Charles Hinshaw Jr.

{{Infobox musical artist

|name = Charles Hinshaw Jr.

|alias = Prince Charlez

|birth_date = 1994

|birth_place = Compton, California, U.S.

|label = Universal Music Publishing Group{{cite web | website=umusicpub.com | url=https://www.umusicpub.com/us/Artists/P/Prince-Charlez.aspx | access-date=19 May 2023 | title=Artists. Prince Charlez | archive-date=December 20, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220041731/https://www.umusicpub.com/us/Artists/P/Prince-Charlez.aspx | url-status=live }}

|occupation = {{Hlist | Singer-songwriter}}

|background = person

}}

Charles Hinshaw Jr., also known as "Prince Charlez", is an American singer and songwriter, best known for co-writing Rihanna's "Needed Me", Usher"s "More", and Beyoncé's "Ring Off".{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/island-prolific-raiche-vedo-february-label-look/ | title=Label Look: How Island Prolific is Bolstering R&B's Newcomers | magazine=Billboard | access-date=December 20, 2022 | archive-date=December 20, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220034726/https://www.billboard.com/pro/island-prolific-raiche-vedo-february-label-look/ | url-status=live }}

At 16, Hinshaw began working with prolific Moroccan producer RedOne, writing topline melodies. This music collaboration resulted in Usher's "More" from 2010 album Raymond v. Raymond, as well as "All of Your Life (You Need Love)" from the Backstreet Boys' 2009 album This Is Us.{{cite web | url=https://www.vogue.com/article/get-to-know-prince-charlez-music-singer-songwriter | title=Get to Know Prince Charlez, the Artist Heard in Bella Hadid's Vogue Video | date=March 27, 2019 | access-date=December 20, 2022 | archive-date=December 20, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220034704/https://www.vogue.com/article/get-to-know-prince-charlez-music-singer-songwriter | url-status=live }}

Discography

Projects

Black and Gold EP (2016)
Evolution Pt 1 EP (2017)

Songwriting and production credits

Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, and AllMusic.

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width:22.5em;"\| Title ! scope="col"\| Year ! scope="col"\| Artist ! scope="col"\| Album
scope="row"\|"I Love Her" (Featuring Jim Jones) \| rowspan="2"\| 2009 \| Marques Houston \| Mr. Houston
scope="row"\|"All of Your Life (You Need Love)" \| Backstreet Boys \| This Is Us
scope="row"\|"More" \| 2010 \| Usher \| Raymond v. Raymond
scope="row"\|"Beautiful" \| 2013 \| Jessica Mauboy \| Beautiful
scope="row"\|"Ring Off" \| 2014 \| Beyoncé \| Beyoncé: Platinum Edition
scope="row"\|"Feel Your Love" \| 2015 \| Saygrace \| Memo (EP)
scope="row"\|"Needed Me" \| rowspan="10"\| 2016 \| Rihanna \| Anti
scope="row"\|"What Happened To" (Featuring Kevin Ross) \| Kevin Hart \| Kevin Hart: What Now? (The Mixtape Presents Chocolate Droppa)
scope="row"\|"Overtime" (Featuring Miguel & Justine Skye) \| Schoolboy Q \| Blank Face LP
scope="row"\|"Church on Sunday" \| rowspan="5"\| Saygrace \| rowspan="5"\| FMA
scope="row"\|"Hell of a Girl"
scope="row"\|"From You"
scope="row"\|"New Orleans"
scope="row"\|"Boys Boys Boys"
scope="row"\|"Love Like This" (Featuring Dok2) \| Hyolyn \| It's Me
scope="row"\|"10,000 Hours" \| Ella Mai \| Change
scope="row"\|"Rounds" \| rowspan="10"\| 2017 \| rowspan="2"\| K. Michelle \| rowspan="2"\| Kimberly: The People I Used to Know
scope="row"\|"Talk to God"
scope="row"\|"Love Yourself" (Featuring Kanye West) \| rowspan="3"\| Mary J. Blige \| rowspan="3"\| Strength of a Woman
scope="row"\|"Set Me Free"
scope="row"\|"U + Me (Love Lesson)"
scope="row"\|"Makes Me Wonder" \| Ella Mai \| Ready
scope="row"\|"Add to Me" \| rowspan="2"\| Ledisi \| rowspan="2"\| Let Love Rule
scope="row"\|"High"
scope="row"\|"This X-Mas" (Featuring Ella Mai) \| Chris Brown \| Heartbreak on a Full Moon
scope="row"\|"Song Goes Off" \| Trey Songz \| Tremaine the Album
scope="row"\|"With You" \| rowspan="5"\| 2018 \| Mariah Carey \| Caution
scope="row"\|"Dangerous" \| Ella Mai \| Ella Mai
scope="row"\|"Choose" \| rowspan="2"\| Why Don't We \| rowspan="2"\| 8 Letters
scope="row"\|"Can't You See"
scope="row"\|"Only Love" \| Mary J. Blige \| {{N/A\|Non-album single}}
scope="row"\|"Ya Ya Ya" \| rowspan="3"\| 2019 \| Exo \| Obsession
scope="row"\|"Get Low" (With Zedd) \| Liam Payne \| LP1
scope="row"\|"More Than That" \| Lauren Jauregui \| {{N/A\|Non-album single}}
scope="row"\|"Empty (interlude)" \| 2020 \| Queen Naija \| Missunderstood
scope="row"\|"Mean It" \| rowspan="3"\| 2021 \| H.E.R. \| Back of My Mind
scope="row"\|"In Your Heart" \| rowspan="2"\| Diana Ross \| rowspan="2"\| Thank You
scope="row"\|"Come Together"
scope="row"\|"Tough Love" (Featuring Moneybagg Yo) \| rowspan="7"\| 2022 \| rowspan="2"\| Mary J. Blige \| rowspan="2"\| Good Morning Gorgeous
scope="row"\|"Need Love" (Featuring Usher)
scope="row"\|"Trying" \| rowspan="5"\| Ella Mai \| rowspan="5"\| Heart on My Sleeve
scope="row"\|"Break My Heart"
scope="row"\|"DFMU"
scope="row"\|"Hide"
scope="row"\|"Sink or Swim"
scope="row"\|"Love Language" \| 2023 \| K. Michelle \| I'm the Problem

