Tricky Stewart

{{Short description|American record producer (born 1974)}}

{{About|the American producer|the English producer and musician|Tricky (musician)}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Tricky Stewart

| image = Tricky_Stewart_in_2020.jpg

| caption = Stewart in 2020

| landscape = yes

| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist

| birth_name = Christopher Alan Stewart

| alias = {{hlist|Tricky|Trixter}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|1|4|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Markham, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}}

| genre = {{hlist|R&B|hip hop}}

| occupation = {{flatlist|

  • Record producer
  • record executive
  • music publisher
  • songwriter
  • entrepreneur}}

| years_active = 1992–present

| label = {{hlist|Spirit Music |Epic|Island|Def Jam|RedZone|MCA}}

| associated_acts = {{flatlist|

| website =

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Christopher Alan "Tricky" Stewart (born January 4, 1974) is an American record producer, record executive, songwriter, and music publisher. Stewart, a five-time Grammy Award recipient, began producing music in 1992 and has contributed to unit sales of over 50 million for his work on hip hop, R&B and pop releases.{{Cite web|title=Spirit Music Group {{!}} Tricky Stewart Signs Publishing Deal With Spirit Music Group|url=http://www.spiritmusicgroup.com/News/Press/Spirit-Music-Group-Tricky-Stewart-Press|access-date=2021-03-15|website=www.spiritmusicgroup.com}} Often in tandem with production partner and R&B singer The-Dream, he has been credited on the singles "Case of the Ex" (2000) by Mýa, "Me Against the Music" (2003) by Britney Spears, "Umbrella" (2007) by Rihanna, "Just Fine" (2007) by Mary J. Blige, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (2008) by Beyoncé, "Touch My Body" (2008) and "Obsessed" (2009) by Mariah Carey, "One Time" (2009) and "Baby" (2010) by Justin Bieber, "Ride" (2010) by Ciara, and "Water" (2023) by Tyla, among others.{{cite magazine |last=Donovan |first=Thom |date=17 April 2024 |title=The Meaning Behind “Water” by Tyla and the Social Media Dance Craze that Made It a Hit |url=https://americansongwriter.com/the-meaning-behind-water-by-tyla-and-the-social-media-dance-craze-that-made-it-a-hit/ |magazine=American Songwriter |location=Nashville, Tennessee |publisher=Savage Ventures |access-date=13 June 2024}}

Stewart co-founded the record company RedZone Entertainment in 1995, which signed R&B singer Frank Ocean prior to his mainstream breakthrough. In 2012, he was included in Billboard{{'s}} 40 Under 40, a list of music executives "who are propelling our industry with their artistic and business vision."{{cite magazine |last1=Mitchell |first1=Gail |title=40 Under 40: Christopher "Tricky" Stewart |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1084327/40-under-40-christopher-tricky-stewart |access-date=August 3, 2021 |magazine=Billboard |date=August 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709131922/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1084327/40-under-40-christopher-tricky-stewart |archive-date=July 9, 2014 |df=mdy-all}} Stewart signed a publishing contract with Spirit Music Group in 2020, a deal which covered his following works as he sold his catalog to Hipgnosis Songs two years prior.{{Cite web|author=Variety Staff |date=2020-03-13 |title='Umbrella' Cowriter Tricky Stewart Signs Publishing Deal With Spirit Music |url=https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/umbrella-cowriter-tricky-stewart-signs-publishing-deal-with-spirit-music-1203533057/ |access-date=2021-03-15 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

Early life

Stewart was born in Markham, Illinois. Raised in a musical family, he was playing guitar, keyboards, and writing songs by the age of 12. His older brother, record producer Laney Stewart, introduced him to one of his first music business mentors, the late Louis Silas, Jr., who fostered Stewart's musical career by giving him the opportunity to contribute to several projects for major artists. Before graduating high school, Stewart had placements with artists such as Aaron Hall, rhythm and blues trio IMx, and Chanté Moore. He credits working with the latter gave him further opportunities in his burgeoning career.{{cite web|title=Tricky Stewart|url=http://www.peermusic.com/peermusic/index.cfm/artist-writer/artist-details/?artist_id=372|publisher=Peermusic|access-date=June 18, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924070414/http://www.peermusic.com/peermusic/index.cfm/artist-writer/artist-details/?artist_id=372|archive-date=September 24, 2015|df=mdy-all}}

Career

=1994–2005=

In 1994, Stewart produced the single "Treat U Right" for Blackgirl. He also met record producer L.A. Reid, who offered him a deal to move his first production company to Atlanta. In 1995, with the support of Reid, he launched the company RedZone Entertainment and recording studio, Triangle Sound. Both were operated in partnership with his brother Mark Stewart and sister-in-law Judi Stewart. RedZone Entertainment is based in Atlanta, but also has a recording studio in Los Angeles.

