Kerry Brothers Jr.

Kerry "Krucial" Brothers

Kerry Brothers Jr. (born October 1, 1970), also known as "Krucial", is an American record producer, songwriter and hip hop artist.[1] Brothers and singer-songwriter Alicia Keys began a musical partnership in the late 1990s, co-writing and co-producing together a number of songs from her first four albums.[1] Brothers and Keys co-own a production company, KrucialKeys, based in New York.[1] Brothers has also worked with other R&B and hip hop artists including Mario, Rakim, Angie Stone, Nas, Keyshia Cole, Goapele, Drake and K'naan. Brothers co-wrote songs that appeared on the soundtracks of the films Dr. Dolittle, Shaft, and Ali.[2][3][4] He received two Grammy Awards from his collaborative work with Keys: Best R&B Album (Songs in A Minor) and Best R&B Song ("No One").

References

  1. 1 2 3 Leroy, Dan (December 7, 2005). "Alicia Collaborator Krucial Goes Solo". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Dr. Dolittle 2 - Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Shaft [2000 Original Soundtrack] - Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ali [Original Soundtrack]". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
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