Kevin McCall
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Kevin Lamar McCall, Jr. better known as Kevin McCall or K-Mac, is an American singer, songwriter
, producer
, and rapper
signed to Universal Music Group
and CBE (Chris Brown Entertainment). He wrote on "Last Train to Paris
", and was nominated with Chris Brown for Deuces
on the 2011 Grammys.
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...
, 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...
, and 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”...
signed to Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
and CBE (Chris Brown Entertainment). He wrote on "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...
", and was nominated with Chris Brown for Deuces
Deuces (song)
"Deuces" is a song by American recording artist Chris Brown, taken from his mixtape Fan of a Fan . It was written by Brown, Tyga, and Kevin McCall, with the latter also producing the song. The R&B ballad also features guest vocal performances from Tyga and McCall. Lyrically, the song is about...
on the 2011 Grammys.
Mixtapes
- Un-invited Guest (Hosted by DJ Ill Will feat. DJ DramaDJ DramaTyree Cinque Simmons better known as DJ Drama is an American hip hop artist and the official DJ for Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist T.I.....
) (2011) - The EargaZm (Hosted by DJ Ill Will) (2011)
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| US | US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
US Rap Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single... |
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| "Deuces Deuces (song) "Deuces" is a song by American recording artist Chris Brown, taken from his mixtape Fan of a Fan . It was written by Brown, Tyga, and Kevin McCall, with the latter also producing the song. The R&B ballad also features guest vocal performances from Tyga and McCall. Lyrically, the song is about... " (Chris Brown featuring Tyga Tyga Michael Stevenson , better known by his stage name Tyga , is an American rapper signed to Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Universal Republic Records. He is of Vietnamese and Jamaican descent... & Kevin McCall) |
2010 | 14 | 1 | — | F.A.M.E. |
| "Strip Strip (Chris Brown song) "Strip" is a song by American recording artist Chris Brown, featuring American rapper Kevin "K-MAC" McCall, released as the lead single from Brown's upcoming fifth studio album Fortune on November 18, 2011. It was written by Brown and McCall, and was produced by Tha Bizness... " (Chris Brown featuring Kevin McCall) |
2011 | — | 90 | — | Fortune Fortune (album) Fortune is the upcoming fifth studio album by American recording artist Chris Brown, scheduled to be released in March 2012. The album will serve as Brown's debut release with RCA Records, following the disbandment of Jive Records in October 2011.... |
Production and writing credits
| Title | Year | Album | Artist |
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| "Turn Up" | 2010 | In My Zone | Chris Brown |
| "Too Freaky" | |||
| "Shoes" | Chris Brown, LA the Darkman La the Darkman As a teenager in New York City, the Crown Heights, Brooklyn-bred emcee born Lason Jackson negotiated his first deal just as he was finishing high school... |
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| "Big Booty Judy" | K-Mac, Chris Brown | ||
| "Medusa" | Chris Brown | ||
| "Back Out" | |||
| "Work Wit It" | |||
| "I Get Around" | |||
| "Twitter (Follow Me)" | Chris Brown, K-Mac | ||
| "T.Y.A." | Chris Brown | ||
| "Sex" | |||
| "What They Want" | Fan of a Fan Fan of a Fan Sample credits*"I'm So Raw" —Contains samples from "I'm So Appalled" by Kanye West.*"Holla at Me" —Contains samples from "Holla at Me" by DJ Khaled.*"Have It" —Contains samples from "Fireman" by Lil Wayne.... |
Chris Brown, Tyga Tyga Michael Stevenson , better known by his stage name Tyga , is an American rapper signed to Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Universal Republic Records. He is of Vietnamese and Jamaican descent... |
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| "Drop Top Girl" | |||
| "Deuces Deuces (song) "Deuces" is a song by American recording artist Chris Brown, taken from his mixtape Fan of a Fan . It was written by Brown, Tyga, and Kevin McCall, with the latter also producing the song. The R&B ballad also features guest vocal performances from Tyga and McCall. Lyrically, the song is about... " |
Chris Brown, Tyga, K-Mac | ||
| "Ballin'" | |||
| "Ain't Thinkin' 'Bout You Ain't Thinkin' 'Bout You "Ain't Thinkin' 'Bout You" is a song by rapper Bow Wow. This song features Chris Brown. An early version originally appeared on Brown's collaborative mixtape with Tyga, Fan of a Fan.-Music video:... " (with Boi-1da Boi-1da Matthew Samuels , better known as Boi-1da , is a Canadian hip-hop producer from Toronto, Ontario. He has produced for artists and groups such as Chip tha Ripper, Kardinal Offishall, Clipse, Drake, Eminem, Saukrates, k-os, G-Unit, and The Diplomats among others... ) |
Fan of a Fan, Underrated (album)>Underrated | Chris Brown, Bow Wow | |
| "Like A Virgin Again" | Fan of a Fan | Chris Brown, Tyga | |
| "Have It" | Chris Brown, Tyga, K-Mac | ||
| "Number One" | Chris Brown, K-Mac | ||