Stewart saw his first major breakthrough in 1999 when he co-produced the single "Who Dat" for JT Money. The song peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America and won ASCAP's "Song of the Year".{{cite web |url=https://www.songwriteruniverse.com/tricky.htm |title=R&B Hitmaker Tricky Stewart Talks About Writing Hits For Mya And Other Artists, And How He Got Started |last=Kawashima |first=Dale |date=4 January 2002 |website=SongwriterUniverse |publisher= |access-date=13 June 2024 |quote=}} In addition to producing and writing, Stewart executive produced albums for Solé and Blu Cantrell.

In 2000, Tricky co-wrote and produced Interscope Records artist Mýa's breakthrough single "Case of the Ex". It peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 2000, and remained in the chart's top ten for three months. While Mya's song was still on top, Stewart discovered and signed Blu Cantrell, and went on to executive produce her debut album So Blu on Arista Records. It peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200 and spawned the Billboard Hot 100-top two single "Hit 'em Up Style (Oops!)".

In 2002, Stewart co-produced and co-wrote B2K's debut single, "Uh Huh".{{cite news|last1=Moss|first1=Corey|title=Getting Aggressive With Britney Pays Off For RedZone|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1479776/getting-aggressive-with-britney-pays-off-for-redzone/|access-date=June 19, 2014|publisher=MTV News|date=October 15, 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911151104/http://www.mtv.com/news/1479776/getting-aggressive-with-britney-pays-off-for-redzone/|archive-date=September 11, 2014|df=mdy-all}} In 2003, Blu Cantrell's second album, Bittersweet, was released; it features three songs produced by Stewart, "Unhappy", "Holding on to Love" and "Let Her Go". He also co-wrote and produced a number of songs for Britney Spears's fourth album, In the Zone (2003), including two of its singles, "Me Against the Music" and "Outrageous", as well as "Early Mornin{{'"}} and "The Hook Up".

=2006–present=

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2007 was a breakthrough year for Stewart and RedZone Entertainment. Rihanna's single "Umbrella", co-written with The-Dream, garnered two Grammy nominations—for Record of the Year and Song of the Year—and won the award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. In an interview with MTV, Stewart said {{cquote|"When she recorded the 'ellas' you knew it was about to be the jump-off, and your life was about to change if you had anything to do with that record."}}

Released in March 2007, "Umbrella" topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart by May, rising 40 spots in one week to spend seven consecutive weeks at number one. The song also broke the iTunes music store's record for biggest debut. Its success brought Rihanna to a mainstream prominence; co-writer and business partner The-Dream ultimately signed with Def Jam Recordings to release his own singles. Stewart was credited on his follow-up singles "Falsetto" and "I Luv Your Girl". In late 2007, Stewart was working with notable artists as Janet Jackson, Celine Dion, and Usher ("Moving Mountains" and "This Ain't Sex" of his album Here I Stand).

{{cquote|"It's crazy, just being a part of that, I've seen a lot of things in my time in the music business, but to see a record take off like that, it's just amazing."}}

Stewart was also nominated in 2007 for a Grammy for "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" on Mary J. Blige's "Just Fine"; that same year, Stewart also co-wrote and produced on the album Growing Pains, as well as the vocals were produced by his production team. Composed of Tricky, The-Dream, and Kuk Harrell, it proved to be a successful tandem. Stewart won his first Grammy Awardfor his work on Growing Pains in 2009.

The single "Touch My Body" off Mariah Carey's album in 2008 E=MC², produced by Stewart and Carey was described as "...a No. 1 just waiting to pounce the Billboard Hot 100" by Chuck Taylor of Billboard Magazine. On April 2, 2008, it was announced that "Touch My Body" became Carey's 18th No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, pushing her to second place among artists with the most No. 1 singles in the rock era and first place as a solo artist in the same category, surpassing Elvis Presley. The achievement was attributed to a record-breaking digital sales debut, as 286,000 copies were sold in its first week of availability.

