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'''Kerry Brothers Jr.''' (born October 1, 1970), also known as "Krucial", is an American [[record producer]], songwriter and [[hip hop music|hip hop]] artist.<ref name="Leroy">{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alicia-collaborator-krucial-goes-solo-20051207|title=Alicia Collaborator Krucial Goes Solo|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Dan|last=Leroy|date=December 7, 2005|accessdate=April 4, 2018}}</ref> Brothers was born in [[Brooklyn]] and grew up in [[Harlem]] and [[Far Rockaway, Queens]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Daniel, Christopher |title=Kerry "Krucial" Brothers: A Key Compnent |url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/579/kerry_krucial_brothers_a_key_component/ |website=[[Blues & Soul]] |accessdate=2018-11-09}}</ref> Brothers was an aspiring rapper, and he 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.<ref name="Leroy"/> <ref>{{cite web |title=Kerry "Krucial" Brothers: Ill Street Rhythm & Blues, Pt 1 |url=https://allhiphop.com/features/kerry-krucial-brothers-ill-street-rhythm-blues-pt-1-FfIEw5xSzEKTp1WTna17Yg |website=[[AllHipHop]] |accessdate=2020-03-01 |date=2006-07-25}}</ref>Brothers and Keys co-own a production company, KrucialKeys, based in New York.<ref name="Leroy"/> In 2006, Brothers released his debut ep ''Take Da Hood Back''.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Moss, Corey |title=Alicia Keys Collaborator Kerry 'Krucial' Keys Preps EP |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1525280/alicia-keys-collaborator-kerry-krucial-brothers-preps-ep/ |website=MTV News |accessdate=2020-02-07 |date=2006-03-02}}</ref> Brothers has also worked with other [[R&B]] and hip hop artists including [[Mario (entertainer)|Mario]],<ref name=mtv/> [[Rakim]], [[Angie Stone]], [[Nas]], [[Keyshia Cole]],<ref name=mtv>{{cite news |author1=Hall, Rashaun |title=Alicia Keys: Inspired by Bono, Impressed by Jamie Foxx |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1497267/alicia-keys-inspired-by-bono-impressed-by-jamie-foxx/ |accessdate=2018-11-24 |work=[[MTV News]] |publisher=[[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]] |date=2005-02-18 |ref=mtv}}</ref> [[Goapele]], [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]] and [[K'naan]]. Brothers co-wrote songs that appeared on the soundtracks of the films ''[[Dr. Dolittle (film)|Dr. Dolittle]]'', ''[[Shaft (2000 film)|Shaft]]'', and ''[[Ali (film)|Ali]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dr-dolittle-2-mw0000005668|title=Dr. Dolittle 2 - Original Soundtrack|accessdate=August 1, 2018|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/shaft-2000-original-soundtrack-mw0001993434|title=Shaft [2000 Original Soundtrack] - Original Soundtrack|accessdate=August 1, 2018|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ali-original-soundtrack-mw0000017275|title=Ali [Original Soundtrack]|accessdate=August 1, 2018|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> He received two Grammy Awards from his collaborative work with Keys: [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Album|Best R&B Album]] for ''[[Songs in A Minor]]'' and [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]] for "[[No One (Alicia Keys song)|No One]]".{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}
'''Kerry Brothers Jr.''' (born October 1, 1970), also known as '''Krucial''', is an American [[record producer]], songwriter and rapper.<ref name="Leroy">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alicia-collaborator-krucial-goes-solo-20051207|title=Alicia Collaborator Krucial Goes Solo|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Dan|last=Leroy|date=December 7, 2005|access-date=April 4, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Brown">{{cite web |title=Key to Keys: Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Executive Producer |url=https://sonicscoop.com/2009/12/16/key-to-keys-kerry-krucial-brothers-executive-producer/ |work=SonicScoop|first=Janice|last=Brown|date=December 16, 2009}}</ref> Both natives of [[New York City]], he and singer-songwriter [[Alicia Keys]] began a musical partnership in 1998, with songwriting and production work in tandem on several of the latter's earlier releases—''[[Songs in A Minor]]'' (2001), ''[[The Diary of Alicia Keys]]'' (2003), ''[[As I Am]]'' (2007), and ''[[The Element of Freedom]]'' (2009). He has won two [[Grammy Awards]]: [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Album|Best R&B Album]] for his contributions to ''Songs in A Minor'', and [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]] for Keys' 2007 single, "[[No One (Alicia Keys song)|No One]]".