| "Make Love" | Chris Brown, Tyga | ||
| "No Bullshit" | |||
| "Deuces (Remix)" | F.A.M.E. F.A.M.E. (album) F.A.M.E. is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Chris Brown, first released on March 18, 2011 by Jive Records. Brown worked with several record producers and songwriters for the album, including Kevin McCall, Jean Baptiste, Brian Kennedy, DJ Frank E, The Underdogs and The... |
Chris Brown, Drake Drake (entertainer) Aubrey Drake Graham , who records under the mononym Drake, is a Canadian recording artist and actor. He originally became known for playing Jimmy Brooks on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation.... , Kanye West Kanye West Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and... , André 3000 André 3000 André Lauren Benjamin , better known by his stage name André 3000 is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and actor, best known for being part of American hip-hop duo OutKast alongside fellow rapper Big Boi... |
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| "Ms. Breezy" | In My Zone 2 In My Zone 2 In My Zone 2 is the third official mixtape by American singer, songwriter, dancer and occasionally rapper Chris Brown, released on November 26, 2010. It was hosted by DJ Drama and DJ Babey Drew... |
Chris Brown, Gucci Mane Gucci Mane Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released... |
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| "Shit Got Damn" | Chris Brown, 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... |
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| "Talk that Shit" | Chris Brown | ||
| "My Girl Like Them Girls" | Chris Brown, J. Valentine | ||
| "Fuck Um All" | Chris Brown, K-Mac, Diesel | ||
| "Chrismas Came Today" | Chris Brown, SeVen of RichGirl RichGirl RichGirl was an American R&B girl group consisting of four members, Audra, Brave, Lyndriette and SeVen. The group was formed with the help of record producer Rich Harrison, and is managed by Tina Davis... |
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| "Glitter" | Chris Brown, Big Sean | ||
| "What U Doin" | |||
| "Drop Rap" | Chris Brown, Petey Pablo Petey Pablo Moses Mortimer Barrett III , known by the stage name Petey Pablo, is an American rapper from Greenville, North Carolina.-Biography:... |
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| "AWOL" | Chris Brown | ||
| "Seen Her Naked" | |||
| "Last Time Together" | |||
| "Life Itself" | Chris Brown, K-Mac | ||
| "Sex Love" | Chris Brown, Lonny Bereal, SeVen | ||
| "Another You" | Chris Browm, K-Mac | ||
| "Boing"g | Chris Brown | ||
| "Quits" | Chris Brown, K-Mac | ||
| "You Want Me" | Chris Brown, SeVen | ||
| "Put Your Hands in the Air" | Chris Brown | ||
| "Yesterday" | 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-Dirty Money, Chris Brown | |
| "One Night Stand" | No Boys Allowed No Boys Allowed No Boys Allowed is the second studio album by American recording artist Keri Hilson, released on December 17, 2010 through Mosley Music and Zone 4 Records. On the album, Hilson is reunited with Timbaland and Polow da Don, who executively produced the album, as they did with her debut release... |
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... , Chris Brown |
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| "How Many Bars" | 2011 | Un-invited Guest | K-Mac |
| "Roll Up Roll Up "Roll Up" is a song by American rapper Wiz Khalifa. It was released as the second single from his debut studio album, Rolling Papers; having been written by Wiz Khalifa, and StarGate... " |
Rolling Papers | Wiz Khalifa Wiz Khalifa Cameron Jibril Thomaz , better known by the stage name Wiz Khalifa , is an American rapper. He released his debut album, Show and Prove, in 2006, and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2007... |
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| "Lighthouse" | Fastlife | Joe Jonas Joe Jonas Joseph Adam "Joe" Jonas is a Pop American singer, musician, actor, and dancer. He is a member of the Jonas Brothers, a pop-rock band made up of him and his two brothers, Nick and Kevin... |
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| "Christmas Eve Christmas Eve Christmas Eve refers to the evening or entire day preceding Christmas Day, a widely celebrated festival commemorating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth that takes place on December 25... " |
Under the Mistletoe Under the Mistletoe Note: denotes a co-producer-Charts:-Sales and certifications:... |
Justin Bieber Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian pop/R&B singer, songwriter and actor. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager... |
Awards and nominations
- Grammy AwardGrammy AwardA 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...
s- 2011, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "DeucesDeuces (song)"Deuces" is a song by American recording artist Chris Brown, taken from his mixtape Fan of a Fan . It was written by Brown, Tyga, and Kevin McCall, with the latter also producing the song. The R&B ballad also features guest vocal performances from Tyga and McCall. Lyrically, the song is about...
" (nominated)
- 2011, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "Deuces