Also in 2008, he produced the songs, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" for Beyoncé as well as the ballad "Smash into You". "Single Ladies" would later become a pop culture phenomenon due to its female empowerment lyrics, catchy melody and much parodied music video. The song won multiple Grammy and MTV Video Music Awards, and remains Stewart's best-selling single.

For Ciara's 2009 album, Fantasy Ride, he produced the song "High Price", which features Ludacris. That same year, he also worked with Japanese-American singer-songwriter Utada on her third English studio album This Is The One, on which he produced four songs.

Tricky and The-Dream collaborated with Mariah Carey on her 2009 album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, for which they co-produced each song, and co-wrote all but one of the songs.

Tricky and The-Dream executive-produced Ciara's fourth studio album, Basic Instinct, which was released on December 10, 2010. The lead single from the album, "Ride" was produced by the duo and released in April 2010; it went on to become Ciara's 12th top ten hit on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/09/28/exclusive-ciara-readies-new-album/ |title=Exclusive: Ciara Readies New Album |publisher=Rap-Up.com |date=September 28, 2009 |access-date=March 15, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402150539/http://www.rap-up.com/2009/09/28/exclusive-ciara-readies-new-album/ |archive-date=April 2, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}

Stewart contributed to the Christina Aguilera album Bionic, released in June 2010, and produced the score for her debut film, Burlesque, released in November 2010.

Stewart produced Katy Perry's second studio album, Teenage Dream which was released in 2010.[http://www.rap-up.com/2009/12/22/tricky-stewart-switches-gears-with-new-katy-perry-album/ Tricky Stewart Switches Gears with New Katy Perry Album] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091226181528/http://www.rap-up.com/2009/12/22/tricky-stewart-switches-gears-with-new-katy-perry-album/ |date=December 26, 2009 }}. Rap-Up (December 2010). Its second promotional single, "Circle the Drain", was produced by Stewart and released on iTunes in August of that year.

Stewart co-produced three songs and one bonus track from Jennifer Lopez's eighth studio album Love?, which was released in April 2011. The album marked her first release through Island Records after completing her 10-year contract with Epic Records in February 2010.

Stewart also contributed to Big Time Rush's song "No Idea" from their sophomore album Elevate, released in November 2011.

In October 2016, he was a producer and songwriter for BTS's song "BTS Cypher 4".

In July of 2023, Stewart wrote Tyla's single Water

In November 2023, Stewart co-produced P1Harmony's single "Fall in Love Again".

Discography

=Produced singles=

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2"|Year

!rowspan="2"|Single

!colspan="7"|Peak chart positions

!rowspan="2"|Artist

!rowspan="2"|Album

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! style="text-align:center; width:30px;"|{{small|US R&B}}

! style="text-align:center; width:30px;"|{{small|US Rap}}

! style="text-align:center; width:30px;"|{{small|US Pop}}

! style="text-align:center; width:30px;"|{{small|UK}}

! style="text-align:center; width:30px;"|{{small|CAN}}

! style="text-align:center; width:30px;"|{{small|AUS}}

rowspan="2"|1999

|"Who Dat" {{small|(featuring Solé)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|5

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|JT Money

| style="text-align:center;"|Pimpin' on Wax

"4, 5, 6" {{small|(featuring JT Money and Kandi)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|27

| style="text-align:center;"|9

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|Solé

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|Skin Deep

rowspan="3"|2000

|"It Wasn't Me" {{small|(featuring Ginuwine)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|44

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

"If You Don't Wanna Love Me"

| style="text-align:center;"|89

| style="text-align:center;"|30

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|Tamar Braxton

| style="text-align:center;"|Tamar

"Case of the Ex"

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| style="text-align:center;"|10

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|3

| style="text-align:center;"|14

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| style="text-align:center;"|Mýa

| style="text-align:center;"|Fear of Flying

2001

|"Uh Huh"

| style="text-align:center;"|37

| style="text-align:center;"|20

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|31

| style="text-align:center;"|4

| style="text-align:center;"|41

| style="text-align:center;"|B2K

| style="text-align:center;"|B2K

2003

|"Me Against the Music" {{small|(featuring Madonna)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|35

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| style="text-align:center;"|Britney Spears

| style="text-align:center;"|In the Zone

rowspan="6"|2007

|"Umbrella" {{small|(featuring Jay-Z)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| style="text-align:center;"|4