In 2006, Brothers released his debut extended play (EP) ''Take Da Hood Back''. Brothers co-wrote songs that appeared on the soundtracks of films such as ''[[Dr. Dolittle (film)|Dr. Dolittle]]'', ''[[Shaft (2000 film)|Shaft]]'', and ''[[Ali (film)|Ali]]''. He has also worked with other [[R&B]] and hip hop acts, including [[Mario (entertainer)|Mario]],<ref name=mtv/> [[Rakim]], [[Angie Stone]], [[Nas]], [[Keyshia Cole]], [[Goapele]], [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] and [[K'naan]].<ref name=mtv>{{cite news |author1=Hall, Rashaun |title=Alicia Keys: Inspired by Bono, Impressed by Jamie Foxx |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1497267/alicia-keys-inspired-by-bono-impressed-by-jamie-foxx/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125030818/http://www.mtv.com/news/1497267/alicia-keys-inspired-by-bono-impressed-by-jamie-foxx/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 25, 2018 |access-date=2018-11-24 |work=[[MTV News]] |publisher=[[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]] |date=February 18, 2005 |ref=mtv}}</ref>

==Early life==
Brothers was born in [[Brooklyn]] and grew up in [[Harlem]] and [[Far Rockaway, Queens]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Daniel, Christopher |title=Kerry "Krucial" Brothers: A Key Component |url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/579/kerry_krucial_brothers_a_key_component/ |website=[[Blues & Soul]] |access-date=2018-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224164731/http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/579/kerry_krucial_brothers_a_key_component/|archive-date=24 Dec 2010}}</ref>

==Career==
Initially a teen rapper, Brothers signed with [[B-Boy Records]] as part of the group K-Bee and Ceil B. In 1988, they released the 2-sided single: [https://music.apple.com/us/album/who-am-i/1100567254?i=1100568101 "Who Am I"] and "[https://music.apple.com/us/album/we-are-the-move/1100567254?i=1100568109 We Are The Move]". After their debut album was shelved due to creative differences with the label, the group split up. Brothers then began to producing beats for him to perform on. In the early 1990s, Brothers moved to [[Harlem]], where he frequented [[open mic]]s. During this time, he was a founding member of the collective "Melanin 2000", who visited [[Nuyorican_Poets_Café|Nuyoricans Poet Café]] and [[Lyricist Lounge]] downtown in [[Greenwich Village]]. Later on, they performed at [[Washington Square Park]], where he met [[Alicia Keys]] {{circa}} 1998, who, at the time, was part of an R&B ensemble.<ref> https://www.okayplayer.com/amp/alicia-keys-songs-in-a-minor-full-album-making-2659554737</ref><ref name="Leroy"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Kerry "Krucial" Brothers: Ill Street Rhythm & Blues, Pt 1 |url=https://allhiphop.com/features/kerry-krucial-brothers-ill-street-rhythm-blues-pt-1 |first=Grouchy Greg|last=Watkins|website=[[AllHipHop]] |access-date=2020-03-01 |date=July 25, 2006}}</ref>

Brothers and Keys took five years to produce, record and write for Keys' debut album, ''[[Songs in A Minor]]'' (2001).<ref> https://www.okayplayer.com/amp/alicia-keys-songs-in-a-minor-full-album-making-2659554737</ref> Both of them co-founded the company KrucialKeys,<ref name="Leroy"/><ref name="Brown"/> and co-founded a recording studio, the Oven Studios, in Long Island.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Oven Studios |url=https://www.mixonline.com/recording/oven-studios-367102|work=Mix|first=David|last=Weiss|date=October 1, 2006}}</ref> He won [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Album|Best R&B Album]] at the [[2002 Grammy Awards]] for his contributions to the album, as well as [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]] for her 2007 single, "[[No One (Alicia Keys song)|No One]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/kerry-krucial-brothers/11752|title=Kerry "Krucial" Brothers's GRAMMY Awards history|date=23 November 2020|publisher=GRAMMY}}</ref>

In 2006, Brothers released his debut EP ''Take Da Hood Back''.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Moss, Corey |title=Alicia Keys Collaborator Kerry 'Krucial' Keys Preps EP |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1525280/alicia-keys-collaborator-kerry-krucial-brothers-preps-ep/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125015642/http://www.mtv.com/news/1525280/alicia-keys-collaborator-kerry-krucial-brothers-preps-ep/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 25, 2021 |website=MTV News |access-date=2020-02-07 |date=March 2, 2006}}</ref> Brothers has also co-wrote songs that have appeared on the soundtracks to the films ''[[Dr. Dolittle (film)|Dr. Dolittle]]'', ''[[Shaft (2000 film)|Shaft]]'', and ''[[Ali (film)|Ali]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dr-dolittle-2-mw0000005668|title=Dr. Dolittle 2 - Original Soundtrack|access-date=August 1, 2018|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/shaft-2000-original-soundtrack-mw0001993434|title=Shaft [2000 Original Soundtrack] - Original Soundtrack|access-date=August 1, 2018|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ali-original-soundtrack-mw0000017275|title=Ali [Original Soundtrack]|access-date=August 1, 2018|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 15:43, 31 October 2024

