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{{Short description|American musical artist (1980–2019)}}
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'''Alarza Lee Collins Jr.''' (1969 – 2006), best known as Kip, was born on April 26, 1969. Alarza Lee Collins Jr. was an American record producer and composer who had collaborated with a number of music artists in the 1990’s and early 2000’s.
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Kip Collins
| birth_name = Alarza Lee "Kip" Collins Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth date|1969|04|26}}
| birth_place = [[Queens]], [[New York City]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2006|08|31|1969|04|26}}
| death_place = [[Hempstead, New York]]
| instrument =
| occupation = *Songwriter
*Producer
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}}'''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==
==Early life==
Collins, the only son of Alarza Collins and Betty Scott Collins,<ref name="Newspapers"/> was born in [[Queens]], [[New York City]].<ref name="Newspapers"/> Demonstrating an early interest in music and motorcycles,<ref name="Newspapers"/> he attended [[The Harlem School of the Arts]] in [[Manhattan]] and [[Maria Regina High School]] in [[Hartsdale, New York|Hartsdale]] and graduated from [[Hempstead High School (New York)|Hempstead High School]] where he played [[saxophone]] in the [[marching band]].<ref name="Newspapers"/> Collins later gratued from [[Morgan State University]] with a dregree in communications and television broadcasting.<ref name="Newspapers"/>
===Professional Path===
In the early 90’s, Kip Collins started on 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 Kip collaborated with R&B singer [[Aaron Hall (singer)|Aaron Hall]] on his album “The Truth,”. In 1995, he collaborated with singer [[Monifah]] on her song “I Miss You”. Kip 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.


==Career==
In 2000, Kip 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, Kip became the musical director and composer for [[UPN]]’s TV series “[[Half & Half]].”
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.<ref name="Newspapers"/> In 1993, he collaborated with R&B singer [[Aaron Hall (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 (TV series)|Built to Last]]'' in 1997.<ref name="imdb">{{cite web|title=Kip Collins – Work|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0172462/|work=[[IMDb]]|access-date=June 25, 2024}}</ref> In 2000, Collins wrote, produced, and played instruments for [[Faith Evans]] and [[Jennifer Lopez]]. The same year, he was hired to create the musical score and produce numerous songs for [[MTV]]'s ''[[Carmen: A Hip Hopera]]'', a musical romantic drama television film, directed by [[Robert Townsend (actor)|Robert Townsend]] and starring [[Beyoncé Knowles]].<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|first=Charles Karel|last=Bouley|title=Soundtracks And Film Scores News|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-BMEAAAAMBAJ|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=June 30, 2001|access-date=June 25, 2024}}</ref> Later on in 2002, Collins became the musical director and composer for the [[UPN]] TV series ''[[Half & Half]]''.<ref name="Newspapers"/>

==Death==
Collins died on August 31, 2006, at the age of 37, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash.<ref name="Newspapers">{{cite web|title=Obituaries: Funerals Today|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-2006-09-10-doris/20644346/|work=[[Asheville Citizen-Times]]|via=Newspapers.com|date=September 10, 2006|access-date=June 25, 2024}}</ref> He had been riding his 2000 [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] motorcycle when his bike collided with a car backing out of a driveway near [[Uniondale, New York]].<ref name="Newsday">{{cite web|first=John|last=Valenti|title=Motorcycle crash kills man in Uniondale|url=https://issuu.com/lmpublications/docs/2006_09_7|work=[[Newsday]]|via=Issuu.com|date=August 31, 2006|access-date=June 25, 2024}}</ref> Collins was pronounced dead after being taken to [[Nassau University Medical Center]].<ref name="Newsday"/> He was buried on September 11, 2006 at Sunset Cemetery in [[Asheville, North Carolina]].<ref name="Newspapers"/>