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col" style="width:22.5em;"| Title

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Artist

! scope="col"| Album

scope="row"|"I Love Her" (Featuring Jim Jones)

| rowspan="2"| 2009

| Marques Houston

| Mr. Houston

scope="row"|"All of Your Life (You Need Love)"

| Backstreet Boys

| This Is Us

scope="row"|"More"

| 2010

| Usher

| Raymond v. Raymond

scope="row"|"Beautiful"

| 2013

| Jessica Mauboy

| Beautiful

scope="row"|"Ring Off"

| 2014

| Beyoncé

| Beyoncé: Platinum Edition

scope="row"|"Feel Your Love"

| 2015

| Saygrace

| Memo (EP)

scope="row"|"Needed Me"

| rowspan="10"| 2016

| Rihanna

| Anti

scope="row"|"What Happened To" (Featuring Kevin Ross)

| Kevin Hart

| Kevin Hart: What Now? (The Mixtape Presents Chocolate Droppa)

scope="row"|"Overtime" (Featuring Miguel & Justine Skye)

| Schoolboy Q

| Blank Face LP

scope="row"|"Church on Sunday"

| rowspan="5"| Saygrace

| rowspan="5"| FMA

scope="row"|"Hell of a Girl"

scope="row"|"From You"

scope="row"|"New Orleans"

scope="row"|"Boys Boys Boys"

scope="row"|"Love Like This" (Featuring Dok2)

| Hyolyn

| It's Me

scope="row"|"10,000 Hours"

| Ella Mai

| Change

scope="row"|"Rounds"

| rowspan="10"| 2017

| rowspan="2"| K. Michelle

| rowspan="2"| Kimberly: The People I Used to Know

scope="row"|"Talk to God"

scope="row"|"Love Yourself" (Featuring Kanye West)

| rowspan="3"| Mary J. Blige

| rowspan="3"| Strength of a Woman

scope="row"|"Set Me Free"

scope="row"|"U + Me (Love Lesson)"

scope="row"|"Makes Me Wonder"

| Ella Mai

| Ready

scope="row"|"Add to Me"

| rowspan="2"| Ledisi

| rowspan="2"| Let Love Rule

scope="row"|"High"

scope="row"|"This X-Mas" (Featuring Ella Mai)

| Chris Brown

| Heartbreak on a Full Moon

scope="row"|"Song Goes Off"

| Trey Songz

| Tremaine the Album

scope="row"|"With You"

| rowspan="5"| 2018

| Mariah Carey

| Caution

scope="row"|"Dangerous"