Kerry Brothers Jr.
Brothers in 2022
Background information
Also known as
  • Krucial
  • Mr. Brothers
Born (1970-10-01) October 1, 1970 (age 54)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
EducationKingsborough Community College
Genres
Children4
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
Years active1990s–present
Labels
  • Krucial Noise
  • KrucialKeys
Websiteshop.krucialnoise.com

Kerry Brothers Jr. (born October 1, 1970), also known as Krucial, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.[1][2] Both natives of New York City, he and singer-songwriter Alicia Keys began a musical partnership in 1998, with songwriting and production work in tandem on several of the latter's earlier releases—Songs in A Minor (2001), The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003), As I Am (2007), and The Element of Freedom (2009). He has won two Grammy Awards: Best R&B Album for his contributions to Songs in A Minor, and Best R&B Song for Keys' 2007 single, "No One".

In 2006, Brothers released his debut extended play (EP) Take Da Hood Back. Brothers co-wrote songs that appeared on the soundtracks of films such as Dr. Dolittle, Shaft, and Ali. He has also worked with other R&B and hip hop acts, including Mario,[3] Rakim, Angie Stone, Nas, Keyshia Cole, Goapele, Drake and K'naan.[3]

Early life

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Brothers was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Harlem and Far Rockaway, Queens.[4]

Career

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Initially a teen rapper, Brothers signed with B-Boy Records as part of the group K-Bee and Ceil B. In 1988, they released the 2-sided single: "Who Am I" and "We Are The Move". After their debut album was shelved due to creative differences with the label, the group split up. Brothers then began to producing beats for him to perform on. In the early 1990s, Brothers moved to Harlem, where he frequented open mics. During this time, he was a founding member of the collective "Melanin 2000", who visited Nuyoricans Poet Café and Lyricist Lounge downtown in Greenwich Village. Later on, they performed at Washington Square Park, where he met Alicia Keys c. 1998, who, at the time, was part of an R&B ensemble.[5][1][6]

Brothers and Keys took five years to produce, record and write for Keys' debut album, Songs in A Minor (2001).[7] Both of them co-founded the company KrucialKeys,[1][2] and co-founded a recording studio, the Oven Studios, in Long Island.[8] He won Best R&B Album at the 2002 Grammy Awards for his contributions to the album, as well as Best R&B Song for her 2007 single, "No One".[9]

In 2006, Brothers released his debut EP Take Da Hood Back.[10] Brothers has also co-wrote songs that have appeared on the soundtracks to the films Dr. Dolittle, Shaft, and Ali.[11][12][13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Leroy, Dan (December 7, 2005). "Alicia Collaborator Krucial Goes Solo". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Brown, Janice (December 16, 2009). "Key to Keys: Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Executive Producer". SonicScoop.
  3. ^ a b Hall, Rashaun (February 18, 2005). "Alicia Keys: Inspired by Bono, Impressed by Jamie Foxx". MTV News. Viacom. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  4. ^ Daniel, Christopher. "Kerry "Krucial" Brothers: A Key Component". Blues & Soul. Archived from the original on 24 Dec 2010. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  5. ^ https://www.okayplayer.com/amp/alicia-keys-songs-in-a-minor-full-album-making-2659554737
  6. ^ Watkins, Grouchy Greg (July 25, 2006). "Kerry "Krucial" Brothers: Ill Street Rhythm & Blues, Pt 1". AllHipHop. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  7. ^ https://www.okayplayer.com/amp/alicia-keys-songs-in-a-minor-full-album-making-2659554737
  8. ^ Weiss, David (October 1, 2006). "The Oven Studios". Mix.
  9. ^ "Kerry "Krucial" Brothers's GRAMMY Awards history". GRAMMY. 23 November 2020.
  10. ^ Moss, Corey (March 2, 2006). "Alicia Keys Collaborator Kerry 'Krucial' Keys Preps EP". MTV News. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
  11. ^ "Dr. Dolittle 2 - Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  12. ^ "Shaft [2000 Original Soundtrack] - Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  13. ^ "Ali [Original Soundtrack]". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
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