Rodney Jerkins

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-->Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins (born Rodney Roy Jerkins in 1977 in Pleasantville, New Jersey) is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician, working today in the genres of pop, R&B, hip hop and gospel.

Jerkins has produced a number of hits for artists such as The Spice Girls ("Holler", "Let Lead the Way"), Joe ("Don't Wanna Be a Player"), Brandy ("Top of the World", "What About Us"), Beyonce ("Deja Vu"), Brandy and Monica ("The Boy Is Mine"), Michael Jackson ("You Rock My World"), Destiny's Child ("Say My Name", "Lose My Breath", "Cater 2 U"), Toni Braxton ("He Wasn't Man Enough"), Rhona Bennett ("Satisfied"), Jordan Knight ("Give It to You"), Whitney Houston ("It's Not Right But It's Okay"), Mariah Carey ("So Lonely") and Jennifer Lopez ("If You Had My Love"). With his brother Fred Jerkins III and songwriter, vocal producer LaShawn Daniels, Jerkins is one of the main figures in Darkchild Productions, a production company and record label responsible for the hits by these and a number of other artists.

Overweight for many years, for health reasons , Jerkins has recently lost a considerable amount of weight with the help of a gastric-bypass procedure. His productions are featured on many current albums and new releases including those from Roc-a-Fella's first lady Teairra Marí, Disturbing Tha Peace artist Shareefa, and upcoming Def Jam R&B vixen Megan Rochell on "The One You Need". R&B singer Ray-J has also released as singles, no less than 3 Darkchild productions from latest album "Raydiation", including the massive "One Wish". He also most notably produced Mary J. Blige's latest single "Enough Cryin'". In 2006 Jerkins was appointed as VP of A&R for Island Def Jam Group and his label Darkchild Records will be an imprint under Island Def Jam Group.

Discography

Selected Darkchild Production Credits

Rodney with Chip Dixon from Darkchild.com

1994: "If You're Ready" by Casserine
1994: "The Way That You Love (Darkchild Remix)" by Vanessa Williams
1995: "Without Love" by Veronica
1996: "The Things That You Do" by Gina Thompson
1996: "No One Else" (Darkchild/Puff Daddy Remix) by Total
1996: "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" by Aaliyah
1997: "5 Miles To Empty (Darkchild Remix)" by Brownstone
1997: "Sparkle" (Darkchild Remix) by Twice
1997: "Just The Way You Like It" (Darkchild Remix) by Tasha Holiday
1997: "Don't Wanna Be A Player" by Joe
1997: "I Can Love You" by Mary J. Blige
1997: "Everyday" by MQ3
1997: "Yeah Yeah Yeah" by Simone Hines
1998: "Daydreamin" by Tatyana Ali
1998: "Angel Of Mine" by Monica
1998: "Top Of The World" by Brandy
1998: "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy & Monica
1998: "Need To Know" by Dawkins & Dawkins
1998: "Do You Feel Me" by Men Of Vizion
1998: "One More Time" by No Authority
1999: "Sunshine" by Coko (from SWV)
1999: "It Was You" by Ashley Ballard (Pokémon the first movie OST)
1999: "Revolution" by Kirk Franklin
1999: "Damn" by So Plush
1999: "Stay With Me" by Jason Weaver
1999: "If You Had My Love" by Jennifer López
1999: "It's Not Right, But It's Okay" by Whitney Houston
1999: "Give It to You" by Jordan Knight
1999: "It's Not That Serious" by Jennifer López
1999: "You (Darkchild Remix)" by Jesse Powell
2000: "That's Why I Wanna Fight" by Mýa
2000: "Playa No More" by Crystal Sierra
2000: "Imagine" by Shola Ama
2000: "If I Told You That" by Whitney Houston & George Michael
2000: "He Wasn't Man Enough" by Toni Braxton
2000: "Holler" by The Spice Girls
2000: "Say My Name" by Destiny's Child
2000: "Shining Star" by The Backstreet Boys
2000: "Time Limit" by Utada Hikaru
2001: "You Rock My World" by Michael Jackson
2001: "Satisfied" by Rhona Bennett
2001: "Everything" by Canela
2001: "Dame (Touch Me)" by Jennifer López& Chayanne
2001: "That's The Way" by Jennifer López
2001: "Overprotected (Darkchild Remix)" by Britney Spears
2002: "Turntable" by TLC
2002: "What About Us?" by Brandy
2002: "All Eyes On Me" by Monica
2002: "I Love Rock'n'Roll" by Britney Spears
2002: "Like I Did" by Deborah Cox
2003: "Good Life" by Natalie Wilson & S.O.P.
2003: "I'm Good" by Blaque
2003: "When I Think Of You" by Amerie
2004: "You Don't Know" by Kierra "Kiki" Sheard
2004: "Get Loose" by Christina Milian
2004: "Lose My Breath" by Destiny's Child
2005: "Cater 2 U" by Destiny's Child
2005: "Step into My World" Jennifer López
2005: "I Got U" by Jennifer López
2005: "One Wish" by Ray-J
2005: "What I Need" by Ray-J
2006: "Keep Sweatin" by Ray-J
2005: "Enough Cryin" by Mary J. Blige
2005: "Stay in Ya Lane" by Teairra Mari
2006: "Falling" by Reece
2006: "So Lonely" by Mariah Carey & Twista
2006: "The One U Need" by Megan Rochell
2006: "Heartbreak" by Megan Rochell
2006: "Too Grown For That" by Tamia
2006: "Grown Ass Man" by Avant
2006: "Deja Vu" by Beyonce
2006: "Need A Boss" by Shareefa
2006: "About Us" by Brooke Hogan - co-produced by Scott Storch
2006: "Give Him The Praises" by Virtue
2006: "Enough Crying" Mary J. Blige - really sounds like a Dre beat

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