Taurian Adonis ShropshireHow To Make A Hit. Allhiphop.com, Accessed January 21, 2008. is an American songwriter and record producer.
Beginning his career in 2001, Shropshire has written or produced hit singles for various artists, including Mariah Carey's "I Stay In Love", Usher's "My Boo", P. Diddy's "I Need a Girl (Part One)", "I Need a Girl (Part Two)", Chris Brown's "Say Goodbye", Ciara's "And I", Marques Houston's "Circle", Day26's "Since You've Been Gone", Enrique Iglesias's "Push", Ginuwine's "Last Chance", Beyoncé's "Summertime", and Lee Taemin's "Play Me". He received his first formal credit on Jennifer Lopez's 2001 single "Walking On Sunshine". He has won three Grammy Awards from 17 nominations.
History Adonis Shropshire was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he attended the Chattanooga Phoenix III High School for the Performing Arts. While in middle school, he met Usher Raymond IV (the two would later form a group before Raymond's move to Atlanta). While frequenting a local studio he learned the art of creating songs, music production, using audio equipment, recording, as well as structuring and writing lyric melody. Currently Adonis is the CEO, and Founder of Beatstreet, Inc.AllMusic Discography, AllMusic, Accessed January 21, 2008
While having a friendship with R&B trio Blaque, he would travel to various recording sessions with them. Natina Reed and her former Blaque group member Shamari Fears, noticed a particular talent he had for producing vocals and allowed him to contribute in the studio. These sessions were his first "real" recording sessions, which consisted of helping vocal produce three songs for the group's debut album.
In 1997, he moved back to Atlanta to pursue his dream of breaking into the music industry. While in a local singing group he was introduced to Rowdy Records executive Kirk Woods, who would later become his manager.GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING SONGWRITER AND PRODUCER ADONIS SHROPSHIRE JOINS FORCES WITH ASCAP AND AMERICA SCORES ATLANTA Accessed January 21, 2008 When the group disbanded in 2000, he started writing songs for other recording artists. This prompted his manager to set up a meeting with producer Sean Combs. While in New York, Shropshire worked on Jennifer Lopez's 2001 album J.Lo. This was Shropshire' first songwriting credit. Soon after Combs signed Shropshire to his publishing venture with EMI as part of his in-house production team the Hitmen." He then began working on songs for Faith Evans, Carl Thomas, 112, Cheri Dennis, Beyoncé, Usher, B2K, and Ciara.
His affiliation with Bad Boy led to him working with Noontime (which had a co-management deal with Bad Boy). This work resulted in him meeting Bryan-Michael Cox. Adonis's relationship with Cox soon had him producing and writing for Chris Brown, Nicole Scherzinger, Mariah Carey and Gwen Stefani. Although prior to working with Cox, Adonis had written and produced an extensive body of work (including Hot 100 #1 hits such as Usher's "My Boo") in addition to Combs's "I Need a Girl (Part One)" and "I Need a Girl (Part Two)" and two Grammy Awards (for work on albums by Carey and Usher), Chris Brown's "Say Goodbye" marked his first Hot R&B Chart #1 hit with Cox.
In 2014 Adonis began working with Kristinia DeBarge on her third studio album. On January 5, 2015, he and DeBarge started releasing new music exclusively through YouTube. She entitled the project "New Music Mondays".