==Discography==
==Discography==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year !! Album !! Song - Artist !! Role
! Year !! Album !! Song / Artist !! Role
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|1993 || The Truth || [[Aaron Hall (singer)|Aaron Hall]] || Programming
| rowspan="2"|1993 || ''The Truth'' || [[Aaron Hall (singer)|Aaron Hall]] || Programming
|-
|-
| [[Joy and Blues]] || Head Top – [[Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers]] || Keyboards/Drum Programming
| ''[[Joy and Blues]]'' || "Head Top" – [[Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers]] || Keyboards/Drum Programming
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|1994 || Time To Taste Bass|| Dancin’ Dirty – Dirty Curt || Producer/Engineer/Mixing
| rowspan="2"|1994 || ''Time to Taste Bass''|| "Dancin' Dirty" – Dirty Curt || Producer/Engineer/Mixing
|-
|-
| [[Debelah]] || [[Debelah Morgan]] || Producer
| ''[[Debelah]]'' || [[Debelah Morgan]] || Producer
|-
|-
| 1996 || Moods…Moments || You Don’t Have To Love Me; I Miss You (Come Back Home); Nobody’s Body; It’s Alright –[[Monifah]]|| Producer/Keyboards
| 1996 || ''Moods…Moments'' || "You Don't Have To Love Me"; "I Miss You (Come Back Home)"; "Nobody's Body"; "It's Alright" –[[Monifah]]|| Producer/Keyboards
|-
|-
|1997 || [[Living 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 Bryant || Mixing/Guitar/Programming/Producer/Engineer
|1997 || ''[[Living 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 Bryant || Mixing/Guitar/Programming/Producer/Engineer
|-
|-
| 1999 || [[The Notorious K.I.M.]] || Hold On –[[Lil’ Kim]]|| Keyboards
| 1999 || ''[[The Notorious K.I.M.]]'' || "Hold On" – [[Lil' Kim]]|| Keyboards
|-
|-
|2000 || [[Love Crimes]] || Are You Fuckin’ Around – [[Ruff Endz]] || Producer
|2000 || ''[[Love Crimes (album)|Love Crimes]]'' || "Are You Fuckin' Around" – [[Ruff Endz]] || Producer
|-
|-
| rowspan="4"|2001 || MTV’s [[Carmen: A Hip Hopera]]|| The Introduction – Da Brat, What We Gonna Do – [[Rah Digga]], If Looks Could Kill (You Would Be Dead) – [[Beyonce]] ft. [[Mos Def]], Sam Sarpong, Cards Never Lie – [[Beyonce]] ft. [[Wyclef Jean]], [[Rah Digga]], The Last Great Seduction – [[Beyonce]] ft. [[Mehki Phifer]], B.L.A.Z.E – Rah Digga ft. Casey Lee, Joy Bryant, Black & Blue – [[Mos Def]] ft. [[Mekhi Phifer]], Stop That! – [[Beyonce]] ft. [[Mekhi Phifer]], Blaze Finale – Casey Lee, Immortal Beloved (Outro) – [[Da Brat]]|| Producer/ Engineer
| rowspan="4"|2001 || MTV'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 Brat]]|| Producer/ Engineer
|-
|-
| [[J.Lo]] || Come Over - [[Jennifer Lopez]] || Instrumentation/Producer
| ''[[J.Lo (album)|J. Lo]]'' || "Come Over" - [[Jennifer Lopez]] || Instrumentation/Producer
|-
|-
| [[Faithfully]] || Brand New Man - [[Faith Evans]] || Producer
| ''[[Faithfully (Faith Evans album)|Faithfully]]'' || "Brand New Man" - [[Faith Evans]] || Producer
|-
|-
| Kamnesia || Benefits - Kam || Producer
| ''Kamnesia'' || "Benefits" - Kam || Producer
|-
|-
| 2002-2006 || [[Half & Half]] || [[UPN]] Television Show || Music Supervisor / Theme Song / Scene Cues
| 2002-2006 || ''[[Half & Half]]'' || [[UPN]] Television Show || Music Supervisor / Theme Song / Scene Cues
|-
|-
| 2006 || [[Uncovered/Covered]] || Just A Dream - [[Kenny Lattimore]]/[[Chante Moore]] || Producer/Engineer
| 2006 || ''[[Uncovered/Covered]]'' || "Just a Dream" - [[Kenny Lattimore]]/[[Chante Moore]] || Producer/Engineer
|}
|}


