Rodney Jerkins - Biography

Last Editor: acorna0507				Rodney Jerkins Biography -   Name : Rodney Jerkins Profession : African American songwriter, record producer, and musician Birth Details : born in 1977 in New Jersey Nickname : Darkchild Spouse : Joy Enriquez (4 April 2004 - present)

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Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins (born in 1977 in New Jersey) is an African American songwriter, record producer, and musician, one of the most successful music makers working today in the genres of pop, R&B, hip hop and gospel. Jerkins has produced a number of hits for artists such as Joe ("Don't Wanna Be a Player No Mo"), Brandy ("Top of the World", "What About Us"), Brandy and Monica ("The Boy Is Mine"), Michael Jackson ("You Rock My World"), Destiny's Child ("Say My Name", "Lose My Breath"), Deborah Cox ("Like I Did"), Toni Braxton ("He Wasn't Man Enough", "Whatchu Need") and Whitney Houston ("It's Not Right But It's Okay", "Get It Back"). With his brother Fred Jerkins III and songwriter LaShawn Daniels, Jerkins is one of the main figures in Darkchild Productions, a production company and record label responsible for the hits by these and a number of other artists. Selected Darkchild production credits 1994: "If You're Ready" by Casserine 1994: "The Way That You Love (Darkchild Remix)" by Vanessa Williams 1995: "Without Love" by Veronica 1996: "The Things That You Do" by Gina Thompson 1996: "No One Else" (Darkchild/Puff Daddy Remix) by Total 1996: "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" by Aaliyah 1997: "5 Miles To Empty" by Brownstone 1997: "Sparkle" (Darkchild Remix) by Twice 1997: "Just The Way You Like It" (Darkchild Remix) by Tasha Holiday 1997: "Don't Wanna Be A Player" by Big Pun 1997: "I Can Love You" by Mary J. Blige 1997: "Everyday" by MQ3 1997: "Yeah Yeah Yeah" by Simone Hines 1998: "Daydreamin" by Tatyana Ali 1998: "Angel Of Mine" by Monica 1998: "Top Of The World" by Brandy 1998: "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy & Monica 1998: "U Don't Know Me (Like U used to)" by Brandy 1998: "Happy" by Brandy 1998: "Almost Doesn't Count" by Brandy 1998: "Need To Know" by Dawkins & Dawkins 1998: "Do You Feel Me" by Men Of Vizion 1998: "One More Time" by No Authority 1999: "Sunshine" by Coko (from SWV) 1999: "Don't take you love away" by Coko (from SWV) 1999: "You & me" by Coko (from SMV) 1999: "Revolution" by Kirk Franklin 1999: "Damn" by So Plush 1999: "Stay With Me" by Jason Weaver 1999: "If You Had My Love" by Jennifer Lopez 1999: "It's Not Right, But It's Okay" by Whitney Houston 1999: "You" by Jesse Powell 2000: "Playa No More" by Crystal Sierra 2000: "Imagine" by Shola Ama 2000: "If I Told You That" by Whitney Houston and George Michael 2000: "He Wasn't Man Enough" by Toni Braxton 2000: "Let Love Lead The Way" by The Spice Girls 2000: "Holler" by The Spice Girls 2000: "Say My Name" by Destiny's Child 2000: "Shining Star" by The Backstreet Boys 2000: "Time Limit" by Utada Hikaru 2001: "You Rock My World" by Michael Jackson 2001: "Unbreakable" by Michael Jackson 2001: "Heartbreaker" by Michael Jackson 2001: "Invincible" by Michael Jackson 2001: "Threatened" by Michael Jackson 2001: "Satisfied" by Rhona 2001: "That's The Way" by Jennifer Lopez 2002: "What About Us?" by Brandy 2002: "I thought" by Brandy 2002: "When you touch me" by Brandy 2002: "Like this" by Brandy 2002: "All in me" by Brandy 2002: "Can we" by Brandy 2002: "Anybody" by Brandy 2002: "It's not worth it" by Brandy 2002: "I wanna fall in love" by Brandy 2002: "All Eyes On Me" by Monica 2002: "Overprotected (Darkchild Remix)" by Britney Spears 2002: "I Love Rock'n'Roll" by Britney Spears 2002: "Like I Did" by Deborah Cox 2003: "Good Life" by Natalie Wilson & S.O.P. 2003: "Ain't gonna cry no more" by Monica 2003: "Down 4 whatever" by Monica 2003: "I'm good" by Blaque 2004: "You Don't Know" by Kierra "Kiki" Sheard 2004: "Lose My Breath" by Destiny's Child 2005: "Cater 2 U" by Destiny's Child 2005: "Gots my own" by Destiny's Child 2005: "Feel the same way I do" by Destiny's Child 2005: "Step into my world" Jennifer Lopez 2005: "I got U" Jennifer Lopez 2005: "One Wish" by Ray-J 2006: "Keep Sweatin" by Ray-J 2005: "Enough Cryin" by Mary J. Blige 2005: "Stay in ya lane" by Teirra Marie 2006: "Falling" by Reece 2006: "So Lonely" by Mariah Carey & Twista 2006: "What I Need" by Ray-J