Brandon Hodge
- Songwriter
- producer
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.
Title | Year | Artist | Album | Label |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Amazing" | 2010 | Tank | Now or Never | Atlantic Records |
"Make It" | Arika Kane | Arika Kane | BSE Recordings | |
"Bcuz I Luv U" | ||||
"4 The Lovers" | ||||
"Drink the Kool-Aid" | Ice Cube | I Am the West | Lench Mob / EMI / Caroline Records | |
"Get It Right" (featuring Taraji P. Henson) | 2011 | Mary J. Blige | My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) | Geffen Records |
"I Wish" | 2013 | Lyfe Jennings | Lucid | Mass Appeal / Fontana |
"College" | ||||
"ABC's" (featuring Phoenix & Elijah Jennings) | ||||
"No Fun" (featuring Problem) | TGT | Three Kings | Atlantic Records | |
"Sex Never Felt Better" | ||||
"I Need" | ||||
"Explode" | ||||
"FYH" | ||||
"Running Back" | ||||
"Love 'Em All" | 2014 | K. Michelle | Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? | Atlantic Records |
"Cry" | ||||
"How Do You Know?" | ||||
"Build a Man" | ||||
"God I Get It" | ||||
"Autumn Leaves" (featuring Kendrick Lamar) | Chris Brown | X | RCA Records | |
"What's Best For You" | Trey Songz | Trigga | Songbook / Atlantic Records | |
"Congratulations" | 2015 | Ne-Yo | Non-Fiction | Compound / Motown |
"Who's Gonna (Nobody)" | Chris Brown | Royalty | CBE / RCA Records | |
"Shoulda Been There" (featuring B.o.B) | Sevyn Streeter | Shoulda Been There, Pt. 1 | CBE / Atlantic Records | |
"Chaise Lounge" | Tamia | Love Life | Plus One / Def Jam Recordings | |
"Free Fallin'" | Tamar Braxton | Calling All Lovers | Epic / Streamline Records | |
"Would You Know?" | August Alsina | This Thing Called Life | Def Jam Recordings | |
"Song Cry" | ||||
"Other Side" | ||||
"No Limit" (featuring Young Thug) | 2016 | Usher | Hard II Love | RCA Records |
"Lean Into It" | Joe | My Name Is Joe Thomas | Plaid Takeover / BMG | |
"Worth It" | Young Thug | Slime Season 3 | 300 / Atlantic Records | |
"She With the Shit" (featuring Rich Homie Quan) | Tank | Sex Love & Pain II | R&B Money / Atlantic Records | |
"I Love Ya" (featuring Yo Gotti) | ||||
"So Cold" | ||||
"Already in Love" (featuring Shawn Stockman) | ||||
"Him Her Them" | ||||
"No Drugs" | #TankTuesdays | |||
"For Life" | ||||
"All About You" | ||||
"U + Me (Love Lesson)" | 2017 | Mary J. Blige | Strength of a Woman | Capitol Records |
"It's Me" | ||||
"Indestructible" | ||||
"Survivor" | ||||
"Strength of a Woman" | ||||
"The Naked Truth" | ||||
"Love in the Middle" | ||||
"Incredible" | Bell Biv DeVoe | Three Stripes | eOne | |
"All The Lovers" | 2020 | K. Michelle | All Monsters Are Human | eOne |
"Ciara's Prayer" | ||||
"G Wagon" (featuring Sevyn Streeter & Tkay Maidza) | 2022 | Babyface | Girls Night Out | Capitol Records |
"Fast Car" | Syd | Broken Hearts Club | Columbia Records | |
"Don't Cheat" | 2023 | Jeezy | I Might Forgive... But I Don't Forget | CTE World |
"Luckiest Man" | 2024 | Usher | Coming Home | Mega / Gamma |
Executive-produced projects
Album | Artist | Year | Label |
---|---|---|---|
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
- ^ Strauss, Matthew (June 9, 2016). "Usher and Young Thug Team Up for New Song "No Limit": Listen". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "RIHANNA HITMAKERS RIDE THE WAVE". HITS Daily Double. Archived from the original on September 23, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (June 9, 2016). "Check Out a Preview of Usher's New Single, 'No Limit'". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 5, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Robertson, Darryl (June 9, 2016). "Usher Taps Into His Inner Master P On New Song, "No Limit" Feat. Young Thug". Vibe. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Samuels, Keithan (July 20, 2016). "Tank Shares New Song 'No Drugs'". Rated R&B. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Samuels, Keithan (July 27, 2016). "Listen to Tank's New Song 'For Life'". Rated R&B. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Samuels, Keithan (August 3, 2016). "New Song: Tank - 'All About You'". Rated R&B. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Jenkins, Craig (May 1, 2017). "Mary J. Blige's Strength of a Woman Is an Often Great Album About Divorce". Vulture. Archived from the original on May 30, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Folk, Antwane (April 4, 2023). "Tyrese's 'Don't Think You Ever Loved Me' Enters Top 10 on Billboard's Adult R&B Airplay Chart". Rated R&B. Archived from the original on September 23, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "Tyrese Releases New Single "Love Transaction"". YouKnowIGotSoul. August 29, 2023. Archived from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Samuels, Keithan (October 4, 2023). "Tyrese's Single 'Love Transaction' Debuts on Billboard". Rated R&B. Archived from the original on October 12, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Schwartz, Danny (September 3, 2017). "Future, Metro Boomin, G-Eazy Honored At BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
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