Kip Collins

Alarza Lee "Kip" Collins Jr. (April 26, 1969 – August 31, 2006) was an American record producer and composer who had collaborated with a number of music artists in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Biography

In the early 1990s, Collins started his path of professional musical collaborations by taking on Keith and Hank Shockley of the Bomb Squad as one of his first clients. In 1993, Collins collaborated with R&B singer Aaron Hall on the album The Truth. In 1995, he collaborated with singer Monifah on her song "I Miss You". Collins went on to work with artists such as Heavy D and contribute songs to the Living Single soundtrack. He was the music director for the Warner Brothers sitcom Built to Last in 1997.

In 2000, Collins wrote, produced, and played instruments for Faith Evans and Jennifer Lopez. One of his biggest musical accomplishments blossomed when he was given the opportunity by his manager Troy Moet (Mo'Entertainment!) to create the musical score and produce numerous songs for MTV's Carmen: A Hip Hopera. Later on in 2002, Collins became the musical director and composer for the UPN TV series Half & Half.

Discography

YearAlbumSong / ArtistRole
1993The TruthAaron HallProgramming
Joy and Blues"Head Top" – Ziggy Marley and the Melody MakersKeyboards/Drum Programming
1994Time to Taste Bass"Dancin' Dirty" – Dirty CurtProducer/Engineer/Mixing
DebelahDebelah MorganProducer
1996Moods…Moments"You Don't Have To Love Me"; "I Miss You (Come Back Home)"; "Nobody's Body"; "It's Alright" –MonifahProducer/Keyboards
1997Living Single: Music from & Inspired by the Hit TV Show"Don't Waste My Time" – Esaga (featuring Pamela Bryant), "Gamin" – Deborah Williams, "I Commit to You" – Chris Gaddy & Pamela BryantMixing/Guitar/Programming/Producer/Engineer
1999The Notorious K.I.M."Hold On" – Lil' KimKeyboards
2000Love Crimes"Are You Fuckin' Around" – Ruff EndzProducer
2001MTV's Carmen: A Hip Hopera"The Introduction" – Da Brat, "What We Gonna Do" – Rah Digga, "If Looks Could Kill (You Would Be Dead)" – Beyoncé ft. Mos Def, Sam Sarpong, "Cards Never Lie" – Beyoncé ft. Wyclef Jean, Rah Digga, "The Last Great Seduction" – Beyoncé ft. Mehki Phifer, "B.L.A.Z.E" – Rah Digga ft. Casey Lee, Joy Bryant, "Black & Blue" – Mos Def ft. Mekhi Phifer, "Stop That!" – Beyoncé ft. Mekhi Phifer, "Blaze Finale" – Casey Lee, "Immortal Beloved (Outro)" – Da BratProducer/ Engineer
J. Lo"Come Over" - Jennifer LopezInstrumentation/Producer
Faithfully"Brand New Man" - Faith EvansProducer
Kamnesia"Benefits" - KamProducer
2002-2006Half & HalfUPN Television ShowMusic Supervisor / Theme Song / Scene Cues
2006Uncovered/Covered"Just a Dream" - Kenny Lattimore/Chante MooreProducer/Engineer

References

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