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| style="text-align:center;"|Rihanna

| style="text-align:center;"|Good Girl Gone Bad

"Just Fine"

| style="text-align:center;"|22

| style="text-align:center;"|3

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|42

| style="text-align:center;"|16

| style="text-align:center;"|84

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|Mary J. Blige

| style="text-align:center;"|Growing Pains

"Ridin'"

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|58

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|Mýa

| style="text-align:center;"|Liberation

"Suffocate"

| style="text-align:center;"|18

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|55

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|J. Holiday

| style="text-align:center;"|Back of My Lac'

"Falsetto"

| style="text-align:center;"|30

| style="text-align:center;"|3

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|94

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|The-Dream

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|Love/Hate

"I Luv Your Girl" {{small|(featuring Young Jeezy)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|20

| style="text-align:center;"|3

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|58

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

rowspan="6"|2008

|"Touch My Body"

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| style="text-align:center;"|5

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| style="text-align:center;"|17

| style="text-align:center;"|Mariah Carey

| style="text-align:center;"|E=MC²

"Leavin'"

| style="text-align:center;"|10

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| style="text-align:center;"|48

| style="text-align:center;"|16

| style="text-align:center;"|49

| style="text-align:center;"|Jesse McCartney

| style="text-align:center;"|Departure

"Moving Mountains"

| style="text-align:center;"|67

| style="text-align:center;"|18

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|25

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|36

| style="text-align:center;"|Usher

| style="text-align:center;"|Here I Stand

"Cookie Jar" {{small|(featuring The-Dream)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|59

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|55

| style="text-align:center;"|6

| style="text-align:center;"|91

| style="text-align:center;"|41

| style="text-align:center;"|Gym Class Heroes

| style="text-align:center;"|The Quilt

"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| style="text-align:center;"|7

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| style="text-align:center;"|5

| style="text-align:center;"|Beyoncé

| style="text-align:center;"|I Am... Sasha Fierce

"Just Like Me" {{small|(featuring T.I.)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|49

| style="text-align:center;"|8

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|91

| style="text-align:center;"|Jamie Foxx

| style="text-align:center;"|Intuition

rowspan="10"|2009

|"Hands on Me"

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|56

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|Bobby Valentino

| style="text-align:center;"|The Rebirth

"Throw It in the Bag" {{small|(featuring The-Dream)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|14

| style="text-align:center;"|4

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|Fabolous

| style="text-align:center;"|Loso's Way

"All I Really Want" {{small|(featuring The-Dream)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|Rick Ross

| style="text-align:center;"|Deeper Than Rap

"Like a Surgeon"

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|59

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|Ciara

| style="text-align:center;"|Fantasy Ride

"Obsessed"

| style="text-align:center;"|7

| style="text-align:center;"|12

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|52

| style="text-align:center;"|15

| style="text-align:center;"|13

| style="text-align:center;"|Mariah Carey

| style="text-align:center;"|Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel

"One Time"

| style="text-align:center;"|17

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|14

| style="text-align:center;"|11

| style="text-align:center;"|12

| style="text-align:center;"|35

| style="text-align:center;"|Justin Bieber

| style="text-align:center;"|My World

"I Look to You"

| style="text-align:center;"|70

| style="text-align:center;"|16

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|115

| style="text-align:center;"|68

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|Whitney Houston

| style="text-align:center;"|I Look to You

"Gangsta Luv" {{small|(featuring The-Dream)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|35

| style="text-align:center;"|24

| style="text-align:center;"|5

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|Snoop Dogg

| style="text-align:center;"|Malice n Wonderland

"Louboutins"

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|Jennifer Lopez

| style="text-align:center;"|Love?

"Hard" {{small|(featuring Young Jeezy)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|8

| style="text-align:center;"|14

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|9

| style="text-align:center;"|42

| style="text-align:center;"|15

| style="text-align:center;"|75

| style="text-align:center;"|Rihanna

| style="text-align:center;"|Rated R

rowspan="5"|2010

|"Baby" {{small|(featuring Ludacris)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|5

| style="text-align:center;"|96

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|3

| style="text-align:center;"|3

| style="text-align:center;"|18

| style="text-align:center;"|Justin Bieber

| style="text-align:center;"|My World 2.0

"Up Out My Face" (remix) {{small|(featuring Nicki Minaj)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|100

| style="text-align:center;"|39

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|Mariah Carey

| style="text-align:center;"|Angels Advocate (Unreleased)