| Ella Mai

| Ella Mai

scope="row"|"Choose"

| rowspan="2"| Why Don't We

| rowspan="2"| 8 Letters

scope="row"|"Can't You See"

scope="row"|"Only Love"

| Mary J. Blige

| {{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row"|"Ya Ya Ya"

| rowspan="3"| 2019

| Exo

| Obsession

scope="row"|"Get Low" (With Zedd)

| Liam Payne

| LP1

scope="row"|"More Than That"

| Lauren Jauregui

| {{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row"|"Empty (interlude)"

| 2020

| Queen Naija

| Missunderstood

scope="row"|"Mean It"

| rowspan="3"| 2021

| H.E.R.

| Back of My Mind

scope="row"|"In Your Heart"

| rowspan="2"| Diana Ross

| rowspan="2"| Thank You

scope="row"|"Come Together"

scope="row"|"Tough Love" (Featuring Moneybagg Yo)

| rowspan="7"| 2022

| rowspan="2"| Mary J. Blige

| rowspan="2"| Good Morning Gorgeous

scope="row"|"Need Love" (Featuring Usher)

scope="row"|"Trying"

| rowspan="5"| Ella Mai

| rowspan="5"| Heart on My Sleeve

scope="row"|"Break My Heart"

scope="row"|"DFMU"

scope="row"|"Hide"

scope="row"|"Sink or Swim"

scope="row"|"Love Language"

| 2023

| K. Michelle

| I'm the Problem

Guest appearances

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" style="width:20em;"\| Title ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Other performer(s) ! scope="col" \| Album
scope="row"\| "Sanford & Son" \|rowspan="2"\|2010 \|T.I., B.o.B & Mohombi \|{{N/A\|Non-album single}}
scope="row"\| "West Coast State of Mind" \|Kendrick Lamar \|{{N/A\|Non-album single}}
scope="row"\| "Smile" \|2017 \|Mary J. Blige \|Strength of a Woman
scope="row"\| "Big Spender" \|2018 \|Kiana Ledé \|Fifty Shades Freed: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Other performer(s)

! scope="col" | Album

scope="row"| "Sanford & Son"

|rowspan="2"|2010

|T.I., B.o.B & Mohombi

|{{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "West Coast State of Mind"

|Kendrick Lamar

|{{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Smile"

|2017

|Mary J. Blige

|Strength of a Woman

scope="row"| "Big Spender"

|2018

|Kiana Ledé

|Fifty Shades Freed: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Awards and nominations

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style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Awarding Body

! scope="col"| Award

! scope="col"| Result

!Ref

2016

| Soul Train Music Awards

| Soul Train Music Award for The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award ("Needed Me")

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite magazine | url=https://ew.com/article/2016/11/28/soul-train-awards-2016-winners-list/ | title=Soul Train Awards 2016 Winners List | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | access-date=December 20, 2022 | archive-date=November 9, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109195311/https://ew.com/article/2016/11/28/soul-train-awards-2016-winners-list/ | url-status=live }}

2022

| 64th Annual Grammy Awards

| Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Back of My Mind)

| {{Nominated}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url=https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2022/04/grammys-whats-difference-between-song-of-the-year-and-record-of-the-year.html | title=Grammys: What's the difference between Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Album of the Year? | date=April 4, 2022 | access-date=December 20, 2022 | archive-date=December 20, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220034726/https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2022/04/grammys-whats-difference-between-song-of-the-year-and-record-of-the-year.html | url-status=live }}

2023

| 65th Annual Grammy Awards

| Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Good Morning Gorgeous)

| {{Nominated}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web | url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-grammy-nominations-complete-winners-nominees-list | title=2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See the Complete Nominees List | access-date=December 20, 2022 | archive-date=December 7, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207032519/https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-grammy-nominations-complete-winners-nominees-list | url-status=live }}

2023

| ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards

| Most-Performed Songs ("DFMU")

| {{Won}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |url=https://www.ascap.com/news-events/awards/2023/rs-awards |title=2023 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Celebration | Dr. Dre awards, songwriters, hip-hop, gospel, RNB, music, celebration |access-date=June 24, 2023 |archive-date=November 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109195312/https://www.ascap.com/news-events/awards/2023/rs-awards |url-status=live }}

References

Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters

Category:21st-century American male singers

Category:African-American songwriters

Category:American male singer-songwriters

Category:American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters

Category:Living people

Category:1994 births