Kenisha Pratt

Kenisha LaCarol Pratt (February 13, 1980 – December 19, 2019) was an American songwriter and vocal producer, known for her songwriting credits on songs by artists such as Brandy, Toni Braxton, TLC, Yahzarah, Burhan G and Hadise, and her brother K-Young.

Kenisha Pratt
Birth nameKenisha LaCarol Pratt
Born(1980-02-13)February 13, 1980
DiedDecember 19, 2019(2019-12-19) (aged 39)
Occupation(s)
  • Songwriter
  • vocal producer

Career

Pratt, the daughter of an accomplished voice and piano teacher,[1] was the older sister of Kenneth "K-Young" Pratt, songwriter and lead singer of R&B group 3rd Storee, and Keana Pratt.[2] The siblings were raised in Inglewood, California.[2] The recipient of a full music scholarship from guitarist Tommy Tedesco, Pratt received her degree from the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, California.[1] In the late 1990s, she ventured into professional songwriting under the tutelage of music producer Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins with whom she worked on Michael Jackson's album Invincible (2001) and TLC's 3D (2002).[3][4]

The following year, she co-wrote several songs on Jerkins' regular collaborator Brandy's third studio album Full Moon, including lead single "What About Us?" for which Pratt was awarded a BMI Citation of Achievement Award the following year.[1] Pratt would become a frequent collaborator on Brandy's subsequent projects Afrodisiac (2004) and Human (2008) apart from working with her on tracks which they co-wrote for other artists such as Toni Braxton.[3] In addition, Pratt co-wrote the majority of her brother's solo debut album Learn How to Love, released in 2005, and was consulted by producers such as Mike City, Soulshock & Karlin, Bink!, Cool & Dre, Bryan Michael Cox, and Timbaland.[1]

Death

In January 2020, K-Young took to Instagram to announce that his sister had died on December 19, 2019, at the age of 39.[5]

Songwriting credits

References
  1. "Kenisha", keana.free.fr, retrieved February 9, 2020
  2. "About K-Young", hotnewhiphop.com, retrieved February 9, 2020
  3. Stewart, Craig, "Words Never Spoken", Google Books, retrieved February 9, 2020
  4. Mitchell, Gail. "Teedra Stays Tuned". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  5. "We are sad to announce [...]". Instagram (k_youngcob). Retrieved February 9, 2020.
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