames Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J , is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor...
featuring 7 Aurelius - "Concrete Rose Intro" by Ashanti
- "A Message to the Fans (Skit)" by Ashanti
- "Only U" by Ashanti
- "Focus" by Ashanti
- "Love Again" by Ashanti
- "U" by Ashanti
- "Every Lil' Thing" by Ashanti
- "Don't Leave Me Alone" by Ashanti featuring 7 Aurelius
- "Hush
2007
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- "Lollipop" by Nicole Wray
- "M-A-K-E-L-O-V-E-T-O-M-E" 7 Aurelius featuring Vanessa CarltonVanessa CarltonVanessa Lee Carlton is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Upon completion of her education at the School of American Ballet, Carlton chose to pursue singing instead, performing in New York bars and clubs while attending university. Three months after recording a demo with producer Peter...
- "Here's My Number Babe" 7 Aurelius featuring Ashanti
- "Drums" by Nicole Wray
- "Hey Baby (After the Club)" by Ashanti
- "Body" by Ja RuleJa RuleJeffrey Atkins , better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor.Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla"...
featuring Ashley Joi
2008
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- "Dr. Love" by Donnie KlangDonnie KlangDonald 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....
- "Just a Rolling Stone" by Donnie KlangDonnie KlangDonald 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....
- "Spank Me"
- "My House - Cassie"
- "Lay It Down"
- "Just Like Magic"
- "Tonight" by Cassie
- "Things You Make Me Do" by Ashanti featuring Robin ThickeRobin ThickeRobin Charles Thicke is an Award-winning American R&B singer-songwriter, musician, composer, and actor. Thicke's albums, which he previously released under the moniker Thicke, are noted for their feature of a predominantly R&B sound. Robin Thicke has penned hits for popular artists such as...
- "The Declaration" by Ashanti
- "Ride In My Space Ship" by James Andrew
- "She Can't Love You" by Danity Kane
- "Love in stereo" Donnie KlangDonnie KlangDonald 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....
- "Dr. Love" by Donnie Klang
2011
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- "Real Life fantasy" by Ja Rule featuring Anita Louise
- "Parachute" by Ja Rule
- "Strange dayz" by Ja Rule feat. 7 aurelius