Kerry Brothers Jr.

Kerry Brothers Jr.
Brothers in 2022
Background information
Also known as
  • Krucial
  • Mr. Brothers
Born (1970-10-01) October 1, 1970 (age 54)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
EducationKingsborough Community College
Genres
Children4
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
Years active1990s–present
Labels
  • Krucial Noise
  • KrucialKeys
Websiteshop.krucialnoise.com

Kerry Brothers Jr. (born October 1, 1970), also known as Krucial, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.[1][2] Both natives of New York City, he and singer-songwriter Alicia Keys began a musical partnership in 1998, with songwriting and production work in tandem on several of the latter's earlier releases—Songs in A Minor (2001), The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003), As I Am (2007), and The Element of Freedom (2009). He has won two Grammy Awards: Best R&B Album for his contributions to Songs in A Minor, and Best R&B Song for Keys' 2007 single, "No One".

In 2006, Brothers released his debut extended play (EP) Take Da Hood Back. Brothers co-wrote songs that appeared on the soundtracks of films such as Dr. Dolittle, Shaft, and Ali. He has also worked with other R&B and hip hop acts, including Mario,[3] Rakim, Angie Stone, Nas, Keyshia Cole, Goapele, Drake and K'naan.[3]

  1. ^ Leroy, Dan (December 7, 2005). "Alicia Collaborator Krucial Goes Solo". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  2. ^ Brown, Janice (December 16, 2009). "Key to Keys: Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Executive Producer". SonicScoop.
  3. ^ a b Hall, Rashaun (February 18, 2005). "Alicia Keys: Inspired by Bono, Impressed by Jamie Foxx". MTV News. Viacom. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-24.