"Ride" {{small|(featuring Ludacris)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|42

| style="text-align:center;"|3

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|75

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|75

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|Ciara

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|Basic Instinct

"Speechless"

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|74

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

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"Gimmie Dat"

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| style="text-align:center;"|63

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| style="text-align:center;"|111

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rowspan="6"|2011

|"Novacane"

| style="text-align:center;"|82

| style="text-align:center;"|17

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| style="text-align:center;"|Frank Ocean

| style="text-align:center;"|Nostalgia, Ultra

=Credits=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Album/song

! Artist

! Credit

rowspan=1|2022

| "Break My Soul"{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Latesha |title=Beyoncé's new single is out. Listen to 'BREAK MY SOUL' |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/now-playing/2022/06/21/1106327376/beyonce-break-my-soul |website=NPR |access-date=21 June 2022 |date=21 June 2022}}

| Beyoncé

| Producer

rowspan=1|2021

| Bodies{{cite web|url=https://ratedrnb.com/2021/03/muni-long-counts-her-bodies-on-new-track/

|title=Muni Long Counts Her 'Bodies' on New Track by Antwan Folk|publisher=Rated R&B|date=March 22, 2021 |accessdate=July 27, 2021}}

| Muni Long

|rowspan=1|Producer, Composer

rowspan=1|2020

| Eden / I Spoiled You{{cite web|url=https://behindthecurtainsmedia.com/matt-b-reflects-with-silky-smooth-rb-single-i-spoiled-you/

|title=MATT B REFLECTS WITH SILKY-SMOOTH R&B SINGLE "I SPOILED YOU" by Hanna Yando|publisher=Behind the Curtains Media|date=August 28, 2020 |accessdate=July 27, 2021}}

| Matt B

|rowspan=1|Producer

rowspan=1|2016

| Lilac / "Purple"{{cite news|title=Singer ThiDaniel Teams with Super Producer Tricky Stewart for Feel-Good Track 'Purple': Premiere|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7487631/thidaniel-purple-tricky-stewart|access-date=25 August 2016|publisher=Billboard|date=25 August 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826090148/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7487631/thidaniel-purple-tricky-stewart|archive-date=August 26, 2016|df=mdy-all}}

| ThiDaniel aka Saucito

|rowspan=1|Producer

rowspan=3|2011

| No Idea

| Big Time Rush

|rowspan=2|Writer/Producer

Novacane

| Frank Ocean

Ride Freestyle{{Cite web |date=7 April 2011 |title=Jamie Drastik - Champagne And Cocaine |url=https://livemixtapes.com/mixtape/jamie-drastik-champagne-and-cocaine |access-date=5 October 2023 |website=livemixtapes.com}}

| Jamie Drastik

| Producer

rowspan=9|2010

| No Mercy / "No Mercy"

| T.I.

|rowspan=6|Producer

Love King / "Panties to the Side"

| The-Dream

Basic Instinct / "Gimmie Dat"

| Ciara

Basic Instinct / "Ride"

| Ciara / Ludacris

Untitled Yet

| Celine Dion

Love? / "Run the World"

| Jennifer Lopez

Burlesque soundtrack / "Express", "Show Me How You Burlesque"

| Christina Aguilera/ Cher

Bionic / "Desnudate", "Glam", "Prima Donna"

| Christina Aguilera

|rowspan=2|Producer, composer

Teenage Dream/ "Circle the Drain", "Who Am I Living For?", "Hummingbird Heartbeat", "Dressin'Up"

| Katy Perry

rowspan=10|2009

| D.N.A./ Starlight

|rowspan=2|Mario

|rowspan=2|Producer

D.N.A./ Don't Walk Away
Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel

| Mariah Carey

| Writer/producer

Fantasy Ride/ High Price

| Ciara/ Ludacris

|rowspan=7|Producer

Fantasy Ride/ Ciara to the Stage

|rowspan=3|Ciara

Fantasy Ride/ Like a Surgeon
Fantasy Ride/ Keep Dancin' On Me
This Is The One

| Utada

Loso's Way / Throw It in the Bag

| Fabolous / The-Dream

Hatin on the Club

| Rihanna / The-Dream

rowspan="17" |2008

| Intuition

| Jamie Foxx

| Producer, composer

Call and Response: The Remix Album/"This Love (C. "Tricky" Stewart Remix)"

