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Brandon Alexander Hodge | |
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| Also known as | B.A.M., BAM, B-Lex, Casanova, Brandon Alexander |
| Origin | Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
| Genres | R&B, soul, hip-hop |
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| Years active | 2010-Present |
| Labels | CSP Music Group |
Brandon Hodge is an American R&B producer and songwriter known for his production/songwriting work with TGT members Tyrese Gibson and Tank, as well as writing and/or producing R&B hits "No Limit", "Love 'Em All", "U + Me (Love Lesson)", and "Lean Into It".[1]
Discovered in the late 2000s by Rihanna producers Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers who had formed a joint-venture publishing agency with Universal Music Publishing Group and were looking for songwriters, Hodge was quickly signed to a publishing deal alongside artist Shontelle.[2] In 2011, Hodge executive-produced Gibson's album Open Invitation, co-writing and producing minor R&B hit singles "Stay", "Too Easy", and "Best of Me", ultimately creating 12/14 songs on the original project. Hodge was nominated alongside Gibson for the project in the Best R&B Album category (as main producer) at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.
In 2016, Hodge co-wrote and co-produced "No Limit", the lead single for Usher's project Hard II Love.[3][4] The single peaked in the top 10 of the R&B charts and Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Hodge's biggest hit to date. After contributing five songs to 2016 Tank album Sex Love & Pain II, Hodge was commissioned for Tank's weekly-summer-release EP project #TankTuesdays, producing first installment "No Drugs", second installment "For Life", and third installment "All About You".[5][6][7] In 2017, Hodge was praised by pop culture publication Vulture for his numerous "current but faintly retro" creations on Mary J. Blige album Strength of A Woman, describing his work (as well as the contributions of fellow producer Darhyl Camper) as "tasteful but buoyant, [and] right on time without necessarily straining to conform to the times."[8]
In 2023, Hodge produced Gibson single "Don’t Think You Ever Loved Me" featuring musicians Lenny Kravitz and Le'Andria Johnson, which climbed into the Top 10 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay Chart, becoming Gibson's first top 10 hit in nearly seven years.[9] Hodge-produced single "Love Transaction" followed several months later, debuting in the Top 30 of the Adult R&B Airplay Chart.[10][11]
Selected songwriting and production credits
Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Spotify, and AllMusic.
Executive-produced projects
| Album | Artist | Year | Label |
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| Open Invitation | Tyrese Gibson | 2011 | Voltron / EMI Records |
| Black Rose | 2015 | Voltron / Caroline Records |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 55th Annual Grammy Awards | Best R&B Album (Open Invitation) | Nominated | |
| 2017 | BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards | Most-Performed Songs ("No Limit") | Won | [12] |
References
- ^ https://pitchfork.com/news/66012-usher-and-young-thug-team-up-for-new-song-no-limit-listen/
- ^ https://hitsdailydouble.com/pub_crawling&id=326375&title=RIHANNA-HITMAKERS-RIDE-THE-WAVE
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/check-out-preview-of-usher-new-single-no-limit-7400436/
- ^ https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/usher-young-thug-no-limit-song-427079/
- ^ https://ratedrnb.com/2016/07/tank-new-song-no-drugs/
- ^ https://ratedrnb.com/2016/07/tank-for-life/
- ^ https://ratedrnb.com/2016/08/tank-all-about-you/
- ^ https://www.vulture.com/2017/05/on-strength-of-a-woman-mary-j-blige-finds-power-in-divorce.html
- ^ https://ratedrnb.com/2023/04/tyrese-dont-think-you-ever-loved-me-enters-top-10-on-billboard-adult-r-and-b-airplay-chart/
- ^ https://youknowigotsoul.com/tyrese-releases-new-single-love-transaction
- ^ https://ratedrnb.com/2023/10/tyrese-single-love-transaction-makes-billboard-debut/
- ^ https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/69280-future-metro-boomin-g-eazy-honored-at-bmi-randb-hip-hop-awards-news
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