== References ==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
* Dedication from cousin http://www.bigmen4christ.com


== External links ==
* "Kip Collins" Website: http://www.discogs.com/artist/Kip+Collins
* {{IMDb name|nm0172462|Kip Collins}}


{{authority control}}
* Valenti, John. "Motorcycle crash kills man in Uniondale" ''Newsday'', August 31, 2006
* http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0172462/
* http://movies.nytimes.com/person/346278/Kip-Collins
* http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/credits/0,,416500,00.html
* http://www.discogs.com/artist/Kip+Collins


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[[Category:People from Queens, New York]]
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Latest revision as of 00:36, 7 November 2024

Kip Collins
Birth nameAlarza Lee "Kip" Collins Jr.
Born(1969-04-26)April 26, 1969
Queens, New York City
DiedAugust 31, 2006(2006-08-31) (aged 37)
Hempstead, New York
Occupations
  • Songwriter
  • Producer

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.

Early life

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Collins, the only son of Alarza Collins and Betty Scott Collins,[1] was born in Queens, New York City.[1] Demonstrating an early interest in music and motorcycles,[1] he attended The Harlem School of the Arts in Manhattan and Maria Regina High School in Hartsdale and graduated from Hempstead High School where he played saxophone in the marching band.[1] Collins later gratued from Morgan State University with a dregree in communications and television broadcasting.[1]

Career

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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.[1] In 1993, he 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.[2] In 2000, Collins wrote, produced, and played instruments for Faith Evans and Jennifer Lopez. The same year, he was hired to create the musical score and produce numerous songs for MTV's Carmen: A Hip Hopera, a musical romantic drama television film, directed by Robert Townsend and starring Beyoncé Knowles.[3] Later on in 2002, Collins became the musical director and composer for the UPN TV series Half & Half.[1]

Death

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Collins died on August 31, 2006, at the age of 37, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash.[1] He had been riding his 2000 Yamaha motorcycle when his bike collided with a car backing out of a driveway near Uniondale, New York.[4] Collins was pronounced dead after being taken to Nassau University Medical Center.[4] He was buried on September 11, 2006 at Sunset Cemetery in Asheville, North Carolina.[1]

Discography

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Year Album Song / Artist Role
1993 The Truth Aaron Hall Programming
Joy and Blues "Head Top" – Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers Keyboards/Drum Programming
1994 Time to Taste Bass "Dancin' Dirty" – Dirty Curt Producer/Engineer/Mixing
Debelah Debelah Morgan Producer
1996 Moods…Moments "You Don't Have To Love Me"; "I Miss You (Come Back Home)"; "Nobody's Body"; "It's Alright" –Monifah Producer/Keyboards
1997 Living 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 Bryant Mixing/Guitar/Programming/Producer/Engineer
1999 The Notorious K.I.M. "Hold On" – Lil' Kim Keyboards
2000 Love Crimes "Are You Fuckin' Around" – Ruff Endz Producer
2001 MTV'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 Brat Producer/ Engineer
J. Lo "Come Over" - Jennifer Lopez Instrumentation/Producer
Faithfully "Brand New Man" - Faith Evans Producer
Kamnesia "Benefits" - Kam Producer
2002-2006 Half & Half UPN Television Show Music Supervisor / Theme Song / Scene Cues
2006 Uncovered/Covered "Just a Dream" - Kenny Lattimore/Chante Moore Producer/Engineer

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Obituaries: Funerals Today". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 10, 2006. Retrieved June 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Kip Collins – Work". IMDb. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  3. ^ Bouley, Charles Karel (June 30, 2001). "Soundtracks And Film Scores News". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Valenti, John (August 31, 2006). "Motorcycle crash kills man in Uniondale". Newsday. Retrieved June 25, 2024 – via Issuu.com.
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