| Maroon 5

| Producer

I Am... Sasha Fierce/"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" and "Smash into You"

| Beyoncé

| Composer, producer

The Quilt/"Cookie Jar"

| Gym Class Heroes

| Producer

"Hurt That Body"

| Donnie Klang

| rowspan="9" |Composer, producer

Here I Stand/"This Ain't Sex"

|rowspan=2|Usher

Here I Stand/"Moving Mountains"
E=MC²

|rowspan=4|Mariah Carey

E=MC²
E=MC²(deluxe edition)
E=MC²/"Touch My Body"
Departure

|rowspan=2|Jesse McCartney

Departure/"Leavin'"
Discipline

|rowspan=4|Janet Jackson

| Producer

Discipline "Greatest X"

| Producer, composer

Discipline (CD/DVD Japan deluxe edition)

|rowspan=2|Producer

Discipline (CD/DVD)
rowspan=18|2007

| Back of My Lac' (CD/DVD)

| J. Holiday

| Producer, composer

Love/Hate

|rowspan=4|The-Dream

|rowspan=2|Composer, producer, director

Love/Hate (clean)
Love/Hate/"Falsetto"

|rowspan=2|Composer, producer

Love/Hate/"I Luv Your Girl"
Good Girl Gone Bad

|rowspan=3|Rihanna

|rowspan=2|Composer, producer, keyboards, drum programming

Good Girl Gone Bad (bonus CD)
Good Girl Gone Bad/"Umbrella"

| Composer, producer

Ananda (CD/DVD)

|rowspan=2|Paulina Rubio

|rowspan=2|Producer

Ananda (standard)
Growing Pains

|rowspan=2|Mary J. Blige

| Composer, producer, keyboards, drum programming, mix supervision

Growing Pains/"Just Fine"

| Composer, producer

Back of My Lac' (CD/DVD Clean)

|rowspan=4|J. Holiday

|rowspan=2|Producer

Back of My Lac' (clean)
Back of My Lac'/"Bed"

|rowspan=2|Composer, producer

Back of My Lac'/"Suffocate"
Taking Chances/"Skies of L.A."

|rowspan=2|Celine Dion

|rowspan=2|Producer, keyboards, drum programming

Taking Chances (CD/DVD)
rowspan=8|2006

| Alter Ego/"Light's On"

| Tyrese

|rowspan=4|Producer

The Best of Sisqo 20th Century Masters Millennium Collection

| Sisqó

Ananda (Target bonus track)

|rowspan=2|Paulina Rubio

Ananda (Walmart bonus track)
Point of No Return / "You Ain't Ready"

| 3LW

|rowspan=2|Writer, producer

Point of No Return / "How U Gonna Act"

| 3LW / Penelope Magnet

Director

|rowspan=2|Avant

|rowspan=2|Producer

Director(Circuit City Exclusive)
rowspan=5|2005

| Back for More

|rowspan=2|Shawn Desman

|rowspan=2|Arranger, programming, instrumentation

Back for More (bonus CD)
Girlfight (Australia)

| Brooke Valentine

| Producer

In The Zone (DualDisc)

| Britney Spears

| Programming, instrumentation

Queen of Hip-Pop/"I Love You"

| Namie Amuro

| Composer, producer, multi-instrumentation

rowspan=10|2004

| Been Around The World, Pt. 1

| Zena

|rowspan=2|Producer

This Is My Time (Life Is Beautiful / What's Real?)

| Raven-Symoné

Greatest Hits: My Prerogative

|rowspan=5|Britney Spears

|rowspan=3|Arranger, programming, multi-instrumentation

Greatest Hits: My Prerogative (import bonus CD)
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative (U.S. bonus CD)
In The Zone (DVD audio/bonus videos)

|rowspan=2|Arranger, programming, vocals (background), instrumentation

In The Zone (import bonus track)
Bittersweet (Australia bonus tracks)

| Blu Cantrell

| Producer, executive producer, drum programming

B2K Greatest Hits

| B2K

| Producer, composer

Chapter III

| Allure

| Producer, programming, instrumentation

rowspan=11|2003

| Moodring

|rowspan=3|Mýa

|rowspan=3|Producer

Moodring (UK bonus tracks)
Moodring/"Sophisticated Lady" & "No Sleep Tonight"
In the Zone

|rowspan=6|Britney Spears

| Arranger, programming, vocals (background), multi-instruments

In the Zone (Australia Bonus Tracks)

