Billboard‘s latest cowl star PartyNextDoor hasn’t simply established himself in its place R&B auteur over the past decade, however he’s additionally cemented himself as considered one of pop music’s most sought-out hitmakers.
After changing into the primary recording artist signed to Drake‘s OVO label in 2013, Social gathering has made hit after hit with The Boy. He offered background vocals on “Personal It” and “Come Via” on Drake’s 2013 album Nothing Was the Identical, and he co-wrote and produced “Legend,” “Preach” and “Wednesday Night time Interlude” on 2015’s If You’re Studying This It’s Too Late, whereas additionally serving as a featured artist on the latter two songs. “Preach” earned PND his first Billboard Sizzling 100 entry in 2015. And he earned an album of the yr Grammy nomination in 2017 for contributing to Views (he has a co-writing credit score on “U with Me?”).
He’s additionally been behind a few of Rihanna‘s greatest hits, just like the nine-week Sizzling 100 No. 1 “Work,” that includes Drake, and DJ Khaled‘s seven-week No. 2 “Wild Ideas,” that includes Bryson Tiller. Donald Glover not too long ago known as “Intercourse With Me” — one other ANTI monitor Social gathering co-wrote — the “GOAT” Rihanna music. And a few followers and critics have argued that his leaked reference tracks for these songs sound higher than their closing variations.
On the subject of demos, Social gathering advised Billboard, “I’m simply attempting to get these concepts out. And if I took the time to file it, that’s after I don’t give the file out. [If] I did all of the background vocals, I sang it correctly like a vocalist, that’s when it’s more durable to provide it away. So it’s simpler to provide it away whereas it’s only a skeleton and also you’re simply speaking by issues.”
Billboard rounded up seven songs PartyNextDoor co-wrote and/or -produced, which different artists recorded.
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Kanye West, “Waves”
Social gathering’s first credit score on a Ye (previously referred to as Kanye West) file was “Waves” from his 2016 album The Lifetime of Pablo. Though it was by no means launched as an official single, the fan-favorite monitor went three-times platinum final Might and options uncredited vocals by Chris Brown and Child Cudi. Social gathering and Ye reunited two years afterward “Wouldn’t Go away” and “Ghost City” on the 2018 album Ye, and the latter music earned PND his highest-charting hit on the Sizzling 100 (No. 16).
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Usher, “Let Me”
Social gathering and his frequent collaborator Prep Bijan (who’s signed to JA Publishing Group, PND’s three way partnership with Warner Chappell Music) co-wrote and co-produced “Let Me” from Usher‘s 2016 album Exhausting II Love. Whereas doing promo for the album that yr, Usher stopped by Funkmaster Flex’s Sizzling 97 radio present and “freestyled” one of many verses, saying “Let Me” was “a joint that I labored on with my homie Social gathering.”
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DJ Khaled feat. Beyoncé & Jay-Z, “Shining”
DJ Khaled tapped PartyNextDoor to assist write a few data on his 2017 album Grateful, together with “Wild Ideas” and “Shining,” that includes Beyoncé and Jay-Z. The latter music was launched as a shock shortly after the 2017 Grammy Awards, when Queen B took dwelling the trophy for finest city modern album with Lemonade and finest music video with “Formation.” “Shining” samples Osunlade’s 2013 monitor “Dionne,” which in flip samples Dionne Warwick‘s “Method the Method You Discuss” from 1970. Social gathering was additionally a featured artist on “Down for Life,” alongside Future, Travis Scott, Rick Ross and Kodak Black, on the identical album.
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Put up Malone, “Takin’ Pictures”
Social gathering and Prep Bijan co-wrote and -produced “Talkin’ Pictures” from Put up Malone‘s 2018 album beerbongs & bentleys. PND’s signature patois comes out within the first verse when Put up sings, “Me and Dre got here for the pum pum.”
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Christina Aguilera, “Maria”
When requested a few music followers wouldn’t have anticipated him to have labored on through the interview for his newest Billboard cowl story, Social gathering answered Christina Aguilera‘s “Maria” from her 2018 album Liberation. The music, which Social gathering co-wrote alongside Kanye West (who additionally co-produced the monitor) and extra, samples Michael Jackson‘s “Maria (You Have been the Solely One)” from 1972. In her 2018 Billboard cowl story, Aguilera named “Maria” as her favourite music off the album.
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Metropolis Ladies, “Lure Star”
Social gathering co-wrote “Lure Star” from Metropolis Ladies‘ 2018 debut album Woman Code. His frequent collaborator and fellow Canadian producer Murda Beatz produced the music.
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Jay Electronica feat. Travis Scott, “The Blinding”
Social gathering co-wrote the Travis Scott-assisted “The Blinding” from Jay Electronica‘s 2020 debut album A Written Testimony. His frequent collaborator G.Ry, who’s signed to JA Publishing Group, additionally co-wrote and co-produced the music.