Brandon Hodge
American producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist
- Songwriter
- producer
Musical artist
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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