| Producer, arranger, programming, vocals (background), multi-instruments

Me Against the Music

| Composer, producer, arranger, programming, instrumentation

Me Against the Music (remixes)

|rowspan=2|Composer, arranger, programming, instrumentation

Me Against the Music (Australia CD)
Me Against the Music, Pt. 2

| Composer, producer, arranger, programming, instrumentation

Bittersweet (w/Explicit Bonus CD)

|rowspan=2|Blu Cantrell

| Executive producer, drum programming, mixing, instrumentation

Bittersweet/Breathe (CD5)

| Executive producer

rowspan=5|2002

| Funky Divas: The Autumn Collection

|rowspan=4|Various artists

|rowspan=5|Producer

The New Guy (soundtrack)
Pure R&B, Vol 3
Bad Company (original soundtrack)
B2K

| B2K

rowspan="7" |2001

| Down To Earth, Music From the Motion Picture

|Various artists

| Producer, programmer, sequencing

Prophet Jones

| Prophet Jones

|rowspan=3|Producer, programming, keyboards

Fear of Flying

|rowspan=3|Mýa

Fear of Flying (bonus tracks)
Fear of Flying/"Case of the Ex"

| Producer

Bridging the Gap

| Charlie Wilson

| Producer, keyboards

So Blu

| Blu Cantrell

| Executive producer, producer

rowspan=2|2000

| Take Back (C."Tricky" Stewart remix)

| Koda Kumi

| Remixer

Tamar

| Tamar Braxton

| Executive producer, producer, writer

rowspan="6" |1999

| Skin Deep

|rowspan=2|Solé

|rowspan=2|Producer, executive producer

Skin Deep (clean)
Rise to Power

| Kane & Abel

| Programming, multi-instruments, sequencing

Pimpin' On Wax

|rowspan=2|J.T. Money

| Producer, engineer, programming, vocals, performer

Pimpin' On Wax/"Who dat" feat. Solé

| Producer, composer

Daydreamin'

| Before Dark

| Sequencing, keyboards

rowspan="4" |1998

| Player's Club (soundtrack)

|rowspan=2|Various artists

|rowspan=2|Producer

Player's Club (soundtrack, Clean)
Tyrese

|rowspan=2|Tyrese

| Producer, engineer

Tyrese (clean)

| Programming, sequencing

rowspan=2|1996

| Mista

| Mista

| Producer

Now and Forever

| Color Me Badd

| Keyboards

rowspan=2|1994

| Straight to the Point

| Damion Hall

| Producer, vocal arrangement, programming, sequencing

Treat U Right

| Blackgirl

| Producer, vocal arrangement, arranger, sequencing

rowspan=3|1993

| NBA Jam Session

| Various artists

| Programming, remixing, sequencing

Remixes in the Key of B

| Bobby Brown

| Multi-instruments, remixing

The Truth

| Aaron Hall

| Sequencing

|1992

| On Our Worst Behavior

| Immature

| Drums

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable"
Year

! Nominated Work

! Award

! Category

! Result

rowspan="5"| 2007

| rowspan="5"| "Umbrella" {{small|(Rihanna feat. Jay-Z)}}

| ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Award

| Top R&B/Hip Hop Songs of 2007

| {{won}}

NMPA

| Double Platinumpeermusic.com,"Tricky Receives Double Platinum Song Award"

| {{won}}

rowspan="2"| Grammy Awards

| Record of the Year

| {{nom}}

Song of the Year

| {{nom}}

ASCAP Pop Award

| One of the Most Played Songs of 2007

| {{won}}

rowspan="3"| 2010

| I Am... Sasha Fierce {{small|(Beyoncé)}}

| rowspan="9"|Grammy Awards

| Album of the Year

| {{nom}}

rowspan="2"| "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" {{small|(Beyoncé)}}

| Song of the Year

| {{won}}

Best R&B Song

| {{won}}

2011

| Teenage Dream {{small|(Katy Perry)}}

| rowspan="3"| Album of the Year

| {{nom}}

2012

| Loud {{small|(Rihanna)}}

| {{nom}}

rowspan="4"| 2023

| Renaissance {{small|(Beyoncé)}}

| {{nom}}

rowspan="3"| "Break My Soul" {{small|(Beyoncé)}}

| Record of the Year

| {{nom}}

Song of the Year

| {{nom}}

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

| {{won}}

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