Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs is an American record producer, known for producing the TLC #1 hit "No Scrubs"[1] and various Destiny's Child songs from the album The Writing's on the Wall.[2][3] Briggs' then girlfriend, former Xscape singer Kandi Burruss, composed the lyrics of TLC's "No Scrubs", Destiny's Child hits "Bills, Bills, Bills"[4] and "Bug a Boo", and Pink's debut single "There You Go" to accompany his productions. Briggs' post-2000 productions saw a new sound from Briggs, as can be heard on the tracks he produced for Whitney Houston and Blu Cantrell.
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| Birth name | Kevin Jerome Briggs |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
Briggs also received writing credit for Ed Sheeran's Shape of You following the song's copyright controversy.[1]
Songwriting and production credits
editCredits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Spotify, Apple Music, and AllMusic.
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "No Scrubs" | 1999 | TLC | FanMail |
| "Don't Pull Out on Me Yet" | |||
| "So Good" | Destiny's Child | The Writing's on the Wall | |
| "Bills, Bills, Bills" | |||
| "Bug a Boo" | |||
| "Hey Ladies" | |||
| "She Can't Love You" | |||
| "X-Girlfriend" | Mariah Carey | Rainbow | |
| "Best Man" | Faith Evans | The Best Man: Soundtrack | |
| "Checkin' For Me" | JoJo Robinson | Hush (Shelved) | |
| "Ways To Get Cut Off" (Featuring Beyoncé) | |||
| "New Millenium (What Cha Wanna Do)" | Cha Cha | Dear Diary | |
| "Roll with Me" | Blaque | Blaque | |
| "No Pigeons" | Sporty Thievz | Street Cinema | |
| "What I'm Gon' Do to You" | 2000 | Kandi Burruss | Hey Kandi... |
| "Don't Think I'm Not" | |||
| "Can't Come Back" | |||
| "I Wanna Know" | |||
| "I Won't Bite My Tongue" | |||
| "Easier" (Featuring Faith Evans) | |||
| "It Makes Me Ill" | NSYNC | No Strings Attached | |
| "Beautiful Women" | Boyz II Men | Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya | |
| "Good Guy" | |||
| "Hell wit Ya" | Pink | Can't Take Me Home | |
| "There You Go" | |||
| "Never Let Go" | 3LW | 3LW | |
| "How You Gonna Tell Me" | Mya | Fear of Flying | |
| "How Could You" | Before Dark | Daydreamin' | |
| "As Far as They Know" | |||
| "Baby" (Featuring Solé) | |||
| "Get Crunk Tonight" | Joe | My Name Is Joe | |
| "The Lamb's Book of Life" | Sinéad O'Connor | Faith and Courage | |
| "Phone Messages (Part 1)" | So Plush | So Plush | |
| "Pop Ya Collar" | Usher | 8701: International Edition | |
| "One of Those Days" | 2002 | Whitney Houston | Just Whitney |
| "Dear John Letter" | |||
| "Let Your Hair Down" | 702 | Star | |
| "Feelings" | |||
| "Come & Knock on My Door" | |||
| "No Way" | |||
| "Holla at Me" | Isyss | The Way We Do | |
| "Stood Up" | |||
| "Not Letting Him Go" | |||
| "I Love You" | 2003 | Blu Cantrell | Bittersweet |
| "Bedroom" | Joe | And Then... | |
| "So Good" | Nodesha | Nodesha | |
| "Ring The Alarm" | 2004 | Philly's Most Wanted | Ring the Alarm |
| "Point A Chick Out" (Featuring Marsha Ambrosius) | |||
| "Save Me" | 2006 | Stacie Orrico | Beautiful Awakening |
| "I Can't Give It Up" | |||
| "I’m Cold" | 2013 | Young Dro | High Times |
| "Shape of You" | 2017 | Ed Sheeran | ÷ |
| "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" | 2019 | Ariana Grande | Thank U, Next |
| "SOS" (Featuring Aloe Blacc) | Avicii | Tim | |
| "Star-Spangled Man" | 2021 | The Captain America Drum Corps | The Falcon and the Winter Soldier |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Work | Award | Result | Ref |
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| 2000 | 42nd Annual Grammy Awards | Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (No Scrubs) | Won | [5] |
| Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (Bills, Bills, Bills) | Nominated | [5] | ||
| Grammy Award for Album of the Year (FanMail) | Nominated | [5][6] | ||
| Grammy Award for Record of the Year (No Scrubs) | Nominated | [5] | ||
| MOBO Awards | Producer Of The Year | Nominated | [7] [8] | |
| 2020 | ASCAP Pop Awards | Award-Winning Pop Songs (Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored) | Won | [9] |
References
edit- ^ a b Canfield, David (21 March 2017). "The Writers of TLC's "No Scrubs" Have Received Credit on Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You"". Slate Magazine. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "SPOTLIGHT". Washington Post. 15 September 2000. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Jones, Marcus (1 April 2021). "Kandi Burruss reflects on hits she made with Xscape, Destiny's Child, NSYNC, and more". EW.com. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ Smith, Troy L. (21 October 2020). "Every No. 1 song of the 1990s ranked from worst to best". cleveland.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Artists. Kevin Briggs". grammy.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Kevin 'She'kspere' Briggs". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "MOBO Awards 2000 | MOBO Organisation". Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | Mobo Awards: The nominations". Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Pop awards 2020". ascap.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
External links
edit- Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs discography at MusicBrainz
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