Selected production and writing credits DateArtistSong Album Label2001 Jennifer Lopez "Walking on Sunshine" J. Lo Epic Records P. Diddy & the Bad Boy Family "Ride wit Me" The Saga Continues... Bad Boy Records Faith Evans "Don't Cry" Faithfully Bad Boy Records Jennifer Lopez "Walking on Sunshine (Metro Remix)"J to tha L-O! The Remixes Epic Records Dream "This Is Me (Remix)" Totally Hits Arista2002 Keith Sweat "Trust Me" Rebirth Elektra RecordsP. Diddy "I Need a Girl (Part One)" (featuring Usher and Loon)We Invented The Remix: Volume 1Bad Boy Records "I Need a Girl (Part Two)" (featuring Ginuwine, Loon and Mario Winans) Nivea "U Don't Even Know" (featuring Nick Cannon) Nivea Jive Records B2K "One Kiss" Pandemonium! Epic Records2003Latif "My Man's Girl"Love In The FirstMotown Records "Love in the First" "Put Me On" Beyoncé "Keep Giving Your Love to Me"Bad Boys IIBad Boy Records Nelly Shake Ya Tailfeather Nick Cannon "Whenever You Need Me" Nick Cannon Jive Records Loon "Like a Movie" Loon Bad Boy RecordsB2K "Out The Hood"You Got Served Soundtrack Epic Records "Sprung" 112 "Say Yes" Hot & Wet Bad Boy Records Beyoncé "Summertime" The Fighting Temptations (Soundtrack) Columbia Records2004 8Ball & MJG "Tryna Get at You" Living Legends Bad Boy RecordsCarl Thomas "She Is" (featuring LL Cool J)Let's Talk About ItBad Boy Records "Let Me Know" "But Me" Usher "My Boo" (with Alicia Keys)Confessions LaFace RecordsMario Winans "Never Really Was"Hurt No MoreBad Boy Records "Can"t Judge Me" "You Knew" "Turn Around" "What's Wrong wit Me" Ciara "And I" Goodies Jive RecordsO'Ryan "Take It Slow"O'RyanUniversal Records "Anything" "Introducing"New Edition "Love Again"One LoveBad Boy Records "Sexy Lady" "Love Again"2005Chris Brown "Say Goodbye"Chris BrownJive Records "Winner" "One Mo 'Gin" Mariah Carey "So Lonely(One and Only Pt. 2)"The Emancipation of Mimi Island Marques Houston "Do You Mind"Naked Universal Records Teairra Mari "Act Right" Roc-A-Fella Presents: Teairra Mari Roc-A-Fella Twista "So Lonely(One and Only Pt. 3)" The Day After Atlantic Records Usher "What You Need" Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up LaFace Records The Notorious B.I.G. "Nasty Girl" with Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge and Avery Storm Duets: The Final Chapter Bad Boy Records2006Danity Kane "Ride for You"Danity KaneBad Boy Records "One Shot" "Touching My Body"Marques Houston "Circle"VeteranUniversal Records "Exclusively" Kenny Lattimore & Chante Moore "Figure It Out" Uncovered/Covered LaFace Records Lloyd "Lloyd" Street Love Motown RecordsSammie "Another Last Chance"SammieMotown Records "Come with Me" "Back to Love" Ciara "C.R.U.S.H." Ciara: The Evolution Jive Records Frankie J "Priceless" Priceless Columbia RecordsCherish "Show and Tell"UnappreciatedCapitol Records "Oooh" "Moment in time" "Chevy"Omarion "Made for T.V."21 Sony Records "Just Can't Let You Go"Avant "Mr. Dream"DirectorGeffen Records "Grown Ass Man" Tamia "Too Grown for That" Between Friends Image Records2007J Holiday "Be with Me"Back of My Lac'Jive Records "Without You" "Thank You"B5 "Erica Kane"Don't Talk, Just ListenBad Boy Records "Right to Left" Keyshia Cole "Was It Worth It" Just like You Geffen Records Enrique Iglesias "Push" Insomniac Interscope Records Chris Brown "Throwed"Exclusive Jive Records Brick & Lace "BoyFriend" Love Is Wicked Interscope Records2008 Day26 "Since You've Been Gone" Day26Bad Boy RecordsCheri Dennis "Remind You"In and Out of LoveBad Boy Records "Dropping Out of Love" Danity Kane "2 of You" Welcome to the Dollhouse Bad Boy Records Algebra "Tug of War" Purpose Universal RecordsMariah Carey "I Stay in Love"E=MC²Island/DefJam "For the Record" "4Real 4Real"Lloyd "Heart Attack"Lessons in Love Universal Records "Love Making 101"Sterling Simms "Best Friend"Yours, Mine & The TruthDef Jam Records "I Know"2009 Pleasure P "I'm a Beast" The Introduction of Marcus Cooper Atlantic RecordsGinuwine "Last Chance"A Man's ThoughtsWarner Bros. Records "One Time for Love" "Bridge to Love (featuring Brandy)"Day26 "Stadium Music"Forever in a Day Bad Boy Records "Baby Maker" Kristinia DeBarge "Goodbye" Exposed Def Jam Records2010 Justin Bieber "Overboard" My World 2.0 Def Jam Records Monica "Still Standing" (featuring Ludacris)Still StandingJ Records "Lesson Learned" Toni Braxton "Wardrobe" "Pulse" LaFace Records Bertel "I'm Tryin" "Goin Hard" Capitol Records2011 Aubrey O'Day "Automatic" SRC Records Joe Jonas "Kleptomaniac" Fastlife Hollywood Records Ginuwine "Drink of Choice" Elgin Universal Records Bobby V "Outfit" Fly on the Wall Capitol Records Justin Bieber (feat. Boyz II Men) "Fa La La" Under the Mistletoe Def Jam RecordsIsaac Carree "As-Is"Uncommon MeUniversal Records "Putcha One Hand Up"Mary J. Blige "Miss Me with That"My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1)Geffen Records "You Want This"2012 Jin Akanishi "Sun Burns Down" Japonicana Warner Bros. Records Jon B. "Goin Down" Comfortable Swagg Vibezelect Chris Brown "2012" Fortune RCA Records Lonny Bereal "Thrilla" The Love Train Universal Records2013 Fantasia Barrino "Supernatural Love" Side Effects of You RCA Records TGT "All For You" Three Kings Atlantic Records Tamar Braxton "No Gift" Winter Loversland Epic Records Isaac Carree "I Got You" Reset Door 6 Ent. Raheem DeVaughn "Cry Baby" A Place Called Love Land Fontana Distribution2015 Super Junior-D&E "The Beat goes On" The Beat Goes On SM Entertainment Exo "시선 둘, 시선 하나 (What If...)" Exodus SM Entertainment Chris Brown "Right To You" Royalty RCA Records2016 P. Diddy "I Need a Girl (Part One)" (featuring Usher and Loon)Bad Boy 20th Anniversary Box Set EditionBad Boy Records Day26 "Since You've Been Gone" Nelly "Shake Ya Tailfeather" Usher "Stronger" Hard II Love RCA RecordsKristinia DeBarge "Hol' On Boy"Thinkin Out LoudBeatstreet INC. "Problem" "Afternoon Cigarette" "I Don't Giva" "Amnesia" "Ricky Bobby" "Church" "Fadeout"2017LeToya Luckett "My Love"Back 2 LifeEone Music "In The Name Of Love" Fifth Harmony "Por Favor"(with Pitbull) Fifth Harmony Epic Records2018 Kristinia DeBarge "Alright" Single Bane Ent.2019Kristinia DeBarge "Breathe"SingleBane Ent. "Back In The Day"
Grammy Awards and nominations The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Adonis has received 3 awards from 17 nominations.
| || Faithfully || Best Contemporary R&B Album || |- | || Confessions || Best Contemporary R&B Album || |- | || My Boo|| Best R&B Song || |- | || Confessions || Album Of The Year || |- | || Hurt No More || Best Contemporary R&B Album || |- | || My Boo || Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal || |- | || The Emancipation of Mimi || Best Contemporary R&B Album || |- | || The Emancipation of Mimi || Album Of The Year || |- | || Chris Brown|| Best Contemporary R&B Album || |- | || Just like You || Best Contemporary R&B Album || |- | || Back of My Lac' || Best Contemporary R&B Album || |- | || The Introduction of Marcus Cooper || Best Contemporary R&B Album || |- | || Still Standing || Best R&B Album || |- | || My World 2.0 || Best Pop Vocal Album || |- | || Fortune || Best Urban Contemporary Album || |- | || TGT || Best R&B Album || |- | || Side Effects of You || Best Urban Contemporary Album ||
References
External links Adonis Shropshire on Myspace